The Ottawa free trader. [volume], February 27, 1886, Image 8

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-u K.r Slain with m Hand-Saw .--The
Aged Woman Horribly Ilutcherud
by Iler IluitbauU.
Saturday afternoon, the little tillage of
Troy Oroe, JTobably bettor known aa no
cuer, in the township of I toy Groo, about
-JO tntlea northwest of this city, was (he
cnc of the most horrible murder etor per
uotralfd Inside the limits of U Halle county
Vol since the diabolical outrage and murder
ot poor little Maggie Cuddy, some years ago
near L'tics, has such p fiendish crime
rouchtcon.ternation in the hearU of the
reople of this section. This brutal and un
..minimi! murder by an need man on hi
iv - " 4 f
still moro ngod wife in, inded, almost loo
-hamly and sickening in its details for pub
lieMlon. The ages of the parties to the
Moody transaction in given by one of our
, .-.rrwondents and others differently
One places the age of the murderer at 84 and
his wife at "2, while another has the age of
farmer firt anil his wife 76. which is
probably the more correct.
In a little farm buibnng on the ouUkirts
of tlic fil'age, thcro came ti reside, two
tuonll !" ago. from Harvard, this elate, Hi
am Sears, Sr., ami his wile, Hie murderer
md Lis victim, togetber with Ins eon,
Himm Sears. Jr., and the latter wifoand
- vc or nil small children. Hiram Scars waa
riven employment by the Spring Valley
road as foreman of tho section gang. No
forebodings of the dreadful calamity whioh
'lapprned Saturday afterntiori, cast their
-lightest shadows over the little household
1 1 tram Scars, though somewhat exacting and
( a very jealous disposition, never evinced
.ny tuch murderous traits ns to make him
headed by the family. For tho past ihrce
venrs, however, slight domestic quarrels oo-
irrcd at intervals, but even theso were
inhwJcd. The direct cause which led to
j'.ic bicody tragedy happened during the
vveek preceding the murder. Hiram Stars
ircudcd his aged wife of the practices of
witchcraft, that a mau by the niuno of
Moloney hivl put tho " stuff" into her
tead nnd that die was endeavoring to be
witch him. Mr. Scars uid not think the
waiter worthy of dispute, and when on Sat
.ifterr.on bttween the hours of three nnd
!'.ur o'clock, be entered the houio with
..irpenter's hand e-iw and made the Mine
hfcuwilions which the woman diJ not deny.
Then followed this most bloody and inhuin m
f'stcliery. Scars attacked his wife with the
iw which has a short thin blade and is as
UvkI'; a weapon in tho hands of hii infuria-
od man as a keen ci'tling sabre. Mrs.
-oars cried to him to stop but he replied
hat he would not, ami thrd ho was going to
.nii.li her. She Bed toward her bed room
t Vile lie onlinued Unking her, at.d getting
vudde tho locked the door, but he coon
f.rctJ his way thrown and deliberately
retire J the door fiom the inside, and then
'egan his woik of n:urder amidst the aon
i.ing cries of his oged and invalid wife for
retry, which (ell cold on the lruU heart,
t he hashed and cmcd her until satisfied
'1st Lis fearful crime was complete, lie
nm fled towards tho woods near by. Vbi!e
his lloolytn-cdy wai being enacted in
.'.el e lroom, the younger Mrs. Sears ran to
i ne'itfjborinjr home with hir children fr.r
rolcrtlon and calling for assistance, which
vs (05 lute when it arrived. There a scene
hi.h wcuU horrify the Ktoute-.-t hc:ut met
'tpgvrcof theso who arrived at the little
r.c Mury tuvi-p. On the be! room f!o..r lay
lie jrtr worn .n, her gray li'iir floating in n
cf Llowl. There was bl od on the walls
.,ul on the be 1, and the room had the tip
rrjvee 'f veritable slaughter bouse.
