The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-09
County Talk.

County Talk.
Streator has been disappointed IN getting
her electric light started. 1t was started
up this week, the power being furnished
by the engines at Kangley's shaft; but
every time Ksngley hoisted cage OF coal
the light went out, and the remarks made
about the light were not agreeable to par
ties concerned. More power will be placed
at once, and the light started for good,
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The Chicago papers say 4. c. Iender-
son, of the Ottawa Breakfast 7dJLe, has
been assigned case" at Joliet for forg.
cry. He can clock" step If not forms"
IN the future.
The Republican of yesterday announces
that "the Vermllion river at Streator will
be damned for water supply purposes. "
Will be: Isn't 1t already? Who wants
slough water rs a beverage.
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The La Sale Tunes says u show OF the
Fay Templeton order "Under any other
name would be called can Can"-Er.
Sure the Times knows the difference be.
tween the "cda-caa" and opera boutle.
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A Streator man Is trying to get up a
local MsrilGras. No one who has seen
the genuine article will take kindly to a
Msrdl -Gras hurrah with the mercury vary
ing about zero
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The organization of village improve
ment clubs, similar to that of Ottawa, IS
spreading all over the country, and
doing much good in improving the ap-
pearance of the city where organized.
Though La Sale county can hardly lay
claim tins year to the same place she held
county in the u. s., IN point OF production,
vet she will, nevertheless, be interested III
the annual report of the National Board of
Agricultural, Just published, which puts
the corn crop of Illinois at $751; ,463 acres,
yielding 203, 800 bushels, beng AL av-
erage of twenty five bushels per acre. ILL.,
nols is the banner State, no other State
having as large an acreage or producing AS
many bushels. The next highest State Is
Iowa, which has 666,62l acres, though Kan
sas, which has 47S,473 acres, has larger
number of bushels than Iowa has, her total
beng 172 100000 bushels, against 1owa's
1891 29 600 bushels, Illinois has almost
oneeighth of the total corn acreage OF the
entire country, and over one-eighth of the
total yield, the yield running % 10 bushels
per acre, which is above the average. II u.s.
however, a curious fact that the New En-
gland States have higher number of bush
els per acre than has Illinois.
The question of foundations IS an all i'm
pOrtant one at Streator In times past the
back yards of numerous householders, and
even the middle Of certain streets, have
dropped out of sight during the night, as
tue TDDl III bcoCitSi p'it''ho va Iva
mines have rotted out and given way.
Gradually the coal companies have APP
preached the business part of the city de-
manding pay for the coal there, If owners
of surface wish 1t left under their build
,ngs. The status of affairs just now is ex.
planned by the Free Press: "E. f. Bull
and Walter Reeves, attorneys for the C.,
w. e. V. Coal Co., have filed their plea IN
case of James Fades v. said company for
damages occasioned through the under
mining of plaintiffs property situated on
Broadway. The plea reGites the right of
defendants to mine and remove coal and
other minerals without liability for dam
ages in accordance with the deeds under
which all the surface property of Sreator
is held Mr. A. p. Wright, attorney for
plaintiff, will demur to this plea. The de-
cision of this case Is matter of great i'm
portance to every property holder, and will
be awaited with great interest.