The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-21
Vicinity Items.

horses at Eankakee, anu SIX at "a'seNa'
Monday
s. J. Haight, Of Meriden, last week, made
one shipment Of stock which represented
over $4,000
John J. Wilkes barn, near Norway, WAS
struck by lightning on Sunday and burned
to the ground.
Streator is about to inauguratc series OF
omen air concerts Three bands will par'l-
cipate in them.
The Dement, bagging mill at Dixon has
again resumed operations in much I'm
proved manner.
County clerk Farley is the first OF the
court house officials to occupy the new VIII
county court house.
On Monday morning Alex. Jacobs was
killed at Kangley's old shaft at Streator, by
a fall of coal. lie leaves family.
Able George, of Meriden, few days ago
had an arm and his collar bone broken in
attempting TO conquer u fractions colt.
George Bowers, of Rutland, had two colts
killed in his pasture by the lightning Sun
day night. Another was badly crippled.
The old settlers of Kendall county will
hold their annual picnic on the forkyil'e
fair grounds on Wednesdays, September
10, 1856.
The new Joliet and Aurora railroad will
build their office at Joliet and will combine
with the St. Louis & Western in building q
fne depot
A, Joliet, the 2.year-old colt, Brown, trot-
ted mile in 2:34, the best time ever made
BY 2.yesr old over half mile course in the
United States.
The Princeton prohibition club numbers
So members 1t looks as if prohibition might
be Of some importance in Bureau county
politics this fall.
The barn of Ii. X. Parr in Serena tip, was
struck by lightning last Sunday morning and
burned down, together with the hay and
grain stored within.
The RepuJilcm says that La Sale this
year will have an income from license and
various other sources of so, 900, with a city
tax of ST, $40 in addition,
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
of The eighth congressional district will hold
their annual camp meetingat the New Lenox
camp ground on Saturday, August %.
The barn Of A. J. Reed, near Mendoza,
was burned to the ground week since The
fire originated through the overtime wing Of
lantern. Loss, 81 ,000-fully insured.
The Teachers Institute at Mendoza closed
on Saturday. The attendance throughout
was very large, despite tbs intense heat
Superintendent Stockdale reports the work
done as very satisfactory.
Onward =. Keenan,, of Leland, while un.
der the influence Of liquor, started on the
railroad track for his home east of that town
Saturday, about eight o'clock. A passing
train struck and killed him.
A new coal company, called the Chicago
Joliet and Streator Coal Co., has been organ
lied TO mine coal at Streator, where 800 acres
of coal is controlled. Alex. Helm is at the
head of the new corporation.
A watch and chain stolen in Mendoza
from j. X. Hoffman and chain from J. r.
Ready have been recovered. The thief
threw them away or dropped them while
stealing melons from car at Monmouth.
The Joliet and Aurora railroad was COM
pletel Monday. between two places 1t will
be extended west TO Rock ford and east to
Valparaiso. The Burlington railroad com
pany is supposed to be at the bottom Of the
scheme.
Thursday night the work of boring for
gas on the Porterhold place, near Mendoza,
was suspended at depth of $50 teet. 1t
is intended to resume work in the fall. The
outlook, however, for finding gas is not fa.
vorable.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quinty railroad
10 u INV iioih IhNiluhu, III, W
cross the Illinois river at Morris, then
through Braceville to Essex, connecting there
with the Kankakee line, giving them an
eastern outlet.
One Of the prison officials has cut from
letters sent TO inmates. the word Joliet
spelt in over 90 different ways. These he
has pasted on a slip and the collection is
quite interesting. The name is spelt in all
ways imaginable.
A very heavy rain and hail storm passed
over Brookfeld and the eastern part OF
Grand Rapids township the pas, week, do
ing much damage TO the corn crop Mar.
settles was visited by the same storm, but
received no damage.
The republicans Of Bureau county have
nominated the following for county officers
Judge II. NJ. Trimble, county judge; S. G
Paddock, county clerk; |. d. Page, treasurer
J. II. Henderson, sheriff; Geo. b. Herring
ton, school superintsn lent.
| Mrs. Mary Harper Of Streator died OF
Thursday morning fro N the effects OF marco