The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-03-11
SENECA.

su0 also accord 10 IL iesoiuH pace. While 1t
has not the manufactures of Msrssilles, the coal
Of Streator, the cement and white sand of Utica,
nor the railroad crossings Of Mendoza, it has a
better grain, pork, corn, aud in fact larger gem
eral market than any Of them, except perhaps
Mendoza. 1t is not worth while to give extend
ed tables Of figures here. as they have been pub
lished before.
Seneca IL surrounded by rich, long settled
country. and the roads around and through it
have oil been established SO a. to make it the
central point and proper outlet to vast region
On arriving at Seneca one is not struck with
any sigular beauty of the place, nor is ones at
tention attracted by anything but its straight.
forward business air. 1t maintains this simplici.
ty throughout. 1t has no labyrinth of streets, no
cH de sdcs, no mysterious running together of
streets ct given point no monstrous piles of
ricksty old buildings, or grand old towers with
massive bsttlsments, nor ruins covered with
creeping ivy. Bats and owls find no deserted
corridors, and rocks build not their nests in
deserted buildings There are no ruined sbbeys
nor forsakea castles with demolished moat or
wrecked drawbridge, and IN all Seneca there ia
not dtting habitatiou for a respectable ghost.
There is no mystery about Seneca; it is plain
business town. Its streets are few, and Gas
straight as bee line" The houses are meat,
bat not gsudy" They stand squarely aud boldly
up TO the line of the street, with square, two
story front, thus enabling the owner to do bust.
ness below and keep house above, 50 that while
i've hu a of I
hear through the thin ceiling the merchants
wife administering wholesome and stern sdmoui.
tions to the refractory juvenile merchau. above.
We sllude TO this as one advantage which Sene.
CO has oyer IN os. other towns
Seneca has several churches. The Methodist.
not long ago completed handsome little edifce,
and the Catholics hre finishing = large and
fine building, which has cost or will when finish.
ed, over 900. Seneca has number of good
stores such As the drug house of Dr. jackson s.
Bro; d. n. Newport, furniture; V.ughey
Bros, dry goods and groceries, running with a
iull stock and doing good business; Brook,
y. f., which does net stand for either northeast
or New England. Brooks ripples away quietly in
we'll filled store. Below him We f nd NefF hard.
ware. AID back, on y cross street, Bolivar Wilks.
the Vulcan Of the place, pounds iron, but finds
no Venus to fall IN love with. Eastward, on
corner OF the principal street, is Mark Hsag,
who has butchsry He is man of marx and
goes the whole Ho,.g every time. Across the
way is the hotel keeper, who can beat the best
man IN Seneca, because he is Bettermsn.
Passing new hardware shop and William.
hsrz polite for Biiharz We find the First Nation.
al Bank, new and thriving institution. Across
the street are several stores and shops, one of
which is news depot, another is Van Brownell's
store, down the cross street is Mall4ise's board.
Ing house aud mountain dew"-ery, and next
comes Richardson's druggery, then P.rrishs
grocery. Down further We find Underhill's
stors and post office. then Frank Shaws sgricul.
tural house, . branch OF Huusberser's Ottawa
establishment Frank is doing lively trade,
and 10 popular young nan. Bob Mcfarland
has q harness shop near by. On the south side
OF this street Cults store, several warehouses
and stores well as, hose indispensable necessi.
ties in civilized countries-sslools. Watson
L Bro. have good ti1ur and planning mill south
Of the canal, and are doing aourishiug business.
We cannot end our notice of Seneca's business
places without word Tor Hess excellent hotel,
at the depot
We saw many leading citizens, beginning with
Naughey, the orator, and concluding with Hole.
o'.me-coat' We do not mean any offense to
either in thus coupling them together our pen
slipped. We saw John Crotty, the dispenser of
justice, Who, while not trying cases. passes his
time in winding his clock. a valuable French
valued at 1885,
We had intended TO mention about the fellow
who bought soothing syrup to cure the ague,
and several other jokes, but our time is limited
aud We come to period here.