The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-03-07

"snow. ballistic" contest The battle of
Friday last ragged over two hours, finally
resulting in the ignOminiOus defeat and to-
tai rout of the High School boys"
Saturday morning last Mrs. Jerry Cain,
Of Wenona, aged 46, was found to have
committed suicide. 1t appears that she
got up some time during the night, went
down to the kitchen, wound clothes line
around her neck, and hung herself. The
| Mortified husband became so excited and
almost crazed that he too attempted suicide,
swallowing some IMMINENT of a poisonous
character, but the doctors succeeded in
saving his life. Mrs. Cain left several small
children. The remains were buried in st.
Vincents' cemetery, La Sale, last Tuesday.
A few days before the expiration of his
term as president, Mr. Arthur removed G..
A. Pfrangle at Aurora and Mr. Knicker-
booker, of the BedcOn, was telegraphed to
know if he would accept the position, and
as il is worth $4,000 year. he replied that
he was agreeable. Pfranglelhad been post
master % years and was universally respec-
ted. He was removed without any charges
being preferred against him. Is this spe
cimen of that boosted civil service reform
the republicans pirate about? Civil service
reform be hanged
La Sale had two bands some time ago
Prof. Welch's Military band and Cine's
Cornet band. Both these organizations are
now defunct and from the ashes of both
has been formed the La Sale Silver Cornet
band, having set of silver instruments
costing $1,000 The members of the new
band are p WEIGH, leader and solo b cor
net; H. Cline, f cornet; j. Gmeiner solo
1ct I I
Walsh, solo alto; j. McGwynn, LIST alto;
Shields, trombone; n. Nelson, tuba; j p.
Cline. snare drum d. Cline, bass drum.
Mendoza Reporter. "a man in this town
in speaking of his trials says he never
swore though they had been serious and
many; he had been in railroad wreck
once, was burned out twice, and had to pay
three notes for his friends for whom he
had endorsed, fell through u hole in the
sidewalk and broke his leg was taken as
witness to Ottawa the day of his marriage,
and bore every tribulation with a christian
ly spirit But when at the late depot fire
he tried his best for two hours to open the
hydrant, and then found out next morning
that he had been turning it the wrong way
all the time, he did swear until the very
foundation of that lonely smoke stack left
standing shook as if rent by an earthquake"
Eunice Hartford Poundstone, aged rs,
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Vance, at Grand Ridge, Feb. 26. She was
the mother of twelve children, nine of
whom survive her. Her husband, Philip
Poundstone, died Dec. 1, 1882, the couple
having enjoyed nifty years of welded life.
The First National Bank of Earlville,
La Sale county, H., with capital stock
of $4,000, was organized in Earlville, last
Tuesday, aud will be ready for business in
n few days. w. II. Haight was elected
president, and Charles Haas, of Peru,
cashier. The board of directors include
f. w. Fassett and l. II. Morris, of La
Noble; NJ. A. Mickey, of Mondota; w. G.
Reese, of Peru, and w. r. Haight, j. A.
Dunn, s. L. jerks, l.. B. Tilson and Lewis
Taylor, of Esrlville