The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-23
County and NeighbOrhoOd.

The appropriations for city purposes in Joliet
foot up $50 474 45.
The Joliet Rsp.dlican publishes column en-
titled ''On the Sick List"
The La Sale races begin on Tuesday next.
The purses aggregate $4,000.
The Star Coal Co, of Streator, has been or
gained with a capital of $4,000.
G. Smith, of the Earlville CARTE Office acct.
dentallv shot himself with revolver last week.
The Board of Trustees have shut of Lostants
liquor for three months by refusing to grant Ii.
censes.
The residence of A. J. Castclo Of Wenona, was
struck by lightning on last Saturday night. No
one was injured.
On Thursday week l6mos. old son of Daniel
O'Bren, living near Wenona, fell into a tank
used for watering cattle and was drowned in lG
inches Of water
The La Sale Press wants a balloon line across
the Illinois river bottoms. When the riyeris up
the road is flooded and when the road is dry it is
too rough for teaming. Queer plan that.
Mendoza people failing to agree with their
mayor are now at work trying to GUST him by
throwing away their old charter to organize un.
der the state law and thus get new election
Railroad surveyors have been at work during
the past ten days In the neighborhood of Earl
vile and in that village. The pegs were set for
' junction at Earlvile, when the party departed
toward Sheridan.
A new railroad company, known as the Morris,
Rockford & Northern Railway Co., has been or.
ganized al Morris, with +. G. Hayes as president
The object is to build road from Bracevilll
through Morris to Rockford. 1t appears to be
branch road to Morris OF the Joliet, Rockford
and Northern lately organized, and now survey
ing a route.
Tonica Ns,rs During the thunder shower
last Tuesday, lightning struck in Vim. Hart:
timothy meadow, near the Catholic church In
Richland, setting fire to the dry grass and burn
ing over twenty acre field before the progress
OF the fire could be stopped by ploughing around
it. The severe drouth and hot weather hat
dried up the under leaves and rubbish left ovel
from last year until there was enough combusti.
BILE material to feed the flames and spread
blacksning ruin over the whole meadow. Itwa.
quite loss to Mr.. Hart"
-Four fights took place in Streator on last Fri
day night. One Of these was prize fight ant
took place almost in the heart of the city, ant
lasted just one hour and half during which time
4 twenty-five rounds were fought. The battle
! ground was on Main street near Patterson Bros.
mill. The fighters were Ed. Laaerty and per
son by the name of Mann. Mann was one of the
persons who were engaged In prize fighting OF
Bloomington street some time ago. After the
brutes had pounded one another for an hour ant
q halt, Laferty threw up the sponge.
The State Agricultural Department have the
following on La Sale countys crop prospects
early planted corn on high and dry land look:
well, but is tNo weeks late; large portion d
the corn Is either drowned out or did not come
up: some continued to replant until near the
last OF June. Present prospects indicate less
than two-thirds of an average yield per acre
Broom-corn and sorghum cane are up TO an av
erage in condition. Fall wheat will not make an
average yield per acre the continued wet wealth
er and the chinch bugs destroyed much of the
spring wheat, and there will not be two-thrds Of
an average yield per acre. There will be over
three fourths of an average yield Of rye per
Barley yield per acre, about one-fourth short
Oats promise over three.fourths Of an average
yield per acre. Flax does not promise three.
\ sweet potatoes ars nearly up to an average in
condition. Timothy meadows will not make an