The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-21

| Elgin expects to be illuminated by cleo
tricity within sixty days.
La Sale Democrat: "P. V. Fogarty,
aged seven years, son of Mrs. Thos. Fog
arty, while playing with a playmate sat.
urday afternoon last, fell IN an old unused
well, where the street.car barn used to
stand corner Second and Bucklin streets,
and was drowned. The well is located on
the property of a man named Dobson, re-
siding in Chicago, and has been fora long
time IN dan gerous condition, being al
ways uncovered. II is stated that suit
for damages will shortly be begun"
La Sale Democrat: august Wagner,
about As years OF age, and laborer at the
Peru Zinc WORKS, has been missing since
the evening of July 10Th. He boarded at
Neps' house on Gooding street, and on
that morning he ate his breakfast ana left
about half past SIX to go to work, carrying
his dinner IN pail. He Vas paid oil
that afternoon about O'Clock the sum OF
St2, and the last seen of him was about 8
IOclock that evening. His clothes and
trunk are at the boarding house. He was
considered of steady habits and had never
absented himself before and his friends
| feel alarmed"
The Vermillon Coal Company paid out
S32 600 in Strcator TO miners, on Monday.
Streator Nonit0r: Patrick Barton, OF
Eagle, is experiencing considerable troub-
lie from worms in his oat field Whether
other parties have examined their
oats and are likewise troubled or not, we
have not been informed"
The city of Joliet pays Its officers sal
aries rs follows: Clerk, $1,000 attorney.
5000; surveyor, 5000 chief ofpolce, 81
200; night captain, $780, policemen S25
per month; superintendent Of streets, ST..
200; fire marshal, 500.
The supervisors Of Livingston county
appropriated $4,000 to build residence
for the sheriff
The Streator postotliCe has been retitted
with boxes similar to those in use at O,ta.
wa, with Yale locks.
Streator is trying to organize base ball
tournament.
The Dwight Paper Company Of Chicago,
have purchased Mr., Norton's paper null
at Marseilles, and the Clark Bros are put
ting it in shape and will run it to its full
capacity, having leased the mill.
Through parlor chair cars are now run
ming on the Rock Island road between
Cincinnati and Davenport
La Sale Press: The radical temperance
fraternity In La Sale should be happy, for
this is now a prohibition city. The city
ordinance regarding the granting OF liquor
| licenses has been rendered null and void
by virtue of the passage OF the Harper bill
in the Legislature and the council getting
floOred IN wrestling with the subject on
the occasion Of the last regular meeting
and adjourning abruptly without provid-
ing by new ordinance for the further
granting OF licenses, leaves the palCe firmly
anchored on the prohibition rock. Not
another license can now be issued. If the
Red Ribbon men only held the balance Of
of power adequate To interpose yetocs on
further city license legislation, their fond
est dream would be realized. They have
finally got what they have long been WORK,
ing and praying for. All they have to DO
now Is to hold on to it.'
After years of damnlng, the La Sallans
are beginning again to ask for the rccus-
i,ation of the la Sale and Peru street rail.
way.
La Sale Press, Last May Miss Georgia
E. Darrow, Of La Sale, wen, to Dakota,
and located herself on a claim not far from
White Lake Aurora county. There, IN a
little board shanty, 10Xl2, with one win
dow and door, Miss Georgia has lived by
herself day and night, with the exception
Of Saturday nights, when her brother,
| IIermon f. Darrow, comes from a claim
| five miles away, remaining over until sun
day evening. Besides remaining alone,
Miss Georgia has planted five acres Of corn
and large garden OF peas, beans, melons,
and other garden sass" When we con
slder that this young lady stands but i've
feet IN high heels and never came up to
over ninety pounds avolrdupois, we think
she may fairly take the prize for pluck"
Peru Ners: 1.-THE coal shafts in and
about the twin cities are at a dead stand
still, as the question of prices for mining
has not yet been adjusted between the cp-
orators and the miners; as all the shafts
were in need OF week or two's ldleness in
which to repair and fit tor another years
run there is no hurry or excitement over
the matter. 1t is hoped and believed that
within short time scale of prices WILL
be agreed upon that will prove remunera-
tive and satisfactory to all parties con
cerned"
The Utica schools will retain the old
corps of teachers next year with n. ID. Gil
hos