The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-23
From Mendoza

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~ a, the law office of +. L. ony der
w; ara are about $40 in the treasury s'auu
- '.v,.r from the last course. lhe iesu''
-, Pho m Getting was that II Was TOO iale i0'
a sories of entert ,iaments, ana that one Ell
tart,inmens would be gwen IN the opeI"
bnn.e which should be ilrst-class III eNelS
narticular. and, il sucu paid, to iollo" WIN
n,a more Rev. Pollock was Instructed ~
corre.nond with certain parties IN feSmu
~ Coming here, amongst whom was III
IVill.tIs. who gave great satisfaction III "
la ,tn-. Since the opening OF tue oPe'"
IN ,Ia We have had but one or Two enter
tainmen,s of any account, and the people
ora nreoared for better grade oi alilu'e'
man = tnau we have been provided WIN
T,,v.,er. cali Monaco the CANINE
naradise of all Europe, Mendoza miSnt
he de ,ipnated as the poker resort ior All
IN. surrounding country, and when you see
a man civ official or Otherwise, rush do"h
a str.s, with Il blank aud rue'ul shauo"
cast over his noble and intelligent lace, you
NAV know he was engaged until A.
chat morning in terrible ana ooSt'hae oou;
ma, with a fierce aud unappeaSed WIZ AM
NAL, called poker tiger, lurking IN se'Si' I
locations around town. lie mas me- NV
and his pocket book is not at All P'e'n'"'I
-nt,,.rwise. Is he on the sunny slue Oh
exis ence and all covered WIN shlleS
LIE; YOUR observation pass ior ueCisi"n WI
lpck. The women folks nave setIleu ihV'
a refined way of shaking the paste oJ"iu7'
and no heightened element Is C,uIPiete
withou, its progressive tuchfe' iVhe' -
significant OF numerous cocktails' nav
p1rkst books. sulky looks, also shcaNy' au-
ding NJ particular attraction 70 the Coui'''-
nan e. A habl,ue OF IA poker iooli -
sufferer of extreme nervous iIrilaOiII'y'
and those expires inns grow ana become II
fixture, The time isnDt lar distant "hen ii
MeudntI gentleman, tdVellhS eIIne' io'
health or pleasure, Viii be recoShlzeu III
the Sandwich Islands even ny the poker
stano on his Iace Frequently niue
yulnuus occurs, not big enough 10 scare
anyon., bursting forth from one 81 thtse
mixer rooms. An event Of this Character
Will do we'll 10 CnroulCle rs c"Tlesp"h
dsnce but will not BE- Dt!ced ny the pa
pers of This now Menace, is 1t might thro"
them out of their usual course or OH men
AXIS. squire Woods, Of West Br@klSh II,
visited Ihls delightful resort ihht FRIDAY
Woods is the modern Sampson OF La oallr
and Lee Coun,les, giant Ia stature anu
strength. He has fought the beast, IL II
said. until some $4,000 have been eX
haustel, but in this Instance he declined T.
be piuched, even by any professional
through dishonesty, and rec 'urse tnh chair
which he leveled At the head OF II baroer, d"
black NTH and one OF our most prominent
CITY officials had the effect oi cleaning
them out, and Woods raked in the pot oi
300. The trio descended tue official STAIR
way wi h much deXterity, when tie Han
nib.l OF the police force, Dagenhardl,
hearing the noise, came upon the scene,
with Tim Bailey and his little dog ahead
The first officer did not, nor was he able 10
arrest Wouds, AMI Tom Baileys dog, &C
cOmpinied by Tom, whn Is also high' po-
lice, mot the dog, but Tom, ran up the
first convenient stairway, ant Ike sensl-
BILE IN IN, refused to arrest the giant. Dh
cenh rdt offered his resign ttlun to the
mayor the next morning, aud OF course
that honorable gentleman was greatly
shocked at the wick, dness which Is s ing
on, and with a sublime innocence OF poker
ism, was struck dumb for want OF words to
~-i ch rdrlt5uuI. ~ soit.',e. 90. ---- ~
at supper time, the care and rcspJns'biil-
ties OF tho day being sufficient, auI the
council hare decided that lie mi light die ol
over exert on OF the brain should his duty
be prolonged, and 50 the delicious lauguor
of fair Monaco, soft and dreamy, pet~des
the municipal atmosphere, aud the city of.
icials remain jn50ucjdaco 10 it all.
Mr.. aud Mrs Il, g. Herr, Of Aurora
spent last Sunday ia this city.
The Iomeries were up Monday night
10 attend the rink.
The new library committee are extreme
ly liberal in their views and II is al I'M
provement on former ones, who have
stocked the library with a class of reading
some If which was worthless aud some Ot
which will not increase in value rs the
books grow Old.
The gas well diggers on the Blanchard
farm have COVE through gravel AS large as
hens eggs, were in shale at last accounts,
with prospects of striking trenton lime.
stone in very IL Jrt time.
The unfortunate condition Of "a widow
by the name of Mrs. Tom Baker calls out
some charity from those who have any.
She is bind, is paralylic, destitute in the
extreme, and alone. She is u peculiar per
sop, and her condition would be much re-
lieved ii she were taken 10 the county asy.
lum, where she could have proper care.
Whether there are any poor in this city
is a question that has not been agitated
this winter There is no aid society here,
and the churches are not altogether active.
The funeral of Miss Lulu Marks on last
Sunday was very largely attended, and the
colin and altar were covered with rare
flowers.
The comfy papers have been giving
list OF gentlemen who might be candidates
for the next fall election and missed the
name of Col. A. &. Mclntire, of this city,
who would, we understand like very much
20 get his hands into the county treasury.
As Nc does not admire the administration
OF Grover Cleveland, he will run on the re-
publican ticket. So don't forget II.
Prof. Rucker, who operated sort OF a
saved off' business college in the new
post office building, has disposed OF the
concern to two young men. We VIII re-
serve our criticism ON the institution Tor
want Of time.
The sleighing was poor, but was i'm.
proved by hea' y fall OF snow, beginning
Cd Sund ~ right Rosebud
C. l.. Smit !. # Princeton, a newspaper
mano that city, WAS recently married ~
Mis- Catharine ID. Denham, Of that place.
The suit of j. T. 1ilden of reru, against