The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-04-19
From Seneca.
School Trouble.
SENECA, April II, 1873.

SENECA, April II, 1873.
For some two years back our schools here
have glided along without difficulty, anti
lately "a few enterprising individuals, with an
eve to speculation in the matter, commenced
tic agitae consolidation of districts, aided
by few other generous fellows, who do moi
paw a cent of tx, want to regulate our whole
school business. For the benefit of taxpayers
as well as of education, l rise to explain, Sc
that their little game may be blocked. For
merly Seneca was in one district but we
had then, and have yet few dissatisfied in
dividuals who wanted to cut the disrictin two
which by petition and otherwise they got the
School Trustees to do leaving the north side
Uf the canal in one district and the south side
of the canal another. The north had to be
satisfied to meet the wishes of the south
Then the south went to work and bought q
new school house site, everything costing
about $4,000 Some $500 or more they got
from the north Size to help them. Now this
seeding south side wants to return to the
north side and make them build large
school house, TO be located where the south
sdcgs may see fl, and have all to say about
his large school house. They say they can
get the trustees to do just as they want, and
that they will not listen to any claims of the
north sGc and, in fact, that the north side
will have nothing 70 say about it only under
their guidance; and right here | would like
to ask the School Superintendent if Trustees
have The power, should they see tit, to consol-
idatc two districts into one, while one Of them
entirely opposes such consolidation? Now
the south having gone in peace, and we of
The north having had peace ever since they
did 30, propose TO let them stay, unless wei
are compelled 10 receive them back by the
Trustees taking the right out the hands OF the
people, rs they say they can On the north
we have good school house, with two good
rooms pleasantly located, with ample space
Tor all our scholars, and prepared for plenty
of immigration, should it favor Us, We have
Two good teachers, one for the Junior classes
and the other for The higher branches. SO
we have no desire TO change; nor should we
DC COM lltiitu W NV ~ dG'iliHt bui VII anu
interests for thc qualification Of any spccula
tors TO get rid of dead property. hope this
article may come under the eyes of our Trus-
tees and School Superintendent More
anon. CELT.
SENECA, April Is.
Corn shipped by Mcssrs. A. Bruce IL Go.
by the canal, we are informed passed inspec.
ton as rejected. They are shipping some
by rail. +.
Services will be changed to morning at half !
past tea, April ~, and continue so during the t
wear, at Die Methodist church z
d. Ii. Underhil is now retailing Ottoman
coffee
4 meeting Of die citizens of Seneca will be
held in AImoar's Hall, on Saturday evening,
April 10, at o'clock =. W, 10 consider the {
Of consolidating the two school t
districts, and organizing IA Union or Graded I
School.
Dan. Shades imported Norman horses are ;
attracting considerable attention from all
parts OF the county.
Mud in abundance, and plenty of men to
GUS" it. Consequently county trade is slim.
CRUMB MOODy. I,