The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-17
THE COURTS.
The Circuit Court.


Judge McRobcrts having recovered, this court
has been in session all week since Monday after
noon.
One of the interesting cases was that OF
Smith u.s. Anderson, appeal from Mendoza JUS
tees court. Smith is the genial city marshal
of Mendoza, and fanccr Of high bred dogs.
He was the owner of a pair of high bred Irish
setter pups, with pedgrees as long as
the En- lishman's whose ancestors "came over
with the Conqueror," and valued at $50 each
As bird dogs they seem TO have been q success.
Anderson is chicken fancier, whose special
agony is plymouth Rocks, genuine descen.
dants OF the Pilgrim Fathers. Smith and An
derson were ncighbors. Smiths dogs were spc
ciclly neghborly; and amused themselves with
Anderson's chickens, having "streaked the pale
air with the blood" Of some 80 of them. This
was too many" for Anderson; and one fine day
his shooting iron went of accidently and, as is
always the case, the two pups died. Law suits
followed; and in this court, Smiths damages
were put at the modest sum of $40
Court adjourned on Thursday morning In
honor of Judge Gilman until Monday afternoon.
The record:
Geo. s. Bond WIN Shultz, case finding mot
guilty., motion for new trial.
Chas. Curdv. G. Il. Smith, for pln
Ju1gn,ents.- Isaac Gage Us. John and Ezra De-
vcraux and Mark j. Hoag SlS03. IA; c. b. Hess
". Armour, $l37 60.
In Chanceu--David Garfield V. Juliana and
Ezekiel Hayes, decree of foreclosure; amount,
s3ii 81.
COuaty Court.
Monday next will be ''claim day" in the pro-
bate court. To save costs, all claims against tie
following estates must be presented on or before
that day:
c. G. Lutz, Ottawa; Wm. II. Brcuer, North
vile; Alvin sapp, Ottawa; Albert Preston,
Streator; John Parker, Ophir; James McCauley,
Mendoza; Emile Mallie, South Ottawa: Ole ia
cobson, Miller; James Clifford, Lostant; Jacob
&. Price, Hope; Susannah II. Bullock and Olyer
NJ. Bullock, Vermillionvillc; VIM. Taylor, Men.
dota; David Grove, Rutland; Mary Gcheber, Of
tawa; Vim. II. Williamson, Sheridan.
INSANE.
On Monday, John Avery, Il farmer living near
Lostant, was declared insane in this court. He
has been insane for some two mo- iIs. The
cause is said to he intemperance and reading Of
documents on sprituaism. He is violent and
dangerous.
Around the Cuort House.
to marry:
Ered'k Biederstadt and Amelia VAIL.
A. l.. Calvin and Catherine Mathts.
Joseph CAalders and Catherine Fitzgerald.
George d. Collins and Mary l.. Gum.
! REAL ESTATE.
| Eighty-two real estate Instruments were this
week filed in the recorders Office. The money
involved was, compared with last week:
April IS. April s.
Sales ............... $50, 100 90. ..... s44 93
Loans ................ Ii, 24947....... % $40 90
Among the warrantee deeds filed this week
we're:
Lot 6, blk. 49, Minerva add, Peru, $3.50.
Lots Is, rs, blk. Z Clark's I'd add, Utica, COO;
d. F. Lee buyer.
Lot 4, blk 1902 Lasalle, $1,000, Chas. Ceary,
buyer.
| c. NJ. Carpenter to a. Watson, lots |, q blk.
| s, Crotty's I'd add to Crotty (Seneca). $3.50
| Lot 3, Plumb's 4th add, subd. blk 4, Streator,
$500.
Lot 4, blk. Q, Riverside add Streator, $500;
James Z. Morris, buyer.
f. T. Keage TO Ebin J. Ward, lot s, blk. 10,
Richey's add, Marseilles,S 600.
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