The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-09-18
Rural Happenings.


| SENECA, Sept 1G.-"IIaye you heard from
Maine" has been the general salutation since
Tuesday. The news of the republican defeat
in the Pine Tree State has been the allah
sorbing topic Of discourse on all sides. Dem
ocrats are iubilant over the turn of the tide,
and predict the success of our whole ticket in
November. On the contrary, the republicans
are depressed, and while keeping O stiff
upper lip" apparently, it is easily seen that
they are filled with dlsmay over the prospect
to the Sage of Mentor"
Grain receipts for the past week have been
simply overwhelming. From $50 to 400 loads
have taken have in daily by the three ware.
houses here, and 1.-THE cry is still they come"
The republicans are to have a meeting to-
morrow evening, to hear to Judge Hopkins
explain the rerurns from Maine; while the
unterrifed" are busy making preparations
for the meeting on Monday the Goth, when
the Hancock and English club will turn out
to escort the speakers to the hall, making
their first public display.
The first dance of the season IL to come off
this evening at JaCksOns hall. Prof. Willis of
Ottawa with his band, is master of the must
cal department, and a good time is looked for
Mr. Schafiler of Joliet, Mrs. f. DAVIS of Can
ton, Ohio, and Mrs w Z. Bowman of Ottawa,
have been visiting Mrs. Lafayette Cook of our
town this week. KAPPA.
EARTynLE, Sept. l5th.-To.day there is
anxiety among young and old about this
heavy weather" AT present it tOrbOdes rain,
and tomorrow is the old settlers picnic for
which extra preparations have been made in
order that all might have a good time aud
bear home with them the pleasant memories.
that enjoying n day with old friends always
leave impressed upon the heart
The hardware trade Is just booming; yet of
our three stores none has "gumption" enough
to invent stove pipe that can be put together
by the average christian without swearing.
Our ladies uhe business ones) are happy in
seeing their stores fitted up nicely with hand
some fall and winter goods, and look forward
to good season. And the dry goods houses
are well stocked and ready for country trade i
Mendoza, Chicago nor any other business point
will be allowed to undersel them this winter |
Whilst the lumber yard of Ilapeman IL Wiley
is being rapidly filled up by every train from
Chicago And l.. B. Pane has the largest
stock of fine harness ever held in Earl; he
employees first class men, and is just making
money.
A young man returning from Somonauk to
Sandwich on Sunday last was run over and cut
III two by the cars.
Mrs. Geo. Haght has returned from Nebras-
ka with her little ones Her husband remains
there for the present, where he is studying
law
Mayor Vosburg has been on the sick list for
a few days. His friends hope to see him take
the oldest advice ever given to any doctor;
physician, heal myself"
Mr. and Mrs. W. r. lIaight have been ram.
bling of together among friends IN Blooming
ton, III.
Our Minnesota excursionists have returned
home safe. Among the number were DR..
Goble and Geo Drumond
Mrs M. H. Signor has also got back from
her trip to Iowa. Geo. Signor has not yet re-
turned from Kansas, but sends particulars of
the wedding there Of Miss Cora Breese, which
seems to have been grand affair Her future
home Is TO be Chicago.
Mrs NJ. A. Dennis has again reached Earl
safely, after an extended trip throughout the
wes,
Two of our Young ladies have skipped out
of young society in the past week and joined
the happy ranks of the sedate married folks.
One was Miss Emma Hathaway, who was mar
red to Geo. Edgerton; the other Miss Hattie
Frank, who has joined Lee Norton IN his
walks through life
Sheriff Newton's folks, of Kendall county,
have been here on visit the past week. The
Sheriff has just been rcnominated Tor the fifth
term
W. Handkerchief has returned FROM Lead
Vile; don't as yet know whether rich or not,
but in good spirits, and that's great deal
Herbert Mann is one whom our people dis
like to part with, but probably must, as he in
tends moving to Nebraska, if he likes the
The first bite of the "parsimmon" taken by
our democratic friends last Monday in Maine
shows by their smiling faces around here that
the crop is quite ripe, and only awaits the gath
ering few weeks hence But seriously, was
it not a surprise, and didn't we shake and
smile, and didn't Cap" throw his stick away
and declare he never had the rheumatics And
from the busy, the modest, retiring individu-
als-that all democrats are, God bless them +
didn't we get to be vouble, and the Oldest of
US prophesied that they yet would see the time
when Iowa would fall into line and Taylor
help raise hickory pole.
j, w, Browne has proved beyond doubt
that fish as brain" food Is success Three
cheers and tiger"
Now let me ask you before closing, why did
you send your worthy mayor to Lisbon? Did
you not know betters They are little off
over there. He can congratulate himself that
he got away safe. He must have wanted to
rusticate bad II he wants to address an in
telligent, bright audience, send him To Earl
ville and we will introduce him TO our club"
They have recreation there, too, and all of
them are trumps. Dor. |
DR.. Marshall's BromOline Is warranted to cure
liver complaint, constipation Of the bowels, dys-
and Lob, Gala lx.l