The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-01-28
sErGHsoRHoeD NOTES.
MIsCRLLANROUs.

The Tonca Necs has NEW clothes" and looks
very pretty.
An addition is being built to the st. Nicholas
Hotel, Joliet.
The Wabash railroad company has bought
coal mine at Braidwood.
Regular trains on the Kankakee Il Seneca road
began running on Monday last
Sales on the Elgin Board of Trade OF butter
and cheese Jan. IS were 1900.
Freeport is talking of introducing the electric
light for street lighting purposes
Track LAYERS are at work at Dwight putting
down ties for the new l., l. Il |. railroad
The Jpdrrcndent says it will take 5000 to pay
the bills for treating the Norway smallpox cases
About GO feet of the Rockford dam was washed
out on Friday week. Works on the river are
closed.
John Larson was killed at Joliet on Friday and
two others Injured by an accidental explosion in
squarry.
The Marseilles Registe, is urging the formation
az +, building association like that in Ottawa at
Narscilles.
The Joliet papers are urging the formation OF
a Citizens Association to look after puo'ic I'M
provements.
Rock Islands gas charters expire in the spring,
and the city contcmplatcs putting in the electric
light for town purposes.
Mike Barry OF Morris, WAS caught in the act
of stealing meat oysters, &c, from he'lcf
store He was committed to Jail
The C. b. & q. is building a water tank at Ot-
ter Creek about mile from Streator that is to
be IS feet In diameter and IA feet high
IInlJ nd Mrs Ash
ley of Tonlca represented the Ionica Grange at
the State Grange meeting at Nation last week
The surveyors of the Joliet, Rockford X North
ern railroad reached Joliet from Sheridan on
Wednesday last. The C., b. ~ q. is building
the road
The latest Joliet scheme is Union depot to
be be used by the Alton, the Aurorn road, NJ. Z,
ana c. p. IL S..W. roads, located near the st.
Nicholas Hotel
The officers Of the Blaney Commandery
knights Templar, were installed on Thursday al
ternoon, and a reception was given at their Asy-
lum in the evening.
Joliet papers announce that railroad is to be
built to that city from Crown Point Ind, giving
Joliet second outlet to the east; and that the
contract for construction has already been let
BY the destruction OF two car.sheds and their
contents, at Aurora, Early Tuesday morning, the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad lost
$50, 600 worth Of property, including number
OF fine passenger cars, directors car and din
ing car.
Lostant Ne,rS: "Thomas Brenn, living south
west of Lostunt, buried another child last Satur.
day. making the fourth that has died within three
weeks from diphtheria Two more are sick with
the disease, but not reported dangerously so.
We are told that Mr. Brenn has buried seven
children, six Of whom died of dphtheria.
sTgEAToR.
Streator claims total Of monthly pay rolls Of
$4,000, TO La Sales 100000,
The Burton racing course and farm, II acres,
was sold the offer day for $4,000
Streator has been sued by W. II. Morgan;
damages, 5000; cause bad sidewalk.
Rev. Mr.. Ewalt, of the Strcator Park church,
has resigned He goes to London, Ohio.
The spelling reform has struck Streator. A |
retail grocer displays the sign "FreSlI Butor,"
During the past year the Vermillion Coal Co.,
streator, has prid seven per cent dividends on
capital OF 81 100000.
1t is reported the PIumbs have made contract
IL
she PekIn road, near their last one
Francis McManus for selling liquor without
license in Streator, was on Wednesday fined 800
and costs. He will stay in the village Jail for SO
days.
he Streator Methodlsts have paid over $1,000
Of their church debt. There are still due Si25
which unpaid subscriptions should cancel, leav
ing the church free from debt.
Thos. Cahill, aged % years, son of Mrs Mary
Cahll, OF Streator. was, by the dropping Of his
wagon wheel into II chuck hole, on Saturday last,
thrown from his wagon and killed
Joe Downs, driver in No. shaft on Weincs |;
day fell down by the side of II car and before he
could get up his hand was run over by the wheels
Of the car and crushed so badly that the physician
had to amputate one OF his fingers.
Pre- Press; "Thc only thing now remaining
70 be done in connection with the location of the
new paper mill is to make arrangements tor Il
switch Mr. Williams has completed his ar.
engagements with Mr.. Sweet for the tract of land
down by the river and will have ak acres there, L
part north and part south OF the track. There I
will be two large buildings, one POO feet long, |
the other l2O, aud all the machinery will he of
the latest improved pattern. Much of the ma.
chinery is now ready for shipment, and the work ,
Of building Will commence soon. II will take
about $4,000 capital to carry on the business" c
Free Press, 93d "a young Hungarian couple t
from No. 3 were married at the church by Father
byrne yesterday, and rs they went down home in
wagon with load of friends the groom felt so
happy over the result that he drew his revolver !
and began TO shoot to celebrate the occasion /
He sat in the middle Of seat between two |
friends and shot couple OF times without doing I
any damage, but the third shot struck Stephen {
simpko, who sat beside him, in the back on the
left side the bullet going through in front of the
spine and lodging probably in the right lung.
Drs. Finley and Smith were called and did what