The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

pluck, and lac succeeded in enncing the tray.
elers into key, and took them home as his
reward, -Roi'cdy Age.
The Kansas City Times, July Z, says 1.-THE
papers have already been signed whereby the
money tor the extension Of the Hannibal "
ST. Joseph road, from Quincy to Chicago, can
be secured, and yesterday morning the engi'
ncer of the company started from Quincy with
a corps of men to run the preliminary line.
The officers of the company are jubiiant over
the matter, and say they can compete with the
Chicago, Rock Island X Pacific, Chicago "
Alton or any other man after September l.,
1881, at which time the new line will be COM
peled"
Aurora Is talking glucose. Chicago parties
will furnish $4,000 and want Aurora people
TO apply $4,000. A Chicago man is to have
the management of it for two years for ten per
cent of the net profits, and after that the priv
| ilege of buying the stock at certain per cent
advance. The books have been opened for
subscriptions to the stock. The Nelrs says
THE law records show that the Buffalo, New
York, glucose works (the original In the l. s.
increased the value of its stock IN four years
from one hundred dollars per share to t'cenfy
| Thousand d0iiars per share. The profits were
enormous"
A notorious desperate, for whose capture
$500 has been offered, was caught in Oregon
| by two constables. They had to convey him
hundred miles in wagon, and knowing
his reckless character. they tied him To the
seat. On the way he tried several devices to
escape but in vain, nntil he Int upon the des-
perate one of firing key of powder that was
in the vehicle This he did by covertly throw
| inc a lighted match into it. He crouched as
low as possible, and shielded his face so that
he was not seriously injured. One OF the con-
stables WAS killed, and the other burned SO
badly that he could do nothing to prevent the
prisoner from getting away.
Mr.. Pret McDole is soon to place $4,000
California salmon in his fish preserve. lie
has in the pond over 100000 black bass, vary
ing from small fry up to four and five pounds
| in weight The pond has been scooped out
near and running parallel with, Blackberry
creek, and is about forty rods long, IN which
are kept the bass, while he is constructing an
other, of the same dimensions, and on paral-
lei with the latter, IN which the salmon Will
be placed. Fresh water and minnows are sup
piled by tlume, connecting the ponds with
the creek, bushels Of the minnows for feeding
purposes, being caught in network arranged
to take them in The matter of pisclculture is
receiving considerable attention all over the
country, anu Is pleasant anu uestincu W po
profitable, occupation. Mr.. McDole has not
gone into the scheme so much for marketing
his products as for making his place sort OF
holiday and picnic resort, where one can re-
pair with his family and friends and spend a
few pleasant hours and, perhaps, get permits
sion to draw fish or two from the pond. The
location Is about seven miles northwest of
Aurora, and in one of the most beautiful and
picturesque parts of this locality When the
grounds are fitted up, as designed to be eventu-
ally it will make a resort readily appreciated
by those having few hours tor recreation.-
| .4ur0rd Uerdld.