The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-10
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The Earlville Leade wants Farlville con
nected with Ottawa by telephone
They are condensing 10000 quarts of milk
per day at the Elgin condensing factory.
About fifteen of the Marseilles Manufactur.
ing Co.'S hands were retired last week because
at dullness in trade outlook.
Utica Gazette Mark Prentice will move
out of the Cement Hotel next week, and B. w.
Hadley will then take charge OF It,"
Rockford parties are asking tor license TO in.
corporate the Northwestern Dat Meal Com
pany, with capital of $75,OOO.
John Rogan, at No. /, Streator was pushing
an empty car when mass rock Of descended
on his hand almost cutting off thumb!
Miss Laura Dsinty's readings at Tonica last
week was great success pecunarily, the re-.
ceipts having been over 500 The audience
were disappointed with the readings, however.
1t seems.
William Coleman, miner at JOnes's shaft,
La Sale, was instantly killed on Friday last,
falling from the cage to the bottom of the
pit, about 100 feet. He leaves wife and three
children.
Streator Free Press THE contractor on the
grade at Blackstone hill" expects to have 1t
completed in Is days, by which time jim
Swartz will have the grade between here and
there on the Three Id" road completed, and
then it will only remain to lay the ties and
iron when we will be put in direct railroad
connection with Dwight, Kankakee and Mo-
mence"
Mendoza Reporter: "The election Thursday
to decide the question of apprOpriating not to-
exceed $15, 900 for water works was carried by
a majority of 81 out of 400 ballots 1t was al
light vote but 1t is evident that the majority
of the voters want protection from fire 1t Isl
now left to the city council to fix upon some
plan for supplying the city with water for
fire and domestic purposes"
For the past fortnight the 400 or 800 miners
In No. have only worked one day per week,
ard alarm has been felt lest they should be-
reduced to want this summer. Prospects,
however, are Frightening. The G. Il N. W.
H. r. order was increased from IA cars per
day on the 90 Of May to 32 cars to-day. 1t
is believed, as we stated before, that the over
stock IN the Northwest Is about used up.
Free Press 1.-TWO suits have been Instituted
against Streator saloon.keepers, each to obtain
$4,000 damages. One Is against Pete Weast
by Mrs Martha Koontz, widow of the man
who was run over on the Alton near Sawyer's
crossing, on the other side of the river, last
fall The other is against w. II. p. Dixon
and ]. Ward, by the wife of Mr.. Gale, who
had his arm taken off while laying in a.
drunken slumber on the G. B. d Q. track,
near Barnhart's some time ago"
Streator Monit0r: Mrs. Solomon 10y, of
Otter Creek, came to town yesterday to see
the circus and while getting money order in
the postoflce carelessly left $25 IN bills on the
counter She didn't notice her loss for about
half an hour and then came back almost Ger.
tain to find them gone; but in one corner of
the floor where the wind had waited them, she
found them safely lying. 1t is needless to say
she was rejoiced over her lucky escape from
no light loss"
On Sunday week Palmer Brown and John
Myott, barber and married man. of Earl
vile, in company with an alleged street walker
named Nellie Stoneburner induced one Nellie
Butterfield, weak minded girl Of the village,
some IA years OF age, to take walk out from
the limits Of the village. Then liquor was
procured. Then, Miss Butterfeld alleges,
while her companion was IN drunken stupor,
the act Of violation to her person was
committed She made Outcries which we're
heard by people living near. The party re-
NAMED there till very late hour at night,
when Myott and Brown left, and she roved
around till morning. She did not return to-
her place OF work, and spent the time wan.
derlng about until she was found by Geo.
Furbush who took her home On beng
questioned, she told her story, and on Wednes.
day week warrant was issued for Myott
Brown had lett town.