n,c c,ur:::;r.' vLf'.l wai ymrtiUcd in by the
blade in several place.'. There were
: i;.r deep at.d distinct p'-hes on the head
tiyl c'r.een the tsceV, while the luivcr ,iaw
hone broken ami one ear t;l off. The
-boulder nnd upper portion cf the body
vr-rc r.vo fear fully mutilated. The hands
vltf.h tie pof r womm threw up in mute np
l'cslthat her li'e might be spared were inmi
in the m-l sheckin? manner. It w:i
-tiiT a sight to appall the Floulest heart,
j lie vic'.im was, of course, unconscious an I
n-miur.cd so for about two hours after the as--inlf,
when she died shrouded in her blocd.
! cinl.'crivl garments.
The. niiirurrcr was placed under astcM by
fii?!al .'eh" Stevenson, of the village at
rec o'clock that night, who found liii- mtin at
Mr. l iri'ttlnc."' boarding house. Then be
ing no calaboose in the village, tho prisoner
humidified nod guarded iu Stevenson's
: id. Am intj'trsl was held Sunday after-n-jn,
the jury rendering a verdict in nccer-
Imcc ith the alunc MafemcnH of the
'mrnr. Sui day night the prisoner ns-ked
Mr. Stevenson t truthfully ansfor jone
f icUoo whifh he would rut to him. The
Ti'r reeled that if he answered him at all
i-i wci.'d be the tmth. The prisoner then
-nl Is she deal!" and being answet el
in the afTrmative, replied: "It cant't be
bf'.re.'i how ; 1 am ready to die too." When
Vie was arrested by the officer he denied all
lidgc of the tragedy, and that his name
wsis ut Sears. Oil being searched two
Univcs. one w'th a biodo four inches long,
i,-i a large, heavy, old fi-hioned ra.or were
.'runl in his pockets, which he etrongly
- rj vied to giving up. As to his sanity, that
'ivl nerr before U-ea rjneRtioned up to the
:irpc of the murder. He lia acted ns ration
jlly as usual and takes tha matter as cooly
ud unioncrrneJ as though he was charged
-. 'v'c. a tr'.ffting misdemeanor. When he was
f ..y.d thai he would b brought to the
r : m'.y he asked to be permitted to
tiring iW'Og his clothes, bedding, &e., naming
ri b .t:c' that elonged to him in the
l)tr..i4 , aod uhkU, together with olhrr rfate
nun'? made by kim were fully verified by
fbc officer and fonnd to be just as represent-
Monday O'von the murderer, in the
tcfirfly of Officer Sicvtnson and John
nk-tHi. aiTived here over tin-Taw i'aw
lie wa Hmtgtil te Hurt! MUl'.p.in'n
c: -. .yl 'rr;c crvwJ .'tn c' i.i the !
room and throngeJ the corridors, desiring
to grat ify a morbid curiosity by seeing the man
who had literally chopped his aged wife to
death. The prisoner is a man below rued
ium elalure, of slight build and would weigh
about 140 pounds, and was poorly dressed.
His long hair and full beard were white with
age and ha looked anything but a murderer.
In fact there was an air of simplicity and
innocence about the grsy haired fiend that
would muke one seriously disbelieve that he
was the nuthor of such a crime. After a
short time spent in the Sheriff's office, the
prisoner was lodged in the jail and assigned
a sepirato cell. His son Hiram desires the
father's speedy prosecution and punishment,
which will undoubtedly be either hanging or
a life sentonco. The latter would scarcely
be adequate punishment for tho great erime,
aa the prisoner has but a few years to live at
best, though this may be his sentence on
account of his years. The murderer is of
German descent and a native of York state,
having been married uO years. He hue two
widowed daughters at Kockfrrd, and ccesou
as formerly stated. The family are in poor
circumstances. On Wednesday the body
was brought to P.ockford for interment. Mr-
Stevenson ays that he has reided in the ,
villago of Homer for 20 yearn, and that this
was tho first murder in that vicinity.
