The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-04
Rural Happenings.
sandwich scraps.


ents attention so much for the past SIX months
that he almost forgot the old FREE TRADER
where he commenced sending home items
some sixteen years ago. After the "husRs
had run out we were obliged to return to 'he
"old reliable" for good feast.
see that my early friend Wm. H. Mlll'gan
is defeated. He must now come out on inc
right side, JON the greenback party and WORK
for the party of the future.
Farms are selling here at $50 to $40 PEI
acre The latest sold is that of Myron Hall,
being the northeast S0.acrc tract IN La Sale
county and which brought S65 per acre last
week
We learned yesterday that Daniel Beck,
about % wears of age, son of George F, derry
Beck. of Worthwhile, was drowned on Friday
while skating in Wisconsin, where he had
gone on visit. Mr. George +. Beck took the
early train at this place yesterday morning to
bring the remains here for interment. Daniel
Beck was young man of good habits, gener'
ally well-liked and had hosts of friends.
William Thomas Clarence G. Woodruff,
John Dier, Elmer Emmons and Harry A.
ReltenDerg, the five young men indicted for
the murder of the late Hiram p. Allen, OF this
city, are still lying in Sycamore Jail. They
pleaded mot guilty" at the October term OF
our Circuit Court and afterward took a change
of venue on account of the undue prejudice OF
the people of DeKab county. The matter
goes 10 Kane county and may possibly be tried
at the next term Of court which cOnvenes at
Geneva on the first Monday in February 1881.
Charles Dyas, indicted as an accessory be-
fore the fact, in the same murder case, is now
in Jail here. He is a young man of former
good standing in this community, and his
relatives are among our best and most worthy
citizens
The Presbyterian Soeiable, held at the resi-.
dence of Mai. A. NJ. Cox last FRIDAY evening,
was largely attended and was very enjoyable
affair Rev Mr.. Fahs, the Presbyterian min
lister, and his wife are well liked. There Is
far less stiffness and fOrmality with him than
any other preachers having congregations IN
this city He is Just splendid" and takes
with the young portion of the community.
They are not afraid to take hand" in all
the games at the soclables and parties and are
decidedly popular,
Mr.. Seth NJ. White, foster father of "Brick"
Pomeroy IS now in quite feeble health.
Miss Ida Darnell has gone to State Center,
Iowa. She presided at the large new organ
in the Presbyterian church with ability. The
organist hereafter will be Eben Hill, young
man Of fine accomplishments and rare must
cal talents.
We learned yesterday that Edgar L. Hen.
ming, CT Plano, was shot in the leg by No.
90 pistol ball. A young man named Coburn
did the job" Colburn lives in Plano and
I, I,D Lnn a ord JIa ya "a
rested here for alleged arcenies on a freight
train At the time OF the shooting Coburn
was PLAYING intoxicated" 1t is called an
accideRti Mr. llenning is son.in-law OF Mr..
Archibald Sears, Of Sandwich, and is one OF
the wealthlest men in Plano. Colburn ought
to be taught q severe lesson that VIII be re-
membered
William Payne, of this city, Is the inventor
and paentee of another very important dis
COvery IN connection with "a binder for har.
vesling machines. Mr.. Payne is also patentee
of the celebrated Payne Automatic Binder"
He Is still at work with the Sandwich Manu-
featuring Co., on the Low, Adams and French
harvescrS.
Rev. Perry Dyas now living in Nebraska,
returned last week, after visiting his relatives
and friends here about a week,
The newlyelected sheriff, Lester y. Wood,
took the oath OF Office a few days since, fear
ing he might forget 1t if he waited much
longer f. X. Freeland, of this place, now
Deputy Sheriff under Sheriff IIolcomb, will
retain the same position under the new
Sheriff
BILLY" Cummings is the gentlemaLly con.
ductOr on the Mendoza passenger train, be-
tween that place and Chicago. Some weeks
ago 1t is said that Mrs Cook, of Sandwich,
took his train for Chicago, giving HIM round
trip ticket Billy tore of one end Of the
ticket and handed her, as she supposed, the
other end, or return trip. This she put in her
pocket book without examining it. When
she started back on his tram she handed SAID
conductor "a ticket, which she says was the
same one she got Of him, but which Cam.
mIngs denies. This one was ticket from
Princeton to Mendoza, Billy refused to take
her to Sandwich on said ticket. lie put her
of at Van Buren, street station. She has now
sued the C.. b. & @. r. r. Co. at Sycamore,
claiming ! 900 damages. 1t is claimed that
there are two sides to the story.
Sandwich does not grant licenses 10 saloons
this municipal year neither does it license
billiard tables Last year the revenue from
billiard and liquor saloons was over S 900
There are now two clubs" in full blast, and
they have been running long time. Henry
HenniS, a former saloon keeper, is treasurer Of
one society or club and John G.. Munich,
ditto Of the other. About 100 different men
are "co partners" IN the two clubs. They are
run on the plan and follow the footsteps of
the Wheaton Cooperative Company" which
was knocked highern kite" by the Su.
preme Court. Notwithstanding all this, there
IS not seen on our streets onc-tenth of the
drunkenness Of last year. Minors are not
allowed to frequent the clubs, as they were
the saloons, We must learn lesson from
Kansas, where they amended their state con
stIiution, at the late election, by 10000 majorl
~, to prohibit both the manufacture and sale
OF intoxicating liquors.
The Harvest Concert" at the Congrega-
honal church Saturday evening was huge
affair. Every one was happy. That was
very enjoyable occasion, and promises to be
repeated.
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