The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-09-20

SANDWICH, His, Sept l7--Our fair proved
3 splendid success in every way. la fact, we
hape the handsomest girls and best far
grounds the worst whisky and uglest mule of
any city in the county; and, taken all in all,
will draw good crowd at any time
Three of our citizens were "pulled" and
iuet last week for loading too heavily with
Senzlne. Their families must 20 without that
money, but then our sidewalks must be built,
you know, even If il costs the character and
HE of worthy man to each rod of walk thus
laid. Our sidewalks Will not be built and re-
paired with the price of human blood longer
ihan this municipal year
Montgomery and Klelnsmid went to Sreator
Saturday evening and talked temperance to
crowd in the park in the afternoon of Sunday,
and to Il large audience in Oriental Hall in the
evening. They say they were used well, and
speak highly of the friendships formed and &C.
ouaintances made there.
l.. E. LaBrant living a few miles north of
ehis place lost his wife and daughter by dip
theria since wrote last week His little boy
IS getting better. His wife's cousin, who was
Swing with them and assisting IN caring for
the sick ones, has since been attacked, and
yesterday her daughter, Anna Burroughs,
aged s years, was buried with the same dis.
ease. The section of country where this dread
contagl0n is raging is low, level tract OF
land about miles square, having but little
drainage, is covered with an excessive growth
OF vegetation, which has been rapidly under.
going decay for some months. Most of the
yards ana gardens, roads and grounds sur
rounding the houses are literally covered with
no1ious weeds-the velvet weed and sweet
clover that have grown six feet high already
the rag weed and May weed that have been
deeaylng since the middle OF June; also tall
grasses and weeds fill the corn fields. the
wheat and oats ranges, so that pure air scarce
iy reaches the victims. The malarious atmos
phere Is fllled with the germs of disease, pene.
nates the corn, wheat potatoes and all yegeta
bles and articles used for food, so that every
breath, and every mOrsel eaten tends to kinde
aud Keep alive the flames that soon cause
death Inc pestllcncc is sweeping everything
like prairie fire For the past two wears tho
entire hog crop died in the section of country
named II now seems that nature Is assisting
ihe terrible holocaust by bringing forth" thous
ands OF venomous ra,,le-snakes To kill man
and beast alike Another sad fact that will
cause much sutferng-most people living
within the territory described are very much
IN debt. The late lrosts lave killed the corn
sad injured the crop fully 30 pc. cent, which
y Eili cause very pinching times the coming
winter.
The reunion of the Both Illinois at this place
next week promises to be boomer Ar.
rangements are being made to feed 1000
soldiers and their wives Sandwich will make
all soldiers welcome, and not charge them a,
<iid Aurora, % cents each for wife and child
Our public schools are now under good
headway, and run at less cost than at any time
for ten years past, with universal success
About 500 pupils are in attendance, and we
viii compare the cost, per scholar, with any
neighboring city.
The wife Of one Of our NJ. DIS, or of man
claiming that title, has applied for a divorce
/, GA the ground of adultery. The parties have