The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-23

steam? Esay enough. In the morning I'd
pump the boiler full Of water and back 1t out
on the south side of the house into the yard
and let her sizzle! +. H. \.
Grand Rapids and Fall River.
FALL RIVER, Ills, June 2l.-John An.
drews, employed on w. j. Neely's farm, re.
cece, cd Il severe wound by running tine OF
horse bay fork through the calf of his leg,
DR.. Lewis, of Grand Ridge, dressed the wound.
Galloway ID. Basore, one of Fall Rivers most
promising young men, is home for the sum
mcr from Davenport, Ia where he has been
attending school with marked success.
Flora Baker, nine-year.old daughter OF
Joseph Baker, Esq, sonln.law of Mr. Louis
Soule, lost an eye recently by flake from an
anvil, which she was pounding, entering It.
She has been under the care Of DIR. Walker, OF
Chicago who says the sight is entirely des
troyed.
Mrs. DR.. De Motto and Miss f. Gentleman
leave next Thursday for Lake Mnnetouka
and the Lake Superior regions to spend the
summer
Mrs. s. r. Lewis and her son Morris will
start for Ferguss Falls, Mimi, on August lst
to make an extended visit to Mr. Ihas. Lewis
turc of his three,year.old grandson, Samuel X.
the corner stone of the new court house Little
| Sammy is SAID to be brick"
| The fact that tobacco was sold at the recent
| Hickory Pt. M. +. Church festival stirred up
slight "ruction' the following Sabbath Lit
tie boys and 10 years old invested their pen
MES in five cent "stinkers for the benefit OF
the Lord, and were seen gong about the
grounds in droves with cigars stuck up il
their teeth" 1t is confidently predicted
that the brethren will set up a beer stand next
year IN aid of the Almighty.
Ed. Harrigan whitfield his way out OF the
Ottawa cooler" last week, and is again on his
native heath. Ed. says he has paid booze
money enough to Squire Larkin to pay of
the water power bonds and build adecent cool
or there, and he don't propose to be shut up IN
a hog pen every time he celebrates if he can
help ii.
Palmer Chase, son of Edward Chase, former
ly of Fall River, died ofconsumption recently
at Cayuga, Livingston Co., Ills. HIS brother
and sister are also very low with the same
dread disease.
The assessment "row" in Fall River pro
crosses beautifully, The Board of Supervisors
added 80 per cent to their assessment, which
caused their supervisor to do some pretty tai!
swearing. One of the members is said to have
remarked that those Fall River 'hOodoos arc
the gOl dcrndest liars on the face of the earth II
seems they want the rest Of the county to pay
their taxes, consarn their peters II is Il set
lied fact that several prominent citizens Will
be invited to explain to the next Grand Jury
what suddenly becomes of their money when
the assessor comes around. One honest grang
er who bandly informed the assessor that he
twas poorer than Jobs turkey-hadn't got a
cent" quietly slipped down to the bank the
other day and drew out 50, 500 and deposited it
IN his favori,e stocking under the bed until
the "breeze" blows over.
Mrs Susan Reese and Mr.. A. Brown are in
very feeble health.
II. Cole claims to have the "boss" field of
wheat in this vicinity. The kernels are plump,
ana the field will average % bushels of No. |
wheat TO the acre. d.