The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-11-21

Prof. Gubronson, of Mendoza.
Adam GilmOur took up the pedagogical
reins in District No. |, Of Dimmick, las
Monday.
Miss Birdie Mitten has been enjoying
the hospitality of Mendoza friends during
the past week.
The Presbyterian church has recently
been furnished with very handsome pulpit
| furniture.
b. s. Huckins and family, Of Dimmick,
left few days since for his parents home
in Maine.
VIII II. Wenner will train the young
ideas in the way that they should go in
District No. I, this winter.
Theodore Moore is now classed among
the Walthamites, where he has been for
some time past.
DR.. Wetherby is spending his vacation at
his uncle's, Dr. Everette, OF the village.
Ben resumes his school work in District
No 6, Dimmick, Monday next.
Assistant county superintendent OF
schools Day was In the village Wednesday
of last week.
Mat. Knouf, of West Troy Grove, has
moved Into Daniel Kuiser's house, known
as the Petry property.
Jacob Klinefelter returned on Monday
from visiting his son, Nathan, in Grundy
county.
viii Winans, Dmmick's popular ticket
and freight agent, has an assistant genial
young man from Rutland.
Our hardware man, John Burkart, is do
ing a good business. 1t will pay you to
give him a call
The foundation for the grain warehouse
Is nearly completed O. ID. +. Conkey, of
Mendoza was down and located it.
Our miller, f. Meinhard usually leads
in all that he does. Fred shipped the first
car load of freight from here (stone TOR the
elevator at Triumph, and he short time
since received the first car load of coal
shipped from Spring Valley to Troy Grove.
Miss May ConstOn, one of Dimmick's
most successful teachers, will preside over
the school in District No, s. the coming
winter
Miss Amelia Moore commenced teach
ing the winter term of school in District
No. 6, last Monday.
Messrs Seaman and kieselbaugh, of
the MENDOZA Reporter, were in this vicinity
last Wednesday attending to business per
tanning TO their legal profession.
Mrs. John Houtze and daughter, Miss
Florence, were the guests of VIM. Wenner
and family the first of the week.
The Parnell debating club, Of La Sale,
has challenged the Brush College Lyceum,
of Dimmick, to enter joint discussion.
Some time in the near future possibly the
debate will occur in Brush College.
Miss Annie Stephenson, who has been
teaching in West Brooklyn for a number
of months past, has returned to her home
In the village to take rest from school du-
ties.
Charlie Bowman has returned from
Ohio where he spent the summer at the
home of his parents. Charlie has resumed
teaching in his former sanctum, West Troy
Grove,
Chas. wilkins returned last week from a
tour through three or four counties south
and west of here. Charlie had an offer of
two good railroad positions while away,
but he prefers to follow his trade at the
forge.
Earl Knox, of Waltham, wa2 in the burg
Sunday. Earl is good fellow and wei
come to our village, but his frequent visits
ire beginning TO arouse the curiosity of
some of his bachelor friends.
The Brush College Lyceum, of Dim
mick, will meet next Friday evening, Nov.
eth, as per adjournment Members are
-euuested to be present and all others in
in the society. Let every member
consider it an imperative duty to attend
his first meeting of this winters session.
Miss Louisa Schempp, who has been
educating the rising generation in the
vicinity of Prairie Center during the past
year, is spending the fall vacation at her
home in our burg. Miss Louisa returns
about December 1st to her former field OF
labor
Katie Doyle, the bright little daughter
of Supervisor DOYLE, OF Dimmick, spent
last week in La Sale, attending the Sisters
Fair
CLAYTON Johnson, who has been in Iowa
Tor some time past, has sold out his inter
ests there and returned home last week:
The railroad water tank at our depot is
huge affair. 1t is 81 feet in diameter ana
rs feet high capacity, over 200 barrels
The law suit that was To come of last
week Wednesday before Squire Dimmick
between the town of Dimmick and MT.
Heide, failed To materialize. The counsel
for the prosecution failed 10 appear.
Mrs. ID. Harbaugh, a gifted elocutioniSt
of Mendoza, aided by able musical talent
of that place and our home talent, will give
an entertainment in the Presbyterian
church in Homer Tuesday evening, NOV
9th. This will be the treat of the season
DO not fail to attend The proceeds go to-
wards paying for pulpit furniture.
NJ. A. X.