The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-17

lday afternoon, got MS lett 1901 Chugut III
the wheel, breaking his thigh bone about
five .achcI ab ave the knee. Had Is not
cen fJr Father Downing, who saw the
boy fastened in The "h'"l rnd who grabbed
the bts of The horses ana s.npytd Them,
the lad wond have been certainly Killed
Miss Nora Dornay il ,he prepo'ses ms
i7.year old daughter Of TilnOihy DOrnay,a
farmer residing three miles southeast OF
Blackstone. She went to dance Wednes'
dsy nIuh', and because her father gave her
scoldlng The next morning she packed
up few clothes and babe the old home
adeu. She went to Streator FRIDAY week
and her father came in next day. The ser
vices of Officer Mcdonnell were secured
aud he found the prOdigal daughter Al
CndarbraDd's restaurant Her irate pa
took her IN charge and proceeded home
ward.
Peru HsroM "On the 10Th day 81
March, thirty years ago, the first locomo'
tive steamed into Peru, and the joliihca
ton which took place over the event Is
wildly remembered hy the older mem
bcrs of the community. In those days the
levce was lined with steamboats, from the
south, and peru VA. the busiest village 10
the west. IL - SAID that teams thronged
the streets in such numbers that police.
men were required to keep the way open
and make each take the proper place IL
line. The railroads changed all this, so
saws the. oldest inhabitanl,' ana times
will never be ~ they used TO was
S,reator F'rec Press: Some yeara ago 8
movement was originated for the purpose
of buying the coal under the business part
of the town in order to avoid any danger
of letting the surface down. AT that time
the c., w. & V. company agreed 10 take
SI80 per acre for The coal, If taken IN null
blocks. For some reason tho proposition
failed at that time, but 1t has now come to
the point where something must DC done
II the property owners want to keep the
ground under them intact. The company
is steadily working south from No. and
Is now almost within block OF Main
street, Just eas, Of the park. The coal be.
longs to the company and they clearly
have the right to take It out, bu, whether
the property owners want them to It or do
not Is 10 be decided by themselves.
Whether or not the company will sell the
coal for 800 per acre now we are not H.
formed, but We presume they VIII lake
some reasonable price This is II matter
for the property owners to decide for them
selves, but we suggest tina. now is the time
for action
Railray Age: The Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy company has just removed It's
general office TO MS elegant new building
on the corner of Franklin aud Adams
streets 10 this city, which is claimed to be
the finest railroad general Office building
IN thus country, if not IN tho world. tn
a massive structure. Six stories high above
the basement. The offices have been ar
ranged with the idea of aftording the Ut |
most convenience aud comfort to their oc-
cup ants and also with reference TO the
rapid dispatch OF business. There are
three elevators and two wide flights Of
stairs which lead 10 the large court, |
around which the Office rooms are located, |
The court is lighted with an immense
Iskylight, while the rooms arc supplied
with light from plate glass windows. The
offices OF the general manager general
superintendent, general freight and gen
crsl passenger departments are located on
the first floor; on the second floor are the !
offices of the president. treasurer, financial |
department, general solicitor and secre
tarv; on the third floor are located the
general auditor and assistants, ticket au-
ditor and assistants, claim department ana
auditor Of expenses; the fourth floor Is |
wholly occupied by the freight auditor
and his large force of assistants; the fifth
floor is the home of the purchasing and
engineering departments; and on the
sixth floor are the Jani,or's rooms, dining
halls, kitchen and gymnasium, while the
basement Is devoted to the stationery and
supply departments. The iire-proof
vaults are ample in number and commo-
aious in SIZE and arrangement. The en-.
tire exterior and interior appearance Of
The structure are fitting representation
of the soldity, the thrift and the thor
oughsess which In all its departments
characterlzes the management Of tho af-
iairs ut this great corporation"