The Ottawa free trader., 1888-01-14
City News Items.

City News Items.
Tom Ryan, 0 laboring man, fell on the
icy pscement Of the N. Z. Church on Monday
evening, and broke both bones Of his leg.
just an inch above the ankle. He Was ear.
risd into tho church basement, where DR..
Stout, assisted by Marshal Maher, set the
limb, after which he was taken homo in The
patrol.
Pursuant to the action Of the mayor, in
annuling the councils action in prohibiting
the Cation Water Works from the right Of the
roadway Of the bridge, the plumbers went at
the job Justify and had the pipe laid in its
old position inside ofa week. There was joy
oil along the line of water consumers whom
the welcome intelligence reached them, but
it WAS Of very short duration. As soon IS
the water was let into them, it proceeded to
freeze up again, bursting the new pipe worse
than the old. The pipe for considerable
distance along the La Sale ST. was also
found to be frosen up. We will get water
when the flowers. they bloom In the.
But not for some time now.
The police force has been relegated TO the
chamber De City Dads in the engine house.
From this lonely back room in the roar Of
the big alarm bell, the members of the force
can gaze out over D brief expanse Of barn
yard upon the stately walls Of our imperial
bastile, alias the city cooler, and feast their
visions upon the water Graf. on the raging
side cut, whenever there happens to be any
water craft there We hope, that with these
cheering Allurmsnts and the pool and bill.
lard tables in tho hremsa's room, tho force
will be suprensly happy.
Cornelius Flynn, of Strsator, occupies .
cell in the IIa.el Morrissey, on . charge Of
vagransy.
Perhaps it isn't generally known that we
but such is the ease. Nate Dsgsn is its pre-.
siding officer, Tom Young. fills 'he honorable
post Of sheriff, and Lardsn, he Of the sunny
smile, acts o. clerk. The boys hold court
before any attorney who oan be captured
and lead to the slaughter. and are learning
ths practical side OF The question, together
with the theoretical
Lester Rose, Of the Daily Reprint, wasn't
satisfied with the refusal Of the council to
pay his 10 cents line, the usual price for
editorial on diphthsria notices, and brought
suit before Calvin to recover. BY proving
that similar bills had been allowed IN the
past, Rose got a judgment for the amount
claimed, but he won't get it--not for some
time now. The city has appealed the case,
and Mr.. Stead intends to see whether or not
precedent is law. or whether lain law suits
the case.
Johnny Shuts, little nine year old lad +,
WAS struck by q sled, upon which another
boy was cossting, on wednesday, and
knocked down, breaking his leg. He is do
ing his leg.
A valuable horse belonging to Otto Heis-
ner, the cattle buyer, disappeared from
Stisfels corner on Tuesday evening, and has
not been heard Of since. The animal was
undoubtedly stolen and Mr.. Hetrner offers a
reward of 500 for his return.
John Lehr had q little runaway on West
Madison st.. on Thursday, that nearly ender
|, in tragedy. His wife was thrown out with
the overturning Of the buggy, and, her
clothing catching in the conveyance, she WAS
dragged some distance before assistance
could reach her.