The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-09-13
Rural Happenings.

ed seven days has been appealed, and now you
circuit court will probably be compelled
stake hand" in
We saw here the last OF the liquor suit, an
listened to some of the 'mitey folne" speeche
The attorneys formed u mutual admiration
society, and gave very pretty history OF eac
other. \ man they called a .fo,oler carried o
the plume When young we read that the ST
preme corporation Of NauvoO, in lS43 passe
an ordinance saying that the Mormon, Joscp
Smith, sis hereby declared king of the Who'll
world" S. A Douglas defended the ordir
an.e before Judge Pope, and was blessed b.
aforesaid prophet and by HIM dubbed
giant. The trustees of Sheridan had rca'
The history Of Smith, Nauvoo and Douglas
and proposed to initiate. They made Law
by having three of their number vote aye,
making il a crime for any person to sell eide
there A brewer near Somonauk sold bee
there by the key and case. He was bounced
for seven days by tive iuries; 12 sales proven
and $40 fine assessed, .S3l5 cents each sale
The law of Sheridan being like that OF the
Modes and Persians, us "Me court intimated
was supreme, and its ma esty was asserted
quite frequently. When the last "fowling'
piece was fired, the Rev. - shouted, "Bravo
my little gjant; you are the safety-valve to oul
steam trustees that must hereafter regulate
that nutch brewery. We proclaim you king
of Sheridan! Neither our proclamation nor
The ordinance of our brother Pcrsians can be
overthrown, for they are supreme." etc
Well, we saw and heard great deal more
like this, but then we concluded that small
dose would he sufficient this time 1t indicates
that in this immortal Phil Sheridan, "hcll is
TO pay for some bcer'-that iJ, if 1t ever gets
paid for.
Now, we don't want you to give us away
for we are two small boys, and not able to de-
fend ourselves against the whole village afore.
said. II they knew who we are they might
whale us! Yours, mighty earnestly,
JOHN and WILLIAM.
SHERIDAN, Sept THE suit between the
village of Sheridan and Mr.. Rcntlingcr,
proprietor of the Semonauk brewery, was won
by the latter, Monday, the jury failing to
agree. The defendant had been selling beer
by the case and keg to diflerint parties in that
place which was claimed to be a violation of
a village ordinance The state law gives cor
pOrations no power to regulate the sale of
liquors in quantities of more than zone gal.
lon" X Y.
SANDWICH, Ill.,, Sept 8, 1S70,-Gcorge
Woodford gave us very interesting temper,
ance lecture at our congregational church on
Sunday evening to large and apprcciativc
audience During the Gay he spoke at the
temperance picnic In Browns grove, about
half way between here and SomOnauk. We
went over there and saw those temperance
workers, Geo. Klensmid, j. A. Whitmore, j
l. Montgomery, Abe White, and Revs A. l..
Farr Geo. Crofts, and DR.. Goodfellow, Ed
Hoxie and Charley Lewis. This meeting was
rouser. Visitors were present from twenty
towns The music was excellent. Those
Somonauk ladies and gentlemen understand
how 10 sing,
In the matter of the estate of Moses ii. West
three CLAIMS are contested by the estate and
ihe cases are continued to Oct. 23, 1879 They
are OF considerable interest," and when passed
upon by the court will write you the partlcu-
lars
DR.. Armstrong has commenced foreclosure
proceedings on mortgages upon lands in Iowa
and Wisconsin
Saturday was the great caucus day of the Re
publiCans of this county tor this year They
elected delegates to their county convention,
which meets in Sandwich today to nominate
candidates for treasurer and surveyor. Over
800 votes were cast in this township on Satur-
day
The Sandwich fair will open tomorrow with
more entries IN fine cattle, horses and other
stock than ever before, 1t promises to be the
mos. successful one yet held Schuyler Coliax
will be on hand; while Long John has gone
to Sandwich, New York
Some weeks since the tongue of SANDER I'M
dertook to destroy the usefulness of one of our
best and most eminent ministers of the gospel,
and injurc his valuable reputation A certain
few Of the parsons friends quietly went to
work 10 get at the facts. They soon had every
thing traced TO its proper source backed by
evidence of some of the best men and women
In Illinois and New York sustaining the MIN
lister. The would-be assassins of character
have been so completely foiled in their das
tardly attempt to wrong good man that a
general denial, in writing, may be looked for
soon
Il, T. Coe will deliver the address of wei.
come 10 the veterans OF the Both ILL., at their
reunion in this city on the Goth inst
within the month past over 90 deaths from
diptleria have occurred within few miles of
this place. The dread disease has assumed
the form of an epidemic, and sweeps every.
WHERE clean. IL is almost as bad as the Mem
phi1 over
Over 80 young ladies and gentlemen of this
place arc attending high schools, academies
or colleges away from home this fall
Ex UNo.
DACgoN, Sept. II, lS,9.-After briet 81.
lence, again we are at our post ready to abuse
and 10 be abused. Not that we would wiful-
ly abuse any one but some persons are so sen.
sltiyc you know, that even complimentary re-
marks are by them turned into abusc, and then
they are mad" at the writer.
Neger-what, never?-yes, never, has the
riycr been IA low here as 1t Is at present But
The mills are all running yet, thanks to our
first gnt 10 the water
Our public school has been reorganized and
dvitci into two branches. One IS under the
supervision Of Mr.. Chas Howard the other
being taught by Miss Ada Green The attend
ance is quite large, and the board was wise ia
dividing the school.
hrs. X. {. Stadden and family, of Wenona,
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