The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03
Rural Happenings.

Rurdl happenings
OrnrR, Aug. 3O.--Hot, hotter, hottest
That's the exclamation you hear now.a.day
everywhere.
Christian Zorn has begun his new house.
Alex. Wylie's horses are all sick with til
new disease, so that his shelter and threshc
stand idle
Mr.. Albert Teel, of Michigan, is here on
visit
Miss Nellie Spilenc, of Ottawa, who ha
been visiting friends here, has returned home
Charlie Smith, Of Mendoza, recently baggc,
two dozen chickens.
Mrs Sweetzer, OF Streator, has been thu
CUES. of Mr.. Daniel Carr.
Thos Ryan will take the FREE TRADER ont
year.
A pleasant time was had by our tun.lovlng
Young folks at Mr. Fitzgerald's on Thursday
evening Dancing was INDUCED In until morn
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Kleinfelter, of Abe
line. Kss, are here on a visit. They report
crops poor out there.
A party of coon hunters Saturday night had
good time, bagging few coons.
Mrs Ada,r Is very sick; Miss Josie McNal'
~ rs recovering.
Miss Katie and Julia Crowlie, accompanied
BY their brothers John and James, we're visit
ing Josie McNally on Sunday.
John Crowlie says ii he Is any better feeder
al the table than Tell Phone he wants TO immi.
crate. as Phone is immense.
Mrs. Charlie Smith and daughter Cora were
the guests of her mother last Tuesday.
Ophir.
OpHiR, Aug. 81. 18Sl.-All the horses in
this vicinity are laid up with the prevailing
distemper.
The High School at Triumph began last
Monday.
James Crowley goes TO Aurora next Mon,
day to attend school there.
Mr.. Weakizer, of Weston, Ills, IS spending
this week with Mr. Kitchens.
Mr.. Miller lost a valuable COW from sun
stroke last Sunday.
Miss Cruise, who has been spending the
summer with her sister, Mrs. Vaney, Of Mar
eilles returned homo last week.
Misses Carrie and Tillie Austin went to
Minnesota last week to visit friends.
Miss Fogartys school closed today. She is
engaged to teach in District No. g. School
commences there on Monday.
Mrs. Varncy, OF Marseilles, Is spending al
few weeks with her father, Mr.. Cruise,
L. Hughes is putting IN about 300 rods OF
tile
The high wind Of yesterday did considera-
BILE damage to the corn.
Owen McMahone is back from Iowa.
Mrs. Carr, Chicago, is visiting friends in
this neighborhood.
Mrs. Roach had u friend come from Ire. |
land last week.
The Town Auditors meet at the town clerk
office mex. Tuesday. SLABS
Grand Rapids.
GRAND RAPIDS, Aug. 20, 18S1.-As it still
remains dry, farmers are feeling considerably
discouraged, as oats are not on An average over
ene-half crop, will not average over % bu.
per acre; corn, not over Onc-third OF crop.
Bone Is a. much dried up as It usually 10 the
first Of October. Mr.. BadkIn Is ahead on oats,
having had yield of so bu. per acre. limo,
thy yields on an averaged blu. per acre. Thresh
ing Is pretty much all done, and farmers are
all anxiously waiting for rain so as to fall
pillow and seed
School commences at Prospect Hill on Mon.
day, the 9Th day OF September; Miss May
Smith, principal; Miss Cora Hanna at Yale;
Miss Eichelberger at Oxford.
The Andrew Yortaas estate was sold to Mr..
Vim. Gilman, Of Ottawa son.in-law of Mrs.
John Doll. Mr.. VIM. Il. Milligan, executor,
made his final settlement the 10Th. MIR. MILL.
gan deserves credit for the prompness and
business.like manner IN which he has DIS
charged his duties. While his task has not
been very pleasant one, he has met 1t fairly,
economically and to the satisfaction of all con
cerned.
Mr. VIII Summers teaches at the Queen
this winter. Mr.. Summers is well liked and
this will be his third winter at the Queen.
Some of the boys dander begins to rise be- I
cause Will Eichelberger don't ask them to his
wedding.
Mrs. Pettlcord is lying very low with no
prospect of her recovery. Her brother has
been sent for. Her mother Mrs Joseph
danna) is very feeble also.
Brother Smith will preach at the Yale Chap
el next Sabbath at the usual hour He has
had refreshing time at the camp meeting at /
Wenoua We trust he may be able to nfuse {
into the hearts Of his hearers the same spirit.
Y. A.
County and NeighbOrhOOd.