The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-03-13
From Ophir.

OPHIR, March S.--The weather Is so M
certain these days that IA venture to gamble
on il is sure 70 result in dead failure
The fence around the square in Homer
is now finished. Entrance is had AT each
corner 10y high steps To Charlie Foster,
ir and several more thanks are due In get
ting the thing completed
Prof John Wylie tells me that the teach
ers' institute at Earl was "A complete success
La Sale county can surely be proud Of her
superintendent
Free. Baukas has rented the old harness
shop for IA work shop. AS soon as spring
opens he will erect II large house for Mr.,
f. Baker, OF West Troy Grove.
Work on Mr. lIapeman's new residence
is going on rapidly
! Better lumber can be had at Homer than
in La Sale or vicinity, and cheap, too, at
that.
John CuthbertSon, jr, purchased the
Goddard estate for $3j Der acre--a cheap
farm.
| The crossings in Homer are being filled
with stones A thing that should have been
done long time ago,
The Quummei boys have cut down the
hedge that enclosed their property good
job All hedges are n rank nuisance and
should he eXterminated.
Mr.. y. OCOnnor, who owns fine farm
adjoining the town Of Homer on the north,
is here from Chicago improving the place.
He has himself although an old man cut
down about ten acres of orchard making
about 80 cords of apple stove wood. Mr..
orc. Is an energetic man, and not AFRAID To
soil his hands by honest toll Although his
a mo- lut hn tp ia
no work at all, he now has gang of men
at work thing the whole place and other.
\ wise improving it, If our towns had more
such men as Mr., orc, what a good time
we would have Law suits would be I'm.
, known and lawers would starve As his
word is as good a. his note he has no enc.
, mics and all that get 10 know him esteem
him IN an honorable man. The photo. OF
I his place will be taken soon. Success Il
i you; may your shadow never grow less
and may you live 10 see good ripe age, IL
a the wish of the writer.
j Henry llornberger, who spent his honey
e moon AT Aurora, has returned.
5 H. H. McNally recently (after the cole
t was over put In new window panes
"A After this week a great many Schoo
I. marms and dads will be out of job
> Mr.. Burkhart has moved onto Fred, Lorn'
: farm.
s There is great demand for young pig:
e but there Is none e. be had.
( Fred. Russell, AZ Triumph is az happy a
Ne a clam, all owing tO the young man that al
y rived there this week weighing 9 pound
10 Mother and child are doing well, and tn
is father is likely TO live. Success, frien
k Russell
ls Our ,oorihy collector thinks Pedro W.
In hard on him in giving him good lectur
M tie insnuates that did not go L. Trump
~ To pay my taxes. II you, Miller, hay
'c- brains enough to read PLAIN English get III
ne TRADER and read what did say and VIII
IL | can prove. Your race as collector
'ir public officer for the town of Ophir is ri
rs cut. You are as dead as the noble par
Ne. that has fed you on pap for the last TWEEN
nj years or more. Let's see, friend Mile
nj does the law not say that you should call {
In, every man at his residence or office at lea
ny onCey With how many have you done ST
ey Your scheme was Ia appear AZ sales al
Ite dun men for high tax when you kne
10 very Well that they would not have mon,
Tor enough with them 10 pay you, Then III,
he would have the greatest pleasure in huntiI
In ~ his royal highness: r. NJ iller, collect
10 of taxes, and when nan got 10 Triuml
un TO see you, why you Ms a general thil
he were not there This spring we will n
. ii. ii. McNally, good democrat, agait
you or any other deiunct republican, al
II. H. will be elected. He is not afraid
do his duty and treat men alike and ri
md receipts that are correct-a thing you ha
OF not done with the writer. In conclusi,
MIR. Miller, | will say II you don't se
va mine and fathers receipts correct | "
md make you "A little trouble M Ottawa, a
pray, don't you forget IT, Az man ha
the no spite or grudge against you; but ~
! 4 public officer | have and will do all | {
against you, rs you are not what you shot
WA bs. Your idea 10 doubt is that Opt
ted couG pa get along without you. We "
get you IL the notion this spring by 81