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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-23
ANNOUNCEMENT.

To the Voters Of La Safe County,:
Since the Democratic and Republican Conventions |
have frequently been urged by many good citizens, r
respective Of party 10 announce myself THE PeO-
pies Candidate for Sheriff" ! hereby announce
myself and give my life ecOrd ~ q pledge that no
friendships or trust will ever be dishUnOred
JESSE b, RUGER
Ottawa Ill Oct u isse
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-23

B.-Agcnts wanted at once.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-23

brave only in packs or hundreds. Amer
weeks Of slow travelling, which was tedious
only through the region Of high grass, tall
weeds and bottomless sloughs Of Illinois,
the young immigrants reached the place OF
their destination but finding no empty
house here, they stopped at the farm of Mr.
Dunavan, near Fox river and within five
miles Of Ottawa, their future home. They
enjoyed the old settlers generous hospitals
ty of Mr.. Dunavans for time, till Mr..
Delano could procure house, The neigh
bors, whom he got acquainted with, were
the Shavers, Brumbachs, Pitsers and Mr..
Debolt. Mr.. ,Delano bought small farm
from the latter-a claim subject to Govern
ment entry-and lived there till the spring
of 1884, when they removed to East Ottawa,
then known as 1.-The Point" They rented
a small house, which was nearly like barn.
1t had no chimney, and they built one Of
sods, banked up against the end. Mr. Green
was the only other settler then in this part
of East Ottawa. Mr.. Green alleged that his
claim covered all the land on 1.-THE Point,
and Mr.. Delano had to seek a home else
where.
IN OTTAWA.
He accordingly bought lot from Mr.. AL
bert Dunavan on the west side Of court
house square, and built thereon small cst-
tage. 1t stood about where Hull's store now
Is. Mrs. Delano had small garden on
either side of her dwelling The whole fat
here about the square was covered with
weeds taller than a mans head. One day,
when she came over from "The Point to
Woodworth's store to get some things, she
had curiosity to see her new home, not
then quite completed. DR.. Woodwork 5
store was on the lot now occupied by Site.
fel's clothing house. The weeds completely
hid her cottage from view, ard she had to
be directed by the Doctor so as to find the
proper direction through the rank growth of
vegetation, distance of less than 500 feet.
her new D0uSe WAS HulSucu ucT uVuoe-
hold stuff taken over in a canoe, somewhere
below the present Victor Mills Mr., and
Mrs. Delano lived IN their new home three
years. The only store in town when Mrs
d. rst saw it was DR.. Woodworth's. Her
children then were, Monroe, born in Cleve-
land, Ohio, and Charles, now Senator Delsno,
in Florida, end James, the two last borH in
her cottage down town. James went to CAL
ifornia in lS49; returned afterwards snd
kept butchers shop near where the Wal
Their block now stands. In about 1864 he
returned to the Golden State. Since 1869
or 20 no direct tidings have been received
here from him, but some years since it was
reported that he had gone 'an business
venture to China.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-23
A WONDERFUL BLIZZARD.

March Goth, 1884, this region of country
was visited by fearful blizzard The wealth
er during the latter part of February was
very warm, and the heat kept increasing un-
til it grew to summer holiness. The leaves
came out, grass grew, garden seeds were all
sown and growing nicely. In the forenoon
of that day, about 10 o'clock, mysterious
white clouds were seen rapidly flying from
the northwest. Soon the heavens were OBJ.
scured and fierce wind began to blow,
driving rain and finally hail followed, and
the temperature fell suddenly below the
freezing point. This storm ragged till in the
night. Next morning the bright sun rose
upon a landscape glittering with icicles and
revealing frozen ruin of vegetation. Ev-
erything of spring had persisted and solid
vestment of ice enclosed every leaf, bud
plant and flower. Mrs. Delano says, in her
opinion, the climate of this country has
greatly changed since the early days. Win
tiers were mider and summers not so in.
tensely hot (; and, with the single exception
named, no such sudden changes as are now
experienced.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-23
STORES, &C.
-.

Woodworth's store was two stories, and
Sey baugh's, built in 1925, further south,
was one story. Tim Hale, mild sort of a
character, had butcher shop somewhere
near where Roberts bakery is now. He
wasn't very stylish about his shop be sailed
his pork in a pile upon the floor DR..
Woodwork built the Mansion House, and
hired man named Marlet to keep il, and
was succeeded by Zmri Lewis. The Wood
rufs-Alson. Rensselaer, and Ralph-and G.
H. Norris came here year or two after Mr.
Delano arrived
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-23
rnEEE IMpORrED pROop MAREs.

