The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30
Rural Happenings.


sentenced TO the county jail unless the sam
were paid. 1t seems he picked quarrel VIII
the brakeman and was put off the car at til
depot Then he picked up stone, deliberate
" walked to the front end Of the car ant
threw II into the car with fearful violence
Not satisfied with this, he jumped on the ca
and upon the platform at the passenger depo'
from where, as the train went by, be threw
another stone through awindow on the hor''
aide of the car. This last stone struck lacy
cutting open her head so tina; she tled pr'
txsely, from which wound she suffered severa
days. The young rascal got Oft very easily
Matthew McCandless and his wife are Wis
itnr Mrs. Lewis-mothe, O.. Mrs. McCand
Iess--in Marengo McHenry county. Mrs
Lewis has not been expected TO live tor some
time past
Elmer fSmmons, OF this city one OF the per
so.s mil pros'd at Geneva, who had been inoic,
ed for the murder of the late Hiram T. Alien
threatens to prosecute any and all persons IN
any way concerned in procuring his indict
ment II is currently reported thai he or some
of his friends have threatened the personal
safety of certain prominent citizens here 'or
the prominent part they took during that long
tedious trial.
II is Deing told, quietly and III confidence,
that the daughter OF prominent farmer neal
by is cncionte by young man OF means. NV
ing In q neighboring town. The young man
denies 4; while the young lady who IS much
respected, has the sympathy of all who arc
acquainted with her.
The principal of Jennings seminary. Auro
"a, gave an interesting discourse on "Educa
ZION" ut the M. T.. church here last Sunday
He drought down the house" by putting
this cOnundrum: as horse race OF more ben
eft than the human race? ?"
Julie Hummel has rented Mrs. Josephine
WIlsey's store building for few months, and
will move his sewing machines and Lighter
goods into it this week. His Office will alsc
be there. julie will tear down his old "ro"k
cry, and build three story brick building
on It's present site. Work on the new build
iug will probably commence within couple
or three weeks.
Hon. Augustus IIerrlD gton, general solicitor
Of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad, has
UTUInlSPu w tuuTtSS tllC CIdWlpIu tOHH'y 40
sOcIatiOn, Sept. 10th next, at our fair grounds
II 10 q sweating time.
DIR. Ilodes, Of Chicago, brother OF Chas
Hodes, of this city, fell upon our streets last
evening in a 1T. He was attended by DR.. }
G. David, and soon recovered.
We learn that lawyer Montgomery has been
engaged by the g., Is. & q. x. Il. Co. to attend
suits for the company that originate from Au
rora to Mendoza
w. w. Sedgwick expects to leave New
York, on the steamer City Of Berlin" Aug
5, on his European trip
To-day we had the heaviest thunder storm 81
the season. furious wind and binding rain
storm just upset every notion we had about
this being "ioinc' country.
At litnck!ey today there Is grand ODD
Fellows picnic. The lodge there celebrates its
first anniversary. The Union band and abou
forty Sandwich odd Fellows attended tins
morning.
A gentleman six miles south of Sycamore
had 40 acres of oats totally destroyed by the
army worm in AZ hours last week. The in
sectS are spreading like wild.fre, sweeping
oats, grass and corn. Unless something yc
unforeseen stops their ravages they will inJurt
the crops of this county over $jOO0OO IN ter
days time. Ex UNo.
MADsErLLEs, July 28.-- Miss A. NJ. McPher
son 10 visiting friends in Peru.
L. = Bull, Of Ottawa, paid our city pro
fessionai visit on Wednesday
Mrs, j. Mouat, ncc Bruce returned to hcl
home ia Jacksonville on Thursday Of Thu
week.
Hub Goddard, Rood Robinson, Dan Ston,
ard Charley Smith attended the races a, Ii
Sale this week.
Dick Mcbride, . L. S. secret service man
IN company with Capt. Turtle, ofthc postoflic,
department was IN town looking up business
pertaining to their departments.
The party given by DR.. and Mrs Adams OF
last Thursday night was largely attended
NJ. Mccain, who attended the races las
week in Chicago came home quite under thu
weather Dr. Dyer says lac can bring him Out
all right IN short time.
Bob Mcpherson, ex-s,atcs attorney o.
Douglas county was the guest Of his sister
Miss. A. NJ. Mcpherson, last week.
Dr. Banghman started for Kansas on Mon
day night He will be absent about three
weeks.
Ex-Sherif Blake was looking after his inter
ests here on Thursday.
Nick Downey ex-city collector Of Ottawa
was up here trying 10 collect on Monday o.
this week
Will Nicholson played Sd base for the shei
itian Il. u. Club last Saturday in \ game be
tween chat Cluh and Red Sinck,pCs nf Streatoi
The game broke up In q row at the end Of tn
fth INNING, the score standing 5 to in fayo
OF the Sheridan Club. For lot of first waite
klckers the Streaior Club takes the cake.
The entertainment given by tho ladies o
the Universallst Church was success in ever
sense Of the word The reading of NJ iss Lott
Clark. OF Ctca. was very fine indeed. Tn
music was excellent, and the refreshmepts-
tvhv thap ,Vfrc la. L irl ha LODI If hats oc,