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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02
West Seren Items.

SERENA, Jan. 3l.--No snow this week.
The Olmsteud sale on Tuesday was well
attended.
Miss Aggie Jacobs is home from her
visit in Aurora,
A number of our musical people met at
Mr.. Christie's last Monday night.
Mr.. Kruger has given the contract for his
new barn to n party In Sheridan. We un-
derstaud he will build large one.
George Bradshaw went to Ran ON the
first of the week to see his-his--
A pleasant party took place at MerilI
Browns on last Friday evening. The time
was spent in tripping the light fantastic.
Mr.. Campbell, of Harding, has added to
himself wife, which circumstance occur
ed lest week, The parties took trip TO
Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Roberts visited at VIM
St Glars, Thursday of last week.
Mrs Jacobs visited her daughter Annie
"Wednesday of this week.
Elite Parr will WELD the birch in the
Warren school, the coming summer.
Etty and jay Parr were very cordially
surprised, last Friday evening, when about
forty persons called on them TO spend the
evening. You never saw amore surprised
person than Miss Eta, when the first guests
arrived, aud the real intent of the visitors
was realized. The evening hours passed
rapidly, much too tleeting for the incom-
ers, in dancing, &c. The inner man was
beautifully provided for by the ladies, who
acquitted themselves most nobly. Misses
Elite and Eva Dominy entertained the
company with some choice music
The horse belonging TO Mr.. Curyea, of
Ottawa, which was stolen from Mr.. Hend.
erson's barn, has not been heard from, and
most likely the guilty party will escape JUS
tice
Ed. Whitmore says the fishing is quite
good In the carp pond across the way, bu,
the nights are too cool for the fish to bite
we'll.
The singing which was to have taken
place last week, was postponed one week,
and met at Mr.. Jacobs Thursday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Jacobs, and the new
addition in the family, made a pleasant
call on this side of the creek. Friday of
last week.
Mr.. John Durkey killed swine Wednes-
day of this week.
Edna Durkey visited Miss Fellows, of
Ottawa, the latter part of Tart week.
A number from this vicinity attended the
party at Mr.. Flory's on the plank road,
this week Wednesday.
Mansel Hubert, has been selling hay in
Ottawa this week. GRANGER.
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l. would n"se spent itself and snbsilei. But
The mayor and council. have just now done
what they should have accomplished two
years ago--estsblish strict and abs olute
quarantine. No one will be allowed to visit
the homes of the stricken, except those duly
authorized, and public funerals are absolute
" forbidden This was the policy adopted
by the late Health Officer Ralph Dyer, NJ
D.. Of this city, which so effectively stopped
the disorder in irs inception and prevented
is becoming an epidemic.
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WedrOn News.

WEDRoS Feb. II, Curyea Is visiting
frieuus unW in WedrOn.
William Belrose is having bad luck In
the line OF horses this winter.
Charlie MAsons wood pile has been
growing the last few days.
Mark Braiiet is lonesome since his APP.
pies are all gone AS long as ne had apples
he had regular customers.
Mrs AAce Belrose and daughter have
been Ill for few days,
Stub Flemming thinks spring has open,
ed up, now that he has shaved his whisk-
ers Off. He looks cute, anyway.
Grain business is rather dull now, as the
roads are not very good the last few days
Skating is now good on the river and the
boys are putting in full time, as they don't
find good ice very often.
Jes hathaway mas sold his house and
two lots for 500 to John Benson. He will
give up the keys the first of March
Verge Conard butchered his hogs last
week.
There were three cars of sheep loaded
here last ThursdSy night and shipped to
Chicago.
Sam Bigford and John Kissel traded
horses last week. John got $500 to boo,
on the trade.
Mr.. Lon Black from Wallace township
shipped two car loads of cattle to Chicago
last week.
Dave Bickford Is still! In the poultry
business SALTWATER
WEDRoN Feb. 1.-The weather contin
ues fine, with the exception of few north
westerly breezes.
The farmers who put up Ice al ound here
are wishing for cold weather SO they car
Gil their ice houses; as.:the Ice is very thin
In Fox River, where they usually get theii
supply. Mr. L. Belrose thinks of trying
II, however.
There was dance at w NJ Browns on
Friday night last, and there was general
good time. The young people skipped the
fantastic toe until the wee small hours of
three.
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Wallace Whittlings.

WALLACE, Feb 1.-The passing saluta
ton of the day here, What lovely win
ter! Parters are numerous and all well
attended A very pleasant one took place
at the residence of Ed Fannings last week
also one at James Burk's last Wednesday
evening. All present reported good time
The sale at Edmund O'Donnel's last
week was one of the largest stock sales ev'
er held in Wallace, and was well attended
EVERYTHING sold well, the net proceeds
amounting to $4,000
There l. good deal Of sickness in our
town at present. Mrs. Thomas Burk, Mrs
John Woods, Mrs, James O'Donnell, Mrs.
John Slingsby ATE all receiving medical
attendance.
Michael Fennessy wears that smile SO
beguiling is the proud papa of boun-
chg boy. So is James ODonnell.
Mat Whites t. + X girl gave him the
bounce. Mat will have to seek pastures
new.
John Kennedy, Streator masher, has all
the girls hearts in tlutter Ia this Vicinity
James Donshoe will run new corn shell"
Ter this summer Thomas Heating and
Flank Fogarty will DO likewise, and Jas
Burk will run tanning machine this
spring Success, boys.
Ed O'D0nnel is trying TO hunt up a hou G
keeper for his vacant house. Come over
This way, Ed.
John O'Donnell is Think g of ling his
house TO Thomas Fogarty Too bad, John
John Mcdonnell has recently purchased
the Olson farm consisting Of 240 acres
John has the boss farm ia the town, all wei
tiled.
Glenn Ladeaux has sold his personal eff
fects aud intends going west
Michael McGratb lately had his pocket
book relieved of $40 and the thief Ii
still AT large.
Miss Mary White and Miss Maggie
Nicholson, two progressing and wlnsOme
young ladies', are csnyassing this town fuI
the Sisters fair. Be generous, boys.
Thomas Murray, an Ottawa dude, is ere
aiiug great havoc among the ladies OF
WallaCe--no flies on Tom. CHRIS.
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COUNTY NEWS.
From Deer Park.

