The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-01
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Streator FIRE. Press: "When the telephone ex.
change was put in last spring the solicitors for
subscribers gave verbal assurances that II from
60 to rs subscribers were secured here the com
pany would make connection with Ottawa. A
good many subscribed solely with that under
standing, but after the exchange was completed
the company took things easy and nothing seems
10 have been done since. This morning paper
was drawn up pledging the signers to take out
their telephones unless connection Is made with
Ottawa and La Sale within thirty days. Ed Bale
has beer circulating it and has got so many
slgners that the indications are that the Strea!or
exchange will be very small II the wishes Of the
signers are not complied with. The company
has made . very large Investment OF capital here
and they will probably hurry up and comply
with the demands or the strikers when they see
that II Is likely W urcOnc dead loss, unless
they come down."
On Saturday afternoon, at o'clock, q terrific
wind and rain storm struck Joliet, doing great
deal Of damage TO property. Trees were up.
rooted and twisted of like pipe stems and bill
boards and sidewalks were scattered IN every dl
rection. The corrugated iron roof at the rolling
mill converter was partially stripped OIL, and der
ricks and HOSTS In use around the yard were
badly wrecked. The Joliet manufacturing es
was uHrOOltu, anu LDuScs III NIICI-
erent parts OF the city were unroofed and in
some cases were completely demolished. row
Of small saloons in the rolling mill district were
moved bodily into the street, but were handled
gently 80 as not To compel suspension oil lus-
iness The long foot bridge across the upper
basin was blown into the water, and will prove
loss to the city Of several thousand dollars,
BY the coal mine Inspectors annual report 1t
appears that there are % coal mines in working
order in Grundy county, IN which there are ,O3l
men employed. The number OF tons mined the
past year was 2lS, 500. The number OF men killed
was four: the number hurt was eleven; show.
ing, at least, that our mines are in decidedly
safe condition.
The mine inspector OF viii county reports that
there are 1895 men employed; the production
in tons is as follows Eureka Coal Co., l69,-
sos; Wilmington Coal Association, 9O692; G. W..
IL V. Coal Co., 32e, los; Hunter Bros, IL, 600;
Wilmington IL Springfield, 49, The amount
OF capital employed, s95i0O0
Tom Davis, a glass blower, OF Streator, Tor
merly OF La Sale and Mrs Vim. Grant, OF Strea.
tor, eloped together ON Friday last They made
William drunk, the Free Press says, and while he
was in that condition they gathered up 500, all
the cash they could find, and skipped" TO 81.
Louis 1t is believed.
The Marshall county board OF supervisors have
made an agreement with Isaac +. Hit to collect
their "swamp land" money Hit to receive 40 per
cent. of the amount received and the county TO
be put to no expense.
A Miss Della Milan appeared in Streator last
week as a teacher of painting. On Monday she
Disappeared; likewise pocketboo laces, and
other articles offemale decoration belonging to
the landlady.
Suit has been brought by Massachusetts, man
on the interest coupons Oslo, 600 worth OF bonds
issued by Bruce (Streator) tp., in aid OF the o.,
o. Il +. X. V. K. Il. Co.
The graders on the l., |. & |, r. r, are at work
three miles east OF Streator. The line runs a
half mile south Of the county line
Burglars appeared in Utica last week. The
Walters boarding house was robbed Of clothing,
watches, &c.
committee Of Mendotaians visited Blooming.
ton last week to study its system Of water works.
A brakeman on the Rock Island fell under the
cars at Utica and had a leg badly injured.
The receipts OF the Wenona fair were about
&c. 900, more than covering all expenses.
Litta sings at La Sale on October 9th.