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

two years since, is in q very precarious con
dition. Her friends say she will not live
longer than fall. She is suffering eXcruci.
ating pain, which is no indication OF reac.
ton or returning activity of the paralyZed
limbs. The pain is slowly wearing her
out and she can only sit up about half an
hour through the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gam and family, of Moline,
are visiting their parents, MIR. and Mrs,
Peter Donohue, in Mendoza.
Mrs. La Borne, daughter of II. S. Clark,
has boy baby, born Thursday last.
Why don't the Republicans holding Of
fee send In their designations? Why does
such an honest immaculate gentleman as a
Republican office holder want to work tor
Democrat? Every paper one picks up,
especially local papers, there is an eternal
kick about the "otfensive partisan" and
the suspension of honest Republicans Do
they imagine the Democratic party is under
obligations to pay or reward them for the
abuse heaped upon them for the last TWEEN
ty.tour years in the way of fat salaries and
jobs?
1t Is stated that our post Office change
would have occurred before this only on
account of the number of applicants for
postmaster. Mr. Address, you and Charley
and the family have the good grace to re
sign
There will be an excursion to Rock Is
land and boat race down the river, next
Saturday. f. S. Browne will deliver an
Grafton which will be eulogistic of l. S.
Grant.
Some of our old gossips are camping out
Just now Meantime the town Is taking a
rest as far as they are concerned In all
probability they will make up for lost time
on their return While people are assail-
ing their betters, it would be wise to hunt
up the black sheep in their own flock.
Honest Democrats have expressed them
selves in regard to the appointment OF
postmaster for this office, and that is, that
it be some one who has not made an appll-
cation for the same Much to the shame
and discredit of the Democratic party here
there is good deal of ramitication and
wrangling among them. l.. S. Whitmore's
claims seem to be the best founded, as he
was brought before the county as candidate
for recorder and met a defeat, but he is ig-
nored by the party that should support him
now-or in other words they have gone
completely back on him. Aspirants and
friends of such have made frequent trips
to Washington, who have no claims to the
office according to the rights of justice,
and trips to Springfield and Ottawa in the
same interest The influence OF Senator
Duncan has been called on. Whatever
Senator Duncan or any other Senator has
to do with this little one horse yellow-dog-
underline. wagon postot1ice is an under
handed tricky game, and is in no wise
Democratic, and should he condemned by
every righteous Democrat. 1t is too bad to
say it, but any one with common horse
sense would see that the Democrats here
have made a row of consummate asses of
themselves, fighting overa 81 700 postotfice,
One of the best polo players at the rink
is gentleman nearly 60 years of age.
According to the papers throughout the
country it is almost treason to speak crit
icizing word of L. S. Grants career as "A
soldier or Il civilian.
Miss Frank Woodruff Grundy, step
daughter of Oliver Giberson, of Ottawa,
was married last week in Aurora. We
failed to learn the gentleman's name.
Our postmaster is off duty-camping out
at Deer Park Meanwhile Charley will
furnish you with all the NEWSLETTER pos.
tai or town gossip-and when he can't find
any one else to tattle to he tattles to his
mother 1t will be black spot on the new
administration that will last forever If they
don't hoist the Address family out of office
and that pretty soon. Our post office, and
everything connected with it is a disgrace
to the town.
The directors of the g., b. Il Q. r. II.
were in town last Saturday. a new depot
is wanted-needed very much, not for a
hotel; the town can survive without one.
Weeds, three and four feet high obstruct
the sidewalks in this city, to the annoyance
of the pedestrian, especially after rain
storm.
Link Mckeon is out of Jail.
Ed Lightcapp, an operator from that
dude town Aurora, was in town Saturday
last
McKee's Comedy Company have been in
the opera house all this week. If we were
to pass criticism on this troupe we should
say that the actresses would be better ar
lists at the wash tub than on the stage, and
as for the gentlemen, we can't say what
their mission is. One or two looked as II
they might pass for porters in hotel, and
the balance could drive coal wagons quite
gracefully. The troupe tackled such plays
as Uncle Tom Cabin, The Hidden Hand,
&c Its needless to add they met their
death on each occasion.
street commissioner COsWell mas Ueen
notified TO order trimmed up all the trees
in front of premises where the branches
are too low. Not only that but back alleys
must be kept clean of old tin cans and bur
dock. Now if they would compel man
to do odd jobs around the house, such as
splitting kindling carrying coal for the
hired girl, Juggling water and lastly, to
build all the morning fires in the winter
when they did not keep hired girl 1t
would be issuing an order worth something.
This town is getting too fussy. Recently
complaint was made to the street and alley
committee that their neighbours cat an.
noyed them by setting up caterwauling
aud pulling fur all night, and they asked
that Honorable Committee to remove the
nuisance, and as old John Cummings could
not find the owner of the tom-cat the case
was abandoned
Gen Mcclellan and party passed through
MENDOZA, on their way to Colorado and the
southwest, Monday. Several citizens, in
Guiding old soldiers, went to the depot to
see him. but he did not make conspicu-
Gus show of himself
Mrs James Wood, of this city, has gone
into the silk worm culture business.