The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18
Brevities.
Brevitfes.
'aring for a grand celebration

OF the 4th of July.
Alfred j. Knight, the elocutionist, will lecture
in Streator for the beneft of the Reform Club on
the 18th.
The Chicago IL Burlington r. r. Company dc
not receive Mexican dollars at par. They allow
but 90 cents for them.
The assessor with his big book is around spy
ing out your goods and chattels.
We we're shown on last Saturday, by Mr.. A. NJ
Ebersol, branch of blossoms of the European
horse chestnut, which was exceedingly beautiful
Mr.. E. tells us he has been watching and waiting
for twenty years to see the blossom OF this tree.
There were severe trosts on last Saturday, Sun
day and Monday nights, which damaged vegeta-
bles to some extent in this vicinity.
The people of Prairie Center have organized a
Red Ribbon Club numbering ia members.
o. II. Head, of Streator, became bankrupt on
last Saturday, with $500 secured debts and s. 800
unsecured; nominal assets.
There will be a printed docket for the June
term of the Circuit Court.
We understand that 'picked up nine" from
this city will go to Utica to-day to play game of
ball with the Utica club.
The dog -slayers are taking rest; likewise the
dogs
| Considerable disturbance was created by some
drunken rowdies on the west side on Wednesday
morning.
Several cows have been pounded this week.
Mr.. Wescott's residence on the south side was
burglarized on Tuesday morning. The parties
effected an entrance while the family were out
watching the circus parade, and secured a revolt
yer and pipe
doc" Yentzer let fall a 100 ID keg Of white
lead on his big toe one day this week. The doe
tor" didn't mind 1t much but the toe complained
considerably.
Geo. W. w. Blake spoke to the Cornell people
about temperance last Sunday. George says it
was big meeting and many signers was the re-
! suit.
A considerable change in the time card of the
Chicago, Rock Island u Pacific railroad took eff
feet on the 18th, and new train called the eek
press" has been added. See corrected time table
elsewhere
Chas Stewart, of Marseilles, was committed to
the county bastile this week in default of $500
bail charged with an attempt to break into the
lookup at that place His evident intention was
to lberate some prisoners vino were confined
therein.
The liquor license in the city OF Peru has been
reduced by the council to $75.
Five saloons in Streator closed on the 1st of
May-the expiration of their government license,
From the Mendoza Bulhtin-Nc,cs we learn that
"On Saturday night last some thieves stole mail
sack off the train which reaches here in the even
ing from Amboy, and taking it to the south end
of the railroad yard cut it open and rifed it of
whatever of value it contained. 1t is doubtful if
they got anything to reward them, it was al
most exclusively railroad mail and contained
little but official correspondence, cancelled rail
road tickets, etc lot Of letters and old tickets
were found in stone heap in the south part of
the city, and recovered. The mail sack was not
found.
Streator is badly afflicted with rubber sings"
in the hands of small boys, and several persons
have received quite severe injuries from them.
One man will probably lose the sight of one eye,
and several others have been shot with these dia-
bolical little toys.
The Van Amburgh show people to the number
of fifty were at Whites Hotel on Tuesday.
The statement in the Free Press last week that
" Pluck Whalen had been arrested and lodged
III,
ror by statement to that effect in one Of the
Chicago dailies The statement was erroneous,
as Whalen is still at large.-St'edtor Free Press.
The artesian well at the Clifton Hotel was COM
pleted on last Saturday afternoon by Peck Paul,
depth of $50 feet having been reached. The
flow is about so gallons per minute, and the water
will rise to the height of 25 feet.
A telephone and "cal" bell has been in opera
ton fer several days at the Western Union tcle-
graph office in this city, connected with the Rock
Island depot office. 1t is being shown by Mr..
Huntoon, an employee of the w. L. company,
who is selling the bell and renting the telephone.
1t is useful invention and is being put to prac
teal use in many places.
James L. Murdoch, the actor and Shakcspcar-
can reader, gave a reading at the Opera House
last night.
As special feature Of the county fair lastyear
base ball was one of the best and the board, duly
apprcciatin. this fact, have increased the premi-
ums for this year, viz. First, $40; second, s25
and third, $l5, not less than four clubs to enter.
This will give clubs a chance to make their ex-
penses at least, and We hope that there will be
la good number of mines present. for this will GER
tanly be one Of the most attractive features of
the fair.
The Democrat SAYS the failure Of the German
paper in La Sale was not caused by lack Of pa
image, but by bad management
:" Ottawa Silver Cornet Band have rented a
RON. Camcron's block and will hereafter prac
! tice the
i,' -" lie Democrat says that lone day last
WIN ~ ,"0 ,nouncement that Louis LAUDER,
o. !" q ~ Vi ueration, tried 20 hang himself
He had a rope ant Their usefu~ articles fora first
class hcmp-stretchins,,o - x.odinoss h,t obout
; Tue ''''c III was SolhS = launch his sul into
eternity some busy-body TT in an appearance
and spoiled the matinee. L.,is had EVIDENTLY
concluded to leave this world-h, didn't want TO
1 live where such bold, bad men as 9eccb,r ard
McCo,kry roamed around unmuzzled- andlatr