The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-11-29
Crunty Core spoRGsnce.


70 inform YOU itat am ri lt side up with care,
and hope that these few Lines will find You ENJOY
ins the same blessing
, The progress Of our town artl county Is still
onward and upward Among the public improve
men.s contemplated hy oar citizens, are bnlgc
across the Illinois river and plank road, running
east; west, north auI south To the county line
The bridge viii probably be commenced early
next spring If responsible by:l,!,g 5ln be gol TO
take the contract il YOU know Of ANY such, please
send them on. The plank road. vii, be s,mueu-
eed as aeon as companies can be organized with
sufficient p.:al 10 carry On the work with c,eu-
CIV.
! The Rock Island and Clicaso Rail Road is def
iute'y located here AMI passes ia,. within the
northern limits Of the corporation. about a half a
mile north ofihe canal leaving the town hcau.i
un.ly situated between the tive. Wcare mi.r-
med HAT Air. Cro;ty Of yuuv county has token
the contract sor grading The road from Marsei.,,s
to the east lire Of Gunty and that he intends 10
commence work immediatr'y Py the way won't
we have some tcol old times again in Illinois
when ";Je shoyi and the hoes" begin to ply on
our contemplated rail roads Audwhsu thcram.
bling ears ss to'ro!'iug swiftly across our beau.
tiGl praj.es, Eost't We 20 It,
We have just been down TO the canal to see the
steam canal boat Chief Engineer which has Just
arrived At" mad departed from" Our towa with
all the crremoaE such as wbjstng. ringing Of
bells DC, Of a regular steam boa. Why can't
these little s'reamers be made to DO as well and
much better than the horse boatsl Tie "lngi-
neer' has 4 capacous hold Cor freight, and a good
spacious uppsr cabin for passengers; the pilot
house is before and the boiler chimney and engine
al, tie cabin. The chimney has to lie down when
dey come to tie bridge, 1'ae water wheel is 50
constructed in the stern between the rulder that
it does not create a wake that can a; all iuiure
the banks This craft moved OF from the dock a.
bout As lls: as one Of the packets would, and did
not create any more Of 4 wake than a horse beat
would Of the same draft and speed I, seems to
Us that packets might be got upon this principle.
in neat and tidy yle and made full as comfor.
table if not a good deal faster than III, horse
boats. VIVA; glorious thing it would be Or the
POOR horses if these little steamers would come
INTO general use. Whatever their disadvantages
Nigh. lie We would always patronila them if on
this account alone.
To nliilcrs.-ONe Of tho principal land
owners in our town offers TO donate the ground
for mill, aud pa! up the buidn- a. stock, ii
any responsible person will undertake to finish
the establishment in good style and pu: it in op,
Grafton, This is certainly splendid opportua.
ty for practical miller that has some capital to
establish himself in good business.
In view Of the approaching winter, ard the
consequent close of navigation and the coming Of
roads into fashion again, our citizens, among
other enterprises, are now taking into consilera,
ton The ways and means" Of repairing the "Sha.
king Bridge" a mile or so below town on the OF.
tswa road. and some other little concerns that
way \ considerable par, Of the road from here
to Ottawa lies through portion Of the county
that is very thin'yS .tled and in wh..h the town.
ship corporations are no; interested in keeping up
a road on account OF the inhabitants living most.
" across the canal or river from the road. and 1t
is consequently shf'ingly neglected. As the sta
ging season IS now rear at hand wonder If It
wouldn't be n pious notion for Messrs. Frink.
Walker & Co. to charter two horse wagon and
or Smen with axes, sloyes. &c- to 70 along
this road and fix up some Of the worst places.
and take on, of the way some Of the stones that
will constantly be running against THEN coach
wheels and jerking their great awkward lungs 4
gainst the legs Of their horses. By the way, any
MAJ or etof men That would be guilty Of using
these huge laundering hoozier le. breakers be-
tween their horses ough, to be tarrel and fcath
cred and rode on q rail, AVID nave their horses con.
fiscsted and never allowed to own any more I'M
til they gave sufficient assurance Of treating them
with at least little humanity. What say YOU
Dick your set will use the road this winter a
bout as much IA every body else put together
Taking into consideration the wear aud tear Of
horses. harness and coaches don't you think the
operation would payl We only expect to pass
over the road once or twice during the winter and
that in your coaclies md we are willing for you
20 add Mt least the price Of one days work to our
fare ifvou will only make the road kind Of half
way decent
Our town nowadays presents an extremely
business like appearance The farmers nre bring.
ing in their winter supplies Of goods md grocer
lee the woodmen nre hauling in their hickory.
ash, blackberry DC, and the golfers their "A.
no. | Bituminous,' all of which find ready pur.
chascrs the carpenters and masnns nre putin,
on the finishing touch TO several new houses; the
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