The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-09-12

WA FREE TRADER:
\ Strcator :---On Toast.
I On Saturday last "Korn" again visited hi
OF items. We found the city hummlnS with III,
din OF business, It's mercantile dcuizens busil,
engaged in trade with country people it. under
takers watching wistfully for job, is saloo,
Keepers overwhelmed With applicants Tor sooth
Ing syrup and It's lawyers enjoying . Tranquil
reposc
THE LAW.
! The previous day had bccn one OF excitement
over the capture Of horse thieves. Two has
been bagged, Que giving bonds in the amount d
an even thousand for an appearance at the day
OF Judgment Qn October), and the other choos'
ing rather to endure the pangs OF purgatory al
once, was provided with. quarters in the county
Jail. Marshal Foster feels confident that he has
the right man and that the gang win De broken
lup. I'D
TuE HOTELS.
Since our last visit and puT of The hash trade
the Banc House landlord hes had several offers
to dispose of his lucrative business, while the
Central has been compelled to employ two more
boys to act as diningroom girls, so great has his
trade become. The Streator House is also en-
joying lucrative increase In business. From
the stock of pumpkins which we saw going
toward this hotel we infer that the druggists
will need TO rcplenish their stock OF Jamaica gin.
ger.
Tue MINERS
some six hundred in number, were holding \
mass meeting on the day OF our visit and We're
honored with the attendance of the President Of
the State Miners Union. The object of the meet
ing was to fix upon uniform price for mining
coal during the fall and winter. The entire min
ing force were in attendance and harmony ana
good feeling prevailed.
occurred at two o'clock in the afternoon which
consumed the residence of Mr.. John Jones the
section boss Of the c., b. q Q. r. r. The origin
Of the fire remains mystery as none of the fam
lily were at home at the time of its breaking out,
and the late rain had so dampened the roof as to
prevent sparks from locomotive from ignitin@
the shingles or siding. The lot on which the
house stood was saved by the exertion of near
heighbors. We suppose the alarm had not
reached the engine house when we left 6 o'clock
p ny as no "mashcnc" had yet put in m appear
ancc.
JOURNALISTIC.
The genial editor, Fred Dalton, still survives
the ingratitude of the radical county convention
and will continue to applaud those who abused
him and have his war correspondent Porter
pray for them, who would disp,efHiiy use him
and prosecute HIM" BY theway we learned tlht
Porter is Il "little off," While attempting to rurd
Fox river on his way to the Changers picnic he
got his feet wet, and boag the first time since he
nlcontact With "dqaa dsttlldta" it caused sudden
rush ct blood to the head which might haze
proved serious, only that his head is very singu
arly constructed, being supplied with large cav
ties or reservoirs. He will, however, be able to
Ittcna the Sabbath school picnic at Debolrs
springs to-day,
CHARLIE ROSS,
.he kidnapped child, has created quite 4 stir in
strcator Come days since dispatches were re.
,cived to the effect that parties supposed to be
N possession OF Charlie ito-s were somewhere
between o ell and Strcator, that officers were on
their track and to look out for them Jim Eos,
Ter Immediately formed himself into line OF bat.
.lc and sent out his sl.rmisncrs. Johney Haw
ley being the c., b. IL @ yard man was posted
near the water tank, and soon after returned
with the intelligence that he had found child
The hopes Of ambitious James knew no bounds, |
there in the darkness co,ld he see himself cast.
r. sto eli pi,,i, ba
md setting himself up in some wholesale bust.
ness. But alas not SO. The star of his prosperity
went under cloud VIXEN :. lady came up and
identified the urchin as the offspring Of Mr.. b.
railroad official. Jones has not seen the child
since and Is OF the opinion that both lady and
child were imposters, and that they should have
been confined until something further regarding
hem could have been known. He ccnsures Fos-
cr and yoTs hG~Sll never 20 scouting again.
sUNpRIEs.
Capt. pomny and band returned from ;lIc
picnic in good order.
Heenan's block has got in its new window. The
,urnt district is being rebuilt very rapidly
young man who parts his hair in the middle is
,anyassing the town - g hool. agent. Benson,
hc railroad agent IS tho qta,a: ,,ts7aa Of polite
ness.
The C., u & Z. have pul ga s.. granger condQc
or (Meadows}. The farmers daughters alonE
he road look with iongInG eyes for his train IN
order 70 pclthim with green apples.
Hank Rawiey keeps & goat at his livery stable
o kutt anySody who asks to oc trusted for a bug
~ Having witnessed the assailing propensity
If the crate we conc.aded to bid adieu 10 strea-
or ON OR next visit We will onlcayoy tginditc
mother chapter of nonsense.
FREE lSEoANArl0N.--ln our las: issue @Koru"
sade m9a,ion Of az employee % the c. Il. & q.
3. x, wSo was distrcss.nEly polite - nasscn-
gers.
Sewers. parties have WIN iscl thai the article