The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-29
THREE DAYS.
Saturday, March ~. 1900.
Goethe died. 1882.

Goethe died, 1892.
Jonathan Edwards died, 175S.
81 must be content to bear with
those that say you are reverend grave
men. O that you could turn
your eyes toward the napes or your
necks, and make but an interior sur
vey of yourselves! o, that you could.
-COriolanus, ILL.,, /.
John Stout and wife have sold lot
in Center Ottawa to Mary Dwyer fol
5000.
Ut. Smith and DR.. r. N. Bauch-
man, of Marseilles, were in ottawa
yesterday.
William Stormont has sold two lots
in Ottawa Center to Patrick Mooney;
consideration, 5000.
Miss Whianty has closed her school
at Serena and will spend her vacation
with friends in this city.
The robbins have started in already
on their summers work building, and
their voices can be heard any morn
ing.
The firm of Thomas & Wendell,
druggists, at Seneca, has been dis
solved. G. II. II. Thomas will contin-
ue the business.
Thomas Cassidy, an eX.livery man,
of La Sale, was in Ottawa yesterday.
He intends opening a livery stable In
Chicago in the near future.
The Fowler Bros. have leased the
vacant rooms on the same floor east OF
them and will cut through and en-
large their Office room, thus giving
them four rooms.
VIM. Z. Skiff, of Dixon, is visiting
friends in this city. Mr.. Skill form
erly resided here and for number OF
years was in the employ of j. Il. Por-
ter.
Miss Jacob Christman was in Den
yer yesterday, where after snort
visit she will return to her home in
this city, after having made an eX-
tended trip over the western conti-
nent.
The Supreme Court convened at 9
o'clock yesterday morning. M. T..
MOlOney was given until April 9TH TO
file briefs and the order taking cause
was set aside and the cause was con-
tinued. Court adjourned to meet
next Tuesday morning at o'clock.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. ii. f.
Walking, of the west side, died yester-
day morning at the age of eighteen
months. The funeral will be con-
Quoted from the house at o'clock
Sunday afternoon, Rev. Won Schenk,
the German Lutheran minister, otfici-
ating.
Jennie d. Woodbury., wife of Chas.
Woodberry, died yesterday at the fam
lily residence, in West Ottawa, aged
% years. Her death was caused by
consumption. She leaves husband
and two children. The funeral will
be held from the Methodist church at
2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Mr..
Pioneer Works. The family and rela-
tives have the sympathy of the entire
community.
Frank Dergesse, coal miner, was
fined 81 and costs by Police Magistrate
Myer at Streator Thursday, for re-
fusing to sent his l3 year old son to
school. Dergesse could not pay the
fine and was brought to this city and
placed in the county Jail. He was re-
leased yesterday afternoon. The COM
plaint was made by the truant officer.
According to the new school laws
there should be truant officer in OF
tawa. A number of young boys are
seen roaming around the streets every
day that should be kept at school.
A suit to recover $40, the price of
200 bushels of oats. was tried in Squire
Trenary'S court yesterday. Several
fine points of law are involved in the
case. u. II. Smith bought 200 bushels
of oats from Wm. Fl. Gage, who is
tenant on farm owned by r. n.
Bangham. Smith did not pay for the
oats and Bangham commenced suit,
claiming he had a landlords lien on
the oats. The parties live in Mar
settles. After hearing the evidence
the Court took the case under advise
ment. The attorneys are McDougall
& Chapman for plaintiff and Brewer
& Strawn for defendant.
Herman Strobel died at the residence
of Julius limerick, West Pearl street,
at IL o'clock yesterday morning, after
a few days illness with typhoid fever.
He was "a years old. His parents, Mr..
aud Mrs. A. H. Strobel, live in Streat
or, and a sister, Emma, resides in
Chicago, and another sister, Mrs. John
Scheying is in Ottumwa, Iowa. The
young man is quite well known in this
city, and during his lifetime was en-
ployed by Herman Driefuss, VIM. De-
gen and other butchers, as cattle dri-
yer. About four months ago he went
to Chicago, but returned few weeks
ago. The funeral will be held from
the late residence Sunday afternoon,
and will be conducted by Humboldt
Lodge No. 500, A. f. & A. NJ, of which
deceased was member
sunday. March 23.