The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-08-04
Vicinity Items.

A cricket club has been organized ia
StreatOr.
The Joliet rolling mills started up again
on Aug l5t
VIM. Reeder, of Eagle township, died on
Monday last.
The Peru city council have levied city
tax of $4,000.
The new electric lights at Aurora vii! be
elevated go feet.
A new addition to Streator, called Berg's'
has been laid out
1t is probable post of c. a, K. will be
organized at Morris.
The Slreator Bottle Co, expect to begin
work again In September
Until Dec. Goth, Marseilles business
houses Will close at 8 O'Clock.
The Morris school board Will levy a TAX
OF $4,000 for school purposes.
The Streator Opera House, erected by
Col. Plumb, is about completed.
The |. G. Il. X. will run an exclusion tram
to Clear Lake, la, on Tuesday next.
The Streator school board has decided
that $4,000 will run them next year.
! Henry Wood, at No. |. Streator, hau
leg broken by falling timbers on Tuesday
! The Coal Kun Coal Co. have commenced
the erection OF business building IN
StreatOr.
The Morris city council have levied a
city tax of S25 900 which includes oil city
Indebtedness.
The old soldiers of Seneca are trying to
organize a post G. A, Il. About 80 have
decided to join.
| The La Sale Cornet Band gave an open
| air concert at Utica on Thursday evening
at J. p Hazel's.
On Thursday night thieves attempted To
rob J. II. Sweetzer's store at Streator, Du'
woke up the inmates.
The G., b. d q are about to builu &
| larger pond at Mendoza to furnish sot
water tor their engines.
James Morris and John w Hcwett were
injured by falling rock IN No. shaft
Strcator, on Wednesday.
/ The Kane County Supervisors have APP
proprlated $4,000 for the erection OF an IN
sane ward to the county poor house.
| Peter Totland, living north OF Seneca
WAS thrown out of his wagon by lunaWa.
on Saturday and considerably hurt
The Wilmington Tile Works have on hanl
some 81 900 worth of tile. Some loOOI
brick were ruined by the late heavy ram
w. j. Leacock, formerly of the Senec'
Record has purchased the Morris indepeH
5o,t and will no doubt make good prop
erty of it. go
4 bar has been formed in the canal cas-
of Seneca, causing temporary trouble I,
navigators. The state boat Is now at wori
al La Sale.
II Is stated that within the past lev
months O,OOu were taken out OF the bank
of La Sale and Peru 10y persons gong l
Dakota 10 reside.
The La Sale Democrat begins Its eight
volume next week. The Democrat is al
parcntly rs prosperous 1t Is lh'ereS'lh
To It's many readers. -.
The Bannon Bros. Tile Works at Jolle
were burned on Tuesday night; loss, SIu
600: insurance, $1,000. The WORK vi r'
building has commenced.
p. Father Philip, of the German Cathoil
n Church, Streator, has been transferred I
Bloomington, and Father Eberhard, c
bloomington, placed in charge.
The farmers IN the vicinity of Ransor
are thing very extensively this year. On
, farmer has expended $500 for Tile aion
, tins season. Another has puschased
, car loads. .,.
/ Wenona's mayor suggests water WORK
for that berg, his idea being to lay main
and have the water raised from the cos
shaft forced by the shaft engine throng
the streets. ean,
Al Mepe2.'" 80 """' "'"'' CIV ' oon
, PAM lass are girls of consider
AliSynt, who are dainty about &C 8,
wisPay great deal of atten- X .