The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-03-03

im proving and placing bell In our church.
, In the center Of each ball was young 10
dy's name and the gentleman buying a bal
. paid 25c for 1t and had TO unwind II TO get u
the name and then re-wnd II, when said cir
J would take them TO supper. Some OF the boy,
got their aunt aud they felt awful.
OBSERVER.
From Dayton.
DAYTON H., Feb. %, lSSS.--During the
warm "spell" Of last week the ice on the rap
ids below the dam moved down below the
bridge and last Friday broke up and moved
down TO Ottawa, The mills moved their things
from their basement floors, aud the tile work:
put their product IN secure place, In antici
patton Of high water, but the change in tn,
temperature checked the rising water. The
ice has now come down from above the dam
The paper mill men discovered another leak
in their bank last week and put In Golfer
dam so AS to repair the damage. The holes
In the bank were no doubt made by muskrats
James Ryan, our Cornet Virt'ioso, is study
ing telegraph with Van Ettan at the depot
Jimmie is always on the key aud we hope he
will become an expert and get big pay.
VIM. Dunayan writes from Kinsley, Kansas
where he is located, that the enterprislng
citizens OF that booming little burg" are
making arrangements to supply their city
with fine water power. A large pork pack.
ing establishment has located there, and
other manufacturers, and about million oil
dollars will be spent for improvements during
the coming year,
| About year ago our new bridge across the
river was being built, the bridge company
meeting with many discouragements and
much high water during its erection. 1t was
finally completed, however, about the first OF
PApril and the amount OF travel over 1t has been
steadily Increasing. One farmer living in
| Rnflaut the old (hipaVp road ipfOrma :
that about one.half OF the travel over that
road comes and goes, ria Dayton. This ID
encouraging, and we hope by greatly improv-
| ing our roads and hills and by establishing q
grain market, we may receive still more OF
the travel and trade. There is good opening
here for a grain buyer, q blacksmith, brick
maker, etc. 1t Is hoped, and expected tina,
something may be done with the old wooden
mills during the coming season, and that q
good paying business employing 80 to 10 men
may be started.
VIM Duffy and family who have been liv.
ing on Thos. f. Macknley's farm in Rutland
will soon remove to Dayton. We understand
that Mr.. NJ. will move from Ottawa to his
fine residence on his farm.
II. b. George, Esq. of Leland, was in town
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Green and James Rian
took part in the celebration of Washington's
Birthday at the Odd Fellows Hall in Ottawa
by the Sons of America.
| Prof. Chas. McGrew, who taught our public
schools here a few years ago, is now Prof. OF
Mathematics in the College of the Pacific
California. He has become quite noted
teacher.
| Z. A. Metcaf, Esq, for a number Of years
station agent at this place, is now living with
his family near Bakersfield, Kern Co., Califor-
MIA. He writes Il very interesting letter from
which few extracts will probably be of i'll
terest to his friends and acquaintance in this
locality; "We are all enjoying our usual
health. OF course am not very well at any
| time but my health is much better than at
Dayton. | have been over a great part OF
California since | came here. | have been as
far north as Napa and Santa Rosa, and have
| been in San Francisco quite number OF
times. have been as far south as San Diego,
10 miles from Mexico, and all along the coast
| from San Louis Obspo to San Diego, was in
Riverside, Pomona and Los Angeles last sum-
mer' have been all along the San Joaquin
Valley and in the Sierra Mountains. but have
never been in the Sacramento Valley except
from Antioch on the bay. could not tell
you all saw and describe the beautiful sights
and experiences IL was to write to you for a
long week; nor could describe the towns,
buildings and the people SO as to make you
understand. No obstacle seems to great for
men TO overcome, no dream too fanciful for
|
from yours, and 30 is our mode Of agriculture,
and the products of our orchards surpasses
belief. | saw q spring OF water at Pomona
| for which an offer Of $40 900 was offered and
refused 1t was wanted for irrigation. In
this county we have the best climate In the
state, except June, July and August when
the heat is terrific, often ITO deg. in the shade.
| Still we have cool nights and no one gets sun
stroke. We raise every kind OF fruit and
grain, including figs, oranges aud lemons.
| Our principal industry is stock raising on
account of the abundance Of wild feed, aud the
ease Of which we can raise alfalfa. We are
| Just beginning 10 plant out vineyards and or
chards. The profits of fruit culture are fabul-
Gus. Think of three year old orchard pay
ing 5000 clear profit per acre, that is for
peaches. own 800 acres which | am just
beginning to improve, want to raise $4,000
trees this year; fruit, timber and ornamental
trees | live 20 miles from Bakersfield, in the
valley, 6 miles from Kern Lake and II miles
| from the Foot Hills, and beautiful incline
plain. Good land can be bought from SOU
! to 800 90 per acre, depending on the distance
from Bakersfield, water rights, etc. -Four or
| five miles from town good fruit land water,
etc, $40 to $50 per acre. Bakersfield is u
| town of about 1000 souls, Chinese, greasers
and whites, has good court houses, etc, and
we have dead man for breakfast every few
days and think nothing of it until we get
ready to hound the murderer. A thief, rob-
Der, etc, have but little show here. There
are plenty of good people here, perhaps a
little rough sometimes, and every one is
alive. | 90 to church sometimes in town
No, don't fotanize; / feed pigs, milk cows,
and for amusements shoot ducks, geese, deer
and wild cats | killed 10 wild cats last
winter, and 3 wolves last month.
pomona is a paradise, not quite so nice as
Riverside and we expect some day to have
nicer county" OCCASIONAL.
| March MaHaxines.
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