The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-03-10

DENNIS.
Utica Vibrations.
Fair Utica, queen OF the Valley
Hogs roaming through street and alley
Avauntl thou pcstlferous swine,
Till behold thee embalmed in brine.
What manner Of man possessed of reason,
Would vote for aldermen the coming season
Who would not stay this swine INVASION
Marring the streets by nasal abrasion!
No pent up Utica in mine, is the deter
mined resolve OF the hog, that continues L
roam the streats of our fair village, unmind
full OF the mandates Of the law, and the stern
vissagc of the alderman, who looks on with Z
feeling akin 10 that OF man IN the clutch OF
death, pOWerless, yet opposcd-humlia'cd
yet rejoicing IN his heart that he Is one the
"honored" "a representative OF the people
But how is it with the hog!
There is u smile OF satisfaction lowering
over his face rejecting the JOY within that no
pen could portray in words, though the au-
thor was gifted with the powers OF seven
languages. Editor Wickham has repeat, dly
notified the owners Of swine TO keep them
out Of the public highway, and Esq. Cundiff
caused the notices to be posted in conspicu'
Gus places where the hogs could not fail to
see them. John Fitzgerald, the harness man,
has repeatedly read the riot act to them; Dick
Hallet, the butcher, is lame In both feet in
his untirng efforts TO keep them kicked from
the sidewalk aud yet the hogs will read one
of those printed notices and laugh ht printers
ink and defy the robes Of justice. They are
determined TO contest their rights, yet Gala
ger is on the warpath, aud
With his pointed ten.ccnt fabcr,
One OF IIaZcl's best;
He will ride the storm, coycting labor.
Till tie last hog shall rest,
secure from public gaze, anywhere, save on
The streets and sidewalks. Utica, with her
acknowledged enterprise, her advantages In
public schools, her churches and benevolent
so"ictics, aud last, but not east-thc gate
way Of the summer tourist WHO'S looking Tor
the finest scenery the sun ever shown upon
Starved Rock and the caLons OF Deer Park
Clark's Fal :. Bailey's Falls, 10 say nothing OF
the commanding view from the north bluff
this sane Utica, extending equal rights Of
h.r public lhoroughiaTcs to man and hogs.
Gentlemen wake ~; put on "A linen col.
lar or il you are handling pick or saw, do IL
with dignity, and realization that honest la
Dor is cnnobling, and a. a starter That The pub.
lie thorOughfares of our town were built for
a better use than the free admission OF hogs
10 fatten Mt public expense. Eject town
board in the spring that will do their duty
ard fear no one.
present many new attractions, If possible, Il
liner display OF goods than ever.
J. f. Halle will open the spring trade with
the finest line Of dry goods he has ever eNhib'
tied
TO. sullivan is closing out all his winter
goods nj almost yOus own price.
John Curtin, living IN Walthnm, has one of
c finest stations ever in that vicinity; he Is
a 3l-3l Norman. dark iron gray, = years old IL
I.,l.F l,,t. iarh Inv IA
noted Jim Flskc. dam, an Emperor. He is
entered on the list as Jim Fiskc, Jr," John
i Justly proud Of this bit of horse flesh, yet
animal is for sale
Utica last week had dime museum with u
big Ingin" In it, and the spacious room was
packed Ia the ceiling with applicants to wit
ness the sights, and see the relic OF the forest
lasso the unsuspccting victims in the audi
rncc Every boy on the streets is practising
now with the lasso, and 1t looks rs though the
thing will become incurabc here
Conductor J. :. O'DOnell on the accomoda
lion freight, on account of severe and sud
den cold was laid OIL his train for two weeks,
but the public are glad to see him back again
To supply his place rs conductor, he recon
mendrd the genial Mike Sullivan, who has
been on the train for years, rs brakeman.
Some iiend in Utica started the report that
during his first trip, Mike paid his own fare,
denies u. ot course.
Coroner Clcndrnn wa, summoned here
to hold 80 iuGilcet on III" body of man
found about u mile east of town. TUESDAY
morning by The section men on the railroad
The verdict of the jury was" that II was the
body Of an Italian pcddlcr, name unknown;
thai he came to hir death by being struck by
an engine on the {. Il l. N Z R'y, no blame
being attached 10 the employees of said road "
1, t.l, Ia, | Splip for hiriul lay
the coroner.
John Iy-lr cared his household goods last
Monday for Wisconsin, where he goes To FOL
low the pursuit OF farming.
WaIlen n Barber have completed their
lob ON :. Nor,on's well, aud will move their
drir and fixtures To Peru, where they have n
contract for drilling we'll
The regular annual meeting OF the tlca
sewer Pipe and Terra Gotta Works was held
March 5th Tue following officers were cleo.
ted for The ensuing year Thos. Connolly,
President; VIII {. Reynolds, Vice Pres. Geo.
NJ REYNOLDS, Sec'y and Treasurer; JAS. &.
REYNOLDS, Genl Sup't. The works were found
TO be in prosperous condition and Judging
from present indications they viii do a larger
business this year than ever before.
! p Hazel and &. Cmgston took a walk
down 10 the Mushroom Beds, Tuesday They
report mushrooms rs large "a mans cap, and
lots of them.
Tenant houses seem 10 be IN great demand
here this spring There Is about six appli,
cants TO one vacant house-cven our old
school house is sought for asa dwelling, aud
il seems as though some Of our Utica capital
lists could make good interest ON their idle
money by building few tenant Gouses.
John Prentice, our tax collector VIII return
his books to Ottawa to-day.
j. p. Hazel, our popular merchant, has 4
ane Maltese cat about two years old thai
weighs 1877 pounds, and a yearlng that VIII
be larger yet when as old. Can any one beat
this for caty
A. 7. Griffin has commenced work opening
a sand bank between here and Ottawa, where
he claims he has some of the best sand foi
glass there Is in this county.
VIM. Armstrong, the genial Supt OF oui
new pottery, says he will DC ready TO start
their works In week or so. He Is having
their klns taken down and rcmodcled, and
when completed, he expects to burn the ware
with less loss than heretofore.
Smith Il Russell have commenced grinding
plows end have all they can do 10 that line
already. GALLAoER.