Thcro wero threats of lynching the prisoner
Sunday night, but no ergsnized effort was
made on account of the lack of leadership-
The weapon with which tho phatiy crime
was committed was brought, here etained
with blood and w ith the gray hairs of the
victim clinging to the gory bla le.
Tuesday the musical twitter cf the first
bird of spring was hoard, indicating
the near npproach of that season. Tho at
mosphere was delightful, and eve remits,
scarfs and mittens were laid awav. The
hund organ fi end w:is no rmht heading
in thus directi'in, while the 1 3 had
gun their mtiiMe playing ou tiie corners of
mote streets and "knuckle down tighter"
r.Diild 1'H heard. Thursday opened with a
terrific wind storm, and the air was filled
with fin snow nnd the fnvt had tin saer
and nippln? desire. Theso are nature's
lawi of ehinge. They diversify what
would otherwise he a monotonous e.it
tenet?. 1 lie mtense cold (U-integra'.n the
soil, and nugur like, brings up n' w und
lre-li soli from bel.iw. Spring rains and
sun-hine add life and lie.-.uty to the br tad,
bare earth, and summer' J hat produces
the bountiful harvest. I Jut chr.tige is
written over all. This Is the poetry of the
situation; tlin reality is not fa easy to en
dure when a gentle spring day is followed
by a genuine D.ih'da Mi.aid. All the
philosophy of hu'iian nature ii required to
grin iitid en line it.
The frontirpiet c of the March .rri'-n-rr
U Ktniiio (.'aste'ar, the famous Sp.int.-h re.
publican mid politician,- who is ti.e subject
of au nrtMe and remiriiseeiices br-ddes.
'I'he war uttit le is Hindi's "Shilidi He
viewed," iu width (ieneral Hued attacks
(Jen. (.'rant's paper ou "Shlloh," and also
touches up (len. Sherman. Tlie " Memo
randa" n!-o contains letter; on the Shlhdi
ciititj-oversy. The "Strength mid Weakness
of Soelalhsm" wijl have somewhat of a lv
td interest, since it Hppeart thi11 week that
tlie ftiliject litis been brought to out very
doors and hi mes. ilr. Iloweli'.i now Htoty
brings the reader in rout net with a view of
lloston life whic h they have ncK yet f-een
in Mr. Howell's writing. The other t on
tents are full and ra'iM'd, and the illustra
tions uumciousnnd elegant, at tietwl.
The teicbers' meeting st K.iilville lat
week was a decided success, the rooms be
ing so crowded by teacheis from adjoiuing
dlMficts that many cwhi not even get
tdanding room. The exercises were very
interesting, and piofitable, no doubt.
The second annual meeting of the. Cen
tral Illinois Association will be held at
Pent in, March 12 and 1.'?, at the High
School building. A very elaborate pro
gramme has been arranged, the, papers
coveiing a wide range, of subjects of daily
interest and concern to teachers. The rail
roads will return teachers at one third fare,
anil hotels will make seme reductions in
rates. The meeting promise to tc large
ly attended.
Cot;i H'halley, the dissolute woman who
recently escaped from the) county house,
was arre.'tcd by Marsnal Maher yesterday
forenoon and taken before ITsq. Galviu,
who sentenced her to si sty da js In the
county jail, bhe npplie ! at a hrm on
the west side Thursday night for ome
thing to eat aud asketl to be permitted to
remain. The kind woman had not the
heart to turn her ot.t in the rtorm, and the
was given shelter.
Nevada seems to bo tho p'tradis ti the
Kchool teachers. The annual report of the
Hureau of Kduration, which has just been
plventothe public, Mates that tho average
salery of male teachers In Nevada lsl t0
per month aud for women J'.'tl. Intellect
ual Maine goes to the other eitreme and
pays tho woman teachers !1G per month.
