The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-01
Vicinity Items.

| has increased its capital TO Sl5O,OOO.
For the 9TH series of the building asso-
citation shares az Streator, 100 have been
sold
A Streator sport dropped SO in a local
gambling hole the other day II stayed in
town, however,
John Rosenbergcr, late of StreatOr, has
been appointed station agent for the {. B.
q G. road at Sandwich,
! C.. b. Signor, of the Earlville G0zctte has
moved his office to Plumb Creek, Neb.,
where he will publish paper.
Streator after many vcNatious delays,
has at last got the electric light to running,
both companies having machines at work.
The Streator Window Glass Co has
voted to enlarge their plant and for that
purpose will erect new eight pot furnace,
using gas instead of coal for fuel.
Hon. Alexander Campbell has sold a
| large tract of coal land west of Peru To the
Spring Valley Mining Company, on which
he has realized sum reaching into many
| thousands.
On February 18th, Z. J. Clancy bright
promising boy, son of Thos. CLANCY, OF
Utica, died in that city of lung fever. lie
was buried in st. Vincent's cemetery, La
Sale. Mr. Clancy has the sincere sympa-
thy of his neighbors
Mr. Donnely, living 4 miles east of
| Blackstone, was found dead in his stable
last Saturday. 1t was supposed that he was
kicked TO death by the horses and coro-
ner's inquest was Immediately held, but no
signs of bruises or injuries were found
The coroner's jury came to the conclusion
that he died from heart disease.
The electric light promises to illuminate
| La Sale in the course o. a short time The
gas company is the prim" mover, together
with several prominent business men who
are investigating with view to purchasing
a plant. OF course If the gas company is
interested no electric light will be hidden
in La Sale, but its rays will shine in Peru
a. we'll
Rev. j. +. Donavan the energetic young
! pastor of st. Patrick's church at Seneca,
has done great work for the people since
his appointment to that charge, last Au-
gust. Besides clearing off a lot OF small
bills against the church, he has paid 1000
on the funded debt, leaving balance of
only 81 800, which he expects to pay dur
ing the next year.
Mrs. Lura laight, wife of Samuel }.
Haight ST., died at their farm home at
Four Mile Grove last Sunday evening.
She was 66 years of age and for some time
had been in feeble health but had not
been confined strictly to the house and her
death was undoubtedly hastened by fall
which she sustained about week previ-
Gus. She had stepped out upon porch
and slipped and fell iniurng her quite
severely, and from then grew rapidly
worse Mrs Haight vas one of the pio-
neers at Four Mile Grove, and enjoyed the
entire respect and confidence of the extern
sive circle of her acquaintance.
Wilmington has adopted the Harper law
and backed it up with an excellent ordln-
ance. Only licensed saloon-keepers, eX
cept druggists, and: they for medical pur-
poses, are allowed to sell in less quantities
than one gallon, and only brewers, bottlers
and distillers in quantities more than one
gallon: persons who by intemperance gam
bling or other habits are disqualified for
keeping an orderly house will not he al
lowed "A license, and any who keep disor
DERBY house may have their license taken
from them and fine of 500 administered,
No gambling drunkenness, rlotous, indie
cent or offensive conduct will he permitted
about the saloons.
Streator free Press An explosion OF
gas occurred at No. 2 shaft early this morn
inc by which William Hamilton, John
Griffith and Thomas Ovington were badly
burned. The men went down to work be
fore the safety lamp had been through
their room, and notwithstanding the fact
were going into, proceeded to their rooms
with their naked lights. When they en-
tered their room the lamps ignited the gas
and an explosion took place Hamilton
and Griffith were thrown several feet and
received quite number of slight bruises
in addition to being badly burned about
the face, arms and body. Ovington, who
had not entered the room but was loading
car of dirt out near the entry, was only
slightly burned and will be able to make
another effort in the same way in few
days, but probably one lesson will satisfy
him. Both Hamilton and Griffith 5 wounds
are quite severe and DIR. Holland, who was
called TO fix them up, says it will be sew,
eral weeks before they will be able 10 take
their old places at the shaft.
La Sale Democrat Yesterday morning
the rumor that H. Simon had skipped for
parts unknown was rife in our streets. He
was entrusted with sum of money by the
o,,,binU firm nf Simon Clarity & 90 IN