The Ottawa free trader., 1878-10-12
The County,

! Sheridan is having surfeit Of political chaf
David Richey, of the fiat ticket, having unbur
dencd himself on Monday last; and on next Mon.
day the Morris fcosifer will disclose to admir-
ing constituency the deep mysteries of Il congres.
sional agricultural committee.
The Mendoza Oil Works now daily grind
ing $50 bushels of flax sced-making ten barrels OF
oil and three tons of oil cake. The oil cake is
mostly shipped to Europe, the farmers of this
country not fully approaching the good qualities
of the cake as feed for stock. The Works are
paying sll5 bushel for the seed.
Our friends, Pooler 4 Jones, of Serena, received
last week from the Chicago Expose" IA splen-
did SxS tent the first arrival Of the paraphernalia
for grand hunt. These gentlemen are quite
famous in their neighborhood as followers of the
mighty Nimrod or deyotees OF Diana, as you
please They have also put their experience to
practical results by inventng and manufactur-
ing "shell carrier" for users of breach leaders,
mighty convenient apparatus for the hunter.
Mendoza has again been smittcn with the "Ag-
ricultural Fair" fever. They talked Of it years
ago but the matter amounted to nothing. Now,
however that Ottawa and Wenona have had such
successful exhibitions, their cupidity has again
been excited, with what results remains to be
seen.
The old Peru Land Office" is being rctttcd for
a grain elevator. The storage capacity will be
in the ncighborhood Of 81, 600 bushels.
Mr.. j. Bonsough, living north OF Mendoza,
had two horses stolen last week, They were
found in the ncighborhood Of Paw Paw, in the
timber, behind an cmbankmcnt.
The plan of the Boys Working Club, managed
by the Woman's c. T. Union, has been somewhat
modified. The carpentry department Will be
under competent mechanic classes to consist
of II pupils, each to pay - cents per session In
the department Of scroll saving lessons will cost
10 cents week.
Don't get tight when you have to travel on
horse back Mr. Fisher, in Mendoza, tried it
last week and nearly lost his life; for when start
ing for home he was thrown from his horse, his
foot catching in the stirrup, and he was dragged
around in a circle, striking his head and shoul-
dcrs upon the ground at every spring OF the
frightened animal. He was picked up nscns-
ble but recovered by next morning.
Strcator was RECALLED politically on Tuesday
night by ?. c. Hayes, f. y. Lewis and Judge
Hopkins.
One day last week at Mendoza a lady in some
way left her baby on the seat Of a car Of the c.
+. " Q. railroad. The train pulled out bat Tie
conductor discovering the situation stopped in
the lower edge of the city, backed up and united
the mother and child. lTableau,l
OF course there are Ignorant grumblcrH who
are wearing their mouths out growing about
the "Paupcr Palace" but when the -Urplu, Of
corn alone raised on the place above all ncccsSi-
ties amounts To 700 or more bushels for which
the county pockets the cash (as il did last week
it can't bc a very gigantic fraud.
The residence of Mr.. Collins, Of la sale, was
ransackcd by burglars on last Friday night dur
ing the absence of the family. By The way, aren't
burgiarics growing to be- rather plentiful in Ia
Sale No police Where's the JH,JrUr
For several months George Luke has been the
allie Scd keeper Of a disOrdcry house in Riverside,
a suburban portion Of StrcatOr. The citizens in
that part of town became indignant at what they
could see and learn, aud warned Luke several
times TO leave the place or he would suiitT the
consequences uf refusal. ie paid but little at
tention To their demands and his house was un-
mercifuly stoned at different times a reminder.
Last sunday night his house was burned To the
ground 10y unknown parties
The hog cholera is reported severe in localities
around Mendoza.