The average salary for teachers per month
is reported trom h!1 tho SUtc except Ai
kansits, Florldii, tieorgia, and Texas, and
Territory. In those. States in which tit) dis
tinction of sex Is made in reporting thii
item (Alabama, Jtelaware, Indiana, Ken
tucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mlsslssipi,
Missouri, New York, North Carolina and
Tennessee), the average salaiv ranc from
f 27 S7(ln Kentucky) to ?47.73(in Missouri.)
It should be noted that the report frwn
Kentucky includes only white KdimJs. In
this state the average salary In city ami
gtaded K-hools for whites is fll 2o. For
the states not included In the foregoing
statemeut the lowest average s-ilary per
month is, for men, $2oP2 (Scuth Carolina);
for women, f I6.2-S (Maine.)
The postoflic department has adapted
and will ebortly ifcstie a stamped letter
sheet, the useful invention of the United
St-ift s Postal Note Company offNew York.
It is a Utter sheet and an envelope enm-
j biued, a perfect line running amund the
hee? with the o-ow frw.te uSr'.1
I ir? cvcrsj'road "'..h tr j'.pi-j-e, s
fir ri nie
th Mb'
sheet may bo folded and securely fastened.
The letter, when ready for mailing, re
sembles the style in us before envelope
were invented. Ibis the government
stamps Is loose sheets ana collectively in
pads, and will be put on sale aooo at th"
leading postotnees tnrougnout the county.
It Is expected to replace the postal card
aud everyone cannot reau 1L
A nail mill la the latest Induetry, on pa
per, of La Balle.
Vicinity Items.
The late firm of Lacer & Smith bw ot -
ened a dry goods store at Spring Valley.
The Nora Lytton Dramatic Company
stranded and gave tip the ghost at Mar
seilles recently.
ltoe Easton, whom Ottawa theatre goers
will doubtless remember as the "star" who
took strychnine at Mendota, Is placing
The isreiuiwinner" in tne Virginias.
The Little village of Laniville, In Bureau
county, has already began preparations fi r
tho celebration of Decoration Day next
May, by engaging General Prentiss and
taking subscriptions for the occasion.
William H. Bailey, father of the senior
of the Irinceton JtfpubUeon, died at Nash
ville Tenn., Saturday, at ihe age of K) years.
He was an anti slavery agitator, and prom
inently identified in the foitunes of the
underground railway" during tlie last
vears of slavery.
Dwight Star: Some weeks ago Fred
Matthieson, publisher of tlw Ulell paper,
wrote a firm iu Chicago an obscene and
abusive letter because they asked him to
pay his hill. The communication was
turned over to the poetotllce authorities, a
warrant for his arrest followed, and en
Wednesday he wat taken to Chicago for a
hearing.
Miss Pearson, a pretty Mwecie, who was
in the employ ot a farmer nanietl William
McKarlane, living near .loliet, brought suit
against the latter for kissing her contrary
to the Etat ates in such cases made and prs
vided. It cost Mc, w ho is a wealthy man.
ju.t $lh) for that tine kiss at least, that
was the v idict rendered liy the jury Sut
in day.
This is how srvme Juliet citizens obsene
tho Lord's day as taken from a paper oi
that city; "."Mine Joliet lovers of chicken
tights went to Nlles Center to a contest last
Sunday, when and where forty-five battles
were fought, and H -,"i0 chauged humls.
A half tlo.en tf the Joliet betters came
home at the expend of the utner three,
having bet und lost.''
On Tuesday, Spring Valley held its t'r-r
election, the follow iuy being the result, t-'l?
votes being polled: Mayor, ('has. J Dev
lin; city clerk, Michael Stanton; city at
torney, A. R (i-.-eenwood; jsilice magi
trate.'L. A. McNeil; city treasurer, Scott
Ihown; alderni'ii, Pir-t ward, Michael
, twptiy i.us. ,,rrj ; .-...u.. v.an iietr
)ugan, . ames I horn ; I lard ward, V. II.
