The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-15
THE THREE PLAQUES.
Bitten Bored and Burned,--An unIuiet sun
day IN Ottawa. I...

Bitten Bored and Burned, AN unuuiet sun
day IN ottawa.
| Sunday the 9th inst. was an eventful dav i'm our
cty,-a day which brought distress to house
holds, disgust to listeners, and threatened disas
ter to orr business houses. \ ia, which, of all
the year, brought forth two Of the most dreaded
enemies of our city's quictudc. Early in the
morning the western part of town was thrown
into excitement by mad dog at large, and that
had bitten two children also Il horse and several
dogs. In Il Few moments shot guns, rcvolycrs,
and brickbats we're called into requisition and
general search for the rabid canine instituted.
Al noon the dog was dispatched, and the local q
the FREE TRADER started IN search of the facts
in the ease, which we learned to be substantially
as follows Early in the morning dog was seen
to enter the premises of Mr. Crane, and snap at
little dog belonging to Cal. Phillips, biting il
through the nose. From there it went TO the
yard of Mr. Roberts, about block distant, where
1t refused to eat, and bit in avery severe manner
little child of Mr. Roberts, some three wears of
lage. II seems the child, on seeing the dog enter
the yard, expressed itself as anxious to "play
with the puppy" and to CRAFTY the child. Mrs
X. threw out some food to the dog, the child 70
ing out at the same time. The dog paid no at
tention to the food, but seized the child, biting
it in the calf of the leg, the tusks or eve teeth
going TO the bone.
After biting the little boy, the dog went to
John McKinlay's residence, ana while there
snapped ut Johns little boys foot, but owing to
a shoe which the little fellow had on did not
draw blood. 1t then ran OFF, and could not be
found until noon, when it came near Mr. McKin-
lays house again and snapped at horse stand
ing in front of the house Another pursuit fol
lowed, and the dog was killed on the premises of
Mr.. Van Doren.
Another dog showing signs of hydrophobia
was killed at Egan's livery stable about the same
time.
The btcrs having been thus disposed Of, the
BORING
was inaugurated. Mrs. DcGccr, from Chicago,
Ill.,, and Lincoln, Ncb, spoke in her usual style
in the Court House yard. Her address was the
same old story over again. No alluson was
made to the "Womcn's Home" of Chicago, or
the reports which were published in regard to
her connection Herewith. We hardly expected
she would, for her former forgetfu.ncss in rela
ton to that matter rendered it natural she should
forget to alludc to it now
The boring process ccasing about ) T. W, n
lull of some five hours occurred when at 1890
the fire bell announced that the
Running
had commenced. A blacksmith shop at the al
ley sohth Of Main st. on La Sale was found TO
be on fire. but the timely application of few
buckets of water was qucnched
1t was the work of an inccndary. Some old
clothes saturated with kerosene had been placed
between the siding and shecting aud then set on
fire. So much oil had been used that several
boards were saturated SO thoroughly that the
oil was seen plainly on the outside. The fire was
extinguishcd SO promptly that the fireman captur
cd portion of the clothing used, aud the bottle
which contained the oil That the flend who
thus boldly attempted to fire the town, may be
caught and punished to the fullest extent is the
earnest prayer Of our business men. We under
stand that the case is in the hands of detectives
and that they have points" which may lead to
the capture Of the incendary.