The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10
Vicinity Items.

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Several telephones have been surrender
I'd by subscribers in Peru.
The Congrcgationalists OF La Sale are
surprised TO find they are $4,000 in debt.
Mcnamara 4 Ho0bler saloonists, OF
Strea,or, have failed; liabilities, about *4,-
900.
The Peru iirenen's dance was great
success. II was held on last Saturday
night.
n. Richey aud }. A. Holland are build
.ng large Tile works 40 the Vermil!ion at
lowell.
Ed. ODonueli. OF Streator, fell on sun
lay night frac'uring both leg bones oe'o"
The knee.
VI. X. Olds, of Mendoza, has sold his
residence for $500, and intends to move
"a Chicago.
The Report.r Is urging MendOtians tc
u.organze the city government under the
general law.
The tuca odd Fellows will GIVE ball
a Clark's hall on the o2d, proceeds to 60
N the building fund
S,reator merchants are annoyed by an
unusual quantity Of 'quctr" silver coin OF
small denominations.
w G. Jones has resigned rs agent OF the
Rock Island road at Marseiles, ana Is sue.
cee.led by +. NJ. banner, Of Chicago
Mrs. Martin Maloy, o! Streaor, broke
h,,h bones of her left leg on Monday by
breaking through the snow crust md taH
lHg
On MONDAY last Charles Walker, at the
Coal Run Co., Eagle Creek shaft, while at
work mining. vas buried under Il sudden
fall of coal, about a ton. He wa5 instantly
killed.
The members OF the st Antonius Cath.
u,c church, Streator, are making prepare.
lions to give a grand concert, the pro-
ueeds to 20 to the rebuilding fund Of their
church
Tho boot and shoe store Of Arthur Nor
v.son. la Sale, was taken possession OF by
lie sheriff last Thursday on judgments in
favo- of Il. f. Dcmerrit for $1,000 and j
= Corhus $1,000.
Utica Ners. "Mers Bros Of Deer Park
Aavc bought the Richoy tile works at that
place, and will be IN running order in
about ten days They are making I'm
uroyemcn', and will turn out iirst.clas-
tile ..-
In s.cG,t,nucc with an opinion by TIT
Attorney General the Aurora city counciI
will submit 70 avotc OF the people TIT
question Of continuing or abolishing the
city court. II has cost about $500 = year
since 1878. a 100 ip
John McQuowli, Of Streator, WAS killed
IN Friday at. Kanglys shaft He was
pushing a car in onto the cage as nc sup
yosed, but being blinded by the snow and
the steam from the SHIFT, hc did not notice
,ba, the cage was no, there and he wen
Down with the car inio the shaft, falling
abou, eighty feet
Strcator Monitor: "Willia,us, u tramp
Nho was sent TO the calabcosc !ot .iitecr
.svs, made his escape Inst night. liz
climbed 10 the upper portion of the new
par, OF the prison. then descended to III,
I'D apartment, gently lifted the side OF tn,
Guiding uut ana yamooscd It's saf'
place We have Tor keeping desperadocs
Thc committee on CITY buildings vii
please sec that few boards are tackled on
=. once. a. the prisoners who may be con
..ncG thorc hereafter NAV not wish Ia cacl
cold"
The Ia sale Hsalocrdt says: AS pe g
10 press We learn oi The sudden death @
Rev George 7. bronson, pastor OF tn
Congregational church IN this city II
was attending the Wedding of Miss Taylor
laughter OF the Congregational clergyman
Peru. on Tuesday evening, and va
stricken by heart disease, and died imme
lately. Mrs. Bronson was with him a
he time He leaves mourning wife an,
stSlUE GuliuTtH anu All htldlucu tolSItHd
,.on. lie was faithful disciple of tn
lord. and an honorcd citizen"
\ petition to the legislature, originatin
IN Marsoilles, is being circulated, A. fol
'ows:
believing that .hu demands Of the coun
Try require more and better bridges owe
the larger streams and rivers in this state
md
WHEREAS, The building and maintain
iag OF such bridges are a burdensome Ia
N the towns Immediately adjoining III
same, while tho whole county Is in rnca'
IRE benefited thereby. We do therefore pc
tltion your honorable body 10 enact sucl
q law AS shall compel all counties in thi
state to build and keep in repair all bridG
Is within their boundaries whose cost sha
equal or exceed the sum Of enc thousan
dollars"
StrCator FrTe PJess: Mine luspectc
Ronald has been making up his repo
and finds great improvement in regar
10 the mining fatalities IN the county du
ing the past lev years. In 1881 thel
we're IA fatal accidents, or one for each 81