The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-02
From Mendoza

MENDOZA, Dec 28.-Tack and James
keefe were home from Chicago on Christ.
mas.
The benefit rendered Mr. J. J. Rodener
by the Turner's Christmas night was well
patronized. The principle features of the
entertainment was the singing of Miss Nc
Nett and the exhibition of juvenile turner's.
Miss McNett has improved somewhat by
her course of vocal training in Chicago,
and she responded 10 an enc0re given at the
close of each selection. As the German
element are critics in music, she was paid
"A very high compliment A very pleasant
and social time was had after the close of
the concert.
Rev. j. A. Pollock and lady celebrated
their silver wedding Christmas night and
entertained a very large circle of friends.
The presents consisted in some S20s in sill
yer dollars, besides silver ware of every
description, etc. Refreshments were served
and the evening was passed pleasantly by
singing, speaking, reading of congratula-
tons &C. and the happy event will be
long remembered by those in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. S. Browne received a
number of their friends, at their residence,
one evening last week A sumptuous ban,
quet was served, consisting of some seven
or eight courses, followed by toasts and re-
sponses Among those present were Capt
Cranwell of the Chicago JOumai, otto
kieselbach, OF the Rcp0rter, DR. Gelbach,
Mathew Wilson, julius John, and Arthur
Wright, of Ann Arbor, Mich; Radcliffe, of
the Princeton Ne'rS;: Chas. Madden and
Others. The fair hostess did the hOnors of
the occasion with much grace
Miss Pauline McNett is home from Chi
cago, where she has been studying art with
CARING.
An old maid of Somonauk has twenty
cats for companions They sleep with her
in, fact, they sleep all over her! She
was invited ont and refused, with indigna.
ton, because her cats were not invited
Christmas trees Were in order in the NJ
r. and Presbyterian churches, much to the
delight of the Sunday school scholars.
Carrie Potter, of Aurora, passed Christ
mas with Mrs DR. Folz in this city
Fred. Miller and Will Best we're down
from Chicago to pass the holidays.
The weather at this writing is gloomy
and the roads muddy
Your correspondent went to Princeton on
Saturday last to report a case in Chansery,
In which W. &. Story, the attorney for Car
ter Harrison in his mayoralty contest, was
one vi tue counsel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. NJ Price celebrated
their silver wedding one evening this
week, and called in a few of their nume7-
Gus friends to enjoy an excellent collation..
The Irish Benevolent Society give their
annual ball New Years night. These balls
have become fixture
The democrats of this city were pleased
at the appointment of Uncle Billy" as
they chose to call him, to the Ottawa post
mastership. We extend our congratulations
and hope he may soon recover from his ac.
cident.
We notice in the supervisors report that
some of the farmers of La Sale county
do not live as well as the paupers, or do not
supply their families as well If the farm
ers scrimp their families il is on account of
their stinginess They are all prosperous.
and II not, II is because they expend all
they earn in buying whisky To starye one
self out Of the actual necessaries of life,
and some of the luxuries, too, means con
sumption, and other dread diseases IL is,
moreover, a sin. If the kindness of some
OF the supervisors have furnished paupers
with tururtes as they call IL, those paupers
are deserving of il, and no doubt were un.
fortunate. Supp )se some invalid had a can
on peaches, or an extra drawing Of tea
III this rich county of La Sale can't sup
port their Door in decent manner, they
had better quit electing men to offices who
have left no stone unturned to rob the tax
payer. Furthermore, 10 send to the county
mouse, because II cost less, women of re-