The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-30
CITY lind COUNTY,.
SATURDAY.

SATURDAY.
Alex. Wylie,o of Waltham, has return
ed from a respecting tour through the
south. IL is rumOred he Will In snort
time move to Mississippi.
The 10th Ill. Vol, had a reunionat
Pontiac on the Goth. Quite numoer
were present from StreatOr ana Geo.
w. Whaley, Co. &C." from Ottawa,
Prof. Toland, of the Ottawa Bust
ness college, has been laid up with the
rheumatism for several days, and was
unable to be at his Office yesterday.
Judge Blanchard will go TO Prince
ton to hold the December term OF
court there, while Judge stipp will
spend that month in court in Ottawa.
The master mechanic OF the Rock
Island road informed Gov. Ray only
few weeks ago that the shops would
not be moved from their present loca-
tiOn, "but If they are moved said he,
Norris will get them. Post. Next.
Narseiles has been trying to make a
dicker for city light with the Ill. V.
Ell. Co., of this city, but thus far
they have not been able to agee, the
company asking $1,000 for so 30-candle
lights; while the village offers $500 for
60 lights.
Warden Reedy was in town yester-
day, and stated that the new house
intended for the warden and family
would probably be ready for Occupa-
zion about the 9th of December. The
building is of frame, two story ana
contains twelve rooms.
About twenty of Streator's business
men who were here yesterday, through
the courtesy of Supt. Irwin, took II
ride on the electric line. Mr. Leroy
informed FREE TPADER reporter
that the Streator people were anxious
for an electric street railway. and
were in negotiation with several gem
tlemen, including Col. Evans, and
that the outlook for road there was
not unfavorable.
At a special meeting of the Hum
bolt lodge, A. +. and A. NJ, held at
their lodge room last evening, the 80
decree was conferred on Mr.. Herman
Driefus. At the close of the session
banquet was served at j. l.. Pier
cues. At the conclusion OF the sup
per toasts were INDUCED in, and the
members, as usual, passed a pleasant
evening. Among the guests OF the
Lodge was Mr.. NJ. u. Trimble, of Blu
reau county.
The conductors who run the cars on
the south side have anything but a
picnic. Every day at noon the car ar
riyes at Boyle's corner just as the
scholars are on their way home in a
body, and on the principle that it is
impossible for boy to keep out OF
mischief" these little fellows will
Jump on the car by the dozen as 1t
goes around the curve, and the only
wonder is that they do not break
their necks.
That bed of white sand at Milling
ton, from which so much material Is
drawn for the glass factories, lisa won
derful deposit, a mine of wealth for the
fortunate owner and the supply is
sufficiently abundant to last for ages.
Mr.. John McCaughey, one of the con-
tractors who have just been engaged
in shipping large section of it, says
that bOrings made to depth of one
hundred and fifty feet show the un-
varying quality of this pure and yalua,
bic sand which has simply to be wash
ed and loaded upon cars and forward
ed to ready market.
"What use do you put that ice to?'
said FREE TRADER reporter to sam
Porter. the court house janitOr, yes
terday morning, as Porter was wash
ing large chunks of the stuff. "Oh,
said he. ''theSe lawyers get terribly
warmed up-no matter where the mer,
curry is."-and then he showed his
hands down into the bucket of ice
water, and the cold streaks rushed up
his back, and caused his teeth to rat
tie like hail on a tin roof, while the
men on the streets rushed by wrapped
in OyercOatS and mutflcrS.