The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-03-28
FROM EARLVILLE.
Improvements in EarlyilIe,

Improvements in EarIvilIe.
Under this head I will first speak Of the mate
rial and after OF the spiritual changes that have
taken place during the last twelve months.
A year ago the business of this place was car
ried on in old patched up buildings, which had
been erected temporarily in the infancy of the
town and increased by piece and patch as bust.
ness increased, becoming finally a mass of patch
work, equal to nothing except the reconstruction
scenes of congress, A purifying fire visited us,
las will eventually visit them since self CON-
bustion is law of nature, and rid the town of
these old rat traps which had 50 long been an
eye.sore land hindrance to enterprise ana i'm
provement. As soon US the desirable real estate
was cleared of those shells, substantial men pur-
chased the grounds, and We now have eleven as
tine brick stores as there are in the west instead
Of SO many shells. Property has increased in
value and every man OF means appears to strive
to out do his neighbor in substantial improve
ments instead of as year ago, to see who could
be most successful in obtaining usurious interest
on their money. 1t would occupy too much of
your valuable space to enumerate all who have
been foremost in building up the interests Of this
place, hence will speak of those only who con-
template Improvements the coming summer
Mr.. VIM. II. Lukins, an old and successful
business man, who has made fortune BY honest
deal in grain salt, lime agricultural implements.
&c, informs us that he intends, this coming
summer, to put in connection with his warehouse
gristmill, suitable to supply the wants of not
only this, but adjoining towns, with all the com.
modties usually found at first class Touring
mill i-Ff rrs--'~
With MIR. Gill, OF Aurora, practical miller, of
long experience, to superintend the construction
and running of mill, driven by a forty-horse
power engine, we will gain mu,h general trade
that now goes to Mendoza Somonauk and Of
tawa, ,lr .r.r f.r..f a.t,I1..ty
/ atm told that Mr. McGregor, seeing the
necessity Of good hotel, convenient to the de-
pot, proposes to open his brick dwelling to the
accommodation of the travelling public. snI-1
The railroad company have commenced to
grade for q double track from Mendoza east.
The Catholics, Universalists and Baptists pro-
pose to build churches at a cost of no: less than
$4,000 each.
The course Of lectures spoken OF in my last for
the benefit of the public library, has commence
ed with good attendance. First Friday evsn-
ing, Rev. Harrison, Congregationalist, opened
the ball. Subject: "Why am l Congregation.
alist!" Reasons-the puritan fathers were at
the landing of the MAY Flower, on, Plymouth
rock, and he believed them to be christians and
congregatiopalists, '"and he being of that stock,
was also congregationalist" as naturally as he
was Harrison, instead of Smith, or a yours
&C., &c. '|..+ d. Z |'.|0
Monday evening-Rev. A. D. Field-subject,
"Why am Methodist ?" Reasons: "There
are more people, male and female, young and
old belonging to that church than any other.
Several thousand negroes were also allowed to
lift up their voices in the Methodist ranks in
praise Of their maker and "A. Lincoln "A. Lin
coins funeral sermon and burial service were
conducted by the Methodists Stanton is a
trustee Of and Grant attends Methodist church.
The preachers are allowed to change stations
without friction. They preach extempore, (but
he read his Lecturer therefore can look their
congregation in the eye and awake enthusiasm"
They are fed Oh yaller legged chicken &C., &c.
Strange to say, not a passage of scripture has so
far entered in the lectures as reasons for their
religious beliefs, We have yot to hear from
Rev., .Ustiok, (Presb.), First, (Bap.), Ralph,
1Univ.), Blair, Mormon, - -, Catholic,
Towle, advent, $3.50, Heretic). We are In
deed to have feast of reasons. ''' '''' 'At
., Mr.. .Lukins having proposed to bid for tho col
lectorship offers his services to the town at one
per cent on oil moneys 80 collected. ,,n.,o
All Burnage authorizes me to state that if
elected he will collect for one half that sum- his
time being worth only half as much as Lukins
A lively competition fertile office five, appli-
can't, The different platforms, merit, money
and muscle. - n Do, tss's 30 sss d A. dsr.
About the time that the exoursisn, train over
ths PseifcR. r. leaves Ottawa, there will be
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