The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-02-22
Rural Happenings.

SANDWICH. Feb. ls--Mi,> Emma Low, OF
his city, has resigned her position rs teacher
N the Plano Graded schools.
Rev. VIM McAllis,cr formerly Of this city,
,sci in Iowa last week, and his body WAS
ssarltt here last week for IniCrmcni IN Free
lad cemetery.
Mrs John Mitchell, whom mentioned in
zly Former letter, died Feb. l3. tunrrI scry-
is-s were held at the residence 81 MI Mitchell,
NIs VI and husband came To ilIinOl, great
n4.y year, ago, and until short time since
ljysd in Worthwhile, LA Sale county. she was
awoman Of excellent trait, ut charactcrintclli-
cent, kindhearlcd, sympathetic, and leaves nii-
pcr0us friends and relatives to mourn her loss.
Charles Avery West lately editor Of the
Piano NtcN, and formerly editor and proprlc
ar of thc..Somonauk RrctNf, died IN Plano
Feb. 70 from congestion Of the lungs His
ifnHns were inferred in the Baker cemetery
u Worthwhile and the services conducted by the
Rev g. II Robertson from the NJ. +. church at
Snm0naul Mr. West was born in la Sale
iounty in 1850, and was young man OF rare
PERSONAL worth and atalnmentS, o! tender
hgar full Of the most generous impulses which
e,tnoblp man and make him useful to society.
Paul i. Du Challlu gave an interesting lee
are here last Wednesday evening on "EXplor
,on- in Equatorial Africa; Hunting Advcn'
arcs; The warrior ant; Journey 10 the Canni-
5a' Country etc
Peter IIinklc's left hand was badly damaged
hy buzz SAW IN the ). NJ. Cos. shops.
James lloNason received 800 OF the Amcri-
I'm Insurance CO. for his recent loss, AMI Is
bsppy
John 4. Armstrong and family have moved
. MarscilIcs
Aitcr three or four trips to Aurora by nv
nCYOus WtnCsSc, from Sandwich, the trial OF
Nrs Wilscy ". A. = Wilscy, for divorce, at
A,t came Off. Judge AIMS gave complainant
decree for divorce, all the real estate and fix
,ares, and certain personal property, and re.
CURED her to pay oil the membranes. Mr..
8isey got the personal property, and is re
4uircd Ia pay all attorneys fees and costs
There WAS u grand temperance meeting and
lunch NJ the CITY Hall last Tuesday evening,
stitch was attended by about 400 persons, and
altogether was quite an ENJOYABLE affair.
Maurice Palmer is now going 10 Kansas.
he went 10 Iowa bu, came back disguised.
He will try what virtue thcro j. in 4 hotter
climate
The next entertainment Of the :. L. a.
curse will come oil Tuesday evening, Feb.
= NJ L. Salcy, alias Dick Dilson," Will de.
liver himself Of lots of cheap humor.
The second annual masquerade of the Social
Dlub came of at the City Hall Friday night
'ss;, over 800 being present At precisely 81
o'clock there was grand march of the mask
r., which was Il very well arranged affair.
The yallcriC, were crowded with spectators,
md the masks could hardly be cXCelcd
The German Mannerchor also have Il mas
7ueradc ball on The DIST Of this month. II
aill be a grand gorgeous affair, for whenever
Iar German citizens take hold Of an enterprise
!. Is sure 10 succeed.
Llttlc boys can't ride on slcighS and wagons
hero without express Conscn; of the drivers
loH, unless they give the city from 81 10 $40
per ride. This sort of Legislation, aimed prn.
&i2ally a the young, is unwarranted and vic
.ous, and sooner or later will rccoil. Good
mn and women are made by treating the boys
+9d girls kindly by coniiding in and trust
~ them, and not taun;ing jecring, diStrust
80, hntaizin4 and dishonoring them.
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