The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-12
The MOLIN +
Rural Happenings.
ALLEN ITEMS.

NlItN iitNS
RiNsoM, Ills, Feb Among the most in
ss1es,ing events Of the past week was the teach
srs' institute held at The Ransom school build
ing On fcb 9Th. One hundred aud thirty
3eaChers and parents were present 'Tnc affair
was - complete success, with the exception 81
ahe absence Of Prof Hoffman, principal o;
t',rsalor high school. The exercises were time
y prepared and were seemingly appreciate!
hy lhOae present Prof. Day, Of Marsc,'cs
eEteMp0rI2rd in The place the exercise which
was 10 have been discussed by Prot. Hoffman.
/! - Sufficient toSay here, ~ thUre Will he IA re.
,soyi published elsewhere, that the event was
very enjoyable to those who par,iCi patcn ana
much appreciated by those who were present
and wU feel that The intercs, taken in these III.
stIlvies ought to be famed INTO fame.
The old Con>tc.lat!on,' which has been
cruising along The shores of tranquility and
sObcrnG;s OF thought, launched out INTO the
whirlpool oE mIth and nonsense Saturday
evening, Fob. jth At an carly hour the hall
WIS crowded by quiet and orderly audience;
aeatS b4.nc above par. The exercises vert
distinguished for their .udiCrou. nature. We
Az COinCidGd that
little nonsense now aud then
Is re,lShcd by the wiscst men.
t.And ladies too The question, "Rcsoiced,
lhal the eiGb!cm of orr country should he
changed from the Eagle to the Turkey" was
debated in & very lnughabc manner, Dr. Fogg
beng Tie leading ChnractCr The question
5or Friday evening, Feb. II, u, " iicSo!rCd,
shat American liberty owes more 20 iutellCCtu-
al culture than 10 physical suffering" Among
the exercise viii bc II paper y good enter
aalnmcnt t. anticipated
J. Fayorite, The oli dealer in agricultural i'm.
plemcn's, has just opened a new and complete
s,ocit Of farmers supplies which we consider
good assortment HIS former sales vindlcate
the legitimacy If his dealings. Farmers and
all IN need Oi such supplies VIII do "cll to cx
anime hi, stock before purchasing elsewhere
Mr.. Wagner, the p. NJ, has lost another
.sOrSr. lis death was caused hy "a kick inlet
N jua: pl}9vc the letiock, which broke the leg
DIP. Nngoacr has our sympathy for such a
}os9. * careful with your ponies"
trOtgaCted meetings will be held ut school
aoEsC No. ., Of Allen, commencing Saturda
7Ycning, Feb 18th By Rev. Rinehart.
slcghlng IS "auSgospie!t' X.
Social.
tUrLtNp, Feb. two large sleigh leads
0t the society people Of Marsciles were enter
lsinel on Monday evening Of this week by
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. h. Shaver at their home in
R0lland. They had on three former occasions
0een prevented by stormy weather from ASSENT
Ding tkcrc, and the towering skies still kept
many away. \ lew Of the near neighbors hau |
arrived and naturally fell to taking of the
ATTEST social and political topics when at the .
hour OF nine T. VI. The expected ones drew rein
0etsde and chen rushed in Time being xiv.
ea ,aem to thaw out, the Rutland String Band
fnnGd up and The dancing commenced, which
sas continued until supper was announced,
and though all o. us did not dance, all par.
OOb Of the elegant collation. prepared, and
slurDg which "wlt and humor prevailed"
Nbe cry arose Of "On with the dance let 10y
Dc uncontincd,' and NIL went merr!y until
iatc hour. There we're present the following
Tciknown ladies and gentlemen: Mr. and
asrs. Bird HicktOrd, lIr. and Mrs, John Par.
cons, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lewis, Mr., and Mrs
A Z. Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Mitchell,
6r aud Mrs T. ID. Pitts. Mr. and Mrs Frank
Nef, Mr.. and Mrs ID. \. Shipman, Mr. and
dis. Jackson Shaver, Mr. and Mrs u. D. YIN.
sent Miss Ella Shaver. Miss Hattie Smith, |
&lss Clara PIrr MISS Elite Barber, Miss Ca,
iharinc Allen, Miss Anna Mcpherson, M,s.
ida Stephens, Mr.. Robert Jackson Mr. Chas.
WILSON MIR. Rea Thompson, Mr.. John Forest,
- TIC hours sped swiftly away, We at last
TenGed our way homeward; but will long
cherish this As one Of the most enjoyable of
ihc midwiEter slcighng parties, AMI there is .
10 home d1ttlng our wide. rolling prairius
~lar0 the saclal Inequalities Is oltcner dis.
pense,4 tlan at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. I
tsbesveT. L.
teao hers Institute al Ransom, Feb. -, 1881
The teachers and patrons OF our town of
Allen had long been looking forward to The
tey CO 3hich they would assemble and dis.
enss some Of the leading topics in relation to
our common schools. Being favored with .
the day and excellent sieighlng, we had rep.
eesentati7eS from a large portion of the county.
Tic only trouble was to find sufficient seats
OK tie large assembly which Ind convened at
he Ranyom school building Prof Day, from
Mar eilleS, aud Prof Sakia, from Streator,
nth bis large corps OF female assistants. and
Macy others from distance whose names
Eccid require too much space 10 mention,
we're present. We were all much disappointed
when We aSccrtaincd that Prot. Hoffman,
ariacipal of the high school at Streator, was
1t able 10 meet with US on account of i'll
5ealtb. Our worthy county superintendent
4 williams. whose smiling visage presented,
. eli 10 almost every school in our town dur
lsz the past week, was on hand Mt an early
sEUr. Even those who came from distance
.Trived in due time TO hear the opening exer
Tise, which was delivered by Mr.. T. J.. Brunk
be present teacher q, Ransom. His subject
sas 'Pcnmanship." lie handled II in a very
kIlifui manner. He showed IN q very forci.
he way how many Of Us teachers neglect this
"a portant study in our teaching. We all have
81 advanced to be expert penmen like our