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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-02-14

There were ~ pupils in the Peru schools in
January.
John IIerdy, aged "A, tried to board freight
train. The usual result: the boy loses leg.
Marsellles closes her billiard halls at II p NJ,
and requires her druggists to keep arccord Of all
"lquors" sold.
Mahcr Bros. x Robison's store was entered by
burglars on Tuesday night. Some 81 or s. in
cash were stolen.
G W. Werner store, on Madison street, was
entered by burglars on Sunday night, but they
secured no booty, having been frightened off by
the propretor's getting up TO "see about this
racket.
Chas Monroe on Monday night began his work
as night policeman in the first ward The ap-
pontment Of policeman for that neghborhood
has long been needed, as it was utterly mpossi-
bic for Brennan with that beat added 10 his pres
ent one TO do all justice Monroe is having a
tough time Of it, but We hope he will succeed in
conquering the crowd.
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Judge, library and clerks papers; jury rooms
with the present sherif's office and jury rooms
rs extras. The present court room could be di
vided into rooms for the county judge and court
ana a supervisors hall, giving to the sheriff the
present county judges office. The work could
be done without interfering with business; and
would cost from So, 900 TO S25OOO When II
should be desired TO finish the building il could
he done without interfering with business. The
wing would give as much room as there IS in the
present court house.
The subject was made the special order for
Thursday al 10 4. ",
Adjourned,
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will offer full line " Farm Implements, all manufac
ucd by the largest manufactures ~ the wet aud every
Implement warranted Among the NpsctI!ti's vii ofrr
New Moline Sulky Plows
Peoria Steel Beam Old Ground Flows,
Peru Flows and CultiyatOrr.
The Brown Walking Cultyator with spring attachment
and patent draft naughe genuine original spring cult
ya,Or manufactured nj Zinesyllc. OHIO,
4 few Grand Detuur Plpws,
Peoria Planters
The New Peoria Rotary Drop Planter.
Wire Check I.Dvers OF various make,
ScliDump Sulky RAkrs,
Iarruvs Of various Manufactures.
Randall PulyeriNng HsrrUHs,
Piyoted TwO-ruw stalk Cutters.
Field Rollers
Road Scrapers.
Hand Corn Shelters.
In fact almost ever, Supplement- r.ed farm and fun
line Of Garden Tools.
After the sal. be found AZ the above described oca
ton where will be prepared it'll large stock OF a the
implements the farming community generally
and s take pleasure In showing goods 20 those who
may favor me with call. J. r. PORTER.
H. II. M.TLoCK, Auctoncer. FEDS
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New ADVERTISEMENTS.
COMMON SENSE.

If any of my friends and customers or any
person wants to get their prescriptions at my
Drug Store we will gladly put them up; and
it don't matter whose prescription papers they
are written on, or where they are told to go.
If any man tells you that my Drugs, Medicines
and chemicals are not as pure us fresh, and
as cheap as any IN La Sale county, don't you
believe him he has an Are to Grtnd,
and wants YOU to turn the grindstone and
furnish the water. E. Y. GRIGGS.
Ottawa November - 1881
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TAN SALE NorICk:.-Noticr l. hereby sfves,
that ~ TAX sale hS the Treasurer and sNotClu Colcc
tor OF Ia sale county In the state of Illinois, Of denQuenk
lands ~u lots and parts OF town lots for the state county
city and Utr taxes aud costs due thereon for the
ls snd previous held AZ the County Court House il
OTTAWA IN sad COUNTY and state Aforesaid commenced %
the liza day N June A. ISIS and continued fOn day o.
day Ia PursnaLcr Of Law, Donat Hoecker the I'D day o.
Jun" u lss h~Cane the purchaser Of the following a~
sce lot Of and situate In said cUuRty and state Aforesaid
10 Wit Lot one In block fourteen IN Assessors SuhtNtstoa
Of putots IN the southwest fractional quarter OF section
eleven. IN township thirty three north, range thrce east o.
the third principal meridian. In the city Of ottawa said ~
having been assessed IN the OF p Schneider said lot
having been sold At said sale for the taxes and costs due
thereon Tor the And further notice - hcreoy
given that the time Of redemption Of said lot nom AID sae
purchase Of said lot. pONAT HOLlECkER
Ottawa. H., February s;h. A. D. issl-las~
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DtrO.

