The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-14
Our Neighbors.

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was sO5.-Henry Hoerner was elected
without oppositlon.-A ten mile walking
match between Philip Werner and Robert
Adams for $50 side, Is an attraction for
| the future.
The way the Aurora merchants are boy
cotting the @, road, bids fair to drive the
car shops out of the city. The company
will not however do this, as the newspapers
are In favor of the road. Three engineers
were arrested on Friday for intimidating
one of the new men.
Putnam, town near Lake Senachwine,
Is greatly excited over an unexpected find
of fine vein Of coal.
John Ball, ST., of Wenona, died from the
effects of a stroke Of paralysis on Tuesday
last.
The miners at Bellvlle have accepted a
reduction of 10 per cent under protest,
pending the action of a conference between
a committee and the operators,
Joliet went 632 republican at the town
election because the Democrats split on
head of the ticket and bolted. However
the Democrats elected six out Of the twelve
town officers.
La Sale claims that the new caucus will
give her le,5O0 people. "A child of Jos.
Desper drank bottle of "Paso's Cure" on
Thursday and narrow escaped death.-Mr.
II p Heiser Is now president Of the Library
Association.
The trust business will not be confined
to manufacturers on the future, rs witness
70 the action OF formers at Centralia. The
farmers In southern Illinois have formed
themselves into an organization known as
the Farmers Mutual Protective association.
Over fifteen lodges have been started near
Centralia In less than month, Its object
Is TO secure better prices, and the organiza,
ton has already called upon the me- chants
OF Centralia to sell goods at n profit of only
ten per cent. THE idea Is taking hold
rapidly and committee of all the lodges
have called III Getting In Centrala to settle
upon their trading points. The result Of
this action has aroused the livliest feeling
In the breasts of the Centralia merchants.
They do not know what the new trust"
may lead to.
Three Of the workmen who recently
went to Peru from New Haven, Conn, to
work In the clock factory, struck on Mon
day because fourth was discharged
without their consent.
The Wabash road will put In new
passenger train between S,reator aud Fair
bury soon.
Zachariah Schart, an old and highly
respected citizen Of Mendota, WAS killed
bya Q, engine at that place last week. A
switch engine was bombarded by striker
,ympathizers on Wednesday evening last.
In the report Of the Peru city council
proceedings, In the Neps Herald is this
Item, "Charles Hobbs, for cleaning nose
1915" Probably one of the County Board
Smelling committee got lost In Peru.
Steve Curran, a local pugilist Of Spring
Valley, met Thomas Thompson, Scotch
athlete, In a four round bont on wednesday
The prohibitionists are particularly
active In Bureau county. The farmers of
the township are greatly incensed over the
forcible removal Of the polls from the
school house In the center Of the town to
the town hall, and Mayor Devlln called an
Indignation meeting on the 7th, which
denounced the affair as extremely revolu.
tionary. An attempt to freeze the working
element out of the Republican delegation
to the Bureau Co. convention was violently
sat down upon.
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