The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-10

wen, lliS UOso WIN SNN"' '"''''J
month, if it is vacation.
"swimmin time has arrived and the boys arc
wearing out their young and precious lives in AT
tempts to see who can "go in" the greatest
number Of times during the day Many Httlei
SUNDAY school boy may be seen hanging
around q sunny corner and rufiiing up his hair
to make it look natural
"There's another 81 for the county clerk
plac!dly remarked DaL Tucker, the other day, as
he observed q young couple industriously huS.
slng each other coming home from the WedroG
pic mic.
Come here to yotr uncle, little one, and get
some peas"
Oliver Cornell is once more waif! Major
Camp bell having taken q belle into his camp
Jim Cross dictated as groomsnaid at the wed.
ding
Morris D. Smith was registered at the Tiyoi
on Monday.
The c., B. & @. trains were crowded Oh the lst,
| I'd, 9Th and 9th.
Jep vosburgs trot,ing horse won second
money d, Mendoza, on Monday.
Lucius Crooker, Esquire, the right honorable
mayor Of Mendoza, visited this city on Tuesday
He states that the patriotic firing an Mendote
ON Monday was so constant that locomotives
had to keep their head lights burning 10 see
through the smoke. Loosh, let's smoke.
Did your hair pull any Tuesday morning?
Oh yes, S-y," shoot the psrasol"
The shower Monday evening washed out 4
good many damRs near Indian Creek station.
Elder Stearns, at Birds Eye, is said 10 have
Idone good business on Monday, in biLtere and
sour cider.
It was the general impression Monday that the
bottom had fallen out of the heavenly dipper.
We noticed that q peculiar distenper seemed
to be raging on Monday. We saw several strong
lsble.bsded men, suddenly" taken down witt
nose bleed.
Among the acrobatic feats of Monday, was .
wheelbarroy tnrn EN-. out at Wedron.
Al sapp leaves for the West in few days
! May he enjoy all the good things Of earth, an'
get the best looking girl Oh the frontier for
spouse" is the toast Of this office.
: woman called into a La Sale -, grocer.
Yesterday, and asked for sugar. The clerk toll
t her they were out, hu, would have some mex
week.
Any coffee
Got some coming
Any tea
Some this afternoon
{ Anv bakiHg-p powder"
Sold the last an hour ago, madam.
e "Well, you've got Goldfish, haven't you: 81
: asked in he? desperation
J; "Cosfsh, madam Goldfish? Wei, 10, we haven
d but I'm going out fishing this afternoon al
III do my best TO catch one"
C Don't sit UP Il ichts to see how long that youn
., gentleman stays with the young lady across u
= street. If she thinks him worth tie oil huTne
e il Is none OF your business-ke isu'; making .o'
r to any Of your folks.
An old couple, evidently not much used
{" travelling, we're waiting In the ccpct for y
IL train yesterday, moving up and down the E!a
~ form, and talking very arGiossly.
y There, now, Jane SAID the old man, IS u
train Numbered in, don't gi. excited, don't
lskeered in the least But just be Study and COZ
:. like as # you,vas nursin' the baby or miik.E 0
:. Spot. an well pull through al right
in He was big, he was distinguished, and lie T.
bv martial air As lie siroled into drus-s'o
i on q Madison street corner, he would have Pas
II. ed for at lea,; captain in the gallant lst re:
or ment. "Haye you any-that is want a-;ooi
L brush" be stamreTed TO the clerk. Probably
=. attention had been distracted by a eeauni
N. Young lady who entered JUS: a. he spoke; a; a
is rate be did nc: wan; toothbrush, aud he
;e- gan examining a.! 'he lo'ie' a'''0'es :" ~
After hating driven lie clerk nearly crazy,