The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-13
Seneca.

few years ago part OF cornlcd, Il iru:
pond and a stretch OF stunted oak and haze
openings between the north bluff and the I'LL
Uois river, IA miles above Ottawn, was laid GU
,nto lots, and council Of the proprictors family
4on, Jerry Crotty ,(who is entitled to the title G
Hon because he never went to congress, an
differs from George Washington because h
could tell a--chcrry tree from gym Dsom weed
this family, with classic turn OF mind, aftc
ransacking pagan lore, Chinese hcroglyphic
sad heather mythology, settled upon the nom
Of Seneca as fitting one by which to christeI
their embryo city, Seneca, II we remember
though not personaly--was celebrated philos
opher, who hourishcd couple Of thousand years
ago or So, whose remarkable memory enabled
t.1l to repeat without stopping one thousand
different words, each having separate and dis
tao. meaning. Ushering their baby town into
tae world with a classic name, ii is not surpris'
ing that the goodly people who come thlther TO
reside SHOULD in some degree cling TO classic
Ac3Tledge. Indeed, it was but only the other
evening that village blacksmith and coal
beaver were buried ia the profound mysteries OF
Pedro in grocery, when the proprietor of the
establishment urged the blacksmith thuSly
Way you Duncoa-why in ! don't you save
your pedroT The man Of the anvil meant Tul-
can, the blacksmith of the mytholoe ical heaven.
TIE stranger is readily distinguishablc from the
eeni1en Of Seneca, by his cheap, illitcratc, yul-
gar, unclHssic ycrnacular, The blacksmith is
always Vulcan; the doctor Is an Esculapu, !;
the shoemaker ST. Crispis the woman who
waits upon dry customers at bar such rs un.
learned men would call a she gin slingist of q
grog rancho is Ilcbc, and the stuff she deals
out is nectar--the drink Of the gods The law.
yer, Of course, is Dcmosthencs, and the mayor
(Oau Shade, is Gov. himself Following the
classic rule, the drug firm Of Transcau& Andcr
son should be called Transit of Venus, And her
son. They are both dreadfully, even ravishingly
'.-Gdsomc, and bachelors Their bcwlicring
I-sAutlfulness Is, however, somewhat toned down
- the rather plain, open, yawnnS countcnancc
of Frank Hoyt who is the Chrome, Of that set.
'ement-;hc tcmp"S tiYH Of that heightened
cacko-woods, His shop i, in the pharmacopi-
cal shed Of Transit Il Son, or, as sight party
called it, anncrhicj son; and there it is that he
1.ares with one loose eye, like an OGRE ut the
eternal iw proyemcnt> Of watches and clocks
t.rthcr down we find A. Faughcy, the merchant
lawyer and poet Of the village, and Chas H. L.
Thomas, ESQ, the chief official dignitary rot
only of the village, but Of the adjoining county
cor miles and mic--hc is town soup.cryisor.
The prominent cattle and hoggists of that sec
'.0n are Hoag Il DcycrcauN. whose shipments
are very heavy as will be seen further on. Att
TIE corner Of that renowned business thorough.
knnNVu .g al - sol tind
drug store. That wide.a-walic pharmacopi.cuss
t.4s recently considerably added to the reputa.
'.on OF his store for handsomcncss, by securing |
'hc services Of f. K. Buttcrdcld who for long
time Wa clerk for Mr. undcrhill lie is Il GOOD
business man, and brings customers with him
and his salesman may safely be con
Adercd the handsonlc,t men unhung. They are
1haritablc persons likewise, and take a lively in
'rrest in the Kansas sufferers. They have
chrome Illustration Of u X sufferer that should
ing tears to the eye, of Il Ie,iga and make an !
octagonal hypothcnuSc howl with sympathy. |
5rom Richardson, go west young man go |
"cst,' ard You will find Charlie Mclaies,'s dining
looms and thirst cStuguishins depot, or further
on and clasp the warm hand and be greeted with
q Jolly welcome hy Ed. Battle, the oystcrsoup-
'oncoctor, hash compoundCr and supreme Judge
RI good tbings 10 cat aud drink in general
The new phofographer-acccn the 'iog'-ls
over Undrrhll's geese aud turkey cxtirpstory. l.
~hcre 1900 turkeys aud numerous geese, ducks
aud chickens were last December slaughtered Il
ard prepared fer Thanksgiving, christina, and
general business purposes. The photo artist
IaIed upon our horrid usage a moment and
aiarmIngly looked at his cameo, then he pulled
= sigh out from his boots, shook his head and
withdrew into his dcn We respected hi, feel.
-ngs and withdrew.
Night coming on We repaired to the hotel dc
''otlerman, under the hcspitabc roof or which
'ostcry we comfortably abidcd until another
day, when We sailed forth snd proceeded to in
'er'iew the Scnccss as follows:
The GGAIS BvI~Sr--
seneca j, one of the best grain market, along
'he line Of the lllinoi. and Michigan Canal, and
;" located IN the center Of q very rich region of
country, where farms arc large, and facilities for
easing stock uN Numerous and advantageous a,
could well be deserved The grain buvcrs pay
'ber"I prices, and having two OF the best or.
ahbeu ana mo'tconyCpicnt warehouse, between
! h'eaEo and PEORIA cal, well afford to bc gcner.
0usIn competing Cor business. The larger of /
these two elevators at this place II that Of Can't.
fsallson.
Whilomc csnlmindcrof vessel ON the. ragin'
-hHwL formerly respected dwcllcr In Ottawa,
mt now successor lo Rulson * McEwcn, who
we're successor 10 Armour x Co. in the LARGE
warehouse at Seneca. This building, designed