The Ottawa free trader., 1885-01-31

ington, a little village just west of Mendoza,
have been over 100000 for the past year.
| Venerable Mother Ryall, S5 years of age
and for nearly 90 years a resident of Mar.
seilles, died at that city last Friday week.
Aurora Post: Gus Webster, the best ball
player of the Streator Reds, wants to play
In Aurora next season if we have good
nine, as we probably will.
"A young democrat registered at the resi-
dence of Geo. Ii. Madden, of Mendoza,
"wednesday OF last week His name Is
Grover Cleveland Madden.
a StreatOr man has sued that city for
$5,OOO damages for injuries sustained on
sidewalk two years ago. The physician's
bill for attending him was SO,
kev. A. E. Ethridge has accepted call 70
vacant pastorate of the Independent church
at Streator. About ten years ago he was
county superintendent of Bureau county.
A pocketbook containing $500 was found
at the Peerless rink, Streator, last Wednes-
day night. None Of the editors down
there have, strange to say, put in o
claim for it.
A blacksmith, at Dekalb, was shoeing
morse recently, when the animal kicked
him on the pistol pocket, discharging the
revolver N such manner that the gun
went OIL, killing the horse instantly.
There was 4 cold lead matinee at the
-four corners" La Sale, last Saturday
night Two young Polanders, suit +, for
the hand of graceful Polish damsel, met
on the bloody sands and began shooting at
each other with such reckless Indifference
as TO results that none of them was per
forated.
Morris Uerdld' Mr.. Alex Ronald, state
mine inspector for the first district, with
John Bonar, county inspector, are at pres
ent making tour of inspection of the coal
mines Of this county. Several of the mines
In this locality are found to he in such a
condition that criminal negligence NAV
make bad work for some of the operators.
Streator Free Press: A citizen of Otta.
wa who had been playing poker the night
before dropped blue chip into the con
!ributon box by mistake. After service
he vert to the deacon who passed the plate
and told him of the mistake. 80 III iust
give you a dollar in its place." he said
and we'll keep the matter quiet" mo
you DON'T" replied the deacon, ignoring
he money offered; that's blue chip.
It's worth $5"
Joliet Signal. The freaks of a modern
ury are somewhat marvellous, one must
confess. At the present term of the cir.
,uit court there has been trouble among
'ome Of the German families of the east
'rn part of the county, and the trials ended
I'LL they are not happy One of the VIC.
nen was awarded 81 600 to ease her feel
ngs, wounded in consequence of being
allied some disagreeable names. Another
&se deeply in contrast Is that of a Frank
ord woman who was run over and severely
injured by burly horseman, and was re
in the sum of one dollar afters.
'ial by jury.
Hennepin Record: The particulars Of s.
orrible affair reaches US from the neigh.
OF Cottage fill. A lady who has
cen residing alone was taken sick at
bout o'clock In the morning sometime
'st week, and went to a near neighbor's to
ave them go for doctor and other assist
nee, and then started back home, accom-
anied by the neighbor's daughter. Be
ne proceeding more than a half mile
oweTer, she was delivered Of q child
Ter COMPANION wrapped the child up the
est she could and carried 1t back to her
ONE. The mother was exposed to the
I'D more than an hour before she was
'und, but strange to say she and the child
9 both alive and likely 10 survive. The
dy and her husband could not agree and
I'd parted few months ago, il the cause
her living alone.
lchre" Is considerably in vogue now In
9 West asIthe means Of evening enter
lnment- Here is the way 1t is played:
the game there are any number of
ayers but twenty-four players, equally
vided between ladies and gentlemen.
We the best satisfaction. There are then
sets in all, four at each table. The ts-
3 at the head Of the room is the post of
nor, and the set seated there governs the
~. When a game is finished o bell is
ng at this first table Then the two st
ch table who have won game move 70
9 next table ahead. This gives con-
mt change Of parties and overcomes the
9 evening, unpleasant to some extent TO
,se who wish to be social to all friends
ke. The great object in progressive
,hre is to reach the first table and there
ID position by winning as long as posi-.
The foot, rs In the old fashioned spelling
tcheS The sport is said to be very ex-
ng.
VIVA fcutcN' ScAtCh
Mr. Luman and Mrs. Phebe F. Hinckley
3 celebrated on Wednesday evening
/. 2lst, at their residence on Park ave
}. The affair, quietly gotten up by their
ldren and friends, was quite surprise,
it was happy and merry company of
T 50 that took possession OF their dwell
Z. Rev. W. Windsor by request pre-
sed TO them an envelope containing $50
,old, u little expression of flliai love and
ghborly esteem. Dir. Hinckley was
D in Lee, Mass, Mrs Hinckley a. Os.
70, n Y. They lived on their little
n in Ohio, In the woods, two years,
ged TO Lee, Mass, where they resided
rly twenty years, and have spent the
.ainder of their long and happy married
in this state, in Ottawa and in this city.
0 of their three children were present
hese festivities, several of the grand
dren, of which there are eight and
!. A. Is. Smith, q sister of Mrs. H., who
also present at the wedding scene of
,ears ago. Children and friends united
1ish them many years more of pleasant
lpany together and that the ties that
q stood ~ we'll the test of half a cen