The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-17
From Sandwich.

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Of them have bought fine farms in Iowa. n
braska and Kansas, and in consequence theI
will be Il general exodus from this city IN tn
spring,
One Of our young men, Ed, Harvey, is il
Chicago, studying portrait painting, in whcI
art he is already quite proficient.
The Sycamore Dai2y Neus, the first dali
newspaper ever published in DeKalb count!
is bound to be success. It is literally pa
tronized by the best advertisers, and starts OF
by disappointing its fricnds--by proving prot
table from the start
La Sale county, ii seems, had but one can
didatc for county Judge. DeKalb had two
and big fight at that. Thirteen tic ballots il
the convention showed the relative strength o
the friends of Messrs. Robinson and Lowell
The fourteenth ballot resulted in majority Of
one or two for Robinson. Lowell charged
fraud and buying of votes on the opposition
delegates, announced himself an Independent
candidate for the office produced affidavits
etc. Robinson retorted with equal effect and
stronger afidavits. Forgery was charged
lying and other mishaps also. You can read
lily perceive the fight was bitter one. Both
men are Republicans, proud, gritty and cduca-
ted. Mr.. Lowell is the present incumbent of
the office, which he has filled eight years. Mr..
Robinson is Master III Chanccry and President
of the Illinois State Board Of Public Charities
BIZ" don't it? Robinson was elected by
about 100 majority, each man carrying nine of
the eighteen towns
AT the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Sandwich Fair Grounds few days
since, held AT Castle Il Co.'S Bank, dividend
of ten per cent, was declared on the original
investment (Will the Ottawa Fair Grounds
prove as successful All the old officers are
retained.
Messrs. White and son, who shot and Sc
riously injured young Mercer and Avery at
the charivari at Whites, were indicted by the
Grand Jury few days since. The cases are
continued until the next term of the Circuit
Court
Hon. X. VI. Pritchard is slowly recovering
from the effects Of broken leg.
Rowdyism and stealing are again rampant.
The four young men who were arrested dur. |
ing our late fair for larceny and burglary, two
of whom were taken to Sycamore and two to
Ottawa, have been declared fit inmates for the
Joliet palace. One of them, Mr.. Coleman,
when at Sycamore, shortly after the Jury said !
You are guilty, young man /" related to Sher.
lr IoIo"...I, sarioe of his moauttrs ucvil-
tries sufficient TO indict forty men.
Iyell Carr, our young Paris limncr, is cX.
poclcd 10 return home in few days.
The young men of this city have organized
a moot court which will engage their attention
The coming winter. A system OF appellate
courts is established, with A. i. Davidson as
]. Pr and J. l. Montgomery as Judge Sever
al suits are pending and quite an interest is
taken in the study Of Blackstone and Gritty.
General Fitzpatrick will lecture before the
Sandwich Literary Association Dec ~,
Emerson Trout, formerly of this city, has
been appointed Collection Agent for the Amer
lean Sewing Machine Company, with head |!
quarters at Cleveland, Ohio
" Solomon, jcweier, has ftlcd-gone TO |
Chicago-and his creditors orr selling his
goods at auction.
Rev. Mr. Chipperfcld, oar new NJ. L, Min
lister, is winning golden laurcls
Moses Hill, Il farmer living Il few miles
north of here, raised 210 bushels of apples this !
year.
The Sunday School concert at the Congrc.
ga,onal Church last Sunday evening was an
interesting and crcditablc affair
The first snow of The season fell ON the first
day Of this month. in flakes as large as pan
cakes
In the hotly,conte.ted suit of j T. LcgnerI
VI. III. Merritt, to recover pay for Il thrcShing
machine, before Squire :, b, Stinson, the
plaintiff obtained Judgment for SlG35s-I
Messrs \. H. Hopkins and j. VI. Stratton APP
pcarcd for the plaintiff, and ]. W Browne for
the defendant
The last monthly meeting of the Board of
Education here reported $3.50 received; and
paid out for the same month $S9,9 for repairs
and supplies, $3.50 for ianitors' services, and
Sjli33 teachers salaries, which range from
$50 To Sl33.33 each.
Julius VI. Hummcl, the boss advertiser and
machine man of Sandwich, is having daily
auction sales of his property for the purpose
Of paying his debts, rs he announces.
\ good many of our old citizens have been
! passing away" of late, and the dcath.ratc for
a few days past has been rather heavy. Lean.
der o. Howe died Nov. q, aged - years. A.
\. White died Nov. |, aged 80 years Mrs
Stewart, wife of REV. Samuel Stewart, died in
New York City, of consumption, and Wa,
brought 10 this city last week. Lonncy Wilsey
died Nov. !, of scarlet fever, while attending
school at Valparaiso, Indiana, aged - years
The funeral occurred on The FL inst Al :
BMrows, Of sycamore formerly oi thi, city
died at his home Nov ,, Of typhoid fever, al)cr
long and severe Hines. lie was buried a