The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-06
Vicinity Items.


of Utica David Barber, aged 90, was buried
last Sunday
The Strpator school board re employed
the force of teachers now engaged, the on
ly change being that Miss Rhoda Robbins
and Miss Jennie Woods change places.
The DeKalb ChrOntcie offers to give sou
towards the erection of II Dekalb Cosoldiers
monument, and proposed that a subscription
for the purpose should be started on Deco
ration Day.
Harry Radcliffe, society young man
who was caught robbing "A till at Rockford,
H.. few days ego has confessed his guilt
and charges his downfall to tobacco and
progressive euchre.
1t is reported that John kangley, OF
Streator, who has been boring west OF the
river has struck vein of coal from IL to
10 feet in thickness; but Streator stories
may generally be taken c@m grdno sdIss.
La Sale held its Decoration day eXerci-
ses last Sunday Col. r. G. Stevens, of this
city, was marshal of the day. All the
churches, except the Catholic, refused to
toll their bells in commemeration OF the
dead soldier
The postmaster general has written a
letter declaring that the policy of the adj
minis'ration is to put democrats into Office
as fast as possible, and that removals will
be made on complaints that the postmasters
have been active partisans.
Earlstlle Leader: Earlville is not the
only bad town in this vicinity after all.
Mendoza papers are telling about their gam
bling places, which run all day Sunday up
TO two O'Clock in the morning. Earl boys
are never out that late Sunday nights, at
least they never say anything about it II they
are.
A petition signed by 20 farmers OF the
north prairie, also one signed by 50 farm
ers of the south prairie, setting forth the
fact that the petitioners were opposed to
the opening of saloons in Marseilles, were
presented to the board of trustees Thurs
day night of last week.
Sells Bros circus showed in Elgin last
Thursday, and the city was flooded with
thieves, burglars and scoundrels of every
hue. Caleb Kipp, "A farmer living near
that city, was idiotic enough to let couple
of the confidence men relieve him of $3.50
in cash, which he drew from bank to
hand over to them.
A man named st Clair, from VIII Co,
going to Nebraska, got out Of the wagon
near Earlville the otner day, and drew his
revolver and sent bullet into his brain
He died in few hours afterwards. wi
dow, three children, two horses and wagon
is what he left behind him. Insanity is
supposed te he the cause of his death.
A correspondent in Gilman paper tells
the following: "A strange thing happened
here this week. A mother and daughter
were confined at the same time and in the
same house, The babies We're dressed and
put in the cradle together. When they
were taken up to be nursed neither mother
knew her own baby, and today they are
still wondering which is which"
Aurora has half-b Pottawatomie
Indian 10y the name of George Wicks. His
mother, Mrs Catharine Wicks, is a relative
of the head chief of the Prairie Band,
Shoughnessee. Mr. Wicks claims distri-
butive share Of all annuities that have been
paid TO his tribe since he become OF age, al
so land, money, etc, and has employed j.
ID. Fox of that city to collect the same.
The contract for printing the official en-
velopes required by the postotfice depart
ment was awarded by Postmaster General
Villas to the Holyoke Envelope Company,
at figures that will save the government
between forty and fifty thousand dollars
over those of last year. Thus Is economy
asserting itself in every department OF the
government.
Streator Free Press Robert Muir, the
lord chancellor, from Scotland, was arrested
this afternoon on the complaint of Mrs. Kate
Calvin. Mrs. Calvin said the lord chancell-
or entered her private apartment and spill
ed big tub OF water on the floor and acted
In disordely manner generally. He was
brought before the bar of Justice Belfords
court, and after hearing what Robert had
TO say In the case, he concluded that five
dollars and costs WAS sufficient, and Robert |
called on the remains Of his pocket book to
liquidafe. II
A Minonk Sunday school teacher told
her pupils that when they put their pen. |
MES into the contribution box she wanted
each one TO repeat bible verse suitable
10 the occasion. The first boy dropped In
bis cent saying: The Lord loveth cheer.
Iul giver" The next boy dropped his
penny Into the boz saying: sHe that CIV