The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-03
In the Country.

Wormley, conductor of the Paw Paw
accommodation train, has struck his last
Frenchman, for he ran his train through
the guard gates at Earlville day, and being
laid of, became disguised and resigned.
The Frenchmen of Wedron and vicinity
. will now hold corn dance, and smoke the
peace pipe with the head sachem OF the q
The Marseilles band serenaded the ILL
nois valley electric light building last
Wednesday night, and as consequence
the machinery broke down and refused to
run until the band was removed. Ordina-
rily mac hinery will run WITHOUT a
band.
William Mccormick, of Bruce, and FL
mer Baldwin, of Farm Ridge, still own
the land which they obtained by letters
patent from the United States government
The program for the MENDOZA Union
Fair this year is notch or two 10 advance
of last years. The managers can afford
TO give good fair this year, for, outside
of Its political features, last years fair was
not bowling success from an exhibitors
point of view.
There was a small breeze at Kangley
last Friday night, when the working min
ers came out Of the shaft. The strikers
attempted to "put heads on them" but
few words from the deputies stationed at
the shaft served TO cool them of.
The Streator papers chronicle the swim
ming of the river at Hennepin by an In
dividual with his clothes on top of his
head 1t was probably Splinter Cregar
the ex.pride of Streator, aftor his defes'
by Hemmerle, seeking to save ferry boat
fare.
Another pugilistic luminary has sp-
peared upon the sporting armament a,
Streator. His name Is Freddy" Brennan
and he has just defeated Dillon, Monta
ma, scrapper named Moon, knocking him
out In six rounds. A man who can konck
Moons about in this manner Is truly a mar
vel.
Stephen Madden, brother of city Gttor
nsy, John f. Madden, had his foot badly
crushed on the Illinois Central road week
ago Saturday. Three of his toes were
amputated, being too much mangled to be
healed properly.
Now Wenona has hammered the hob
nails out of the Strestor Mines boots. A:
usual Streator went to the game with 6
brass band and an entire complement Of
tin horns old kettles, etc. and returned
home on foot with their pockets hanging
out. The time is approaching when strea
tor will come to LIE Salle's and Marseilles
sad conclusion-that 1t cannot play ball.
A Mendoza man is alleged to be pos
sessed of nasal organ of such ample di
mansions that, while attempting to End ,
match In the dark, his nose came violently
in contact with the wall, though his arm
we're extended in the attempt to locate tina
portion of the building.
A number of farmers in this and Liv
ingston counties have discovered, afte
making heavy purchases of Irvine of in
ferior quality, that their supposed eccnom..
was misconceptior, as the Irvine Knot
and kinks SO badly that 1t is little bette
than none at all.
Seneca 10 developing quite a name as
tennis town. The club has already de
feated the Morris club on several occasion
and is now bsntering Marseilles to raise
club and do them battle.
Rev. Penhallagan. the able divine, nov
in charge of the Presbyterian church a
Streator, has accepted call to Decatur
where a salary of $500 per year, and TIT
charge of larger congregation is Offered
him.
Streator has great hopes of becoming
great natural gas city. Her recent investl
cation of the gas in one Of the mines ha
led to the formation Of a company to drill
for gas, with capital stock of $500.