The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21
From Sandwich.
THE SNOW

witnessed innumCrablc slulcewayS, N3Hen
bridges spanning the Somonauk and other
streams II this vicinity, etc, quietly ny
ing on deck" awaiting repair; roads were
impossible for days and
ELECTIONS
were carried on in the mud.
Somonauk township, in which are the
cities of Somonauk and Sandwich, p1led
GGG votes, 3jl for W. w. Sedgewick and 30
for Fred $. Mesher, for supervisor
IN WORTHWHILE,
Just mile south Of us, Evan Lewis was bounc
ed-traded off to get him out of the way. MI
Lewis made an excellent supervisor, is well
known and highly esteemed by every mem
Der of the county board, and his township
Numbered terribly IN making such person
al fight on HIM; If Mr. Fox, the newly elected
supervisor, looks as well after the interests OF
his town as did his predecessor, his conslitu-
ents will have no reason to complain of HIM.
Other officers elected were;
Town Clerk, Otis Lemere; Assessor, Chas.
Banzct; Collector, Loren Smith.
THE SCHOOLS
in Worthwhile township have all been well
supplied with teachers, and Superintendent
Williams receives high enconiums for his
carcfulncss in examination.
Over in DeKalb county, Supt Hall wiclds
his scepre, and 80 candidates for "pedagog-
lal' honors presented themselves to Prot. a.
L. Browne last Saturday. 1t costs over $1,000
per year to run our Sandwsch city schools,
and an effort will probably be made this year
to compel teachers to work for $50 TO $40
per morth or "abdlcatc." School patrons
and Officers should recolcct that good teach
ers command good wages anywhere, and NJ
they wish 10 keep up the present nigh stand
srd and position of our schools they mntSt SuS-
taiH their teachcrS. Amos Shepard and WI
H. Van Fleet are elected members of the
board of education, TO supply the places OF.
S. Il. Stinson and Hon, V. Vermilye.
DR.. G. Adams has moved TO Normal, Ill,I
to practice his profession in that locality
Of friends wish him abundant sue
cess.
The city authorities VIII not bud their
$4,000 hall this season, as they can make
better use Of their available funds; and when
built will probably cost So 600 to $500
The old neighbors and friends here OF
samuel Nicholson congratulate him on be-
ing elected mayor Of your city.
The u.Iprr1u. farmers merchants and buSi. !
lcss men ofaii kinds ofthc towns of Mendoza
Ncr!dcn, Earl, Adams, Worthwhile and Sere-
IA have lately expressed themselves 10 me in
favor Of Andrew Lynch, Esq, the man who
busted the illegal bond contract, as their
next member of congress; he would make a.
good onc-5ear INN IN mimi.
The licensing of saloons VIII be continued
lere at the same price rs at present, 500
each. There are now three saloons, and but
wo of them will continue; Tie other having.
opened "branch Office at HInckley, will
remove there soon.
The commissioners appointed TO receive
SUBSCRIPTIONS 10 Inc lnaepchueht OeA'ehA'ai
Telegraph Company report the stock July
subscribed ana meeting Oh The S'ock'AOIc-
'rs to eject directors ana officers Will take
place at the town hall in Plano, Ill, at D
o'clock p. m April To- lhiS company was
organized Tor the purpose OF running line
from this city to Plano, taxing IN It's circuit
The several schools, manufactures and other
places OF business Of the two cities, but the
enterprise having met with such success IN
It's lnciplcncv 1t IS now proposed to connect
Dswego, Bristol, lorkylle, Wilmington, Sher-
dan and other towns in Kendall, La Sale
and Dehalb counties.
Mr.. White, the los'cr,iaihero! " NJ lBrickj
Pomcroy, residing in this place, is suffering
with another keen attack OF the palsy.
MIR, Culver has been engaged To make
cheese for the Sandwich chces factory, and
he IS an excellent manufactures 1t is to be
hoped the patrons can effect good sales and