The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-23


Armory Hall next Friday night.
The Joliet Duty Press was decidedly com
munistic during the stone strike.
The Clifton House bar till was relieved o
$40 Sunday night by some sneak thief.
| Sy Rugcr has purchased an entire island
the old "Kinnevan"- Adam Mecay.
The Ottawa Alumni Association will have
its annual reunion, banquet and ball June 9Th
A Freeport band, the "Germania," will be
mustered in as the Third Regmental Band
|. n. G.
In the newly revised version of the Scrip.
lures the term "sheol' has been substituted
for hell
A meeting Of the Old Settlers Society is
called for the 30th, liz the supervisors room,
at IL AN.
The Mendoza military company will turn
out in full uniform, for the first time, Deco
ration Day.
The city schools were dismissed about 10
o'clock Tuesday, to let the pupils take in the
parade and circus.
a strawberry and ice cream social will be
:
next Tuesday evening.
Geo. II. Locey's little steamer, Illinois, of
La Sale, has been here the past week, getting
Il new boiler at Stormont's.
Somonauk, a trotting horse of much note,
owned by &. 4. Young, of Leland, died re-
Gently of congestion of the lungs.
The principal of the Earlvillc schools is
having a hot time Of it. There is the usual
country school fuss in the district.
The glass works had to shut down Tuesday
last, the carrying in" boys having all gone
to see the "eephant'-that is, the circus.
Mrs. Nblo this week received from the
American Legion of Honor $1,000. Her de.
ceased husband was member of the order.
The Pekin Democrat got itself into trouble
recently by the mistake Of typo who set up
"Mrs." instead of Messrs as calling on the
editor.
During drunken row up in Braidwood,
the other night, n man named Roam had his
nose nearly cut off by knife in the hands of
a mad Italian.
The Streator Times man wants to organize
II minstrel troupe out of home genius, and
thinks there is plenty such talent lying
around his city.
Editor Sapps handsome residence, on East
Main street, is being painted by Gilman, and
the work when finished will be one of the
finest jobs in the city.
The commencement day business will soon
be inaugurated throughout the land, the
special difficulty to be feared being the trou-
bic of getting new names for essays, ora
tions, &c
This is the season of the delicious strawberry
shortcake, which is in full bloom just now,
with its tender, toothsome crusts and crimson
strata of pebbles An, yum; yes, thank you,
another hunk, If you please
The crop statistician at Springfield gives
the following returns for 10 Daviess county
for the year 81: Corn, acres, 81 ,404; yield,
l99Ol ,9iS bushels: value, s703, 32l," or 367
bushels to each acre, at about cents a bush
Ell. As statistician he is away off his base.
The FIRE. Press, of Streator, has come out
in new departure this week, giving the full
evening report of the United Press Associa-
ton, embracing in condensed form the very
attest news obtainable. This enterprising spir,
It is highly commendable and deserves recog-
ltion.
Out of 80 pupils in country school not
many miles northwest of this city the new
school maam began her second weeks teach
ng by giving % of her scholars a sound |
licking" The directors are about to IN
'rease the ludy's salary, it is said, She is
wonderful success as "threshng machine"
my way.
When Co. d first went to Lemont one of
he Polocks snceringly remarked THAT one
Pole could down ten miltiamen." On the re-
urn of the boys the same Pollock said, They
ire good ones with a gun before them, but
where would one OF them be in Polish reel |
With two hundred FOUNDER Pollock glrl for
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