The Ottawa free trader., 1885-04-25
Pms and Needles,

i"iiy builaSHo II asall connected Win tnc
Streator Free Press.
There is big dSscnsion in Streator over the
high school There seems to be something
rotten in its management.
Had it not been for Thomas Ponitt, one of
the jurors, n verdict of 81 1000 would have
been awarded Jos. Coughlin in his suit tor
damages against the Coal Run Company, of
StrcatOr.
The Streator candidates for Office, last Tues
day, all dubbed together to get their clec.
ton tickets printed at cut rates and totally
ignored the home printing concerns.
Special sale on velvet and velvcteeu at
Forbes Il Flck's.
The per cent, of attendance at drills of Co.
ID, since Nov. 18th last, up to April lst, has
been 81. This is good showing and tends
to prove that the members take a lively inter
est in the welfare of their organization.
The safe ip the Wabash depot, at Strcator,
was blown open lat Tuesday morning and S,S
taken.
Great bargains in everything at Forbes Il
Flcks.
viii Fitzgcralds band again inaugurate
those summer nightsopcn air concerts from
the balcony of the court house, A great
many will be interested in the answer, cspec.
tally If it is Eyes"
Jesse says the Times did it by announcing
him for Treasurer, last Monday, instead of
City Attorney, and that the mistake cost him
300 votes.
Eggs, Eggs Eggs, ! have some good
light Brahma eggs; 81 for Is.
JULIus TELLER.
The colored troops fought nobly.
John Gross thinks-wcl, he doesn't know
what to think about the result
Frank O'Mera, former Ottawa boy, was
elected city treasurer of Streator, on Tuesday
last, verifying the prediction made by the
writer. II was Franks letter on the silver
question that gave him soidity, together with
his extensive popularity, he having received
more votes than his two opponents combined,
Show cases for sale at Forbes II Flick's.
Special sale on velvet and yelveteen at
Forbes II Flick's.
| The Ne,rs- Herald, of Peru, says that that
city wants a good base ball club for this year.
That's nothing; it needed good club last
year.
The Novelty Machine Works received a
81 900 order few days ago, from the De
Steger glass company, Of La Sale, for molds.
Call soon at Forbes IL Fick's if you want
any goods, as they are going fast.
City Treasurer elect, Chas. i. Hook, OF this
city, and Frank O'Mcra, of Streator, are said
to be the youngest officials ever elected to
such an Office in the state having just about
obtained their majority,
The Ottawa Council stands six democrats to
four republicans
A. j. O'Conor defeated Geo. Fl. Locey for
mayor of La Sale, last Tuesday, by MAORI
ty of 3S2.
Call soon at Forbes e Flck's if you want
any goods, as they are going fast
The Times is somewhat particular. 1t adycr-
tiscS for girl that will sleep at home every
night, and for boy who thoroughly believes
in the "moral dignity of human labor" at 50
week.
The Beaver steamboat owned by Peru
parties, struck a snag at st. Louis, last Mon
day night, and went to the bottom with ten
feet of water over her decks Loss $1,000.
Bargains in buttons at Forbes IL Flick's.
Twenty five dollars and % days in the cool
er is what got two fellows got for being
on an election drunk at Mendoza. A pal
threw an aX in to them and they chopped
their way out.
The total vote cast in Ottawa, last Tues.
day, was 1,742; La Sale, ,339 Strcator,
| l,l15. q
1t was bank against bank at Strcator; here
| the bank had things its own way
Great special sale of notions at Forbes e
| Fiick's.
Bureau county has an income Of nearly
| s., 900 from her dogs,
Trenary carried every ward in the city.
The Norway druggist, Chas. pierson, com
mitted suicide last Tuesday by killing him.
self with revolver.
Great special sale of notions at Forbes &
Flick's.
J. f. Mcclure defeated T. O'Sulivan for
school director, last Saturday, in Utica.
a buyer named Randall was here this week
purchasing horses for the Brooklyn market.
Jersey Jackets cheap at LACEY IL SMTrn's.