The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-04-22
THE COURTS.

day.
THE COURTS.
The Circuit Court.
The Circuit Court has been running double
headed this week again, disposing OF business
quite rapidly. In the court up stairs, besides
disposing OF large number OF cases by dismiss.
ais, the following have been disposed OF by trials:
Findings-James McCauley vs. J. 8. r: Over
holt, for def; Daniel j. Ames vs. Orrln Winans,
same; Tonica vs.. Levi Green, same, two cases;
William r. Kelley VS.. VIM. Smith, same; Lyman
Tut vs.. Davis Cox, for plF, damages $2l 66;
Henry Stricken vs. Mary Walgenbach, for PHI.
judgments. CHARLES Cleary VS.. Mary Sullivan,
s196 SIS; Clark & Hagan vs.. David f. Blanchard,
$6S11
Down stairs in the criminal court the following
have been disposed Of
VIM. Ettinger, tried for forgery, was found not
guilty.
John Lawler, of Ottawa, tried for assault on
Rossiter one Sunday, in the first ward, found not
guilty.
In the case People vs.. James E. Carew, appeal,
the jury fined Carew sl2 The discussion was
between Foster and Carew, rival bus men, and
On the trial below Carew WAS fined 50.
The case on trial yesterday afternoon was Vim.
Corder, for burning load OF straw upset on the
old plank road in Oct. 1880. The arguments are
yet to be heard.
The monotony OF court life was varied on
Thursday morning by the unusual event of a
marriage in the court room. The interested par.
ties were Patrick Holland, OF Aurora, and Katie
Connors, OF Mendoza, and an infant several
months old. 1t was bastardy case, ready for
trial; which the defendant offered to settle by
marriage, which terms the mother at once
agreed to for her child's sake. Squire Weeks
being IN the court room, was called on, Judge
McRoberts having declined the distinguished
honor,) aid performed the ceremony with the
grace of an Episcopal clergyman and in some.
what the same words! The ceremony performed
the ''happy couple" separated, but a child was
acknowledged.
Justice Scott, Of the Illinois Supreme Court,
has granted q supersedeas in the case of the
Lostsnt burglars, Clarity, alias Kelley, and Nc.
Gowan, denying them bail, however. They will
remain IN the La Sale county jail until the Sep
TENDER term Of the Supreme Court, at which
time the case will DO heard upon its legal points
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The following were this week granted licenses
to marry:
Joseph C. Merritt and Clara j. smpkins.
Benz. Kennedy and Mary Maxwell.
Edward Burns and Lizzie Murphy.
ThOs. H. TOombs and Mrs. Nancy o. Hornback
Chas F. Moore and Ida Parks,
VIM Small and Jenny Alberty Russ.
Stephen Zsrff and Mary Beheskiewic.
ThOs. Ryan and Jenny Miller.
Henry Teaman and Catharine Hochgeschurz.
John Thelo and Elizabeth Bauer.
John o. Tombald and Anna e. Gilman.
VIM. Lanpilz and Anna Flach
Patrick Holland and Kate Corners.
James j. Higgins and Emma G. Math.
And two other couples who don't want the
names known"
REAL ESTATE.
Real estate instruments numbered from %, ST
to 23,9SS were filed this week for record. Tn,
money involved in these transactions was
Sales OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ...$SO,E2I Il
Loans. ............. ...........'...... S3,oo'.V
The sales were largely Of city property, though
outside of Ottawa the sales were for small
amounts. The figures were:-
Sales. S23, l4o. Il
Loans. ........... ................ i'o'o'o
The sales were divided up as follows: Streator
s. s244O La Sale, s, Sc, 700; Ottawa, Z 80, 1852,
G3; Mendoza, 4, $685. Peru, 4, $6l5; Utica, 2
Sl,3@,.E6; Marseilles, s75; Sheridan, 81, 800; Ho
mer, ST. 600; Seneca, 5000; Rutland, S25. Loans
Streator, 4, $50; Ottawa, s. slG2SO.
Among the sales were the following pieces;
In North Utica, to A. T. Griffin, lots In Hig
bys and two lots in Clark's adns, $27S.3S.
Seq seq 2, 36, 4, Adams, 1000.
Lots 3 & 4, blk SO, r adm, Mendoza, $475
Lots 8, 10, IA, blk Al. La Sale, $500.
Pt eh eh neg l2, 33, 8, Ottawa, $780,
Lot 5, blk 81, La Sale, 81, $50.
s1sft n7sft lot l, blk IL, orig Ottawa, to Flor
Leland, $1,000
En- nwq Fl, SO, /, Eden, $4,000.
Helen " Anthony ct al to Perkins, lots
2S, a, 10. IA, Is, lG, blk II, Green's adm, Otta
lot i. blk 5, Sheridan, $500.
Nwq 49, 81, l, Hope, $7,4Sl.
Ri Is, IA, blk Q, La Sale, $500.
Mid 20 # lot r. blk 100 La Sale, 81, 500
Lots s. 6, Z, 10, blk II, Homer, 81, 900.
Lots g, 10. blk 8, Crotty's I'd adm, Seneca, 500
81, all state't adm, g, 600.
Eli seq &c. So, l, Mendoza, and pit eh nefrq
IS, |, Troy Grove, $4,000.
Neg 16, "a, 3, Wallace, s3,672.
JAIL.
The jail was relieved Of Doss, Alstine and 3ile
on Monday, who were taken to Joliet by tn
sheriff.
Morris Herald: mike Humphrey, under In
dictment for forgery, was taken to Ottawa thi
week and will have trial next week in the OF
tawa circuit court"
The Telephone.
The pink arbutus in the woods
Trails on the frosty ground,
The dealer in mems fancy goods
His spring styles spreads around;
The buds their Dummy wrappers snap,
And hops the risky toad.
The bicycler in polo cap