WeisseHhnrger. I bos Dwyer. 1 h mayor
appointed .fames M urtha city marshal
, ,r. ... .. , II, !
i- nie.,i r , is j,.M iu uumu . ;. ,
lo ns neoK III ii lei Mil", ;ii;u seeui in
follow each other with .such p-r.-dsVnt reg.
tilarity its to beco:n rn u itKio',is. 11 h is
during the past ten days been sued for
lilKil four times, ami the returns are iv t all
in yet The last libel suit he is called up
on to face was on account of a business
ido'rtitemcnt which tves charged up at
t te rate of ten cents u line. Mike dibson.
of Streat'ir, is the nggreived iudividud
who is after Ilvnes this time.
'I'hiirst'.ay Wallace aterman, who was
sent up from Sycamore to the pcuitentairy
for a year, having been t onviried of grave
robbery, served out his sentence ami wa
given his liberty. In the prison he was a
very exemplary young man, havini: been
employed as hospital steward, being a
medical student at Htis.hCollege at the time
of his arrest. It is now lirmly believed by
those conversant w ith the circumtanoes that
t,n unpardonable blunder was cemmltt'd
in convicting young Waterman, und th it
another fellow, who skipped to Cau.ida,
was the real culprit.
A switch engine of the Pekin road,
which left that city Tuesday noon, as a
pusher for con brtor 1 lull's train, was re
turning shortly alter, and when at the top
of the Hansom hill, without a wool ot
warning, the boiler expired with ereat
violence, blowing the engineer, Edward I
Ashling, over the telecraph wires, over 100
yards distant, his injuries Udug of such a
nature that he lived but a few hours after. J
Will f'unlilT", the fireman, was picked up j
near the h.'-do of the explosion uncon
P'dous, and was -eer2ly injured. The
smoke st ick was blown a food tllmce
nnd j'iecs (if the cab were d iked up near
ly n (purler of a mile fr.mi tae ficem'. The
boiler wan blown into shreds, and the en
gine completely demnlishe-tl. It is thought
ibe fireman will recover.
Those of La Salle's citlrw who were
awake at that hour Sunday night, might
have witnessed a novel aud mournful spec
taclea midnight funeral. After n tew
months illness ex city treasurer, John
Il'ack, one of the most popular ami highly
respected young men that ever lived in
that city, died Saturday night of quick con
sumption, lie was a member of the A. O.
II., which together with a large concourse
of his friends on foot and in carriages, es
coiled the remains to the Hoc k IsJand de
pot, from whence the body' was tiken to
Iowa City f'r iuturmenf. The funeral was
affecting and impressive. Mr. HIacK, who
was J0 years of age on the night of the
funeral, bail lieen not kng aqo married to
a beautiful and accomplished laJy of New
Ycrk city.
From Ransom.
Kanrom, Feb. 2.V Dr. Iven, of Farm
Hitlge, was In town Sunday.
On Saturday Mr. and Mrs, Henry Gham
were called on to mourn the luss of their
eldesl son, aged fourteeu yeius. The body
was interred on Sunday, a laiire concourse
of friends following the remains to the
cemetery. The liereuyed parent have the
sympathy of their friends iu their hours ct
sorrow.
Many of the Ilansomltrs went down max
Reman Tuewlay to nee the wreck causetl
tiy the blunting of a locomotive ladler.
Along the Pekin line would be a good
route for a life insurance asent to travel
now.
Dan Trainor, of Ottiwa, spent a few days
this week with his friend Carrtdl Boyle.
John Schadelier went to Ames," Iowa,
Tuesday, V) study at the I. A. C wfc.icu is
located there.
Hev. Wayman. of Morton, i visiting at
U daughter's, Mrs. W. C. CsUisn.
The dance given by the band Monday
night was a success. All who attended had
a merry time,
Mary Sinnott, of ynnr cit-, spent Sunday
with her friend Miss Phillips.
Owing to the rain the attendance at the
oyster supper, given by the hidlea of the
M. K. church last evening, wa mall. Tbe
ladles deserve credit for tbe ejcedlenl rap
per thev prepared.
