The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-20
Vicinity. Items.

Thomas Frain, section hand of Nor
ris, had leg cut off by the cars at that
city Tuesday last by attempting to board a
freight train.
The Lacon guards had an excursion by
boat to La Sale yesterday. The pro-
gramme included visit to the manufac-
tories and mines.
A rule prevails in the Kankakee public
schools that no subscriptions shall be solic-
tied among pupils for the purpose OF max
ing presents to teachers.
Streator .N0nit0r: Ottawa is making a
united effort to have the Illinois National
Guard Encampment located at Buffalo
Rock as a permanent encampment ground,
The locality is beautiful and attractive and
the Nonitor hopes they will be successful.
hatbo It lying alongside on which was an
engine used to elevate ice into barges,
were burned at De Pue Thursday night of
last week. The origin of the fire is sup
posed to have been incendiary. Loss, $780,
900.
Co. A. 4th Regiment, Streator, held a
meeting last Wednesday night for the
election of officers Major w. l.. Smith pre-
siding. First Lieutenant Jacob n. St.
Clair was selected as captain; M. Mulock,
present second lieutenant, was promoted
to first lieutenant, and James Minor, or
derly sergeant, was elevated to The posi-
ton of second lieutenant.
The wife of Isaac Robinson, of Dimmick
township, died June 10, after an illness OF
three weeks, and was buried the Wednes-
day following. She was visiting relatives
in Peru when taken i'll and was never able
to return to her home north of the city.
Her age was so years. She was married
to Mr. Robinson in 1865 and leaves four
children. Many relatives and friends at
tended TIE burial Wednesday.
The initial number of the Marseilles
Ne,rs, the new Democratic newspaper
conducted by j. G. Armstrong, made its
appearance last Thursday. 1t Is sixcol-
umn quartO, half the size of the FREE
TRADER, aud is bright, newsy and read
able. The NeDs is extended cordial and
hearty welcome by the FREE TRADER as
an already valued exchange and the fifth
Democratic paper In La Sale county.
The Democrat, Pulaski, n. Y, has the
following In regard to one OF La Sales
most popular young men: ut will be a
matter of great satisfaction to many OF our
readers to learn of the honors received and
the preferment bestowed upon former
Pulaski student. We refer to Benz. w.
Snow, of La Sale, ILL.,, now OF Cornell
University. At meeting Of the faculty OF
that institution held on Saturday evening
last the worthy young man referred to re-
ceive. fellowship valued at $4OO. 1t
was conferred because of his having dis.
tinguished himself in his special line of
study-that of physics.
Streator Monitor: We now hear the u.s.
ual summer cry of the miners. The mines
running but two or three days per week,
and poor work the days they run. 1t Is
painfully evident there Is screw loose
somewhere, and many OF the miners claim
that the difficulty is that the mines are
flooded with men, much in excess OF the
demand for coal the whole year through,
and worse the summer months. so many
men are engaged that but pittance is
earned by each man, though the pay roll
aggregates "A large amount, and that the
public is led to believe that the men make
big pay, when in fact they get so few cars
to each day that the shafts are running
that their months pay is but trihe.
Tonica Neps: Rev N. W. Heermans,
rector Of Christ church, Ottawa, preached
at the Methodist church last "Wednesday
evening. His discourse was excellent and
was received with evident marks OF appre-
citation. Certainly his remarks concerning
true worship must have met the approval
Of every right thinking person. He was
assisted in the services by his choir OF
trained men and boys, who gave the au-
dience q genuine treat of good music as
well as novelty In the way of singing to
many of the audience. The church was
filed to overlooking, quite number being
unable to obtain seats. A dozen or 50
stood about the doorways during the entire
service.
Princeton Tribune: When Burr Robbins
circus was here recently, the saloon keep
ers OF the South End (and perhaps OF the
North End also, but We are not Informed
as to that applied to Mayor Gibbons for the
detail of a special policeman to be stationed
In each saloon at the expense OF the saloon
keeper. The saloon keepers said to the
Mayor: 1--WE are determined to obey the
ordinances, but on such occasions We meet
with violent opposition from sots and row.
dies who come In partially drunk, and we
want protection. We are willing to pay for
IL. The officer will also be witness that
we have obeyed the law and sold to no
drunkard or drunken man. Then II there
are drunken men In town the Odium OF hav.
ing sold them liquor cannot be laid on Us. "
The officers were furnished and the saloons
Maid the bills. We understand the same
course will he pursued on the Fourth.