The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-09-13

the top of the hill by the proprietors for those
e who will notify them of their desire. In fact
" the firm will do everything to please custom
I. ers, not only in market prices but in GOOD
:. quality of tile
u We chronicle the following deaths in town
since our last article: Miss Bula limmons
died Aug. 3; Mr.. Ranslcr Timmons, died Aug
90; Mr.. IIatheway's child, Aug s.
>. OCCASIONAL.
= BRooKFTELD Sept 10, 1S79-Two weeks
!. ago, by request you very kindly gave place to
| an article of mine from the AIarsellles Register
4 of August Cd. Please also insert the follow.
ing as an explanation: The young gentleman
, that owns the bluff boss" alluded to IN my ar
tIcle empowers me to say that he wishes il dis
tinctly understood that he never was resident
of Rutland, and furthermore hopes he never
may be, Sonny, if you are going to be news.
paper correspondent you want to be sure you
are right, then 60 ahead Go soak your head
for you have shot as wide of the mark this
time as you did some years ago when you sent
me a number of valentines, IN return for those
your fathers hired man sent you. Much obllg
ed, Rutlander; you arc the first person have
met that had penetration enough to see what
You say nice things to me and | will return
the compliment. | am not altogether alone IN
the grammar and dictionary boat If my mem
Dry serves me right there appeared IN the col
umns of the Register some time ago commu.
ncation that was not altogether grammatical
or Websterian either Report says that the
writer thereof is a near kin to Rutlander's-
amanuensis If so, perhaps it would be well
for him to regulate his own household before
| he CritiCises others.
If Rutander or any of his friends would
like to back up his assertion with any amount
that | was Singing dirt at some one in Rut-
land" the preliminaric5 can be settled by cal
| ling a. II. c. MacKinley's Office with this com.
munication. | take leave of my atiectionate
| friend Rutlander, rs more remuncratlve cor
respOndencc will occupy my entire time for
the next SIX months BROoKFIEID FELLOW.
OrHIR, Sep ., 1879. Rev. Sanbcrn, of
Prairie Centre, preached two very interesting
sermons to the heathens of Homer last Sunday.
Pedders in this vicinity are more than
thick. There are newspaper agents, cloth
agents, insurance agents, lightning rod men.
and last of all, the barbcd wire swindlers. We
advise all of our farmer friends il they do not
wish to be taken in and done for, to give all
the above the grand bounce az soon as they
make their appearance.
Mr. John Wylic, Jr of Ophir, has been en-
gagged to teach in District No. 8 this winter.
We congratulate the directors on engaging
Johnny as he is good teacher and tn CROUCH
gentleman, one that will give perfect satisfac-
ton in the school room.
Andrew Gordon is rs happy as a big sun
flower etc. All because his wife presented !
him with new dish washer, which article he
has right to keep until 1t becomes Is years !
of age, Mother and child doing well.
Mr. VIM Wyle returned from an extended |
trip through Indiana He reports every thing
lively in that state and crops fair
Charlie Porter wears white apron. lie Is
not a mason but runs the Triumph butcher
wagon He Is success
Mr.. Fred Brannell has his house now plas-
tered and is having II new porch put up on
the south side 1t makes the place look boss"
Dave Mclaughlin, Jr., has taken up his re-
sidencc in the city OF Homer.
Albert Tcel fWaltham celebrated his birth
day one evening last week by inviting all his
friends. Dancing and playing games was the
order Of the evening and all enjoyed them
selves. The Galesburg students from this
place have all returned to their studies.
The Catholic fair at West Troy Grove has
been Il decided success in spite of the weather.
Large crowds in attendance the last
week The articles on exhibition did not |
amount to much.
Mr.. Ernest krause, Of Van Grin, spent last |
week with his brother and friends IN Homer.
Mr. III. Teel intends building new house
this fall.
James Wylie, Jr. has been fixing up. He
has treated his house to q new white and
brown dress. Clark of Ottawa is the artist.
Messrs. John KurH, All kanney, Hank
Billows and two kriser boys went west on
Tuesday morning and contemplate setting
stakes in Colorado
The Waltham blacksmith wants to know if
it was spite work that caused John Winn to
dram the store cellar into the we'll. Mr. Lowcks
worked a week to help dig the well and now
thinks it shame to drain the cellar into it,
making tho water unfit for use.
-Four new girls arrived last week. First
Mrs. Gordon; second Mrs. VIM. Willshay
third Mrs, Geo Philips; fourth Mrs David
Mclaughlin, ,Jr, each presented their liege
lords with young ladies' Next
The ram OF last Monday was very thankful
" received, as it was almost impossible to
travel on the road on account Of tho dust,
The severe hail storm that passed through |
this part of the community last week did con.
siderable damage to the corn, stripping of
the leaves ehtiTcly III Soulc icIuS which iooh
like vast cane plantation, nothing but the
bare stalks and cars remaining
VIM Mcintosh of Ottawa was in the burg
last week Miss Julia Orr, whc has been so
jouring with her sister in lroquois returned
last week Mr. Robert Carr, father of Mr.,
Daniel Carr Is very sick; Mr. Robert McQur-
ter feels boss" TO think that he is the father
of the best looking girl baby IN LaSale COun-
ty. He took home the first prize.
The compositor in my last letter made
mistake which | will try to rectify, In place
OF Miss Mary Rumple it should have been
Miss Mary Kuempel. PEDRO HERCULES.
Supervisor Fades is in limbo Cor rather was in
and has been bailed OUT awaiting the action Of