The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03
Vicinity items.
The harvest has begun in Southern Hi

The harvest has begun in Southern Hi
nois,
The Wilmington city council viil grant
beer licenses at $3.50 OF course the saloon
men viii only sell beer hereafter
Last Saturday the pay of Braidwood miners
amounted to $4,000
The Grundy county Prohibitioniss have
put a county ticket in the field covering all
Offices except county judge On the same
day Saturday, June 49, the democratic
county convention after selecting delegates
to state, congressional and senatorial con.
ventions, adopted a resolution endorsing the
candidacy of Sam IIolderman for treasurer
and Newman Perkins for county clerk, who
had taken the field us independent candi-
dates. No nomination was made for sheriff.
The Fourth at Peru will be held at the
grove at the Unoa Brewing Company's Gel
lars, and will, says the Heraid, last two days
the 4th and 9th. What's the matter with
the 9Th too?
7.ft. vein of coal has been found at
Odel at i0l feet.
The prohibitionists of Kankakee county
have nominated a complete county ticket.
Ed. G. Thompson, Of Tonica, has removed
to Spring Valley.
J. F. Immel Of Tonica, was chloroformed
and robbed of $40 in cash the other day.
Carl Stack, Of the La Sale Express, has
5000 silk worms, says an exchange. Differ
ent from the sort now so active in the aver
age editorial sanctum.
Bureau County TrtJHe: "IIenry J. Miller
and c. j. Devlin, of Spring Valley, have
brought suit in chancery, in the Circuit
Court of this county, against the Locey Coal
Mining Company, Of LOceyyille. In their
declaration the gentlemen allege that the
said coal company is indebted to them in the
sum of $1,000, and they believe it to be in.
solvent And they ask that the officers of
the company be brought into court to give
an accounting, and show why receiver
should not be appointed. On their prayer,
Master-n Chancery Gibbons granted writs of
injunction, restraining the officers of the
company from mourning any more debts O.
from disposng Of the property of the com
pany until the cause can be heard On the
law side of the court the anne gentlemen
have also brought a suit in assumpsit for
!. II lao
NJ. c. Little of Vermillion township, had
his house burned down on Monday last.
No one was at home at the time, and but
little property was saved.
The Mendoza ladies have presented to
the Mendoza military company with a
handsome flag, which will wave over their
heads in Ottawa, on Monday.
The Earlville Lutheran Church was
struck by lightning on Monday.
A township Sunday School convention
Will be held in the West Serena Church.
Mrs. Eliza Mullen, a native of Ireland
but for 80 years a resident Of this county,
died at the age Of G3 years, at Farm Ridge,
On houudN' Inc luuelal va very laISe VneJ
was from st. COLUMBIA Church, of this city,
on Wednesday morning. Her husband
and six children more her decease.
An attempt was made 10 rob j. G. Field
es' store at La Sale on Friday night, the
burglar or burglars entering by way of the
cellar; but were frightened away before
any thing. Tie pockets of
a coat left behind showed they were well
for business, some of the tools
were stolen from lierzog's shop,