The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-13
Vicinity Items.

mission, and nothing has been accom-
pllshed.
One day last week Graves McEwcn {
johnson, r. II. warehouse, Seneca, pan
out for corn $5,4CO
The C. W. e V. Coal Co. are INNING al
average OF 1900 tons OF coal per day
Streator Is the banner coal city IN the state
The Edison light as exhibited at Men
dota has been pronounced success, ant
promises to be a permanent institution
there.
Rev. Haley, of the Baptist church Al
Marseilles, was presented with fine gold
watch and chain by his friends few days
ago.
Contractors have just completed water
tank or cistcrn for the Streator Bottle
Works having capacity of $50 barrels OF
water.
Dr. ]. A. Hoffman has given up his bus.
mess in Mendoza and removed to Usage,
Iowa, where he will take up his perma-
nent residence.
The Hoopeston canning factory is work,
ing night and day with two sets OF hands
and puts Up from $4,000 to 10000 cans of
fruits and vegetables in "A hours.
During the month of September n. j.
Rullson, Seneca, took in at his elevators
100000 bushels Of corn and oats, to say
nothing OF timothy seed, rye and other
grain.
Tho La Sale fire department is now
ouartered according to the new arrange
ment. A team has been purchased for the
engine aud new cistern is to be built near
the engine house
The Germans of La Sale on Saturday
night celebrated the 200Ih anniversary OF
the settlement of the Germans in this
country, at Turner Hall. There were
speeches, tcasting and dancing,
The G., X. |. & p. r. r. Co. ls extending
ia double track from Bureau Junction 10
Sheffield 1t will not be very long, at the
present rate of progress, before the double
track will reach to the Mississippi river.
A petition was circulated in Morris anu
generally signed, requesting that the morn.
ing freight west be made a passenger train
and make better time to connect with
trains on the Central at La Sale at 10A. NJ.
Geo. l.. Blanchard has bought both of
the Lostant warehouses and will soon have
them thoroughly ovcrhauled and fitted up
az good as new. He Is at the same time
enlarging their capacity and putting every
thing in first class order for handling
grain.
At Strea,or, on Monday morning, Al
fred, son of Il. b. O'Donncll, accidentally
fell into o boiler of boiling water and was
badly scalded. The boiler had just been
taken from the stove when the little fellow
who was playing about the kitchen fell IN
backward,
The G. y. e Q, r. II. Co. have settled
with the estate of Bernard McEvoy, of
Mendoza, by sending to George Madden,
the administrator OF the estate II check for
S. 900, IN consideration Of Mr.. McEvOy |
having been killed hv aI accident while
III the employment of the company last
sumner.
The manufacturing industries of Men
dots comprise the following: Two large
organ factories, q large tile factory, foun-
dry and machine shop, Il pillow factory, two
planning mills, n beer brewery two wagon
and carriage factories, a large clothing
mapufactory, large llnsecd OIL mill and
marble works.
Mendoza Reportey~ "The G. B. & Q. Rail.
road Company's new pond IS 5000 feet IN
circumference and twelve feet deep. 1t
will hold 100000 gallons, The capaci-
ty Of the pond convinces US that the com
pany has some Interior object in view, in
asmuch as the present requirements OF the
road at this place would not make 1t nee.
essary to construct reservoir onetenth
the dimensions of the present one"
On Monday morning Miller 81 Co.'S
grocery, La Sale, was burned Loss
grocery stock, 81 800; 81 800 insurance; S
bnilding $500; insured Tor 500 The fire (
was caused by the explosion Of kerosene
lamp which was dropped as it was taken
down from the bracket where ii had been
burning all night The accident occurring {
In the rear of the store among the oil bar ,
rels the flames quickly spread to these and
burned very rapidly.
An employee of |. II. Hit, state agent
for prosecuting state claims against the
was IN Usage last week locat. |
ing swamp lands under the act of 1850, 4
and will be followed by board of com I
mlssioners who will definitely locate such
lands IA belonged to the state under the
Swamp Land Act, but the pay for which I
found its way into the United States treas c
ury. $
County Supt. Stockdalc has requested .
teachers OF this county to meet in Ottawa
on Nov. Sd, to take into consideration the
proprieiy and possibility OF establishing a
county association of teachers to meet at
least yearly at Ottawa, aad, It possible
divide the county mo sections, and hold
meetings of the teachers IN each of those
sections, say quarterly. This is sensible
movement, and the teachers should aid in
making it grand and profitable success.
The st. Antonius German Catholic
Church will be dedicated next Tuesday Ivy
Bishop Spaulding Very Rev. Father liz
natius, o. s. f., of Reynold, Indiana, n
distinguished pulpit orator, Will preach
the conservation sermon and the Rev.
Father James McAleese, of Iowa, lately of
ST. Malechy's College, Belfast, Ireland in
addition to large body of priests, secular
and regular, Will be present The music
of the Solemn Poutiflcial High Mass has
been in rehearsal for the past six weeks.
Free Press: District Five, or "Center,"
out in Usage town, is building fine new
school house and will soon have 1t ready
10 occupy. Il. b. Work, of Wenona, has
the contract The old school house which a