The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08
left, thinking that the spirit Of Judas holds
the KEYS of the tabernacle. FUNDER.
County and NeighbOrhOOd Z.


County and Neighborhood.
A piece Of fall plowed land near Tonica thl:
year yielded 40 bushels OF corn to the acre.
A new hog disease has appeared with destruc
tive effect near Toncs. Its nature Is not stated
Rt. Rev. Bp. spaulding, OF Peoria, delivered q
strong temperance sermon at Marseilles on last
Sunday afternoon.
About the first OF this week Sam 1ippincott
shot and killed a grey eagle down at the Oxbow
timber, near Tonics. 1t measured 50 feet fro III
tip TO tip.
Marseilles Plaindealer: "While out cunning
the other day, Walter johnson shot an eagle in
Longs ravlne, and it measured nearly i've feet
and half from tip to tip OF wings"
The conference Of the NJ. L. church held at
Canton, H., appointed Rev. Alex. Smith to
Grand Ridge; Rev. NJ. Frelder, Rutland; Rev.
j. w. Haney, streator; Rev. T. Doney, Tonica;
Rev. G. W. Barnes, Wenona Rev. j. Rogers,
Wenona Circuit.
A La Sale telegram OF Monday says a young
woman named Lottie Dedrick, daughter OF a
prominent farmer residing about six miles north
OF that city, was shot in the left shoulder, Satur-
day afternoon last, and seriously wounded, near
her home. No clue has been discovered as to
| who fired the shot.
Earlville Gazette: "The corn crop in this region
it is now generally admitted, will yield better
crop than was expected during the terrible
drought, say two.thirds OF full crop. Sadias
vosburgh, Of Twin Grove, says his corn will
yield better than last year; and this Is the case
with some early planted fields near Earlville. AS
the corn is more advanced than usual, few
have begun to crib little already, and others are
husking to feed hogs"
A successful Tonica potato grower this year,
the Ne,cs says, planted his potatoes on top OF the
ground, sprinkllng little dirt over them, and
then covered them about ten inches deep with
straw, and thus raised fine crop in season of
general failure. By the way, his success by this
method suggests new departure in potato cul-
turc. He has adopted 1t for several years past
with uniform success. The potatoes that he
planted in the usual way. and in the same lot,
yielded very poorly in comparison
The Tonics Ne,rs puts the case nicely in this
way: 1T took the frosty month OF October TO
bring us rain-the soaking rains that went to the
root Of the drOuth. September gave us few
premonitory showers, but the mornings OF Oct.
I'd and 4th opened the toodgates OF heaven and
poured down such prodigious quantities Of water
that the long empty cistern. are replenished and
the dry streams set to gurgling gently along
their accustomed courses. The ground is now
wet enough for all practical purposes. week
or two of warm weather would make splendid
pasture grass and cover the earth with verdure.
The Streator Free Press says: prof. A. II.
Worthen State Geologist Of Illinois, is coming
to La Sale county this week, to make a new geo.
logical survey OF the county, In order to correct
the errors now contained In the state reports
The original survey was made by Capt. Freeman
good many years ago, and is now known to
contain 80 many errors that Mr.. Worthen has de-
cided to make a new survey himself. He will
examine especially the economic and geologic
products OF the county, and for that purpose will
come first to Strcator and examine the coal fields,
the clays, etc, and will then proceed down the
Vermillion, examining the outcrops and upheav.
ais between here and Peru. From Peru he will
proceed up the river rs far as Marseiles or Uti-
ca La Sale county now ranks rs first county
in the state In the value OF Its geologic pro-
ducts"
negro named Hubbard committed highway
robbery IN Mendoza last week. After his arrest,
the Bulletin says, "a number OF persons in dis
guise quietly went to the Jail, and overpowering
the guard, forced him to admit them to the Jail.
Ropes were put around the necks Of the negroes,
another negro, from Princeton. having been ar
rested as an accomplice) and the rigldntes began
to prepare for business. Hubbard refused to
make any confession, even with several pistols
pointed at his head; but the Princeton negro,
after q few 'yanks" had been given to the rope
around his neck, at once began to speak He
stated that Hubbard had confessed to him that he
(Hubbard) had taken Vater's wallet and offered
to divide the contents with him. The ugildntes
then returned the prisoners to the custody OF the
jailer and retired. Next morning the negroes
were arraigned before Esq. LamDerton, when
the Princeton negro made his statement, and 1t
appearing that he was not with Hubbard when
the robbery occurred he was released, but Hub
bard was committed to the county jail"
Augustus Hcnker and Frank Paige, aged about
I2 years each, and living about two miles south
OF Morris, started out hunting last Sunday morn
ing, and before going Paige's gun accidentally
went OF and Augustus received the charge in
the right shoulder, which carried away with 1t
portions OF the muscles VI we arm anu SHatIci
ed about two inches Of the bone, and making
two missions in the chest, from one OF which the
physicians extracted dozen or more shot, while
the other is through the chest and 1t is presumed
that some Of the shot entered one or both Of the
lungs. The doctors amputated the arm, but It
is more than probable that the boys life cannot
be saved. Paige left Immediately after and up to
3 o'clock yesterday had not returned. Mr.. Paige
desires that the boy be apprehended. When last
seen he had on a brown suit Of clothes, was
barefooted wore straw hat and his face is
somewhat freckled. Any person knowing his
whereabouts will do kindness by informing the
father. The Morris Herald: "Soon after the &C
cidental discharge OF the gun, young Paige ap-
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