The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-09-08
struck last week, In spite of their agree.


ment to work at SIC. until spring
The residence OF County Superintendent
Stockdalc, at Peru, was burned on Wed.
nesday. HIS loss was slight the owner
of the house loses about $4,000.
The G. b, d q, will allow water to be
used from their p'nd when finished for
fire purposes at Mendoza but for no other.
The Streator Congregational Church
now holds Its services IN the Plumb Opera
House, which Is given rent free by the
owner.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Henry Ernst, living mile
west of Tonica, celebrated their golden
wedding last week. There were 81 grand
children and one great grand child present.
+. NJ. Danncr, the prosecuted agent at
Marseilles. has returned from Buffalo with
reputation untarnished, He will resume
his former desk IN the general offices of
the Rock ISLAND Road al Chicago.
The Rockford Rifles. Rockford Grays,
Janesville Guards, Rochelle Guards, and
Rodman Rifles, of Rock Island, have en-
tered for competition In the prize military
drill at the Wiunebago county fair.
There are 5000 acres of unimproved
lands in DeKalb county, according to the
assessment returns TO the State Auditors
office at Springfield. The number of acres
of improved lands is given at 304,720
The C. r. |. & p. X. r. Co. is building
at Peru new engine house just south of
the round house, and will put in new
and larger engine, with pump and piping
TO supply their tank with water from the
river.
Mendoza Reporter: The G. B. Il @.
Company have decided to make Mendoza
the terminus OF division instead of Au.
rora. Repairing shops will be erected
near the water works on the land recently
purchased of Mr.. Truman. This will give
Mendoza quite boom by adding wealth
and an increase of population"
Streator free Press: Charley McKernan
brings IN an ear of corn as sample of
what Otter Creek farms can do. 1t Is
eleven inches long s inches in circumfer.
ence and the field will yield IS bushels
per acre he thinks. 1t is Kansas corn,
planted May Goth, but has been raised In
this country three seasons. 1t Is just in
the milk now, but will be out of the way
of frost IN week or two more.
On Monday at Streator, Walter Lloyd,
aged 9 years, while stealing ride on a
switch engine unknown to the engineer
fell OF, the locomotive passing along his
lett side, crushing his left leg to the hip
and arm to the shoulder; also smashing
the end of his right foot. He was found
lying alongside the track by some ladies
who passed that way sometime atterw ards,
still conscious, and asked to be taken
home. He died next morning.
La Sale Democrat: 1--WE learn from re-
liable sources that Col. E. d. Taylor, pres.
ident and rightful owner of the Northern
Illinois Coal and Iron Company, has made
4 stock on $32,0000OO worth of his coal
fields in this city, which he will at once
put on the market and which keen and
judges say will be taken at once by
capitalists. AS soon as this immense a.
mount of stock, or part Of 1t, Is transferred
INTO money, which we hope will take place
N few weeks, Col. Taylor Will take up
his residence IN La Sale, place the lines
If the works in his own hands and the
wheels Of the La Sale, Kentucky and Car
BON shafts will begin to turn, and hun
ireds of miners will find employment.
For the past few years parties have been
unning the Ls Sale shaft, but the ency-
.lopedlas fail to give their names, their
ormer residences, and all the directories
II the land will fail to give their future
launts when Col. Taylor kicks them out.
let that day dawn Immediately.