The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-16
Vicinity Items.

All the former saloon keepers of Kan
sas are now druggists, having been driven
to keeping drug stores rs their only meth
Cd of selling liquor in accordance with the
provisions Of the prohibitory law
Mayor Seaman, of Mendoza, has ap
pointed +. G.. Mcintyre, city marshal; Jas
Caswell, Supt. of streets; Thos. Bailey
night policeman; j. d. Tower, fire mar.
shall. They were confirmed by the council
Last Saturday evening the board of edu.
cation, of Peru, selected r. J.. Barton from
large list Of applicants to fill the position
of principal of the city schools Prof. Jos
Carter having given up the place to 90 far
ming. The NeCS says of the new appoint
ment: "Mr. BartOns home is in Cerro Cor
nois Normal University, and for three
years acted as principal of the schools in
Galena, ana the recommendations sent the
Peru board from that place speak in high
est terms Of his ability energy and pop
ularity"
Streator M0nitor:-The council met last
Monday night at their hall, and the follow
Ing appointments were made: City mar
shall, Henry Smith; assistant marshal, Pc
ter Ryan; night police, David jenkins,
Pat Boyle; park police Martin Maloly
park commissioner, B. A. Hattenhauer
city superintendent of streets, Jas. Hall ;
assistant superintendent, G. Clay. Twenty
three saloon keepers filed bonds, four ap.
piled with bonds yet to file. The mayor
vetoed the water ordinance, taking excep-
tions to two of lis provisions and they were
Immediately amended and the ordinance
passed as amended.
TIE people of Joliet are so we'll satisfied
with the result of their 81 900 license that
they voted at their recent city election to
continue the fee at the same figure. High
license the past year" says the Ne'rs, "has
paid the expenses OF the fire department,
police department and street department,
with little to spare. There probably was
never anything so satisfactory as high Ii
cense. The tax payer OF course is satisti-
ed; the temperance people are satisfied
because it has decreased the volume Of
drunkenness and at the same time educated
tie people in temperance; the police au-
thOrities because Of the Importance of
maintaining order the saloon keepers be-
cause they make better money and with
less annoyance; and the drinker because
he does not drink so often, he gets better
cl,ss of liquor, his beer is fresh and he
don't pay any more for it,"
The Ottawa militia company arrived on
the G. Il A. 1910 train this morning and
took their departure home on the Rock
Island. at II a. N. In a conversation with
the captain he said that they had enough
of camp life for one time and were glad to
be on their way home. He said the great
est trouble was that good many CO his
command were taken away from home in
the dead of hour of the night and with no
time to make any arrangements with their
employers this state of affairs he thought
nade II bad for tn ose holding responsible
positions There has been but little sick
ness ia his command and the discipline had
been all that could have been asked for the
appearance of the boys would seem tojustify
these assertions for they were as sunburnt,
soldierly looking BODY of men as We have
seen in some time Just before their de-
parture they gave three rousing cheers for
Joliet-yolta Netos l2H.