The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-25
Ophir and Vicinity.
May IS, 1878.


The pleasant weather of the last few days has
caused the farmers in these parts to hurry up
and the consequence is that over two-thirds Oh
the corn is under ground.
The heavy frost of last Sunday night has
caused grim smile to overspread the usually
calm features of our grangers and every one
SAYS 1t is no more than he expected. Good
prophets all of them you see.
Miss Julia Orr and Della Ney, of Homer,
were around seeing the sights in our burg last
week and giving to our country ladies the lat
est town gossip.
Miss Katie Mitchell from near La Sale paid
some of our ncighbors a brief visit last week.
She is very estmablc lady and we like to
have her round.
The Waltham band boys are doing very well.
They have been engaged to play for aplatiorm
dance soon to come off.
Four pair of the celebrated Fairbanks scales
have been erected in our ncighborhood this
past week for the following gentlemen: X.
Wylie, John McNally, r. Carncs and John
Dunlap.
w. =, Wilcox, the champion stump speaker,
Is canvassing our town for the A. c. Tower
pulverizer and corn king machines that will
raise corn without any labor.
Surprise party at Mr. Kirstaetcr's one night
last week. All had good time
Rev. Jackson of Buda preached very edi-
flying sermon to very fair house last Sunday
evening in the village of Homer The same
afternoon the Rev. Sandborn of the Center
preached in the Baptist Church.
Mrs. VIM. Simpson left for Kansas last week
to visit her two sons, Frank and Neal Rynear.
son, who went there one year ago.
DIR. IToutz has sold all the furnsure belong.
ing to the late Barnard Deutsch. lie sells the
land and house on the 18th
The mill pond is becoming quite pleasure
resort every evening and Sundays All the
elite of the city can be found there either fish
ing or boating.
The exercises of the Waltham Literary So.
ciety Friday evening were as follows: Essay
by Miss Fanny Dana; Declamatlon-by Eddie
Dunlap and James Trueson. The "boss" piece
of the evening was that spoken by Miss Hattie
Bennett entitled May Doll. The little lady is
only seven years old but splendid speaker.
Paper-Miss Nellie Chapln; Debate between
Messrs. Wylie, Kirkwood, Hilsher and Ken
nedy. Subject: That firearms are a detri.
ment to mankind. Decision in the negative.
The corn land was never in such poor order
as this year. Early blowing as hard as the
road and late plowlng Jumps as large as your
head.
Mrs. Fred Zorn is recovering from severe
attack of rheumatism. She has been unable
to use her limbs for over six months.
Robert Wylic has purchased new Key
stone planter and provinces it boss.
Mr.. John Sweeney is teaching again. Sue.
cess friend John.
Jay Bird, of Waltham, in last weeks IRA.
DER dominates A. Wylie for sheriff In be
half of Ophir we nominate Mr.. Michael Cur.
tiss, gentleman competent to fill the office,
and if elected would be the right man in the
right place.
Jay Bird also spreads himself about that sup.
posed thief that was captured in Waltham,
but don't give the particulars. | will give
them for the benefit of the readers of the IRA
DER: Miss Jane Furthringham resides in
Waltham. She claims to have had $1,000 in
the house, which was stolen by an unknown
person. Mr.. Teel resides about sixty rods
north of the lady and his yard is embellished
with evergreens, which make good place for
rabbits. The man captured was seen chasing
rabbits in the yard. They pounced upon him
and accused him of the theft. He denied ii.
Then they asked him if he had any objections
to being searched. He said he had They
made up their minds to search him any way
without warrant, and found $l2 on him. lie
was taken before Esq Wylie, who took no ac,
ton upon it, He was then carried to La Sale
and from there to Ottawa, where he now is in
the hotel Stevens. PEDRO.UERCULES.