In RAYMOND Montgomery county, H., January 2sth:
lsSO Mrs.. GAIL BRILL aged 81 years, months and u
days.
At the residesce Of his father Vim. Dunavsn Esq o.
Putisnd. the 81 inst, Mr. JESSE C. Du hA|AN' aged
% years.
Mr. d. leaves wife and child, with numerous rela-
lives and other friends for him He had been
Invalid for many years and Ansy yielded 10 coasumpt1on
He vas buried in family cemetery At Dayton, Rev M
strsnb. OF Asr>eles. Officiating.
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The story of the latest barbarty comes from
Grand Rapids township. 1t would appear that
Frenchman living in the town was once the own
er of a certain horse or pony, which, We have
forgotten. Said animal was when said French
mans property, in the most dlapidated coDdi-
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For coughs and colds take DR.. Marshall's Lunl
Syrup II has cured thousands. Recommend i
TO your friend and neghbor. Price - cents, y
cents and 81 a bottle Sold by VI. kneussl.
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F. D.SVEETSER & CO.
Agricultural
Tools,
Farm Implements. Field 4
Garden Seeds,
Sewing Machines Of All Kinds,
All Warranted OF the Best Quality
and at Bottom Prices.

Reaper, Mower and Ihrcsher Repairs on hand.
Clothes wrngers Repaired with new Rolls at hall the cc.t
OF new ones snd TdtTdnted.
Best broadcast Seed Drills. &c, &c.
Harrows Of All kinds
Ottawa Flows, CuyatOrs and Gophers
Furst d BRADLEY Harro"s, Flows CuluYatorS, Sulkles
and Horse lakes. a.,
Rock island Plows and Cutvaors; latest makes Of all
kinds OF Spring Cultvators- Champion, illinois, &c.
Keystone Planters, two kinds.
Union Planters, Peoria
star Planters Peoria =.
Napdiycr, Quincy and Bario" Rotary Drop iIah'fs
Challenge Planters.
Brown No. 2 Planters.
Champion Reapcrs and Mowers, fall term.
Buckeye Reapcrs and Mowers. fall term.
Mccormick Reaper and Mower and Seifhlndrr-thr pest
and self binder In the market We put II IN the hed
with any binder made. subject TO trial.
Also full line of Small Tools Wheclarrows' Wasners
Churns Pumps the best Churn in the market also Pain
and Barbed Wire.
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$3.50 (or half the cost paid toward the bridge
between Nermillion and Farm Ridge. After a
discussion it was referred to the committee on
roads and bridges.
klove presented a resolution to pay supervis-
ors IS each for posting election notices and ap.
proving collectors bonds. Barton (E.) moved
to amend, making II 81 He didn't see how n
supervisor could use day in approving bond
when }. =. certites TO the signature Of the Sc
curities. Fisher in that case wanted II Sl.50.
Miller thought The Board should use common
sense. The law allows 81 for posting the no.
tees; and surely the approving of bond is
worth Sl.50 when the supervisor has to bring it
30 town to put it on record Barton (P.) moved
to table the whole business. Lost.
Barton Cd began 10 relent little,
Lewis thought the pay little enough where Il
supervisor has to come 10 town for the book,
prepare the bond aud look up the value of the
securities The idea this TO f. Barton OF max
ing little notorety out Of this for cheap econ
Omy is all nonsensc-you will not get credit for
it anyway.
Barton and Fisher relent, withdraw their
amendments and the resolution Of klove was
adopted, the assistant supervisors voting no"
I-"grcatly to their credit"
JlR.
Parr presented a plan to enlarge the Jail. As
the dungeon door had to be repaired, he thought
it would be good plan to make two doors-one
of bars, the other closed tight. When the dun
geon is not used rs such it could be used as a
common cell. Being twice AS large, it would
accommodate nine additional prisoners, by put
ting up hunks that could be removed. Referred
TO court house and Jail committee.
abstracts.
The finance committee reported the steps they
had taken in regard to the obtaining of Il list Of
mortgages, Nc. They considered it useful and
recommend an enlargement Of the committee to
pass upon the work. The list will have to be ar
ranged to show the mortgages by town for col
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All approved.

Stevenson (claims) reports favorably on reduc
ton Of l.. 5 SampsOn's (Frecdom) assessment as
asked refundng several taxes to Jas. Murtha,
La Sale, j. II. Budd, Deer Park, and A. J. Ho-
bert, Marseilles.
Robinson was authorized to eXpend $50 in pro
caring a crooked leg stay for a boy in Allen He
is in charge of beneyolet lady of the town, who
says she will raise him and keep him out OF the
asylum if the stay is purchased to cure the boys
crooked and fast becoming useless leg
Adjourned.
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ANTTCn-HOUSE AND LOT IN OTTAWA,
w n ~ L Eli worth. say N.tso. in part payment
for go prairie land In Bureau county rare chance
reb,Is DR. s. O. HARRIS
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Building Notice.

