The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23
GRAND RIDGE.
Notes OF tn. Doings at the Lively southern
Village.

GRAND RIDGE, Nov. Ell. c. Porter ha'
flushed picking corn
Mr. Lincoln aud wife, Of Ottawa, were her'
Wednesday attending the funeral.
Randolph Dearth viii visit here for several
days.
John VI Pounds,onc has put up new corr
CRIB on his farm south west OF town.
Attend the chicken. pie supper on Thanks
giving and enjoy pleasant evening,
Glib. Finley was IN Streator the latter par'
of last week.
John \. Campbell was here on Wednesday
RI hard Poundstonc has been laid up fol
some tim" with bols
James Brady has sold straw To Ottawa par
ties.
Clark Core is at home on a visit.
A Miss Patch, of Streator, and Miss Swift,
OF Wrnoua, visited Mrs Morphis over Sunday
VIM Jones has built new sidewalk around
his dwelling.
Mart Buzzard has purchased the Hayes
building on Main street aud we are Informed
will start a hotel.
Freeman Poundstone offers his residence
aud other buildings for sale. He intends
moving 20 Nebraska.
Miss Olive Whitney, cf Serena, called on
friends here over Sunday. She returned To
Serena Monday morning.
The Hayes School will close Friday OF this
week and will have about two weeks vacation
before the winter term begins.
A substitute who took the place Of Ed Jones
at the depot was here on Wednesday.
G.. b. Moss was In Chicago buying new
goods for the hardware store.
james Barber has been ditching on the
Schubert farm east OF town.
Monday next the incorporation subject Will
be brought up before Judge Snyder. This
will probably be final.
Dearth Il parshall have on hand some
nksgiving turkeys.
Reese Whitehll is doing rushing business
on Thanksgiving poultry.
Mrs Nelson Jones is enjoying visit from a
sister and her husband who live near Whining
ton.
The stock trade has been little dull Of late.
A number Of the farmers are through pick
ing corn.
The VI Z. people have services at the church
southwest OF town on Saturday afternoon, on
Saturday night in the G. p. church and Sun
day at II In the Presbyterian church, Rev.
Doney presiding.
The N. 4. church in town will not be in a
condition to occupy next Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Ann Dearth was another of
deaths victims on last Monday. The funeral
occurred on Wednesday and WAS very largely
attended All the children were here and her
brother David, of Iowa. Relatives in Pa
did not come. We give her obituary next
week.
Mrs. Joseph Rockwell and sister, Mollic
LYNN, attended the funeral on Wednesday
They live IN South Ottawa.
1t was not our intention to have the piece
marked special correspondence" placed in
print ut SO late a date, the same should have
appeared several weeks since when we miss.
ed connections. We do not desire to add any
more fury to this holly contested subject,
especially under present excitement.
The Vesper Reading Circle will meet Satur.
day evening of this week, with Mabel and
Gertrude Hodgman.
Mr.. Harry Boyd and his new wife, both Of
Garden City, Kansas, are expected here on a
short visit the latter part of the week. Harry
is AL old time resident OF these parts and we
welcome him back. especially on apleasurc
trip like this. We are informed his parents
will give him a reception on Thursday even.
ing. He is one of the legal lights of the
above named city and has built up quite u
reputation AS an attorney. Dew DRoP.