The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-12
Our Neighbors.

Six burglaries took place IN Aurora on last
Thursday and Friday nights.
The new Utica Fire Brick Works are now
running at full speed.
The LaSalle clothing houses VIII hereafter
close at O'Clock =. NJ.
A company proposes to introduce water
works into Elgin, at cost of about Sl5oooo'
John Slef, teamster, Of Streator, was
thrown by chuck hole from his seat, having
an arm broken, on Monday
Excavation for the Plumb opera house,
streator. will be commenced Immediately II
the weather permits.
A falling rock struck Peter Wood, S,reator
miner. iniuring HIM severely in the back and
hips, on Monday.
The residence of Jacob Hoelle, La Sale,
was burglarlzed on Monday night. gold
watch and cham and $51 IN money were stolen.
The Swifts, of Ottawa, played the Strea;or
Hustlers on Wednesday afternoon In Streator
and, in about two hours time beat the young
Streatorites to the tune of II too.
John Fitzgerald, Esq, of Utica, La Sale
county, has purchased the harness establish
ment of Messrs. Ferguson d Co., and WILL
continue the business at the old stand at Mar
settles.
Thomas Hanly, one of the Oldest residents
of Dlmmick, died at his hcme on Friday at.
,ernoon, aged so years. He came to this coun.
try from Ireland and settled in Dimmick In
1850.
A movement is on foot to start barbed
wire factory IN Mendoza. A number of CAPT.
,alists are interested in this matter, and 1t is
understood stock company with capital
of $4,000 is soon to be formed.
The salary of the Streator postmaster has
been increased to $4,000, the best paid office
in the county. During the last fiscal year
money order receipts were about $4,000 and
the sale Of stamps about $4,000
There were sixty three arrests In Aurora
during the month of July, fourteen of which
we're for drunkenness, and nine drunk and
disordery. Fines collected durlngt the month
amounted to $206S0 That beats Ottawa with
all her saloons.
The Marseiles Coal Company have pur-
chased new am.pump with registered
capacity of 500 gallons per minute. 1t will
not be necessary to work the pump to its full
capacity rs the flow of water in the shaft does
not exceed 40 gallons per minute.
On Friday, September lst the Streator
High School Will be opened with appropriate
ceremonies and rs Governor Shelby NJ. Cul.
lom will be in attendance, an additional inter.
est Will be lent to the occasion. There will
be afternoon aud evening exercises.
A goas you.please walking match between
Krohne and Brett came of in Oriental Hail,
Streator, Saturday afternoon and evening. The
distance was 30 miles and 1t took % laps OF
the hall to make u mile. krohne retired
from the track IN the 4lst mile, but Brett con
,inued right along, finishing at II. The start
was made al 3 o'clock p. NJ.
Peru Meas The rain on last Sunday at
,erno0n caused a slight wash0ut just west OF
Bureau Junction. The Minneapolis Express
was derailed here, the engine No. l2l, ant
the baggage Cur were turned over and over
the locomotive being So seriously injured tina
it is Questionable whether it can be repaired
or not. In a few hours temporary track wa
built and the trains passed over"
The telephone men completed the line from
La Sale to Mendoza on Saturday week, whicl
now connects Mendoza with Ottawa, Peru
Princeton, Dover Joliet and Streator, Las
Thursday after the connection had been mad
with La Sale, Circuit Clerk Taylor wa
called at Ottawa, and clear and distinct com
munIcatlon carried on. The men are In Men
dota now and the telephones which were I
be placed IN position this week. The cen.ra
Office will be in Police Magistrate Lambel
toms Office.
La Sale Democrat "The commissioner
of highways and the proper committee held
meeting Monday last and awarded the col
tract of raising the road.bed TO B. +. HOLLAND
of Utica, at 81 cents per cubic yard for IS, O9
yards, costing s7,999.53. George Brown, Q
Peru, some days ago, was awarded the col
tract for graveling 2,44411 cubic yards at
cost of 1856. The rock.work by L. Sande
sou, will amount to S3,577.70, which, togethe
with the 81 600 TO be spent on the hill at III
south side, will make a grand total OF Sl4
1928. This much needed improvement {
The road will be began at once and the en'iI
work will be completed about Oct. l."
Streator Free Pres: "MIne.inspector ROl
aid made tour OF inspection around Ii
mines of La Sale last week. The operator
in that district are evncing q desire TO Col
form 10 the requirements OF the mining law
Ca. .o,,bao drnmh.b rakee and iron Gao