The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-01-21
From Seneca.

We invested thirty.seven cents Wednesday
in Rock Island railroad stock making our reg
ular trip to Seneca. 1t is pleasure, always,
10 meet snd transact business with men who
are courteous, alive to the bost interests Of
the community in which they live, ever at
tentive to strangers and giving newspaper
man next the warmest place In their affec-
tons, firm grip Of the hand, and dollar
and fifty cents to boot. This is the title page
to Seneca.
We met Hon. Alexander Vaughey, at his
place of business, and the manner IN which
he keeps up stock of goods, is conclusive
evidence that there is art in his method and
poetry in his soul, il he is politician. He
enjoys IA splendid trade. Through him we
learned that Seneca is having boom in the
coal trade of no meagre dimension. The Platt
Coal Co.. in possession Of the Seneca shaft,
seem to be fortunate; the coal beds lying on
~ ITO feet below the surface, and very flat
tering as regards the supply, while the quality
is far superior to much of the coal mined in
the county. Last Tuesday the proprietors of
the shaft sold fifty ton of coal to farmers, to
say nothing of the amount delivered In town,
and their daily shipments abroad. When the
weather will admit, Seneca has big farm
trade. The shipments of hogs, however, has
not been as extensive this season as hereto
fore. But may be accounted for in the lack
of corn raised, as the pork trade is one Sene
cas- best resorts financially.
CRANKs.
Seneca has them, there is no other name
for them; they are the genuine died-in-the
wool rock rooted cranks, conceived in deter
mination and reared to a conspicuous place
on the vest collar, and worn in open daylight
as an emblem of straight prohibition. But
the men who wear them have no occasion to
blush-they are simply advocating their prin
ciples and interfering with no mans rights.
The device in question is a little crank about
one inch in length, and worn as badge sig
nifyng their belief in the doctrines of their
leader, st. John.
MAsKRRs.
Roak's hall last evening was the scene OF
lively masque ball. The costumes were fine,
and from the commencement the whole was
a success. Willis's orchestra supplied the
music and the evening It'll late in the night
passed away with nothing to mar the pleas
ures of the dance. The Social Dancing
Club" of Seneca-J. z. Brown, formerly OF
Ottawa, and now with j. II. Harvey, were at
the bottom of the affair.
Michael Malaney and Miss Nellie sheedy,
were united in marriage by the Rev. Father
Donovan.
Miss Kate Harvey visited friends in Ottawa
on last Thursday.
Miss Nellie Haynes, of Ottawa, spent the
week with Mrs. Crotty.
The Clarendon II ouse in Senaca enjoys
fine patronage, and deserves it. Dudolph
Hill. proprietor, is an attentive gentleman.
2. Pfeffer, one of Seneca's enterprising men
don't take back seat In the furniture bust
ness his ware rooms are well supplied.
P. J. Corcoran, the harness maker, has
patent on a neck yoke strap-one of the most
complete and safe devices ever shown US. Ev-
cry teamster in the county should see it, His
own make of collars are equal, if not superb
or to all others. W. y. W.