The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-27

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" yard to Encs Doan. Mr.. Abel goes to Lincoln
y Neb., this week to vislt his children.
u Bennett, the young man who killed Long
;, ackre near Plano, was arrested last week. Tn
e J. p (Dolph) continued his case until Dec. 90
I at Yorkvillc, "without bail" the construction
put upon which words by the J. p. was tina
he go al Mrge without bail, as we are IN
r formed.
We met Messrs w. X. Lecky and Johr
Gross of the FREE TRADER, at Aurora, las
Wednesday, and were sorry we could not hav,
| u longer chat with them. We first became ac
quainted with Mr., Lccky about sixteen year,
ago, when we left the Chicago Times ss Ia
URO and "itemized" our first for the TRADER
The new officers elect of Sandwich Chapter
No. 1913 r. A. NJ are: T.. s. Johnson, d. T.
II, p; G. W. Culver, X. j. y. Gcddis, Scribe
G. b. Devoll G. of H.; G. w Gurley, y. S..
Jas. Warner II, A. c.; NJ. Carpenter, trea.u
rer; G. II. Whitcomb, Sec.
G. Nicholson, who sells old and rare books
made when Adam was a boy" and who has
often visited Ottawa, is now in Sycamore He
will soon go to Rockford, TO remain few
days.
The masquerade bail, to be given Jan. 1,
1880, by the Fire Company promise. to be n
grand success.
The conviction Of IIeman b. Chapman, at
Ottawa caused feeling Of sadness and dis
content among his relatives and many friends
IN this vicinity. He and his friends have the
sympathy of several of our best citizens, who
looked upon the prosecution as sort of rack
of torture crushing machine, high pressure
conviction-englnc.
Paul Wallace killed hog last week from
which he got barrel Of lard. Ex UNo.
OPHIR, Dec. 15.-RoadS rougher than the
famous road to Dublin.
Mendoza hog buyers are pushing their trade
lively In this vicinity
Homer Is having mock trials, head men of
the churches being judges, &c. These trials
are not fit to be published in a decent paper,
SO refrain from giving particulars.
The law suit tried last week between Fla
herty vs. Fereter is to be tried again before
Squire Gcrlach, tie jury having failed 10
agree.
Jay Hawker alias Tom Pam, in last week ;
FREE TRADER stated that Pedro Hercules, the |
old FREE TRADER scribe of Ophir, was mar.
red He told a lie as usual, that's all.
Mr.. Jno. Flerstein, of Homer, gave Mr.. Mil
ton Sayards hail Columbia last week in fra.
Gas, winding up by choking Mllt. and hitting
him over the head with % h. sack OF salt |
Served him right. He'd better let old men
alone and mind his own BIZ.
Homer has a boss singing school, taught by |
Prof Dusso of Mendoza
The ridge postotfice has fallen through.
Mr.. Jno. Stsvart inferred his first born in
the Waltham cemetery last week He came
very near losing his wife also Dr. Everett, of
Homer, was sent for, who succeeded in bring |
ing her through.
Thos Weldon had husklng pee Saturday |
which was largely attended. A dance in the |
evening wound up the affair. Everything was
pleasant.
John and Will Mitchell have the largest
corn crop that was ever raised on the farm of
Mr., Jas Wylie.
The Triumph Lyceum meets every Tuesday
night instead of Saturday.
Mr. Daniel Carr sold lot of choice hogs
last week Hogs are Dams hobby.
Miss Ella Parks has been the guest of Mss
Jessie Wylie.
Robt Wylie has not yet finished haying
still having considerable hay in the field in
cocks. PEDRO HERCULES.
BROOKLYN, Dec. 1.-Roads are in bad
condition, but the rains we are having are
very much needed.
School districts Nos. 3 and are without
'eachers this winter, simply because the
Board of Directors hired teachers without
certificates, who were not capable of standing
The county superntendents examination. Do
lot these directors know the law?
John Foulk is the Mendoza farmer who
sold 240 hogs weighing 400, mentioned in last
weeks FREE TRADER.
Mr. j. Foulk has lost his Norman stall.
ion MENDOZA Clyde" having been found dead
n his stall. II was valued at $4,000
Mr.. d. Mahlbracht also lost a valuable
IorsC.
MIR. III. n. Rice has built small addition
o his house, greatly improving its appear
,nce.
Warren G. Rice Is attending the Blackstone
chool at Mendoza.
Mr.. CASHIER Luft has returned from Iowa,
where he intends to settle Rext spring.
Mr.. John Bowers was Unexpectedly called
o Nebraska by the sudden death of his
nephew, Mr. Bowers, who WAS thrown from u
wagon and instantly killed The young man
eft these parts last spring and leaves many
friends IN this community.
Mr.. Wallace Ienerick and Mr.. Houlbert,
wo of Brooklyn's gallant young men, have
plunged into the sea of matrimony. That
hey may have 3 long and happy life, Is the
wish OF HAIRY DALE