The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-25
From MarseilIes.
MARsETLLEs, July "a.


Isaac Unicrhi!l is now furnishing the I'D.
certsyer with some very interesting recollec-
tons Of forty years ago in the west. Why
will not some one do the same in the FREE
/ TRADER for La Sale county? There are
enough who can do it.
Haynes * Harrison have put into their
store 4 knitting machine with which to man.
ufacturc goods for their customers
| T. W Baker has leased the house of Hen
| ~ Towlc, and will move into it August lst.
He is now engaged TO secure the right of
way for the Joliet and StrcatOr railroad from
Macon to Streator The line will probably
be through Portcr's land, and through north.
east sections in Allen township in direct
line 20 Macon, and thence in almost an air
line to Joliet The railroad will probably be
in running order this season.
Mrs Preston and Mrs. Lowry and children
while riding on Bluff street, were tipped out
by the horses soaring and backing off the
bank. They escaped with but slight inju-
rieS,
OuI NIllIcue are w "ioNolli
from the sad experiences Of other towns, and
are moving to have some means to stop fires.
A petition to the Board of Trustees is being
circulated asking the board to act The Trus.
tees are ready to act only waiting TO get the
views of those interested in such protection
Fire buckets, hooks and ladders, wells and
ciserns, and printed directions for the wise
use Of such things are among the means
talked of .......
Tuesday evening the cussed boys were busy
with tin pans, bells and other musical instru-
ments giving five lately married couples a
boiscrous benefit. The poorer halves allow
ed themselves to be escorted to the eating cs-
adjustment of Fred, Reibing, where solace
was furnished to the hungry chaps. Some
body else will catch it one Of these days.
VIM. Richard & Co., Of this village, are
running teed store in Chicago, and supply,
ing II from their mills here
John Clark the freight agent, has been quite
sick, but under good hands is fast recovering.
His brother Lrcius has been trying to en-
10y tae aguc but can't 40 IT,
Edward peddiecrd Is going TO build fine
residence Oh his farm in Manlius. Squire
rugg2l,0M and sons, who have iustifnished
Il fine house in this village tor Mr.. Reibbl!ng,
will do the work. Elisha Bosworth is get
Itinc his materials together for building. The
houses Of John T. Nichol and Burr Stcbbins,
would adoln any village in the land.
Iii a letter of July 18Th just received from
CaEey, Montgomery Co, Kansas, the writer
in closing the letter says: "Mr. Draper, the
mail carrier, has just arrived from Caldwell
Sumner Co, 400 miles west OF Cuney). liz
saws "these Indian raid reports are all blow
and when lie got to Caldwell where these re
ports came from they had not heard anything
TO frighten them
The writer also says that they have hac
plenty of rain, and that some OF the setting
ears of corn are eight feet from the ground
The Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Com
pany havc their wires up from Chicago ,C
Joliet, and they will reach here next week
Most of the poles arc set to Rock lsIanl.
Being refused the privilege of setting theiI
poles along the railroad track they have Sc
them Just outside TIC railroads right.of way
Z. T. Clark returned yesterday from visi
to Hastings Nebraska. He reports wheat {
heavy crop and of prime quality, and cor
50 cents " bnshel