The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-03-21
Troy Grove and Dlmmlck.

MARCH 10, 'Sj.-Closing-Rural schools
Preparing for work-The farmers.
More of our citizens have moved thi.
spring than for years before.
Lightning and rain last night (Wednes
day. A harbinger of spring
The Brush College Literary will close
for the winter Friday evening, March Goth
Full programme.
Miss Phebe Moore returned Thursday
from a two weeks visit with friends in
Waltham.
A red hot question for discussion at the
last meeting of the Dimmick literary
"Resolved, that the South had just causes
| for secession "
Charles Bowman received telegram
from his home, in Massillon, Ohio, Wed.
nesday, saying that his father was dead
He left Thursday morning for his home.
We are sorry to report that Mr.. Wenner,
of East Dimmick, one of our most substan-
tial farmers, is ill.
Mrs. Henry Weygandt, of Dimmick, is
dangerously i'll with something similar to
the lockjaw
Miss Ada Long, of Dimmick Center,
who has been instructing young ideas in
the True district, Waltham this winter,
ClOSeu utI SIlOOl last lludl
Deputy Sheriff Sheahan was in town
Monday and "nabbed" 10 or IA of the boys
and gave them an urgent invitation to 20
to Ottawa Tuesday Cthe next day and tell
what they know about Dimmick drinks.
Mrs. Shettle, nee Miss Violet Geft, fir
ished her school in Ophir last Saturday.
She will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Geft, of Troy Grove, for a few
days, and then leave for her future home,
near Fowler, Ind, where her husband
moved some two weeks ago,
Miss Louisa Schempp has closed her
school in Freedom tp and is home recup-
Grating Miss ). has been engaged TO
teach in the same school next summer
G. NJ. Simpson has been engaged to
teach in Dist. No. 8, Troy Grove, this sum-
mer. Mr., 5. welded the birch in the same
school the winter Just closing
Richard Porter, one of Homer'S most en-
ergetic citizens, is on the sick list
Mr.. Harte, of East Dimmick, will leave
in few days for Northern Illinois
Miss Annie Stevenson, one of our smiling
school marms, who has been teaching in
Freedom tp., closes her winter term this
week
o. A. Andrews, who has been aiing for
some time, Is reported worse DR.. Ed
wards, of Mendoza, was called to see him
first of the week,
Chas. Foster, sr, who has been unwell
the greater part of the winter is again con
fined to the house.
A south bound excursion train on the
Central Tuesday gave two of our railroad
men, Mr. Horn and George Martin a close
call The train struck flat car that the
men were sitting on, striking Geo. Martin
in the face, cutting HIM severely, but not
dangerously as first supposed Mr. II. is
bruised some.
c. krausse and W. p. Wixom, our vii
lage merchants, have each added a new
man 10 their clerical force.
Michael Shea, our popular north side
highway commissioner, has within few
weeks marketed over five hundred dollars
worth OF pork.
James Madison Warrick, live and eff
cient teacher of Waltham, was in town first
of the week, smiling on our girls. Jim is
fat and hearty, and kicks the beam at a
little less than 200 lbs. He has been en-.
gagged 10 teach this summer in the same
school he has taught for two years past.
Miss Mary Boslough, late of Penn, sis.
ter of Al BoslOugh, of Troy Grove, died
last Friday morning, at her brothers, of
diabetes The deceased was about 2Syears
of age. Rev Leard, of Waltham, preached
the funeral sermon last Sunday morning,
in the Presbyterian church. Her remains
were inferred in the village cemetery
A. r. NJ.