The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20
Vicinity Items.

John Fitzgerald, OF Marsellles, mas re
moved to Utica.
The Rockford Watch Company Is filing
some orders from London and Vienna
The Rock Island passenger brakemen
will wear new uniforms after Nov. Isl.
on Sunday % of the German glass
blowers of IL Sale lett tor New Albany,
Ind
Wlllams's paper mill at Streator is
lighted 10y electricity at cost of 80 per
month,
The Utica Odd Fellows will lay the cor.
ner stone of their new hail with appropri-
ate ceremonies on Oct. 3lst,
The average wages of fifteen Of the best
miners in Jones shaft, La Sale, last year,
were $4j per month or $40 for years
work.
Messrs. Luther K Tyler have erected
extensive coking works at Stleator, at
cost of $4,000 or $4,000 and within a
week or two will commence operations.
La Sale county gets two of the five mine
inspectors of the state The commissions
of Alex. Ronas as inspector of the first and
Thomas Hudson as inspector of the second
district arrived Monday.
During the month of September the c.,
b. & Q. road shipped from Streator 3,lG4
r cars of coal averaging eighteen tons to a
car. This is G52 cars more than was
t shipped during The corresponding month
last year.
Il. NJ Johnson the agent Of the Wander,
poe electric Ugh, was III StreatOr on
Wednesday to sec about putting in the
hight there. He VIII return next week and
make further arrangements and then II Is
expected the electric hight Will shine for
Sireator
, Through the efforts of Father Donavan
q Father Matthew Total Abstinence and
Benevolent Society was organized at the
> Seneca Catholic church last Sunday, with
) the following as temporary officers: Jas.
Harvey, president; VIM. Harvey, secre-
tary; Thomas Morrissy, treasurer
}, Dan Smith, Streator carpenter, at work
on Eyans's building on Monday fel,
d through a cellar hole on TO "a lot OF loose
boards IN the basement, Il distance Of Il
or 90 feet, breaking two ribs, cutting anc
brulsng his face, and sustaining such Sc
t. rious injuries that he died on Thursday.
r. was entered 10y burglars Wednesday nigh
and some cigars stolen. There were two
A. boxes partly full in the show case, anC
these were emptied. The thieves effected
an entrance by removing a sheet of tin IL
one side Of the front door and Crawlin!
through the hole,
On Sunday. Oct It'll, a party of young
men at CALEDONIA shaft la Sale, we're on
hunting, when by the accidental disrharg
OF a shotgun Alex. Dennison was yer
O. badly wounded III the left chest and arm
" the hurt being a CHASTITY one. Dr. Fraze
u, who Is attending, thinks he will save III
81 boys life and his arm,
os dodge against which the rural public al
he cautioned is for two persons, apparent
Y. strangers, to meet at farmers hous
manage to stay over night if they can, an
make trade before they leave IN IL
~, morning, in which the farmers name
"A. asked AS witness TO the contract, who
le, afterwards turns out to be promlssol
81.
AS. note"
Is. The Coal Run Company, Streator, g
,to their lower vein fairly opened up Saturdo
sa. and found 1t much better than they ha
M first thought. It shows 2S or 30 inches
%. clear, bright coal that glistens almost liz
etc anthracite. John kangley brought dow
.av some specimens from his Braidwood sha
Of and on comparing them with the new co
iii in they show almost the same quality.
ga. John Fitzgerald, of Uncle Sans nav
I've sent his periodical letter to the La Sal
RS, Democrat last week, writing from Panan
ito, Bay. In 1t he mentions the meeting wi
,I Of the war ship Wachusetts, and finding
of board Fred. Jones, formerly telegraI
Inc operator for the Rock Island Company
ere Ottawa, Fred. will probably be home
nee few months, as discharge has be-
I i'm awaiting him at San Francisco for hall
The year.
o' The contractors, Bruce, Barron " G
,es. of this county, have just completed q
Ter. masonery for Aurora's two new bridg'