The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-11-15
VARIOUS ITEMS.
The KeaddN county Record nomlnates Jim
Blaine for president,

Blaine for president
Joe Egan of Amboy, IN til of dizziness
! fell down stairs, breaking collar bone
; Co. f. 18th Bait Unfit, |, \. g., and SubIctic
band will give grand exhibition and enter
tainmcnt Friday 4. NJ. and evening, Nov. 2lat.
Co. + is the largest company IN the state, and
has lust built u large armory, 06XlO, which
they intend to dedicate Col Fithian, Major
Coulter and entire staff of the 18th Bait, will
be present Col J i. Fithmn will deliver the
|dcdcatorv address FrcnCh's Military Band,
of Mendoza the Lee Centre Band, SubIctte y.
G. Band, and an organization of the burlesquc
band will be in cndance-ImboP Jo"rt"L
Mr. Geo. Watson is trappcr and resides at
| Aux Sable He was engaged in scttlag his
traps Sunday, and unfortunately Tor him.
wore Il fur cap on the occasion, While he
! in the act of rcsctting trap ON the bank OF
! the river Morris duck hunter came that way.
The hunter saw the fur cap moving about and
concluded it was nothing more or less than an
otter he up with his fOwling piece and "lct
silver" at the animal. What was his constcr.
nation though, when the object shot at gave
an unearthly scream and Il man started up in
fright, instead of an otter. The hunter was al
most frightened to death when he realized
what mistake he had made. The man is not
dangerously hurt, but the distance and small
shot was all that saved HIM. Thirteen of the
shot entered the mans leg, one went through
the bridge of his nose, three or four struck
his scalp and bounded off, some lodged in his
arm, one in the hand, some IN his shoulder
and two IN his neck-Horris IsdepeHdem
Eph. Robinson, of Morris, fell from the top
of windmill, 30 feet the ground, and escaped
with only sprained ankle
4 la tt,tt,
Gliding railroads is $j,510,99S City of Morris,
$12S, 4S4 both Of which are considerably be.
low last years valuation.
Plano polled only 265 votes on the 3D.
The Batavia Paper Co. makes over l20 tons
of paper per month, of which the Chicago
Tribune takes 80 tons and the Journal 20 tons,
The C., b. & G. Co. is putting up q new
bridge over the stream just east of Nlllbrook
On Wednesday last 10 freight trains regis
tered at the Aurora yards, trains averaging GO
cars each, says the Beacon. About 80 passen.
ger trains also passed through the city on that
day. During the week l1lj cars Of stock
passed through.
Some years ago Aurora purchased large !
amount of land which was given to the c., B. |
e @. road for shops That land is now en-
tirely covered and the yards crampcd for
room. In view Of the progress of the past
and the probable growth of the road, a citizen
IN the Bsac0n urges upon the city to again
purchase land for the company so that all shop
will be made there He also
urges the reconstruction of the dam in the riv.
er to perfect the water power for the shops.
Last week Andrew j. Popejoy, of Fairbury,
was arrested on complaint of his daughter,
aged 49, who swore that he repeatedly commit
ted rape on her person. Opinion in the case
seems divided and some believe the defendant
that it was put up job to bring about a
separation of husband and wife. If so, it has
been eminently successful, which will doubt
less end the matter.
Frank Moore one of the first settlers of Liv.
ngston county, died last week at Fairbury,
aged SO years.
The /. c. r. r. Co. will pay. their hands
hereafter through the local agent, using the
office funds
The Chicago & Alton shops at Bloomington
are turning out forty new stock cars per week
ready for the road, every one of which is put
in service it once.
The city surveyor of Joliet resigns because
he council cut down his bills
Joliet taxes druggists $50 year for liquor
licenses.
The Rockford lumber dealers by agreement
have raised the price of lumber - per NJ.
Rockford has 30 doctors.