The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-03-31
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Utica now has new dry gOOus anu CRU
Gerry store uLder the firm name OF Murray
Il Cartwright They received Thursday
car load of groceries and wooden ware
which they are marking down 10 rock-
bottom prices.
Henry Farmer, who attempted suicide,
a notice of which WAS in the FREE TRADER
last week, is at present in fair way OF re-
coyery under the care of DIR. Smith. While
suffering from temporary tit OF insanity,
he drew a raznr three times across his
throat, severing the windpipe and missing
the jugular vein only by the thickness OF a
piece Of paper.
The Utica Sewer Pipe Co. are taking the
advantage of the high water In the canal
and are boating clay already.
Harmon Higbee leaves for Whitney,
Neb.. next Tuesday, where he is largely
Interested In real estate.
Eugene Hartshorn, living three miles
north of here lost q valuable horse on last
Thursday morning. While hitching II to
a buggy II became frightened, and run
ming away broke leg and had to be shot.
Prof. A s lsgig, veterinary surgeon and
formerly from Mendoza, has located here
and Is having quite a lively practice al
ready. He can be found at Il Wilson's
hotel.
Our street and alley committee, Smith
and Holland, are doing some good work
now on our sidewalks
Dick Holland seems to he the most sue
cessful duck hunter In Utica, and he al
ways "divys up with the boys.
Ed Grove returned home from school
last week Friday, having finished his stud
les tor the time being.
j p Hazel sold this week three head OF
cattle and two swine, and swore that all the
liue stock he would keep would be one
horse, and retired that night feeling happy
On going out next morning to feed his
horse he found the number had doubled
during the night He justly feels proud OF
fine FLOODED colt and one Of the first OF
| the season.
f. f. Taylor started Friday for Plttsburg
Pa, the home of his boyh0od where he
has sister living. He will return home
via Toronto. o., and visit his daughter
Mrs f. Il Francy.
The supper given at Clark's ball Thurs
day evening for the benefit OF the NJ. T.
church WAS slimly attended.
There has already been six hundred anC
sixty signers to the temperance pledge In
this town, and the number will no doubt
reach tho usand Two tickets will mos
probably be put before the town with al
Issue of " lisense, or no lisense.' This vii
call out the entire vote of the community
and no matter what the weather Is. coat
will not he in demand We understand
there has been two or three Erivate caucus
as held by about the same number OF indi
viduals who have nominated such gentle
men ~ they wish tn have elected 1h'
Public In general have no way OF finding
out whom they are to vote for until TIT
ring springs their ticket on them, whei
they come to the poles to vote on electiol
day, and they tell us this Is the citizen
ticket and TO vote 1t by all means, becaus
no one else would accept OF the ditferen
Offices to be filed.
r O'Sullivan has just received fin
stock of gents hats which to say the leas
of are very stylish.
Speaking Of our library, II Is safe to "a
that no institution ever promised more fo
the general good tf the younger class, pr,
vldlnp the books have been selected wit
a view to divert the Youthful mind fror
the bsne of civilization--low, trashy move
reading. This, the greatest curse tbs
, stands In the pathway OF Innocent you'll
has sowp more seeds of idleness and men
tai Inactivity than all other evils openl
! practiced.
Il Utica has several old bachelors nun
bered In her population. They are all en-
I terprising men-men Of means, posses
| ed of intelligence, look well, yetthey seel
} determined TO travel down life's pathwa
with their hands In their pockets, alone
+ sunshine or rain. joy or sorrow. They Ell
their meals In silence, turn restlessly c
!, their pillow at night, as though their stun
2 beers were broken by the invasion OF r
t grets; and yet, II young lady looks at OF
Of them they will walk of like one who