The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-08-27
Ottawa, ILL.,, Friday, August H. I>ii,
Gar Ioum.

Oar Town.
Al the present time it may not he am,Fs to
refer TO thr condition Of our tovn--to matters
which relate to its future prosperity as well as to
its prcsont security and comfort
The present season has been remarkable for
bo,,th and comfort. and notwithstanding the
scarcity of money and the general a,agna'ion
Of business throughout the land, We have been
particularly favored in many respects as regards
the future character and importance Of our town
and country. Improvements have been made,
of which we may well boast. Our new Court
House stands uncquallcd in this orany Of the adj
Joining states, and the number of comfortable
dwelling houses and other buildings, which have
been erected during the present season, present
unerring evidence of the future importance and
stability of this place.
Favored. as we are. by having a desirable aud
central location in one of the most fertile sections
of country in the known world, with every evil
dence of prosperity around Us, and ever, facility
for future wealth and grandeur. we have, as cili-
zcns of the dav in which we live, an important
task to perform in not neglcctin- our duty to
improve and cherish those resources which are
at our command. and only can be wrcs,ed from
us by shameful indifference and inactivity on
our part. That this is not idle defamation every
citizen of this town knows, and as the following
will show.
This place now contains q population cNccc-
ding one thousand souls. embracing almost every
class Of professions and occupatious-from the
LAWYER to the Mack.lcg-lrom the shilrul me
chanic to the svar,hv boo,-black. with hogs,
Jo-s. and biped animals in abundance. each mo-
wing in their respective spheres. shedding either
EgIf or algyIygess on surrounding obioci~--somc
OF which arc indispcnsably necessary to the con-
fort and convenience Of our citizens, whilst a
portion might easily be dispensed with TO the
honor and crcdi, Of our town. That improve
ments might he made in our streets and the
sl1uchs OF vice. mud and iniguity be stopped up.
IS equally true.
Aside from these smell considerations, there is
one other which should demand tho serious atlcn.
zion of every citizen in this town-it Is prompt ac-
ton 10 guard arains, the destruction Of our homes
and Gre.sides by FIRE. Having Tim, LONG Lrcp
exempt from the dreadful ravarcs of this de.talr-
tive element is no reason that prcparation. should
not be moJe,o rlIarJ arainst if A much As DOS
sihe for the future. The LARGE amount of com.
hus,ibc matter in the shane of bay and strav..
which NAV be found in every barn and almost
cvery, lot and hv-,v,,, IN and around il, tow,
fearrully ndm5nishcs Us that our oropcrty and
o,r borncs ,r, t,, M r,o,rs .c,,,rc--r,,, avon
from the small par,icle of fire IN = ,,.,,. clay. nine
or "lopr nine" Should. unfor,unn,oIy du.
ring the night or even in day.liuht. a hay s,ac,
or some INSIGNIFICANT stable or cnclosur, t,I,r fir,
how are we nrcnorcd IN orrr.t thc G,pc.l +.
there even spare pail or bucket abou, many
houses which can ot any time he taken ,o , Cir,
a, moments notice We think mott Thcr
how innor,,,, : :, ,,o, ,o,,o .,,.,,,r,,,;, ..
rancemcnts he made imr,cJ;otoI,, IN ,r,r ,.r,i,,.
This threatening OWL anil ma, mott ,,,,, ,,,., ,,
thrcc h,;,l;,os or ,,orho,,s o., mann. lI,,. 49,,
reduced to oshcs o,,J ,hor o,,,, s,, ,I,, i,,,,..
lance Of suitable orr,ncemoris and h,,,o, orrso,
ycs for not "nrcnorr, c,r ,,or :, ,i,,o &C ooooo
That ncrsons cccI ecc,,o onor t,or ha,, ,,.,.r.
every Arrangement in ,hc;rno,ycr =, .,u,rl ,,.;,,.
dcs,ruc,ion b, fro l. mott, l., ,,o,.I,,,l 40. J.,
thot tho inhabitants or,bis tow, ,,ho b,,., mad
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