The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-02-25

Of our citizens, named z. JOsephson, Teddy the
Crook and Z. B. Munson. Josephson and Nun
son we're released bail to appear at the circuit
court at $500 each. Teddy, while being taken
to supper, stole march on the guard and made
good his escape"
. Morris Herald: "a curious case OF recogni
ton from picture occurred in Morris last week
Mr. Hart, a musician who has been stopping III
town for few days, started out hunting Win
friend, and In passing the residence OF A. "
Teller, met that gentleman and entered into con
lyersation with him. During the conversation
Mr.. Teller asked Mr.. Hart If he had ever been In
the English service as n musician In certain
regiment, and, on being answered In the ainrma.
tive, told him that his picture was Ia the house
The picture was examined, and sure enough II
was the likeness OF Mr.. Hart In full regimentals,
taken In India sixteen years ago. Inquiries de.
veloped the fact that Mr.. Hart and brother-in
law OF Mr. Teller had been members of the same
regiment in the English service in India. and 1t
was through him that Mr.. Teller came into pos
session Of the picture"
| sTREAToR.
An addition TO the Streator bottle works pot
house Is building.
Fred Bennekendorf has opened new coal
mine northeast of Streator.
| w. II. Lukins, proprietor OF Oriental Hail,
will be candidate for assistant supervisor Tor
Bruce.
No. shaft, on Monday. hoisted l,G73 tons of
lump coal In 81 hours. 1t Is useless to ask La
Sale to compare notes on that
A petition is In circulation proposing the call
ing OF an election on the question OF adopting
the general city law in Streator, but Is not very
favoraby received.
Another beer company has begun shipping
beer TO Streator from Milwaukee. Streator mas
charms for beer makers surpassed by few places
this side of the Rhine.
The Streator Horse. railway Company has been
Incorporated. The Press says: "The incorpora-
tors are Daniel Heenan, /. c. Cope, W. 8. JACK
son. DR.. J. II. Finley, H. y. Ryon and Ell Cope,
ard the capital stock 10 all subscribed, ana we
are assured that the work OF building the line
will be commenced as soon IA the weather is set
tied in spring"
Mrs. John BITTERLY, o: streator, was found
dead in ravine frozen in the ice, west OF town,
on Wednesday. The jury found she died from
intoxication and exposure. She had bottle OF
liquor on her person when found, ana the suppo.
sition Is that while on her way home intoxicated
she rolled down the bank into the ravine.
|Streator .Honitor: "Henry Baumgarten got
married nearly four years ago, and several
months ago went to Bloomington TO work 10 the
mines. He is sober, industrious fellow. On his
return he found his wife had married Happy
Dick the bootblack, without getting divorce:
Henry happened to find little three year OLD
cherub playing around Dicks door.yaru, ana
through the mud and dirt recognized 1t as his.
With true fatherly affection he took the child TO
a neighbors washed and cleaned him up and
then took him back. The mother, in maternal
rage, got out warrant against Henry for abduc-
ton and brought the case before Squire Painter
Her wrath seemed inappeasable until her hrst
husband talked about Joliet and bigamy, and
then she subsidized and the case was dismissed !
And now Happy Dick stands around and does
not know whether he's mixed up in the case or
not"
LA SALE AND PERU.
OHly - mistakes were made in the La Sale
postofficc in 1881.
La Sale is going to put tramps TO breaking
stone.
The La Sale bottle works are making their
own wire shoppers
The boys IN the La Sale bottle house struck !
last week and-lost half days time!
bazaar for the benefit OF st. Patrick's church, !
La Salle on Friday and Saturday nights last net |
ted $500
The celebrated "bottom road" from La Sale !
across the river has become the dumping place |
Of the town!
The Huse & LOOMS Ice Company, St Louis
and this county. have purchased the outtt-iee
houses, two steamers and barges--of the old
Ice Company.
Mr. Thos. Gilligan, Of La Sale, died on last
Friday night. He was born in 1875, and his ear
lier IN anhood was spent in Washington. He went
to La Sale In 1874. He had gone 10 bed in his
usual health and was there found dead on satur |,
day morning,