The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-01-15
courts are busily engaged In making II second

$4,000
The Pekin Glucose Works are not fourishlng--
for lack Of competent superintendent, and the
managers are talking OF making distillery OF It,
The Whslen boys seem numerous" In Morris
Three OF them. Pluck" Pierce and Thomas
we're fined last Saturday for disturbing the peace
| The Blaney Commandery, X. T., OF Morris, In
stalled officers last Thursday evening" which
ceremony was followed by ball, attended, how
ever, only by Sir Knights and their ladies.
| David Mccain, of Seneca, had two ribs bro
ken, foot and lis scalp injured at Aux Sable
lock Thursday week. While he was operating
derrick, fouled rope threw the foot Of the mast
back several feet, McC. falling under.
The Aurora Beacon says: "Water has not for
six years past been SO low in Fox river as at the
present time. There is not enough to turn wheel
at this point, and all the factories and mills were
compelled to smut down last Saturday in consc.
qucnce. The Ice is frozen to the bottom of the
river, and that running below the pond is simply
the leakage from the dams. Those depending
upon the water power are anxiously hoping that
January thaw and general breakup Of the ice
may bring speedy relief but until then their
wheels must lie idle.
The Aurora chief train dispatcher, according
to the Bcacon, makes the following annual report
of business on the Fox River nc-from Streator
to Aurora:-Total number OF freight trains, L.
495; IN 1870, 1,25l. Number of cars, 1861; in
1879, 27,255. Average number Of trains per day,
OF; in 1879, 3.42. Average number of cars per
day, 9l.Cl in 1879, An. Average number of
cars per train, $3.50 in 1879, 2l7S. From Au.
90
average number Of trains, OF; average number
Of cars, 02l3; average number OF cars per train,
1927. December was, OF course the busiest
month Of the year.
The miners employed in one Of the Braidwood
mucs have struck, owing to dispute about
what is known as the sliding scale rate Of wages.
1t appears that all OF the mine owners agreed In
May last with the miners to pay certain mini.
mum rate per ton for all coal mined throughout
the year on the basis rate Of g. so per ton In Chi.
cago; and for every Is cents per ton that coal
might advance in the Chicago market an advance
of 10 cents per ton was to be made to the miners.
the Beard & HickoI company is enjoying the full
benefit OF all advances that have taken place re-
Gently; but 1t refuses to pay the miners their
share OF the benefit derived from such advances.
The consequence is that the men are out on
strike.
Morris Independent: "a singular disease Is at
lacking horses in this vicinity. Mr.. VIM. Kerns
has lost two horses by the disease within short
time, and on Saturday he had another one sick
with it, and it was his opinion that the horse
would die before the next morning. These three
horses would have peculiar spells" once week.
each "spsll lasting about twenty four hours; in
having them the animal, II out on the road or
field, would raise himself on his hind feet and
carry his fore feet much as q trained dog will;
he would waltz around In this manner for
length OF time; he would make peculiar noises,
would fall down on his knees and otherwise
would act strangely until at last death is sure to
follow. Old horscmcn became puzzled after
hearing description OF the symptoms and those
who witnessed the actions Of tho animals were
never more dumfounded'