The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-25

LELAND.
This cycryday.alIke town Of late Is picking
up, and in a healthier condition than for years
past Nels Peterson, Il new conner, has just
opened a new meat market and finer display
of beef was never seen in the county. His
establishment is welcomed rs bonanza by
that community.
Postmaster Barnes has sytcm about his
Management that is gratifying to that com
munity. Naturally accommodating, he is
popular with
Leland has some very fine stores in fact
you will see rs much style displayed in some
instances as the county aifOrds-both in quail
ity and variety j. +. safebades dry goods
store is the leading house. The display Of
goods by him is credit the town. and he has
Just begun a closing sale OF all winter goods,
and lanels will be slaughtered without regard
to cost. Ladies' fine shoes a specially.
EARLvILLE.
Earlylllc boasts of many fine horses, good
hotels, and thriving business houses. A. ii.
Frank, owns to as fine colts rs ever graced a
stall One, a dark sorrel, 9 years old In July,
Is hands high, this by Alroy: dam, Little Cas-
sius. An easy, graceful motion, he shows
marks of speed. The other, Alklng, also by
Alroy, dam Little Cassius, is nearly II hands,
weighs 1915, 3 years old last Sept, chestnut
with wine colored name and tail, and promls'
cs record OF 2:30 within year, For beauty
and build this colt monopolizcs the culinary
department Both are for sale.
HE wAs"FRoM slIABB0SA,"
and he had all the fire Of the old chief in his
veins, and he wanted somebody to step on
him, run against him, grin at him, injury him,
something, anything, 80 that his conscience
would allow him to pick up the town and
break il in too, puyerize ii to dust and start
brickyard He hadn't destroyed the peace
of community for six hours, and his ambi'
ton was blowing oil steam enough TO run
four locomotives TO Omaha. He couldn't
stand it over eight minutes longer, and then
there would be an earthquake He was from
ShahbOna, and when the marshal appeared
on the scene he disappeared through n crack
in the floor. some Of the buildings there are
in bad shape-cracks in the iloor in some in
stances a half. Inch in width.
A. Ilsartrlnft Of Aurora has taken the
management of W Y sImons' blacksmith
shop He Is q finished mechanic
l.. t. Orr, from DeKalb Co. has opened Il
fine large stock of agricultural impl ementa
farm machinery, wagons, buggics, harness
etc. lie occupies the o. j. Wilson block,
Ed Mckinney, leads all the boys in The
line ef iac cigars Try his latest nckle ci
gar.
Barnard u Radley, the furniture and un
dertakcrs of Earlvlle, are second to none II
La Sale county in their business. They ar
pleasant in deal, hold large trade for mile
around them and are manufacturing faultlcs
cabiuet ware Their new price list Is Sha
attracts.
Hugh Mcclure, of Freedom, has fin
stallion for sac-a Clydesdalc, weighing
1900 and eight years old
MENDOZA.
The completion Of the Union dcdot ut Men
dota is the browning feature OF the town IN al
chitecture. There is no finer depot In th
state. Thursday night the citizens gave
banquet In the building to the officials OF tn
roads. Willis orchestra furnished the music
and upwards OF 800 invitations were ISSUED
The supper was furnished In the dining ROOF
OF the building which will be run As no
tel as well. 1t was grand affair, white, kids
and yawning chasm Of smiles aud sea O