The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-30
SENECA ITEMS.


l Seneca nourishet and groweth fat and sassy
and disputeth with the largest cities on the rag
ing canal" as to corn receipts The books
Garndcr. Bruce & Co, on Saturday last showed
that they took in at their warehouse l6S Wagon
loads of corn, while at Capt. RulesOn's 40 load:
were received.
! In the way Of improvements, 1t should be men
toned that Mr.. T. Morrisscy has put up neal
and comfortable dwelling, and Mr.. Higgins
another, and that Mr. Morrissey has placed neat
elegant and quite scrumptious front to his boot
and shoe mandatory. 1t is said that the latter
work originated fiom somewhat palpable effort
on Morrissey's part to obtain the post office and
postmastcrship from the next administration
and that to make assurance doubly sure MIR. Nor
risscy attended the recent meeting OF the prodlg
ious Hayes q Wheeler club. II is also asserted
that now both parties would like to claim him,
but that they mot he) are "on the fence" res
pcctng his position, but, we suspect that all this
about the p. o. and the club business, is wing
lie gotten up for elcctioncoring purposes" by
some wags, who infest the settlement,
The Hayes & Wheeler club meeting held in
Seneca few evenings ago was one OF those
tremendous outbursts OF volcanic and earth
quake like throes of enthusiasm that have so
frequently occurred on the present "Wheeze q
Hayler" side of the presidential campaign. For
two weeks the radical postmaster of the city had
been hdustriously circulating petition for
Hayes IL Wheeler Club, in addition to his little
duty Of nightly reporting tn at "all is lovely, and
the goose hangs high" as well as enclosing to
the republican executive committee his assess
ncnt OF campaign money. The meeting was call
ed to order, and 4 bewilderlng multitude Of sig
natures amounting to ELEVEN and they were
chiefly boys, found upon this paper. Thomas
Morrissey, aforesaid a democrat consented to
remain, IN order to give the children aquorum, so
that they could organize. They did, and Robin
son was made president and delivered speech.
As a speech it was huge. The cats and dogs fled
In terror from the premises, and even the rats
formed solemn procession, and swan the ca
nal TO get out Of hearing. They 1.-THE meeting,
not the rats,) called on Squire BurwelW and
urged him for speech. what" exclaimed he, on
rising to his full proportions" me address empty
benchesg Do you call this q republican meet
ing? Only eleven, and the rest democrats and
boys! God help the republican party, If this is
sample Of their voters, and he seized his hat and
departed.
John Graham, Of Vienna, is the most success
-ul speaker of remarkable truths in Seneca and
Inc country around for miles and miles. He is
IN auctioneer, hence his wonderful adherence to
acts, He did not desire to work in this election
or money, but the manner in which he made a
candidate on Tie other side from him "come to
time" was unique. Those who know him, will
see through It,
Tildcn & Hendricks stock in Seneca is quoted
1t $50 above par.
Hayes e Wheeler, 40 below zero and still 90
ne down.
Bolivar WilkeS's new gmlet is a beauty. He
Exhibits it without charge 1t reyolycs and Is !
'ery persuasive.
A. Vaughey is on hand with the largest stock
II dry goods, dress goods, groceries, boots and
hoes, crockery, &c, ever seen la Seneca. He
obtained them from the new A. T. Stewart e Co.'s |
;hicago house, at New York prices, and sells cor.
low.
Mrs. Jerry Crotty, one OF the best known ladies
4 Seneca, has been very i'll for months, but is
onvalescent, it is hoped by her numerous
riends.
Hon. g. W. Armstrong, whom the writer went
o BrookAcla, on Saturday, to visit, and who was
quite sick, is on his feet again but not fully 90
i," yet.
The writer was carried to Brookfcld In Mark
Ioag's elegant rig. As livery keeper, Mark is
success.
We should have mentioned that VIC called at A.
rank Il Co.'S clothing house, aud found 1t In
barge of G. W. Heller, OF Ottawa, and full of Gus
omers and splendid new goods.
Mr., Anderson, druggist, has sold out to Mr.. A.
v. Hurting.
Clymer * Fleckingcr opened new drug store
N tae South side, couple Of months ago, and
'ranseau & Frank Hoyt continue to run their
oube barreled drug and watch house on Main
treet.
Eppel Malaise, Battles, Mahcr and Mcfarland |
rave the wet grocery trade still In their grasp.
Hugh Henry Is buried mountain high HI dry
goods, domestlcs boots aud shoes, &C., and Mrs |
Mcnamara, Mrs. Brewers agent, in the Sewing
Machine trade; sold couple Of those useful do. |
nestle instruments on Monday morning, as we
eft.
From all which, and numerous other obserya |
lions, we conclude that Seneca ia prosperous,
The FREE TRADER and Pydirie Farmer, one !
year, for $3.50.
Falling Leaves.
Leaves have their time to fall
And N Xix pyisp have