The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23
COUNTY TOWNS.
MARSEILLES.
Matters and Things In 1.-THE L"weii 81 the
west''--New Buildings, &C.

The Marseilles MTG Go. are building q
high tower on their manuiaclory anJ machine
shons ON top OF which they are Oullulng "a
iarye water tank. for fire protection. lhey
are constructing II so they can shower all Tue
buildings by machinery, III VIII he orna'
mental US well rs useful.
Chas. Brodbeck is building some good I'M
movements ON his place 10y way OF a new
harm and additions 10 his dwelling house.
Tryon Bros. are building too story brick
bnildinp near W. j. Dawel ~ Sons ilourlng
mills, for the purpose of manufacturing 'n"lr
celebrated grain weigher and elevator Inc
Sanders Bros. of Ottawa, have the contract
They have a large gang OF mel at WORK ana
are rushing 1t right along They expect 10
have 1t enclosed In ten days
s. T. OsgOOd, our enterprlslng lumber ana
grain dealer, Is building Two ne" o"e''l"s
houses for rent.
Chas. f.. H.uerman is building very hne
residence, when completed II viii compare
fayorably with the best in the city.
A.F. Waldbridge has bought the Luclan
Clark place and is rebuilding the mousse IN
fine style for the purpose OF making u MS
future home.
F. T. Neff, VIM. Il. Harrison, and a number
of others, are putting down tile side walks,
d.c,dedly n great Improvement over the old
plank walks.
Peck's "Bad Boy" Company were at the
Rink on last Monday night, too full house'
but 1t was as snide a show as ever struck the
town.
James Bruce, of Joliet, spent Monday In
Marseilles among friends and relatives, ana
went home Tuesday II orning.
With the close OF navigation on the canal
Thos. Quirk goes to Ottawa to take the posi-
ton as watchman at the aqueducJ-a justly
deserved promotion. Mr.. Quirk has walked
tow. path the last four years; and when IN
the line of his duty he had to warn trespass-
ers, 1t WAS done in courteous aud gentleman
DR.. Blanchard took Mrs Gueswine, who had
been adjudged insane, to kankakee on satur
day last. ,,.
Chas. r. Robinson, one OF our energetic
Young men, went TO Chicago last week TO
take a thorough course in Il business college,
shorthand, type writing, exc: Charley mas
been In the office Of the Pitts Mtg. Co., Tor
the last year. G. B. Nelson takes his place.
Geo. ID. Shaver was in town Tuesday, hak-
ing hands and pulverizing some OF the Eng
lish language.
John and Charles Rlnker, two first-cl3ss
south side farmers, were In town last week.
They report large crops. This year John has
cribbed over 5000 bushels Of corn, from his
place, and Charley says he has the best crops
this year he has had since he has been on his
place, now % years. John thinks his good
crop is owing TO the Iowa election this fall or
the Iowa election Is the result OF his good
crop; while Charley says that his going 10
California last summer WAS, he thinks, the
cause OF making him SO full OF energy and
sIlrits-especially spirits.
Mr.. &. w Campbell another enterprising
south side farmer, living near the suburbs OF
Ottawa was over Saturday last. He says he
thinks he will do his trading in Marseilles
hereafter, and when he wants 10 20 to Ottawa
perhaps he will cross the Illinois river on the
Narseiles bridge and 20 by way OF Danway,
crossing the Fox river at Sheridan, thence to
Serena, cross Indian creek by way of Harding,
take dinner with our old friend, Uncle John
Miller, thence to Dayton, fish while, per.
haps, read the daily FREE TRADER while he Is
resting, then take the road leading back OF
Judge Caton's park, cross the canal bridge at
Buffalo Rock and leave his team n'ar where
An,hony's old stone soap factory used to
stand, and 90 the rest Of the way into the city
on foot 1t Is not decided which route he will
take going home but thinks he will 90 by wav
OF Mendoza, Earlville cross the Fox river u
Milling ton, go through Newark and Holder.
mans grove, cross the Illinois river on the
Seneca bridge, thence home. By so doing
the old gray team that is now Ii years old
will never have occasion to get skeered at the
electric street cars that the good people OF
the county seat are blessed with, being the
first great improvement OF the kind built In
this grand old State OF Illinois. MAX.