The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-03
Rural Happenings.

. Rural Happenings.
n SANDWICH, Dec 81, 1S79-This Is the las
e letter I'll write you this year; 1880 will CONT
j too soon for my next, so must close my 70
: correspondence with this.
, Rev G. W. Robertson performed three mar
: riage ceremonies on Christmas day. At II A.
, NJ. "Jud" Marley, of the Plano Ne,cs was mar
{ RED to Miss Sandcrson, daughter of the associ
ate editor of that paper, at the residence of the
brides parents in Plano G. s. Treat of Sand.
= witch was married at 1 F. NJ, at his farm in this
; township, to Mrs. ElizaD. ODDS, of Somonauk
Emery L. Thorp and Miss Emma Clark were
made one flesh" at the residence of the bride 5
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Israel Clark near Some.
nauk, at P
Rev. G. W. Crofts united G.. d. Mckay, of
Anamosa, Iowa, and Miss Anna Dickson, of
this city, sister of the "irrepressible " Samuel
Dickson, OF Worthwhile, at the Dyas house
i Rev. Perry Dyas and Miss Minnie Wells will
be married Jan. l. 1880, have not been in
the habit of announcing bans in advance,
but since the marriage will have taken place
ere you go to press no one will be harmed
thereby.
| Then, again, we hear it whispered " by the
breezes from S. W that Sam. Dickson and Miss
- will soon be man and wife. Well mar
riage is "A mania this winter, and it Is but fair
that the young people take kindly to it."
DIR. }. j. Taylor and wife, Of Sueator, are
spending the holidays with us.
| The dip,heria RACES at Shabbona Grove Two
of our physicians have been in attendance up
iho,,. 80 tickets were sold for the masque
I rade ball Christmas plight The Opera house
was well filled. The costumes were the finest
ever seen in the city.
Christmas Eve was a grand one for the little |
ones in Sandwich. All the churches were
filled with parents and children, trees and
presents, and everybody was happy.
About thirty gentlemen will receive" lady
callers New Years day. The "Umzooees" will
"lo em brown" Strapoil, chin-music and
tongucsauce will be exchanged for cake" by
the callers.
The Worthwhile Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
will meet at their Town hall January 9th to
elect officers.
Among the latest news items we hear that
ex-senator NJ b. Castle, one of the editors of
the ArguS, Is counted on as a candidate for
congress in place of Mr.. Sherwin, the present
incumbent
We learn that Mrs. Lotic Freeman, former.
|ly Mrs. Lottie Woods lately died in Nebraska,
oil ~ hn 4 |
leaves two orphan children, two boys surviving
her Her mother is Mrs. l.. Taylor Mrs.
Thomas Lett, George and Augustn Pcasc, and
others in Worthwhile, are near relatives of the {
the deceased, Her father, Lorenzo Whitmore,
came TO La Sale county about the year 1929,
and entered over 700 acres of land, including II
the present Scheldccker estate In Worthwhile. It
Mr. Whitmore built the first saw.mill ever
known ON Somonauk creek, which was com.
pletcd soon after his arrival, and furnished and
ers for building purposes in Ottawa and Other
distant towns as early as 1880 or 1881 Loren
70 Whitmore came to Illinois with his brother
Alonzo, together with Isaac Potter, fatherin.
law of J. IL Drui,t, Esq, of Ottawa, on foot
The three men reached Fox river at point
near the mouth of Rock creek, Kendall coun.
ty, IN early spnng. The river was filled with
floating ice and blooming ircshet met them.
They tied their clothes to their backs and
swan the river to start new homes in the best
county in this state But these old friends and
landmarks have gone. The village of Leland
is mostly built on land formerly owned by Mr..
Whitmore. Mrs. Luanna Taylor has gone to
Nebraska to bring the orphan children to her {
home near Esq. Brunson's, in Adams town.
ship, and will return rs soon as the estate can
be properly arranged, as we are informed.
Last week some sneak.thief stole some corn,
. whip, lot of bags, blankets, robes, etc, from
A. =. Hudgens, and ditto LOUIS Fox, two farm.
ers l !, miles south of Sandwich IN Worthwhile.
The parties were tracked to Mlllington, and
certain persons living there had better "look a
leedle oud," as warrant from Esq, Scoggin
may bring 'em to time"
Mr.. A. p. hudgens is now visiting IN Flori.
da. HIS family received letter from him
last Saturday. He was then with Mr.. J.
Sumner, formerly q druggist in Somonauk,
where he will rest few days. i
Mrs. Johanna Stockholm fell on the ICY
doors.steps the other day and fractured one of
the bones Of an arm. h
DR.. Misick is the recipient of solid sill. \