The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-01-18
CITY lind COUNTY,.
SATURDAY.


sold the other day for 1870.
The Novelty Glass Works will re-
tune operations next Monday.
Miss Church, one of the teachers at
the High School, is quite Ill with the
grip.
The Peru firemen have decided to
have the annual tiremans ball next
month.
r.. Lucas, prosperous farmer OF
Freedom township, was IN Ottawa
yesterday on business.
The Santa Fe Railway Company is
adding to its force of trainmen on ac-
count of increased business.
The receipts of the Driving Park
Association of Streator the past year
was $7,202. so; expenditures, $6,S5l.25.
Mr.. Thomas f. Mackinlay is again
from severe attack of la grippe.
j. L. Piergue has been given the
order to serve supper for the Company
ID hop on the evening of January %.
John O'Donnell and mother, of
Wallace township, are visiting with
James O'Donnell in Joliet. MIR.
O'DOnnell is one OF viii county'S
popular attorneys.
Sixteen whist teams from Joliet
played corresponding number from
Aurora recently, closing with a fine
banquet. Aurora was beaten in the
match by "a points.
Princeton township pays nearly $45,
600 in taxes this year. The county is
valued by the state board of equaliza-
tion at $40, $780, $685. and is mortgaged
for about $4l 100000.
Permission has been granted by
Adjutant General Vance to all camps
of Sons of Veterans in the Illinois di-
vision to parade and drill with arms,
but without ammunition, until July
8, 1890.
The first vein of coal at Laid has
proved to be 3 feet inches thick, and
of excellent quality. The company is
said to have three good veins of coal
at that place, which is something al
most precedented.
THEODORE McCloskey and Miss Mana
Barbara Werlich, of Peru, also VIM.
Schmitt, of Bruce and Emma StOrk-
MANN, of StreatOr, were granted
marriage licenses yesterday.
James Mckinney, Lawrence Hunt
and Thomas King leave to-day for
Alton, to work in the Flint Glass fac
tories there. John Sheehan will be-
gin work in the factory at Munice,
Ind, Monday.
Mr.. II. j. Gillen's family, who were
noticed lately as victims of the in
fluenZa, are again in healthy cOndl!
tion, and Mr. Gillen is at the store
experimenting the great clearing
sale" now in full blast at his store.
Mrs. Daniel Dunn received a tele-
gram from relatives in Odell yester-
day to the effect that her sisters hus-
band had died Thursday night. The
saying that TROUBLES hever come
singly" is fully illustrated in this case.
Burton, alias Clutch" Beck, was ar
raigned for trial before Squire Weeks
yesterday charged with larceny and
ENLIGHTENMENT. He waived examina-
ton, and, failing to furnish a bond
in the sum of 5000, he was sent to the
county jail.
1t is rumored that 120 acres of land
near Seneca have been purchased by
the Rock Island railway to build car
shops on, and that there then will be
built another road directly north
from Seneca.-Museilles Ne,cs.
George Funk's little boy. about four
wears old, who for several days has
been very sick, is slowly improving
His was critical case, but DR..
Hathaway has the case in charge, and
will bring him out if medical skill is
of any avail.
There is no necessity for citizen of
Ottawa to be convicted of any crime
If lawyers can save him. a census OF
the practicing attorneys of the city
shows that there are - of them.-MOl-
Tis Post. And prosecuting attorn-
eys Office ''cloSed for repairs?
The quarry business at Joliet has
been better than any previous winter.
The wOrkmen have worked month
later than usual, and now receive the
highest winter wages ever paid.
Active work in January is uncommon,
but one quarry has orders for thirty
six cars day.
Marseilles has organized a fire com
pany with forty members, from whom
five companies were formed, having
for their captains Hylie Nicholson,
Frank Gardner, John Galloway, jr.,
George Smith and Fred Johnson. LO
Haynes was chosen as marshal, and
John Galloway, ST., and William Daley
as assistant marshalS.
81 dO'nOt believe day has passed
this winter that the contractors of
this city were not able to keep men at
outdoor work. 1t has been like spring
weather and business is rushing" said
a well known contractor to reporter
for the FREE TRADER yesterday. His
statement is supported by the number
of new residences which have been
built during the past two months.
w. w. Hancock, one of the pioneer
settlers of Marshall county, died at
his home in Hopewell township, re-
Gently. He was born in Dublin, Ire
land. November II, 1913. AT the age
of 20 he embarked for the United
States, arriving at LacOn (then Col
umbia) in 1886, and within year pur-
chased the claim of man named
Barnhardt, to the land where he has
ever since lived.
Lieut.. J. b. Chapman will leave in
, eo,,, Io,-- for uactipn Nah N aptar