The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
From Mendoza.

sell pop. corr, apples, etc. AZ the depot, has
made his will The ola fellow Is like dri-
ed up pea in pod. He prefers to go by
the water route, not because his name Is
Noah. but because he called in Baptist
brethren to witness the will.
Henry Bunker, compositor, employed
at one time in the Butletin office, this city,
was buried from his fathers residence last
Saturday. He has been In critical con
dition for long time. He was % years
of age.
Mrs. Chas. Taylor, of st. Louis, and Miss
Bette Sneed, of Downer's Grove, both for
merly OF MENDOZA, sailed a few days since
for Europe where they will pass the sum
mer.
Deputy Coroner, Police Magistrate,
Judge there is nothing like having title)
Iamberton was frustrating in Chicago last
week when he WAS relieved Of his pocket
book containing 5000 and papers.
| Last week the Giobe contained sort OF
synopsis of the expenses of the general go.
yernment under the new administration
with the natural comments that would ne
cessarily follow from an offensive parti-
H..
an increase of pension under the new ad-
ministration of some few dollars month,
which was not at all unpleasant to him and
which he did not refuse, Notwithstanding
his general good health and robust physl-
cal powers, he should take the fact into
consideration that the national expenses
would naturally be heavier when money is
thus sqllandered Perhaps Mr.. Cleveland
| 4 rl,n,, In trna OH
ry portfolio would be safer In the hands OF
La Sale county exsheritf 1t would, at
| least, give the JrOOm factories n "bist" that
have been more or less stagnated since La
Sale co. went democratic.
X. NJ Dewey left Mendoza this week for
a trip to Kansas City.
Geo. G.. Min has been engaged to open
the fall theatrical season in the opera house
of this city in the rOle OF Hamlet.
A batch of bummers were brought before
Judge Lamberton, Monday, and fined $25
to $50 each for drunkenness and disorderly
| conduct on Sunday. One or two paid their
| fine and the others will be escorted TO
| Ottawa.
The catalogue book of the Union Fair is
now in the hands of the publisher and will
soon be ready for distribution. There
have been made some very serious COM
plants which cannot be corrected now,
since the various committees have been
selected and they are that great deal OF
Partially has been shown certain exhibit
tors, and premiums were awarded to those
who were popular in a certain set, and no
matter how nice an article was 1t stood no
show whatever This is no joke or tritling
matter but is general. There should have
been a change of officers In the various
departments so that poor people could have
an opportunity to compete with certain
class of Goldfish aristOcrats. However, we
desire to state that this should not keep
back exhibitors from displaying their
work
Charles Welch, son of John WEIGH, en-
gineer on the switch this city, was brought
home, Saturday last, killed and terribly
mangled by the cars lie was conductor
o. the Fox River Branch and either fell
from the train or was pushed of. His fu-
neral occurred from the residence of his
parents in this city Monday afternoon and
was largely attended. He was % years
of age.
Anthony McCulley was found dead on
the Central track, In this city, Sunday NOR.
ming, with broken back and otherwise
mangled and bruised. Deputy Coroner
Lamberton held an inquest and the verdict
was accidental death" Mr.. McCully was
married man, 80 years of age and the ia.
ther of four children.
Els. Browne has made arrangements for
glorious old time here July 4th. We
can't get along without Browne and will
not consent to his departure to Panama un-
der any consideration.
ExMayor X. Wormley has returned
from trip No. 3 to Washington.
Friday evening, June 10, the Mendoza
Roller Skating Rink will be opened to the
public with attractions. Prof. w. C.. Dill
lon, manager of the Aurora rink, and Mau.
die Hazlett of Aurora, will appear In their
specialties. The new rink Is SO by 1870 II.
Skating surface SO by 1870. 1t will be
lighted by two 600 candle power electric
lights Mr.. G. d. fireman, of Cooper's clio
thing establishment Is the gentleman who
has founded this place Of amusement and
secured the subscription. 1t Is situated In
East MENDOZA opposite the oil mill.
Chas. T. Madden is the secretary of the
Mendoza Union Fair and very competent
one he makes too.
Stuart's Dramatic Company will appear
here next week.
A party of sixty are going to take boat
ride ON the Illinois "Wednesday of this
week The party will be very select indeed,
as all Mendoza society is.
l.. s. Seaman has been absent for the
past week and 1t Is said he has gone to
Washington 10 interview Col. Villas In re-
gard to the post office. ROsE BUD.
r Time tried and true Is DR.. Bigelow's Posi-.