The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-10
ears exhibits will outnumber oil proceed

ing efforts.
The Streator Free Press Is authority fol
the statement that the Santa Fe shops at tina,
place are to be torn down and removed, An
order was issued on Monday morning put
ting on two forces Of men TO finish up all
work and then commence the removal of the
machinery and buildings Iowa towns are to
be favored.
During the past two years 600 men have
been discharged from the state psnitentiary
at Joliet, and Of this number over half have
been returned within the walls. Only one.
fifth have reformed.
La Sale Dsm.'Press: Oliver Springer, the
engineer who made the big leap from the l..
c. bridge to the bottoms below in the train
wreck Of Saturday week, was removed to his
home at Amboy on Saturday, in a condition
which showed rapid improvement and in
thorough consciousness. 1t will be several
months, however, before he will again be
able to pull the throttle Springer fell 80
feet, and, strange TO say, he will recover.
A young man named Fahey, was arrested
at La Sale and taken to Peoria on Saturday.
on charge Of stealing gold watch from q
companion.
Steve Matthews, who has had hard rep
utation in the courts Of this county Is a bad
man, died at La Sale few days ago.
THEY CAPTURED THE BRAKEMAN.
Conductor Bronson's freight train, on the
c., B. 4 2. road WAS tho scene Of robbery
on Friday evening last, while running at
the Chicago division. Mulvey, the front
brakeman, started forth on tour of inspec>
ton, Just after leaving the c. C. and |. c..
GRO ssing, and noticing the end door of an
Illinois Central car ajar, swung himself in
and discovered couple Of tenants. He used
the usual question and instead of q verbal
answer, two savage looking revolvers were
thrust in close proximity to his head, and he
was instructed to hold up his hands. He did
so and the gentlemen went on with their up
parently interrupted task Of relieving the
car of small hardware. They kept Mr.. Null.
very's hands in this uncomfortable position
until the switch lights Of the Aurora yards
cleaned in the distance. and then gathering
up their spoils. consisting of revolvers,
knives, rszors, etc., they left the car and dis
appeared. The brakeman, as soon as he WAS
released, hurried to the engineer and finding
that he was not the owner Of revolver, was
forced to allow the robbers to get away, re
porting the job after arriving in Aurora.
NIB. TREBLE NOT TO BLAME.
A recent issue Of this paper appears to
have placed Mr.. Peter Treble Of Serena, in
an unkind light before his townsmen, and
we are glad to say that We we're mislu formed
as to the details Of the unplesssntnsss be-
tween himself ana Wormley, the conductor
on the Paw Paw train. The facts of the case
seem to be that Wormlsy brought . jug Of
cider on the train with him, and Treble, in
moving about, stumbled over and overturned
IL. For this, it appears, Wormley knocked
him down several times and put him of the
train. Wormley was arrested and fined
Sl0O for his conduct.
THINKS THEY USED TUBED BOTTLES,
Since the citizens Of La Sale were 80
taken IN and clipped by the
Hesse crowd, whose town on paper has made |
La Sale kick herself for the past few months, |
Ill sorts of swindlers, with multitudes Of
schemes for plumber, have been scouting |
lbout La Sale, seeking more lower limbs to |
,longate. and the swindling world evidently
La Sale q sort Of an asylum for |
mild lunatics and youths not yet wearied
rom the tubed bottle.
The latest land syndicate to bob up
'erenely and seek for lambs in La Sale, has,
ike the former snap, also its being in Peoria,
Ieveral citizens Of the village have received
circulars, prOporting to eminate from the
ertile brain Of circus bill writer, doubt.
ess, which sets out the advantages of plot |
# ground in Kansas " which would lust suit
he citizens Of La Sale" This Kansas land
$ alleged to have dozen railroads running
through it, seventeen artesian wells in full
unning order, dime museum, lately i'm
'orted from Peoria" four Chinese laundry
nen and an Italian who possesses fourteen
une music-b box.
1t is not at all probable that the bill
writer could give two foot of his land away
o citizen Of La Sale, unless gentlemen
rom the Imperial city were allowed to attach
six inoh steel cattle to his concent. At any
ate, we would advise the versatile author of
he prospectus to avoid La Sale, where the
most important feature of his reception
Vould be cuss words and base ball bats. He
5 safe in sending oirculsrs--as long as he
imself remains in Peoria.
Galloway Items.
GALLOWAY, Nov. 1.-The grand event of
he season WAS a party at @. w. Holcott's,
friday evening They have large house
nd we'll furnished, and the doors were all
pened and every room lighted. Mears