The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-01-18
CITY lind COUNTY,.
WEDNESDAY.
JUST RETRIBUTION.


Here lies the body of Moses Draper
Tread softly We who pass,
Who lived till sixty without paper,
And then blew out the gas;
Rock Valley Register
Stephen Hensler is now employed as
a switchman in the Rock Island yards
at Seneca.
NJ. N. Armstrong has purcha sed
lot 3, in block 3. Aliens addition tC
Ottawa, for $500.
Reserved seats for Joe Murphy in
his new play, "The Donagh," will be
put on sale this morning.
Miss Fannie Trimble has returned
from a five weeks visit with friends In
Omaha and Lincoln, Neb.
John Baxly and Louisa Sledger were
given license to marry by the county
clerk yesterday. Both reside in this
city.
Helen and A. f. Coquelin have
transferred lot in Ottawa City to
Thomas Tully, the consideration be-
ing 5000.
Willis orchestra played last night
at Henry. Tonight they play at
Joliet, Thursday at the l.. A. T. club
dance at Willis Hall, and Friday at
Chillicothe.
Joseph Bailey is now brakeman on
the Rock Island road. He is the
nineteenth Ottawa boy in the EN-
ploy Of the company.
Russell & Son are having an anch.
way cut in the wall between theil
double stores. This will give them
much more room for their stock.
Hurrah. There is half an inch OF
ice-in spots-on the canal; but with
a southeast wind and the thermometer
at % and rising, it would be as well
not to shout too loud.
Miss Gurley, of LOstant, and Will
lam Moloney were enrolled as students
of the Ottawa Business University
yesterday. There are now ll6 pupils
in attendance at this institution.
John McKeOn, deputy county clerk,
received word from Streator yester'
day morning to the effect that his
mothers illness was most serious, and
she was slowly sinking. He left or
the noon train for StreatOr, accom-
panied by DR.. Hathaway.
The thermometer registered 80 dogs
above zero at o'clock yesterday after
noon. This was IL degrees higher thar
the level of the mercury at the same
hour the day previous. DR.. Harris
said the indications were favorable fol
a snow storm within the next twenty
four hours.
Several farmers living in BrOOktield
township. who were in Ottawa yester
day. report that the violent wind
storm of Sunday night played great
havoc with the farmers in that vicln
lily. Trees, fences and shade trees
were blown to the ground, and the all
was filed with flying splinters, etc
The rain came down in torrents.
The remains of Edward Halpin ar
rived on the 20" railroad at 1886 yes
terday afternoon from Pontiac. The
funeral services were held at St
Colfmba's church, and the remains
were inferred in the Catholic Gene
terry. Deceased was "A years old, and
death was caused by consumption
He was cousin of Mrs. Nicholas
Heating, of this city.
Jefferson Thompson. an inmate OF
the county asylum, died yesterday
morning at an early hour. He had
been i'll some time, and death was
caused by consumption. Thompson
was IS years old, and was sent from
Streator, September 81, 1889, as "a
pauper. He was buried in the paupeI
field yesterday afternoon. He has nc
living relatives or friends known tC
the county officials.
The "moot court" will probably con-
vene Saturday afternoon at , o'clock
in the probate court room at the
court house. The case on call is that
of Charles Knickerbocker V. the c.,
r.. |. z. railroad company. 1t is an
assumpsit suit brought to recover $780,
600 damages for nOn-payment Of a
prOmissory note which became due
some time ago. Green and HulZe rep
resent plaintiff and Kelly and Wiley
are attorneys for defendant.
Mrs. NJ. J. McKernan, of Otter Creek
township, one-half mile from Herman,
H., was in this city yesterday, trans
acting business with McDougal <
Chapman. Mrs. McKernan, bought
her farm in Otter Creek in 1888, and
has lived on theAame place ever since.
She came to this country in 1893. HeI
husband died twelve years ago, leav-
ing seven children. Mrs. McKernan
is now seventy years DID, in her full
mental capacities, and reads without
the aid of glasses, and if called upon
could give almost complete history
of the birth and extension Of Ottawa.
She is lady of easy and interesting
conversation.
THTJRSDAY