The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-17
Rural Happenings.

BROOKLYN, MAY l2-Clouds of dust follow
,he weary farmer as he pods over his coddy
scrRfieid. Small grain Will he poor crop I'M.
ICES ram -oon makes it, appearance. Most of
he corn Is planted
Mr. schitchenburgcr is planting 10 acres of
potatoes this season.
Mr.. Frederick is building large and hand.
some house on his farm.
Our friend }. d. Wagner is attending school
AZ Springfield, Ohio
Miss Mary Miller is teaching the school IN
district No, this spring.
Little Miss Minnie Stien. while PLAYING, fell
and broke her arm last week.
Mr. Ned: is very slck-not much hope of
his recovery.
Mrs. Pope died at her residence few weeks
ago She leaves many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs j. Short Of Triumph, were Wis.
sting AT Mr.. +. Shorts last Sunday, and Mr..
AID Mrs. Deaner Of Troy Grove were visiting
Il Mrs. j. Deaners last week
Thanks to several young ladies, who have
been amusing themselves bv opening other
peoples letters. Hope they had fun enough
~ pay for the trouble. HARRY DALE.
DAYTON, May 10, lS70.-Thc rain of yester,
day was blessing 10 the land The earth had
hecomc very dry, vegetation was beginning to
Sither and all nature called for rain The
river is as low AS it usually is in July and Au
gust, scarcely any water running over the dam
Nearly all the game fish that were up have
9een caught o: seemed out so that fishing as a
success is over with this season unless perhaps
roe have good heavy ram.
A three year old colt was stolen last Monday
Mght from Mrs. Fur, widow lady living Il
mile ives, of Dayton A reward of forty dol.
lars is offered for the return OF the horse and
The capture Of the thief
We are glad to see d. L. Grove up and
around again
Mr. James Green has gone into the bee bus.
mess quite extensively this summer He has
1ver fifty swarms
Mr. l.. Jackson and friend of Milington
0ere down fishing last week
n new organ was purchased last week for
the school house.
Last Sunday Il number of parties amused
themselves at the river by iishing-a little
drinking becr-a good deal and having II big
lime generally. Then more beer Good peo
PIE OF Dayton, here is Il chance for home mis-
sionary work
good joke is going the rounds this week
certain married man in town, whose wife
wished 10 go to Ottawa to procure some house
nold ncCessares, gave her what he supposed |
Tas check for fifty dollars. Having arrived
IN Ottawa, she thought she would take look |
~ the paper and see what bank to 20 to. TAX
ing il from he pocket, she found her husband, |
10y mistake, of course, had given her meat
bill! Runor says she borrowed fifteen cents
" pay her cal fare home and then gave her
man "a --- talking TO-
On account Of the sickness of Mrs. Glib,
Rev. :. +. Glib filled the appointment at this |
place last Sunday evening. OCCASIONAL.
OPuIR, May 13.-Corn planting all finished
IN these parts.
Invisible Bill sports nobby cane, the
envy Of all the boys and delight of the ladies,
(the cane we mean, not Bill
Coating and fishing on the Sernilicn is all
the rage
Mr. Fitzgerald recently lost a very good colt
air Robt. Carnes has grubbed out all the ap
pie trees on the Dave Cuthbertson farm Mr.
Elisha Deutsche's smiling face can be seen IN
iomer again. Mr. Gibbison, of Mendoza,
bIried a child IN the cemetery at Homer last
week. Mr.. Jno. Werner last week lost very
valuable horse. 1t got away from him, and
feeling good, commenced to prancc about, but
making misstep fell, breaking the bones of
us left fore leg, so that the animal is ruined.
LYDIA Wcnner Is very sick. James Mitchell
- recovering fast from his recent illness. Miss
Belle Carr is again teaching at No. 8.
Decoration day will be duly observed at
siomer by decorating the graves of her sol.
diers in the afternoon, and evening AT a
meeting IN Homer last Sunday the following
committees were duly appointed: Messrs
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