The imported Norman Stallion vOLTAlRE recorded
In vol t. y z. y. II. Imported from France ia 1883
hy u. &. LONrcy: years old, beautiful black color.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-23

Cleopatra 162 y. Il y. II has . sucking colt by her
side Sired hy Imported Hercules 1884,, \. Il. y. II.
Dian 1881. H. \. ". has a sucking colt by her SIDE
by Imported Hercules 2S{1. \. K. N. II.
sarah Bernhard 1898, y. Il. y. H.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-23
THE CH0LERh A.

In 1885 cholera ragged in St. Louis and
down the Mississippi river. steamboat
arrived here having single case on board,
DR.. Roberts. He was taken to Green
house, in Ottawa, and there died While
the utmost care seemed to have been taken,
others took the disease which seemed to be
in the air, for it spread without being car
ried by persons in contact with it. Mr..
Bascom and his mother, who kept hotel at
the foot of the bluff in South Ottawa, died,
and others were attacked by it, but recover
ed. Mrs. Delano and children were hustled
into an OK wagon and sent off to Dayton,
much against her will, to escape that di,
sease
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-23
COURT HOUSES.


The first court house, a small frame, was
up when Mrs. Delano moved into her new
cottage, but shortly after, when q new sne
the second court house, was to be errctei,
they moved the other east to about where
Mr. Eames' drinking fountain is. Mrs. Al
len lived in the first school house, up stairs.
Her husband made furniture down stairs
When court was in session she would come
over and stop with Mrs. Delano, so as to
make room for the court, jury, sc.
The FIRST SCHOOL
Was taught in the first court house, and the
teacher was Miss Quakenbush. She came
west with Mrs. Kinball to Msrseilles Her
pupils were, Monroe and Charles Delano,
the latter too small to learn, but sent with
his brother to be kept out Of mischief;
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26
CONDENSED KILOGRAMS.

Brown Irwin, a boy, was drowned at
Marshall, Mo.
Anew pension board is to be author
lied for Alton, Ill.
The damage by the recent storm at Gal
weston is placed at $500, 900.
The government is to turn out a new
and much improved navy musket.
Col. Switzler is soon to issue an extern
sive report on southern industries.
Hugh Brown, of Louisiana, Mo-, wa:
run over and killed by a freight train.
Pennsylvania Republicans are said to be
quite willing that Mr.. Randall should be
reelected to congress.
Mr.. McGrath's friends at Washington
claim to be very hopeful of his appoint
ment as supervising architect.
W. J. Kendall, a Boston policeman
swan Niagara whirlpool rapids in a cori
vest to settle a wager of $4,000.
Deputy Marshal James S. Thornton
shot and killed a negro named Bob Da.
venport at Columbia, Saturday night.
Ida Grandwright, the St. Louis cir
who ran away, was arrested at lndianap'
oils and 1927 of the stolen money recov-
eyed.
Hon. Andrew Mackay of Linn count,
has received the nomination for state sen
ate in the Sixteenth senatorial district b.
the Democrats.
Robert Smith, who tried to stop q fgh
at Kiusett, Ark, is now Tying at the poin
of death from stabs inflicted by M 0
the participants.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26
The Democrats Of "The Kingdom"

The Democrats of "The Kingdom"
FULTON, No, August 23.-The
Galloway County Democratic Conven-
ton met to-day.
The following gentlemen were
nominated without much difficulty:
For Representative, Thomas W.
Shaw; Probate Judge, Judge Robert
McPheeters;circuit clerk, G. w. Penn;
county clerk, John D. Henderson;
prosecuting attorney, John W. Tin
cher; presiding justice of the county
court, W. H. Wilkerson; Associate
Justices. VIM. Darlington and S. L.
Weeks.
Then came the vote on Sheriff; six
ty-five ballots were taken, but with
little change. A motion. was made to
refer this office back to the people,
but John N. Bennett was nominated
this morning.
The office of Assessor was then
taken up and another deadlock had
The vote for collector is more di.
| vided than for assessor.
There is but little hope that the
Convention will be able to make s
nomination on these last three offices.
and it is expected that they, too, will
be referred back to the people.
Mr.. Shaw, who is nominated fol
the lower house, is a classical gradu.
ate lawyer, but is now engaged il
farming. He is % years old and Of
fine ability. He is for Cockrell and
S an anti prohibitionist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26
BEATEN NEARLY TO DEATH.
Col. M. Il. Singleton. OF Galloway, Is
Unmereifuiiy Chasiised by an
Injured Husband.

