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.


day IN Ottawa
Sunday the 9th inst was an eventful dav i'm orr
city,--a day which brought distress to house.
holds, disgust to listeners, and threatened disas
ter 10 orr business houscs. \ da; 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 a mad dog at large, and that
had bitten two children, also Il horse and several
dogs In few moments shot guns, rcyolycrs,
and brickbats we're called into rcquisition. and a
general search for the rabid canine instituted
Al noon the dog was dispatched, and the local O
the FREE TRADER started IN search of the facts
in the case, which we learned to be substantially
rs follows: Early in the morning dog was seen
to enter the premises of Mr. Crane, and snap at
a 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
it refused to eat, and bit in avery severe manner
little child Of Mr. Roberts, some three wears of
age. 1t 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
Il. threw out some food to the dog, the child 90.
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 !hc little boy, the dog went to
John Mckinlays residence, ANA while there
snapped at Johns little boys foot, but owing to
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 a 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 aluSion was
made to the "Women's Home" of Chicago, or
the reports which were published in regard to
her connection Herewith We hardly expected
she would, for her former forSetfu.ncss in rcla-
ton to that matter rendered it natural she should
forget to alludc to it now.
/ The boring process ceasing about ) z. NJ, a
! lull of some five hours occurred, when at 1880
the fire bell announced that the
| RUNNING
had commenced. A blacksmith shop at the al
! leg south Of Main st. on La Sale was found 10
be on fire, but the timely application Of II few
buckets Of water was qucnched
| 1t was the work of an incendnry. Some old
clothes. saturated with kerosene had been placed
between the siding and shccting and 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
ed a portion of the clothing used and the bottle
which contained the oil. That the fend 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.