The Ottawa free trader., 1876-05-06


In the old times our "locas" had to make PEE
riodical trips to Seneca There seemed to be
some lndescriblc attraction about Seneca that
drew them to her bosom, whether they would or
not. What it was we are not prepared 10 say,
but they always went there every few weeks,
and generally Seneca stayed with them for the
next few weeks following, and all the moral
talks of the senior failed to drive it out.
On Wednesday, feeling bent down with the
cares of loatinr around Ottawa, We remembered
this old freak of our predecessors and arrived
at the conclusion that nothing but journey to
Seneca could fix us up again. tramp down
Main street We must have; a taste of-artesian
sulphur water was imperative; SO we packed
our tobacco box and started. The wise man,
when he entereth Seneca, at once breaks for
Charley" Malaises Board of Trade, to get
acclmated as it were. We got acclimated.
Bear this in mind, you can't get along in Seneca
without getting "acclImated;' that's what our
predecessors told us, and what they don't know
about Seneca amt to be known, and Utca wrSa.
Just now Seneca is mi ghtiIy stuck up like. She
is head over ears in improvements, expansions
and in sef.congratulations on her virtue!
The biggest improvement is the new iron
bridge over the Illinois river. The old wooden
structure, built some ten years ago, has been
torn down, (the last-south cnd-span falling on
Wednesday afternoon,) and a beautiful wrought
iron bridge, made by the Canton, O, Bridge Co.,
who have put up many bridges in this coun-
ty, is being erected in its place. This will be
the finest bridge in La Sale County. The cost
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pany 1t is expected that it will be opened for
travel in about week from to-day.
simultaneously with the erection Of this bridge
the old wooden bridge across the canal is to be
torn away and a wrought iron bridge, made by
the same company, put in It's place, to be ready
when the river bridge is finished All "blow.
hards" are now expected to resign when bridge
is broached. Seneca lays over" the county IN
the bridge business
The old firm Of A Watson & Son has been
changed to Watson, Walbridge & Co. This is a
change that will undoubtedly be OF some benefit
to the town, for the new members bring in much
additional capital, by which the business will be
enlarged and greatly extended. The intention
is to begin the immediate manufacture OF an
improved patented windmill, which will neces-
state the erection OF additions to the already
large mill They also contemplate the erection
of foundry in the not distant future.i
A number OF dwelling houses are also going
up, and the whole atmosphere is filled with "m.
provement."
Seneca is certainly one OF the most virtuoGs
towns about here She don't drink bad whisky,
for her wet grocers sell only the best she smokes
nothing but ala Doras" and "Our Owns;
Vaughcy has new arrival of centennial soap,
(made expressly for centennial baths, when the
weather gets settled). and the majesty of the
law is sometimes vindcated--when base ball is
not in season All in all, it is quite moral-like
up there.
But, notwithstanding all their good nature,
they are prejudiced in regard to some thingss
these Scnecans are. The other night they had
an ARRIVAL female arrival from the west-Ot-
tawa probably She came there, took forcible
possession of a house, and settled down, saying
she was an unprotected female, come to live
among them, &c. They thought that was just
the troublr-she was too much unprotected
and concluded they needed protection also
Besides many Of them are grangGrs, and down
on all monOpolics; so they informed her to git,
and next morning She got" and now the town
is in equilibrium again ana its cOrporosity
thoroughly restored to its normal moral condi'
tiOn.