The greatest excitement was erea-
ted in Fulton about . O'Clock Satur-
day night, caused by the ver chas-
tisement of Col. nj. G. Singleton,
we'll known in this, Boone and Gala
way counties, by a man named Sam.
Thomas, who claims that he found
Singleton and Mrs. Thomas in a most
compromising position. The loud
cries of the woman first alarmed the
neighhorhood, and when people began
to arrive Thomas va beating the life
ont of Singleton with rocks and clubs,
Singleton was SO badly injured that
it will take him months to recover.
An eye witness says he was literally
covered with blood from head to
foot, and that he had as many as a
dozen gashes cut in his head from a
rock in the hands of the injured hus-
band. Thomas and family formerly
lived on a farm owned by Col. Single
ton, and the latter, being in town to
the primaries, was invited home
by Thomas to get supper. After the
meal both men started down town,
but when about half way Singleton,
upon some trivial pretext, returned
to the house. Thomas, it seems, prior
to this, had, upon several occasions,
his suspicious aroused and he return
ed also to his home. When he arrived
! he claims to have found his suspi-
cions we'll grounded, Singleton and
his wife being out in the back yard in
Hdqrdnte delictO. Then the terrible
work of the Infatuated husband be-
gan. He beat Singleton into an al
most unrecognizable mass, and the
verdict of the people is, we are in
formed, that his punishment was just.
The wife claimed to her husband
that Singleton forcibly made her sub
NIT to his desires. At one time there
were strong limitations of a mob
taking Singleton in hand, but wiser
consel prevailed and he was conveyed
to his home out in the country. Both
parties were placed under arrest.
Mrs. Thomas says this is the first
time Col. Singleton ever made an i'm
proper proposal to her; that she had
not yet done anything wrong, and
that she did not wish to yield to his
desires, and is glad her husband came
to her aid when he did to save her
from disgrace. Mrs. Thomas suffer.
ed great mental agony and tried sew.
eral times to commit suicide, so ou1
informant states.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26
Shut 'em Out of Primaries.

from the Sturgeon Leader.
Any mar who threatens to bolt the
county ticket, or any part of it, should
not be allowed to vote at the congress
slonal primary. The rules say you
must be in good faith a Democrat,
and how can a man be in good faith
a Democrat who bolts the nominees
OF a primary in which he participat.
! I'll
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

The report being circulated that
Bob White went to r. c. Carter's to
Q him the night of the nomination
Is false. Bob White was at
Nj. Carter's house, but whenever he
gets ready to 60 win not ask permis-
sion from sny Of the juntA Of 6ckexa,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

THERE are four or five men in
Audrain county who have something
personal against r. Creed Carter.
They want him pulled off. A man
who has no enemies is not fit to hold
a position in the party. No Demo
crat will vote against the nominee
on account of a personal grievance,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

MONDAY the sorehead- kicking-mug-
wump-Anarchists of Audrain county
waited" on r. Creed Carter and
asked him to withdraw because they
did not name him. When next heard
from they will be found waiting OF
voting the Republican ticket, which
is the same thing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

Hon. G.. f. PEERS is in the race for
Congress. His county is small but
it is solid for him-not a single voice
to vote no. We know of no more
faithful worker in the party or one
more worthy of recognition and sub
stantial emolument that Hon. G. Z.
Peers, of little Warren.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

NOTICE is hereby given that letters OF
IN administration upon the estate of NJ.
b. Mcdonald, deceased, have been grant,
ed the undersigned, ]. NJ. Gordon, by the
probate court Of Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, bearing date July goth, 1885.
All persons having claims against said
estate are required to exhibit them for
allowance to the administrator within ons
year after the date, or they may be pre-
Guided from any benefit Of such estate
and IL such claims be not exhibited with.
in two years from this date they will be-
forever barred. JIM. GORDON,
if-At Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

MOST of the straight Republicans
those who are Republicans from prin-
cipie-throughout the county prefer
to vote either a straight Republican
or straight Democratic ticket, rather
than have anything to do with a mon
grel ticket.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

The prospect for the opening OF
Hardin College was never so bright.
More pupils are engaged for this in
stitution than for any other of the
kind perhaps in the state. 1t will be
the best session in the history of the
college.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

