The Ottawa free trader., 1890-01-04
SENECA.
What Is Going ON in the City of Natural
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soap.
SENECA, Dec. 2S.-I Special Cores
pondence. Though the thriving little
city of Seneca is badly stuck In the
mud Just now, and has been in that
condition for several weeks during
the present rather wide-open winter,
yet her merchants have enjoyed big
trade. especially during the week past
Thomas * Wendell, the popular
druggists, have had lively time III
the toy and notion department, nut
owing To the excellent state OF health
which prevails in that town and va
| cinity, the drug business has been
quiet DR.. Wilcox also has been en-
| joyiug spell OF comparative rest,
Seneca has an efficient fire depart
ment, none better in the state IN SO
small Il town, three reservoirs nave
been built in convenient localltles,
each holding 800 bbls., and each sup
piled with water 10y artesian wells,
| flowing at the rate OF 40 to 50 gallons
per minute. The fire company con-
SiSts of - active members, sam
Thomas is chief. Marshal Nohite is
asst. and Henry Roak and Julian
Gebhard are pipemen. Jas. SHAW Is
engineer and w. Van HuaSen, asst.
The engine throws 800 gallons per
minute.
On the 23d inst, Mr.. Frank f.
States and Miss Rhoda, daughter of
eX-Supervisor Drakley, were married
by Rev. =. Hammond.
On Christmas eve, Mr.. Burt Hawn
and Miss Ida Belle NickersOn were
united in wedlock and left on for Kan
kakee, their future home.
Our old Ottawa clothier, Mr.. Corey,
has opened a full stock in the build
ing formerly occupied by Mr.. Brown.
He has wide-awake clerk in the
person of Mr.. Cobe Thomas.
\ revival has begun in the Metho-
dist Episcopal church to last all next
week.
Alex Vaughey, the veteran mcr-
chant of Seneca. is not afflicted with
La Grippe" as reported by the
paper last week. but he has good
grip on the patronage of the people OF
the town and country for miles
around. He has been thirty years III
business. and during that time has
built up a sound, permanent business,
based on enterprise and square deal
inc. He is ably assisted by his sons.
About twenty new buildings have
been erected in Seneca during the
past fall. Mr.. Peachin is putting up
: neat house near the school building.
The public schools of this town are
in excellent condition. Average at
tendance, 26O pupils. Prof. Byrne,
formerly of Ottawa. is the principal,
assisted bv five teachers. \ new ad-
dltion to the school building has been
l completed this fall 34X3S feet two
stories. and. like the main structure,
is of brick. The cost of the schoo
property thus far is $4,000. DR..
; Wilcox is president of the school
I board, and c. II. Il. Thomas secretary
Seneca has nine saloons, each pay
' ing $500 per annum. This sum, S4.5OO
l runs the entire municipal govern
I mcnt without any additional tax or
the people.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Armour. well known il
, Ottawa, who has been in business
t during the last six years at Saf
Antonio. Tex, spent Christmas II
Seneca ON visit
: Mr.. J. II. Harney has one OF tn,
| largest general stores in this county
Y stocked full with clothing dry goods
boots. shoes. etc. He also sells the
: celebrated natural soap, which has ne
e equal for laundry, kitchen, bath anC
t all such purposes, and is elegant fo
= the hands, protecting the skin IRON
+ the irritation caused by other soap
e He enjoyed the largest holiday trade
e ever in his experience before.
t The warehouses here have put II
= "Cycone Chatf Burners" thereb,
V abating the nuisance Of clouds of duS
1 from their shelters, which have hither
e to bothered the whole town.
d a grand turkey shoot, and shOotin!
d at pigeons. glass balls, etc, took place
t on Christmas. John GOder proved II
y he the most successful markSman.
Hugh Tally blooms out as yer,
good hog buyer, and has gathered il
4 vast numbers of the porcinc squeaIer
a this season.
If any old soldier ever has deserved
q a pension. it is Postmaster tndcrhill
~ He was shot in seven different place
h during the war. A bullet shattered
m his LEG. which has been submitted to 81,
+ operations at various times, and a
a the last operation twenty-four piece
: of bone were extracted. Strangel.
enough he suffered less pain than from
r. any of the other operations, ana Is Il
,, SDrightlV as a cricket. RAMBLER.