The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
Rural Happenings.
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.

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SANDWICH. June Gath ls19-A frightful az
cident occurred ON the main track of the {. L
SO r. r., about one half mile east of tn
city limits, last Wednesday evening KILN!
brakeman named John Rtchey Mr. X
had been in the employ of the railroad com
pany for the past three years, and was sober
industrious and well behaved young man
His father, Charles Ritchey, is a wellto-do far
mer living within two miles OF Nashville
Schuyler Co, III. Engineer f.. X. House ant
the conductor of extra freight train NO. q
westward bound, discovered the body abou
9P NJ, and stopped their tram on reaching q
side track. They went back with the engine
and found the remains teariuly cut to pieces
Leaving everything as they discovered. Esq
Montgomery was called at 10 p. NJ, who re
paired to the scene, and had the body brought
to the council room in the city hall, where he
held an inquest The evidence showed that
the deceased was brakeman on the western
bound freight train that reached this city As
minutes before No. 81. The jury rendered a
verdict that, in their opinion, deceased came
to his death by an accident, by falling between
two cars on his train, and that his remains
were so mangled by train No. o.
Since then new developments have been
made, which will bear investigation. 1t was
rora, about the time he left that evening; but
the watch was no where to be found He sc.
morally carried some money, yet only five
cent piece was picked up, His cap.band,
marked brakeman e. b. e. @. II, r. was
torn from his cap and thrown on one side the
track There was large pool of blood on
the track, where the body was struck by the
second tram, before it was carried three rods,
indicating that he might have been knocked
off the car and bled to death before the second
train struck him. The body was cold when
discovered by engineer House, When the bo
dy was well washed by the undertaken, 1t was
examined by a physician and other persons
on the RICH: cheek was discovered cash
about one and IA quarter inches wide and three
inches deep, which had the appearance of hav.
ing been caused by a knife. Since then have
learned that certain individuals were on the
train; they got on at Plano and some of them
live here The matter will be carefully looked
up.
Some Of our citizens went over to the North.
vile church Sunday evening and heard a very
good temperance lecture, delivered by George
Woodford. J. I. Montgomery will speak there
three weeks from that time.
Geo. Barnes was arrested and fined last
week for failing to pay his city poll tax, and
he IS now boarding it out in the city Jail 1t
tax of $50 by working on the streets, but
then it would cost him 81 for board! Now
he can pay his fine by doing nothing, getting
boarded and receiving 80 per day besides.
Soon after he was first incarcerated he broke
Jail, and escaped, after demolishing two locks.
His recapturc and subsequent punching Will
vet be matter of some comment.
DR. Vcrmilye and A. A. Marcy have gone
'trouting" on the pretty inland lakes of Wis.
consin. As these are our best experts at this
kind of sport we shall expect to have a good
report from them.
We are in receipt of few copies of the new
daily democratic paper of Nebraska,-pub-
lished at lincoln. 1t is called "7he DaVly
State Democrat," is published at S1a year, and
one of the three editors is f. Stone Abbott, n
lawyer, who formerly lived in Leland, and
with whom most of your readers are well &C
quainted In it we see that Mrs. f. A, Nun
son, wife of our p. M and Mrs Robert
Woodward, wife of our ncwsdealer, were re-
gistered at IA hotel in Lincoln They have
gone West" for their health, and Will remain
some months.
Saturday evening our fire company was
exhibiting on the streets, with 1000 feet of hose
Their engines worked perfectly.
Corn has grown 100 per cent in the past ten
days.
tins season although not equal to last year
Our temperance club has not met for some
months 1T is not dead but sleepeth," yet
the snoring done indicates 1t would take
volcano to arouse it, Bro. Klensmidt Is do
ing Il good work as temperance missionary.
The census-taker is passing around this week.
We think Sandwich numbers about 2450 souls,
and will notify you next week.
Great preparations for the Fourth of July
are being made. A representation of the sew.
eral states by number of young ladies, will
be quite an attraction. Hon |. n Arnold of
Chicago Will deliver the Grafton,
VIM Burkhardt and his fatherin .law Henry
Kolb had "A replevin suit about shepherd dog
last Saturday, aud it cost each one more than
the so value placed en- the dog Plaintiff
got the dog, and the costs were divided.
a new list of officers for the Oak Ridge
Cemetery Association were elected last Thurs
day with "Jule" Ilummel President.
A good horse buggy and harness were stolen
from JOS. Latham of this place, last Thursday
evening.
4 grand bird concert and Canary Socable"
came of at the Congregational church the other
evening large audience, a few ministers,
numerous singers, lots of refreshments and
twenty five dollars were taken in
The farmers are bringing in their corn at
the rate OF 5000 bushels per day.
A new swndlc upon the farmers in this vi
cnity is being perpetraded A man claiming
TO represent firm in Marshalltown, Iowa. Is
travelling about selling Iowa fence posts and
barbed wire by sample. Farmers BUY because
it is so cheap, you know" generally 500 for
one half to three fourths OF mile of wire fence
and time given on the 800 note The time is
agreed when the posts and wire are to be de-
lvered. They don't come, and the poor far
mers get scared and have their contracts erdm.
iaed, when 10 instead of the agreement they sup
pose they have, they find they have given their
notes for the rghttO use the fence, while il they
need the one half mile of fence they must give
5000 more for 1t. Over 81 800 of this kind of
swindle has been brougt to my notice,
FIX UNo.
OPHW, June 25.-The strawberry festival
given at the Waltham church last week was
decided success financially and otherwise.