The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-29
From Mendoza.

MENDOZA, Aug. 2G-Miss Edith Good
speed, of Earl, will take Miss Naughn's
place as teacher in Blackstone high school
Prof. Rucker has added to his college a
type writer in connection with the study OF
short hand, or separate, as the student de-
sires. An opportunity to tit ones self for
business correspondent.
II. G. Forr, of Aurora was down home
last Sunday.
School begins on the east side Aug. 81,
with the old corps of teachers, excepting
Miss Moore, resigned Miss Matte linus
will take her place.
Mrs. Timothy Coakley, nee Miss Nettie
Adams, has young son.
There will be, no doubt, some fine blood
ed stock at our fair and this causes the
question to revolve itself in our mind,
which is the most benefit to the world
horse or man? Laying aside, of course,
the fact of the propagation of species, we
are inclined to think the horse.
A number of Methodists have been in
attendance at the camp meeting at Plano.
The Methodist church Of this city is in a
very weak conditions whether 1t is for want
of zeal, whether Il portion of its members
are opposed to another portion or whether
the pastor In charge has not the magnetism
to draw, or whatever is the cause, it GER
tainly is very feeble.
There is some little talk over the Texas
land settlement. 1t would be we'll before
investing to look up water supply. Tex
as, we believe, is not a very wet state;
that is, it is not always in Il wet state.
However, we presume the land the Men
dota colony intend to occupy is the identi-
cal spot where Adam and Eve first got &C
quainted and made love.
Miss Mamie Spice, niece of MIR. D..
Ram sdale, has returned home to Mllwau-
kee after sojourning here for some time.
Geo. Edwards the horse trainer, is in
Milwaukee, attending the races.
Who in thunder is Alexander Dunn !?
whom the compositor last week mangled
up for Alderman Dunn. And they don't
resemble one another either.
Ed. Higgins was on the reportorial and
editorial staff of the Reporter last week and
furnished five solid columns for that paper.
The saloons got scared out over John
Cummings Sunday raid and about five
hundred parched and bleeding Threats
were suffering In this city last Sunday.
Rain flooded streets, cellars, cutters, etc.
last Sunday and Monday, and the rainfall
was the most severe we have had for some
time.
Miss Alice Kane, pretty little school
marin, and one of the finest and most in.
dustrious girls in Mendoza, is taking va
cation in Chicago,
Mrs. Lucian Eells, of Dayton, is visiting
friends in this city.
Adam Forepaugh pitched tent here
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country people into town, coming in by
wagons and trains Some parts of the cir.
Gus were very fine, especially the three
brothers act, in pyramid, posing and tum-
bling Their performance was simply
grand. The trained elephants were good
in their acts, more particularly "Piccanin-
had lots of fun with the old clown. pic
caninny" took drink, and then the clown
told him not to squeal on him like Alder
man Cummings. OF course this brought
down the house, or the canvas, so to speak,
as did number of other local gags. There
were, as usual, plenty of church members
and moral people present, who had under
their immediate care one child or more.
Mr.. Forepaugh shows through the country
specially for the children, and everybody
who could tackle a young one or two did
so. 1t was astonishing how long they
could endure holding up great big boy
or girl, just to see the animals or the lady
and the serpent. A young one is good ex-
cuse sometimes, but not always.
There is not society in this city organ
lied for the purpose of helping the sick,
poor or distressed What has become of
all our good women? Are they all dead or
wrapped up in selfishness? Surely no bet
ter field could be found wherein to bestow
charity than in ones own neighborhood,
1t is not probably the tony thing just now
to do good.
The law business of this burg is just at
present at standstill.
POOLS block has had new coat of paint
sort of brindle-and 1t has changed its
appearance wonderfully. We have va
reity of colors here. Tansey's photo car is
pretty red. The First National Bank and
drug store is finished with green and red (;
Germania block blue, etc. ROSEBUD.