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

for Sundays supper, and after the meal dis
covered that she and her four children we're
the victims Of terrible mistake. She at once
sent for a physician, who brought them all
back 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-stooi
poisoning in Streator IN the last two years
Mrs. Hardy, a lady long resident Of Peru,
took a dose of arsenic last Thursday week Tor
the purpose of ending her life. She lost her
son a few years ago In railr Dad accident ana
her health has been poorly since The uhiof-
innate woman was seen to take the poison ana
medical aid was summoned at once, whlch
probably saved her life
AtOglesby they have just got an opening
through from the third to the second VEIN
The distance between the two strata Is l64 fcet
and they have driven through the rock az an
incline of As degrees. The length OF the slope
IS 23O feet 1t was driven tor the sake OF Del
ter ventilation and in order to fulfil the re-
ouirements of the law, which demands two
ways OF escape from niue
Tonica Ne,rs: son Wednesday afternoon OF
last week the army worm suddenly appeared
IN immense numbers IN 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
further depredations. Where such myrlads OF
the worm sprang from in day is wonder"
Aurora Beacon: "Tnree enterprislng young
gentlemen, members OF the Athletic Boat CLUB,
Messrs. Jacob Plain, John Miller and Gus
Fau,n, have invested IN handsome steam
yacht which will be launched today. II 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 20 feet long, feet wide, will carry
fifteen passengers, and will prove valuable
acquisition to the fleet Of boats on the pond"
Streator Free Press, "'rhe municipal purse
IS not IN very favorable condition tor the In
auguraton of the great schemes OF improve
ment that are expected of the new board Of al.
dermen. The balance in the treasury at the
last report was $40, 5S2 and orders and other
liabilities amounting TO about 5000 will re
duce tina. sum TO about s. 1889, in the near fut-
ure The artesian we'll bonds will fall due in
September, 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 It can be seen that there
will be little over $4,000 at the disposal of
the board unless funds are raised by vote of
the people,"
On Thursday week, Eva, infant daughter OF
&. Lindemeyer, of Peru, was killed by falling
from the sidewalk bridge, over the ravine.
The Neps gives particulars as follows 1.-THE
child, aged 1s 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
tic child out of the carriage and over the side
of the walk, falling about twenty feet and strik-
ing her head on the points OF large spikes re-
naming in some old timbcrs below, punctur.
ing the brain and fracturing the skull Med.
ical assistance was summoned at once, but of
course human skill availed nothing, and in
less than half an hour the innocent child
brcathed Its last"