The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25
Rural Happenings.

SYCAMORE H., June 20, 1881.
The circuit court of DeKalb county was
opened today with Judge Clark W. Upton on
the bench. After calling the roll of the grand
jury, the case Of Chas. Dyas was taken up. 1t
will be recollected that Dyas was one of the
men indicted last October for the murder OF
Hiram p Allen, in Sandwich, in February
1880. Dyas turned states evidence in the
trial of Thomas and Woodruff, at Geneva last
winter. He had been promised immunity pro
vided he would testify to all he knew of that
case. When his case was called the states at
torney, J. B. Stevens, Esq, entered n0lle
prosegm. Dyas seemed remarkably happy
He shook hands with his attorneys, Lowell and
Barnes, with Sheriff l.. p Wood, States Attor.
ney Stevens and a few others in the court
room then started with his father for Sand
witch, his former home. did not learn wheth
er he intended to remain in Sandwich or go
elsewhere for his future home. This will end
the matter for while When the peculiar
evidence against the parties connected in that
horrible murder becomes fully developed you
may lcok out for thunder all around the sky"
For as sure as night follows the day, so sure
all the murdererJ of that good man, Mr.. Allen,
will be brought to justice.
Mr.. States Attorney Stevens made his first
speech to the grand jury, and here append it
that La Fayeste Brewer, of your county, and
Brother Sweetland, of Kendall, may learn it
by heart, viz. Gentlemen of the jury: 1t
Is my duty to give you some Instructions.
Your first duty is TO select a clerk. You should
choose good penman. 1t don't matter wheth-
er he is a rapid writer, writes a good hand or
a poor one. twill do if he spells everything
correctly. Next it Is your duty to indict no one
through malice or i'll will. will be IN my
office in town any time you may wish to see
me" This IS all there was to the speech and
it took" immense.
Samuel Nicholson ahd Chas. S. Cullen, of
court Elk UNO.
OphIr.
OPHrR, June 20.-The weather still contin'
ues wet. A great deal of corn has been ru-
med and there is good prospects for more to
follow.
Jno Willshay's new barn is now finished.
The Crane boys are erecting a large monu.
ment over their mothers grave in the Wenner
cemetery
Mr. o. Krausse, of Van Grin, was home last
week.
Hank Ettingcr, our genial plasterer, is very
busy
Miss jeanette Wylie, Maggie and Mamie
Gamble, Mrs Allen Wylie and daughter Jen-
ME departed last week on a trip TO Scotland,
where they will spend the summer.
Tell Phone wants to know where Pedro is
In answer Will state am still in my old sane.
,um where will be pleased TO see Tell Phone
any time and when | again go west will give
him cordial invitation to go along.
VIII Gilspel, OF Chicago, is visiting friends
! In this vicinity. Miss Josie Klein, of Mendo-
Ia, was the guest of Alvna Krausse last week.
Charley Smiths house will soon be com.
plete, when he will have nice, commodious
home.
Mr.. Jno. Jackson recently lost valuable
COW through milk fever
Mrs. -, nee Fannie Lawrence, Of Gales
burg, Is visiting jessie Wylie.
Some of the boys started out the other night
to charivari Jim, but he met them on theroad
smiling like sunflower. Frank says he is
harder to catch than flea, but he says they
will give him free music if il takes all sum
mer, and think It WILL