The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-07-08

for Sundays supper, and alter the meal dls'
covered that she and her four children we're
the victims Of a terrible mistake. She at once
sent for n physician who brought them all
bacl, from deaths door. The Oldest child is
about five years of age, the youngest one year
This is the third or fourth case OF toad.stool
| poisoning in Streator IN the last two years
Mrs. Hardy, a lady long resident OF Peru,
took dose of arscnic last Thursday week Tor
the purpose of ending her life. She lost her
son a few years ago IN railr road accident ana
her health has been poorly since. The unior'
tunate woman was seen to take the poison anu
medical aid was summoned at once, which
probably saved her life.
At Oglesby they have just got an opening
through from the third to the second VEIN
The distance between the two strata IS 1G4 feet
and they have driven through the rock at an
incline of 4j degrees. The length OF the slope
IS $50 feet I, was driven tor the sake OF bet
ter ventilation and in order to fulfil the re-
ouiremen,s of the law, which demands two
ways of escape from nine
Tonica Nc,es: ION Wednesday afternoon OF
last week the army worm suddenly appeared
IN immense numbers III the rye field OF n. A.
Ong, two miles northeast OF Tonica, they
soon destroyed the greater part of it and then
moved into an adjoining field of growing corn,
of which they totally ruined about eight acres.
The heavy rains of Sunday put stop to their
a Wbarn unrh m RAIDS pf
the worm sprang from in q day is wonder"
Aurora Beacon: "Tnrcc enterprislng young
gentlemen, members OF the Athletic Boat Club,
Messrs. Jacob Plain, John Miller and Gus
Fau,h, have invested IN handsome steam
yacht which will be launched today 1t was
purchased at Morris, taken to Ottawa by canal,
and shipped thence by rail, arriving here
Thursday night in charge of Martin Miller,
who will act in the capacity of engineer. The
yacht is 25 feet long, feet wide, will carry
fifteen passengers, and will prove valuable
acquisition to the fleet of boats on the pond.
Streator Free Press: "The municipal purse
IS not IN q very favorable condition tor the IN |
of the great schemes OF improve |
mcnt that are expected of the new board Of al. |
dermen. The balance in the treasury at the
last report was $1O,5S2, and orders and other
liabilities amounting 10 about $1,000 will re
iuce tina. sum to about 81, 5S2, in the near fut.
ure. The artesian we'll bonds will fall due in
which in principal and interest
will amount to $2,240. About the only i'm.
portant addition to the municipal funds will |
be the back taxes, which are about $4,000.
From these figures 1t can be seen that there
will be little ever $4,000 at the disposal of
The board unless funds are raised by vote of
he people"
On Thursday week, Eva, infant daughter OF
Z. Lindemeyer, of Peru, was killed by falling
rom the sidewalk bridge, over the ravne.
The News gives particulars as follows: "The
child, aged IS months, was riding in baby
carriage IN charge of her aunt. In crossing
The ravine, one wheel OF the carriage slipped
into crack in the sidewalk, throwing the lit
.le child out of the carriage and over the side
If the walk, falling about twenty feet and strik.
ing her head on the points OF large spikes re-
naming in some old timbers below, punctur-
ng the brain and fracturing the skull. Med.
cal assistance was summoned at once, but of
course human skill availed nothing, and in
ess than half an hour the innocent child |
)rcathed Its last" .