The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-05-13


license tee at $500.
The new Suestcr National Bssk began
business on Monday.
A COW on the Coal hun switch. Streator
ditched train OF fat cars on "Wednesday last
On Saturday night the Peru cny council
gave 500 10 aid Of the HenoePan cana
scheme.
The Kay Bros. have begun making butter
at their new creamery at Tonica. They have
farm in connection with the creamery and
milk large number of cows Of their own.
The l4yeareld son OF Pete Hoppe. of OF
ter Creek, was severely kicked by a horse Mon
day evening over the left hip producing great
pain IN the kidneys and left side, leaving the
lad in II very critical condition
The city council OF Mendoza decided on
Tuesday evening last to leave the water cues
ton to the people A special election will be
held In about ten days TO see whether the peo
ple wish to tax themselves $4,000 worth tor
water works.
A couple of unregenerste glass blowers had
cutting scrape in La Sale Sunday night
One was stabbed IN the check and throat and
the gentleman who was 80 liberal and handy
with his cutlery "blowed in" $50 to the pub
lie funds next day.
La Sale Press: 1.-THE arch IN the bottle
furnace at the De SteIger glass works fell in
on Saturday and wrecked ten pots full OF glass
lust ready for blowing. In consequence of
this the blowing OF fruit Jars has been sus-
pended during the week. The work OF re-.
building is about completed and operations
will be resumed in few days"
In April, owing to the dizziness OF trade,
No. shaft, StreatOr, only worked ten aud
three.quarters days, and during that time
hoisted 1884 tons OF coal, an average, as seen,
of 1,223 tons per day. From 800 to 1926 men
were employed in mining this coal, which at
50 cents per ton will yield them an average
pay OF thirty to thirty'fve dollars, exclusive
OF yards and extras.
One night last year Rev. J. r. Holst's front
yard, at Streator, sank into No. l mine. In
the morning when he woke and gazed where
there ought TO have been bank Of flowers
yielding sweet perfume, there was nothing but
q black, yawnlng chasm. Over 300 loads of
dirt have been put into the cave and now Mr..
Hoist Is satisfied that he is once more on terra
frma.
John Purcell, 0 years DID, unknown to anyone
went to the pest-house two weeks ago, where a
patient was confined with the smallpox, and
stealthlly crept up and peeked IN at the win
dow. He was taken sick on Thursday with
smallpox in light form, having been recent
ly vaccinated. AS the family live IN the outer
part OF town, he will be kept at home and the
house and family quarantined.
Wenona Under: Barker & Ralston have
about closed up their banking business. The
latter will probably continue to reside in We
mona, although he has a longing ter Iowa.
Money has become so cheap and times so good
IN Wenona that about everybody is prepared
70 loan money. The borrowers have all gone
west, and banking does not pay so well as it
did"
Two horses were stolen from farmer at
Kankakec and the members of the state de-
tective ASSOCIATION at the place telegraphed to
Strcator Immediately, giving a description of
the horses and OF the suspected party. The
Streator agent got on the track of the horse
thief and on Wednesday he captured him as
he was trying to sell the horses. The prisoner
gave his name as Courtney and said that he
had been caught stealing horses once before.
An officer from Kankakee was telegraphed
for and the thief was turned over to him.
Democrat La Sale: "On last Monday
James Strawn, stranger attempted to cross
the bottom road IN his buggy. The current
was swift and the horse, buggy and man were
carried from the road. Fortunately the horse
broke loose from the buggy, and the drown.
ing man holding fast to the lines was brought
safe to shore by his faithful animal Mr..
Strawn says he will bring suit against the
town for damages" The estimated cost Gust
made) for improving this road warranted to
Withstand any flood is $1,000 A special
town meeting will soon be held to talk the
matter over.
Willie Evans Herman Grosstick, jr, and
Bun Hughes, the Oldest not yet IA, were ar
rested Thursday night at Mendoza while
breaking into freight car. They were brought
up Tor trial on Friday and held in $50 bonds
each to await the action of the grand jury.
Several cars have been broken into of late,
and small lots of butter, eggs, ETC., distracted
on account of which the g., B. & @. railroad
company appointed special night watch
there, with the above result 1t Is understood
that several other adventurous small boys have
been engaged IN the same enterprisng line,
but no arrests have yet been made
Streator Free Press: "The iron men got to
work at No, 2again on Friday the fire having
so far subsidized as To permit Of their working.
The workmen engaged in shoveling out the
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