The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-11

a new store building on La Sale street near inc
canal, which, we understand, the Maher Bros.
will occupy when completed.
Last Monday night three COWS were drowned
while swimming the Illinois river near the Islands
below the dam.
A man named Griffith was brought up from
Streator on Monday and placed in the county
Jail to await trial a charge OF attempting to
commit rape upon the person Of Maria HINES,
child l6 years old, of that place, on May 9Th.
Chas. Moores blacksmith shop in South Otta
wa has been removed to n good location just west
Of the old toll house of the Illinois river bridge.
W. H. Lecky has purchased Il house and four
lots on the south side, and is greatly improving
the place by the addition Of shrubbery and re-
pairing the house.
The policemen are still waging war upon I'M
muzzled CANNES and many noble ''yaller dorg"
has bitten the dust during the past week
The mineral spring bath house is now open for
the accommodation of the public.
Some Of our best young men, under the leader
ship of Mr.. Baldwin, are forming an orchestra OF
Instrumental music and will probably make their
debut at the Opera House in few months. Good!
Two men named Matthias and Sharp were com
mittcd to the county Jail on Tuesday charged with
assaultng and robbing man of $ll at the depot
at La Salle
Ed of the twilight dazzler, couldn't get his
nib" in on the city printing 1t was "HME
down" from him. But then, it was sour grapes
anyhow.
The excellent street band from Peru which had
often before entertained eur citizens with pleas
ant music was in town this week. and cngrossed
all attention. to the disgust of melancholy Ital
ian with a dilapidated hand-organ and starved
monkey, who happened to be on the street the
same day.
The Odd Fellows sOcablc was rather thny
attended on last Tuesday evening, and no dane
ing was INDUCED in, owing to the non-appear-
ance of the music.
Geo. Woodford is conducting a series of tenn
pcrance meetings in Peru this week. He has
been remarkably successful everywhere, and
many have donncd the red ribbon under the i'm
pulse of his persuasive eloquence.
A nine-pound boy baby is recent event at the
parsonage of the NJ. F. Church.
The following officers were recently elected by
the Strcator Guards: Captain, L. c. Mills Sec
ond Lieutenant, D. 5. Carmoney; Orderly Ser
gcant II. A. Doty; Corporals, Charles Campbell
and Frank Keller
"Pluck" Walen was arrested at Kinsman last
Saturday for burglary committed at the store
Of Mr.. Shacklcton, and is now confined in the
Joliet Jail with his brothers They are bad set
and society will feel safer to know that they are
locked up.
Woodford and George Blake will conduct TEN
1erance meetings at Serena on the evenings Of
May 18th and 10th, instead of the l4th and 18th,
as heretofore advertised.
The temperance meeting advertised to take
place at Hickory Point this week was postponed
on account of the inclemency of the weather.
Fine Strawberries are on sale about town at 10
cents a box-reasonable for the season.
The work on Mr.. Woods new building is pro
crossing finely The work of taking down the
old building commenced on Thursday.
q. w. w. Blake and the employees in the coun-
~ shern"s Office have connected their two Offices
by telephone of very simple construction IT
consists of common tow string stretched tight
iy across from one building to the other and fur
nishod at both ends with common quart fruit
can from which the ends have been removed and
drum head parchment stretched over one end
and the string attached to 1t.
A city pound has been established with T. c.
Logan as master, and the ordinance in reference
to letting cattle, etc. at large, will hereafter
be rigidly enforced.
The dog killing business so far this spring has
cost the city S34 and bids fair to amount to as
much more before peace is declared.
We understand that lady in this city who in
vested largely in a substance to render kerosene
oil non.explosive, is looking for the agent who
promised her a chandelier worth SO or chrome
that went with the stuff The non-cXplosivc COM
pound proved to be colored rock salt
\ three-eyed, two-snoutcd pig, several weeks
Of age, is the latest curiosity in Streator.
The transit Of Mercury, advertised to transpire
last Monday morning, was somewhat Of failure,
the sky was cloudy and high wind prevailed,
which rendered Il sight of the phenomenon, with
The ordinary means at hand impossible.
During the violent thunder storm of Tuesday
night cottonwood tree near the residence of
Constable Riordon was shattered by lightning.
Quite number of movers have passed west
ward through this city during the past week.
Last Tuesday night the barn Of Scott & IIar-
rngton, of Marscillcs, was broken open and
valuable mule stolen, and from y. Lanch's barn
horse was taken. On the same evening the
barn of John billiard, near Utica, nine miles We
Of Ottawa, was entered by thieves and two sets Of
harness and a saddle stolen. Several good horses
IN the barn were not molcstcd.
Henry Delhauser was fined five dollars and
costs on Wednesday for fast driving across the
Main street bridge.
We understand that free fight occurred on
superior street last Tuesday evening in which
several families took hand.
Two Heroes.
The Strcator FIRE. Press gives the following ac-