The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-03-05

which has been ~, luug IA pruCvSs ~ SINKING
here may now lie pr,nuun:u :. succe,s. y
vein from 3G Il, 40 lnch, : n.ts nrru struck IA
very sup ror coal ,tnhrd aud AL indications
point To n successful worN ,us 81 ne mInc. Fac
machinery tor n"l''nG Is "r'ns rrrc'e'', and
In week AZ tag hest, HE c't'ze'i' "t Sene'a
may palrontz. hume ind,-lry - ,nc la"i tucy
consume.
The engineer corps ii ,nc proposed new
railroad. To- run Ia KtLknkto c,ry lrn,n Seneca,
have been busy the past week surveying the
route in ms vicinity Thcy are n "nrrs" "t
John X. Cr,,sWrll. chelf engineer, and have
just finished th,lr l"uoIs.
Grain has been cunilg 10 sl"wiy but stead.
y this wlnIer the good scigmlE Inducing
many farmers to take Wvanlasc ,f The sitnn
lion and haul IN their cr". The two canal
warehouses are full Of snried corn and OATS,
and Messrs. Grlswold ~ Ru!iSoh, their respec
i've proprielurs, are "dcvldcIiy Ut he OPINION"
that old PrOh' Il,Zrn should lei up on this
prolonged cold snap, aud send Us something
more IN the nature Ut IN equatorial current
laden with the Uainiy, spicy "d'nsot the sunny
south, ar small sccU'n ui the iayor> that
Jupiter plnvu, crstwhilc hrstoMs un us NOR
tails here below. Anything la open the canal
speedily.
Many farmers from this neighborhoOd are
setting their faces towards the land OF the
setting sun" and seeking new homes amid
The houndlcss pralrlcs ~ Iowa, Nebraska and
KANSAS. Among hose taking their departure
ihls week are 3 NJ, FrInk, Charles and August
Leaders, and VIM. Ful'mum, all recently OF
Brookteld; John O'Connrl, who had the
good fortune 10 secure The hand Of one OF our
Seneca nlaldens, Miss Jeuni, Cosgrove, left u
ncck ago for Kansas ITO grow up with the
country" May they all be happy in their
new homes and the fathers OF our presidents
n the Goth century.
Rev.. Il. Murch, our Jim" recently pas
n Of the Baptist church here, preached hIs
rewrll sermon last Sunday, amt left on Mon.
y for u new field Of labor in Minnesota.
MIR. VIM. McNral, eldest son Of Daniel Nc
al, one of the old settlers OF Seneca, and
- Carrie Maxon, were united in the holy
DIS OF matrmony last week, and have gone
side in Marse,lles.
,c grim hand of ''thc tyrant on the pale |
~ has been busy amongst us during the
ew days Ga Thursday of last week the
remains of John Thomas, father of &. |
Thomas Of our village. were deposited in |
+, 'pe Cemetery, overlooking the valley oi
l. nols. Mr.. Thomas WAS one of the old. |
- ers, having come here from "old York |
- AMY years ago. He had accomplished
IT,, ted span OF three score and ten, being
49,. of age |
NJ, urday James Faily was cut down in !
rem, ;h Of his young manhood after only {,
d.v = illness. Hia funeral took place ON
~ =, the midst of the severesl storm of
.',.,, Father Major ofticla,ed at the
h am l"pok c most iceingly and affecting
the a
,nas .o'."y, 1ho VI ''o o'uos. 'es''
here, "ao !'o'e'u"y n'so Cai'iou W MS
resting r' .no D" W''! oI'liI'o'y
~ Is IA va S'""y N"i""y' 'ci"hu
] years @so '4ut'Gns ," puoe'
= propa "u W ~, ny "h""u-ieaSue meet
nd orra, 'iZation here at some time in the
tu,ure probably about the nth inst
,,nn,lem. taking the matter IN charge
,nd.avnrin Z to secure speakers and make
nrc.ssar, arrangements for the occasion.
t,,ions in { opposition to the passage of the
10 hill' H. ave been in circulation during
ast few da 70, ""u nave 'n'a'heu huiher
ipnstures those opposed to sumptuary
Of all kinds
w. Father 81 'eeuy' recent pastor mere, was
,wn last W. elk }. II. ,haterton, (BIg
enN oneofth prOp,letors of the Rt>O,der,
re IN brief, isit to his brother. KAPrA.