The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-07-12
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for the rider and Is 4 neat as well as
useful device. They are now securing
IA patent and expect 10 soon be mil
liOnaires.
Elgin's electric street railway wa,
started up last Saturday 70! the first
time and the whole city took ride
Nearly 1900 fares were collected and
everybody was enthusiastic. II is be-
lieved that the cars will give the best
Of satisfaction.
John Farley, while blowing corn for
Thomas Craig, Of Homer, was greatly
surprised when the shovel Of the plOw
rolled from underneath the ground Il
bright and yellow piece of money. On
examination it proved TO be a $50 gold
piece of the date Of 1870.
Unless solid silver, it is dangerous
TO leave spoon standing in pickles.
The Misses kcsgan, OF StrcatOr, the
WOHitor says, were poisoned the other
day by eating pickles in which "A spoon
had been left standing, the acid act
ing on the spoon having evolved a
deadly poisson.
The condition Of Mayor Geraghty,
of Streator, who was badly burned
about the face on the 4th while super
intending an exhibition Of fireworks,
is so much improved, says the FIRE.
Press, that he has removed the band
ayes from his face, though he has much
the appearance Of Snged rat.
An Ottawa man, aged 50 years,
named Geo. II. West, shot and fatally
injured his neighbor, B. f. Shotwcll,
Friday morning. West gave bail in
the sum Of $500. Morris Post No.
Shotwell was not fatally" hardly dam
gerously hurt. In the former case
West would certainly not have been
admitted to bail in such sum.
Mrs. Zaermann, The mother of Mrs.
Henry Baum, Of Morris, 73 years old,
met her death at the home of her SON
in-law on Thursday evening last by
falling down celler. She had descended
four steps, when she was apparently
palsy smitten and fell helpless to the
bottom. Her neck was broken, her
right arm fractured and she had an
ugly cut on the top of her head.
Next time Peter Driemiller will
probably take advice and deposit his
money in bank. He lives near Lock
port, and had accumulated 81 100 in
gold, which for safe keeping he hung
in the cistern in an old tin pail. Some
rogue got on to his place of deposit
and last Saturday night quietly pos
sessed himself Of the tin pail and con-
tents. There is no clue to the perpe-
TRAITOR.
He was old enough to have known
better. A few evenings ago Dan Ber-
ry, at Aurora, was in the act of
cleaning a revolver that che knew
wasn't loaded" and placing cap on
the nipple, exploded it. A charge in
the pistol exploded at the same time,
sending a ball into his fathers breast.
The old gentleman is 81 years Of age,
but the doctors think he will recover
unless some complications set in.
Streator Free Press Andy Hunter,
who for some time has acted in the Ca
pacity of messenger boy for John An
lerson, has accepted a position as spe-
cial operator in the Western Union Of
flee. During his days as messenger,
he gave the best of satisfaction to both
operators and business men and the
Free Press is glad to note his promotion.
Geo. Delhi succeeds him here and will
undoubtedly prove an efficient mes
Senger.
Prof. S. f. Black, the celebrated
aerOnaut of Quincy, ILL.,, met death
On the 4th at Beardstown while max
ing a balloon ascension and parachute
Jump at that place. When about
three thousand feet in the air his bal
loon and parachute caught fire and
burned, letting him to the ground
with such force as to kill him in
stantly. The disaster was caused by
the aeronaut being unable TO get the
rope which was attached to the knife
used for detaching the parachute from
the balloon. The gentlemen assisting
him in tlling the balloon were prcma
ture in loosing it, which cost him his
life.
The 4th at Streator was ushered in
md closed by serious accidents. In
.he morning j. w. Barnhart's team
'an away, throwing him out and in
letting injuries that will probably re-
suit in his death. His head was cut
md bruised, his shoulder dislocated |
md his right leg below the knee so
yashed and mangled that it had to be |
the evening, while |
the exhibition of fire.
works, and near the close Of the per-
ormance, by the accidental ignition
If a bunch near him, Mayor Geraghty |
vas fearfully burned about the head, |
ace and left hand. His injuries,
,hough very painful, are said not to
Nc dangerous.
Rockford was beautifully yictimized
N the 18th. a man named Herndon,
rom Springfield, hired the fair
grounds and advertised a big show
here, to consist of horse races, foot |
aces, sack races, walking matches,
tic. An admission fee was charged |
md an immense crowd gathered, so
immense, indeed, that it was found |
To collect the fee from a
iuhe of it. Whatever was paid at the
rate, however, Herndon pocketed, and
hen gave such an exhibition of pedeS-
that not even a locomotive
las yet caught up with him. In time
[ dawned upon the crowd that they
lad been sold, and after freely indulg-
ny in remarks appropriate TO the oc-
aston they boisterously dispersed.
treeport is leaping into renown as
ne of those exceptional cities that is