The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-08-02
What Will He DO With Itr


The Ordinary Of Dooly county rs in ludi-
crous predlcament Some time since, 5ecom'
ing alarmed at the confagration that destroyed
the court house of Worth county, together
with the records, he purchased OF northern
firm a safe sufficient to accommodate the
books and archives of his own county. The
safe is aboutsiX feet deep, ten feet high, and
ten feet long, resembling very much one-halt
of freght-car, weighs some 5000 pounds, and
is entirely fire.proof. twas delivered month
since IN Monezuma, about twenty miles from
Vienna, It's destination. How to transport 1t
over these remaining miles of hill and dale al
once became the popular conundrum.
\ contractor was found however, who, for
and in consideration of the sum of $3.50, agreed
to undertake the job and a week since, AFTER
infinite labor, it was cotton on four wheels
and-dgawn by twelve mules-mOvcd out OF
Montezuma in good order. Some three miles
out the safe got tired of riding, and sat down
to rest, Since that time it has remained in the
public road the vehicles passing having to
take the woods In spite of repeated efforts,
no human power has been able to bulge il an
inch. The concern still occupies the road,
looking IN the distance like dismounted pho
tOgraph gallery.
AgreeGbly to the popular WILL three com
missioners were appointed, ii seems, to take
ch"' - VI ,uo 'i,'ii .ii'' "Iir,an - ,,,o
, ,HI .. I;ai ,,a,,o,.d ~
10y Nounty J",. =" I'~' oa,"d H.,
which the concern can be moved TO its dcsti
nation at a small cost.
o"' Golt oSlonI''nt '',,'o o ."S '.;,I ,uoI
W wv nv "Nu wa er ~, ",,
wrom he found asleep inside, was shown the
various plans which had been so far submitted,
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NJ. LEVElHEAD, EStl--f1AN |;
Build railroad from the safe to vienna
lhls proposition, wEilo practlcal, IS NOV, we
think, ADVISABLE II would aud ABOUT S@oo'ooo
to the original cost, ana make the sale worth
more than the county; the safe Is Tor the coun-
ty, not the county Tor the safe.
| Signed COMMISSIONERS.
Il. c. WATERHoUSE-PLAN2 ,.
Dig a canal and float her out !"
! This idea is good one; but nothing small
er than a river steamer VIII mont her BESIDES
ii is uphill all the way, ana 1t Is about as easy
! TO run the safe up as the water.
| ISignedl COMMISSIONERS.
TRIP LIGHTLY, ESQ.-PIAN 3.
| Make Il summer resort ont of il, and apply
the rcVcun" derived Ia tac nnl' base OF another
o,ir.
The county ton %HAi an3tLcf one.
/ Signed COMMISSIONERS.
II. RoUNDrREE T, 4, THoMAs-(sIMULTANEo
LY RECEIVED PLAN and >.
Move Vienna up to the safe
The commissioners thought of this plan,
which would necessitate but small outlay,
but the fatal objection Is that the court house
OF DooIy WouId llch DC over III Macon comfy
thls would DC an uhequal distribution oi court
houses, ana might provoke e!lllclsm'
lSlghcul "oMMlsSioNhhS'
f. BRILLIANT Es9:-plAN .;
hlg up oalioon containing oo'ooo square
yards OF SILK, get MTVC' lhorhtoh' Oh AIlahla
TO supply me gas, ana WIN olocK ana TACK
lie noat II on .,c,.,
Inc commissioners never lnoushtoi tli,s NC
| plan has some good points. Inc chlel oDJcC-
tlon seems 10 NC inc &ck vi .lie amount " silh
anu kiowleuse ~ no" 10" op .lie Sa. WI, ~
Wnen ~ sl"i To- ihe: !u 10 uh u.s.
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