The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-02
snr,, of IN. .ouu,y Press.


spirit of the county Press.
The Tarl,Illc Gazette tells Us that the snow
shu, clurs GA Tho T., IS. * z. road alter the late
great storm HuIc uiud.d ~ Tue Eiaro' VI tue
snow uua were ioicud To wear culotrd glasses or
, hdndkclchiuis. ,
Tue oLtruLor Fres Press thus illustrates the
advantages people have VINO dWuiI over cuai
mines: ION SATURDAY. iuUruius wien Rev. ho!es
vent To stcp Uut inLu his UHck Satd nc iouhu
large vacuum, 90 10 epcuh, rtanhg hin Ia tho
lace. a siun uUout ten irct square and ABOUT AS
deep had taheu puco durng Tue hlghi ipnec!.
u,cN la tue rear vi ms building. no niii proba-
b, nave II walled ~ aud USE II fora cistern.
a Ladies' LAID League uas bucn organized In
StIualur, villa tAG tViUNiug ullicere. trcelueut,
Rev. tatGer O'LailaShan; vlce.presldeht, hrs.
aicCunnc,l; recording secretary, alrs Ella hear'
uuu: uuuuuiii secretary, Mis-. +. X. hayes; cor
responding secretary, Miss itcresa Woods;
Treasurer, Mis- Dcuuts FugdrtJ; executive CON
mitlce, the Misses Canton, shelby, Lauor'y'
McGsrry aud Mulock.
Iuu &. " y. depot at Munster was burned on
last SuUday night.
Miro MAX Vyrmct, of Streator. intellectually
attempted ouicldu on saturday 10y taking poison.
Domestic troubles.
inc steamer WHALE" belonging 10 Rulison
~ uilsH0d, Seneca, has been separed for this
scaaun.
"lhe Farm" near Mendoza, As soorious as
"lhc Eo,h" weet vi Ottawa, was burned last
scck-prvbat.y by iucoudiarics, as the place
had become II nuisance 10 tue community.
CIspur Fischer aud Wm. truman want to re-
rcseutp MuuGuta Oh the Board next year. Goo
heiIe.uciser aud &. A. Blake aspire ~ simt
ur huuuis.
Tue coal miners OF Streator have decided In
convention 10 dcnaud au advance ~ lUc per
Jvn, making their prices 9Uc ~ summer ana III
~ winter. hey also demand fever hours Ot
Labor, bi.merklJ settlemeuto, limit To the amount
If labor SO That the supply Of coal should be nu
greater than the immediate demand. A stronger
organization Was also ELECTED
he Mcrideu elevator, burned some months
Since, Is to be- rebuilt.
In Mendota the Other day a trial took place In
JUSTICES court which Will interest other than
Mcnduta ladies' aud merchants. II appears that
,lrs. Jeuuiu l.athrOp last June purchased SILK
dress pattern Of MIR. I. Wcrskihski, which che
ciuimed after Il few times wear began 20 crack,
aud sue brought suit for $40 damages. Mrs
DudgcOn, Mrs Lawrie, Mrs. LibOle Smith, and
other experts, testified that the silk MAS Inferior
On The other hand, the defcusc claimed that the
dress Was sold upon the merits OF the brand
alone, aud thai IL was genuine 'Guinnet SIX,
aud trat hundreds OF yards III the sans brand
had been sold in the city, and In every instance
gave good satisfaction, they denied having war
rauled the SILK To wear, but sold 1t simply upon
.he reputation Of the brand. After hearing of
the evidence, the jury awarded the plaintiff go
damages.
fhc brat national bank of La Sale report
shows the amaz ng total Of deposits Uf $BS $40 H.
Il gaihst some 500 900 In Ottawa banks! The
bank has been IN operation but u few weeks
John Fitzgerald. OF La Sale. OF the L. 8
Navy, Is hoine after circutnrAylsallns Sue gioDe
Ia the uian Uf-war Adams" ..
The La Sale IT'S Co have secured the right to
use the Ellison electric light IN La Sale.
Rumur hath ii that another new bank is to be
started IN La Sale.
A caucus held In La Sale on Monday night
nominated John Gray for supervisor; T. T. Sin.