The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-03-12

ciuded the purchase OF the plant and franchises
of the Peru and La Sale Gas Co. The Heaeral
terms of transfer have been arranged aud the
minor details are al that remain to conclude the
sale.
| Lii Sale Democrat: The Stockholders of the
Illinois Zinc company met on Tuesday afternooh
for the purpose Of perfectng arrangements for
the building OF their rolling mill This mill Will
be erected east Of the zinc works operated by the
company between this city and Peru. The capt
ial stock was increased to $4,000"
| The Blackstone sck0Oi (Meudota) anatomy
class had az the phenomenal subject the other
day a man, who, among other peculiarlties,
has the power 10 change the location Of his
that organ down In his stomach into either the
right or LETT illiac region. The muscles ri his
arm are nearly as hard 20 iron, which be Gays
came by nature and not by exercise. He can
bend =. inch rod by simply striking 1t across
his forearm. He was born Ia Morocco, Africa,
! speaks 10 language, and has Travelled all over
the world, attracting much attention from ply
.icians and scientists.
| The Streator Ere Prss tells this very, very pa
thctic tale: "A sad case of dupllcty has just
made itself manifest In StreatCr. Some few
weeks ago a buxum German girl Of about twenty
years, induced sturdy German Of forty TO pay
her passage and come with her TO this country
under the promise of marriage when they should
arrive In America Tho old man was confiding.
He loved the girl; she tickled him under the
chin, and he cooed upon her like buck dove.
She hcayod signs as big as a watermelon, and he
guped them down. seeds, rnd and all. This
sort o thing went on for some time, and the old
man was completely gone" He promised to
bring her over, ond they would be married. He
paid her passage and took her under his fatherly
protection during the voyage. They duly ar
rived, and finally made their way TO Streator
where the young lady Is engaged as servant
girl In the American House. But she will not
now keep the troth she plghted. She merely
monkeyed with the old man in order 10 get her
passage paid TO America, and he In consequence
is nearly distracted over the girls perhdy. He
yesterday purchased Of Fielding ticket back TO
Havre, and will not probably come 10 this coun.
try with another girl unless he Ia married in ad
vance"
The S,reator Free Press quotes from the San
hutOulo, ACAas, E<fftHh, tue ioboWuE Tp"p
Is years ago John Z. Wilson, farmer living near
Odell, left for California. His friends heard from
him few times, but finally word came that he
had been killed by the Indians. His wife, who
had died before he went west, was a sister of
Mrs. J. II. Burgess, living two miles west OF
SlreatOr. Two daughters were married TO two
cons OF old Mr.. Wauchope. who WAS one OF the
old residents OF Farm Ridge. The Wauchope
boys had good start from their fathers estate,
but were not fortunate in its management, and
los, most u it. Ore Of them then drifted to
Texas, while the other went to California. and
both had hard struggle with poverty. A
few months ago the one who was at San Antonio |
saw that n man named Wilson had made big |
strike OF gold mine in New Mexico. The name |
was that OF his father .in.law who they supposed
was dead, and he became so impressed with the |
idea that it might be his relative that be wrote |
him. An answer soon came saying he was the |
Wilson who had formerly lived near Odell and
that II his correspondent was his son-inlaw 70
come 10 him at once, he had money enough for |
all He had written 10 his daughters, but had
never heard from them. For many years he had |
been wandering through the mining regions Of
the west with the very hardest kind OF luck, but
last summer while prospecting In the mountains
OF New Mexico about hundred miles south west
OF Albuquerque he had made big strike. lie
discovered what has already become famous as
the "iiomestake'' mine and after selling an In !
tcrest In hi, mine for big sum ne still owned
the largest part OF what Is proving TO be one OF
the richest gold mines in the west. There are
many through here who will DO glad to learn Of
the prosperity Of their old acquaintance"