The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-31
Ottawa Tongue.
(OFFICIAL)


scrubbing her feet with horse brush?
A conversation was overheard the other even.
Ing by two little girls on the street. First girl
My mamma had sweet little baby last
night" Second GIRLS that so? Where did
she get it," First girl-"She got it Of DR.. Il.
He is .tW of 'em!'
81 year for the FREE TRADER.
Bowman's hair has ceased to grow any longer
Miss Ida Colwell leaves to day for Iowa, on a
visit of few weeks.
Jake is an orphan.
When you cannot do anything else work out
your road tax.
Now doth the dispenser Of fluids mix the cool.
ing cobbler aud the sayory jucp.
Six weeks more and oyster, will be in fashion
again.
There is one great consolation for the mascu
line portion Of humanity Additionally dressed
woman, in the tied back style, can't kick,
! Friends and fellow citizens, how can you cX
pcct page Of interesting local matter when
there is nothing whatever doing.
Esconaba should shut the widow to the barn
next time he sleeps in The hay loft, or else the
girls never will get through washing dishes.
The spring is considered sccond-class place
for cooling since the steps to the Congregational
church have been discovered.
Jovp1 BIodgctt is the way Jays goods are
marked
If members of the Audubon club will persist
in hunting poycr, they should never leave
chicken feathers in the game bag-cspccally
before August 18th.
Soda cocktails in full bloom
When you see an urchin with a bad swcllcd
face at this season OF the year. you can safely
bet that he has been foolng with the business
end OF Il wasp.
The boys have less sins to answer for than
usual, they havn't stolen any cherrics-thcre are
none to steal.
There was only one editor among the fool
house commission. lie was very much interest.
ed in the thing Many of his subscribers who
had taken his paper from the start were in sad
need of such home.
| The Lightning rod hend is reaping harvest in
these parts, If some man will invent a wind
Il,
| he can have our order for two.
little wart-blacked, goggc-cyed hoptoaG
will break up croQuet party quicker than the.
darkest thunder cloud that eyer gathered.
A late ruling, "by authority" renders the dis !
play OF ankles allowable in croquct playing We
know of some OF our most aristocratic crouuetI
players, however, who will hardly take advantage
of the decision for obvious, but somewhat attenu.
atcd reasons
How many Of our country pastors, whose sal.
aries range from 5000 to $1,000, will take the
hint from the Bcecher scandal and "wishngI
they were dead" enjoy the "torments Of thcI
damned" by climbing up along "the ragged
edge TO a substantial increase of salary.
An intrigue is said to exist between pretty
young married woman in this city and a young
man who appears in town occasionally Her
husband is as yet ignorant Of the fact, but town
talk is getting numerous" and thcrcl be a.
lively " racket" when he finds it out. You "othcr
lellcr," keep away from here!
Hand hit rebound hin great pleasure toI
the King, means that it Is girl, and
Col. McCulcb is its pa.
One cosc If mad doc, roror,o, On ,,,,,,,.
East Ottawa. LET fine m,,zzIin, co,o,o,,oo
r,,... c,,.., ,..,.
n,.. H. s..,',r,..s,, ''|'''''' "
"ANIEp'-A pastor at the baptist church.
The Pee U,e wants the loafcrs sUottd We.
YOU'D suggest That they could have their hair
dyed red for less money, and be Just as sure of
i I..t,, a II. 4
oc'hS lueh'lhed as though they were spotted.
plohult says 'hcrc Is no change ia the
business market" Well, what other market cam
he mcany
The belle OF Ottawa" took party of Spirit
uasts on an excursion to Henry. ON Thursday
-, w. ''''' ms "''" 'c"''cu III regard toI
S,..-
-, S''"' was "'o''''' -'" from the jail on