The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-09-11

place. Indeed his establishment would compare
favorably with the best in Ottawa, as to extent,
variety, elegance and completeness of his assort-
ments, while it would puzzle our shrewdest
merchant to sell as fine quality of fashionable
goods at his prices without losing money He.
has mems and boys boots made expressly to his
order out of the best quality of leather that can
be assorted each year in one of the heaviest
eastern houses stock, His name is on the back
Of each boot and while they are warranted to
out wear t,ro ordinary pairs, the price is no
greater than common goods.
He has an ingenious continuance for showing
teas and at the same time keeping them free OF
dirt; also capital arrangement in the way of
boot and shoe case.
His store is model of general neatness, as he
is himself of urbanity and general good nature.
He is located in Clark's elegant fire proof block,
on the east side of Min street.
H. W. HIGBY.
This gentleman is the postmaster. He also
keeps first class drug and book store. Tie is
next door to Taylor's, in Clark's Block. Store
2OxS0 with excellent cellar. He has been in
business in Utica IL years-syears postmaster
j. p. HAZEL
Is in his new building lately erected, 1t is 20x4O,
two stories high, of wood. He has a general
stock Of groceries and provisions, cigars, &c.
With him is Mr.. ]. W. Niles, watch maker, form.
erlv of Ottawa. He in successful watch smith
and deserves n good trade.
Further south is the village barber, Mr.. J. B.
Cundif, and in the same row, in his own build.
ing, is
EDMUND FITZGERALD,
Harness maker. The building is 19x40 feet, one
story high brick front. He makes saddles, har.
ness, &c, employs two hands and turns out ST..
perior work at low figures. He has been years
in business in Utica.
At the opposite corner, we find the grocery
store of Mark Prentiss. in 20x6o frame build
ing, and next, Dennis Lynch's general dry goods,
dress goods and grocery store. He has been
years in business. His store is 20x60 feet.
On the opposite corner is the general store of
Thade O'Sullivan. He has been ana half
years in business. He keeps a full line of dress
goods, dry goods, groceries and notions, and
sells hardware (inliquid shape) in the back room.
West of him are Peter Cosgrove and Pat
Neary's saloons, and next door north,
G. L, HALLS
Drug store. He keeps all kinds of drugs, the
purest and best, and gives special attention to
prescriptions, His line of paints oils, varnshes,
&c. is complete.
Further north are Joseph Moorc's butcher
shop, A. B, Fettcrcr's bakery, and
JOHN noLcMANs
Extensive hardware store, supplied with full
assortment of everything in the line. He has
been years in the business there. Next is Mr..
Bartlett groceries and provisions; next, Anton
Christian, boots and shoes. Louis Pollard,
butcher, is near by and Mr.. A. Hess, grocer and
provision dealer. in large store on the same
street
Over the way Smith & Stevenson, blacksmiths
and horse shoers. Further north, G. c. Perrin,
wagon maker. Andrew Cassidy has good board
ing house.
IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. Wm. White is putting up an elegant and
substantial residence. 1t is 55x45 feet, 2 and a.
half stories high, and good basement. 1t is Of
brick, with stone corners and finishing, and an
observatory on top. The partition walls run
from cellar to garet, and are stone; the cross
walls hollow brick. The roof Of tile, and will be
divided into 81 capacous rooms with IA closets.
The water that falls upon the roof will run down
on the inads of the building, thence under
ground to a cistern holding 700 barrels on the
side of the hill, 200 feet distant, on level with
the floor Of the garnet story, and thence in pipes
back to every room in the building. The house
will be deliberately furnished and will cost from
$4,000 to $4,000.
Ed. Neary is putting up a substantial frame
house. 16x2S, 2 stories high, wing 14xl4, cost
1850.
ARTISAN WELL.
Some six years ago Mr.. Perrin, in digging
well at the depth of Al feet, struck a vein of wa
ter which, on being tubed flowed .tiye feet above
the surface of the ground in a strong stream.
Recently, at distance Of 400 feet west, Mr..
Clark sunk an artcsian well. He struck the
same flowing vein at4l feet, and at 225 feet found
the water bearing rock and flow over the sur
face of $50 gallons Of pure water per minute
The well on being tubed to height Of Al feet
carried stream to that elevation Of 30 gallons
per minute A ram has been put in, and water
forces itself up to Mr. Clark's residence on the
hill, a distance of 6SS feet horizontally, and liz
feet perpendicularly at the rate of three gallons
per minute The surplus water is enough to
supply the entire village and is being pped in