The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-19

\ .,r Hastings is "bad man" At the last
in ''er yetocs.
I lii Sale Zinc Works are to add another set
Of lcOs, increasing their capacity one-thrd.
/ substantial bridge Is being built across the
Ii &c Ncrmillion, Troy Grove township. The
st, Piers have been completed, leaving only
til aoud Hork and grading to finish the job
"a la sale Coal Miners Union has been dis.
sot,L-
..yudota when the conduct Of the school
&c ..,, B, not satisfactory to them, the boys i'm
pr Zach shining hour by throwing stones
Friday" says the La Sale Den,oeydt,
~ lccding his hogs, Joseph DuXbury was
al $50 " large and savage SOW, and but for
h .Jjul dog who jumped into the pen and
fC '.c SOW of, there is no doubt but that
.bury would have received serious, If not
ia les. As it is, his hands and legs are
b. Dttcn."
Informed by parties interested that the
o.. .ylort of Seneca, published in the FREE
I If last week, is considerably "muddled
.u RccOd.
Why don't you publish it correctly and
l. a.yc something that is readable.
ri pau H,uId explains it in this way-and
Il l.a is unique;
H., bryy of young girls who have made the
W a of Peru their home for the past few
W. aud cnticcd so many La Sale boys down
hy.. backed up their duds on Monday and tray
eiyd ..e, again, by order Of the mayor. These
gi,.- have kept up lively interest between the
tNu towns for about six months. When La Sale
of In var nrIp
leave Then Peru takes benefit until the mayor
gives them thirty days notice to move again
and they 90 back 10 La Sale. They may be ex
peclcd back again III a month from to-day This
il confidential from the two mayors, but We
think they ought to club in and pay the girls
travelling expenses.
Strcator has saloon artist" who gives prac
ticul Illustrations of theories in finance and phi
losophy. His latest is this, says the Free Press:
Slrcator saloonist filed handsome decante
with water aud inscribed upon the label the le
gcnd: This is old Bourbon He sat out
gla,sful to Il fiat customer recently. The fellow
grumblcd about the color and strength, but th
bartender told him it was the stamp that re
deemed itself by being passed. The fellow nd
miltcd the argument but deprecated the theor
when applied to cXharating beverages.
Blowing in the La Sale bottle factory will be
gin about the 10th of November, orders being al
ready in for three months work. The mail
building will be nearly ninety feet square, AM
viii contain, besides the great furnace, whcl
has eight pots, four on either side, twenty ON
aun,ang or tcmpcrng furnaces.
Little Freddie, son Of Warren lockwood, q
streator, was kicked in the face by horse
"wednesday, cutting bad cash across his chit
aud knocking out several OF his upper teeth
"a h..,
" behind and struck it with a stick.
The last census of Tonca gives that village
population OF so; number under 81, 269; mum
Ier u children in school district under 81, ;}}S
same between and 81, 222
Jacob Early WAS buried in the Catholic GENE
tory in La Sale on Saturday last His death wa
caused by putting in his pocket pipe whic
contained fire, from which his clothing ignted
burning him fatally.
4 fun grown grey wolf was killed near Tonic
last week. having been chased by hounds fror
Farm Ridge.
An unknown man. while walking on the trac
OF the Illinois Central railroad near the depot |
La Sale on Sunday last, was run over by col
struc.ion train and instantly killed.
: '"aking Of La Sale county horses We foun
the following in the Morris IndTend,ni, whic
we had intended to publish last week, but il VI
overlooked:
Mr.. John Condor, OF Seneca, the owner
Black George" was awarded the blue ribbO
on his animal in fhc class Of horses Of all wOrl
and his fine stallion also received the bonnie blr
in the sweepstakes, for the Test horse on Il
grounds.
We congratulate Mr.. Condor.
The La Sale Democrai, speaking Of the X.
Y Club entertainment, hath the following: ''Tl
speaking was interesting and the recitation
praiseworthy--notably so that Of Miss Clark,