The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-12-22
Grand Ridge Dolngs.

| How does this kind of weather suit you
Corn huskiDg Is now over,
| The roads are quite rough,
| Lew Smith Is handling the paint brusi
on the chicken coop" BY finger, we are
Ing 10 have flne building.
Ransom Palmer is talking of putting up
some houses for the purpose Of renting.
Freeman Poundstone cOntemplates erect
ing a house south of his residence.
| Doc Lewis has on hand a large number
Of toys.
win Suttons house Is going up rapidly
Quite show on that side of the street.
Our merchants are shipping large
quantity of poultry east for the holiday
market.
The contract Is let for the erection OF
John Lehr's residence In this burg. Frank
IIo nick takes the job.
We are informed that mahy OF our citi-
zens desire TO have our burg incorporated
IL would he we'll for some one TO make a
census of the town 10 see II we have the
requisite nun Der of inhabitants.
Silas Gallup is assisted by Geo. Vane In
mis- meat shop.
Jack Mullen is putting up wind mill
for Joe Gilleland.
G. Ii. Moss thinks some of going into
the thoroughbred horse business.
A large number of the boys are home
from Knox. Among the number are Chas
Hicks, Mark Trude, Elias Carr, Frank
Finley, Chas Palmer, Chas. Center, Chas.
Antram and Walter Black.
Geo. Porter has been on the sick list for
number of days with the malaria fever
He is attended by DR.. Bascom of Ottawa
Moss IL Hook are still receiving new In
voices In their line Of stoves They keep
a truck man pretty busy.
Andrew Hook still sells goods for Chi.
cago firm. He received lor of sample
jewelry last week, and expects to have a
good sale for 1t.
We are sorry the hunting was not first
class last Monday In Ell Hodgsons corn
field.
Charles Bolliver picked $50 bushels and
GO pounds of corn in 8 hours and 50 min
utes on the farm of Mr.. Hodgs' on Mon'
day Of last week. Ii beats the record, we
think
There was surprise party at the resi-
dence Of John Ball on last Thursday even
ing. We understand they had quite Il
pleasan. time.
John Lehr has contracted with Jake
Woodward and John LEVER TO eXcavate
tn e cellar for his new building,
Another time the messenger OF death
has called away dear friend OF many of
our citizens, although he did not live in
this vicinity We refer TO the death Of
Caleb Woodward Of Pennsylvania, a broth
Ar of Geo. and Taylor and Mrs George
McCombs AMI Mrs Robert An'ram. Tay- |
or Woodward received a telegram on last
Saturday stating the above focts, George |
Woodward started east Sunday morning to
.tend the funeral We did not hear the
rouble. He was formerly resident Of
his vicinity
James Finley has been on the jury for
he last two weeks.
Our merchants report good trade since
he farmers finished picking corn.
Freeman Poundstone has visited over
wenty stables of note to get "a horse that !
would take the place of Roy" now owned |
~ parties in Fayette Co.. but has not
ound him
Minnie McMullen and Nellie Palmer
lie home on a vacation.
Christmas trees will be rather scrace in
hese parts.
Our new stock dealer, }. L, McMullen,
; hale and hearty.
Our school closes for a vacation Friday
( this week
Buy your best girl a Christmas present
Dew DROP.