The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-16
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PERsoNAL-Henry Smith, atlas Vanderbilt
has been shaking hands with the heavy oper
ators in this place,
Mrs +. V. Pitts returned from Chicago las,
week.
Lon Goddard is spending his vacation in the
vicinity of PctOskey
Mrs. Henry Kinney returned from Utica on
Tuesday, where she hud been Visiting her
brother, Geo Goddard.
Charley Thomas's ChillicUthe quartette gave
our citizens some fine music Saturday night
His royal sllmness Marseiles' first masher
on married maids returned from central New
York where he has been trying to catch on
for the past two weeks.
John Armstrong, connected with NJ itChcll's,
of this city, was stricken down with the heat
last week,
The Misses Munger, accompanied by Wills
Gum, returned from Peru last Monday.
Preacher McCutchen, after circumnayigat.
ing the globe, returned last week and says he
will roam no more.
Hiram Hilton, Marseiles's philanthropist,
sued Conel Dutch for forty cents, and that big
dutrer paid the costs and settled it,
Dave Shlland attended n skating match in
Chicago last week and was obliged to wear
striped hose. Not being used to that kind OF
dry goods /, laid him on the shelf.
Lew Smith, one of the temperance lights Of
this place, played a saloon in Morris all one
day last week.
Ex.Sheriff Milligan paid our city flying
visit Monday.
John Parr, of Rutland, a famous wolf hunter
and one of the best riders to hounds in this
county, SAID "how.dy" on Tuesday.
Ira Brown cashier IN Roathe's bulscult
foundry, IS visiting Tonica, newly found
summer resort on l. c. r. r.
Chef Coles says he will give an amount
equal to the sum he contributed towards build
ing Hunky Browns sidewalk 10 know who
the person IS that said he gave ten dollars to
have s. take the horse back
Mrs A. f. Jackson left for New York on
Wednesday where she will remain during the
heated term.
Mike Mitchell is ndulgng in the luxury of
an extension upper lip.
Miss Annie Belden, of Joliet, is visiting
Miss Nellie NICHOLSON.
OF Slgler bad his hand badly crushed at the
tile factory Thursday afternoon.
Sixty kegs Of beer this week. \ pretty good
showing for temperance town.
The men employed IN repairing the dam by
Chapple. Plumber, Hurd, ct al. struck on
THURSDAY. The men claim that Hurd, whose
religious belief Inclines him TO an excessive
use OF water pl! too much Of that liquid into
their grog hence the strike.
Our Junior 90; badly left Sunday afternoon
He waited about six hours but the party never
put in sn appearance. Charles, don't go up
the bluff again unless you are certain.
The gentleman who runs grain elevator
and lives ia the old town, had better take more
seasonabie hours and different kind of teles
cope If he wishes 10 become an astronomer.
One or two more wooden men would be an
acceptable acquisition to ,io L. S. Express of
fee in this city.
GNoTE.-Our esteemed correspondent will
see OF course, that We have omitted a large
portion of his communication, which was in
the nature of local fun rather than news. We
make no objection to printing such matter,
only when 1t comes to hand SO late as on Fri.
day, the question always is what TO exclude
rather than what to insert, and matter of that
kind invariably suffers first The balance Of
this letter will appear next week.
SANDWICH, Ill., July 12-Well, our circuit
court adjourned last week. In nay letters from
Sycamore | forgot to tell you about Hon.
Samuel Richolson's management of divorce
case involving thousands of dollars. Sam was
tor the complainant and Messrs. Powell and
Carnes for the defendant Mr.. Olson claimed
a divorce on the ground Of the unfalthfulness
Of his wife. Tie wife claimed "condone-
ment" and Loneliness" etc. The points for
the defense were urged with all possible per-
tinacIty and necessary honesty, but Sam was
always just one BETTER" and he got an intel
lIgent jury to say that the complainant was
entitled to relief" Sam made many friends
while in attendance upon our circuit court,
and he spoke we'll of the kindness he received
at the hands Of the members of the bar and
Judge Upton. His conduct in court won aim
many friends.
A suit involving some fine points Of law
came off last Wednesday before Judge Upton