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


| SANDWICH. FEB. 9.-AlonZs -. Britt, an ole
and well known resident of this township me
| ms death last "Wednesday evening. He fell
down a stairway and broke his neck. A larg,
concoursc of citizens attended the funeral cere
monies. which were conducted by the Baptist
minister, Rev A. l.. FAIR. Mr.. Britt wa, q
great friend to the little boys and girls and
| frequently would interest them by rccountinp
"reminiscences of the Black Hawk war of 1895
and the Mexican war of 1874, IN both of which
ne uar,icipated.
HARRISON brigham. formerly of Worthwhile
met with n serious accident last Tuesday b,
falling from A load of straw and striking or
| his head. It is thought he suffers from a sc
we're conclusion of the brain. HIS wife Par
melia Thrall, Is at the EIgin ASYLUM for the
Insane. and IN his dclrlous spells he often
speaks of her. Dr.C l.. Misick IS in attendance
DIR. G.. II Peters "tGrmerly of Indiannpolis
and highly recommended by the Judges of th,
Supremc Court of the Commonwealth of In
| diana" AS he puts it, Is in "A sad plirht. A
| few weeks ago he came here with his crcdrn
tlals. certificates recommendations. licenses
etc. He opened an office and flooded the plac,
with circulars and advertisements of his won
dcrful cures He iumped in,o fine hearts and
confidence of our oyercrcdulous people and re
ported lat he was earning over $40 day. He
lie bit the printer Blo0drood of the Fre,
| Press: but little was thought of that AS Frank
often gets bit by being honest with stranger,
who are dishonest with HIM. He got drunk
and tumbled of the sidewalk few times but
nothing strange in that because we are so nc
customed IN drunken sipbts. that's n matte,
of business, simply-that's what we license sa
looms for Evidently the Doctor was lamc
FRIDAY or Saturday by the State Board of
Health
Rev. NJ Fullcnwider, of the Chicaeo Pres
yricst.s hop delivered two very GOOD sermons
at the Pres. church here Yesterday. In sun
dnv school he frankly confessed that one verse
of The lesson was n "stumper - thai he couldn,,
understand with ALL his iipht viz "Whoso
ever therefore shall break one of these Icas,
commandments and shall teach mon 90 ho
shall he called the least IN fine kIngdom -,
heaven y etc. Matt v 10
one day last week n gentleman co,,od nm
one of Sandwiches ladies md ,nnnirnd hnr
name, etc He told her that he knew her di.
vorccd husband and his relatives in GAINESVILLE
Wis, and claimed to be a friend of hers. tell.
ing her that her husband divorced had used
her wrong that said strangers wife was in
town, SICK at Il certain house unknown. that
he gave his name as Tom McGuire. claimed
to be n Jockey, had no home and the like. lie
took especial pains to recall many UNPLEASANT
things in the history of this noble woman as
if wanting to harrow her already sorrowed
heart. 1t is believed that the SAID "Tom" was
an cmlssary of the divorced husband sent no
a spy and ia decncp the wounda of on olroad, :,
lacerated soul. The furture interview asked
was refused Tom evidentlv was a orido
David Mosher, formerly os Worthwhile will
move will. his family to his farm there, near
John Moores, in the spring sandwich viii
lose and Worthwhile regain good citizen
The blacksmith shop, carriage factory re-.
pair shop and offspring manufactorybuiidiny
Of Pane n Shocrcn Is nearing comnlenon
Paine saws they will manufacture "tw,ns"-.
twin springs, YOU know.
The forciblc detainer suit Of Mr. Uaphor or
Chicago, ps. Mrs. Ponpratz and Ira ATor Of
this city, was decided in plaintifNs favor n.
fendani ponrratz insists I'm, ,osa"aa;',. ~
never be given up: that the hmIdinr shall
burn first etc. Business, she is FyJ2Sn
uy.ror, Eoh IN ,ooo
nn ,ha trS, Du' '.y couhcil
and nnssad so,or,I ;n,, t'v"uas W 'iis month
yyharoa.cs ,ha, f,i,,, ndn,.i iesoIu!lonS ana
thny Layo,,isn "a '"ou "ui ui'iHciiS 'hat
nf man IN Io,,sIs,a f ,i' h, a'c oouy
ritv rho wisJ"n, nr,h"ir " u.s., Interests ol tlle
,hcir Ji,n;d.J and snra,or,o, - oulIeu WIN
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