The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-08
MarAeilles Items.

MARSEILLES, u uue "a tcTIlUle dCCl-
dent occurred about 8 o'clock Tuesday
morning at the paper mill. Marion A.
Howard, young man that has been work
Ing In the mill the last year, went down In
the basement to put on large belt that
runs from the main shaft to a line shaft
that runs the pumps and other machinery
in the mill. In place of shutting down
the water wheel, as required, he made an
attempt to put the heavy belt, which was
about % feet long, on the large pulley on
the main shaft. The belt slipped Oft the
wheel and caught his right hand In the
shaft and held II there until he took out
his knife with his left hand and cut the
belt, but instead of lOosening 1t wound
around the shaft, which was going about
200 revolutions per minute, taking the
young man with 1t, breaking his legs and
arms, whipping his boots off his feet and
pounding him up in most shocking man
ner, and knocking down the staging that
he stood on, breaking two inch plank
into pieces. Had 1t not been that some of
the workmen on the floor above heard the
noise, and fearing some fatal accident had
occurred below, and shut the mill down he
would have been whipped into strings.
DR.. Dyre was telephoned to and responded
In double quick. He attended to the
young man the best that could be done,
but he was so badly maAgled that there
was no hope for him. He died at 8 o'clock
that evening Mr. Howard was % years
old, a single man, an industrious and hard
working fellow. His brother Edward ar.
rived on telegram on the night express,
and left Wednesday noon with the remains
for vandalia Ills, his late home, where
he will be buried by the side of his father
who died about three months ago.
Mrs. Jane Moore, an old resident and
highly esteemed lady, died last Sunday
after a severe illness The funeral took
place at 3 o'clock Monday at her late resi-.
dence, Rev Miss Shatfer, of the Univer-
salist church, officiating.
Hon. E. H. Spicer left last week fol
Eimira and Oswego, N. Y, for visi
among the hills and on old stamping
grounds of his boyhood days.
Miss Austie Makeever, of our city, was
over to Macon on Tuesday evening aDC
took part in church doings for the bene
fit OF the Congregational church at tina
place.
Ell. Ward spent Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week in Chicago.
The Pitts Manufacturing Co are wide.
awake for business this spring. They arr
getting 10000 circular pamphlets printed
for distribution among the farmers.
About forty lawyers from Ottawa were
In town Monday Among tie most prom
inent were Sam Nicholson, L. II. Strawn
George H. Haight and Capt. Dan Tucker
with the old white boss. When they
pulled up on Main street the local editor o
the Neus was very much frightened a
first sight of the long, colored mustache
and general appearance of the gang anC
took them to be lot of Italian tough
from Braidwood
Some of our town people were treated
to free show Monday evening by two o.
Ottawa's young "yahues,' who had loaded
up with a little too much cleo
tricity they imagined Billy Taylo
and Lou Hess had moved thu
race track to Marseilles After max
Ing four or five straight heats around the
principal streets of town without break
they pulled up to Marshal Bateman's stand
Walt. not being good Judge of boss rae
Ing waltzed them up to Judge o. B. c.
police court who, after hearing the evi
dence and taking fresh chew of tobacco
declared the horse ringer, and fined the
drivers 5000; time, 2:35." MARS.