The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-05-26
Vicinity Items.

celebration.
The German Cathohc Far at Auror'
uelted $4,000.
Aurora's 20 electric lights for the streets
cost $500. =,
The Aurora city council nave ordered II
more electric lights for lighting the city
The fair tor st. Joseph Catholic Schoo
at La Sale last week melted over Sl5Oo.
DR.. Newklrk, OF Wenona, has sold on
and will remove either 10 Chicago, or DC
Mones
sreator Lodge No COB, |. @. o. f, val
out third story or DR.. Evans building
for lodge room at d cost OF about P2O0O
The inspection OF the Wenona Guards
has been postponed and about two-lhifd'
octhe company have gone this week 10
Nashville, Tenn.
ON Thursday last Mrs. Dallas Brown, OF
S,reator had her husbands brother, Adcn
Brown, arrested at WeDona, for attempted
rape in April last Brown was held iol
trial on $500 bonds.
AT Kankakee q barb wire manuiactur'
ing company has been organized who pro
nose to manufacture the wire in spite OF
refusal of the Washburne combination
70 grant them license.
On Thursday night freight train on the
Rock Island road broke through bridge
near Joliet, causing serious delays 10
trains. The passengers were transferred
by way of the Alton road FROM joliet to
Gardner and thence over the Kankakee 10
Seneca, reaching Ottawa five hours behind
time. Fortunately no one was injured by
the wreck.
The La Sale Democrat says James Lon
ergan, of that city, is dying. "He was born
IN Tipperary county, Ireland, In 1901, and
ia SO years old He YVES brave soldier in
the 10Th English infantry for Is years ana
fought in several bloody engagements IN
Africa with the CallIes. At the battle OF
CaGrarla IN 1916 about 4, 900 Of these black
savages bit the dust, while the 10Th los! IN
killed and wounded 200 men. Mr.. Loner-
gan received bad wound through the
hand from assegai. Al the cape OF Good
Hone he was honorably discharged in
1913, and Dec. 5, 1840, he came to this
country and city. The old gentleman was
married twice in La Sale, both OF has
help.mates dying years ago. lie IS re
"a fln,pn
all he can to comfort the sick. Mr.. Loner-
gan was town clerk for years Of this town
ship"
S,reator Free Press. The mos! extensive
break" that has ever occurred IN Streator,
probably, was found this morning In the
open space between the Alton water tank
and the c., Is. s. Q. switch tracks. 1t has
been settling little during the day and is
now over 200 feet in diamater, and perhaps
about four feet deep at the center, sloplng
up gradually TO the sides. The Alton
track as well as switches was let down
somewhat and the morning freight could
not pass. The break extends as far AZ Elm
street and that sewer IS apparently dam
aged rs the water is flowing up through
crack at one place and going down into
another II few feet away. The foundation
on he west side of the tank has settled
little aud there are cracks IN the ground
clenr east of the tank, though there Is a.
vet no apparent settling 10 hurt it, The
Burlington switch tracks on the west
have settled n little but not much.
II the break stops where il IS nofcnuus
damage will hc done
ESQ. John ForrIstal who has been }. i.
lur % successive years tell1 the In Sale
B,mocrat the following rs among ms cX
gurlence5 OF queer" cases: Once Isaac
Robinson 2 farmer Of the township Of
Dimmick, came to La Sale with load Of
watermelons. sam Lindley, who was
then boy, picked out one, threw Robin.
son dime and walked off with his prize,
ihe price OF which was 30 cents. The far
mCr sold his load, got out summons Tor
Lindley and had him arrested. +. f. Bull
appeared for the defendant, but Robluson's
lawyers name hayc forgotten. After a
wordy alteration between the two lawyers
dismissed the suit, required Robinson to
parthe costs which amounted 10 more
than he got for his melons, Another SUI.
which happened that year IS as follows:
& farmer from Freedom came to town
with a load of potatoes He was offered 10
cents IN cash or ID cents IN whisky per
Dushel. This was all he could get, and 1t
made him 30 mad that he drove down to
the canal and dumped the entire load III
the water. He was promptly arrested by
City Marshal Graham for committing "a
nuisance, aud fined him 50 and costs,
about the value of 80 bushels Of his pota-
toes. never saw him in the CITY after
wards"
From Seneca.