TIE old soldiers reunion of the
| GRAY and the Blue in Audrain county
will come off Sept. 22nd. We trust
it will be well attended, and know
that 1t can be made the grandest re-
| union ever held in the county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26
For United States Senator,
HON. F. NJ.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For Circuit Judge,
E. NJ. HUGHES,
Of Montgomery county.
For Representative,
r. C. CARTER.
For Sheriff,
j. w. ATCHISON.
For County Collector,
r. z. HOPKINS.
For County Clerk,
j. v. WILLIAMS.
For Circuit Clerk,
BEN G.. JOHNSON.
For Recorder of Deeds,
T. T. TORREYSON.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
W. S. MOSBY.
For Treasurer,
r. Fl. MARSHALL.
For Assessor,
j. Y. MCLEAN.
For Probate Judge,
S. NJ. EDWARDS.
For Presiding Judge County Court,
JOIN A. GUTHRIE.
For Judge Western District,
NJ. G.. FLYNT.
For Judge Eastern District,
NJ. L. RAFTERY.
For Coroner,
DIR E. S. CAVE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

EVERY hour we hear of parties who
signed the petitions under false rep
resentation, and they all say they are
solid for Carter. In n district q
signed the petition and after canvass
ing the district it is ascertained that
Is out of the 81 will vote for Carter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

THE reception given to Senator
Vest by the Democracy of Missouri
in St. Louis Is q fair expression of
the deep-rooted confidence imposed
in his ability and integrity. Small
politicians who failed to get Office OF
course feel more or less sore, but the
party can get along much better
without men who are Democrats fol
revenue only,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

THE meeting held Saturday was
not public. Only the committee of
the following gentlemen invited:
Thos. A. Bolts, Jas. Abbay, Robt.
Graham, VIM. Stuart and F. H.
Mitchell. They were to compile the
petitions and present them to Carter
Monday. 1t did not take them long
TO do the compiling.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

THE LEDGER to-day publishes cor
rect likenesses and histories of the
candidates for Congress in this dis
trict. Col. Hutton, of Audrain, is by
far the best looking, and the loss of
his moustache adds greatly to his al
ways handsome and djstjngue appear
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26
Same Here.

From the Richmond Democrat.
The Democratic party of Ray
county ought to be ASHAMED of it
self for not nominating a ticket to
please the mugwumps, Republicans
and other fellows who never voted q
Democratic ticket in their lives
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

Ir looks rather funny to e Dem
ocrats" gong to leading Radicals fol
advice and following the same. They
will stay in such company till they
have been used and then kicked out
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26
w. H. DAY is Republican congress

W. H. DAY is Republican congress
ional committeeman for this district.
They will hold their congressional
convention as soon as The Democratic
convention adjourns. Mexico is the
place to hold conventions, and we
are glad to know that our friend Day
will do all in his power to bring said
convention to Mexico. Mexico knows
no peer when it comes to entertain.
ing a convention.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

The dead, buried and wormy poll
ticians turn over in their graves and
try to get to the front when they
hear a murmur of trouble in the
Democratic party. Some such poll
ticians in this county on account Of
the length of time they have beer
buried are causing an unusua.
amount of stencil.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26
Mexico Fair.
MeAicO faifs
From the Louisiana Press

From the Louisiana Press
Col. Buffum was out at Mexico
last week, and attended the Fail
there last Thursday. He SAYS thai
the attendance was good and stock
plentiful.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26
Missouri Agricultural College and
University.
Clerk of Audrain County Court.

