The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-17
OTTAWA FREE TRADER: SATURDAY. JUNE II. 1882.

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into this immediate section from sales OF dair.
products independent OF the Board, and IRON
milk shipments etc, and the grand total VII
reach at least five million dollars
The latest scheme tor reaching the Illinois
coal fields is "A company, chartered within TIT
! last few weeks. 1t is called the St Paul, MIN
neapolis & Sea Coast railroad. Col Plumb II
one of the directors, and number OF Mime
sofa and Iowa capitalists are backing the en-
terprse. II is understood the company nave
their eve on Streator as an objective point. 81
Col. Plumb says.
Lou Elmer, 70 year old girl of Jack Ed
ner of Tonica, on Tuesday evening week
while standing on box on top OF chair
using a case knife IN scraping old paper OF
the wall, slipped and fell in such man
ner that the knife was forced into her neck
near the jugar VEN, cutting an ugly cash
The doctor thinks the wound Will not prove
serious although 1t was a narrow escape from
fatal injury.
On Tuesday night IRWIN, of Aurora, was
shot in the county jail while resisting Jsiler
Lawson. A coroner's jury was held, exoner
atlng the jaiier from all blame. IRWIN has
been a notorious criminal in this city for
many years, and has spen, mach Of his time
IN city and county jail He was, when shot,
serving out a term of thirty days for drunken
ness and general cussed1ess. He was only "a
years of age,
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific com
pany makes the following excellent record for
Its last fiscal year, ending March 81: Gross
earnings, Sl3, 2G6 643.10; operating expenses,
(55,l2 per cent? $500 ,SG2.5,; net earnings,
$5,043, 7S0.53 The gross earnings increased
over those of the previous year $1,000, 1886,
the net earnings $6l7 02s.05, the operating ex-
penses 2G4S, 1S4H, and the taxes S43,922g1.
The average mileage of road operated during
the year was 1865.
The Streator Free Press has the following
story of an old Ottawa boy: Mrs. Howard,
living out west Of town, was IN at Heenan's
Monday dong some trading. When the show
came along she vent out too look at It, and
went off leaving her pocket-book containing
5000 in checks and cash, lying III the store
Frank O'Mera, one Of the reliable clerks of
that establishment, found it, and hunting her
up returned It, 1t was fortunate for Mrs.
Howard that it fell into the hands of such an
honest boy as Frank, as so large a sum would
be great temptation TO any one"
The Cincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis &
Chicago r. r. Co. Owners of the Kankakee Is
Seneca) have issued circular giving details
Of the manner of disposal Of the 100000
additional stock authorized to be issued In
May last, for building the union depot and
grain elevator in Cincinnati and for adding to
equipment The stock is to be issued pro rata
10 the stockholders of record on une 1, at COL
cents on the dollar, payable in six installments,
and |! any stock remains not taken by July I,
i will be disposed OF by the directors
MONITOR Streator; "a short time ago car
Dad of Strealor screenings was sent away 70
be converted into coke that some substantial
opinion could be formed of its possible uses |
IN that direction. We have a sample of the |
,oke in our office that was made from that
carload by John Enders, in Grape Creek, Ill.
The presence Of 30 much sulphur in our coal
las always seemed to make Its coke useless In /
making iron, but Mr.. Enders writes he is con-
ident the coke can be satisfactorily used. The
product Of the carload has been sent to the
|orth Chicago rolling mills, where il will be
tested by competent chemist,
nd if the report lnsures its successful compe.
tion with Pennsylvania, coke works will be
rected here at once by the several companies,
nth capacity Of 100 tons. The estimated cost
ton of the material in Streator IS 81. The
lpport Of such works in as large a mining
,wn as Streator will be Of incslculabTc bene-
I to the coal companies, and give us another
reat industry that IN the very nature Of things
1ould have an ineShaustlble supply OF work.
)g material"