The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-05-27
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making, and presents this as about their idea OF
the republican hand for next fall:
Judge 5th Judicial District, j. b. McCulloch;
state treasurer, Gen. j. c. Smith superintendent
Of public instruction, W. b. Powell; representa-
tive IN congress, VIM. Cullen; state senator,
Samuel r. Lewis; state representatives, Isaac
Ames and Frank Bowen county judge, Z. 5.
Miller; county clerk, 4. A. Nattinger; coroner,
E. w. Wes county superintendent OF schools,
r. Williams; probate Judge, Frank Snyder; pro-
bate clerk, John Peruker; county treasurer, E.
c. Webster; sheriff, Thos Clark.
All we'll enough, perhaps, but why carve ID.
Bassett Snow, and Gin Kross, and "Stockey,"
and the recorders Office, and all the other innu-
merable small fry not yet heard from running
around loose in the backwoods and villages?
The Mendoza Reporter puts it in this way: "lf
the people can be assured that the proposed ex-
tension [of the X. IL s. X. r. will not be made
in the interests of any other line and will not be
swallowed by a larger corporation as soon as
finished there will be no trouble about the pro-
ject being endorsed by the people"
And the Chicago Times OF Thursday says: ut
is currently reported that the Seneca line Of the
Cincinnati, indianapolis and Chicago railroad
will be extended from Seneca to Mendoza, Ill.
The Seneca line, built last winter from kankakee
to Seneca, is an extension of the Cincinnati and
Chicago road and was intended to afford the lat
ter a connection with the Rock Island, and,
through it, with the upper Mississippi valley.
This connection is hurtful to Chicago, as its sole
interest is in the diversion of traffic around TINS
point. The Cincinnati has direct connection
with Chicago over the Illinois Central from Kan
kakee to this city. 1t is now rumored that the
arrangement between the Cincinnati road and
the Rock Island for the interchange of traffic at
Seneca is not working to the satisfaction of the
Cincinnati company, and that it has therefore de-
cided upon an extension of its line from Seneca
to Mendoza. The citizens of Ottawa are putting
in strong petitions to secure the location of the
route by way of that town. Should that route
be selected, the new extension will parallel The
Rock Island road for considerable distance.
Mendoza, as might be expected, is excited at the
prospect of Il new competitor At Mendoza,
should the extension be built the Cincinnati and
Chicago road Will connect with both the Chica-
60, Burlington & Quincy and the Illinois Cen
trails Iowa line. 1t is certain that engineers are
locating a route from Seneca to Mendoza. The
Rock Island people, however, say, or are report
ed as saying, that tlN Cincinnati company is not
identified with the scheme for building a road
from Seneca to Mendoza.
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Our busy little neighbor, Dayton, besides be-
coming famous for her horse collars, wooden
goods, tile and paper, is getting to be quite a
popular summer resort. The stream of visitors
during the few weeks since the fishing season
opened must be enormous, for on every bright
day al least the banks of the river are lined with
people. As sample of the size of partes:-
Some 25 couples from Streator went up in a
special car on Tuesday! Already the campers
have begun to pat in their appearance, and it is
altogether likely that from this time until fall
there will be no great dimnution In the number
of visitors. We should think the citizens would
turn this flood Of tourists to their advantage;
and they certainly could make themselves vastly
popular with the people of the Fox River Valley
by lending their aid In the suppression of illegal
seining in their waters.
On last Friday night, at StreatOr, an assault
was made on stranger, 30 severe that his life is
said to be in danger. The local police and Off
GERS authorized to serve state papers have done
nothing in the premises. The police say the
matter 10 not within their jurisdiction, being
village and not state officers; while the latter
hold, says the Free Press, that the prosecution
OF case of this kind involves the expenditure OF
large amount of time and money, for which it
would be difficult to obtain rccompense. They
charge the righteousness of the board Of super
visors with being the cause of their inability to
exert themselves in cases in which the county is
prosecutor. Their bills for mileage and expen-
ses are often cut to one-thrd of what is claimed,
and where they fail of conviction they seldom
receive anything" All of which may be true.
Nevertheless, the question arises, what sort of
stuff are said coAstables made Of:
The JoornM has been explaining the hidden
mysteries of La Sale county politics as develop
ed so far touching the fall campaign. The art-
Giles ere 'fearfully and wonderfully made"
VIVA, Go you take us for, Mr.. Journa(,-"suck
ers.'
Spats by newsp aper editors through their col
ums are the commonest Of cOmmOnplaces; for
there are still editors who imagine the public are
interested in the nrivatc life of themselves and