The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19
Rural Happenings..

OpmIR, July l5.--The severe ram and hail
storm, which visited these parts on the night
of the nth inst, caused considerable damage 10
( the corr crop.
The wheat crop is failure here, many fields
not paving 10 cut--caused by that pest the
chinchbug. After going through the wheat
they attack corn and are lnjuring that
There is some talk of starting a lodge Of odd
Fellows IN Homer.
! Mr.. John Willshay had erected this week Il
Victor wind engine. 1t sets of his farm to
good advantage. John is one of our thrifty
Young men.
Recently, while in Homer, visited the dress
making establishment of the Misses Jackson
found the young ladies full OF work and
thriving. They seem well prepared Tor their
business, and some of the beautiful dresses
shown me attcsted their skill. One dress was
really too nice for anything" and II the iair
owner don't lose herself in it, it will be a
miracle it had so many trills, furbclows, tloun-
ces, &c. was assured there were by actual
count G,S9S 431 ,2S9 stitches in il, and believe
| ii.
Our community was shocked on Thursday
of last week by the sudden death OF Mrs,
Krausse wife Of Mr. C. kraussc, our Troy
morning in her usual health and had occu-
pied the forenoon baking. 1t is supposed she
overheated herself About noon she went to
the garden and gathered some lettuce for din
ner and returning to the house met Mr., Smith,
the gardener, who was going home to his DIN
ner. wait, Charley" said she and ] will
get YOU some milk to take with you" lie sat
down on the porch while she went to the cell
lar She remained away so long that her hus-
band coming in asked Miss Alvina where her
mother was She said she had gone 20 the
cellar, and Immediately started after her; but
before she had got half way down saw her
mother lying on the floor and uttered loud
scream The father ran down at once, but got
to Mrs. Il in time only for her to give one or
two gasps and expire in his arms. She had
got the milk ready for Mr., Smith, but as she
turned is supposed to have got sick or glddy
and instead OF taking the milk had seized two
empty crooks and started to the stairs, but as
she got to the lower platform fell backward,
striking the hard floor with the back of her
head, dislocating her neck.
Mrs. X was born in Iensheim, Germany,
IN 1885 and had come to this country when Is
years OF age. In about 1861 she had come
with her husband TO Homer. whore be en-
uHintu. .G H.. l,',..'l =. !'...;. g.. $50 'aN
pro, i,'I,' 40 N,,t a." D.. 81" ''"r~ '.st' &c. 80
buli himself q t'iil"l' a"Ic ""iIt, 'AiN'ihS
to pass in it The rest of his days with all the
pleasant surroundings of loved wife and
large family OF dutitul children. OF the -
children born to the par four have died, three
boys and five girls surviving, who miss her
more than language can express. For she
was "A woman whom all that knew her loved,
wearing always "A pleasant smile ON her face
and having Il good word for all. No beggar
ever left her door unfcd-no want unrelieved.
She was buried in the Cemetery at Homer,
the funeral being the largest the place had
ever SEEN The services at the house were con
Quoted by Il German minister from Mendoza,
and at the church two sermons were preached,
one in German and one in English. The fami-
ly in their bereavement, have the profound
sympathy of the entire community.
PEDRO HERCULES.