The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-01-14
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
LA SALLB AND PERU,

The frcscoing OF Mr., Hegeler's residence, La
Sale, will cost $4,000.
horse was stolen from Mrs Mary J. O'Reilly.
at La Sale, last Saturday evening.
DR.. Jas. A. Williams, of Peru, dentist, died on
Saturday last at the age Of % years, Of ma!arial
{ fever
RI VI. Byrne, of La Salls has purchased the grain
business of NJ. Young, of Peru, who goes to
Peoria.
Co. T., 18th Bat, La Sale, has just received
4 their new uniforms. 1t is the oldest company in
the state.
Mr.. Markell, of the La Sale schools, was IN,
other day fined 81 and costs for logging one OF
his pupils.
/ La Sale Press: "lhe total tax the people of
La Sale are called upon to pay this year il $50
lOs. Our corporation tax is $40, 535. As Ottawa
with all her financial embarrassment is required
to pay a corporation tax Of only S25, lsS and the
total town tax is only s96, SOP, n person might
infer that we are not in much better financial
condition than our neighbors, all things taken
| into consideration"
| Stephen Roth, badly hurt some time since il
the H. Valley Coal Co.'S shaft, La Sale, is about
| to commence suit in the Circuit Court against
the company for the recovery OF damages. 9TH,
mine inspection laws" says the Press, "hav'
been In force for several years, but thus far there
appear to have been no cases tired under them
though from all accounts it would seem thai
they are violated frequently enough"
Mr.. Adoph Werthen Of La Sale, died In that
city on last Saturday morning. He was born IL
Lispenhausen, Hessen Germany, In lS49, and
came to America in 1870. He was secretary and
| treasurer of the Elicl Brewing Co, and one ri
the directors of the La Sale National Bank. He
had been married but two months, bringing hi,
bride from Gotha, Germany The funeral took
place on Monday and was attended by the |. o.
| o. T. and Masons Of Peru, la Sale and Ottawa.
He was man much respected
| The railroad business for La Sale aud Peru is
thus given by the agent: THE receipts for freight
received at Peru during November were S4,2750O,
of which 81. 2l9 50 was paid by the Ills Zinc Co,
leaving 81 055. 50 for the city proper The freight
forwarded amounted to 81, $40 -, making a tola
of So, 395 81, exclusive Of that paid by Ills. Inc
Co., who, by the way, need no facilities at the
freight house for their zinc ore or epelter. The
freight forwarded from La Lalle during Nov. 81
amounted to 81 57S 67; freight received 81, SO775,
the total being $40, 3S642. The receipts Of Peru
stston from the sale of tickets are between $500
and 5000 per month, while those of La Sale sta
ticn average 81, 800 month.
sTRRAroR.
The Catholic FAR opens at Oriental Hall on
Monday next.
Mr.. s. w. Williams is about to build paper
mill at Streator.
Mr. Thomas Wood has been removed f. ON Il c
Office of Superintendent Of the Bottle WORKS.
He remains rs "A blower.
There will be u convention Of the Temperance
Union of La Sale, Grundy and Bureau counties
at Strcator, Feb 10 and II.
No. is putting out about 600 tons of coal per
day now and two thirds of the mine IL still filled
with water aid dirt 80 that it cannot be worked.
Free Press: "Mr Plumb one of the managers
OF this coal shaft, informs US that Mr. Sweet of
the G.. w. ~ V. coal company will erect extern
sve coke ovens at this place the coming year, so
that Streator will he able to furnish another
good and valuable fuel"
The managers of the Streator Bottle Works re-
fused to purchase clock and supply drinking
water for the works. The articles were asked
for many times; and on last Friday morning, as
neither was forthcoming, the men quit work.
The managers have 'come down"
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Wenona Inter has new Prouty press
Cadet Taylor has been re appointed postmaster
at Wenona.
The dry goods men of Mendoza will close at Z
p. VI. unit! March 18th.
Joliet pays taxes to the amount OF SIP, 32.63,
of which s63, S56.ll is "city tax"
Mr.. g. Pool, Of Mendoza, is going to build an
opera house" for that city next season.
The Morris independent says Bert Written, OF
that place, left Morris between trains" Thurs
day week; also his wife and unpaid bills.
Wenona Ind,1: "The fact should be recorded
that on January 10TH 1882 the weather was so
mild that gooseberry bushes were In bloom. Mr.
j. A. Blair informs us that his bushes are in
bloom, and 1t is something extraordinary for this
latitude"
On Monday, Jan. >, all interesting wedding
took place at Plano at the residence OF Mr.. f. ID. |
Wilcox, the parties being his daughter, Helen, |
and Mr.. Henry j. Klocppe, of Plano. About
IS invited guests were present, including Lew
Davis and wife, from Earl, Zenas Wood and wife,
from Nebraska, and Dora and Willie Kloeppel,
of Brooklyn, sister and brother of the groom.
The Rev. o. Il. Kinney performed the ceremony.
There was a grand supper, and many presents
were received by the bride. Mr.. Kloeppel is TO
superintend G. ID. Hennng's farm the coming
summer He will proby get settled about the
middle of February.
A young lady from Quincy, ILL.,, whose name
is not given, was put off the c., b. n Q. cars at
Mendoza on Saturday by the conductor, and Civ
en- In charge OF the city marshal 1t appears
that on the pretext of spending an evening
with a friend she took the cars for Chicago
Discovering that she had taken the train, and
the wires being brought into requisit!on, the
conductor handed her over TO the authorities.
She is very attractive young person and was
neatly dressed. When asked why she chose to