The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-06-07
Vicinity Items.

The Coal Run Coal company will
be ready TO commence sinking the new
shaft out in Otter Creek Valley in week
more. They are setting up boilers and
getting everything in readiness for the big
contest with that underground lake.
The plans for the new store of the '. {.
company, at SteatOr, have been received
and are now in the hands Of Mr.. Cherry
and Mr.. Sweet The new building is to be
80 feet front, 116 feet deep, two stories,
plate glass front, stone basement, brick,
with stone trimmings above.
About / 80 Friday morning, as freight
train was going west from Leland, a small
boy Of George Gunderson's, aged 6 years,
while playing" trying to catch on, slipped
and fell under, losing both legs. He was
carried home, but died before amputation
could be performed.
The latest in the Illinois river bridge
case at Marseilles is that the commission
ers of Fall River are about to call vote of
its citizens to appropriate $4,000 towards a
new bridge. There are provisions In con
nection that Grand Rapids and Brookfield
shall contribute between them $4,000
The La Sale window glass factory has
the Oldest factory building in the county.
The building is "A frame and shows its an
tiquity by its condition The firm have not
put dollar on it for repairs except The fur
mace. They ought to be able to make
something out Of it this year with the glass
prospects so fair for trade.
The Streator High School Building, and
also the apparatus, &c, necessary for the
complete study of the branches taught,
Prof Stockdale considers source of pride
not only to Streator but the county gener-
ally. Quite an extensive collection of
specimens of birds and beasts, most of
them already handsomely mounted, has
lately been added to the museum for the
advantage of the class in zoology.
The Water Committee of Mendoza are at
work laying the mains for the water works
They have two gangs of men at work lay
ing the pipes, and have already made con-
nections with both of the railroad tanks,
and in a few weeks the works will be so
far completed as to afford efficient protec-
ton to nearly all the business houses and
manufacturing establishments in the city,
including the twopublic school buildings
Wenona inter-: Evans township high
way commissioners have been testing a
road leveler on the road west of town the
past week They seemed highly pleased
with the work done by the machine, and
will probably buy it. Usage commission
ers invested in similar machine two or
three years ago, and as result have splen-
did roads almost the year round, Evans
township commissioners have experiment
ed with grading, &c, and are satisfied that
something in the line of leveler is the
only thing that will secure good roads.
The experience of our neighbor on the
east is surely good recommendation, and
from present indications Evans township
people will soon have as good roads as
anybody
Streator Free Press: Yesterday morn
ing as a 15-year-old girl was going the
woods on her way to the No 3 school, she
met young man who suddenly seized her
by the throat as they were passing and
threatened to kill her II she made any
outcry. His grip on her throat was SC
tight that she was utterly unable TO utter d
sound; but just then a boy on his way &c
school came in sight near them and the
man let go~of her and walked rapidly
away. Both of the children were scared
nearly to death, 10 they could not give
much of a description of the villain, but
say he was young man, smooth face
black eyes and had light colored pants on
The grip on the girls throat was 50 strong
that The marks we're still there last even
ing. II is to be hoped that the infamou;
scoundrel may be discovered, and that he
may get such a whipping as will forever
cure him of his devilish propensities."