Joe Patten, of Sacnirain, 19 Tisitins Us
Ranom friends.
Mrs? S..nl. i. is rhhinn in Sen-
tXwnvtt.
from Ophir.
Oitrin, Feb. 22. Pleasant weather this
for w nter.
Ed. VVillsy and family have gone to Kan
sas to make that their future home.
Henry Horutierger and Mis Mary Hoth
were married last I liursuay in .vienuoia,
Mr. Ueurv Miller and MUs Clara Hesen-
irerirer were the same day made one. Pe-
dro w ishes them joy.
(Jramliiia Phillipp, who spent the fall
and winter with her son Joe at Phtlnfleld,
returned home last week
Mr. Ilapeman is selling a great deal of
lumber in Homer, lie lias a goou siocr or
A Nu. 1 lumber, and treats all alike.
Our elevator is doing uotniug owing to
the poor roads.
Pell t:. Uraph.oi nomerto tne siendota
Itullctin, in a recent issue, bad this to say:
Peru, of tne f her l iudkk, says i rlumpii
is Joint; lots of business, while our Homer
elevutor, Ac, is doing nothing. Pedro is
mistaken, there was S1000 worth of busi
ness done, there lat week." Holy Moses,
T. .!, Homer never saw the day that
she did $1000 worth of business. You
must be sadly t ft your base, or else you are
lacking brains. I) on't know w hich.
Mr. 1'at Deviue has moved on Mr. O'.
Connor's farm, near the suburbs of Homer.
altrr Heedt-r bus g-.ue to Kansas to
join his brother Will.
Ili Homer .Masons will give a select
hall in Homer soon It is distinctly under
stood that no one will be admitted unless
holding an invitation curd.
Homer Is laboring with a revival. Mr.
Peck, a converted Jew, is the e.xhorter.
Link Short lias goue to lennessee on a
prospecting tour.
Farmers, test your seed corn early, as
th-re is lots of it that Is worthless.
Our Scotch friends have put in a big
week at curling for the championship and
a Scotch medal. Will give particulars In
my next.
Mr. Curry, of Milwaukkee, is here visit
ing friends nnd seeing his best girl.
Mr. Chester McLaughlin has enrolled
himself on the Fukk Tkadkh list Some
one hits started tl story tint Ches. was
going to work ut Spring V alley this bum
mer, titic h is not the fact; he will stay at
home, as he can lind plenty to do at his
trade here, uud he says iJv'UO per tiny will
he his charges. Chester is one of the best
Workmen that we have in this part of the
county, as every one can tes'ify to that ever
had him employed. Give himacnll and
get his estimates on building before you
hire any one ele.
I) iv ii'l K".rU's gun lottery came oil ac
curding to programme. Everything was
fair and above board. Win. P. Wix -m
held the lucky No. "J I. Hilly set them up
to the boys light rosily.
The great, the immense .1. A: N. 11. H.,
wIid-c owners are wotth millions, pay their
section hands the enormous sum of sf 1 .10
r-,... .1,.,. tl , ,1 , I.. ., j l..'..r
lll-l UtlY. II. Hill l l!ir-y ITU, 1 UW 0.1 .ULVCf
-.( , Vl ;l ,lK.h-.)Ut.
A (1;.,S;mt v,:itur,,,v tl(tenoon In Homer
wU h :W1V V-uble in counting
frm 1(J t m.ukj1 maUl!,. dui!t, ,.,la
lh,., wi m.iklt u m;m
go ir lies,
sitk to see the smart antics displayed by
them. lo take a tumble.
In conversation witii a granger fr;m No.
0, Troy Grove, he told me that Hilly Wen
tier is the b.-st teacher they ever had ill the
school. Pedro hefieves that Will has good
sense, anil is a perfect gentleman, and ne
that is not afraid to woik. Pi imo.
Our correspondent sends a lenghty ac
count of the Homer horror, the facts of
w hit ii are embodied in tin article on that
stihjeci with others in another p'ace. It is
nut lair to him that the public should think
h hail neglected the most important item.
