The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-27
A nail mill is the latest industry, On pa
per, Of La Sale.
Vicinity Items.

cneu uly SouS oiofc az spring vNAty.
The Nora Lytton Dramatic Compan,
stranded and gave up the ghost at Mar
seilles recently.
Rose Eas,on, whom Ottawa theatre goers
will doubtless remember AS the star WIZ
took stryChnine at Mendoza, is playing
THE Bread winner" In the Virginiss,
The Little village OF Laniville, in Bureau
county, has already began preparations for
the celebration OF Decoration Day next
May, by engaging General Prentiss and
taking Subscriptions for the occasion.
William s. Bailey, father of the senior
of the Princeton Republican, died at Mash.
Vile Tenn, Saturday, at The age of 80 years.
He was an anti slavery agi'atr, and prom.
inen,ly identified 10 the fortunes Of the
underground railway" during the last
years Of slavery.
Dwigh. Star: Some weeks ago Fred
Mat,hieson, publisher OF the Odell paper,
wrote firm in Chicago an obscene and
abusive letter because they asked him 10
pay his bill. The communication was
turned over 20 the p0s,Otiice authorities, a
warrant for his arres, followed, and on
Wednesday he was taken 10 Chicago for a
hearing.
Miss Pearson, pretty Swede, who was
in the employ of farmer named William
McFarlane, living near Joliet, brought suit
against the latter for kissing her contrary
10 the statutes in such cases made and pro
yided II cost Nc, who is a wealthy man,
Just $50 for that one kiss-a, least, that
was the verdict rendered by the jury Sat
urday.
This Is how some Joliet citizens observe
H. I i sal,
that city. Some Joliet lovers Of chicken
fights went 10 Niles Center ~ a contest last
Sunday, when and where forty. five battles
were fought, and $500 changed hands.
A half dozen of the Joliet betters came
home at the expense Of the Vner three,
having bet and lost
On Tuesday, Spring Valley hela lis trs'
election the following being the result, III
votes being polled: Mayor, Chas J Dew.
lin; city clerk, Michael Stanton; city at
torney, A. T. Greenwood; police magi,
trate l.. A. Mcneil; city treasurer, Scott
Brown; aldermen, First ward, Michael
Murphy, Thos. Terry; Second ward, Henry
Dugan, james Thorn; Third ward, V. II.
Weissenburger, ThOs Dwyer. The mayor
appointed James Murtha city marshal
The S,reitor Times Is just now about up
70 its neck in libel suits, which seem 10
follow each other with such persistent reg
ulari'y as 70 become mpnHGDOus. He has
during the past ten days been sued for
libel four times, and the returns are not all
in yet The last libel suit he is called up
on 20 face was on account Of business
advertisement which was charged up at
the rate of ten cents line. Nike Gibson,
Of StreatOy, is the acgrsiVei individual
who Is after flvnes this time.
Thursday Wallace Waterman who was
sent up from Sycamore 10 the penitentairy
for year, having been convicted Of grave
robbery, served out his sentence and was
given his liberty. In the prison he was a
very exemplary young man, having been
employed as hospital steward, being -
medical student az Rush College az the time
Of his arrest II is now firmly believed by
those COnyeTsant with the circumstances that
an objectionable hlunder was committed
in conyicting young Waterman, and that
another fellow, who skipped 10 Canada,
was the real cUIprit.
A switch engine Of the Pekin road,
which left that city Tuesday noon, as a
pusher for conductor Hairs train, was re-.
running shortly after, and when at the top
of the Ransom hill, without q wom OF
warning, the boiler exploded with great
violence, blowing the engineer, Edward
Ashling, over the telegraph wires, over 100
yards distant, his injuries being Of such a
nature that he lived hu, y few hours after,
VIII CunlitF", the fireman, was picked up
near the scene OF the explosion uncOn.
'seiOus, and was severely injured. The
smoke stack was blown good distance
and pieces OF the cab We're picked up near
" quarter Of a mile from the scene. The
boiler wae blown into shreds, and the en-
CINE completely demolished. Il is thought
the fireman will recover
Those Of la Sales citizens who were
awake nj that hour Sunday night, might
have witnessed novel and mourntul spec
taCle--a midnight funeral. After few
months illness eXcity treasurer, john
Black, one Of the most popular and highly
respected young men that ever lived in
that city, died Saturday night ot quick con
sumption. lie was a member Of the A. q.
H., which together with a large ConcOurse
OF his friends on foot and in carriages, es
Coited the remains 30 the Rock Island de
pot from whence the body was taken TO
Iowa City fer intWment. The funeral was
affecting and impressive. MI Black, who
was 80 years Of age On the night Of the
funeral, had been NOT long ago married &c
n beautiful and accom- plished lady Of New
York city.