The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24
From Leland
LELAND, Ill, Oct. 20, 1914


last week.
A. A. Dale sold IA stoves in one day last
week.
S. A. Young is receiving another cargo Of
lumber
Kinnie e. Brown have an elegant side view
photograph
Mr.. Gorton is 10 discourse in the NJ. f.
Church after this.
Mr.. Bathurst's child died Tuesday night
and was buried Thursday. Services IN the
NJ. E. Church, Mr.. Foreman officiating. The
child had nearly recovered when it took re-
lapse and died the same day
Mr.. Hupah living southeast of here met
with serious accident last week in leading
a colt to water The colt suddenly sprang
upon him and broke his jaw in five places
The accident it is thought, will prove iatal'
This village is unfortunate. We no sooner
extrcate ourselves from one difficulty than
we are into another. After making such Wig
orous and persistent efforts to convict the
burglars that recently made such paying
raid upon us, VIC were in hopes Of resting in
no more than begun to feel safe once more,
when we are apprized of the fact that Barnes
has two Chicago burglars in the calaboosc.
After hearing such reports we hastily col.
lected the following facts On Thursday
night couple of suspicious looking chaps
jumped off the through freight as 1t was go
ing westward, and Immediately walked on
out Of town early in the evening. They were
seen coming into town again, and shortly
after were seen coming from back of Watson
s. Balls store OF course such proceedings
naturally aroused the suspicious of so quiet
and sedate people as resides here. and plans
were maturad and agreed upon, on the spur
of momentary excitement. Dale was to ata.
ton himself behind his store with "a shot gun
without any locks-and bottle Of spirits TO
throw in their eyes-or into himseli-if the
occasion demandeo Potter was 10 ride the
ridge-pole of Barnes barn with rake to give
the signal when war should commence; Sex
ton was to stand guard between the lumber
piles and, should the burglars attempt to
storm his castle, was to give poiceman's
rattle on the lumber with his shilalah, and
several other gallant warriors were stationed I
at equally important posts. But the evening
wore on and so did the spirits until Potter de.
clared that ridge.pole was getting sick aud
needed bracng but all opportunities for
bracing material proved unavaillng. AS the
cool night winds played unsteady around
him and the gentle noise that cmana'cd from
one of the boxes by the barn gave tokens that |
either MORPHEUS o. spirits had done their a
duty, and as all attempts to get relief for the
ridgepolc proved futile, then, it was that Pot, {
ter came to the conclusion that life is all
sad, sad dream, and that all things are not
what they seem and made one heroic effort
TO descend TO terra .frma. After carefully Il
viewing the situation and becoming indig, 4
nant at such rough usage, diabolical idea
entered his head, ii was this caused them as
much uneasiness and suffering as they had
him. No sooner thought than done. He i.
made dive for the box which he, with sar
dOnic grin, overturned. But alas for human
calculations, all people are liable to mistakes :,
and Potter came near martyrizing himself to
the noble cause of duty, he had no sooner n
overturned the box than he was Mortified at o
finding pistol taking fond questioning $
look of recognition. Tc say that the cold h
sweat ooZed from off his forehead, and that c
his hair caused his hat to turn a back somer. v
sault from oil his head, while his mind took
in the situation at glance would not be half Il
expressing IT, How his thoughts took IA re- t
Prospective view of his lite, how he had re- t
fused with inconcevabe scorn and disgust TO
sign dollar for the preacher the day before {
how he had put bogus quarter in the col. |
lection box al church and had taken out "a I
halt dollar in change when he was recalled
10 the present by the aggressive tone OF sur
render, or you IRE II dead mackeral" Was il
a wonder that he, n u scarcely audible voice,
EXCLAIMED It's me, Bill" was tito be wonder. y
ed that Bill, after having visions of capturing
"a half dozen burglars should calculate with |
inexpresssblc emphasis, "Whatin Mundcr are
goa doing dozen Acre.' Then there was mu- ,
tual IHtCFchapgipgs Of grievances and SYM
patty, how Bill informed Potter he had had
only one pull at Johnny Chat was the pet
name for the Jug and he could well sympa.
thize with Potter who had failed TO see John g
nv at all Was il to be wondered that as
grievances were told indignation should in.
crease until general warfare was commenced
on fortifcalons? After a half hours hunt
Dale was found snugly cnscoased under mis-
back sioop with nnumerable boxes before
him for breastwolks and the store behind
him for backworks with the luckess gun
pointing inlimidatingly toward Watson IL
Balls store, and he utterly Obvious to bur
glars or the scenes Of this world But after
many expostulatons significant OF disgust
and EXPLANATIONS relative of the other worlds
he was finally awakened There a council