The Ottawa free trader., 1879-10-11
Rural Happenings.
SANDWICH, H., Oct, Z, 1870.

sJf his DEATH our Oldest citizen; nau hciu Sc'
o,ral offices of trust and honor both in New
York and Illinois; was soldier in the second
,xsr with Great Britain, and man ol many
excellent traits Of character.
Dexter Severy, of or near Leland, was on
our streets Saturday He told Us that he re-
.,eIved several first AS wei! rs second prenl-
sIn,s on his nolsten cattle at the State Far
He swept everything at the Union Asricul.
4llral Institute Fair at sandwich.
The trustees Of Oak Ridge Cemetery Asso-
ciatlon have already driven stakes along the
routes for divers roads and " Islands within
the Cemetery Park, and work will soon begin
on the surveys, grades and stalking OF lots
The contracts are already closed for building
stone front, arches, walls, public vault and for
offices reception room, cbape and dwelling,
and the completion for them may soon be
looked for.
The Secretary of the 3Gth III. Vols. Rein
gon states that the boys Jared better al Sand
awich than at any other place tor thirteen years,
The ladies Of this burg always carry OH the
palm IN such matters they know that the
shortcut to mans good will is reached by
victuals suitIng his taste.
The corn crop hereabouts is injured about
25 per cent. by the late frosts.
Quite good many of our people went to
Earlvile last Thursday to attend the first meet
ing of old settlers at that place. They report
& grand time an enjoyable occasion, many
friendly greetings of old associates and ac-
JU2int2nces.
Our julie NJ. Hummel is live, practical
temperance man. lie was secretary Of the
Sandwich Fair. Several scaly customers ap-
piled to him for permission to sell beer, whis-
ky, hard cider and wine at the far, hut to no
purpose at last the shrewdest, most cunning
and slyest Of them all approached the secre-
.taTy and desired private talk" julie at
once "tumbled," and the two were sOCn lean
4ng against tree for "real dicker." The
Granger wanted to sell beer; julie wouldn't
permit but one to sell, and hence the bid should
1e tor the erclusire right to II bar. Ar. Pimp
had him SIRE. for julie told him he would
grant the right to use Il wheel Of fortune and
sell beer If he could get money enough ION the
sly" Stranger offered $500. No use"
'3406. Cant see it," $500. Better yet"
81 900. Not quite enough" $4,000. That's
a good offer, but its money I'm after and you
7Iunst come down more" Ill give $4,000 cash
and $500 each day of the fair, and that's all |
can do; that takes all the money our ring have.
Well, )" said julie, apparently surprised, "the
association is out Of debt, am as rich as old
duuCIUtt dlIi Nol hCCN Oui ivy
are all pous, the girls never drink beer al
though tncy sell cigars to the young men AZ
the Congregational dining hall, but if you will
just quidly let me have $lG,749.27 I'll license
you to sell wine, whisky, brandy, gin and
beer! The "pet' pimp left julie about that
time convinced that it will not do always to
take man for u "fool' just because he looks
like one.
The excitement here now is all about that
strange looking erpcnlinc-wlngcd gcd.crocOdilian-
panther of an auk-man, which was seen the
other day in the Somonauk woods by resi-
dent Of this place.
In the matter of the petition to the Governor
for the pardon of Edward A. White, the gu
bernaional banker of Springfield has answer
ed that he must not pardon the boy now, be
cause he "can see nothing for executive inter
8erence;" but he has agreed to restore White
TO the rights of citizenship on the 10Th inst,
al which time his term Of service expires.
The GreenbaCk County Central Committee
Of DekalD county have agreed not to call Il
county convention this year to nominate a can
5idate for treasurer. They are unanimously
of the eplnion that all greenbackers should
vote for and use their influence to elect Mr.
Crossett, the present democratic nominee. THIS
fusion will probably elect Mr.. Crossett. The
democrats had but 40 votes more than the
greenbackcrs in this county at the last popu-
lar election
The air here last night and this morning
was filled with smoke, as of some burning
s;raw-stack. 1t turned out that there was II
fire in Worthwhile yesterday afternoon A Mr..
DE Grasse Dean living on the Nat Potter
farm, had set fire to some oatstubblc. The
grass and stubble were just what the flames
wanted TO make boss fire Everything was
dry as tindcr, The wind swept the flames
Through the stubblc over the grass around
the bitches, laying out everything in its course
A large long line of hedge fence, standing in
She way, melted like wax at the touch of the
fierce Scorcher." The fire was beyond con
troll within ten minutes after it had been set |
1t took a due northeast" course and struck |
Charles Van O'Linda's corn.held squarcy in
lhe centre; and within thirty minutes from
Che time of lighting the first match sea of
dame fully sixty rods in length was surging
and cracking and filling the air with dense
clouds OF smoke. More corn was burned be. |
longing 70 Dean than Van O'Linda. Directly
IN the line of its march and close to the corn
field were standing the large and elegant man.
sion, splendid barn. CRIBS and granarlcs of the
owner, Mr., Van O'Linda, representing thou
sands Of dollars, 1t seemed certain that all |
these must good, Preparations were hastily !
GRade to save the family; and some of the
A'uoCh'iu Bopu anu HOGStS anu inc women |
.and children were removed to the main road
on the east end Of the farm. All this time the |
good neighbors were not idle. Farmers near
ny brought all their available help TO put out
Ghe fire. Old men and those who understood |
hghtlng prairie fires came with plows and i'm |
medlately commenced hedging by "back, fire"
by pONlng burrows a few feet apart around |
them and then firing the grass and weeds be.
tween the burrows The buildings were final.
iy saved, with their contents. The orchard
lies IN RUNS. twenty-five or thirty acres of
corn that would have yielded 80 to 20 bushels
per acre have not a single stalk remaining
The thirty strong men who helped deserve great
credit Tor their energy and promptness; many
oi them were badly burned by flames or choked
Oy smoke. Several times the fire got away"
and came near obtaining the mastery Half |
lOZen residences and o nnn ncrno nf corr, ,,nr.o