The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-24
Vicinity Items.
The Kane county jail held but four pris

The Kane county jail held but four prls-
oners last week,
A very successful emission" has just
closed at st. Mary's church, Peru,
Rev. Mr. Shipp, of the Utica Baptist
church, has resigned, his successor being a
Rov. Mr., Akers
Thirty miles of hard graveled road have
been made in Bureau county and twenty
miles in DeKalb county.
The Odd Fellows of Rockford are agitat
ing the erection of large hall for lodge
purposes, to cost from $4,000 to 100000.
The steam dredge has got half way round
the basin at La Sale, but the work OF
cleaning out the basin will be nearly a
summers job.
The Wenona Coal Company is again run
ming full blast with all the business they
can do. New men are going in daily. They
require about IS more men, when the mine
will be full with the largest output it has
ever made.
The C., W. IL V. company has com
menced work again on the new No. shalt
near the county line along the Pekin track,
Streator. They had previously sunk it to
the coal bnt it has been standing untouched
for a wear or so, but now they are going to
work to put it in condition for active min
ingin the fall
Lii, Nm. nI,ticac 1npDln "a look
out for small woman, about 20 years OF
age. who is about town ostensibly selling
laces, though in reality playing the sneak
thief act In that city she was detected in
stealing linen, money, etc. Ladies would
do well to look out for this visitor. She
works the poverty act to perfection, and
when the charitably disposed seek to assist
her they are robbed.
The STUNTS Herald, published at Lamont,
Iowa, by Joseph Smith, for May 3D. 1894,
gives the proceedings of the last conference
of the anti. polygamous branch of the Nor
mon church, which for years had its head
quarters at Plano. The statistics show a
membership of 1905, an increase Of GA
over last year. In the Plano society there
are 1859 members; Mission, La Sale Co.,
10; Sandwich, o. Streator, 30. There are
,469 members in Illinois, and 342l in Iowa
The man, j. +. Norris, an employe in the
G., b, Il @. freight office, at Aurora, was
arrested last Monday for enlightenment
A package containing $G75 in money, notes
and checks, which he was entrusted to de
liver to the Express messenger, failed to
reach the company's office in Chicago
though it was receipted for in the Express
book by Chas NJ Cooley, amessenger who
on that day made his second trip over the
road. Mr.. Cooley pronounced the signature
a forgery and Norris was consequently ar
rested He was held in 5000 bonds
La Sale Democrat. '"rhe work of closing
the business houses on Sunday is going
steadily forward. Already the shoe stores
refuse to sell on Sunday, alsothe dry goods
houses. The clothing stores have not yet
effected IA closing but it Is thought will
shortly. II will now be in order for the
grocery stores to follow suit The houses
which close on Sunday will do just the same
business in six days of the week, if not
more, as they do in seven. Beside it at
fords much needed rest for employees and
clerks. Many persons will not buy during
the week when they know the stores are
open Sunday. These are facts cognizant to
every merchant