The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-01

Patrick O'Brien, no doubt al the time
of his death on Sunday night week, the
oldest person in the state, died in his little
shanty, three miles south of La Sale, in
his Tooth year His widow is about % and
for many years past this aged couple lived
alone near the Catholic cemetery. 1t was
proposed to bring him to the polls last fall,
to vote for Cleveland and Hendricks, in a
carriage drawn by four white horses, but
he was too feeble to stand the ride. He
had been naturalized citizen of the Unit.
ed States for SO years and was born in
County Waterford, Ireland, March II, 1880
Some years ago, boy in one of the
country schools of Bureau county, was very
much addicted to swearing. Complaints
were frequently made to the teacher for
his bad language. One day she called him
up and told him if she heard of his swear
ing again she certainly would punish him.
The next day he was reported swearing
and the teacher called him up and said
Now, Johnny, you take the tongs and sit
down In that corner there, and watch that
hole until you catch the mouse" In ten
or fifteen minutes Johnny sprang to his
feet exclaiming: Teacher teacher, id
If haven't got the little cuss!"
Streator free Press: When Sam Nc
Feely, manager of J. c. Ames' lumber
yard, opened his office Tuesday morning of
last week, he was badly surprised by dis
covering his safe blown open. Two expert
burglars must certainly have been con
cerned in the robbery, for the manner in
which the job was done indicated as much.
The back window of Jones boiler works
was broken open and large sledge stolen.
This sledge was used to knock the top of
the combination off; hole was drilled in.
to the heart of the combination, and it was
very easily broken. To get into the safe
then was very easy matter The top of
the cash drawer lock was cut off with n
cold chisel, which dropped down the inside
of the lock into the drawer. About 800
in money was in the safe at the time,
which was taken, but some valuable papers
which were in the safe remained I'M
touched. This is the second time this safe
has been disturbed, but the first time the
parties concerned were frightened away.
The burglary is identical with the one
which happened in Ottawa on Tuesday
night, the safe being broken into in the
same manner.
A verdict of $4,000 was recently rendered
against the village of Lemont, on account
of the death of Joseph b. Rood, whose
horse fell into an excavation last October
and killed him. DR.. Rood was called up
to visit patient about 3 o'clock in the
and setting out on horseback rode
into the unprotected ditch and was killed.
Josephine Mccormick, of Streator, was
not " at home to young man who made a
call one morning recently. He first tried
to crawl through window, but finally
went to the door where Josie received him
with club. She then snapped her pistol
at him twice but it failed to go off as fast
as the young man did.
Abraham Denser, farmer living near
Bloomington, H., whose wife recently sued
him for Il divorce, set fire to all the build
ings on his farm last Monday, all Of which
were destroyed. Before applying the torch
he drove all his stock and fowls into the
barn and they persisted in the flames. Den
ser was placed in Jail at Bloomington.
Thursday night of last week, at Strea-
tor, a man named James Holleran com
mitted suicide by putting bullet through
his head. He was inferred as unknown,
but man named Turner, of this city went
down and had the body taken up and
proved II TO be that of fellow workman,
name as above. No cause as to the act is
known.