The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-11-20
Vicinity Items.

week Melted about 81 700.
DR.. and Mrs. Aveling, socialistic itinerant
lectured in La Sale last week.
Over 900 names we're on the Spring Val
ley Coal Co pay roll last pay day.
The Plano steel works are about to b
rented and reopened for manufacturing Pur
poses.
The streator Opera House manager ha'
been skinning around hunting up attractions
for his house
| Aman named Finn has been missing from
Spring Valley for week. lie had some
5000 on his person when last heard Of
The c., B. & O. is now sending out from
100 to IT'S twenty.ton cars Of Strea'or coal
daily. This means from 2,4oo TO 1880 tons.
Two farmers from near Tonica report corn
growing so bushels to the acre; while from
some parts Of the north end the largest crop
Of corn for years has beeu picked.
II lie probable that Vim. Roberts will con
test the election Of Mr.. Twist as sheriff OF
Marshall county. The race was every close,
Twist having only six majority on the face Of
the returns.
On Saturday Fred Wilson, charged with
appropristing horse from Streator, was
heard and discharged, on the ground that
while he may have detained the rig an un'
reasonable time he showed no intention TO
convert II to his own use
wenona has been ralled, in small way,
by burglars the past week. Sam Sylvester
had $40 stolen, and Vim Onay was charged
with the theft; Ira Ong's place was robbed
# a neck chain worth about S25. As he
had been paid his wages that day it is thought
the thief was after that money.
The Episcopalians Of Morris have affected
an organization, and Rev. W. S. Sayers, the
rector, arrived there with his family last
Tuesday to take charge Of the work. Ser
vices will be regularly held on Sunday morn.
ing of each week. Aside from work in that
parish Mr. Sayers will have charge Of the
parish of New LenOx, going there every Sun
day afternoon.
NJ. a. .Delaney, c. & A. station agent at
Wenona, has skipped" leaving his family
and shortage in the Il. r. Co. s accounts,
and sundry friends Of whom he had Dor.
rowed money. Neglect of duty and careless
ness is thought to be the cause Of his seem
ing betrayal Of trust and crookedness. The
deficit will reach about 500. j. V. Melon.
aid of Washington, H., succeeds Delaney as
station agent.
Buiietn: "Just what the people Of Men
dota and vicinity are to do for water the
coming season is getting to be serious ques-
ton, unless we have heavy rains before win.
ter sets in. Very many of the wells are
failing, both in town and in the country We
have had no heavy rains to speak of since
last spring. Even the big 80 acre pond is
very much reduced in dimensions, and has
receded four to FIVE feet in depth.
On Thursday week Wright Adams drove
into Sheridan on a cart with his little boy.
The horse was hitched in front of store, the
boy in it, For some reason the horse broke
the fastenings and started home at q wild
rate. 1t looked as though the boy must be
killed; but he held on 10 his seat, encourage
ed by man following on horse. back, until
over two miles away from Sheridan, when he
let himself down from behind and escaped
with only slight bruises. The horse ran til
it reached home, neither 1t nor the cart being
injured.
The Illinois Dairymen's Association will
hold its annual meeting at Aurora, in the
City Hall. Dec. Sth, 9th and 10Th. Subjects
Of interes. and practical benefit to the dairy.
men will be discussed by eminent speakers
fully cognilant, by experience, of dairy in
rates during the convention. X. p. Nc
Glncy, of Elgin, is secretary Of the assoca
ton. and j. H. White, Of Aurora, is making
arrangements for the proper entertainment
Of the largo number Of guests that are OK
pected.
Wenona iader: The scarcity OF water, in
many instances, seems TO be getting to BE- q
more serious matter daily. Not few have
found their wells dry during the past week
who have not heretofore been 80 troubled
This condition of affairs in the face Of winter
causes grave fears Of what may DO the result
if some good soaking rains do not come be.
tore winter steps in. Many wells and els
erns that were dry during the summer seem
B." have been filled up by the fall rains, but
hose most interested seem to think that II il
My aquestion of time. if il don't rain, when
the water supply in those will again be ex
haustedr'
In some localities the great amount o,
thing being done is credited with being the
cause o, scarcity of water in wells for do
nestle AMI stock purposes 1t is more like
y the absence of rains is the real cause
Under drainage does not reduce the waite,
supply it increases it, BY loosenins
the soil 40 that il retains water better thar
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