The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-09-25
( Regular Correspondence,

II (ReRular correspondence
! EARLvILLE, Sept. 22,--Since our last lettel
was placed before your readers, we have re
celved, entertained, and sent back to thei
homes, the Old Settlers of this, our prosperou.
county, rendered SO by the industry and hare
toll of their early and best years. Many o.
them realized it would be their last meeting
on earth, therefore it was q pleasure to add tc
their reunion, and send them home happier fol
the effort made in their behalf, carrying with
them the memory of familiar faces and kind
cheering words, which are never lost on any
one, much less those who are nearer the end
of their earthly journey.
We have also been making q flying trip
through some of the other towns. where the
FREE TRADER is taken and read with pleas
ure, and it is amusing as we'll as interesting
to see what havoc the all.absorbing word
politics" Is making among them.
Sheridan has two flags flying and each par
ty gets under its own, and, leaning against
their individual poles, deliver themselves OF
any words that are at all likely to make the
opposite party feel uncomfortable. Yet Sher
dan is handsome town and many fine peo
pie live there.
1orkvile is just the centre of president
making at present; everything there is excite,
ment and one can hear little else but politics
talked of, while Editor Marshall helps to
keep the boom going Sheriff Newton has
the finest flag and pole in the court house
yard that we saw in our travels, although
Newark is not far behind The Hancock
colors wave lofhly there also, and every
democrat IN the town has lett business to
take care of itself while they rally round
the flag"
Sandwich has Something to say in TIE mat.
ter too. Her poles are both lofty and eloquent
with our stars and stripes, and they had
ample opportunity to display them, for it was
Fair week and such a crowd of people is not
often seen outside of Chicago. While every
thing was being done for their pleasure, We
have thanks to offer for the kind attentions
there, although we suspect they were due
largely to the paper we reprcscnted; and, as
in all such crowds, we saw many things we
would like to jot down here did space and
time permit.
Our old townsman, A. J. Grover, delivered
an address to our citizens last evening in
which he gave them his reasons for prefering
TO see Hancock elected IN place of Garfield
4 large and attentive audience greeted him,
while the band rendered some very good
music.
| PERSONALS.
Some are coming, some are going" always
lparting on one side or other. We witnessed
the "good-byes" between the aged couple, Mr.
and Mrs. McKenay, and their son on thu
train, and It brought very forcibly to minC
one or two partings we have participated in
and as it proved for the last time.
Among the coming ones are ]. W. Brown
from Maine, Lew Hscock and Dr. Cobb
from Minnesota, and Thee. Stiquel from III
West who likes home the best. Gracious
that came near being poetry! Then ysr
would have cut /, out, although it didn't Zoo
bit like Beautiful Snow" still It 'f,ets Ink
blow.
i Gone are Miss Clara Rosburg to Chicago Z
visit friends and enjoy the exposition.
Mrs. Geo. Furbush the same
Allie Hiscock has gone TO Minneapolis
practice law and otherwise prove him self
smart man.
Miss Hattie Norton has gone to her. scho
at Sugar Grove, after ahsppy vacati' IN amor
her friends.
! Mr. Charles Smith and N. NJ. Morse ha,