The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-08


for you pass 'em this way.
The Lee County Times Is unhappy.
1t fears the democrats will capture the
next legislature, elect John NJ. Palmer
United States Senator and redistrict
the state after the next census so as to
get a majority Of the congressman.
We see no need of going into "cOnnip-
tions" over thing like that. Would
MT it be about the best thing that
could happen for the country?
The Tiskilwa Chief states that James
Haskell, of that town. claims to own a
hen that lays three large eggs per day
that is, two perfectly formed eggs
but with soft shells at night, and a
hard shell, double yolked egg during
| the day, for three consecutive days.
And the Chief boldly voucheS for the
yeracity of Mr.. Haskell but who YOU
ches for the veracity of the fowl?
Through the intervention of County
Superintendent StOckdale La Sale has
been finally awarded the justice of be-
ing put on the list Of cities whose high
school graduates are entitled To admis-
sion to the State University at Cham
paign without further examination.
Ottawa, Peru and Mendoza high school
graduates have long enjoyed this privi-
lege, and there was no good reason Tor
Withholding it from those of LA Sale.
| The editor of the Elgin Ne,rS who
was delegate to the recent Republi-
can Club convention at Springfield, is
unable to conceal his disgust at Gov.
Fifer. "He was wanting in dignity
| hn stn hn M ~ n
speech was in very bad taste. AS Joe
Fife, on the stumpit might have been
well enough, but as Governor of the
great state of Illinois welcoming a
large company of citizens, it was exc
CRADLE"
|. n. Meredith, of Monticello, Ill.,,
a man rs years old, has within the last
few years been tapped 1l8 times fol-
drOpsy, Is lbs on an average being ia
ken each time, making total of l77t
pounds of water, or nearly seven bbls
The tapping now occurs every five days
and the man is up and around the
streets after each operation. The ques-
ton is, where does the water come
from, as not half such quantity is ia
ken in his food and drink.
A tidy brace of swindlers, consisting
of a young man and young woman, hav'
ing completed successful tour OF In
diana are said to be now in Illinois
Their game is to get married. They
buy a license of a county clerk, and
presenting a $40 counterfeit bill get
the change in good money; another
spurious 500 bill is passed on a preach
er, and $40 or $l5 more in good moneV
obtained upon which the pair hastily
depart. 1t is said they swindled lndi'
ana clerks and preachers by the score.
A "poor old soldier" clad in the uni
form of the G. A. r., dropped prone
upon the sidewalk In the city of AurO,
ra last Saturday, hungry and exhaust
ed. He had walked all the way from
WaneetOwn, Ind, and had papers for
his admission to the Soldiers Home at
Madison, Wis, for which point he was
aiming. But could not the authorities
that gave him papers of admission t.
the Home supply him with Transports
ton, or at least with means TO keeT
him from freezing or starving by the
way? 1t is a queer case.
Rock Island has been in "peck OF
troubles" for a month or two over the
8 hour system. She proposes to lei
some heavy contracts for street paving
to be paid for by assessment on the
property benefited, and her city coun
cll has passed an ordinance that mer
on the streets shall work but hours
a day. All right, say the contractors
but in that case we shall add 70 PEI
cent. to the cost of labor. This gO
the property holders up in arms, an(
finally, to restore peace, the COUNCIL re
pealed the 8 hour ordinance.
Specimen of ore from the Joliet cop
per, zinc, silver and gold mine, submit
ted to a Chicago assayer, yielded 2
parts silver, parts gold and 70 parts
iron pyrites and dross. This is regard
ed as very encouraging result, anC
the parties owning the "old worn Out
farm" will proceed Immediately to or
ganize a joint stock company TO deyel
CD their "mine." "The stock" say
the Ne,rs, twill be on sale by mining
stock brokers in all the principal cite
of the country, and Joliet's fame as
mining town Will 60 abroad in al
countries Of the earth" Whew.!
1t pains us exceedingly to see on
gOOu 1rlenQ or Jne SJTcduOT Tu. IHb
lose his temper. After gazing with 81
much admiration upon the jolly bu
Isingularly striking and life-like pic
ture the good Doctor prints OF himsel
I'VE mean Of course the cut "unmnSked
in the very next column To that IL
which he rails at us, it is really quite
distressing to find that so genial anC
attractive a cOuntenance can becOm'
distorted with rage. IdntanG antntiS
&c. And to think on what provoca
ton Simply because the FREE IRA
DER intimated that the Doctor ap
peared to be solicitous about the goot
graces Of the Democratic party. "Pe
IRISH the thoughtw cries the Doctor
1--WE prefer back seat" Oh no, moi
so, surely! Let the Doctor have ar
upper seat in the synagogue, by al
means
a thrilling railroad accident thai
didn't happen gets less attention as
rule in the newspapers than one accom-
panied with dreadful slaughter, bu
affords pleasanter reading The Strea
tor Ind. Times relates that on Sunday
near bridge No. on the 81 road raj
became displaced, and Emory Gregg
up at the depot, being informed OF tn