The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13
Rural Happenings.
MENDOZA, March 10, 1894 mass temp

Hall last Saturday evening, Col. T. A. 1oweh
presiding Short speeches were maze ny nVe
Of our clergy men, who defined their posil,oh
nv stating that they will henceiorlh hght ior
prohibition. Rev. Mr.. Cowell offers re-
GARD of five dollars to anyone who Will give
a lop,cal reason, and moral reasos, support
cd by an argument why municipalities sn1uio
license the sale of intoxicating liquors Now
there is an opportunity for "same enterpriS'hg
aogican" to make tive dollars.
Our CITY legislature has met again ana regu.
Iarly adjourned After the members threw OH
their ethereal feeling sufficiently to treat oil
things temporal, they proceeded 10 ever
else their wisdom upon several Dlils pGesehtcu
for their approval. A bill OF 50 was present
ed by city marshal Schmlu Tor hirlhs holsc
No chase Sandy Bowers when he escaped from
The calaboose. Another bill was presented
amounting to 50 for overturning one haystack
in searching for revOvcrs supposed to have
been stolen from Paul Coopers store and one
of 50 cts for rope used around the neck Oh
CANDY Charlie to lead HIM back to our city
iajl after he had escaped from that place Of
security. The last was bill OF S2SO present
ed by the proprie,ress OF the CITY Restaurant
for board furnished Byron Whitney while IN
The calaboosc, who was recently indicted for
larceny. One of the alderman said that mas
much AS all of the cases referred to were under
tbe municipal laws of the city, excepting the
has, he moved that all of the bills be allowed,
accent the last The last he stated was state
case the others were not. His motion prevail
ed Wisdom.
Last Tuesday evening the Presbytcrians
rave a supper and literary entertainment al
their church fol the benefit of the suffering
PersIans All of those present ate heartily Oh
the choice meats and cakes out OF pure sym
Oathy for the famlshlng poor. kccitatlohs ny
The Misses Wright and lngas were duly APP
preCiated.
The Turnverein Society will give a ball and
gymnastic exhibition on March 20, for assls
lance to Silcia's furnishing population.
A yeey sad and fatal accident occurred THIS
week to Mr. Schmitt, who was resident OF
Bureau county. He owned "a mule, and the
mule left home one day. Mr. ). started after
The refractory mule, and after considerable
Gravel and search found the long cared beast
standing by the side Of Il fence IN rather
neditatvc mood. Mr. S put II rope around
his mucship's neck and started to lead nm
Nome Wishing to smoke he halted the mule,
took out his pipe, filled 1t with tobacco' ana
proceeded to light it with AN oId-taNhloncd
s,eel and flint. The mule, not rcIishing the
situation, raised his foot and struck his master
on the head and crushing the skull, AT the
same time starting off on run dragging Mr.
g after HIM by the rope halter. the end OF
which he had houghtlessly wound around LIS
hand. The mule halted after running some
six miles, dragging Schmitt the entire dis
lance When found tho mule was standing
still, calmly viewing the lltelcss remains oil
his master. Moral.-When you look for
mule and catch him, don't wind the end OF the
halter around your hand when you stop to
hight your pipe.
The Irish Relief Society have been rendered
Abe free use of Pools hall IN which to give u
ball for the benefit Of the Irish tenants of Ire
land Heretofore they have had to pay such
ex6i bitsn. hall rent that there were no profits
10 forward to the suffering. The German
TuInyerein have the thanks of our citizens for
thus generously rendering the free use of their
ball
a small fire occurred at the organ factory
on tue 9th, but was soon extingulshed. Dam
ages rifilng. JUNIus.
FALr RIVER, March l2.-Thc ram las, Wed.
sesday proved benefit to the roof Of the
school house in district No. q, as the singers
didn't meet
The wedding IN "high life" that was to
come of IN northwest Fall River has been
postponed on account of the roads
Miss Berthe Carson left here last Monday for
South Bend Indiana to attend school tor the
next five years.
Mr.. Wilson closed his school last week IN
Livingston county, and returned home with
als pocket full Of gold. Mr.. Campbell
school will soon close, and the people will
mourn his loss as he intends migrating to
Chicago, Miss Matte Mckinnie's school
closed last week; but before her departure
from the ncighboohood grand birthday en-
krtanment was given at the residence OF Mr.
Richardson, where Mrs Richardson and Miss
Il ok, r,l. l,rut tbni e. -
ny with a number of their intimate friends
FALL RIVER, March ll.--Mr. Abe Trumbo
has formed partnership with two experienced
tile manufacturers for the purpose of manu-
featuring pressed brick, tile and roofing ma
terial from the iiro-clay ON his fathers farm
He recently sent sample Of the clay to Ohio
for analysis and the answer was that il was su
-perIor to the German or St Louis clasp pot clay
and very rich in alum There are six dlstlnc,
strata Of this rich clay underlying all Of tins
township and it Is predicted that their ven
lure will be successful, as there Is great dc
mand for the material.
LOUIS Soule, jr., contemplatcs going east to
accept position under his uncle, the proprc
tor of the famous Souc Hop Btters HIS
friends here will miss him, but wish him sue.
cess.
Miss Matte Mckinney the teacher in Dist.
No. 4, is good witness to the efficacy of the
Ottawa mineral water. When she came here
two years ago she was completely Frustrated
with rheumatism but six months use Of the
water completely cured her.
Mr.. W. a. Post, who last week graduated
with high honOrs at the medical college, Louis
VILE, Ky, has arrived home, and is receiving
The congratulations Of his friends.
A large number of Calistus EberSol's baChc.
Tor friends, who were not invited To the wed.
ding, called on him Saturday evening 10 cX-
tend their congratulations.
The following are the new Officers of the
Cambridge Sunday School Dist No 1 SUI
perlntendcnt A. NJ. Ebersul; Assistant, II.
Hayward; Teachers, Mrs. J. G. Moore Misses
Gentleman, Moore and Mckinney
The funeral of Mrs D. T. Wyman today