The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-03-25
Rural Notes.

BROOKLYN, March 20.-The farmers are ge'
ung ready for work. Looks very much IKE
spring this morning. Flowing will be TIT
programme IN few days
The lyceum has died natural death on &C
count of the bad roads and weather. Inc
mock lawsuit was decided success. Some OF
the Young men distinguished themselves as
lawyers.
The Brooklyn election, which is to decide
whether the town will settle the railroad BONDS
for $50, 900, is coming off today. we eHpec'
the town will vote to settle for said amount
which Is the best they can do.
Lewis Miller has returned to Iowa. aiter
few months visit with his parents.
MIR. M. f. Bouslough is thinking OF selling
ont 10 Mr.. Dan'l. Mahlbracht. Mr. NJ. ought
70 have Mr.. BIS. farm, as 1t joins his
Mr.. John II. Deaner has sold one OF his colts
nA. L. Bouslough of Troy Grove. MIR. H.
will have a very nice buggy nag, as it Is nice
stopper.
AS Supervisor Miller of Brooklyn was rid
inc TO Mendoza IN top buggy with Frank
Foulk, the pole was broken, and the team
beng very fractions, began to run ana make
things lively in general. The only way 70
save themselves was TO jump out: MIR. Foulk
escaped without injury, but Mr. Miller was not
so fortunate, as he.was not able to move or
sneak for ten minutes However, he was not
badly injured Mr.. FOulk has had another
runaway since with the same team.
Mr.. Thos. NJ. Hamsell, deputy sheriff under
Mclntire, but now telegraph operator, was
married to Miss Mary A. McGinnis, one OF our
noble Young ladies, last week. The young
couple started Immediately for their future
home in Minnesota, with the good wishes OF
their many friends, among whom is
HARRY DALE.
OpHIR, March 22.-Gentlc spring is now
upon us and the average granger has cast OIL
his winter shell of laziness and gone to work
at something. Hedge trimming IS taking up
the time OF most.
Mr.. James Brown lost two good horses In
two weeks by lung fever. Adam Wylie also
lost one BY the same disease that he had pur-
chased few days before for $75.
Miss Jessie Wylle will teach IN No this
spring, and II. H. McNally in the Teel Dist.
both good teachers.
Fred klrsteatter Will erect new Darn very
soon.
Our GENIAL friend Robt. Wylie will this sum-
mer erect an addition to his already comfort
able residence, which when finished will be
eacosed by an iron picket fence, making II
one of the pleasantest abiding places IN Ophir.
Some mean individual shot very good two
year old steer Tor Mr.. Fitzgerald last week
We hope Mr.. +. will find out who committed
the outrage.
Ecks store is not sold yet by any means.
ALI. Meinhard, OF Ford county, IS IN town
the guest of his brother Fred
Jno. Blanchard will have charge of the
Troy Grove mill this summer.
f. B. Stephenson goes to Lincoln, Neb., IN q
few days to take position as drummer for an
agricultural firm. Success +. b.
Some say high'toned wedding comes OIL
the 22d inst
James CRANE and Minnie Reem were, after
sgood many postponcments, married last We'd
nesday. We wish the young couple success.
Harry Dale, of the TRADER, must be lazy
Can any one in La Sale county tell us what
has become OF that beautiful bird, jay Hawk
err We think he must have gone up the
creek. PEDRO No. =.