The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-15
From Mendoza.

1t will be rather old to give anything Of
report Of the Grant funeral services in
this city. AS the entire program needed
some one with classical education TO car
~ 1t through, Prof. Jenkins, of the Black
stone High School, was foremost in doing
SO, and saw Grant buried in good shape.
The procession was the finest we ever hao
here, much better than the Fourth Of Ju-
ly celebration turnout. Our honorable
body of Aldermen made great display,
as they are all noble looking lot Of men
as ever were piled together. No doubt
had they been in the New York city pa
rade, some of them might have been taken
for Cleveland or Arthur, but they weren't.
A. Dean was out with his hearse heavily
draped, with coffin inside.
There was some talk of getting strong
man and taking him out to the graveyard
and burrying him, but they gave that up,
principally because there were no strong
men handy and willing, The Odd Eel.
lows (both lodges appeared, and the band
played dismal dirges all through the pa
rade. Several prominent citizens were in
carriages, representing the mourning rela-
tives Of the late general. Some ladies rep
resented Mrs Col. Fred Grant, Mrs. Sarto
ris, etc. while several gentlemen made
their appearance In the role OF Col. Fred
and Jesse and L. s. Grant, Jr. We don't
desire to give their names. Taken all in
all, the parade was very fine and well car,
ried out, as we before stated.
The draping aud display of mourning
goods In store windows and eXterors
showed good taste RIM. Dewey did some
artistic draping on A. Deans furniture es-
Enlistment A vacant chair, strung with
black cloth, with pen, ink and paper just
outside the door, which the intelligent OBJ
server tumbled to ut once rs the chair late
ly occupied by Grant Chas. Mcfarland
showed splendid taste on the store Of Fred
Wershinski, while Max John deserves lots
of credit for doing up their windows so
nicely. The speech of Gen, Atkins Smith
was characteristic of all the speeches made
on the day and the event, Mrs.C. M. Hig-
gins, Mrs Foltz, Messrs. Merrifield, Foltz,
and Barry did the singing Flags were at
half-mast and the cannon doomed ut inter
walls through the day, and so requiescat In
pace.
Lightning struck the old Freewill Bap.
list church on the east side and the rail
road pond last Saturday morning 1t struck
the dixie Of the pond and caused the water
TO rush out at quite lively gait, flooding
the creek and some Of the streets In town.
S. NJ. Mix lost an infant child last week
Of cholera nfantum.
We eXend our thanks to the gentleman
ly secretary of the Mendoza Union Fair
Association, Charles r. Madden, for a sea
son complimentary.
Lyons dramatic company, ten.cent
show, has Washington hall this week We
are getting about enough of that class of
amusement
Forepaugh's advertising car was here
over last Sunday. The town is billed for
August %.
While passing on West Madison street,
Chicago, last Saturday, on n street car, we
saw a picture of James G. Blaine heavily
draped in mourning In front of lager
had made a mistake because Jim Blaine
is not dead.
Fred Cavil Is the very happy father of
bouncing boy-born Sunday morning.
In critcising our Post Office affairs last
week, we did not intend TO cast any reilec
ton upon Mis-. Porter, the ladylike postal
clerk.
In referring to the Third ward of the
city, people are inclined to call It the
"bloody third" or "hell's half-aCre" and
Goldfish hill" The Third ward has turned
out the prettiest girls in Mendoza, and not
only that-the most industrious. Size up
the "bloody third" and the balance in that
respect would be in its favor, and If the
city park was In any of the other wards 1t
would be lighted with electricity and fur.
nished with rustic seats. Give dog
bad name" etc.
Miss Myra Curtis, daughter of S, II. Cur
lis, is the best roller skater In the city.
ROSE BUD.