Sealed proposals will b. by this committee unt
March Isl 1850 for the pleon sixth Ward School
Building this city. Plans and specifications can be
the Office OF John Shule The committee reserve the
night o. reject II v al bids n. wALKkR,
= W. DwYER,
H. GONDOLF.
Feb ~ building Committee.
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c l. Denpster. Mr.. JOSEPH GERRY, Of Prairie
ter t. Miss ANSELISE r. BATCHElLEis, Of Freed
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Litchfield enquirer., 1880-01-08

audiences as ever come out to spend a pleasant evening and encourage native tal- ent!"
 -TEAoHER's ASSOCIATION. N.--At a meeting of the teachers of the town of Litchtield. held on Saturday last, an organization was effected under the titie-'The Litchfeld Teachers As sociation," and the following. officers were elected: President, w. J. s. McAllister Vice President, F. B. Barnes; Secretary and Treas urer, E. F. Merriman; Executive Committee, A. B. Webster, F. Brown, and c. R. En- mons. 2
 The next meeting of the Association will be held in the Town Hall, Litchf1eId, on Friday, the 16th inst. at one o'clock P. M Messrs. Brown and Stoddard will read selections Mir. Prindle will read paper on some educational topic-subject not yet announced. The Presi- dent will deliver an address on ''The Teachers Work" ''Whatis it?" Qualifications and Helps" Mir. Prindle's paper and Mr. McAl- listers address will be discussed by members of the Association.
 We earnestly urge upon every teacher and upon the citizens of the town generally, the duty of attending this meeting. If you care to see the standard and efficiency of our public schools raised, show it by your attending A cordial invitation is extended to all and we particularly desire that not one member of the School Committee should be conspicuous by his absence. Ladies and gentlemen, encour- age us by your presence! The Association will be called to order promptly one o'clock!
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-01-08
Kent.
January 9th 1880

On Wednesday evening, the 24th ult., Rev Mir. Sturges delivered his popular lecture be fore crowded house. Subject of lecture, ''Scenes from the Life of St. Paul, }" illustrated by many distinct and beautiful stereopticon views We count it as rare treat and would be pleased to have it repeated in our town.
 The Christmas tree at St. Andrews church on the evening of the 25th (we think without exception surpassed in beauty anything of the kind we ever beheld. The address by the Rev. MT. Sturges was we'll delivered. and very appropriate, singing excellent, and house crowded.
 Several of onr young folks are home for the holidays Among them we note MT. Walter Barnum who is studying medicine in N. Y. City.
 Miss F. Henley, of Washington, D. C., has been guest of Mrs. Mrs A. Wheeler's over the holidays
 -The Congregational Mite Society met at the residence of MT. B. Eaton, on Wednesday evening, the 31st ut. Notwithstanding the storm of snow, there was good attendance Judge Gibbs gave an entertainment in the Town Hall on the same evening; we are in- formed there were nearly 40 couples present, who tripped the light fantastic toe, aided by an excellent band of music from Duchess County, N. Y. An excellent supper was pro- vided by the worthy Judge, and joyous time till along in the small hours
 The snow that fell to the depth of three inches on the 31st, gave many longing hearts sleigh-rides on New Years Day.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-01-08
Warren.

New Years night, the people of this place made raid on the Parsonage. A goodly number were present, and made up purse of eighty dollars as token of their regard for their minister and his family. The pre- sentation was made with some very appropr1- ate remarks by Deacon M. s. Barnum of this place.
 On the last Sabbath in the past year, we reofganized our Sunday School, listened to 8 very interesting report from our Secretary, and reelected officers for the year 1880
 The Holidays passed quietly. Some of our young people were home for few days; among the number were Emeline, Ada and George Colton; Lizzie Derrickson, and Willie Carter.
 The civil authority, &c., have placed the following names in the jury box for Superior Court; Henry E. Shove, Patrick Duggan Jr., George s. Lyman, Fredrick P. Johnson, Au- gustine T. Peck, Franklin A. Curtiss, Sher- man Shove, Benjamin E. Carter, Tallmadge Swift, Charles E. Beeman; Justice Juror, Noble B. Strong. co.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-01-08
Woodbury.