To the Clerk of Audrain County Court.
COLUMBIA, BOONE COUNTY, Mo-, June
%, 1SS6.-DEAR SIR: 1t is my duty TO
inform you that, under the provisions
of an Act of the General Assembly, ap-
proved April /, 1872, wide Session Acts,
1872, PIP. l6s-9,and Rev. Stat. 1879, Secs.
1867 ,726S, lyour county is entitled to send
ricultural College and University, at
Columbia and Rolla, during the year
ending June 2,1sS7, 13 Students, between
the ages of Sixteen and Twenty-Five
years.
Under the rules adopted by the Board
of C%urators, students "shall possess q
good mora character, and shall pass o
satisfactory examination in orthogra-
ply, reading, writing, arithmetic and
geography" and must pay the fees
prescribed by said Act, to.wit: On
matriculating, an entrance fee of ten
dollars, and contingent fee of five dol
lars; and a like contingent fee at the be-
ginning of the second half year, making
S ""o~ hha0 ShdIkt tNChty hut-
lars; which must be paid by every stu.
dent, except regularly ordained minis
ters of the gospel, belonging to any Of
the various religious denominations Of
this State, and INDECENT young men
preparing for the ministry. For the
schools of Law, and Medicine, and En-
glneering, the annual charge is forty
dollars each. The session of all the de
partments, under the presidency Of
Samuel s. Laws, Ii. d., will begin
ON TIL FIRST TUESDAY, 7th) OF SEPTEMBER,
and will continue until the first Thurs
day of June, 1~SS7-except that of the
School of Mines and Metallurgy at Rol-
la, which will begin Monday, septem-
Der 10Th, and end June 0, 1887.
Ample provision has been made for
the education and care of young women
In all the classes OF the university, and
a course of study socially adapted
for them has been adopted. (See csts-
logue 1856, page 2O0.)
beg to call your attention TO the ape
pended extract from the law ON this
subject.
After giving two weeks publication
to this certificate, you will please trans.
init to me, on or before September LIST,
a list of the names OF all the youth Of
your county who intend to make appli.
cation for entrance into the Agricul-
turai College and University at the
commencement of next session.
If such a list is not transmitted,
students from other counties will be al
lowed to enter in lieu of those to which
your county is entitled.
Board can be had ii clubs in the col.
lege buildings for male students st
s2.25 per week; in private families al -
to $3.50.
L am very respectfully, your obedient
servant, j. III. DRuMMoSD,
Secretary Board of Curators, Missouri
Agricultural College and University
OF Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26
An Honest Confession Good for the
Soul.

An Honest CONCESSION 60od LOT the
Soul.
Our friend, Bob Graham, who is
on the committee to receive ''peti-
tons" and present the same to Car.
ter, is nothing if not honest and out
spoken. He informs us that he
thinks Clay vas robbed and that.
personally, he wants Carter off SC
Clay can have his place, and that il
Carter won't come off he wants te
run Clay anyway. Col. Clay has de.
clared himself for Carter and would
not, We presume, be q candidate fol
the Legislature Of Audrain county
under any circumstances at this time
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26
Old Soldiers Reunion.

W. A. Hunter, of this county, hiss
our thanks for a picture of Tennes-
sees next Governor, Bob Taylor,
with whom he was raised. Bob's
brother is running on the Republican
ticket and his father on the Prohihi-
ton ticket. The next Governor OF
Tennessee is sure to be a Taylor and
we think his name is Bob.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

/. n. HATHAWAY said in a speech
in the Republican convention that
Bill KEENAN,, McTrimble and Ben
Dobyns were running the Democratic
party in Audrain county. 1t was
very evident before the Republican
convention adjourned that the said
hathaway was not running the Re-
publican party in Audrain. county,
no matter how hard he tried to.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

It was SO hot in st. Louis that the
Ice houses begun to burn up. Mean
time the weather is SO cool in Chicago
:iat many business men are still
dating their letters February instead
Of August.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26
Delegates to the State Convention.

Delegates to the State Convention.
The following were the delegates
from Audrain county that attended
the state convention; j. H. Minor,
G. g.. Daniel, J.. I. Hit, NJ. L. Raj.
terry, j. NJ. Gordon, J. J. Steele, S.
B. Cook, proxy for DR.. I. Sinclair
and r. NJ. White, proxy for G. T,
Martin. They voted for Brace, Cole.
man and Pratt, as instructed, and
did good and valiant work in hustlinn
for the former gentleman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26
Some fend in human shape PLACED

Some fend in human shape placed
poison In a bucket of water in DAY
& Gilliland's drug store at Auxvasse
last Sunday. MIR. Kempinsky, the
clerk, was in this city, and upon re.
turning to the store found the poison
In the bucket. No ciew TO the party
who did il.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

Il. CREED CARTER did not make
himself the nominee. The Demo-
cratic party of Audrain county
nominated him, unasked. The kick
era should petation the Denocra tie
party and not CAxter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

THE Sedalia papers and the st.
Louis POST Dispatch were the first
papers in the state to publish the
withdrawal of Yeaman and Cosgrove
in the sixth district.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

SPEAKING of assistant editors re-
minds us of Il long letter from a
country STATESMAN which was doe
tored by Il couple of Mexico politi-
clans not long ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

THERE are two factions in the Re-
publican party, q run by W. II.
Day and the other by i. N. Hathaway.
The Day clique set down very
hard on the Hathaway ''ring" in the
convention.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

The people of Paris rendered Judge
Brace a grand ovation Saturday
night. He is worthy of all the
honors conferred.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26

T. B. BUoKNER, in an interview with
the Globe Democrat, calls Geo. Vest
a demagogue. What a crasher this
must be to Missourl's brilliant Sena-
for2