The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-10
County and Neighborhood.

streator's schools opened with 994 pupils.
The La Sale schools have about 800 pupils
The La Sale guards will wear new uniforms.
The La Sale Glass Works started on Tuesday.
Work on the Utica pottery ls progressing rap
Idly.
Marseilles has levied $s,5OO for municipal ex.
peases.
streator ice men are buying their supplies In
Ottawa.
Prof +. Vim. Won Schrecb Is principal OF the
Utica schools.
About $50 persons left strcator for Blooming
ton on Wednesday
Thieves stole S75 worth OF valuables from Mr.
Ki,terman, OF La Sale, on Thursday.
Philo Barber, Of Lostant, started his sorghum
mill this week. His own cropi light.
On Friday last lady passing through Streator
had her pocket relieved OF SIS at the depot.
Diph,heria is prevalent north Of La Sale. Two
little daughters of John Casey have died lately.
TIE year 1881 will have seen more new houses
added to Marseilles than during the past four
years.
Seneca refused by vote OF As to IS to give
$500 to the X. & 8. railroad to assist In erecting
depot.
The barn OF Morris Heating, north OF Ottawa,
was burned on Saturday W it'll Is tons Of hay and
double harness.
Mr.. James Spencer, OF Otter Creek, died on
the 9th, at the age OF 70 years. He came to this
county from Michigan in lSi3.
Dave Debolts boy. OF Lostant, had his face
peaIed from the eye down by windass handle,
which slipped from his hand while drawing wa.
ter.
John Ryan, an employee Of d. Heenan IL Co.'S,
al old resident OF Streator died In that city on
last Friday evening. He was buried by the Ma,
sons.
At Peru, John Halsburg, u railroad gravel pit
bose, was buried by q caving In. He was GOV.
cred with about two feet OF gravel but escaped
with several broken ribs.
On last Friday evening, John Koontz, q farmer
living near Munster, while on his way home from
5treator on the Alton track, was run over by a
freight train. His head and one arm were cut
eli.
At the trottDg matinee Saturday last, at the
Leland Driving Park, Henry Winchester trotted
against time and made his mile in $780,. Fam
ME Evans, Nellie Rolf, Rosa and Leland trotted
In 2:40.
Tonlca Nsps: Jeremiah Klegg reports that
he threshed 1860 bushels OF oats raised on a
fraction over 20 acres or nearly So bushels to the
acre. John Lambert, We understand, claims As
bushels to the acre for hs field"
Peru roughs amuse themselves by stoning the
churches during services. On last Sunday even.
Ing astone was thrown through the window OF
the Congregational church window, narrowly
missing Mrs. Isaac Abrams head.
Work on the Paw Paw Route"is being pushed
rapidly. The contractors headquarters are at
Earl, where large number OF grading imple.
ments have arrived. The construction camp Is
four miles north Of Esrlville, and work has be.
gun In several places between Sheridan and Paw
Paw.
The town OF La Sale owes: Matured debt,
sll,sOO; unm atured. $4,000, $4,000 of which
draws 10 per ceHt. interest, and $40 900 Z per
cent. interest. II would seem that La Sale Is
much worse off in the matter OF debts than ANY
other city in tho county, or perhaps all put to.
gether.
A corporation meeting will be called at Strea.
tor for the purpose Of voting on the question Of
bonding the towr TO the amount Of $4,000 to
secure water supply. The plan is to lay some
three and half miles OF wooden pipe from the
srtesan wei, so laid that II the spring north Of
towns used the same pipes may carry the water
James McKeen, Of Morris, died In shas city on
Saturday last he was bora n KENTUCKY, juns