The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-12-04
From Grand Ridge.

GRAND RIDGE, Dec. ii. +. MCMILLAN
/. building large cattle sheds for the pur-
nose Of feeding stock this winter.
William Relford of Farm Ridge is put
inr ap very fine residence in the village
for his own use. Ii will cost about $4,000
and be one Of the finest In town. Sanders
Bros of Ottawa are doing the work.
II. Poundstone is building an addition to
BIS barn, Jack Mullan, "otlicer of the day, ~
doing the work
The schools are running in good shape
this year ia both rooms. Some of the larger
boys are disposed to play the smart Alex
chestnut but the directors, G. w. Hook,
+. II. Poundstone and VIM. Carey, will
back up the teachers in their efforts to
keep perfect order; and the "big boys
may hear something drop If they don't
drop into good behavior
A new clothing store has been opened In
Hayess building-a store devoted to that
line of goods exclusively.
Geo. Kenshaw and Evans Harm Of Fay.
cite county, tenn, who have been at the
Ridge for some months past, started home
on the Both 70 see their mothers. No one
Is half 50 glad to know this as the boys
themselves They had had a hankering
tor home and mamma for some time. As
the days shortened tneir laundering length,
encd, and when they had at length fixed a
day, their hOmesickness would hardly give
them an hours rest. Goldsmith's story Of
the "lengthening chain" was nowhere,
At length the fatal night before arrived.
The Boys took their semi. occasional bath
the faces we're shaved to a nicely; the
Sunday School clothes were busted, ana
the luncheon paCked. The hen roosts of
the town had suffered severely to provide
this layout for the long, long journey, and
eggs since then have gone up several pegs.
They packed it by the cord. and the larg-
est satchel the village afforded was far too
small for the entire spread and with Wis
tons of starvation staring them In the face
they were compelled to leave about fifty
pounds behind hoping that by economic
ing on the road and by buying a little
snack here and there on the route 10 make
the hundred weight In the satchel last them
through Everything In readiness, they
went TO bed But not to sleep; oh, No. Ani
get left No, stree. Straws from the last
threshing procured for the purpose tempt
"a little gambling act to determine who
should sit up all night to wake the other
early, mother dear" A compromise, how
ever, was effected, and they took turns on
the watch. The night was long; but the
longest night has an end and SO had this
one, They we're up before the end came
however, and waited for 1t, as we'll as the
cars that should bear them away toward
the rising sun and mamma and the hills OF
old Fayette. SO when the whistle of the
incoming train was heard they were ready
they made a rush, the train was hardly at
standstill before they were in their seats
calling 70 the conductor "let her 20, Gala
CHER" Aud she went. Five minutes afte
they found they were too much ready-to,
previous like, for they had forgotten bal
and baggage, their bachelor lars and pc
mates, their white shirts, their relics of Hi
nois and their lunch-)b, where was that
Left behind-but not forgotten, oh, no
The boys at home took care of II; and OF
ne1 freight chartered a car and forwarde,
IL TO the Atmours, VINO will pack II In mic
new tin cans and send 1t after them, G. O
ID. But the boys got there just the same
and COW, no doub;, are happy again In tn
bosom of their families among the hills O
old Fayette and have forgotten the pangs
hope deferred they experienced Will
abiding on the prairies around "the Ridge.
TIN WEDDING
The social event of the season was IN
tin wedding given by Mr.. and Mrs. Ha
ford, our lum Der dealer, at their residenc
on tbnsyening of November goth. Til
excd Rt couple are highly esteemed b
all oefpeople, and the sffsir WAS locke
fgwafY to with mole than usual interes