" Pedro" is a model correipondeut und we
want him and the rest of world to know
taat we know it. lm.
From Waltham.
W.aniAM, Pcb. 'J:i. Delightful weather.
llOW all gone, leaving roads in good travel
ing condition.
Jacob liarr i on a visit to Ohio. We ex
pect him to return this week.
Peter Hatdey litis his mind set on fencing,
and the frost has not left the ground. Good
idea no doubt.
Hill Scott und Neil Peterson, our Wal
tham champion card players, went to I'tica
and put up tivedollais on cards and gut had
ly tx;at. That is tsi bail, too bad.
James Hiinley says he can tell more lies
than Dan Ciirrcaii begin to. Dan says it is
a lie, for he cm teat old .Napoleon himself.
John Curtain's meat wagon is still on the
same route northwest, llunau for small
pox.
1-Mdie Waldron says he will bet any
amount of money that he can tell how many
rows of corn there are between his place
and Canigan's, for many a night he was a
stray there till morning.
The grandest surprise, party of the season
wa riven at the residence of Harry Mc
N alley 'h la.-t week It was got up the Kin
negars, brothers and sisters. Dancing and
many funny games being the amusement
for the event. At 12 sluirn as delightful a
supper was served as man could wish to
oartake of nnd d-inclnjr was prolonged till
c.uite a late hour, and all returned to their
homes liappy ana wen pieasea.
The school district No. 1 had cpiite nnes-
citement yesterday. The boys climued up
in the garret and trieu to ruie tne scuooi, oui
after 4 o'chxk the school ruled the boys,
bad for the boys.
We are informed that Norah Murphy
will teach in district No. this summer.
Thomas Grnham says she can't possibly go
if uitvney can hire her to stay, as he Is go
ing to study music aud economy. What
struck Tom !
We understand that John Shannon, of
Utica, w as in this vicinity last week break
ing corn stalks,
Mis Fanny Dana has returned from
Chicago.
Dick Edgecomb Is on the sick list this
week. He was trying his strength with
Willie Wilson pulling stick and badly
strained himself.
The Morris consins gave the dandy raf
fle of the season last week at James llrown'd.
Harry McNally won the violin. After the
ratlle wart over dancing followed and was
kept up till the wee small hours of morn
ing. John Gal vln, who owns the fllckey farm,
was offered one hundred dsillu.s an acre last
week by John Irkin.
Air. i.ry was me guesi oi jurs. vtuiiiui
last Sunday.
Ttiom:w Graham went to La Salle last
Sunday and was stopped on his way home
by Jame Hickey and bad a very pleasant
time till a very late hour. The ring was
ftirmed and all went right through, but the
fish was fcby and wouldui bite.
Thiwin HanlT say he can dance thirty.
two hm without letting one foot strike the
other, and Jhn Kinnegar. Jr., Is not far
behind with his laocy swps.
njohn Muir, we bear, is still going north
ward We fear his Intention ts to take one
of our Wahham belles to keep house.
Itoyai Wlllsey. if vou give that girl
another orange she will sing for four hours.
The nurprlse party at John Ktnnegnrs
wa? a grand ttutrw. JohaO-aham went
ncit iJterward and why Vwv oo.
Yien Ilaby wtw nick, we pave her C ASTOEJA,
'liea hIio wait a CliilJ, n'.id vnotl for CAHTOHIA,
Vlivn itlm luM-iiinii MinH, h'iio t lu..g to ('ASTORIA,
Vbeu hU hud CUUdruu, muc yive Uiiuu CASTOKla
mm
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UruiK-hltlm wTmopam Coiujh. tmdi.lrnl Ctuaim
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iM't-tKitm in nJvanorO MtAtfvtf of
hn UlM-u. I -r if 11 Silt, Ctm.
turn. Thrt CrtfitilDfl Or. ktUV
foHyh Svrup i wli tinly in
vlui crmpjnt bjxA tam our
nvit.-ri..i TnuW )lnrlt Ut ll
A IlHlI t frail in u ( itvir. a Hr
Strip CHti'Urn-lMfxi, Ailtl tbe
fiu- lmn,- urnikturm of Jvhn W.
