The Ottawa free trader., 1879-11-22
Rural Happenings.

Mr.. Hank Etinger is busy erecting ne'
barn.
Eckcrt Miller now occupies the residenc
lately vacated by Mr.. Pietry.
Some town please send us first class ton
serial artist, as Homer needs one bad.
The new store in Homer kept by Jno. Eel
is for sale. Last spring he took possession
and stralghtway started bucking against MIR
Krausse. He has found out that such busi
ness don't pay. Hence the sell out.
One of Ophr's oldest citizens while IN llo
mel recently got a humping by some OF the
boys The old gentleman accused them OF
letting his horse loose--hence TIE fracas.
A Rev Mr.. Lord preached trial sermon at
Waltham last Sunday. IL was an hour and a
half long; altogether too long Tor the average
Walthamlte, and he won't suit
Rev. Sanborn, of Prairie Center, preached
two excellent sermons at Homer on Sunday
He Is good preacher and an energetic worker.
Alex Wallace is in Missouri fencing his
farm.
Jonathan Bankas is as happy as a big sun
flower, because It's girl. Ditto Jno. Wenner;
Thos. Weldon, Jr., same only more so, as its a
boy All dong well.
Mr. Earnest Krausse Of Van Orln was the
guest last week of his brother, our Homer
merchant
Mr.. Fitzgerald recently lost a number of fat
hogs through some disease.
Had the pleasure last week of meeting Mr..
Jno Muir of Waltham. lie says he would
not be without the TRADER for twice its cost
He also thinks DE Bow was in great business
when he wrote that article IN the Times. Mr.
MUIR drives new side bar buggy, and evi-
IDENTIFY means biz. Look out girls.
Mr.. G.. Porter and sisters, of Triumph, who
have been attending school at Paw Paw, have
returned and intend going to the Heslett high
school.
Look out for big wedding in Homer about
Christmas
Some one around Homer likes pork. Ask
Andrews; he can give all necessary particu-
lars. PEDRO HERCULES,
SANDWICH, Nov. 1S-Last week Miss Mar
tha McAllster, of this city, got up grand
surprise on David Dobbn and wife of Free
land corners A set of extra chinaware was
presented Mrs Dobbin, while he was watched
with silcer and chaired with ease, Rev. ID. Ure
being spokesman. Rev. Kennedy replied in a
happy vein in behalf of the couple, and then
surprisingly an5ushed Miss McAllister by
presenting her with fine ladies' gold watch.
The last natching was responded to for Mat.
by Rev Mr.. French.
About 50 Sandwiches went to Chicago to see
the Grant boom 1t is just such gatherings as
that at the Palmer House which give force,
impetus and respectability to intemDerance.
The boomers, a Ia bummers, advertised that
cts only SO apiocey choicest wines and cham.
paigns, etc Such advertisements and damna
bic examples would do Satan injustice. Think
of the greatest boomer In America setting and
allowing examples of folly and lntemperance
that would degrade japanese convict! More
tone is given the cause of the gutter by this
one gathering than the masses of the temper
ance people can break down in year Grant
may be fine soldier and boss Republican, a
fair statesman and good muleteer, but he's the
worst enemy of Temperance in the nation, and
the most TO be feared
Oak Ridge Cemetery Association has com
)lcted survey of couple of additions to
ots, which makes over 1000 lots in all The
drives from 16 to 90 feet wide add much to
It's appearance The stone wall 81 feet high is |
completed in front and forms a part of the
rhdpel and dwelling. The arch over one door
Is lettered, "CHAPEL;" while IN the stone
arch over the other is cut "OFFICE." The
stone arch spanning the 10 foot drive reads,
" OAK RIDGE CEMETERY, 1879" j. M. Hum
meps vault, with l3 compartments, and cost
ing over $4,000 is about completed. Mayor
Hummel expects to remove the remains Of
Mrs Hummc there this fall
julie lIummel played the violin at John Dill
Ions entertainment, The fiddle fairly talked,
The playing on the stage was fair. The ticket
or door manager proved how out OF
place man can be when he tries hard. Hum.
mel got up the play, he "played," and yet the
aforesaid was bound he should buy ticket |
The janltor F. A. Howe, was not allowed to
enter the hall without row every time he
went in. Several ladies and gentlemen were
insulted. The troupe otherwise were well
liked.
At the shooting match, last week, of the
Sandwich Rifle Club, Myrn Carpenter cap
tured the prize badge. The club have arrang.
ed for shooting match on Thanksgiving day, |
Nov. q. Turkeys will be shot with rifles and
chickens shot at with revOlvers.
Milton KAN and family moved to Scranton,
Greene Co, Iowa, last week. He was well re.
spected here, an honest man, and deserves sue
cess in his new home, where he expects to re
commence farming next year.
Albert Sears was married to Miss Ella Fos-
ter of Plano last week
Our whole-souled grain merchant W. IT,
Simmons, told Albert Watson, a farmer of
Worthwhile, that "he bought clover seed, but
not because he wanted TO. If every farmer
who wanted to sell him clover seed would let
him know it, he would sooner pay him one
cent bushc to keep the seed or sell elsewhere" "
He sald that, save once, he never made "A cent
buying clover seed
The rifle belonging to John G. Munich, loan.
ed to Ernest Walther, and stolen by a lightfn
gered son-ofagun at the German picnic was
recovered by MIR. Walther the other day; hav-
ing been to the Aurora pawn shop, and re-
har l..r.. ;,t