The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-11-17
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On the night Of the LIST inst, the house Of
Zachariah Dawson, of Winchester, Scot,
county, was entered, and robbed Of four
thousand dollars in bonds and money
Eight hundred dollars Of the money was
in gold, and about fifty in silver The desk
containing the bonds and money was taken
into the yard, broken open, and the valuable
contents appropriated.
Mr.. Addison Harper, of Troquois county
in this State, has succeeded in getting water
from an artesian well after boring to the
depth Of 80 feet The wei is tubed with
three inch pipe, and discharges two barrels
Of water per minute.
CAIRO lrENs.-The workmen on the frame
and foundation of Dishon's new mill, arc
progressing with their work, and before long
the Cairo folks will be able to boast of theiI
own mill, and not have TO send to that ont
horse place, Joncsboro, for -four.
We understand that there Is proiec,
on foot for road direct from Cairo to Cleye
land, on Lake Erie, which is to afford /
more direct route than that now Travelled
| via Chicago. Also that the citizens of Louis
vile and Evansville, alive to their own in
tcrest desire to be nj once in railroad cor,
munlcation with Cairo.
We are informed by Mr.. Green, who /,
experimenting the erecting of the telegram
along the line of the railroad to here, thai
the wire will he brought into town to-day
The line is called the Cation line, and vii
give communications with all The n,incinai
/ lines in the United States and Canal,
/ Can, Ir,wl,s MAJ, s,ana,,o...I
inc house on the NiSsiss;nn' Iavca I"n Pa.s
cd r. he con,r,a,oJ nn ,ha ,t ~, 'Npe u
is new feature in Cairo and ON. vb,.l
We think must eycDtuatc proiitably to those
concerned. The meat packed here can al
ways be got to market, while that put III
on the Ohio and Mississippi above here. i
/ frequently delayed for months by low water
ice, &c.-Ucitd, NOc. 7.
PEORIA Irrss.-Last evening ,hou, Ton
O'Clock a building occupied Inv the Gr,n ~,
Dredpc & 10 ss fnrni,nr,. 49, 60
was DESTROYED by fire. ibe contents If m,
building was nearly all DESTROYED mr. ,nors
or less injured bya hasty removal Ths
flames communicated to a frame bui,i,no
used as an eating establishment by Mcssrs
Winch Il Carroll and reduced the structure
to ashcs.-RtI. 10th
Gas LIGuT.-On Saturday evening ,bo
PRINCIPAL streets were Illuminated Win c,s
for the first time The lob, was mot nc no.
cular and brilliant AS il will be in the course
Of few DAYS, after the air has been thor.
oughly expelled from the pines But there
was lisht enough TO show our citizens the
;,,,.o,i'',,; "I"! .AP',' " u','o IRON Tue
stores and nuliic nl,rcs durin, tho ,rosa,,
wcck.-PIess, 1911.
FATAL ACCIDENT We are informed by
Mr. ID. W. {. Smith, who is acquainted
|!'h Tue circumstances that man neal
TmcsJ,v 81 Ias, u 49, va" sseu, "
stone on his farm when !, ccIl mon lis loo,
ana htld MN Tor two days and two nights
b.J ,rnr Wv "" "' , u'Seo,e'eu' ne'' louhu NJ
ing to release himself lie w,s ex,,;ca,,,
but expired soon after We arc unable t,
learn his name, bnt are informed that h'
ave WIG III E,s'ah"' anu TWO chiiufet
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Mich, l,s, ana or mora "S ,I,.sn - 80,
tered the house of Mr.. II. V. sullivan on.nc,