The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-10
Rural Happenings.

OPHlR; Jan G.-Roads impossible 70
teams at present.
The Tomahawk creek has not been as higl
in ten years as it was Sunday.
Willie Foster, aged 1G, recently succeede,
in putting 554 words on the third of posta
card, all legibe to the naked eye. The sill
was presented to p d. Criminals, who still
retains it,
| Mr. David Stevenson, OF Goodland Ind
came to Waltham few days before New
Years, to spend the day with his daughter
Mrs Jas. Mitchell. On New Years eve h,
received telegram telling him to hurry hom.
as his daughter Maggie was very sick. Ht
left on the II o'clock train, and by morning
another dispatch came to inform him she wa.
dead. Mrs Mitchell then departed to be a,
her sisters funeral. Mr. Stevenson has the
sympathy of this community in his less.
The Misses Houtze had open house New
Years day.
Harry Mcdowell is learning the drug bust
ness.
Mrs. Miller, who broke her arm recently
IS doing we'll
A great many ladies are determined to us
their privileges during leap year. Jay Haw.
kcr says he has three offers to be splced.
Homer is now lighted up on Main st. by a
nighthawk erected by our enterprislng mer-
chant, Krausse.
The oyster supper in the Waltham church
on New Years night was decided success.
$40 were cleared.
p ID. Crimmins was the guest of Pedro
during part of the holidays.
The Homer Installation A. f. & A. NJ
was pleasant occasion. Some twenty-five
were present with their wives and
families After the ceremony, all repaired =
the large dancing hall on the first floor, where
a splendid oyster supper was served by the
boys All had "A good time, and, as one
young lady said, she wished 1.-The Masons
would have an installation once week all
winter"
Harry Peters, who has been at work in
Streator, returned last week. Ditto John
Ewart, who has been at Rockford.
Mr. Henry Meinhart and family have re
turned to their home at Sheldon, ILL.,
Every one living within Is miles of Homer
knows that Abb. Smith is the slowest mail.
carrier in the United States. But few days
ago every one was surprised to see Abb com,
ing into town with the mail in the middle Of
the afternoon instead Of in the evening, and
divers questions were asked HIM by the cIti-
zens, such as Hello, Abb! have you had q
He grlnned all over and shouted
'Now The next would be- abb, did you
gallop all the way" Answer as before. Pc
iro, thinking something must Dc wrong, In
reviewed the old man, when all was revealed
says he, See here, Ped, have new mail
carrier at hoTe-came last night, and by gosh
It's bouncer, SO you Gee l made up
my mind to hurry home If it did kill the old
grey" He says Abb. jr. will succeed him in
his Office. For the good Of the future genera
ton, we hope he will Ike faster driver than
Absalon. Mother and child lively. Rob-
Allison paid Pedro a short visit recently Mr..
A. has purchased Mr.. Halls horse Tiger"
TOR $500 and will take him 10 Iewa
Mrs. Westgate, an old pioneer, and mother
Of Mr.. David Westgate, IS lying very low and
small hopes are entertained Of her recovery,
As she is over 20 years old.
Mr. Levi Carr resolved kick from q horse
last week. Mr.. Dan Carr was the lucky man
70 draw the easy chair at the recent fair mi
Mendoza PEnRO II.