The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-18
the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Fahs, next Friday eve.

AT the pOSlolHCe HcIc uuIiuS thc h'os oe'S"
days in December eel letters, 794 postal
cards, 2,4S1 newspapers and other packages;
being an increase OF 624 over the same time
for 1879.
Mrs. J. F. Douglas, treasurer OF the aid So
ciety of this city, Is doing an excellent work
for the poor and worthy families in town. AL
ready about $500 worth OF clothing has been
distributed this winter to the needy and desti.
tute.
Sam Lett of Worthwhile has over one hun
dred acres of corn yet to pick. He has already
cribbed one hundred and thirty acres, and will
have about 5000 bushels to sell the coming
summer.
Augustus Pease, Of Worthwhile, has pur-
chased the residence, house and lots owned by
Gustav Goodman, In this city, for 81 ,375. we
are informed that he bought it for his son Will
liam, who will move into the house by the first
day of next March
Paul Stevenson Is able to be on our streets
little now HIS rheumatism is partially bust
ed and Paul hopes that it will be completely
demoralzed pretty soon.
Enos Doan has sold his residence at the
west end of Railroad street to Christian Myers
for 81 200 cash.
The lawsuit between N. w. Bennett and his
son Sam, of Leland, which was tried before
Esq. Sedgwick, resulted in favor of the old
gentleman, judgment of over $3.50 being
rendered
DR.. Vosburgh, of Earlville, is seen upon our
streets regularly about twice week. He Is
treating patients IN this city.
The papers were drawn and signed last
week. in this city, by Enoch Darnel and other
gentlemen living in the town of Fox, Kendall
county, to organize a cemetery ASSOCIATION.
The corporation will be known as Sacred Hill
Cemetery Association will have five trustees,
and have control of the new and elegantly ar
ranged cemetery upon the farm of Enoch Oar
nell, near Fox river. Elk UNo
SANDWICH, Dec Sour Methodist ladies
gave Thanksgiving dinner at the City Hall.
About $50 was realized, which was donated
to the Ladies Aid Society for relief of the poor
of the city. Mr.. Ralph Houck has given more
money, provisions and clothing for the aid OF
the poor families here than any other ten or
twenty men In the city.
We now have new Literary Society organ.
lied, which IS all the rage" Thirty one
young people are going to support it from the
start.
Our local Board OF Education lately adopted
the following rule:
"Any pupil who shall I've absent six halt
days in four consecutive weeks, without eX
cuse satisfactory to the teacher. from the par.
lent or guardian, given either in person or by
written notice, shall forfeit his or her seat IN
the school. Pupils thus suspended shall not
be restored to the school until the parent or
guardian shall satisfy the superintendent that
pupils will be punctual in the future, and OBJ
tam from him written permission for tlieir
return; and no second permit to return tC
school will be gwen any pupil during the
same term without the consent OF the Board OF
Education. No mere statement that the par
ent has kept the pupil at home shall be accept
ed by the teacher as an excuse for absence
and unless 1t shall appear that the pupil has
been detained by sickness IN the family or to
avoid serious or imprudent exposure of health
or for some other satisfactory reason, which
would render attendance impossible or ex
tremely inconvenient, the excuse shall not be
accepted"
This rule is quite an innovation on the old
theory that the parent could send his child tO
school or not, keep him out with or without
reason as he saw fit, interfere with the we'll
being of the school as he chose-because Of
his parental authority" you know.
The Sandwich Library Association lecture
course will open Dec. 81, 1880, with the Lifts
Concert Company. JP. Deliver, young
lawyer OF Fort Dodge, Iowa, Will lecture abou
January 5. Mr. Dolliver is about 90 years old
is a speaker of the finest ability and will YET
make his mark.
Sandwich has about dozen or fifteen tenn
perancc lecturers, Somonauk none; yet at th,
former city the temperance society is lying
still awaiting results, while at the latter pac,
two red ribbon clubs are in iull blast and NEE
every week with large audiences.
Twenty-Five new houses are now in process
of construction. Every one Is needed, anC
four times as many more. There is not a va
cant barn, house or store in the city.
2 Dick Ryon will hereafter deliver our Sun
day papers, Mr.. Robert Woodward and Agcn
, Marsh, IN turn, having given upthe project. w
hope Dick will succeed; he is an enterprisine
| fellow.
The suit of Mrs. Cook rs. The c., B. & @
: r. r. Co., will be ably defended by the com
pany, they asserting that Conductor Billy
, Cummings did nothing but his duty IN the
matter. Ex.CNo.
OrHIR, Dec. s.-Very bad-the diptheria.
Joe Lewis has returned to his Homer home
after three years sojourn IN Kansas
James Mcconnell, our genial Waltham
smith, has purchased the store building from