The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-11-04
Our Neighbors'

The La Sale Sisters Fair netted the
sum of S2,1;S5O,
Morris young men are preparing to or
game a militia company. They have 90
men.
The Peru Roller Skating Rink has been
revived, and will be re-onencd next week
! Tuesday.
Col Fithian has been ordered TO disband
and muster on, the Dwight company OF
his regiment
John McUugh, Peru, arrested and bound
over for car robbery, was brought to otta-
va mis- week
Uncle John Hoffman, OF Mendoza, eN-
lccts to celebrate his golden wedding in
February next
Thieves stole $500 worth of clothing
nj shoes from w. {. Greaser'S store, In
5uy4tor, Oh saturday aight last.
The Mendoza fnder, the greenback or
gan of the county, Will be discontinued
after an existence of one year,
Supervisor Fischer, of Mendoza, has
ust completed. a new residence, which a
Iendota paper considers worth half col
ann notice.
Capt. Randall the man who has charge
# Starved Rock, is said to have speared a
catfish near that plsco that weighed p
pounds and ounces.
Aurora Is raising $4,000 in stock to Sc
cure the location there o. the Ball Corset
Mfg. Co, who say they will at once employ
25 hands, with the prospect of increasing
the number 10 1000.
On Wednesday james Yates, OF La Sale,
being caught between the Blanchard ware
house and a passing tram, was crushed TO
death He was 81 years of age and IN
comfortable circumstances.
On Wednesday evening First Lieut.. u.
>. Carmouy was unanimously elected cap
.un Of the Sreator Guards. Second Lieut..
=. CLAIR Wa, elected first lieutenant; VI,
3. lIulock, second lieutenant; and Frank
hel en- orderly.
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# Monday VIM. Moore, OF the Illinois
Lluc Co., was struck down while holding
he telephone receiver TO his ear. The
hook laid him flat upon the floor, and re.
,9rattyes were neeied to bring HIM to.
He didn't know ii was loaded "
Robert Wade. one of the Oldest inhabi-
ants of otter Creek township, died at his
Iome on Sunday sst, of paralysis. The
SGlalor .VsA'tor says; He was born in
England m 1904, and came TO America II
1885, settling in the east where he remain
I'd about a year, working at his trade in
be print works. In 1886 he came to Hi
gois aud settled IN Otter Creek, where he
las lived continuously on the same farm
Cr IS wears. He was an honest and up
-gh, citizen, and beloved by all. He
leaves two daughters to mourn his death"
John McArthur Of Aurora, brother of
r. II. Macarthur, of this city, died on Wed
acsday week, aged about 81 years. MIR.
Macarthur came to Aurora" says the Bet
,2n, in lS42 with his father, who was a
cooper, and he assisted HIM in making
barrels for The old Black Hawk Mills. The
old gentleman continued IN that business
long after tire Minis passed rom inc MINUS
of the elder Mr. Hoyt, but John evinced
much mechanical skill and has always
remained with the Messrs. Hoyt (or the
isssees of their shops in their mechanical
npcrl.ions--tXc ept for short periods when
he was at .Montgomery, Marsellles, and for
tune in NichlgaR. though his family
aye alWays resided here. HIS last en-
.sp uent With these gentlemen was for
pa twolvc yeaTs, aud he was foreman OF
le!r machine works until failing health
| aom.e1ed him to ask relief from the ex-
ar-.ur lahors Of that position, but he con-
a. 4 som time longer ct the planer. The
e.r. high esteem 10 which he was held by
is EMPLOYERS cannot he better attestei
than sy their remark, Il impossible that
here should 1c better man