The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-07
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East Superior street.
Mrs. A. L. Williamson has gone To
North Bend, Ind. 20 visit with her
mother for two weeks.
The Father Matthew Society will
give grand ball at Willis's Hail on
Friday evening, July 4th.
The Rutlands walloped the Brook
field base ball team last Saturday by a
score of 33 too. What game
There was small lake in front OF
John Sweets residence on De Leon
street yesterday, and the railway track
was flooded in several places.
James Ford, of Wallace township,
was elected vice president Of the State
c. II. a. Union at the annual conven-
ton held in Chicago on Sunday, May
24th.
Jacob Black, a member OF the Turn
class. fell from horizontal bar Mon
day evening and sprained his right
ankle. The injury is not serious.
Harvey Unthank l2-year-old youth
from Streator was ordered sent TO the
reform school to serve two years. lie
recently forged his fathers name to a
check for $40.
Irving Harris was Ottawa's repre-
sentative at the banquet OF the ILL
nois agents Of the New York Mutual
Life Insurance Co. at Chicago on Fri
day evening last.
The insurance companies carrying
insurance on st. Columba's church
have paid Dean Heating just 500 for
the damage done by the storm two
weeks ago. DR.. j. G. Harris & Son are
the agents for two of the companies.
Troescher, the jeweler has removed
his effects from the store room on Main
street, and the Singer Sewing Machine
company will enlarge their office by
tearing out the intervening partition.
Chicago agents received gold medals
for best work for the New York Nut
ual Life Insurance Co. during the
year. Henry Barnett, cousin OF
Isaac We'll, of this city received one of
the medals.
Fred Rabenstein and son went out
buggy riding Monday evening ana
when crossing the street car track near
the canal bridge on Lafayette street
the animals shoe caught in frog and
the buggy was capszed. The occu-
pants escaped with few scratches.
The 9-months-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Orrin, nee Edith Allen, died
at the residence of EX-Mayor E. G. Al
len Yesterday morning and Will be
buried to-day. Mr.. and Mrs. Allen re-
side at Numa, Col. They have the
sympathy of a large circle of friends.
Jim Skuse and Henry Salmon, brick
layers, hired rig at Carew's barn To
drive about town yesterday morning,
but instead, headed west. At eight
o'clock last night Carew sent the Sher'
if in pursuit. The men evidently got
wind of the coming of the sheriff how
ever, as they returned to Ottawa al
midnight. Officers DAILY and Mooney
placed them in the county jail to await
hearing.
City Marshal Brennan prepared
his annual report, and presented
it to the city council last evening
During the twelve months from May
1889, to May, 1890, there were 449 ar
rests by the police force, and OF this
number 3Sl were made on city com
plants and 10S on peoples complaints
Two hundred and tifty-three tramps
were arrested and about $50 served
short terms in the county jail.
The Ottawa" Swifts" played a re-
turn game with the Peru 'MascOtts'
at the Peru Park Sunday. The Swifts
played good ball. but the Peru boys, il
was easy to see, knew how the nation.
al was played, and played it, defeating
the Swifts by a score of 20 to5. Among
the noticeable features of the game was
the good battery work of Carol and
Paneck and the heavy batting of Carl
non, of the Peru club.-Pern Ne,cs.
w. w. Hopkins says he has been in
nine states this spring and the great
est curiosity he has seen in all his
rounds is a skunkery at Homer, Mich
A nan by the name of Abe Vreeland is
raising skunks on a large scale. They
are just breeding and he will increase
| the stock 1900. Choice animals
are worth $40 each and the hides bring
from 80 to so cts each. They are tame
easily controlled, make no offensive
smell and it is proving quite protita
| BILE business.