The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-03-18
OUR NEIGHBOURS.
v.p,o,s INSTANTANEOUS ITEMS.

VARIOUS MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The Lostant grain elevator is to be rebuilt
There are several cases OF scarlet ieVer III 'i'
village of Norway.
There are 90 cases on the docket OF the druho!
county circuit court!
VIM. Pattison, one OF the old settlers oisu'uh
DIV county, died in Morris on Tuesday week
Lostant firm are perfecting modei Oh oe
vice for train signals by means OF moving i'gh's
The Parr school house in Rutland was burned
the other night. The origin of the fire is un'
known. II will OF course be rebuilt.
George Morrison's shoe store, La sale' was
robbed on Monday evening OF $50 to 800 worth
Of goods.
The Rockford Burial Case Co. broke ground
Saturday for their new factory In that city. The
main building 10 to be five stories IN heigh''
44ylOO feet, with wing 40k4S
Oscar F. Fischer, son Of Supervisor Caspar
Fischer, Of Mendoza, graduated at the Chicago
College of Phmmacy last Thursday. He stood
9S per cent in his examination.
For the year ending March l, there were "a
bodies buried IN the Morris cemetery. OF these
deaths 81 were caused by diphthena! which Is
seven times as fatal as any other disease except
ing dysentery ~ and teething (5).
Kraeger & Riddles book store No. - Broad
way. Aurora, was burgarized Saturday night,
and the thieves got off safely with property to
the value OF $125 or mOre-all the best pocket
books and cigar cases IN the house, all the meer.
schaum cigar holders, besides an opera glass
and IS. 43 in change.
Bert, son Of Mr.. G. 8. Young, of Morris, on last
Thursday evening was handling cartridge, and
in attempting to remove the cap the dangerous
little thing exploded In his hand. The major
part OF It crashed through the left hand between
the last two fingers, tearing through the flesh
between the knuckles, and leaving the little fin.
ger hanging to the side Of the hand as II by a
thread.
The Utica Gazette INDUCED in the questionable
luxury of pied form, and lost an issue for Mar.
4th The situation Is described: press broken.
the whole office In ''pi' from nonpareil TO 4.line
plea, including news type, job type and fancy
title In fact the Office was perfect "hell, and
when we appeared on the scene the "deVil' was
seated upon a pile Of 'ruin," sarcastic grin
upon his ink-be.spattered face, dime novel in
one hand and clay pipe in the other"
Rai,a.ay Age: at IS stated that the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy company proposes to run
An inaugural excursion train from Chicago to
Denver, on the occasion Of the opening OF their
line to the last named city, which will be In all
respects the finest ever seen on any railway In
the world The party will consist OF distinguish
ed invited guests and the arrangements will In all
their details be as nearly perfection as human
skill, taste and ingenuity can make them.
Chester Dryer, OF Lowell, died on March 4th,
aged nearly 81 years. He came to Illinois In
1886, settling near Lowell. He leaves wife
tsecond) and daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Gardner.
He was at first a member Of the Baptist church,
but left 1t because his strong antislavcry feelings
did not harmonic with the views OF the breth-
rem. He was then for some years member OF
the Methodist church, and finally united with
the Congregational church OF Tonica.
sTREAToR.
The route OF the I. l. & I. r. X. through Strea.
tor Is alongside Of the Alton, and the report Is
the two roads will erect union depot.
Press: "If 1t takes three policemen to guard
Oriental Hall while minstrel show Is in pro-
gress, how many police are necessary to look a.
ter row on Main streety That was something
like the conundrum that some Of the peaceful
citizens about the corner Of Main and Monroe
streets were putting last night when they learned
that all the police force was up taking In the
show while big row was In progress down on
the street.
Press: "NelsoA Plumb, president OF the Chi
cago, Streator and Bloomington railroad COM
pany, is now in the east negotiating with good
success for the construction OF that proposed
line OF narrow guage railway. From all indica-
tons 1t Is probable that the building OF this road
from Streator to Chicago may be contaminated
without much delay. A prospectus OF this COM
pany now lying before rs shows that the road
would undoubtedly pay"