The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-18
Rural Happenings.
Sand wich.


be frs, class snide We hear OF several peo.
ple who were swindled out of money at the
ashow." The best actor and tumbler WAS the
elephant, Empress" which did remarkably
we'll
It is currently reported that the present city
marshal, Mr.. Shaftcr, has been requested
70 resign by the city council, or part
of them That before doing so some OF the
council made arrangements with the former
marshal, Mr.. A. Ii. Hill, to accept the position
when Mr.. Shafter resigned 1t Is also stated
that Mr.. Skater proposes not to do anything
of the kind, but will leave the responsibility
of creating q vacancy with the mayor. 1t now
remains TO be seen whether Mr.. Mosher will
remove the present official and appoint the old
one, and what causes he will assign for dong
80. But some say that no such removal VIII
be made, and that there will be two city mar.
other by the aldermen. AS Mr.. Hill has given
ND his Job on the detective force in Chicago
and returned home to accept the position there
seems to be reason for believing these rumors
are true.
A class in archery will be started here next
week. or possibly this. Twenty young men
and ladies Will take lessons under the
supervision of gentleman from Newark.
ESQ. VIM Deacon, Of Shabbona, has been
visiting friends in this place since last thurs.
day.
H. S. Hills and family have removed to
Sioux Falls, Dakota, where Mr. Hills Is en-
gagged in banking.
Vim. NJ. Able is seen on our streets again
He has a farm near Lincoln, Neb., where he
has been engaged for some months past assist
ing his son Fred. Mr.. Abel took car load OF
so hogs to Chicago last week and realized 30
a hundred tor them. That's good farming for
Nebraska, isn'titg
George Scheidecker, proprietor of the hotel
at Malta is in attendance upon the Latter Day
church meetings now progressing IN their
chapel here.
Miss Grace Foster, daughter of Rev. j. o.
Foster, of this place, has been chosen teacher
of music in Jennings seminary, Aurora. Good
for Grace.
Peter A. Mlsner had horse and mule killed
by lightning on his farm near Millington last
Sunday Proofs OF loss were made and dam
ages 500, will probably be paid this week by
the American Insurance Company, OF Chica-
co. in which company the property was III.
sured The lightning struck an elm tree and
shattered 1t to pieces; then, jumping the wire
fence that passed under the tree, 1t took ride
thirty rods on the wires, "laying out'' nearly
all the posts on the route, until 1t reached the
place where the animals stood with their
Here 1t Jumped" the animals and laid them
out to keep
George Bark had three sheep killed by
lightning last Friday during the thunder
storm.
The boss masonic celebration this year will
be held at Plano on st. Johns day, June "a
1t promises to be a monster affair.
Circuit court opens at Sycamore today.
Four jurors took the trip this morning. 1t IS
confidently expected that our temperance city
council will present to the grand jury the cases
OF certain gentlemen here who have been keep
ing club rooms But little evidence has been
Obtained and it will be sort Of fishing ex-
cursIon" to secure witnesses.
Rev. N. A. Reed, ID. d., OF Amboy has nc
cepteG a call from the Baptist church of this
city and preached his inaugural" sermon at
the church Yesterday. We hear the lecture
very highly complimented by those who heard
Lewis Walters and Merrill Hoagland got to
quarreling last Tuesday during circus time
and were lodged in the lookup until next
morning to cool off. Wednesday morning
they were brought before Esq. Montgomery
and fined $5 each and costs. Mr.. HOagland
paid his fine and was released Mr.. Walters
swore he'd "be carried by the worms through
the key hole before he'd pay cent" and was
sent to the cooler, there to "remain until fine
and costs are paid"
A great MANY copies OF the Revised Yer
sion" and Revised English Vcrsion"-in par
allel columns, published by George Munro,
have been sold by our popular news agent, {
Robert K Woodward
William Miller, while at work for Jud T0l-
man on the Sandwich Enterprise Company's
building, fell from ladder and conclusion
of the brain laid HIM up over day. lie Is
now much better. II
Mr.. X. NJ Pritchard, Il resident of the Old
Settlers Association for southern de kalb I
county, has issued call Tor the next annual
reunion and picnic. 1t will be held ut Pritch-
ards grove, September
A call has been issued and will be pub
lished tomorrow, announcing meeting at
p. NJ. next Saturday at Montgomery's office .
here, to make arrangements tor the picnic to
be held at the Sandwich Fair Grounds Sept.
10.
Hon. Emory A. Storrs, of Chicago, will
make himself felt, heard and known" this I
year by delivering an Grafton at the Sandwich .
Fair
Carter T. Wright, the police magistrate and
druggist of Somonauk, was IN town the other
day He tried TO board passing freight 60
ing west but missed the step and was thrown
around behind the rear car with great violence
upon the plank crossing on Main street. Mr..
Wright is a heavy weight" tipping the beam
at about 23j lbs. avoirdupols, and the fall com
pletely stunned him and dislocated his hip |
JOINT He was picked up by some of our cili-
zens and carried into the rear room of Culver
Bros. bank, where he was treated by DIR. n Il.
Ballou Choroform was administered the pa.
tient made happy and shortly afterward car
ried TO Somonauk where l hear he Is dong
we'll The only unfinished part of the job ,
as the boys say-is that he forgot to pay his
fine for jumping on the cars.
MARsEILLEs, June 17.-Where is the man
who came up here from Ottawa last week look
ing for Charley Hook and jim Crossg 1io
agreed to give some OF the boys V TO tell OF
their whereabouts and after he found them