The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-04-08
OUR NEIGHBoRs.

apopleXv, on March ~. Sne was OOrn I'D feTu,
N. Y, over 81 years ago; came west with her
husband IN 1874. She will be remembered by
her good words and works.
The Earlv,le Gazette says a site for depot
is offered the Joliet, Rockford & Northern II.
II. one mile north of the southeast corner OF
Earl township, on the line between Earl and
Adams about miles from Harding, AZ
from Leland, and ~ by wagon road from
Earlville. The railroad company will locate
station there If Sanderson will give them
right of way and 10 acres, if Dunavin will give
them the right of way, and if those interested
IN having station there will build 500
depot
A. }. LuKins, of Streator, smoked the town
to the long life and prosperity Of u new son,
born on Sunday last.
l.. 5. Painter, j. ii. Sweetzer and Eli Cope
were elected members of the Strealor school
board on last Saturday-three excellent men
An artesian well has been completed at Mar.
settles, giving good flow Of water.
DR.. Ii. w. Thomas lectures at Marseiles
next Monday evening
An Easter ball Will be given at Seneca on
Monday evening.
A second passenger tram was put on the
Kankakec and Seneca road on Monday last.
1t leaves Seneca in the morning, returning in
the evening.
The Morris people have begun preparations
for Fourth OF July celebration.
The residence of Thomas b. McGrath, OF
Morris, was struck by lightning on Saturday
last and damaged 5000. Insured.
Eli Perkins inflicted the people of Morris
on Wednesday last.
To procure water the Strcator tile works
will dig Il cistern to hold 1000 bbls., the wa.
ter being received from the roof and from
stagnant pools in the neighborhocd.
The Utica Gazette on Wednesday issued All
extra to announce the result If the town cleo
ton and the sercnade Of Messrs. Gilbert and
Griffin.
The town of Aurora on Tuesday voted S25,.
900 of the $4,000 in the treasury for the
Improvement of the roads outside the city
limits.
Elgin and Aurora fixed their city licenses at
$500. Elgn has Is saloons paying this
amount; Aurora had 30 which paid 5000
Aurora charges $25 for pool tables or bowling
alleys pedders $50 per year or % a day;
shows IS night $40 for three nights, or 500
a year for a hall; circus or menageric $15
day, side shows $40 each auctlonecrs $50 a
year or $3 day; itinerants, Sl5 a day; pawn
broker $50 No pre- 'mta license is allowed in
Aurora, and all the saloon screens are ordered
abolished. The saloon-ksepers, however held
a meeting Tuesday afternoon and 1t Is under
stood they decided to fight the city. 1t is said
they will refuse to take out licenses at $500,
but employ firstclass lawyers and attempt toI
run without licenses.
On last Saturday afternoon, at La Sale, al
bright boy of years named Prescott and al
son Of Charles Halves, about the same age,
were playing with a toy spring gun, which
throws a sharp arrow with considerable force.
Neither of the boys knew the arrow was in the
gun, and young Prescott was looking in the
muzzle when the internal thing went off, send
ing the arrow into his eye and binding him
for life
The much talked of sparring match between
8. w. Kitterman and Pat Hanley, advertised
20 come Off at Oriental hall, La Sale, on Mon
lay night, was shut off" during the morning
by the arrest of the principals and placing
hem under bonds to keep the peace within
he limits of the state. On Saturday evening
here was an exhibition of the same kind in
he hail, when eight unimportant bouts were
ought in the presence of a 1925 audience.
During the heavy blow Saturday night three
oarges belonging to Huse, LOOMS & Co., tied up
n the La Sale slough, broke from their moor
ngs and started for a cruise across the corn
ields. Next day, by dint of much engineer.
ng and perspiring, they were returned to their
native element.
H. e. Hattenhauer was reelected mayor of
Peru on Monday last John McCabe, VIM.
Morrow, p. b. Manning, VIM. ochmltz and
Fred. Scope we're elected aldermen.
The temperance people put in the field city
md town tickets at La Sale this spring
The La Sale city schools cost $13,5S023
asst year. They employ 81 teachers at salary
# $S,6l1.
Michael McCabe Of Utica, died last week,
ged 70. He had been blind 40 years, having
ost his sight by a premature discharge of
last during the building of the canal He
ived, says the Press, with a brother in little
abln in the outskirts He used to go to the
liver frequently and fish, and became a very
xpert angler. His brother, though extreme
Y poor, managed to keep him from being a
barge on the township, and he lived almost
n the scene of his dire misfortune until old
&c closed his dreary lite. He was pltiable
bject, though an honest and truly generous I
earted man |,