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

the young lady in question safe and sound
lie now says the reason he kicked was because
he got rig with two seats instead OF one
The trouble between Terry Cosgrove and
Arch Galloway, which was to be settled by ar
bitra,,on, was postponed until Monday, the
LAWYERS in the case not putting in an appear
ance.
Tin sullivan and Frank McGec Of Chicago
were endeavoring to catch all the fish In the
river on Wednesday Of this week. T. l.. \.
OpHIR, July 22-Well, what has become Of
Tell Phone? Have town duties proved too
much for him'
The warm weather Is Just making corn
boom.
John Wylle, jr, has finished painting his
new barn He did well.
Alex Wallace recently moved his small
tenant house into Homer.
| Harvest hands are scarce commodity.
Jim McNally has treated his shelter to a
new feeder. He now has capital shelter.
Mr.. Ben Wealherbee contemplates going to
Chicago to enter Rush Medical College.
Geo. Mclaughlin has started the Eureka
restaurant in Homer.
Oats will not be as heavy crop as had been
expected
Geo. Ilergcr has cut his wheat, being fair
crop.
Geo. Phillips recently lost his pocket book
with ga.
Jno. Wylie, of Toronto, Can, Is visiting
friends IN this vicinity.
Oscar Nelis, while unloading hay recently
with horse fork, had one of his fingers taken
off by being caught in pulley.
James Kidd No. |, while returning from
the Paw show, had IL runaway, throwing
him out and breaking his leg. His wife was
also slightly injured.
James Finley's house is now finished. Some
of our young folks had a gay time camping
out at Starved Rock. think the boys would
like to go some more.
John Kennedy, of Galesburg, is the guest Of
John Wyle. PEDRO,
OrHIR July 2G.-IIarvesting is gong on
rapidly in this vicinity. Oats will be pretty
good crop.
Mr. Curtis.s team ran away last Thursday
mormng making things lively for time and
break ing ha buggy into several pieces.
Jas. Lawrence, and Old settler Of the town,
Is dangerously i'll.
Geo. Willis on last Saturday afternoon cut
seven acres of oats for John Nicholson in
four hours.
There is vacation in No, 7. The teacher,
Miss Fogarty is attending the teachers lns.i-
tutc at Ottawa.
The farmers in this vicinity are all afraid Of
the army worm, which has made its appear
ancc about ten miles north of here.
IMPROVEMENTS Fred Lawrence, new
barn; Hank Davis, Warren Willis, u. Gar.
land, a. Rigley and j. Buffers, new binders;
j. Campbell, a new mower /" Hughes, new
windmill John Kerns, a new Champion reap.
cr and mower; Thos Hutchins and Alex Aus.
tin, new Champion mower, and John Kerns,
a new organ.
The Woods binder takes the cake" in his
neighbOrhood.
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are offering 81 and $3.50 and then cannot 81
them.
| The Rpubiicdn is backing the mayor in an al
tempt to bu.doze Mr. Pease of Marsellles out
Of building the Cass street culvert, by threaten
ing Dir. F. with difficulty In getting his money
when the work shall be flushed, because 'the
mayor will not sign the checks on the city treas
urer." Nobody but the mayor and the Reppbii-
can ever before heard that 1t was necessary for
the mayor to sign a city order to make it paya-
BILE. The mayor Of 1881 seems TO have most Won
derful ideas Of his powers. All his powers over
orders paid is to certify to the treasurer the
amounts ordered disbursed-simply check on
the clerk who, previous TO 1876 had unlimited
authority practically in the matter of drawing
orders. II the mayor will not make such list
of orders, the chairman OF the finance committee
may do The work on the culvert will begin
next week, four committee men and the clerk
having signed the contract, under the resolution
! of the council giving the committee power to
act. The work will require about months
| time.
| A young man, Il German, while on drunk,
late on Thursday evening, walked onto the loose
boards laid on the jolst of the new court house,
from which he fell some 10 feet upon broken
brick and stone in the cellar below. He was
only slightly bruised The police raised him out
OF the cellar and carefully carried him to the
Washington House, go that he could die COM
fortably When left to himself the fellow jump
ed to his feet and began kissing the spectators.
Then the police locked him up!
THE COURTS.
i The Circuit Court.
| M. W., al