The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-23


Shepherd for which large number of tickets
had been sold here
i The County.
The Young folks OF Seneca will chop on
Thanks giving night.
And So will the Mendoza fremen of Indcpcnd-
cnt Co., NO /.
Successful temperance meetings we're held
every evening last week in North Streator. In
Strcator the old society was disbanded and anew
one organized under the name Of "The Strcator
! Temperance Union" to membership in which
both ladies and gentlemen are eligible.
| The La Sale Press says that on Wednesday
morning last detective James Murtha was in
formed that tramps or thieves who had concealed
themselves in box car Of train No. II, bound
west ON the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
railroad had been accidentally fastened in. On
repairing TO the train and consulting the con-
ductor hc learned the fact that the car had been
forcby entered at some station east, whereupon
the doors had been closed and secured by mailing
on clcats. Murtha opened the door and called
them forth There were two Of them, one Of
whom gave his name rs Henry Fcshduel Of Rock
Island, and the other Louis Johns, of lanes
willie, Ohio Murtha took them both into custody
to await report as to whether any Of the goods
belonging to the car were missing.
Last night week the house of Horace Day, town
or Mission, was entered by burglar, and clothing
| to the amount of $40 or $50 taken
The La Sale Press records the fact that in
fight among tramps near the " Central" bridge,
the participants wound up their amusement 10y
l,y Iur nj. bi,rb
which ccctually iolted all further disposition to
fight out Of them
On last sunday morning week a tire was dis
covered in the kitchen chamber of NJ. J. Knick-
erbockcrs dwelling, in Sheridan, by his brother,
Nelson, who was sleeping in the chamber of the
main part The alarm was given, but the fire
was so far advanced that " Knickcrbockcr and
the hired girl, who were both up stairs, only es-
capped with their lives by leaping from the win.
dow Nelson, being partially blind, aighted up
on his head and shoulders and received temper
AIRY injuries both from bruises and burns. 4 hun.
bred persons were present ina very few moments,
but all that could be done was to save the furni-
turc below, with Il few doors and windows. Quite
u handsome subscription has been raised to aid
in building new home for the family. There
was no insurance.
! The N,1cs says little colorcd man. working
for Stokes Burgess of Tonca, husled A. bushels
of corn in 3 hours and 80 minutes one day last
week.
! La Sale and Peru have an lawful time with
| their horse railroad. You see the thing never
paid and some time ago Mr.. Icgelcr had to take
! it to secure his advances. The gauge was after
! ,1 uu Nus ed a.
be running before this, but There are two
bridges over which the track i, laid, built 10y Pc
ru. Mr. Icgelcr wanted to test their strength;
to which after much hemming the council consent
ed, so far rs to allow him to Use weight Of -
tons instead of 20 us he had proposed. The day
set for the test was last Thursday week. The
HeraH relates the result thusly:
When the Peru aldermen arrived there Thurs
day morning, they found that the weight to test
the thinkers was concentrated upon one small
truck, the nXles of which were about "a inches
apart, upon II track Sc inches wide, this being
piled high with spcltcr To the required weight,
was soon to show the world the amount Of engi
necrng skill confined In one small brain. One
half the spectators were smiling CHASTITY smiles
at the probable result Of the test; the Peru alder
men were all anxiety and full of doubt. \ long
cable was htchCd to the car, long enough to take
the horse out of reach of trouble, n surveyors
level was set to find the depth Of the hole, and
the word of command given. There
was one grand crash-thc tmbcrs flew. the car
Disappeared through the bridge, the spcltcr rat
tied tremendously among the rocks below, and
every fellow looked at the tOther one and re-
marked, ~ told you sou Thus cndeth the first
| lesson"
They used to have Il club house in Mursciles
where the members got their stomach bittcrs and
appctisers. Marscilcs people called it the booze
can;" and after the late shooting affair in that
town the atmosphere began to grow very hot for
the concern. II took advantage Of the night,
therefore, and " lit out" between drinks. Mar
settles is now total abstinence in fact rs she was
only in name.
The Ri Rev. W. T.. McLaren, Episcopal Bishop,
of Illinois, preached and administered the rite of
confirmation, or the Laying on of hands, - in the
Epscopo church Of Strcator, on last sunday eve
ming.
Jake MIllcr's wooden Indian j. quite a handy
parsonage TO Mendoza people. A rcd-ribbonite
suggests that certain temperance lodge in that
town should make it Tcmplar OF their lodge.
There are many advantages, - he says, "to follow
such step. An Indian in his Uatutorcd and un-
sophisticated state likes the liquid hrc but it is
| not probable that wooden Indian would 20 to
Chicago and get on glorious four days drunk
" No infrrenccsw Another fellow suggests that
said Indian would he the most appropriate tim
her for a Mayors Marshal" The city," he
SAYS, "would then have al least one official who
would not be seen constantly popping in and out
of the saloons" And 80 it goes. Brothcrly love,
aud all that sort Of thing; but rough on the un-
suspccting Indian.
, i,ucklen'- ArniCs Salyc.