The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02

being broke down for an Indefinite length
of time. More nonsense. The road viii
be built, The work will be commenced
just as early In the spring as possible. Tn,
road nj Omaha Is II complete success, Mr.
Evans has agreed to build an electric roaC
here and operate II, and | have evidence
that he will do IL.
49,
A down town saloon keeper, who form
erly kept n sausage shop OH Main street
ca ried perhap the largest head upon his
shoulders, last week, that an Ottawa halter
ever puzzled his brain ever. He had q
large shine on, did this saloon man, and al
though the father of large and interest
ing family, he longtd for other compan-
ionship than that of the home. He placed
u quart bCtvle Of whiskv-the poorest rot
gut his bar nifurds--in hi inside pocket,
and started for the home of u respectable
German widow, who lives In the western
outskirts The hour was late, and all the
household, except the widow, had retired.
He raped upon the door, and upon her
opening it, held the bottle towards her and
made an indecent proposal. The widow
has three sons, and although In bed, they
overheard his drunken proposition and
we're exceedingly angry. They arose,
slipped on their Dether garments ana boots,
and made dash for the saloonist. He
heard them coming and fled, but they were
The lleeter of foot, aud, overhauling him
about two blocks from the house, pounded
the whole head oif him, as they say in the
vernacular. They then took the whisky
and allowed him to depart--very sober aud
very much demoralized. The boys, all Of
whom are familiar with the bottle, tasted
the stuff, and claim that it was drugged to
the extent Of making them III and exceed.
ingly dizzy, They finished the bottle, how'
ever, aud held sort of impromptu war
dance In the gray of the morning.
*.*
This is how 1t was last week among some
of the boys;
Brown" Hellow Jones! Where are
you going? Have you been sub"
Jones -" Hushl Dang it, yesl hope
the aldermen don't get on. What a deuced
pretty kittle of fish, anyhow
And Jones went up before the grand ju.
ry and played the innocent dodge on the
foreman, who thought he was certain he
had seen Jones trying the door Of poker
room about n week before.
*.*
1t was a summer or two ago, when an
Ottawa gambler went east for his health,
as 1t we're. He went down to see things
and swore he would not return until he
had seen all the attractions. He visited
Long Branch Newport, Saratoga, the Cat
skills,the White Mountains, and New York
City. and had splendid tune, While he
was In Saratoga, a gentleman sitting near
him on the hotel veranda, leaned over TO-
wards his left In confidential manner and
Intercepted;
ever play cards?"
Eyes"
"Let's 90 down to the boss house of the
place"
They adjourned to prominent gaming
house, where congressman and governors
have dropped their thousands, and while
his new found acquaintance played at one
of the tables, the Ottawa man looked on
where faro game was in full swing, The
impulse TO play was strong, so he threw
down twenty dollar gold piece and said
"Gimme some checks"
He got one!
He turned 1t over Ia his fingers and gaz
ed on II sadly. Then he stood around
while and got IL casisedi
Saratoga was too high Tor him--he did
not train In that sort of a crowd.
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| see that the base ball fever has again
seized upon Ed Sapp, and that he intends,
II possible, to re-organize the old South
Side nine and try to get 1t In shape to join