The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-05

commanding, have ordered new uniforms rom
Chicago, ''got up re gardless."
The stables of the Wagner house, Morris we're
fred by an incendiary on last Monday nighttime
second time since last September.
Princeton Rep,cJlican: wv G. Henderson pur
chased last week, OF Abner Strawn, Of Ottawa,
fine imported Cotswold buck. Those VINO know
say he is q beauty"
Alfred II Lee, son OF John a, o Lee, OF Me y.
dotn. has lately fallen heir to 5000 property IN
England, left him by the death OF his nother'
who died last August in Kansas.
On Wednesday night the Burrel store, Morris,
was burglarized OF money and goods TO the value
Of about 5000. Tie tools used 10 force an en-
trance were stolen from Young's shop on sun
( tailor named Loser, who has been employed
in the clothing factory OF u. Neitzel, on wafer
street, Peru, threw up his position last week anu
absconded with the vile OF NJ. Elsher' sho''
maker with whom he was boarding
The Aoor of one OF the bins in Griswold's ware
house, Msrseilles. fell on "Wednesday week, iet-
ting about 3, 600 bushels OF sheled corn on inc
lower floor and bursting portion OF the sac Vi
the warehouse out No great loss resulted:
| The Chicago Rock Island ~ Paclnc railway
Camnany has about completed its two additional
tracks between Chicago and Englewood, wnich
will give IL much better facilities for its increas
ing suburban passenger rs well as irelght ousi'
ness. - ~ .
has bonpht a fine residence adjoining It's yards
in Aurora. H. which 1t intends 10 convert into
hospital for It's employees sick or Injured IN inc
seryice-a kind and excellent idea. The hospital
will be In charge OF DR.. Ransom, the company
surgeon. TO-
The Peru Herald says the work OF boring for
coal commenced at Spring Creek on Monday. A
derrick forty five feet high has been erected near
Spring Creek bridge, and 1t Is the intehtlOh o'
the borers to 20 down until coal is found. Ihere
Ia no doubt that coal exists all through that sec.
ton although they failed to find 1t at the usual
depth on the Webster land.
| Peoria. H., has for several years held the FIRST
place on the list as q spirit producing district
Last year she paid over II 600 IVY more taxes
than Chicago, and about OO more than
i Cincinnati, and this year the collections Will
show greater proportion. On wednesday lss,
internal revenue stamps to the value OF ~ 20t
were sent thitter ln one package. ~
The Morris papers continue to have faith In
their northern railroad. The IndeTendtnf says
1.-THE Rockford & Northern X. X. projectors Tree
Ily admit that work will surely be commenced
on the road early next year. Engineer Mcbride
and A gang OF men will run another line from
Morris to Braceville next year. They have already
Ilsd out two lines but one Is too iar cast o.
Bracevlle and the other too far west They VIII
first select a good place to cross the river anc
from there will run line through Coal City anc
directly into Braceville." -.
Peru Meas: Fritz Koehrig, an employee Q,
Charles Brunner's works, was seriously injured
on Tuesday last by the explosion OF 80 callbrt
metallic cartridge, which BY accident or mali
cIous design was In the pipe be was smoking
His companions heard a loud report, ike PTS
tol shot, and were at a loss to know where u
came from until they saw that Frltz was hur
And an examination discovered the shell OF The
lcartrdge in his pipe. His eye Is so Dadly Injuries
that II Is probable no will lose II.