The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-13

bEcNiicSs
MANY complaints have been made lately in re
gard to merchants leaving their sidewalk cellar
doors open. 1t is dangerous practice and
should be stopped and other means adopted for
ventating cellars
The supervisors are sweltering in the city hall
this week.
Peaches are plenty in our fruit stores now. The
crop this year is said TO be abundant.
From Sheriff Stevens semi-annual report we
learn that the receipts of the shert's office for
the first six months of the year are oyer $1,000
more than they were for the same time lastlyear,
showing Il great increase of business in this
branch Of the county government.
A young man named Jas Sullivan, employed
as stable boy at the Ottawa House in this city,
lately became heir to the sum of s2O,ON.
Chas. Parker, the Fall River horse thief, was
sentenced on last Saturday to seven years in the
penientlary. There is still another indictment
resting against him which Will probably be tried
next week, and he Will in all probability retire
from the horse stealing business for the next
fourteen years.
and enthusiastic one.
The Dwight base ball club beat the Strcatol
nine at the latter place on the 4th by "A score OF
1G TO Is The citizens of Streator are encourag
ing their nine by donations Of money to assist
the boys in fitting up ground and defraylng
other expenses.
The corner stone of the new Turner Hall al
Streator was laid on the 4th with great ceremony
The supervisors who are holding their July
session in this city this week, have passed theiI
recesscs at the complicated and entertaining
game of croquet in the court house yard.
There are at present but $ inmates in the
county Jail, and Tailor Mecay informs us that the
books are getting musty, it has been SO long
since an entry was made,
A pleasant picnic was held in Hoes's Grove by
the German Methodist Sunday School on We'd
nesday Of this week,
The verdict of the jury In the Moore trial occa
sions much comment and censurc
If those two "bloods' on Main street don't lei
up on TON" they will get their characters
painted in high colors in a future issue
Inc 4tn was ODhcrNcu h5 Il Scutihi
everybody celebrating according to their OWL
notion.
RoIin Martin living on the south side lost &
valuable mare day before yesterday. She died o.
collie.
| From the La Sale Press we learn that Mrs
Hines, wife of well.to.do upholsterer OF thu
city, being to all appearances tired OF lie, made
determined attempt at suicide the fore part OF las
week. She went to the steamboat basin and &C
| cOstel some boys who were rowing Skin anC
requested them to take her out to the middle
but from her manner and remark that she would
'.leay. a note for her husband" with them, they
suspected her intentions and refused. She then
signfed her intention Of shutting OF" anyhow
For that purpose she ran few rods up the steer
bank and with "mighty rush" was about t'
cast herself into the fathOmlcs. food, when
friend who had been watching the whole proceed
! mgs, caught her firmly, though ungallantly iron
behind Finding that it vas impossible for he
10 attempt to break away from him, she listened
to the sound advice which he gave her, and, ap
parentlv ashamed of her conduct, returned L
her domestic vacations.
The regular meeting OF the Red Ribbon Ilu'
on last Thursday evening adjourned till mex
Thursday evening, at which time an election o
officers will occur, and also the question OF con
soidatng the different temperance clubs VIII b
considered.
The business firms Immediately around th'
court house square hearing that some OF the su
pervisors thought that they did not wish the new
court house Or il was builu erected upon In
present site, prepared protest against ehangin'
the site and il was signed by all but three OF Tn
firms, TO be presented st the September session
Of the board.
The boat race at the band picnic was yer
Interesting affair and was won by Vernon Harri
and Louis Wiel. Wiel and Mr.. Jas. Griffith vii
pull a race some time this month, which will pre-
baby be an exciting affair.