The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-05
Rural Happening s.

SANDWICH, June 30 ls19-Mayor Hummel
mule, jim Crow gave him IA lefthanded kick,
Just before departing with a thief" which
caused julie 70 remember the many seventies
he had caused his neghbors and the Il. Il. Co.
by "thl, ere mule" julie left off playing
Mayor, quit the sale Of agricultural nipple.
ments, forgot about having stolen Esquire
Stewards pig tina, he advcrtlses, and Friday
took up a new trade, viz, that Of bill.poster
for the Louisiana Minstrcls He was seen
perchcd upon u ladder on the north side of
Jules brick block, trying to properly spell
out" Louisiana The letters were foot wide
each, and he said he'd be dummed if the
printers hadn't made II mistake; there wasn't
an "E" in the whole business and no man
much less mayor, could post that name with
out an e. A young chap present, suggest
cd to his honor that he'd tell him how to
spell, if he would pardon him out of the city
Bridewell, rs he had done all other good boys
that rot ona lark" Hummel promised, and
hence the Louisiana Ministries Will "take in 1"
Sandwich July 4th-sure.
Gilbert Losec of Somonauk, and Hon L. NJ
Brigham and Frank Howe, of this place, have
shipped hundreds of bushels of cherries this
year They take in " 81. Paul. Dubuque,
Des Moincs, Cairo, st. Louis, Galcsburg, Chi
Icago, Pittsburg and other places
The Adventists still "hold the fort" and
that's about all they do hold. They hardly
equal the occasion Their preaching is
disconnected disiointcd, inharmonious, They
tell poor stories, make huge comparisons, de.
light in teasing Others, and have small audi.
ences. There are some things, however in
which they can discount all other ministers
who don't run tent, VIZ; noise, turbulence,
vehcmcncc, cgotism and conceit They mis-.
use friends, peryert language, msapply doc.
trines and blunder promiscuously. They are
consistent IN this, that they are willing to take
rs much abuse as they give
The annual reunion of the Both Ill. Vols
will be held IN this city Sept. 2jth A great
time is expected.
our friend Greenfield, while in Fox town.
ship Thursday afternoon, accidentally broke
his leg he is recovering,
Elder Mark III. Forscutt, of The Reorganized
Church of Latter,Day Saints, Is delivering, at
their chapel, some of his best, nobest. eccen-
trio, lively, able sermons 1t had been noised
about the streets that the ordained of the
Adventists, now "on trial. here, would like to
meet this little giant" in debate alleging
that they could literally scoop him" The
Elder takes the hint and challenges them
through the Gazette of Wednesday HIS ser
mon June 21th was on THE Life, Mission,
and Death of Joseph Smith, AS a Servant of
God" II was well received. He gave his lis
teners grand sermon Sunday evening upon
the subject Mans Spirit Is Conscious when
his Body is dead" This was aimed at those
Adventists who believe that, for time when
man dies he is like a dead dog will lie there
until Gabriel sounds"
Alrs. Robert Boyle OF Somonauk recovered
a judgment, Thursday, for over $55 against
a saloon keeper named Wm Korkhavst Of that
place for having sold liquors to her husband
and injured thereby her means of support
The trial was in the livery stable, before J. NJ.
Goodell, Esq, and jury. Moral All suits
of that nature should be tried in barn if that
will give the woman verdict, for she seldom
gets one.
The new census shows 245S persons in this
School District a. follows:
Males over 81 years. ................6 4g
Females ............To
Males from 6 To 81 ............. 346
Females " " .... 400
Males under years. ..............i69
Females ................1 1876
Total . ts