The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-29
Mitey Matter.


dering lard, her clothes caught fire and burned
her so seriously before ii could be extnguished
that she died on Saturday morning. Mrs. Deck
ert was mothcr-in-aw to Mr.. Herman Alderman,
and Wa 6! years of age.
i The streator Guards gave Il grand ball on
Christmas evening which was very successful. \
large crowd was in attendance and all seemed
to enjoy themselves.
The turkey shoot 10y lhc Militia boys took
place on Christmas morning. Only five birds
could be procured. These, after considerable
shooting and 4 deal Of fun, were captured by
Mitch, Sid. Blanchard, Geo. Forbes, Geo. e..
dredgc and Sumner Cullen
There's one consoing fact about calendar;
there's no time when the rainy days are not num-
Ibcrcd.
The Times said Of Mon;rosc's Christmas game
dinner, at will be par excellence in every re-
spect." Now ii is true that the dinner at the
Clifton was in every respect tie dinner par
excellence, of the day; but to say that ait was
par excellence in every respect would be the
sheercst nonsense, and forces us TO think Ed one
Of those pathological ignorant souls ''whosc little
Thoughts let Oft in enormous phrases, sound Ike
frc-crackers in an empty barrel"
Mr. Lervsinger farmer living near Lake
Dupue,' says the La Sale Democrat has nov
lei way Of rescuing some of his corn, about 40
acres of it being threatened with inundation.
Every day for the past two weeks he leaves his
home III large skih, taking also two smaller
ones with him. He and his son take small boat
each and sail down between the rows of corn and
husk it. They then convey it to the larger boats
and when they pick a load return home with the
corn rejoicing"
/ gentleman, whose name escapes us, was in
this city this week, taking notes of its advantages
as city in which TO locate boarding school.
He had some conversation with Mr.. Sizer about
the old Park House building for that purpose.
Having one other place to visit he went off with
out coming to decision but is inclined to think
|Ottowa superior in every way to any of the many
places he had previously visited.
La Sale has now two accommodation trains
every day-one east one west The western
train has just been put upon the line, and it is
called the Peoria accommodation. 1tleaves that
city at $50 4. NJ, and arrives at 9;20P,N,
The bridge builders improved Sunday last on
the c., B, e G. railroad bridge in this city, work
ing early and late, finishing the day by lantern
day,
4 dwelling house, corner Of Union and Fifth
streets, La Sale, occupied by John Taylor, was
destroyed by fire on last Monday evening. The
fire is supposed to have originated from deiec
tive fue.
"Our Boarding House" failed to connect on
Hast Thursday evening. We are not advised
whether, as some say, 1.-THE dishes couldn't be
had" or whether they declined to play before
vulgar emptiness of house in town where the
people are very low minded as to object to
paying dollara sitting,
!, Even the milkman is disposed TO blame tie
q blamed weather.
On Thursday evening at tea time some wretch
4 relieved the clothcs-linc at Mr. VIM. Cullen's of
, eight fine shirts hung out after washing. And
\ has it come TO this? Even an editor robbed OF
shirts and no police!
The warrants are out for the arrest of num-
Der of lads who have been amusing themselves
, for some time past in stoning residences in Cen
, ter Ottawa.
, Owing to the press Of other business, Messrs.
@ Mayo, for the prosecution, and Moloncy, for the
d defense, were compelled TO postpone the Looney
trial, set for Wednesday, till some future date,
not fixed ut this writing.
There is perhaps no time when adorable wo-
man looks less like an angel than when she is
J. walking on her heels through mud puddle
Worcester Press.
Although this is a specially favorable time to
make observations tending to substantiate or re.
flute the above statement, we trust gentlemen
will not make il too embarrassing for the ladies
by blockading the corners where crossings are
1. particularly bad.
# Negotiations are pending for the establishment
d of another daily in Ottawa. This new venture is
II a local supplement 10 the Chicago Daily Necs,
: the plan being, as We understand it, to send the
c o'clock p VI. Ne,cS To Ottawa, print the supple
h mcnt in Ottawa the same evening and issue both
= in the morning rs one paper. If there is any
: call for daily at all in Ottawa we should sup.
r pose that by this plan one might be gotten up
, that would be fit TO live.
D II isn't often that one may see man sitting in
his shirtslcevcs smoking his evening pipe on his
. front door step, or boys running barc-footed in
e December, hut we have seen both within the past
j. ten days. ...
G Patrick Mcdonald has a fine farm for sale See
Il adver. ON 9th page.
: Duprcz & Benedict's minstrcls on Christmas
; night gave a tip-top show 10 a large house.
The workmcn have been busy during the past
4 week transferring the wires of the 4. Il p. Tee.
C graph Company TO the W. L. office; and after
Jan. Isl the former Office will he closed the bust
: ness of both companies being transferred TO the
/ W. L. office.
V The members Of the Young Ladies' Temper.
5 ance Society hereby tender vote OF thanks Ia
1 Messrs. Shaw and Ford for their kindness in
il lending them 4 Chickcring Square Grand Also
to those ladies and gentlemen who assisted in
: the entertcrainmcnt ON Thursday evening.
: Mr. Peter Egan, the livery man, has become
1 settled in his new quarters, nj the old place ON
t Madison St, next east Of the City Hall, having
d removed thithcr this week all his stock and car
: riagcs This j, one Of the. finest harms in the
lpountry