The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-04-24
FROM LELAND.
Snow.

notice in your editorial Il last week that you
had sncw storm 1t 0ttswa on the 18th, some
six inches deep. We bad much heavier ees
here. The snow began falling about one O'Clock
in the morning, and continued until nearly tour
O'Clock r. NJ, inoeasnHly, beiag the bigsest snow
tall we hsve had for many years IN the same
length of time By ten o'clock the snow vas II
inches dcepoa the level, fall fsasvsa inches in
nine hours. Next day, however, the snsw melt
ed away 50 fast that Leland was aAoat, and has
been ever since. faHfE$
eFerfa BOATING. az srF
Two citizens Of the burg, wishieg to take a
boat ride, and to improve this opportunity,
launched forth On Main St. Channel, and after
Boating an hour and getting dncked twice "a
about four feet Of water, concluded SUFFICIENT
unto the day was the evil thereof
E j A& Rafting. 49, E
Another item following the rain a. neoosssry
result, was the starting Of . raft Of few thous-
and feet Of lumbsc-ls feet fencing down Little
Indiana Greek, on Tsesdsy morning.
The roads were impossible and TIE lumber
was rafted-souaething new for this section Of
country-to the farm of E. S. Abbot, about nine
miles south Of here. Mr.. Abbott and Jas: Fuller
accompanied the raft
EREEAAN's SCHOOL.
Vocation il ever. had Capt J. II. freeman has
reopened his school after q rest Of three weeks.
The Capt knows Just hsw to conduct q school
and Is emineatly qualified for teaching in any
high school, academy, or college in Illinois He
is one Of those keen, shrswd, quick, wirey, jeal-
GUS, working teschsrs who are eninently sue.
cessful, and highly beloved by all Scholars are
in attendance fron several counties. The signal
success that has attended his teaching justly en-.
titles him to due appreciation. tassssy =
HARD TnEs. "a
The people are. complaining everywhere Of
hard tines WHAT'S 10 bsddnes Il seems that
everybody is cramped for means. Everybody
wants to sell farms, houses, lots, and every kind
Of chattles. Farmers are failing; some Of our
merchants are sinking. and closing out, grain
buyers are doing nothing, there Is no money to
let every one wanting TO borrow.
We were promised easy times last fall, before
election, but now We have just the opposite.
Everything points in another direction. good
many Of our citizens are moving to Iowa this
spring, and more Of them talk Of moving on, and
pre-empting government lands.
LIGHTNING.
The lightning struck the barn of Mr. Fred
erick Ball. north Of Leland, during the storm last
week, and killed very valuable horse, and total.
ly deafened three or four others 30 that they are
not fit for work. It also struck Other houses
near,-b no serious damage 50 far a. heard
from. in rf ~ ef's' wv
Ir,N HAt' HEALTH. ssa tt ai g@s. ass |
Mr.. George Bennett lost his only child this |
week. The funeral was to-day sl2lst)s The |
child was less than two years old.
M 8a fG1& 81 10. OF o. b. n III IIlT t.K6 |
The Odd Fellows of this place are making
preparations to celebrate the Rftieth anniversary
# Oddfellowship. Monday next-either with |
he brothers at Ottawa or at Paw Paw There's |
,oing to be grand time at the latter plsos q
veil as at several ether places up north. ia
Try Woods Flour Eagle Mills IS ~
A ! Fl Joy p.S No,ro, With osstes3
Osman y Hapeman's