The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-12-21

Johnny Smith went up to Chicago on Mon
day evening. He will remain several days.
Il Geo. belong IS now boarding at the Area
dian.
i Bert Hayes and John Lehr attended tn,
lTryon sale east Of town on Wednesday.
Il A Mr.. Redline, ticket agent Of the @. a
Streator gave Ed Jones q call on Wednesday
Frank Butte and father returned from q two
weeks visit In Ford county on Monday Of thu
week.
Geo. Hess, east OF town, contemplates build
ing a large barn IN the spring. Miner Pound
stone will furnish the lumber for the same.
Nelson Jones intends building front porch
on his house, with Frank Hornick as con
tractor.
DR.. Lewis has on hand his holiday good:
aud has secured the assistance of David Den
ton, a special clerk for the holiday trade.
| Weller Fogle is raising base ball club on
bis upper lip-nine on side and more com
ling.
Mrs. lockwood was worse last Saturday
but at present writing is better.
The extensive improvements on the VI. f.
church are nearly completed IL will be re.
Iopened TO the public ON Sunday, Dec 80. Rev
D0ney, presiding elder of Streator district,
assisted by others, will conduct the services
morning and evening.
| The VI. +. SUI day school will give flag
concert In connection with the watch night
services New Years eve.
| There will be an oyster supper In the rink
Christmas eve, given by the ladies Of the &.
7. church. Come, everybody, and spend a
pleasant evening
Rev. Lord has been holding services in the
NJ. +. church, southwest Of town, every ev-
eDing for couple OF weeks.
Nelson Jones has returned from Iowa.
| Mrs. John Foyle has been sick for a few
days. Her mother Of Ottawa is with her at
present.
Johnnie Deffenbaugh lately picked eighty
bushels Of corn in one day and unloaded it
| himself. How does that strike you for n boy ?
IL houses are as much needed in our burg
as reported, why don't someone invest their
capital in that line Of improvement.
Punch Cumley made short call in Chicago
the first of the week.
Louis Stason and wife have moved to Auro-
ra, going last week. He will work on the
railroad.
| Mrs. John Fulton went to Chicago a few
days ago and is at her son Franks.
David Jones went to Chicago Wednesday to
purchase press and type, so we may expect
that new paper in full blast In few days.
There was pleasant party in the rink last
Friday evening.
The bell was placed in position on the NJ
Z. church Tuesday, and the boys kept 1t going
for while for the fun Of it.
Glib Finley was in Ottawa on business last
Saturday.
Jerome Carter will run his clover huller by
horse power after this, as the engine would
be hard to get over the roads on all kinds Of
roads. The huller is still at John Crawford's.
II Is reported that the father of a young
man who dashes around with the ladies' ,somes
times hides the burrs off of the buggy axles and
parts Of the single harness. SO as to corral the
young man, as it were. Quite cute idea,
we think
Young Billy Glenn is hustler at singing
corn, If all reports are true, and we have no
reason to doubt the same. He took the lead
of about men IN the field and when he came
out there wasn't prairie chicken or rabbit
on the farm, all being scared off of the same
by the rub.a.dub dub-to- bang bang bang the
ears made on the batterng board of his wa
gon 80 bushels were snugly cribbed and
easily done, too.
Jennie Fulton has been quite sick in Chica-
60 this week, but at present writing is some
better. Eva Dearth is there.
1t is reported that Lou Wright was west Of
town hunting last week, and shot ut babbit
through the hedge and missed it.; shot
second time and hit 1t in The same place he
missed it the first time, then pushed his way
through the thOIns and brambles and came
out on the other side of the fence with a
slight amount of apparel in fair condition,
and stopped to pick up that wary hare, but
by ginger-'twas not there. Lou says that
rabbit will suffer yet. Dew DROP