The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-27
Vicinity Items.

A little girl named Shay fell into els
tern, at La Sale, last Wednesday evening
and was drowned.
William Whitman, a solOon keeper Of La
Sale, died In the Alexian Brothers hospi-
tai, Chicago, last Wednesday.
The Aurora city marshal has been su-
thorized by the city council to organize a
"chain gang" and hereafter all the tramps
who visit that city will be given an oppor,
tunity of breaking stone for tn. privilege
of stopping there.
AT the indianapolis tournament last Sat
urday Valentine Link, OF Peru, won the
$3.50 prize, as second best shot on the
Union target Dave Herlein took second
money on the Mann target, scoring 30 out
of possible Co. and received $50 gold
piece for his skill.
La Sale Times: Hon. S. p. Hail. our
city attorney, has been invited by the fac
ulty of Jennings Seminary, of Aurora, to
deliver the annual class Grafton to the grad
yates of 'S5, at that institution next Tues
day evening, June 23. Mr.. Hall was n
noted and brilliant graduate of the class OF
re, and is held In high esteem by the fac
ultv as q worthy alumnus of the institution
Monday last slick swindler attempted
to pass forged check upon the Joliet
Press, in payment for Il small advertise
ment, hoping to receive the balance In
change In lawful money. The Press edi.
tors, however, had their wits about them
and the fellow now has leisure TO ponder
over the foolishness of his actions. He
must have been green hand at the bust
ness, or he never would have mistaken Il
newspaper office for national bank.
designations are the order Of the day In
La Sale. ID. Mcclure resigned his alder,
manship to become street supervisor. Thos
Rafter resigned also ~ alderman 10 be-
come member of the Hyde Park police
force. Now, Rafter has been appointed
street supervisor Of La Sale, and resigns
as police to accept his recent appointment
Rafter takes the place Mcclure was after
and the latter Is left out in the cold. All
these moves occurred within the past few
weeks
1.-THE following are the names Of the Peru
high school pupils who graduated last
Thursday night: Henrietta G. Olson, Mar.
gsret +. Eckenfelder, Patrick ii. Hart
Caroline Lpkle, Mary A. Longworth, Lora
j. Walker, William Bestgen, Amy b, Hol.
brook, Bridget NJ. Curley, Sarah A. Ward
Thomas j. Finan, VIM. +. Means, Lulu q.
Nudge, Elizabeth A. Quinn, Ann Z. Olson,
Mary X. LAUDER, Paul L. Bothene, Francis
+. Fahey, Alberta Adamick, William ID.
Holly and Clara NJ. Zimmerman.
The Joliet elevator was sold last Monday
on foreclosure suit, and was bid In by w.
A. Strong for the face Of the debts In trust
for the note holders, the sum being $59,-
44O41. The elevator was finished In 1882
at cost of something over $4,000, and
was capitalized at $4,000. The enterprise
has not been much Of success, and only
has been kept running because II Is cheap
er TO do so than to let 1t lie still. 1t now
pays expenses, but the stockholders got
tired and refused 10 go down In their
pockets and pay Interest and insurance for
the past two years, preferring TO lose what
money they had In the venture than to risk
more. Not many of the stockholders were
creditors but nearly all the creditors were
stockholders. Those who lose are out
from $500 up to $1,000 each, and We
are sorry to say the money comes out OF the
pockets OF some ofJoliet's most enterprising
citizens