The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-30
DAYTON IDOings.

The river is about dried up, there being
no water running over the dam for two
DAYS We do not reCOlleCt of It's ever be-
ing so low during the month OF June, and
hope that some timely rains may come and
put more water into the stream.
Conductor Williams of "Billy's" train on
the main line of the "Q,' Croker of Men
do, and Others are camping out near the
dam.
Mr.. William Dunavan, of Kinsley, Kan"
sas, came home last week for week S
visit lie has become full tledged West
erner and swears by Kansas which State
he says, Is bound 10 have big boom this
fall. Now Is the time 10 invest In cheap
lands
Mrs. John Gibson, of Eldorado, Kan
sas, daughter of Basil Green, Esq. Is Wis
iting relatives and friends in Dayton and
vicinity.
Mr.. apd Mrs. Chss, Green attended the
commencement exercises Of the Leland
high school last Friday evening.
Our public schools closed last Friday,
and the pupils are now enjoying their sum
mer vacation.
Prof. Buffers started with the Ottawa
military company (of which he Is MEM
ber) TO Springfield to spend week camp
ing out under military discipline. He has
given excellent satisfaction as a teacher,
but we learn that he will not return next
year as he has other plans In view.
The Paper Co. are getting In plenty OF
baled straw and are running right along.
Tne prospects al present are that there
will be plenty of straw In the country tor
them after harvest.
A few of our citizens and their ladies
attended the excursion ana picnic at Deer
Park last Sunday. They say there were
about 5000 people there.
Joe Ureen says his strawberry crop was
almost a failure this season, rs he did not
get one fifth rs many berries as last year.
The dry season last year killed out "A large
number of his best plants. He Is not dis
COuraged, however, but says he will erect
pumping works and irrigate with river
water another season.
Kent Green is studying law with Griggs
~ Allen in Ottawa.
ID. l. Grove, Esq, Of Ottawa, was In
town on business last Saturday.
The new brick company are making ar
engagements FIR shipping clay, and will
soon be grinding ami shipping twenty tons
per day. They expect to manufacture
brick and other ware also, and We hope the
new Co. may prove 10 be one Of our sub
stantial institutions.
The seventeen year locusts are very nu'
mer0us In our woods and are beginning to
be very noisy. viii Dunavan has picked
a few in alcohol TO take to Kansas with
him. He will place them on exhibition
and see how they compare with the origi.
nal X insas hopper"
The news Of Harrison's nomination was
received here with no enthusiasm by the
members OF his party. AS one of the
delegates remarked, "they did
not want to vote for pair of dudes like
and Norton, but live men like
Gresham, Sherman, &c" Harrison will do
Tor a clean candidate, out his Chinese rec
lrd. and his free whisky platform, together
with the Cleveland rose and the red ban
lama, will bury him deeply down" In the
des Of November, and the Democrats
will win by popular majority OF million
Otes.
Boss Blaine had almost entire control Of
he Convention, and at word OF assent
ould have received the nomination, but
hose TO give II to his friend Harrison, AZ
he saw no possibility Of electing Repub'
lean President. Harrison controlled the
Indiana machine, but has been defeated
every time he has asked tho suffrage OF
the people. Query-Can he beat his
record? OCCASIONAL.