The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-16
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has, we should judge, fairly begun, for we
see that the Doctors are moving about much
more briskly than they have done for some
months past
Now is the time for agues, bilious levers,
and bowel complaints, and it behooves our
citizens to look well to the state OF their
premises as regards disease producing agents.
Care also is very necessary about food, for
while fresh ripe fruits are both wholesome
and palatabie, unripe or stale vegetables are
among the worst kinds of food that can be
ustd-so the doctors say, at least, and we
believe them.
The town (and country too, we believe
has been very healthy this season, so far;
but unless some precautions arc taken we
may expect any amount Of sickness within
month or SO.
Our streets and alleys are insuffcrably
fifty, and there are many pools of green
stagnant water which we doubt not contain
ague and fevers in abundance We certain
IL hope that the proper officers Will " make
. note" OF the above and act accordingly
BuiLDING-Wc have been somewhat care
less e{ late in noting the progress of our
city ia building this season, and our apollo
" Is, that many of the buildings erected
have been of n class so much larger and bet
ter than heretofore, that it would take more
time than we have been able to command
to get such description Of them as would
do them justice.
The starch factory, now nearly enclosed
"a building in some parts stories high
covering an area of $50 by $50 feet, is alone
worthy of column.
Two fine Blackstone three and one four
stories high--erectcd by Walker Il Kick
ling, with the splendid concert hall il the
latter, deserve halt 4 column each.
The fine three story block erected by
Stone / Eels, on the corner of Main and Co
lumbus sts, deserves an extended notice.
The Armour Warehouse, MagilI's new
Warehouse, the new Touring mill Oil tie by
drauiic basin, with dozen more buildings
Of the same class all deserve a chapter each.
But it is not alone in business buildings
that Ottawa has made extraordinary achieve
ments this season. y number Of private
dwellings, Of a superior class, have also
gone up or are in progress.
The residence of Mr.. Rcddick just pass
ing the first story, would attract attention
in any eastern city. The stone work alone
about it will cost from $10to So, 900, while
the whole must COS, sixty or seventy thou
sand dollars
The beautiful residence of Mr.. Gray, in
East Ottawa, attracts the eye and c1igits tie
admiration of all railroad passengers.
Mr.. Wade has just commenced laying the
brick on a beautiful dwelling block or two
cas-, Of the Fox River bridge
Mr.. Hoes has recently moved into has
new dwelling west the sidc-cut, fine and
stately structure.
But we cannot cuumcra'c. We could
give list Of four or five hundred new build
ings erected this season in different quarters
of tie city, many Of them first class dwel-
lings, most of them of 4 good substantial
order. But the most gratifying feature about
all Of it *, that notwithstanding tie build
Ing this season in Ottawa las been cnor-
nous. it is almost impossible TO find a shop
ar dwelling OF any sort to rent Indeed
such has been the run, that in enc or two
cases we have noticed that on new bui 'liuEs,
instead of posting up the usual Single,
This building to rost," another j. put uF,
giving notice that '..ihi, building Is rented,
the owner finding iiu,Sel: obliged to resort
to such U,2Es to aro.! annoyance.