The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-01-21
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Kankakee has case of varioloid

A rink will be opened in Hull Hall, Morris,
on next Monday evening.
The pay of Braceville (Grundy Coz coal miners
Saturday was about s25, 600
| The grain elevator at Tonca has been enlarg-
ed by an addition 5OxlS feet.
The Sublette guards played "The Spy Of AT.
lanta" IN Mendoza last week.
Marseilles is to have lectures by Rev. B. Her.
ford and Rev. II. W. Thomas.
The Allen paper mill is nearly ready to begin
the Masking of paper at Morris.
| The lonica Ne1CS is prospecting, and is going
to have a new Washington (hand) press.
The employees Of the Joliet steel mills received
their months pay last Tuesday -$l27,9O0.
Burgess Bros. have added a fine Clydesdale to
their Wcnona stables--a 2,0O0-pound animal
| Ed Hastings, son of Ex-Mayor Hastings, OF
Mendoza, died in Lincoln, Neb., last week aged
20 years.
There was a horse bid in at an auction held
not far from Morris one day this week for nine
| ty five cents.
The masons of Tonlca had public installment
of officers last week. There vocal and instru-
mental music, and an oyster superb very en-
joyable entertainment.
1t is said that the emigration from Brookiield
township, of farmers, to Iowa and other parts of
the west will be larger the coming spring than
for years. The past year has been hard one on
the farming community
Aurora is to have q creamery. 1t is to be OF
brick 3sx70 it., 90 #. high and boiler room 20x24
! It, There is also to be covered driveway and
ice house. 1t will be one of the most complete
in the state, and manufacture both butter and
cheese.
The Sandwich Enterprise Manufacturing Com
pany in 1879 sold 800 of their pows, and 200 of
their wind mills. In 1850 the sales were ., 500
plows and 500 mills. For the coming season the
company have made arrangement to manufac-
ture 1900 plows and 800 mills.
The first arrival of Seneca coal went to Kanka-
kee over the kankakee & Seneca road Thursday
week. 1t consisted of six car loads, a portion OF
it being billed to Cougar, the dealer. In about
a month 1t is expected that the Williams shaft at
Gardner will be in operation and that the pro-
duct can be sold in Kankakec for SO per ton.
Morris Independent: "Watcrs, Hauser & Bur.
rell are now delivering one hundred cords OF rip.
rap and rubble stone for which the city contract
ed some time since. Superintendent of Streets
Johnson informs us that this is an excellent
stone for matchmaking, far superior to Joliet
stone. What this city needs now is the mmed
ate erection Of that work house which the com
mittee on streets and alleys was instructed
! to build some two years since"
Marseilles Plaind,a'er: 1.-The Highway Com
mlssioners of Rutland township say of the Hi
nois river bridge here: The bridge is unsafe,
and has been condemned by US, and all persons
are hereby warned against passing upon or near
the same The commissioners have no isstruc.
tons to build a new bridge, even if they had the
money, and it does look as if affairs in that d.
rection were coming to crisis''
| A bald.eaglc was killed near Morris on Satur-
day last. 1t is thus described by the Herald: 1.-THE
bird measures across the wings, from tip TO tip,
seven feet, and from the point of its beak to the
tip of tall three feet its talons are one and one
half inches long, and when the foot was spread
measured seven inches the body was the size OF
Il large turkey, and. with the wings, is of dark.
brown color while the head and tail are pure
white"
Kankakee Gazette: president Bonteld, Super
intendent Smith, Engineer Croswell and Road.
master Kelly, Of the Kankakee d Seneca, went
over to Seneca last Monday on Especial" con-
sisting of locomotive No. and passenger car
and returned in the afternoon with the magniG
cent presidents car of the Rock Island road, con
veying President Riddle and Vice presidenr Ca
die Of the Rock Island; President Ingall, Gener.
al Passenger Agent Egan, superintendent Sher-
wood and Traffic Manager Page Of the C., l., st.
l.. q C.; and Telegraph Superintendent Page of
the Western Union Telegraph Company The
trip was made for the purpose of inspecting the
hne. The roadbed is in excellent condition. and
the run was made in regular passenger train
time. On Monday next mixed train will be put
on, making regular trips daily II will leave
kankakee at eight in the morning, returning at
six in the evening As business demands, the IA
cilites will be increased until regular passenger
trains are running"
LA SALE AND PERU.
Mike Rogers, OF La Sale, took a dose of lauda.
nun on Tuesday, in Mt of the blues.
H'raM: at is reported that Father Gray has
decided to leave Peru, and st. Mary's parish will
soon be in charge of another priest"
VIM. Schmall, Of Peru, was thrown from a wag-
on Monday, and striking on the frozen ground
fractured the cap Of knee
Ners: 1.-THE miners at Locey's shaft struck
last week against reducing the rate from 81 to
90 cents per ton. They carried their point and
work is resumed again. These miners mean bust.
ness. They posted up notices of the strike,
warned black legs to keep away, and, to give
force TO the warning, a cariacture OF skull
and cross bones appeared on the notices"
sTREAToR
Streator has organized a musical association.
The Streator Coal Co. has declared an annual
dividend Of 10 per cent
The MethodIsts have been holding revival
meetings this week at Streator.
On Monday James Locke's dry goods and gro
Gerry store was taken possession of by the sheriff
on executions amounting to 5000. This amount !
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