The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-08-02

| Geo, Salisbury owns u farm Just south OF
town, This morning he was engaged raklng
of grain from his reaper while little II
year old boy named George Eastman was driv.
ing, All al once the team started tunousy
and ran some distance with the machine. As
the horses jumped the lad was thrown from
u his seat to the ground and the huge drive
wheel passed over his chest, crushing him to
death almost instantly What makes the case
sadder is that his father and mother are both
lead, and IL of his relatives here have died
within the pas, four years, two little sisters
hlone being lett.
Long John Wentworth and Schuyler,
the smiler," will tell Us how to farm H. at
Pur next Agricultural Far
Hon. u. A. Armstrong, Of Morris, gave us
very interesting addresses before the Sandwich
Lodge OF l. O. o. +. last evening, on the "un.
written work" of that order
J. |. Montgomery and George Kleinsmid
|wil speak 10 the Red Ribbon Club of Ottawa
next Sunday afternoon, EN CNo.
GARFIELD, H., July 29-B, Fowler, of Chi
|cago, shipped two loads of fat cattle from here
on Monday night The same cattle were un
loaded from the cars at this place last fall, be
ing bought by Mr.. Fowler at the stock yards
in Chicago and brought 10 his farm west Of
Garfield, and now return to Chicago much I'M.
proved by their sojourn III Usage town
The first new oats for this season here was
III; h., I,l,, i,l..,
Ter on Monday of this week, al % cts per bush.
Eel. There are some fields OF very heavy oats
III the neighborhood, but the average crop for
the town will be light Winter wheat is ey-
celent, but spring wheat almost a failure,
Not much rye was sown, and no barley or fax
that have heard Of in the town, The corn
crop is booming rs far as appearances 90 at
present
A. Fowler shipped from here lastmonth los
car loads of grain, and orders for the coming
month five cars daily TO be loaded with gram
And right here allow a correction To be made
of a statement made IN the Ottawa Rcpubiicaa
of last week. In summing up where steam
power was or was not used in the county, il
mentioned Usage rs one of the towns that had
no steam engine. Now it ought to be known
that Usage is possessed of a. good an elevator
tor handling grain n there j. in The county,
having holding capacity al 10000 bHShcS Of
grain with three dumps for unloading, and
from which IL car can be loaded with gram IN
twenty minutes; and it is operated 10y a steam
e lgine
Doctor Alma Flndenkeler has returned
from Wisconsin, reporting her sick relative
(whom she went to attend medically much
improved in health Her patients here were
glad to have her among them again.
}. |. Case, of WenOna, is on duty i'll Garfield
again, looking none the worse for wear in the !
hay field in which he has been employed,
Hugh \, lennett has been in Ford county
visiting his brother p. II. Jennett, and reports
the outlook as very promising for abundant
yields in all their crops and is much pleased
with the country there.
Our town this year Is being well provided
with elections, having had three already, and
the town clerk informs me there will be anOth. |
er meeting OF the voters of the town In -ahonl
TO days to devise means to dispose of some
seven thousand dollars of the peoples's money
that has been lying dormant in the hands Of !
the town supervisor for four or five years, hav-
ing been raised by tax to apply on H. K. debt,
but which, by the late decision of the L. 5.
courts, will not be needed for said purpose
This is something that interests every tax.pay
nr in the town, and there should be big turn
out on that dav. 1NCOGNITO.
SENECA, July 29.-The little burg Of Seneca,
EAST in deep gloom on Wednesday on account
If the funeral of the lamented jeremiah Crot.
v, shows substantial evidence of growth and
material prosperity. Long professions of
cams loaded with corn come in continually |
rom all quarters, During this and the next
wo months about 100000 bushels of grain
will be delivered there on contracts alone.
The new business row OF BRICK buildings
viii be completed by the 18th inst, The first of
hem is 26x10 feet deep, - foot ceiling, glass
ront, and will be occupied by Mr. Armour, /
If La Sale, with hardware
The next is to be Mr.. BILLIARDS. future head. =
quarters. 1t is 20x7S, with a vault for a safe
The front will be Of French plate glass-two
II these lights l6 by 20 inches, and two 20
g inches
The third will be Neusbaum's bakery and
store, 20 by 20.
The fourth, same size, the postoffice and Da-
III Cnderhilrs grocery store.
These buildings were put up by Bishop Il
Iorne of Ottawa, contractors and builders, and
re pronounced a good job.
A. Naughey is the genial gentleman who is
rator, lawyer and merchan,-all comblded in
delightful perfection in one and the same per.
on. He will sell you a sack Of flour or meas
Ire off dress pattern, at the same time giving
ou sound legal opinions couched in words Of !
differing eloquence,
&. ii. X. Thomas, next door, is also Il man
II many parts, for he is a druggist, coalologist
nd lawyer, and can sling squills, blumen and /
Blackstone and give you change for quarter,
With degree of grace and suavity that IS just .
,ewtching. i
Morrissey is the ST CrispiD of the village,
nd who Is deeply read. He launches learned