The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-13

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/ During the year 1889 all the roads run
ming into Chicago carried l77,237 cars OF
stock to that city, of which the c., j. Il T.
hauled 49,S73-morc than onefourth ofall,
and an average of 100 cars per working
day the year round.
James Whalen, OF la Sale, purioined
saddle few days ago from young man
by the uamc OF Darrow, sold i. for S., and
was arrested by Officer Doyle last Satur'
day night, On Monday Squire Mason
sent him to the county jail IN default oi
bail.
Dwight, 10 Livingston county. Is sadly
afflicted with disease resembling com
plicat,on Of the worst form Of scarlet fever
and diphthcria. One family has buried
tour children within month, and the re-
naming child sick. Several other cases
arc reported. L, does not seem TO yield to
N edical skill.
Aurora Beac1n: "A colored tramp named
George Wilson was given shelter nj the
calaboosc Thursday night, and on inquir-
ing where he obtained the new suit in
which he was clad, the marshal learned
that it was furnished hIs, by the sheriff a,
Ottawa, where he had been confined IN
is,l six months for threatening 20 shoot
some one
The pay roll of the G., Is. & q. mcchan.
zeal department tor the year 1882 amount
ed to no less than 2.3B,1!0.76; and OF this
amount sos, lsi 30 was paid to employees
in the Aurora shops-$i30,7279J i'll the
locomotive department, 1921 ,563Gi in the
car department, and Sl5,s9s so IN the eeu
cral office. Employees in the storehouse
department. there received at least $50, 900
La Sale Press: about two months ago
a man named Elliott was injured by get
ting his arm caught in the crusher of the
Illinois Zinc Co.'S works at Peru, and died
from the effects Of the injury the following
day. His widow now brings suit against
Henry Tcllen, who keeps a saloon near the
factory, for 5000 damages, alleging that
her husbands accident was due to the fact
tina, Tellcn's beer had made HIM drunk at
the time and that he was not IN condition
10 take proper care of himself"
a telegram to the Chicago Jour'eal of
the 9th, says: "Mrs. Porter, of La Noble,
mother of Colonel Bowen, president of the
FIRST National Bank of Mendoza, is in a
very critical condition from gas poisoning
1t appears she and her husband, on re'ir
Ing for the night, forgot 10 see that the
hard coal stove was closed perfectly tight
Next morning, As there was no response to
raps at the door, II was forced open; the
room was full of gas; Mr.. Porter was
found lying on the floor; Mrs. Porter was
| in bed both were unconscious. On being
| rcstoree Mr.. Porter said that he had an IN.
distinct recollection of hearing rapp,ng at
his door, and thought he 60, up, but re
mcmbcrcd nothing more. He is out OF
danger, out Mrs, Porter Ii still in critical
condition"
A Galena telegram, Of Jan. 1th, says that
E. A. Ferrin, late Il teacher OF this county
and last year at Grand Ridge, a young man
of good reputation here and man of some
attalnments, since Sept LIST assistant to the
Principal Of the high school ut Savanna,
Carroll county, and an active worker in
the Methodist Episcopal Sundav.School of
that city, Is charged with and has confess
cd to the forgery Of the names OF several
citizens of Ottawa, ILL.,, to notes drawn IN
his favor for amounts aggregating large
SUN. The presentation Of one Of the notes
for payment, which had been cashed by l..
". Bemis, Of Savanna, and investigation
as to the value of others presented at the
bank in that city by Fcrlin as collateral
security to his individual note led to the
discovery of the forgeries, Ferrin has
confessed his guilt.
La Sale Democrat, "Oflicer Doyle ar
rested Mr. stephen Mathews, last Sa'ur-
day night, charging him with beng con
. StltullOuNijN llItu, VII 4houuoN :"
Forristal, Esq, decorated him with the
Order of the Grand Bounce" 10 the coun
ty jail for three months for vagrancy
While Steph 10 big, doublc.fstcd young
man with excellant appetite and health
he and work for years have been bitter
enemies, and instead of being square and
helping his old and feeble mother he
would toast his strong shins around bar
room stove in the day and fish Tor unso-
phls,icated strangers at night. This is the
first case of local vagrancy that has cvei
been tried in our justice courts, and the
officer who made the arrest and the justice
who performed his duty have the thanks
of every merchant and woYkingman In the
city; and, as goes Mathews, 50 will several
others travel the same Jail route, As ouI
efficient police force know the local vags
and are determined to clean them out"
A Mendoza special, Of the 9th, says
"The Citizens League brought suit agains
/ I,hn Dol,bnrt eaInn,, Gaanar caIlinu