The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-03
From Ophir.

Drum, March 23-The mud at the pres
enl time of writing is still knee deep. anC
there is no telling when IL will make way
for travel All business is ut stand still
and merchants can easily count thei
dimes.
Hiram Sears, our section boss was dis
charged last Tuesday; for what cause az
not know.
A small band of GypSies were encamped
east Of Homer for week past.
Our daily mail gives universal satisfac
ton. We now hope Uncle Sam will make
our 7. o. "A peg higher and give us mon
ey order department. and great deal more
business would be done.
Mr.. Charlie Jacobs and Miss Maggie
Morrissey were married ut Triumph Tues
day. They will make Kansas their future
home.
Our genial friend Charlie Russell will
emigrate TO Iowa soon.
Robert McBurter last week sold his farm
10 James Craine, for STj per acre "A big
price, but good farm
Pedro this week enrolls Mr.. =, O'COnnor
among the TRADER readers. He says the
TRADER is a good clean sheet, and when
Hf ROtS HJit W tHi'iB' ITO Nhh ~
see what's going on in the vicinity through
Pedro's scribblng.
Rest assured friend O., will truthfully
give you all the news that can tumble to
Wash Carey is at his old post again,
driving team for Mr.. krausse.
The photograph man was in Homer this
week taking Mr. OConnors residence. He
also took select group At the opera house
and wet grocery store. 1t no doubt will be
sumner, &c.
Horses in this vicinity are suffering with
a mild form of epizoOtiC. Most all have
got il more or less, and II work should be-
gin right away many would be unable to
do 50.
New sidewalks are being put down fast
in Homer. The average citizen isn't dead
yet in the burg.
Mr.. Maehl, "A respected citizen Of Troy
Grove, died Thursday evening, and. was
buried in The Homer cemetery, He was n
tr1e over 20 years OF age. He was respect
ed by all who knew him.
Our NJ, d. is kept busy all the time He
reports a great many as being on the sick
list.
Business IN our little burg is on q stand
still, owing to the bad condition Of the
roads.
Pedro is sorry that j. Sweeny has quit
the TRADER, but wishes him success in
whatever he undertakes. Pedro,
OPHR, March 29th.-A great many
farmers have wheat sovn at the present
time Of writing, others have plOwed, and
some thought spring was here, sure. But
SUNDAY dispeled all such delusiuns by Il
genuine snow storm, accompanied 10y a
heavy northeast wind that was az cold As in
the dead of winter. Cattle stood all day
shiyering and having hard time generally.
Mr. T. O'COnnOr made "A visit home Last
week to Chicago 20 see how his family was
prospering. He will be here again this
week TO see to the farther improvement Of
his farm and city property.
Those pictures that We're taken in Homer
a few days ago have arrived They are n
tair average picture nothing in them TO
condemn and nothing To be greatly praised
Our Homer carpenters are AL busy as
bees. All have enough 10 do to keep them
agoing until fall.
Hank Ettinger, the boss mud Singer Of
La Sale county, has work enough ahead
to keep him busy all the year. This Is
surely an indication that he il a good work.
man.
Sidewalks are being put down fast in the
burg Everyone takes hand In the good
work, and great many are out financially.
Let 1t go on until we have enough. Mr.,
Herman Hoffman Is very low and small
hopes are entertained for his recovery.
81, 800 is the price Mr. Gift paid FOX the
Wixom estate, not $4,000, as the types
made IL read In my last.
John Cuthbertson, ir., is busy Improving
the Goddard farm, assisted by his superin
tendent, Tom Trainor; and when they get
done with 1t, il will look altogether differ
ent from what it has ever looked. Johnny
isn't afraid 70 invest q few dollars 10 I'm.
prove place
Billy Wixom has an Immense stock Of
new and tasty wall paper Call and see If
haven't told the truth for once in my life.
In tact, Billy has neat, clean general
store and is doing good business, He
tries to treat all honestly, hence he is doing
well.
Syl. Nc has cleared huge piece Of
timber land this spring which he will cul
tivate.
Our grain men pay almost nothing for
grain, and II they don't come up little
precious little grain they will get this cum
mer Five and six cents difference be.
tween here and La Sale will take all the
produce TO the latter place, or farmers will
themselves ship their grain
Tom Malooney has secured the JOB OF
carrying our mails He does il for $50 a
year. Ie godsl II Uncle Sam pays such
huge salaries, Pedro doesn't want an office.
IL is shame that a man that must do nc
tual hard labor gets nothing for doing 10,
while those that do almost nothing draw
large pay. This isn't right; lut what are
We going to do about IL!
Mr. &. Krausse has gone into the land
agency business. Anyone wishing 10 buy
land In Iowa had better give him q call ;
he will do the fair thing
Frank Dlnsmore has gone away 10 anser
college.
The Triumph band is slowly but surely
losing its tenure of life. Several OF the