The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-01
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Brevities.
The Mendoza Reporter says that Mr.. A. Z. Nc
intire has this springs colt on his stock farm,
from Green's Bashaw, which is very beautiful
and promising animal
Anexclnnge says that a petition one mile long,
presented to Parliament from Ireland asking that
the liquor saloons Of the Emerald Isle" be closed
on Sunday.
StrcatoI will have an organized base ball club
soon that she claims can "knock the socks" off
any mine" in this section.
| The temperance meetings at Serena last week
conducted by Geo. Woodford and g. W. w. Blake
were very successful and nearly everybody in that
vicinity WIS induced to sign the pledge some,
we understand, were hard drinkers. Mr.. Blake
organized Red Ribbon Club, with the following
officers: John Bowen, president; Herman Brum
lev, Mark Ioag and Scdwlck Hupp, vice presi-
dents; Dr. 7. w. Chase, secretary; JAS. a. Blake,
treasurer. The club meets every Thursday eve
ming Tomorrow afternoon there will be meet
ing ut that place when speakers from different
places will be present The people are in earnest
and are bound to push the movement to an
ultimate success.
military has lately been organized in Peru
called the Red Ribbon ZouaveS. 1t is composed
of about 80 veterans of the late war with j. w.
Palmer captain, and W. Morrow lst and John
Kohr I'd lieutenants. The company will be I'M
der the authority of the mayor in of riots, &c
A meeting of the Red Ribbon Club was held
at the court house last evening with good at
tendance. The following programme of exer-
cises was presented: Singing, by Frand Ken
dali and others. Prayer by Rev. o. II. Barnard.
Reading by Mrs. j. c. Curyea. Singing. Ad-
dresses by Rev. T. Il. Strowbridge and others.
Singing
| We learn from an exchange that on Friday
night at Strcator Percy E. Odekirk, 80 years old,
was arrested by City Marshal Finnessy on the
charge of stealing horse from A. NJ. Cudworth,
at Gibson, Ill. The horse was in his possession
when arrested and he had been trying to sell it
all day. Papers were found on his person which
Z" gave him away also. He was locked up, and
this morning confessed his guilt, duplicating
Clark Davis about the same age as an accom-
plice, who he says, stole the horse and rode 1t to
Fairbury, and there turned it over to him. Ode
kirk had been working for Cudworth some time,
says he was recently Influenced to join regular
" organized band of horse-theves, of which Da-
Wis is Il prominent member Davis was here on
Friday, but skipped the town as soon as his "bud-
dy" was arrested. d. II. Snyder, of Gibson, came
to streator on yesterday, identified Odekirk as an
old-timer, and took him to Gibson in the after
noon.
We are panied to learn that DR.. j. w. Petit is
confined to his bed by serious attack of typhoid
fever
A dead horse with saddle on seen float
ing down the Illinois on Thursday noon. Emmett
Skinner took boat and started after it overtak-
ing it down near the island and rescued the sad
die which can be seen at NJ. Stiefcl & Co.'S. We
learned later that the horse belonged to Mr. Wal
bridge, of Marseilles, who had hitched the horse
to a sapling near the river and he broke loose
and backed into the river and was drowned.
A young lady who is said to be the cutest and
prettiest young lady in OTTAWA arrived at the
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Russell on Mon
day morning last. As she is ten FOUNDER we
don't wonder that Charley should feel little
proud. We extend our congratulations
STRUCK BY LTGHTrING.-Wc learn that on
Thursday of this week Il son of Squire Head, OF
Otter Creek, was struck by lightning and killed
while sitting at q table playing cards. Also that
a man in the town Of Allen was killed by light
ming on the same day
| There are sensations without number this week
, and newspaper men are happy. One is in regard
to married man living in this city, who, 1t is
reported, was caught in .ad9,antc delictu in Chi
cago, some time since, by his deserted wife, who
had ascertained his wherabouts followed him,
made it red hot for his paramour, and brought
her rccrcant husband home.
Notice professional card Of Mr. Thos. W. D.
| Crane in another column. He has occupied his
present office alone for the past four months.
We understand that Il trotting match will oc
cur to-day at the fair ground, weather permit
ting
Twenty-Five dollars are offered for the capture
Of Pluck" Whalen.
Geo. Blake will speak on temperance at llick
DRY Point tomorrow afternoon.
Rev VIM. ". IIaigh, d. D., Chicago, will
preach in the Baptist church next Sunday. Rev
DIR Alexander, of Montreal, has been engaged
to supply the pulpit for three months, commcnc
ing the third Sunday Of June.
Ed Harrgan, an old timer, was arrested on
Thursday while engaged in drunken brawl on
the west side He was brought up before f.
Guirc Iarkin on Friday and taxed s. and costs
for his fun In default Of the payment Of the
sum De went 10 the city cooler to mediate for q
while ou mans inhumanity TO man"