The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-05-14
Rural Happenings.

OpHIR, May 0, 1SSl.-Farmers are very
busy getting their land ready Tor corn, an.
another dry week will find it ready Tor the
planter. ,..,
Small grain looks good and Is growing very
Mr. John Wylie's barn WAS raised on Satur,
day afternoon.
Bill Edgcombs new barn is now finished
and Is a very commodious and handy struc-
ture, and thing long needed by Bill
The Waltham boxing club has dlsDahded
until q more convenient season.
fit continues getting warmer all summer
we will be as bad off as though we were IN
Hades.
Our genial friend AL Mclaughlin OF Men
dota was married last week. Success, Al.
DR. Houtze's old office was moved recently,
Mrs Lewis making a weaving room OF H.
Mclaughlin and Zorn have started nntchcr
ing. We predict a good trade Tor them' as
they are reliable men.
MIR. Ross Moore of Dimmick, has gone TO
Valparaiso, Ind, to attend school, ana inc
Mendoza Reporter will not have any letters
from Troy Grove while Ross Is away.
Our friend Hawker and wife passed through
town on Sunday, en- route home from Mendoza
Mr.. John Willshay has his house now fixed
in STYLE and Joe Lewis is gong to make II
look better still by painting,
Mr.. Jno. McNally, after a solourn OF II
weeks indoors with frozen foot, Is no" aole
10 get around again.
Members of Shiloh Lodge A. f. II A. NJ. ait
tended Bro Amslcrs funeral on SUNDAY at
La Sale.
H. II, McNally has started school in No D..
and Jennie Wylie in No.'2, Dimmick.
Miss Jennie McNally is seeing the sights
at Mendoza
Mr.. VIM. Wilkins los, child recently,
through measles.
SENECA, May ia Mr. Crokc, resi'ing
about eleven miles south OF this place, was
kicked by horse last Saturday, and dled III a
short time He was formerly y section boss"
on the c.. r. |. e T. r. r. and had extensive
acquaintance lie was buried III the Catholic
cemetery IN Ottawa en- Monday.
Quite an excitement was caused here on
Sunday bv an alarm of fire. On running to
the scene II was discovered that the root over
VIM. RAMS bakery had caught fire and was
beginning to blaze out IN an alarming manner
Those who came on the ground first were
nromnt in the use of water. Tom Wallany
made himself conspicuous as an amatucr IRE
man and did yeoman service, regardless OF inc
heat, smoke and flame. The people OF TINS
village have reason 20 dread the terrible raw
ages of the firc-lend as it is only u little over
town was almost devastated by the same de.
vouring element consequently the recent
alarm brought everybody to the spot to lend
their aid in preventing thcsprcad of the flames
The surveying and engineer corps OF the
Seneca and kankakee II. r. finished locating
the line of the road last week. 1t is said the
work will progress Immediately, the contract
being advertised for acceptance by the 10Th
INST. 1t expected that trains will be run
ming over the road before the LIST OF November
next.
Hon. Alex Vaughey paid us flying visit
last Sunday, and returned to The halls OF legls
lation on Tuesday.
Messrs Rulison Il Griswod are shipping
out grain as fast as the boats get around. They
own three propellers-the Imperial, Whale
and Nashatah and six barges-the Daisy,
Metropolis, Seneca, LILY, Friendship and Roe
buck Each propeller, with two targcs IN
tow, takes out about 1000 bushels OF corn on
atrip hArrA'