The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-14
Rural Happenings.

SANDWICH, June - large numUcI
witnesses have been subpoenaed at Leland
somonauk, Worthwhile, Millington and tins
city to appear in Yorkvillc today on the trla
of The important suit of The People ". DR.. j
II. Freeman The defendant is an Old eXpe
rienced physician, was an excellent surgeon N
The I 5. army, is man of excellent habits
and for thirty years has enjoyed the confidence
aud esteem of his neighbors and friends. lie
Is charged with an attempt to ravish one Mrs
Adelia Clark who with her husband live IN
Fox Township Kendall county. Mrs. Clark S
maiden name was Wantz; and your readers
sill recall her arrest some time ago with her
TWO daughters, two sons, and now sonln'law,
and three other young men, charged with
number of grand ana petty larcencies, 1t is
currently reported here that Mrs. Clark has
tried the same game on certain other respect
able and wealthy men, while in Sandwich, and
succeeded in Matchmaking them. The stories
odd bv Mr.. and Mrs. Clark indicate that in
The present case money is what they want.
The suit will take some days to try. Over 100
witnesses are subpocnacd. States Attorney
Swectland, B. +. Parks and Chas. Wheaton
are engaged in the prosecution; while a. }.
Hopkins, }. |. Montgomery, Nj. Aldrich and
J. II. Fowler will defend,
Circuit court for DcKalb county meets at
sycamore today The docket consists of l43
common law % chanccry, and 81 criminal
eases Two cases OF murder will be presented
70 the grand jury; one where negro killed
his wife, white woman, with IA shotgun; the
other where a wife shot her husband with a
revolver The former case occurred at Syca-
more, and the latter about ten miles north of
Leland Judge Upton will hold court.
At the judicial election in this circuit C. W.
Upton received $50 votes, Chas. kcllum, g..
200, Isaac G Wilson $500 and Judge II. II.
Cody $500. Thls is very severe blow upon
Judge Cody, and the members OF the bar gen.
orally regret his defeat. Fully 5000 demo
Gratis voted for Kcllum as well as Cody, and
thus elected the republican and defeated their
own candidate.
The funeral services Of the late VIM. Marks
were conducted under the auspices of the A.
f and A. Masons. Every shop, store, manu-
actory and place Of business was closed until
9 4 " in respect to the memory OF the depart,
ed The remains were followed to the GENE
tary, 20 miles from here, by funeral train one
and quarter miles long.
The Sandwich military company, OF forty
members. were out on parade on Saturday
evening. They make Il fine appearance, and
are almost dying for chance to get at theI
Indians" As one of their number told me
Her Maicsty's Ship Pinaiore' lands in this
city tomorrow. Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings it will exhibit lis crew and wares at
The City Hall, under the auspices Of the city
council.
Sandwich will have IA first class Oid-iashlOn-
I'd lih of July celebration this year. II will
be monster affair and will be held on the
air grounds. Trotting, racing, ballplaylng,
military parading, swinging shooting, various
Games and umuscments, reading the Declare
ion Of Independence and Emancipation Proc
amation, an GRAFTON by one of the finest ora
Tors in the United States a grand old fashioned
baskct-pienc dinner &c, are among the many
attractions on the bills. Brass bands, martial
music, singing and organ" grinding are
thrown IN. Sandwich will have the grandestI
time, the prettiest girls, best behaved gentle
men, fewest DRINKS, finest dancing, in the best
park within 40 miles, and the display Of fire
works will be simply immense
We came near having an excitement lately,
Leo Michael is the son of IA widow lady in this
city, and is about rs years old, and quite II bad
boy at times. Peter Gcnglcr is quiet Ger
man, living with his family near widow Mich
ael's Leo and Peter had difficulty recently,
and the boy was not satisfied. Thursday even.
mr. the young fellow told Others he intended
70 shoot Peter at the first opportunity That
night at about 10 o'clock he saw Peter on his
way home. He slyly advanced until within
Two rods Of him and fired Il revolver at him,
but missed the mark, Peter then took after
him, but the boy being quicker on foot ran
away A warrant was sworn ont before Esq.
Montgomery, but rs yet Leo has not been ar,
rested having disappeared,
Mr.. Simmons, our grain merchant ships
1000 bushels OF corn today, and will send
about 10000 bushels tomorrow.
The Sandwich high school will hold its an.
nual basket picnic at Stewards Park, Plano,
June 81.
The rifle club of this place had match
shoot for the badge Of championship Ii is
now worn by Mr.. Hendricks who will contin.I
ne TO keep it until "scoopcd.' The following
is the score: NJ :. Hendricks, ~ inches
Myrlin Carpenter, 30lI inches; ID. ". Craw.
ford, 80 inches; and \. A, Marcy, 35i%
inches. Distance shot was two hundred yards,
With rest Yours. FIX JNo
Town OF MILLER, June S.--Last Thursday
and Friday, June 9TH and 9th, were busy days
with Pomana Grange, for her members had
The pleasure Of entertaining the brothers and
sisters of the County Grange through their
quarterly meeting. They secured the NJ. T.
church, IN Miller, in which to hold their scs.
stOns, and Brother j, H. Barber kindly tender
I'd the use of his house and other conycnicnces
Tor the preparation of dinner The society met
at ten O'Clock, with the Intention of holding a
session in the forenoon, but when Worthy Mas.
ter Rowland saw the sisters preparations for
dinner, kindly RETAINED from calling to order
nntil after that, so all might have the pleasure
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