The Ottawa free trader., 1882-03-04
sEIGHBORHOOD NOTES,

VARIOUS MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Oscar Wilde lectured in Aurora last evening.
The Morris Land League ball netted about
sl25
The Catholic Fair at Wenona last week nettet
ABOUT 5000.
The c. l., St. L. a. Chi. railroad are about tc
build new elevator at Kankakee.
Daniel Chapman, of Earlville, died there on
Wednesday last, aged AZ years. He came to Hi
nois from Massachusetts, and had lived In this
county for IA years
On Sunday nightlast burglars entered the resi-
dence of Ole Hill, farmer, living miles south
Of Leland, and two checks, one for $l95 and one
for s45, were taken As yet the thief has not been
apprehended.
Mr.. Geo. W. Rossiter, so long station agent for
the c. r. ]. d r. at Morris, has rendered his res
jgnation, and vacated on Tuesday. Mr.. f. Ii.
Quigley, late ticket agent and day operator, has
been appointed to the position made vacant.
Ex.Sherif McIntre made three sales OF bull
calves last week at $l25 per head. The purchas-
ers were MIR. Olmstead of Freedom, Isaac Rob-
inson, OF La Sale. and sam'l Haight, OF Meriden.
The calves were months old,
On Wednesday week, at the shops OF the Mar
seilles Manufacturing Company, II. G. Whitman,
while adjusting the gauge of Il circular saw, by
some means got his hand against the saw, badly
laceratng the hand, nearly severng the last
three fingers Of his right hand
Morris telegram Of 18th says: Several stu
dents Of the Normal school at this place were
expelled this morning for violating an agreement
~ M uia sa1o which they a ne He'd N
sign before entering the school, viz, White,
Degnon, Bundage and Washburn.
Princeton Republican: 1.-The usefulness Of our
telephone lines are gradually extending beyond
the limits OF Princeton. The Telephone Com.
pRny has bought the poles OF the American Un-
ion Telegraph Co., between Princeton and La
Salle-the Telegraph Co. reserving the right Of
the old wire, which is TO be taken down as soon
as possible. The distance Is twenty-five miles,
and the Telephone Co. gets 3i5 poles now stand
ing, and have to erect fifty-ni new ones-all Of
which will be ornamented with new wire ut an
early day This will give US telephone connec.
ton with La Sale, Mendoza Ottawa, Streator,
and other points east. Meantime the company
is extending lis lines west to Kewanee, Geneseo
Galya, Galesburg Peoria, Canton, etc, and soon
We shall be in talking distance" with the lead
ing towns Of this section OF the State. This will
be good news TO the patrons Of the telephone in
Princeton.
sTRRAToR.
John Hunter was injured by the fall OF rock in
No on Monday afternoon. The rock weighed
compile Of tons and struck him Oh the neck and
shoulders, iujuring his chest and cutting off two
fingers Of the left hand and otherwise injuring IT.
Pete Weast closed up his saloon business in
streator on Tuesday night, turning it over to
Van slyck d Neusbaum, and is now getting ready
70 90 10 California for his health. He will take
his family with him and probably spend the sum.
mer on the west coast
new bank has been organized in streator
The folloTing directors have been chosen: Ralph
Plumb, W. II. Lukins, Daniel Heenan, NJ. ]. Lu-
ther, W. s. Cherry, Fred Richards and Nathaniel
Mcintyre. The capital stock is pu, at $50. 600 in
shares OF 500 each, and the bank will be known
as the ''streator National Bank" The directors
organized by electing Ralph Plumb president,
and W. ii. Miller cashier
Press: "The recent action on the part of the
butchers, advancing the price Of meats about 90
per cent, is making something Of disturbance,
and we are informed BY tie officers Of c., W. &
v. company that they are thinking Of starting q
butcher shop OF their own fer supplying their
AnpIoyes at about cost They will either do that
or make terms with some hatcher, either one ol