The Ottawa free trader., 1882-02-11
NEIGHBORHooD NOTES.
MIsCELLAN RUS.

Tle OlQ uepOt ~ SCuOSA 40 w ~
renaired 90 as to meet the necessities OF eoti
roads at that station.
Earlvie Gaatte: "1he Odd Fellows choppe'
and bauled dozen wagon loads of fire wood io
the widow OF their deceased brother, Mrs. Austlr
Sprague, on Saturday last"
Tonjca Ne,ns: "Oglesby and Jones's shaft art
moth connected with La Sale by telephone. why
not extend the line and attach Tonica TO the cir
cult of great cities in the county,
HA. Chase, OF Earlville, has been appointed
deputy coroner for that place
Mendoza Bulletin: "The Telepho one has been
introduced into Mendoza connecting the tele'
graph office ticket office, and F. P. snyder's la"
office. This is only one entering wedge, to hold
until the company have time to work the town.
A. c. Mcintyre is the auctioneer for puohc
sale of stock farm implements, ETC., to oe held
near Mendoza on the 10th.
The Utica Gazette claims that George Bennett,
Of that township, is an old time scout and lndi
an fighter He can also be set down as one oi
the most liberal and biggest hearted men OF his
section.
The old Beckwith House, Marseilles, is now
vacant, and night watch is necessary to prevent
the Young hoodlums of that stad village from
breaking in the windows and doors.
The Reoortey thinks Mendoza will organize un-
der the general law some time in the nineteenth
century.
Rev. Dr. Thomas lectures in Mendoza on the
l4th upon "The Successful Life"
Morris wants telephone exchange.
w H. Neh, OF Seneca, intends removing to
Iowa next month.
The wife of postmaster Smith, OF Peru, was &C.
riously injured on Sunday morning by slipping
ON a crossing while on her way TO church
The question of abolishng the city court OF
Aurora is being discussed by the people of that
city
LAsALLE AND PERU.
Father Gray, for many years pastor OF st.
Mary's (Catholc) church, Peru, has gone to Chi
cago Father Conners is his successor
Parties are looking up location in Peru for
tile works.
Two teams of horses engaged in cutting ice on
the bayou, Peru, one day last week, brokeI
through the ice and one team was drowned.
Mr. Loomis drew his check in full payment for
their loss
The fire company Of Peru are arranging a.
dance for Feb. 3D.
Oglesby south of La Sale, is reported to have
two cases Of smallpox.
The Peru bank discounts mutiated silver coin
only fifty per cent
LyGdcn Evans, q son OF Hon. Daniel Evans, La
Sale, has recovered from three weeks sick
ness
Peru wants railroad to Streator,
Here in La Sale it is the boy who gets the
marshal to 20 for the teacher, but down in Peru
the order is reversed and the teacher gets the
marshal 10 20 for the boys On Monday there
was a stampede of five youthful hopefuls from
the third ward school of that city to La Sale,
followed closely by Officer Merrick, who pursued
them TO the section line, and then stood and
looked over at the brats in the enjoyment OF their
liberty in territory over which his jurisdiction
didn't extend. The teacher tried 10 turn them
over to the marshall but be failed to get his hands
on them.-ErCSS.
The report OF the principal of the Peru public
schools for January shows an enrolment of 9i5
pupils and an average attendance of SO per cent.
Z. C. Hegeler, of La Sale, will ere long own
all Of Putnam county, If he continues 10 BUY
farms at the rate he has for the past yesr.-Hcn-
HepiH Re'0r}. +
Peru's new rolling nl is approaching compile
lion.
Mr.. Brown talks of connecting his Ionica
Warehouse with the telephone exchange, at La
Sale,
sTREAToR.
The question Of organizing as city is being
discussed.
1t is stated that +. W. Fades will not be n can
sidate for reelection as supervisor.
Atkins band gives party on the l4th.
Monitor; "a number of our bald headed men
and innocent young meh had urgent business in
Ottawa this week.
The skating rink has been we'll patronzed.
The young men operating it are from Peru.
Monitor; ~. T. Kuhns and Esq. Dicus were
down around kinsman three days this week. Di-
Gus has had several desperate and almost hope
less claims against parties III that vicinity and
has been successful every time. This time they
had claim against car of horses and house
hold furniture, and clay for it, for three days.
They were opposed by the "Pluck" Whalen
crowd, and toward the last it became a matter of
who would gain All the ncighborhood was
against the boys and told them repeatedly they
would lose, as the Whalens always win. There
was pluck on both sides, and although bets were
freely offered against the Streator parties, the
quality Of pluck that wins stood in with the boys"
The talk about zinc works is being revived.
4 coal shaft sunk to the third vein is talked of
by the Plumbs.
No shaft is taking out 900 tons OF coal daily.
The c. w. & V. Coal Company pait during last
month SOL, 900 for labor.
Streator has Broom Brigade" composed of
young ladies. They are under the direction of
the Baptist church of that village.
Strcator is sued in the Circuit Court by Mrs,
Bowen for 5000 damages She was injured by
falling through defective sidewalk.
The Telephone.
Pontiac, down in Livingston county, is enjoy
ing Itself by telling ghost stories. One of those