The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-04-15
Our Neighb0rs.

ating an excitement N'~ l.
Our Neighbors.
No town taxes were levied IN Manlius this
year.
The Strestor Glass Co. intend TO rebuild their
works.
The streator Guards have received their new
uniforms.
Work has begun on rebuilding the Streator
glass works.
The Streator lire department is going to buy
500 IT. OF hose.
Work on the new Alton depot ut Streator be-
gan on Monday.
The safe of Adams & Co., Blackstone WAS
robbed on Wednesday.
The workmen in the late streator glass factory
are rapidly leaving town.
John O'Hallorsn was on Saturday elected
school trustee of La Sale.
The ground has been marked for new Ger
man Catholic church at Streator.
Another case Of varioloid has appeared in
Strestor, John Perry at French's hotel
The c., y. & q. elevator, at Streator, took fire
on Tuesday, but was not seriously damaged.
The Marsellles Manufacturing Co. have begun
excavatinE for new building 40xlO0 feet three
stories high.
Two men named j. C. Williams and Afford
Crawford were arrested in Morris on Saturday
last where they attempted to utter forged paper.
The Rock Island road now has the Horton re.
clining chair cars on all through trains, but has
als0Ghe unusual custom Of charging twenty-five
cents extrsfo them.
On last Sunday evening, two young ladies Of
Streator while going home from church were
followed by two fufisns and compelled TO goI
into friends house for protection.
The Aurora Light Guards have bought the en-.
tire outfit OF the defunct Illinois Boat Clubboat
house and everything They will convert the
house into gymnasium, and have already or.
,dered the necessary apparatus.
IhsJ had a lively row at La Sale, Monday AZ.
terno0n, on account Of the attack made by City
Attorney Andy O'Conor and his friends upon a
man named Koegan, whom they accused ofsend-
ing Objectionable dispatches to Chicago papers.
yheyslFers chairs, fats and bottles were the weap
, ons used, but nobody was dangerously hurt
George Ready, of Kankakee, lost bright
three.year old son last week by scarlet fever.
younger child will probably recover. -Four Of
his children have been down with the disease,
contracted 10 the first place by his son Harry, at
the public school. There are said to be several
eases on the west side Of that town, In other
families, and the disease is reported 10 have
been prevailing, unknown to the authorities In
that part Of town, for u couple OF months or
more.
streator Pre- Press: "Thc city fathers have
beer for come time trying to negotiate with the
,aiirna,s soc the conveyance Of stone 10 be used
~. our streets, but so far without much success.
The last point they tried was the Pekin road,
who offered TO bring stone from Joliet at $ll per
car. This rate with the price OF the stone add
cd, would make an impossible price. 1t was i'm
pIed that the town might do better by seeing tht
men who handled the stone. The c., b. & G.
we're more liberal, but all they can furnish II
gravel, which 10 Of no use TO us as foundation
streator Free Press; THE annual parish meet
ing Of Christ Episcopal church was held on Mon
day evening last, and the following church oific
ers were elected for the ensuing year: Moses
Baldwin and John Stubbs, wardens; VIM. Price
Wm. Elliot, John Godfrey, Frank Miller anc
Joha Stubbs, vestrymen. The rector made
statement OF the remaining Indebtedness OF th
church, which amounted to s925. The sum o
500 was raised right on the spot and there vii
be little difficulty In securing the remainder hi
rector's ssary was placed at u fixed amount an,
two-thrds Of the required amount pledged a
that meeting Funds have also been donated 70
improving the church, some of which havo bcel
contributed by outsiders.
Mortis has musical prodigy. Vide I,depend
,at. Miss Doaie Banding, - years OF age
daughter Of Mr. j. Blanding, of this city, may b.
called musical prodigy, indeed. Since Dod
bias been old enough to sit on piano stool sh,
could play the piano gracefully; at the presen
time we doubt If there Is miss OF her age II
the state that can handle the keys as deity ant
CAP perform as difficult music as she can. Blu
this coes not include all Of her musical abilities
Loss than ten days ago her father sent for
neigbbor's violin, having concluded to entertain
his visitors with little dance music Judge O
Mr.. Blanding's surprise while lying on the sof,
at bis house last Friday evening TO hear Dodi,
ask her sister, Miss Flora, to play an accompani
EeDt, when she seized the violin (which at thi.
time was minus one sting and played number
OF pieces on this instrument, among which wa,
q selection from the opera Martha and a num
Der OF waltzes and poikns."
Morris I,adepeadent: "On Saturday Officer Card
vas approached rs & seseec,sbic appearing mar
xhO oeGsed 20 SCH i,r. Gard sod,t notes lie had
sold number of grain seeders ard other agri
cultural implements In this section and had TAX
en- three notes of $50 each which he would sell
a 8 discount OF 20 cents on the dollar. The fel
low wasn't ar smart as he thought he was, for
= he had offered them at q discount OF or II
cents he might have gotten rid OF them, but hi.
generosity .'gase bin away" The gentlemen
whose names were signed to the papers declared
them forgeries. and as the noon train was abou,
70 pail out, Officer Card stepped aboard and In