The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-23
Our Neighbors.

I Is $2s, 900 per month.
a The Aurora street car line was opene'
: on last Thursday evening.
Elder Russell, Of Tonica, was robbed
! $25 on last Friday night.
The Coal Run Coal Co., Streator, for thu
month paid $7,400 to miners.
Mrs. Catherine Mcclure, of Seneca, dice
on Friday last, aged Al years.
An attempt was made to burglarize Johl
Barker's store at Seneca on Tuesday night
John kirkpatrick, an old and esteemeC
cltizen OF Streator, died on Thursday last
aged 70 years.
Marshall Merrlck, Of Peru, on Tuesday
arrested man having in his possession
horse stolen at Galva.
Jake Wslthers, of Streator, had hi
thrown out OF joint by = falling rock ii
No. shaft, on Tuesday.
The Kankakee 4 Seneca railroad eleva
tor at Seneca has been completed Its CO
psc,ty Is 10000 bushels
1t is formally announced that the c. X
NV. r. r. will build = branch to Aurora
Whether 1t will be extended to the Goa
fields of the neighborhood does not yet ap
pear,
The Wenona Union FAIR held this week
seems to have been an unusual success
The attendance and show were larger than
ever. |, has been for years the best fair il
this section.
A nlue.yesr-old son OF Wm. RcSman,
of Ransom, while trying 10 climb on a
loaded corn wagon fell under the wheels
one day last week. The wagon passed over
his body and on Friday last he died.
The splendid cooperative creamery al
st. Charles, one Of the largest and finest IN
the West, was completely destroyed by fire
al an early hour Sunday morning. Tie
loss Is estimated at $4,000, and the fire Is
believed to have been the work OF al incen
diary.
At Deer Park between 5000 and 1 OOU
visitors have registered their names-prob
ably but little more than one.half the &C.
tual number of visitors. They have come
from many different states. The Ners
says Mr. Clayton is talking earnestly about
building a magnificent hotel the coming
winter and have It ready tor another sea
sons business. The public may rest as
sured, at any rate, that the Improvements
will keep pace with the requirements OF
this grand and gorgeous summer resort
which Is rapidly growing in popularity
wherever its attractions are known. Sut
ferers from hay fever will receive great re
lief by stopping few days in its cool re-
treat.
Streator Free Press: "a large number
OF magnificent walnut logs are being
brought to the city, some of them as much
as four fee. IN diameter The logs are be
ling sent to New York City, where they
will be worked up. The European marke
for walnut is not as good as 1t was, rose
wood, lignum vitae and other valuable tim
Der being put IN there at u lower cos
than American walnut. Mat Boush, who i:
agent for A. Brown, OF Buffalo, informs u:
that he has 80 men working IN this STATE
and 40 head of stock. He has ~ men anC
10 horses and mules at work around Strea
tor. He expects to ship 10 car loads o
this timber from here. They pay TIT
farmer an average Of from $50 to S25 PEI
tree for the lumber a. it stands, and they
take the chances of 1t being good or bad
Mr.. Bousch does not consider this first
lrate place for walnut numbering as thu
trees and their owners are often mile
apart and are also very scattering; very
many rotten ana decaying trees are tounC
among them, which detracs from their av
erage value The agent is of the opinion
that the walnut Of this vicinity woul(
have been moro valuable had it been Gu
ten years ago, for then the rot would no
have progressed 80 far. lie claims tina
the idea of holding walnut trees for high
er price is mistaken one, as there Is
tendency to decay after the trees reach
certain size, to say nothing of the chance
of their being destroyed by lightning. Il
lis quite q sight to see the four horse team
hauling these tremendous logs, driven by
. mounted driver with but a single line
They are magnificent pullers, too, thos,
same teams"