Christmas of 1879 and New Years of 1880, with their usual attendants, have come and gone. A few sleighs with ''merry bells" have appeared on the streets, but at this time the snow has almost disappeared.
 Our stores have had large, varied, and tempting display of holiday goods, and, judg- ing from their number of visitors. those who received no gift, nor friendly token, were the exception. -s
 St Paul's church was, as usual, neatly, and tastefully trimmed with the fir, the pine, and the box," and a service of song held on Christmas Eve, with the usual service on |. Christmas day The annual supper. was on Friday, the 26th, at the house of Mir. John Rus sel in West Side, when large number of the parish assembled, with congratulations, kind wishes, and good cheer.
 On the evening of Jan. 1st, 1880, the friends of Deacon F. F. Hitchcock, of the First church. gathered at his residence with kindly greetings, and filled baskets, the ladies sus- taining their reputation by beautifully and bountifully spread tables of refreshments, the whole being complete surprise to Mrs. H. who had been spending the day at her moth- ers, nearly two miles from home. The occa- sion gave Rev. MT. Colver. opportunity to make the acquaintance of many of his parish toners whom lie had not otpreviously met. Mrs. Colver. who has been sick with bilious fever, and was convalescing, we regret to hear, is again prostrate and suffering.
 The North, Methodist, and First churches have each singing school, Mr. Buckingham, teacher. giving good opportunity to lovers of vocal music to become perfected in the art.
 The week of prayer is to be observed by union afternoon services each day, in the churches alternate, each church arranging the evening service at its pleasure.
 A company of our citizens went to South bury on Saturday to present their plea to the proper authorities regarding the location of the railroad depot there; matter of no small importance to the business interests of Wood bury. Y.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-01-08
New Milford.

The tobacco sorters have custom of giving presents to their bosses, and they have already commenced giving them.
 A certain young man took a girl to the Firemans Ball, and before it was over, got mad at something, and went home, leaving his fair lady toget back the best way she could. We tender our sympathies to the afflicted parties.
 The holidays are over, and now every one can return to the realities of life.
 Andrew Barlow has left town for the west. He is to stay with his uncle in Mis- souri.
 -Anan Buck has built new hen house.
 An old building owned by Earle Bost- wick, standing near the Parklane road, was burned one night, last week, together with some farming utensils. The loss is small.
 Miles O. Camp has very painful wound on his arm caused by accidently sticking needle into it, which broke off, leaving the point in his arm. It is swollen so badly that the end of the needle cannot be extracted.
 An unknown man assaulted lady named Carroll, on West Street, last Friday evening. He came out from near the work shop of Merritt Beach and seizing her, threw her to the ground. Her screams were heard by MT. Beach, who hastened to the spot. The'man, hearing him coming. left Miss Carroll, and ran through the lumber yard near by, and in the darkness escaped.
 Rev. Dr. Wells preached on amusements, Sunday evening, in the Episcopal church.
 IN. Lachenbruch & Co.,, are contemplat- ing building a tobacco warehouse on West street.
 Another row occurred in Humiston's groggery, last Saturday night. When one man sells another. whiskey who gets drunk and noisy, and the dealer then has him arret- ed for making disturbance, that rumseller is mean enough to steal sheep. Roy.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-01-08
Plymouth Sketches No. S47.

Not long since, Mr. and Mrs. John M. War dell went South to spend the winter.
 Mir Ira Bevans, of Thomaston, has pur- chasek and is occupying the Newman Atwater
 MT. Luzerne A. Pratt formerly of Bris tol, has moved from the Center to Naugatuck.
 On Tuesday evening, Dec. SOth, a party of young people met at T. W. Austin's Hotel. East street. Music and dancing comprised part of the programme.
 On New Years evening the members of the First Congregational society furnished ap 'oyster supper for the pleasure and benefit of their Sunday School. It took place in inc Town Hall. In addition to oyster ar d tbinps necessarily pertaining thereto, cake n;es coffee, candy, and oranges abounded in derc ious profusion. Parson Hillsrd is ..rve,, Yankee, who does not propo,e to have a thing done, and then leave the task for others to ac- complish; but he bravely s'puts his shoulder to the wheel" and says ''come on brethren, come on!" and the thing is done.
 On Friday evening, the 2d, inst, Farrar ana Ciarke's theatrical troupe rendered in our lown Hall the celebrated play '.Uncle Toms Caoin'" to full house. Only few of our people had previously heard it. The perform ance IS highly commended by those who at. tended.
 On Sunday, the 4th, the only child of MT. ana Mrs Marshall Leach was baptized in the First Congregational church.
 Last week, instead of saying that between thirty and forty dollars worth of presents were distributed from our Sunday School tree, l should have said abom sizsy.