The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-24
Vicinity Items.


B. s. @. road from Strcator.
Mr.. Alex. McBoyle, Of La Sale, aged Il
wears, fell on Sunday, fracturing a rib.
About 3,4OO valentines went through thu
La Sale postoffice on the 14th and 18th.
A Marsellles tile layer has already con-
,rscted for laying 81, 900 rods next spring.
John Doran, Of S.reator, has been arrest
ed for wife beating, aud brought to Ottawa
Otto G. I.auer and Miss Mary Boiling
hansen, of Peru, we're married on Thurs
day last.
The firm of Grow d Richmond, OF Mar
,eilles, has been dissolved, Mr.. Crow con
,,nuing the business.
H,O. Adams, a livery man OF Mendoza
was stricken with apoplexy on Thursday
week, dying very suddenly.
Illinois has / 1886 lunatlcs III the four asy
lums, 1889 in the county alms-houses, and
1917 under private treatment
OF the $4,000 in taxes to be collected in
La Sale this year, the collector has been
able to gather in this far about one third.
John A, Wilson has sent in his resigna-
uon as postmaster at Tonica. f. +. Hamer
ia the only applicant We have heard of to
succeed him. The change will probably
take place about March lst.
Tie Elgln Ns'os says that last Wednes-
made, we are told, their largest shipment
of condensed milk $50 cases Of four doz.
en- cans each. 1t was sent TO New York,
Mobile and New Orleans. Nearly seventy
i've thousand at one time isn't small
Marseilles complains that under the pres
cnt arrangement of carrying mails on the
Rock Island road, on the so.callcd fast
trains, her eastern mail arrives nearly two
hours later than before the change of trains
WAS made; BESIDES the catcher often fails
70 catch the mail, and 1t has 10 remain over
until the next tram.
The stockholders of The Streator Times
have elected the following board Of dircc-
tors: Dennis Fogarty, ID. Heenan, John
Lomssney, NJ j. FIncn, Il. l.. Donaghho
and }. II. Ayres. The directors organized
by eIecting ID. Fogarty president, L. l.,
Donaghho secretary aud John Lomasney
treasurer. The stock Is now all paid up
and the affairs Of the company IN good
shape.
Hhn hal
given by the Strcator Light Guard Band
at Oriental Hall last evening was Il tinan-
cial success, though the attendance was not
as large as was expected considering the
large number of tickets sold. The Finger.
aid band Of Ottawa came oyer on the noon
train and were met at the depot by the
members of the Light Guard. After din
ner both bands paraded the principal streets
of the city"
Streator Free Press: "In view of the
great calamity at Brentwood and In order
10 prevent tho possibility Of such an occur
rance here the managers of the c., w. IL
V. have ordered that new esCapement
shaft be sunk for No. /. on the hill out
north.ea east of TIC shaft north of Prairie creek.
This will give good outlets in case the
water should break In At any part of the
mine where there are streams or ponds on
the surface. The part OF the mine under
Prairie creek will also be vacated for the
present"
Wenonn Under: mr.. W. II. II. Hold
ridge got back from Florida Tuesday
morning, and stopped IN Wcnona over one
tram. He reports MIR. and Mrs. John o..
Dent and daughter getting along nicely,
and that they will probably return about
April 1st Messrs. Holdridgc and Dent
bought n plantation and propose starting
an orange grove. Oranges are cut up and
planted in Florida just as potatoes are In
this locality, and Mr.. Holdridge says they
finished planting about sixty thousand the
day before he left; He will return to
Florida, accompanied by Mrs, H., about
the first of April, with the expectation OF
making ii his home.
Streator free Press: "An intelligent
miner rushed into one of our Justices Of
ices Saturday afternoon, and explained
that his wife had gone to the bank and
drawn $T00 cash he had deposited there.
and having left 800 at the house for him
had taken their three children and the re-
mainder ana lett Papers tor her arrest
we're hurriedly made out but before they
we're COMPLETED 1t was time for the Alton
tram to go west The husband was sent
down there to intercept her and found her
Just ready to get on the train. Hesucceed.
cd In getting her TO 60 home with him and
the money was returned. II seems that the
woman is dissatisfied here and wants to re.
turn TO the old country and, being unable
TO persuade her husband to return, took
this method of getting back there.
The verdict OF the cOrOner's Jury hold.
ing an inquest over the body Of w. w.
Rodgers, killed at the Sandwich collision
on the c., b. Il e., last week, assigned
as cause criminal carelcssness and in
competency OF L. q. Brennan, the operator
at Sandwich, IN not otey ing his orders as
received from the dispatcher at Aurora
and "we further find that the Chicago Bur.
lington and Quincy c. mpany are guilty
OF cri ninal aud gross negligence in vital
duty they owe the pubic In employing
such incompetent persons to operate their
offices THE Al rora Be1con sums up the
case IN this way: "a boy seventeen years
oil age, with but SIX months instruction in
teegraphy and railroadlng, Is placed in u
position of great responsibility where skill
and experience aud clear head are requr
ed he Is kept at his post Of duty through
the long hours of day and night until
finally the weary younsster, not clearly
comprehening his orders, sends two trains