The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03

20 Peru Nctps: "A report CONES irom nan w
20 Bureau CO. that child died there Saturday last
from small pox, and that the body was kept In
10 the house for twelve hours after death. The ru.
,r NOR saws that the case occurred In Polish fam
ily that had come from Chicago but two days be-
a fore, and that number OF persons had been ex.
posed 10 contagion"
IS Democrat: ION last Saturday evening 40.
., acre pasture belonging to James Kinder, one
mile northeast Of La Sale, WAS discovered to be
q on fire. The alarm was sounded, but before the
flames could be checked the grass and about 25O
G yards of fence were burned. It IS thought TO be
the work Of an incendlary."
Rev. Jacob Himmel, OF Mendoza, pastor OF the
Zion Evangelical Church, died suddenly IN that
city on the 2lst. He was born In Germany, but
came to America In 1877 In 1854 he entered the
lie was buried on Wednesday week, Bishop
Dubs, OF Cleveland, preaching.
The need OF an adequate wafer supply Is now
being experienced sadly by the people Of Strea.
tor. In some locations farmers are favored with
excellent wells, but they are too few to be de
pended upon for any emergency. In North
Streator tho best wells are now dry, and the PEG.
pie are compelled to carry water great distances.
or have river water hauled a. many are doing.fo
domestic purposes
Peru Nc,os: "On Saturday afternoon, as John
Halsburg and Poanoer were working In the
gravel pit four miles west OF Peru, the side OF the
pit became in some way looscned and caved in
upon them. Mr.. IIalsburg has four ribs broken
and sustained other injuries, and is pronounced
by the attending physicians as being In a critical
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wounds are not serious"
| On Saturday morning Valteen Correl living
about nine miles In the country, was accidentally
shot In the heel by the leader OF the Streator
band. 1t seems that while riding with Correll
the leader Of the band laid his gun down In the
bottom OF the wagon. Noticing that one Of the
hammers was cooked, he attempted to put II
down, when 1t slipped, dscharging the contents
OF the gun into Corrells heel Some twenty shot
penetrated the boot and some fifteen or sixteen
found their way into the heel
Free Press, streator, Monday; Last Saturday
night was disgrace to Streator Men were al.
lowed to hold high carnival on the streets until
late hour. From about II until o'clock there
was continued yelling nd firing Of revolv.
ers. Can't this be stopped Men will keep still
In the saloons, but as soon as they 10 upon the
streets they commence yelling like wild Indians,
and shooting their reviewers. There 10 bitter
complaint from citizens who are annoyed night
after night by this internal racket"
Mendoza Reporter: "Last week the contract
was let to 8. II. Mallory II Co., OF Charlton, Ia,
for 500 600, to build the Joliet, Rock Falls and
Northern branch OF the G. b. II q. Railroad from
Sheridan, on the Fox River road, 10 Paw Paw, on
the Rock Falls branch, a distance OF IS miles.
When this road is completed 1t will place Men.
dota within 80 miles OF Ottawa, on the same line
OF road. II the connections are close this will
make our best route to the county seat, As by II
we will avoid the long tramp through La Sale
or omnibus fare"
Tonca is u prohibition town but somehow or
other the NeDs is able to pcipetratc this:
" Dancing stars Is what some OF the TOnicans I
saw the other night. Near two bright stars In
different quarters of tho northeastern sky were
seen two stars OF smaller magnitude that APP
peared to jump about over a space OF several
feet square. At first they were supposed to be
lamps attached to the tails OF kites, but it was
soon evident that the phenomena could not thus 3
be explained. Several clear,eyed citizens gGzed
l..
a loss to account for It," 4
The La Sale Press: "The old rolling mill Of Z
the La Sale Zlnc Co. Is a deserted and lonely
building. The huge engine is motionless, partly ,
taken TO pieces, and covered with talow to pre-
vent rusting. The pit Of the fly wheel Ia partly
filed with water and the wheel itself, which ,
made four or five car loads when shipped here I
from Pit,sburg, is partly submerged The roll |
era are creased and still remain In the position
in which they were used. Nearly oil the over
head machinery has been removed and the melt
Ing furnace and casting pans are gone. The ,
derrick Ia still intact. The boilers in the adoin- ,
ing building are beng used to furnish steam for
the grinding and other machinery about the fur d
naces, and they alone OF al; the other adjuncts
OF the mill are now doing service under its roof. ,
The zinc business here In La Sale Is new. 1t 10 -,
immense and profitable; nevertheless the ruins g
OF factories are to be in three different places
In the city, the effects OF the oppression OF gi
gantic monOpOly"--called Matthessen ~ Uege- y
Ter Iiuc Coy II
Leland Comet: Conrad Knudson, a young a
man aged about 81 wears, recently from Norway, c
In the employ of VIM Moore, farmer residing G
two miles northwest OF Leland was sent to the
pasture Saturday last about shutdown to catch a
colt. The last person who saw him alive was -
Mr.. Levi Hecox, who was driving along the road .
close beside the young man, who was then np. Il
the colts. Knudson not returning [
within reasonable time, Mr.. NJ. went to the
pasture and found him mangled and dead. 1t
was then near dark, and the neighbors were no. !
titled aud the corpse carried to the house Upon ,
examination Thursday morning. the colt was a
Touud with the halter buckled around his neck {
and double rope attached as a halter stole. A }
hat was next found. and then OF corn, part '
y eaten, and farther on pocket knife, then
boot. From these facts 1t was at once supposed
that the young man had caught the colt and