The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-30
The County.
Gus county.

The completed rou1d.house between La Sale
and Peru acc )mmodates Is engines.
Last Thursday week some hungry person or
persons entered the meat market Of NJ. j. Hoag,
in Marsees, by breaking light out Of the front
door, and converted to their own use FIVE or six
dollars worth OF meat.
Last week Wednesday, in Strcator, Mr. Phillip
Leonartz while at work in No. shaft, received
quite severe injuries, by II rock falling across his
Jack. His butty had just got up and out OF the
way when the rock fell He happened to be in a
hollow place, so that the whole weight Of the
rock did not rest upon him, or his injuries would
have been even more serious than they were. He
will be laid up for a few weeks
Mr.. Irwin Taylor, of Mendoza, met with a Sc.
we're accident at Earlyile last Tuesday week He
Was caught in the gearing OF power corn she'll
er and whirled several times around revolving
shaft, which completely stripped him of his
clothes and bruised his right side considerably
If there are no internal injuries the accident may
not prove very serious.
bold sneak-tLcf appeared at the house OF
Amos Robertson, IN Sheridan, las, Sunday week
Mr.. r. had returned from church, had hung up
MS 'oht anu NtSl III lHC NAH, ldktH u burning
lamp from the shell and retired. No sooner had
he fairly undressed and got into bed than some
gentleman walked boldly onto the porch and into
the hall. Amos heard ii all, but supposing il TO
be some OF the family returning from another
church, paid no attention to it until the thief
walked lelsnrey out, when he bounded down
stairs, to lind IA vacant hook where he had two
minutes before left his best coat and vest.
1t is rumored that there is a movement on foot
to organize a joint stock company, with capital
Of 300, 900. to establish distllery in Mendoza
The originators Of the scheme were there last
week looking up the prospects for n suitable
location.
dispatch from La Sale says: preparatory
to making an effort 20 clear out tramps and vag-
abonds from this city, and FASTENED in their ac-
ton somewhat by the large number OF burglaries
which have recently taken place in adjacent %
villages and cities, the common council Of this
city, at its last meeting, passed resolution au-
thorizng the city marshal to arrest yagabonds
and, upon their refusal or inability to pay their
fines, 10 place ball and chain upon their ankles
and make them work out the amount upon the
streets. Heretofore this city has been the finest
place in the state for tramps to make their winter
quarters. This winter it will be the worst"
The members Of the Mendoza Driving Park As
ISOLATION held meeting in that city last week,
re-electing a new board Of management. The
papers Of the town say: THE question Of con-
verting the association into agricultural socie-
ty was brought mp and discussed at some length
Many of the members were in favor Of the
scheme, so that Il i more than probable thst
next year will witness the Inauguration Of an ag.
ricutural and stock fair in Mendoza. Many Of
our neighboring towns have held similar fairs,
and they have almost invariably proved success
full AID We see no reason why such should not
be the case in the present instance"
young man in Streator named Beal, about II
years old, had his foot smashed 10y the cars on
Thursday morning while attempting 10 board a
moving train.