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


man proceeded to fill up on Marseilles bridge
1t had its usual effect and the boys started out
to do the town They first struck the Island
House and commenced to clean that hosiery
out IN the most approved manner. After they
had given the inmates the run, they adjourned
to the hotel under the Illinois river bridge
Monday German paid fifteen dollars for his
share of the expenses; and Hyatt will do like
wise when he returns from Peru.
Will Taylors quartette will take the road
soon after the Fourth on foot,
The Marsellcs band held a meeting Tues
day night and elected +. T. NefI (betterknown
to Ottawa people as "Uno," correspondent for
the Times from tins place. leader and director
of the consolidated bands
Charley Johnson and Dick Swartz, two of
the "mashers" of this town, will spend the 4,h
in Chicago.
Mr. Finnerty, of Finnerty Bros, IN com
pany with George Raab, of Seneca, was IN
town Sunday.
Leslie Mcpherson, Of Tuscola, paid his sis.
ter a flying visit last week,
NJ. Mccain arrived home from Chicago yes,
terday.
Mike Mitchell says his new horse is world
heater and that Tom NcDermott will have to
lay very quiet now
VIII Nicholson says he can run fifty yards
down hill quicker than the best record-pro-
vided he can take the hill in the old town
tor it.
The way that all trains ran on the r. |. K.
Il. through this village is an outrage. Through
frcights run at the rate Of twenty to thirty
miles per hour through the very center of the
village while there is "a state law that pro-
hblts them running faster than six miles per
hour, if il was enforced Instead OF passing
laws against the giving away of whisky and
beer. the trustees had better enforce the ordi
nance pertaining TO railroads,
BY Wylie's mule, The Nemesis" that
haun,s Stone Of the Register was in town last
week lie arrived from Joliet per tow.path
on the night of the 18th, and several of our
prominent citizens called on him at Smiths
barn where he was domicled and bid him
welcome to the town.
The young man who sports n spotted dog
and Is connected with paper mill had better
take more seasonabe hours for his devotional
exercises.
fSqulrc Pomeroy don't serve those papers
Mrs. - will have him impeached
There is some talk on the streets OF having
this village divided.
The scholars of Brady's school gave him
at the lieckwlth House on Tuesday
evening
S. w. Williams, who formerly owned the
Black mill in this place, was in town one day
this week. +. l.. \.
MENDOZA, June Ell. d. Tower is rush
ing work on his new planning mill. He will
have the machinery running IN about ten |
days.
The graduating exercises of the Blackstone
High School take place at the First Baptist
church, June 30, at 8 r. NJ. Mr. Quincy has |
charge of the music.
Henry Thaver is visiting New York and
Washington City.
MIS-. r. Signor has gone to Kansas City on
b visit to his daughter
Miss Kate Plummer arrived home last Tues.
lay from Freeport.
Bond Parker is home on visit
p W. Wilcox, the Mendoza carpenter, will
speak at Paxton, Ford county, on the 4th.
II. s. Clark was in Chicago last week on
business connected with the OIL works.
Walter Packard, of Chicago, was visiting
here this week.
Mr.. Sam West and family started for his
future home IN Chicago last week.
Our friend William Burnett who was so Sc
verely crushed by the cars on the 9TH of May,
fingered until Saturday without a reaction set
Heath came to his relief. The funeral, which
COX place Sunday from the Methodist church,
was one of the largest seen here for some time.
The remains were followed to the grave by the
Knights of the Meccabees, of which suciety |
he became member only about two months
before the accident and from which his widow
will receive $1,000, L. X. II.
Seneca.
SENECA, June %, 1SS1.-Business ~ we'll
As items rather dull during the past few weeks. |
Farmers IRE too busy attending to growing |
crops to give much time to trading or hauling |
grain. Our streets are kept lively, however
by the large number of men and teams haul. |
ing heavy rocks and lumber from the railroad
for the new bridge of the :. & X. X. X.
An interesting and lively suit took place on
last Monday before his honor Squire Bur
well Henry Betterman, who runs one of
the largest saloons in our village, was brought
before his honor for violation of village or
dinancc which closes all saloons at 10 =. NJ.
After hearing the evidence pro and con, the
worthy Squire decided that the complaint was
lodged "too previous" much to the satisfac-
ton Of Betterman and his friends and the
deep disgust OF the powers that be-"
The Catholics Of Seneca and vicinity are
making preparations for holding picnic to
celebrate the Fourth on large scale, An ora.
ton is to be delivered on the occasion, To be
followed by sack races, mule races, running
jumping, dancing, &c. The proceeds will be
devoted to the interests of the church, and a
good time may be expected by all.
NJ. n. Armstrong of your city, son of our
Wash" of Brooktield, and Miss Fannie Os.
good, daughter of l.. p Osgood, OF Brookfield,
were united IN Hymen's bonds on yesterday
afternoon. The happy pair left on bridal
tour. In the language of "Parthenia,"
Two souls with but single thought,
Two hearts that beat as one"
They have the congratulations and best
wishes of many friends.
John A. Garden has returned from Colora-
do, and gives glowing accounts of Its treas
ures.
ID. II. Underhlll, jr., our popular p. NJ, who
has been more than once "shot full of bullets,
had very painful operation performed on his
right leg few weeks ago, which resulted very