Pull cf A. V. U'yrr yt Co., Sola
Iru)', llalUiuura, Mil, U. 8. A.
f'ktar I.Hnill
(' riuior-Hie ret Tolioco w
it to fit. Sold by ail OniKibt&
liJolf! iTiet'
-THE-
BEST SHOE
FOR THE MONEY.
SOLD BY
D. LEAHY.
FOR SALE.
Pi'vitbI thiMitiiml f' t t of Si ''o'nl-t.iinil Lumber. Fur
Nliei'iiiiK er rooiini; It i Jn-l yuod n ni w Ititnltr.
Wl I -ell rtit;i,'i. tuiimrt' ut hi. liSMAN.
!iti.li-;tw KiflUttw.
OXES
BARREL
HEAD LININGS.
AND BASKETS. J Send for Price List.
fill II IMar. A nrw , .
C. COLBY & CO., Benton Harbor, Mich.
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BOOK BIDDERS
PAPER RULERS.
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I'Ari ll l!OX MAKI.1LS,
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OTTAWA, ILLINOIS.
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OF CHICAGO, ILL.
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tiki' I K. pivHlilt lo On" -ur ivur. ttl ttif ilt-aUi ul t ttli-t-r,
the fulluw Iuk iiiiiotuit, vi.. :
From $1,000 to tTi.OOO at death from
any cause.
From 2,0O0 to $3,000 for permanent and total
disability from uny cuuk:.
From fiV) to $l,2.V) for the los of n
arm or Icy; from any cause.
From $3.00 to $'i".00 for weekly t.ienctlts
for disability from accident.
Workisn umler tlie tllriTl muiirvlHlon of iheStaw In-Bunim-o
lit-purtttn'ut, uuU Ut wlihla rcitth cf tmy uitr
ctmnt r tnt'i'lmnic. ...
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K. S. VKNTKK,
Feb. S-lmo
Sprr'a' Ai'iil for Lgi4ti.. II!.
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ttrtntnh mill mliok-Kuiiieufw Horti wutimumil Ouil
(lie ordinary k!nrtn. iad un.tiul bt- !! ID CSinifH tlllon
wild Uiemnltittitlt- of low t-rt, htxirt wic'tit uhiin 01
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no tl.eriin.il fruin raiiroiul i'ro-fiii lo tlx: tldi-cul (ex
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ronipinle hi turren! ritu. for liwumnre iluit i-
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iiml up:ir.;i". Some upeeinl hftrti-- re now t.ff' red.
IhXAS, A1'.KAN8A.S. MlnSOl Kl Inurti" hi very li
prices. ll:e d of clie.ip limdi" are rapwlry paMliit:
iiway; t g ivln l.irrt" " llifn- tits; lo Itut ccunty inn
now be tiad u froia t.W) to ts.tui i'r oerr. Kowlo 1 1 n
lime to bpy. Il;. J O. 11 tUllll & hO.V.
LASALLKCO.FAKMS;
mi.aJI. C'Ci ur.ii loul over our lir. ot luuiti. acid furm
UU. J.O. MAliliUi t SON.
'I'PV I ll'IV Kortii. Sontli, Kiit mm
t il I IiVlC. unit Wept nil sort of tiri
te uud on ed ttuj-. I'll. J. U. Jl AKKlS i hON.
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pr.uii. C'ouie S4.-1 le-e. .1. (J. UAKhlb & bOS.
fhm OF (60 ACRES
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I-niVi'd, ami all iiU'Vr ci.l!i ;iUui fn'.r mill tni-.i rn
tin-.ii. M'ven n.t!i- f Turn t lhx n City, and ' mliiv int
of Hiotirurtofi, la ili-L uu t oiiiity. A'ldn. or
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