The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-09
The Telephone.


But all agree, o comet tough,
Ethereal whale!
Five million miles is long enough
For any tail.
WATER.
| Blow the big drum Sound the loud timbrel
Wake the ear-piercing h!e-Streator has found
water! The crystal stream is flowing The cup
OF prosperity is running over.-Strtdtor Free
Press, June so.
| The sian we'll has been The Mecca OF the
people of Streator for the last few days 1t sends
out splendid stream of clear, cool water, but Is
rather too salty for comfortable drinking.-Ibid,
July5.
The M0naOr says, at depth of 2,3l0 feet, the
"fow would have made a head Of from eight to
twelve feet which is by no means strong enough
to fill the bill. Moreover, the quality OF the
water was exceedingly bad, being brackish and
salty to a degree that renders il entirely unfit for
use. The flow still continues, rising to the sur
face while the drill Is at work, and flowing when
it is taken out in steady stream some two inch
es in diameter. The workmen seem to think
they will strike reservoir of paatable water
within the next hundred feet The flow already
reached would probably be useful for steam, etc
IL There is no doubt but great deal Of
the future prosperity Of Streator depends upon
the success of the present experiment. 1t is true
| that we can get good water from the river by
| tapping it somewhere above the coal measures,
but the process would be very expensive, and
| the quality of the water so obtained would not
be above par"
| HERE FIRST.
| The corner stone was decorated on Monday
morning with statues and inscriptions not laid
down in the bills, though the joke was a good
one A stuffed bear and statue of a sx-fooL In
dian stood in harmonious juXtapositon with
faces to the north and west, and with them was
the legend 'God bless our country. We were
here frs" True; came before even Beach
Fellows
The standing of the Ottawa Banks is a matter
of pride to our people, and it is no little to the
credit of the city that they are daily growing
stronger. The last statement Of condition was
made to June 80, and compared with the next
preceding, May 9Th, shows:
Resources 81 ,26s, $50 O6 g. 23O 45s 40
Deposits ............ SO2,0S7.O2 76S,G9S so
Reserve and profits. 129s02.04 12l,9l979
Which is not bad for "a country town"
The Fitzgerald Band made quite hit on the
Fourth under the leadership Of L. II. Salisbury.
They were out from A. NJ. to 10p H., and gave
better satisfaction than they ever I'D. The ex-
ecutivc committee are loud in thei. praise. 1t is
to be hoped Mr.. Salisbury can be kel with them
giving the band what it has Away. needed-a
steady musical head.
KNIGHTS.
No feature OF the celebration was more pleas.
ant that the visit of the st. Bernard Command
cry, under En-. Com. DR.. Carr, OF Chicago They
were a fine body Of men, and made a splendid
appearance In the procession; while their band
the Lyon & flealy band, was the best by all odds
in the city And their visit was also distin-
guished honor to the county, which was appre-
ciated by all in the city on the Fourth. Those
who saw their drilling pronounce it the finest
thing Of the kind they ever saw, worth travelling
miles to see. At their own request the reception
was omitted because OF the heat, nevertheless u
number Of our citizens took occasion to call on
them after drill to congratulate them on their
success; and on behalf of the citizens an appro
pirate address was made them by f. + Bull Esq,
and also by c. d. Trimble, En-. Com OTTAWA
Commandery, on behalf OF the masonic bodies
of the county, which addresses were happily re-
spondod to by DR.. Carr. Later on in the even
ing a large number OF them, with their band and
an excellent male quartette, made night musical
by setenading the Mayor, the Grand Master at
II. NJ. liamiltons, Sir knight Fiske, Eminent
Commander Trimble, and Past Grand Command
er, OF the state, J. F. Nash, at all OF which pac-
cs they were most heartily wecomed-to say
nothing Of the call on the command OF Capt
Buchanan! We trust the Sir Knights were as
pleased with their visit as were the people Of OF.
tawa and her guests.
But we are quite sure the drum major Of their
band quite upset our local musicians. Like all
drum. majors he was gorgeous host in himself
and had his corps Of excellent musicians in good
as drilled men.
The band Of Company A. was good one OF %
pieces, and their concert on Sunday was highly
enjoyed.
In truth Ottawa is proud OF her Chicago visit
ors, soldiers as well as knights, and will heartily
welcome them should they come here again.
The committee made happy selection Of Of
ficers for the day. DR.. Corbus, Of Mendoza, made
a fine presiding officer doing all his work with
eminent good taste and grace; while W. K. Mil
ligan as Marshal could not have been beaten BY
both everything was managed with great good
Judgment and skill and much Of the pleasure of
the formal exercises OF the day is due to the la.
bors of these gentlemen.
John Shuler's lumber feet came in on Satur
day night, bringing about 500 900 It. in one lot
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