The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-11-21
From Mendoza

MEyDoTA. Nov. 19.-Our people were
entertained on Friday and Saturday even
ings of last week by the productloh az .,e
opera house, by home talent, ol 'ne wei,
known drama, "Divorce." IL was la'hel .
surprise TO those who attended 10 see oul
amateurs do 80 well-in fact Detter thal
most troupes that have been mere lron' 'llie
to time. +. 8. Brown, as leading man, haIu
lv came up to his old mark, the charactei
being wholly unsuited to him. Mrs ) 80
dener, as the injured wife, displayed nne
emotional traits, which are always 80 DIN
cult to assume. But If any discrimination
is allowable, Mr.. Otto Kieselbach and MISS
sarah Kane did the most artistic work. Ed
Higgins and Tillie Baumbach, in their co
medv parts, were very funny and always
hrought down the house. The rest of the
narts were well taken by Brad Miles, julius
.John. who is a whole circus himself, ana
Harry Weber, who as the lawyer supported
a diamond pin that put out the electric
light. a,, Thar.
will be contests for sewing machine 10,
tween two young ladies, for doll between
three pretty little misses, for goa "a'ch
70 the most popular saloonist, &C:
The six year old son of Mrs. MARY heh'
est, formerly Mary Laferty, who is here on
a visit from Chicago with her three child
rem. was run over on Saturday evening ny
n Central freight engine, his left arm being
cut off and portion of both feet, besides
being badly cut about the head. Dr. COOK
who was called, says in all his medical ex
nerience he never saw such an exhibition
of ,rve, The child had been lured to the
track by a boy of the same age ana AS the
engine approached was told to Jump on ana
he could ride to Chicago and see his papa
Col. T.. y. Taylor, of Ottawa, has presen
ted claim against the city OF Mendoza Tor
ri 500 as damages sustained by him Mt the
burning of the Passenger House last win
ter basine his claim on the negligence OF
the city authorities to provide proper means
for the extinction OF fires. The claim IS
probably the preliminary step to lawsuit
TO grow out of it. H.
We understand the wealthy AMI charm,
ing widow, Mrs Erb, is married. She had
set some of our lawyers crazy by her fasci.
mating manners and supposed pile" and
as. according to the old saying, money Isl
the root of all evil, it is likely the root they
were after-most men are.
Boring for gas under the Trenton lime
stone has begun. ,c,so
louis Waldorf is the happy father OF a.
handsome boy baby go,
Perhaps the largest and most brilliant
r,addirg ever celebrated in this city was
Nat on Wednesday evening at the res
,da Of Caspar Ruedy, the popular. grocer
on Main street, the contracting pal;ies pe
ing his eldest daughter, MISS anne anu
Mr.. John Eckart, of Eckart q oon' ltol
Fritchel of the Lutheran Seminary, per
formed the ceremony, Miss Lydia Harlan
acting as bridemaid and John Ruedy, bro
tber of the bride, as gr0omsman. Guests
Uare nresent from near and far, and amongI
the presents. which were innumerable,
were valuable gifts from Toledo, o., Wash
ington Territory, Ottawa, Princeton, NC.
The happy couple take up their residence
at once In their own home, n beautiful
Trick cottage built in this city during thel
summer by the groom, and by ODDS the
handsomest residence in the CITY. some
thing In the French style OF Architecture
and handsomely furnished. .
Recorder Arnold and MIR. Bauer, OF Otta-
wa were In attendance at the Ruedy- Eek
art wedding
Arthur II. Cranwell left on Monday for al
trip to Texas, ,.ao,
of The c.. B. a. q. Railroad on Wed
nesday was one of the delightful and N, Long
70 be remembered experiences of the wri
ter. 1t was performed IN Jus; 10 n nours,
made il once, you will never make again
notice in some of the Ottawa papers al
re bort of the insanity of Mrs. Teresa SIM,
minger, of this city, 1t is very pitiful
case, and all the more 50 when n wi1e goes
insane from abuse of her husband, who has
taLan such solemn VOWS to cherish and
protect her. Let me say to the ladies, be.
fore YOU submit TO the abuse OF any man,
shoot him on the spot. Such man should
be provided with castiron monkey To-
bang around the house, and not iran DO
by Of flesh and blood Rose BUD