The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-21
Our Neighbors,

engagements for series OF SIX dances to be
given during the winter
The Wood Bros have reopened their
Hunters Headquarters" at the outlet of
,enachvlne Lake for the season,
The Ball Corset Company will go to
Aurora for $1,000 and site for their FAC.
lory Another subscription Will be tried.
Coal has been reached nj Wenona at u
depth OF 334 feet The vein is over four
! feet thick and the coal Of excellent quality.
/ \ soap bubble party Is the latest inven-
ion OF La Sale genius The blower of
I he biggest bubble, If u lady, wins card
receiver
4 party of surveyors under l.. b, Jack.
son, of Nilington, have commenced the
survey of abe Illinois, Iowa 4 Minnesota
railroad from Streator to st, Paul ria La
Sale.
Tle Kankakec shoe factory received an
order "Wednesday morning for 5000 pairs
Of Newport ties from Chicago house,
Tie factory keeps thirty hands at work on
hi. Inc Of shoes
Tie Light Guard band have formed an
orchestra within their organization. They
have secured as their first violinist Mr.. j.
G Wall, formerly leader Of Fi,zgersld's
orchestra Of this city.
The Coal Run Coal Co., of S.reator, has
contracted tor the erection of ten houses
near their Reading shaft. They are to be
well built, and have attached an acre of
ground for vegetable gardens, The houses
will be rented or sold on long time to the
employees
The round house and repair shops of the
Three | road will be located at Streator
it is said. Work on the east end of the
road Is progressing. The contractors claim
that with thirty days of good weather they
will reach North Judson, working toward
Plymouth, Ind, on the Fort Wayne road.
The Aurora Beacon does not like the
news of the Ohio election because il gives
ONO democratic governor" As calico
Charley" Foster has year or more yet to
serve as Governor of Ohio before his term
expires, he probably has some doubts about
the recent election having given OHIO
democratic governor.
The Mendoza cooking club were last
week entertained by Miss Mcintyre, at the
residence of A c. Mcintyre. The young
ladies met IN the afternoon and prepared
supper of good things, to which gentlemen
who it was thought could take hint
we're invited The ladies wore pretty as.
,hetlc costumes while the gentlemen were
s,tired in the Puritan Garb, but ate like
common sinners.
y Mendoza paper says that during the
last week of September Mr. Dan Carr went
from Ophir to Streatcr: and the next week
vent from Ohio 10 miles northwest of
OHIO Station, in Lee county; and IN that
scope Of country, he says, from Utica to
,treGt,r the corn VIII not average over 10
bushels to the sore; oats, 80; potatoes
failure. From Ophir to Ohio Station:
corn, IS bushels; oats, 80; potatoes very
uncertain, roiting badly.
The Peru Herald says "Our readers
have been familiar with the case of Geo.
Griswold's daughter, who has been lying
=, for 80 many weeks, first with blindness
then lockiaw, atterward dumb, and finally
q paralysis Of one.half the body. The best
physicians of Chicago had been consulted
and but little good obtained from their
skill, when she was placed in the care of
DR.. COutant, and for the past four weeks
she has shown signs OF improvement. At
resent she can sit up in bed, and Is heart
lily enjoying her food Her eyesight is
PARTIALLY restored, and improving daily
she can converse with those around her,
and the paralysis has lefth her body. She will
recover without doubt Dr. Coutant seems
10 have had - theory 1T his own as to the
Ceus # a"r tprrbIe compliant, and has
followed p liuc ot treatment to that end,
elt.a success that Is exceedingly compll.
melacy 10 his skill as = physician"
Aacura Bar,p; The best time that has
ever uera made on the c., 3. & Q. was
mad, by engine Is last Sunday. The train
consisted OF six cars, and contained Van.
perbt, the great railroad king, together
nth several Of the cllief officials Of the
road. From Gaesburg to Mendoza the
tme was one hour aud thirty nine min
rtes, distance Of eighty miles. From
Mendoza 10 Aurora the run was made in
ilty.four minutes, distance Of torty-fivs
miles Here engine 1863, with Cooley at
the throttle, was coupled to the train, and
N 30 minutes had the train going over the
e, c. q |. c. crossing, distance Of thirty
four and one.half miles. Mr.. Cooley
claims that lie could have made better
time, but the brakes were dragging, and
thus made his train much heavier than
Necessary. Yet the distance of 1853 miles,
between Galesburg and the G. G. & l. G.
crossing, was made in three hours and
twelve minutes
From Ophir.