The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-13

The land agent Of the Nj. ~. ~. Paul X Il,
was In town putting up bills last Saturday,
The Union Pacific has located an immigra.
ton and land agency IN this city.
viii c. Phelps, general agent of the Sand
wich Manufacturing Company Tor the north.
west located at Iincolp Nob., has been home
on = visit for u few days.
A. j, Tomas, of Shelhlna, Mo, who has been
visiting, recreating and figuring here Tor a
couple of weeks, returned home last Wednes.
day.
Prof Eli Smith. of Princeton, formerly
teacher in our graded schools, has bought out
the interest Of Bob Ferguson in the grocery
business. The name Of the firm will now be
Van Wee, IL smith
III. n. McKlndley, our solid grocer says
he will cover the shelves on one side Of his
store with dry goods, boots and shoes IN about
, or weeks, aud then by George, we'll show
Goodman Il Weir that We can cut prices as
well as they. We've got the stamps. We've
go. 'em, by George, Mr.. Man"
Two interesting law suits will come oil to-
day before Esquire NJ. Carpenter, between the
S. Mfg Co. and Chris. IIayer. The attorneys
are from Sandwich and Aurora
The suit between j. b. Geddis and o. Champ.
lin was settled. Compromised.
Lawyer DIVINE has sued Dennis Avery be,
fore J. p, at Sycamore. The suit will come
of next Wednesday. Circuit Judge Kellum
will be witness in the suit.
A transcript Of the record and copy Of all
prpers in the suit of r. Reutinger vs. The
Board of Trustees of Somonauk has been made
out and sent the attorneys for the defendant.
This indicates that the Appellate Court will
pass on the mandamus question.
The suit Of the Auburn Bank vs. John CT.
rolf, on note given for snide wagoD-tongue
supporters set for trial last Saturday, was set.
tied by the defendant paying 300: plaintiff
dcducting SEQ from the note and also paylrg
costs.
That grand excursion to Geneva Lake al.
vertlsed to take place this month under tie
auspices of the A. o. l.. w. and |. o. NJ. A.
lodges of this city seems to have collapsed
One of the parties concerned tells me that they
could afford TO buy the engine and cars Of the
C., B. Il Q people, pay expenses of running
the "cri,tcrn and give q little boot" mony
just for the fan of the ride; but to think o
afterwards giving the company the whoe
train would detract a small percentage from
the fun. He says 5000 is the price asked Dr
IA Of 70 ttn INF Il RI
turn
Mayor Mosher Is "baching out" now that
his wife and children are IN Michigan.
1t now looks as # julie IIummel will by
Geo. II. Wallace's lot south Of the s. Mfg Co.'S
office, and put up three-story and basement,
brick, ll5%x6G When completed the Hun.
mel block will! contain stores and Jules
headquarters" on first floor Ex UNo
OPuTR, Aug. S.--rhe continued drought Is
will be fourth of crop. Oats also that are
being threshcd average hut 25 bushels to the
acre.
Our lady dlrectress will continue to be the
laughing stock of our district Her latest eff.
fort was to keep back the pay of or school
teacher, in which she did not succeed. Tie
other Jay she tackled one of the directors and
told him that so far in the administration of
the school she had only been 40. Httold her
his opinion was that she always would be.
One Of our boys goes to Homer five nights
every week to swim. The pretty waitress at
the Ice cream saloon Is the Indictment
Mr.. Fred Zorn recently had runaway, his
team jumping the three.wlre fence. No one
was injured and no damage done
Miss Jessie Galloway who has been danger.
ously sick with brain fever is slowly recov.
ering.
Dimmick is erecting new iron bridges
The lost boy of Dimmick, Theo. MooIc, has
returned. He ran away some time ago and
was gone or 6 days. He tells the story that
he went to Chicago and there purchased a
ticket to New York. HIS story looks thin,
however, as he did not have time to go here
and back
Mr.. David Westgate has corn too hard tor
have strong half crop.
Mr.. JnO. Coggins, of Chicago, is sling
friends here.
krausse goes to chicago next week for a
new stock of goods for his new store.
Miss Blanche and John Edgcomb, of Men.
dota, were the guests of lIor. Daniel Carr last
week.
Alex. st,ll has good supply of ponies on
hand.
Mrs, Nat Chaise, OF Troy Grove, was buried
in that village She had long been n suihrer
of that dread disease consumption,
Alex. Wallace, jr., had quite runaway last
Monday He was somewhat injured by the
fracas