The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-10
Vicinity Items.
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Remenyl plays at Mendoza on the 10Th
inst.
The Streator firemen cleared $s7 al their
late dance.
Mendoza last week had masquerade on
roller skates.
The La Sale Dsmocra! has very good
miners column.
Eighteen car loads of Sterling people
and baggage leave shortly for Dakota.
C.B Dllman. J. A. Walker and W. F.
Barr, of Wenona, have removed to Iowa,
Mr.. aud Mrs X, Bullock. Of lonica,
celebrated their crystal wedding last week.
The Sycamore canning company are
preparing to use 10000 cans next sum-
mcr,
Ed. Work, of Wenona, had his watch
stolen by burglar on Thursday night
week
The La Sallc.Oglesby beef club" a co
operative meat market scheme, has proved
failure.
An unknown man committed suicide q,
Kankakee last week by jumping. into the
kankakee river.
Dir. aud Mrs. Lyman Ssnderson. of La
Sale, celebrated their golden wedding on
Tuesday evening.
Mendoza Is going to vote on the question
of recognizing The city government I'M
der the general act.
Joliet Amateurs gave "The Honeymoon
on the It'll for the benefit of the Braidwood
widows and orphans. .#
La Sale has begun to talk Of building
new hotel. No town needs a good hotel
more than La Sale.
On Tuesday Wan. McMicken was elect
ed mayor OF Aurora. The water works
project was voted down,
VIM Uorris, Of Rochester, N. T., wants
to move hia "ironband wheel" factory to
Kankskee, and wants $4,000 10 stock tax,
en-. H...
A sou, four years old, OF William Court
ney, WAS drowned in Eagle Creek on Sun.
day last, falling off plank laid over the
creek.
Harry G. Davenport, of Streator, while
siding on freight train, on Monday, tell
under the cars and was killed, He was
literally cut in pieces. He was not yet IL
years old.
The Rock Island road is going to lay
some new switches and raise the main
track some eighteen inches, at La Sale
this spring.
The Directors OF the Peru National
Bank announce dividend to depostors OF
40 or so per cent. payable within two
weeks, and the whole Of their deposits
within 30 days.
Harry Fennimore, Peru boy, who has
been running fIelght on tho C., Il. l. s
p for long time, has been rewarded for
faithful and efficient service. by promotion
to passenger tram.
Capt J. ii. Hill, OF Streator, Is interested
in the French spollation claim BILL OF con
sress, to the extent of some $4,000, hi.
great grandfather Samuel Hill, of Ports
mouth, \. H., having had two ships dc
stroycd in the war of 1912 for the loss o
which the bill proposes paying the heirs
Champaign charges 800 for license anl
has IA saloons; Decatur $500 and 81 sd
looms; Rockford 5000 and 90 saloons
Bloomington 5000 and IS saloons; Pari
$500 and saloons; Elgin $500 and Is Sc
looms; Danvil'e 500 and 40 saloons; Por
tlac S4O0 and saloons; Strea,or $500 an
80 saloons; Chicago $52 and 1000 saloons
Ottawa $50 and over so saloons.
The people IN Otter Creek TOWNSHIP
along the east line of Streator, want to b
added to district 10 so they can have III
benefit of the city schools. A petition l
being prepared asking that strip ont
fourth of mile wide and two miles Ion
be transferred in that way. 1t is though
THAT IL will he signed by n very large m,