The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-11


Local Taffy.
The Braidwood Reporter has gone TO JON Tue
ate Utica Nor. 100.
ID. Hall has sold his residence for s. 600 u
NJ. W, Baldwin.
Fitzuerald's orchestra played at Henry Las'
t,r Monday night.
Last Monday was the 23d anniversary OF
the battle Of shiloh.
William Waslh an old citizen OF Deer PARK
was buried last Monday.
The Mineral Spring house was mo'Su some
&C feet westward this week.
Ottawa township pollcd the biggest vote OF
any in the county last Tuesday.
Harry White has withdrawn as candidate
for alderman of the second ward
Mitch is buslly house cleaning this week.
Gilman X Frost doing the work
Ira Nelson has improved his residence by
putting up a new fence around it.
The Martin Keim property, south OF the
Clifton hotel, was sold yesterday.
The Ottawa Gun Club is requested to meet
AZ DR.. Weiss Office at 7:3O this evening. I'm
DOrtanl DuSllicSS VIII DC tIdlloU t'u'
Judge Locey, of LaSale, is going to oppose
Al. O'Conor as candidate for mayor
A large number of visitors from abroad
have been at the Mineral Springs recently.
The o. II. 8. had pleasant social last
night, the seniors and teachers being present
George A. Wells. superintendent of the La
Sale gas company, Died last Sunday morning.
Mrs. Caldwell, the evangelist has closed
her labors here, and has been at Utica all
week.
Peter Donleyy, another old democratic war
horse, was showed under for supervisor, last
Tuesday.
Asa Hoffman objects to VIII Scelcy being
dubbed with the title of watchdog Of The
Treasury"
A force Of men have been busily employed
al week on the south abutmcnt OF the Illinois
river bridge.
j. Hoge, a young man belonging to one
of the first families Of Morris, stole team of
horses last week.
The slight shower Monday night last had
one GOOD effect. There was no dust in the vo-
ter's eyes next uay'
The sun rose at 5;2S this morning. You can
find out when it sets by consulting the st.
Jacobs oil almanac.
Prof. Tufts purchased the Blake property
opposite the high school for 81 800, and will
tit il up as a residence.
A certain candidate for high Office is 60
ing to blow In 81 900 into the canvass, or into
the saloons, SO it is said,
Rev Shay, of Strcator, in a school discus
sion the other day, called his opponent liar
in the course of the debate.
The first judicial announcement for the
ninth district is that OF Judge Gilbert, which
appeared in Princeton paper.
Morris has a sanitary policeman. Such an
officer would have his hands full here. 1t
would be an excellent thing to appoint one.
Court adjourned from Friday of last week
TO last Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, to
give the officials and jurors chance to vote.
John Whalcn, who stabbed himself three
times in the region Of the heart Friday morn
ing of last week, is recovering at the county
house.
Pat. Barton, met with defeat Tuesday as
candidate for supervisor. His township could
not have elected an ADLER or better man to
represent 1t.
A. f. Beach, Samuel Dunayan and Chas
L. Hoffman, all good men, and worthy of any
vote in their township, were defeated as mem
bers of the Board.
The Journal said truly when it asserted that
Sam PARIS defeat was a misfortune to the
Board, and that he was one Of its most careful
and honorcd members
The older members of the board will re-
gret the absence Of Uncle John Miller, who
was defeated Tuesday. The light of his hon
est, old countenancc will, indeed, be missed.