The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-26

Ia conveyance across the Fox N""' river
South road then ran up llu no" ,"'' Cooley
laid out and began the present road
CYRUS SHAVER
came in the fall OF 1880, " st" ""ow tile
whole county which cXie 'm o1ngamon
to the Wisconsin line d carriage In Rut'
land was that Of VIM /. - ~ 10 daughter
of john Green; the list Il, his brother, in
1892; the first chi'd born. Lizl,, 8rnmback; the
first school was taught 10y Niles Rnoda Bailey,
across the river from Dayton. His father was
the first Justice Of The Peace. fhen he gave a
glowing description OF the generous hospitality
Of those days; and also Of the famous 4" hard win
ter They had to live on bad corn pounded in
a hominy block and deer or turkeys, but that
winter killed both deer and turkeys. That was
the hardest winter ne had ever seen.
ELMER BALDWIN
said the McCormicks came to Farm Ridge from
Penn in 1882; in 35 himself and others from
Conn, Others from Conn, Mass and Penn. IN SO,
and described the hardshIps Of coming He is
on history Of the settlements of thus
county and would like every old settler to look
up facts for him, which he will cali for
MIR. CARR, or wALTHAM,
said he came 80 years ago and entered some land
and put in II crop. He has ranged these prai
res in every direction by night aud by day, He
has had many misfOrtunes through sickness, DC
and for years could sell nothing Had four
sons and four dAughtcrs--all dead but II son aad
a daughter. Lived with his wife, rho died four
years ago, 81 years 4 months aud IL days, and
happily. On the 24tu OF last sept vas 10 years
old His voice was vc,y weak, and it was vary
difficult if not impOss!bl. To- u,ar him.
Then Aud Lang SYpe w4. ,ug,
MIR. ), r. LEWIS, or FALL RIVER,
had only been here 50 ycara, aud that was tool
ame to talk about
ELDER BATCuELLEE
,ad Mr.. Glover told some thiugo of the law and
nc would speak oil the Gospel The country is
what the people make ID. We must cultivated
moral culture in oar schools aud everywhere.
Said editors must cultivate II and deal less I'M
lander fhc must refer to the Granite press-L..
I'd. of men. There must he religious culture,
md less Of the trash that the young must read.
lie said the churches are coming nearer togeth,
n and are more in harmony than IN the old days
nd he blessed God for it. II is the same with
legal" law us with Gods law. Our country is,
hen, what we make it and we must make it bet.
er if we wish to pcrpctuate IN it our free inStltu.
ions.
l. II. FEEDENEUEG, OF UTICA,
lad been in the county II years on the l4th day
# last June He said it was the old settlers whoI
UTILIZED the scriptures: " / was hungry and yeI
ave me meat, thirsty and ye gave me drink, sick
acn would 90 or i miles to assist a sick neigh
or. He told an interesting story Of stage trip
o Chicago in April '3G, which aptly illustrated
he hardships Of travelling in early days; and
ighed for the good old fashioned hospitality and
omlort Of the days that are gone"
WIN. MUNsoS, OF FREEDOM,
anne to Indian Creek in 1888. At his first VISIT
IN the north side of the river. He was married
n 1882 and moved TO this county with an OK
cam, His house had been built but three DAYS
when he had to leave on account of the Indians
lie sent his wife on horse AZ full speed to Bur.
au Co. and with his brother followed with his
,oods. The men were not so much afraid Of In.
ans as they were of wild hogs, of which there
we're great many. But he returned He was
harmed with the splendid prairies which he
bought the finest OF all countries. He said they
scd to plow, and fence their land better than il
ow is fenced, hunted deer and wild hogs and
wed on the fat Of the land. When they had
'edding Willis was MT on hand with his fancy
ouches but they had hoc.down, and had Clio.
Ious times. Then they had to 20 10 or Il or
ven 50 or 40 miles TO II mill and wait 3 or days
o have the grist ground or made hand mills or
nortars for pounding the corn.
Here Mr. Ford sang" He is marching now
With Angels"
DIR. GooDALL, or MARsEILLEs,
aid the first settler of the east end WAS Ed. San.
$50 miles north of Marscilles. In March 1881
Vim. W, Richie built house in Riches rayine
there in 1854 or 5 the first coal was found. In |
$50 Eph, sPrague built dam across the river
he first Improvement Of the Illinois river in the
ounty. In 1872 the first company was formed
18th capital Of s200,0OO who built dam below
pragues. In 1883 or 40 was built the first large
oullhH ulalIi WHICH udu . run Ol stone anu vi
atcr wheels. 1t was burned in lsi2 The
tage was put through in 1885, and in the same
ear the first frame house was built in Mar.
cillcs. In 1882 Christopher Long built house
'hich is now standing near Marseilles. One Of
he first births near MarSeillcs was Geo. Gallo.
'ay, April IL, 1895.
The secretary them made his report, before
cading which he suggested that he had all the
FORK to do and was tired, aud also ON account of
he expense and trouble he thought it might be
'ell to put oil the next picnic for year or two,
ut this was net we'll received; and many sug.
estcd that another should take II term with Mr.
.bersol VINO had 50 long and SO faithfully served
be society.
His report Il "a follows:
sECRETABI'- HEPoRT-( CoNpENsFpl
There have been added to our society durin,,
he past year the names Of John Murray 4. n
kinher and VIM. Geek.
The following members have departed their
f. during the year; DIR. J. ;. Bullock. Ncrmil
onyille. Died Sept. 80 20 aged - years lack.
X day. Matthias TTumbo, Rutland, Died Nov
D, 1875. Settled in the county in lSD John|