DEER PARK, Jan, 81
"'Tis not just as we take 1t,
This mysterical world of ours
Life's field will yield rs we make II,
A harvest OF thorns or OF flowers
The force of these lines have lately been
verified by some of cur young people, ou'
in the matter of making Deer Park yield
news there seems TO be difference not In
the kind, for alas, the monotOny remains
unbrOken.
"Why don't Mr. Smith have spelling
school"g someone was lately heard to ex'
claim. And why not! we would liae 70
add. Surely there are many beautiful
nights for such an occasion and everybody
desires it, We should be grieved 10 see so
time honored a custom die out In the Arms
strong school.
Painful indeed Is IL TO see one "Sho has
chosen the Master sway making every
effort to foster rather than stifle, the once
dark luminosity existing between creeds
forgetting apparently that all tend to one
end. 1t is deplorable thing to witness In
this, the nineteenth century, and In civiliz'
ed America One would fancy the great
world rolling backward instead of forward,
was fast approaching the Dark Ages.
"He prsyeth best who loveth best
All things both great and small;
For the dear Goa who loveth US,
lie made and loveth all"
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Wallace Mhittlings.

wallace W
WALLACE, JHn. 29;h,-liow does TINS
winter suit yOuy
Phil Corcoran is attending the o. ii. )
ut Ottawa.
Quite number attended the Olmstead
sale at Freedom last Friday.
| A Black Is In Chicago on business
Glenn Ladeu and Charlie Donor are soon
10 move to Iowa to make 1t their future
home.
Thomas Graham of Waltham, has rent
ed the Kenny farm and Is going 10 move
ON 1t in the spring. Tommy says he 10 not
q ling to have his sisters keep house for
MIN either wonder who II Will be.
Fred Ruux says people should be little
more discrete in going along the road when
they are speaking of Dan Connors; at least
he will be In the future.
Miss Julia Blanch field, of Ottawa, was
visiting her pareuts In this vicinity quite
recently
Jake Polasky is still single. There
should be a limit TO this singleness, JAKE,
shouldn't there?
Michael Corcoran Is attending school at
Kankakee.
Herman Shrader is visiting friends at
Tonica.
The south eastern part of Wallace HIS
the honor of having the two fastest walkers
In the town. If experience has anything
TO do with their fast walking, they should.
Who ever sGw them riding in buggy. l
would like TO know for curiosity.
Richard Clinton has rented his fatherin
laws farm In Ottawa and is soonn to move
upon it. Thomas Thompson is going TO
work his.
William Price who has been very sick
of late is now convalescent; also Mrs
Glindon.
Mr.. O'Donnells large sale went of very
satisfactorily. RAMBLER
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Ransom Notes

RANSOM, Jan 20, s9-Nlr John DOGGY
Auu Mss Nelly trEgir were united Ia
wedlock uuud, on Tuesday, ia ~ 4 lCmDa
church o tws, N, Rev, Father K.aiur
officiating, The Young couple h We cur besi
WISHES May peace aud prsl Gritty ne theil
Ell ymeu through life. III will be
missed I'm ~ The young society where
they had man, warm and personal friend,
We are plrssed 10 uure tha; II. K. Rich
ards L. aple L. 10 around spain
The ,hater tami ale Yet on the sick
LIST
Miss Wicker is visiting With Mrs W II
Mcintyre
Tae sh Nv Friday night ia the hall was
MT we'll attended
The dance in the rink blocked the snow
mans L me.
Mike O'Loughlan shipped a car load
OF steers; " II Mtag"r shipped Cal load
OF cattle, ard : Clesl u cor load Of hogs
O'Neil aud Cummings are buying grain
again.
Cnas Tierne Is sick 10 Pontiac
Barnie EdmOnds moved 10 StreatOr
August W alkwick will move 10 Ottawa
Patrick Brady, of Marcus, Iowa, is visit
ing with his uncle Owen.
RumOrs say Alien is To- have two more to
Its pOpulation-a gentleman from Brook
field and lady from StreatOr. We wish
them happiness in their new home In Sec.
3
Miss Mary Crangle, OF Cherokee county,
Iowa, Is visiting with her mother, who is
living on Sec. ~ ~. OF Allen.
Richards Bros, contractors and builders,
will erect new house for NJ. DeviDe of
Broukfeld township
The old gray horse belonging 10 J, Il
Robertson, backed down the embankment
and came near being drowned before help
could be secured Ia get him out OF the
hole thirty feet below in the pit. Strange
10 say, neither horse, cart or man Were the
least harmed
l. l.. Woodward gave the young folks a
pleasant party NJ his elegant residence on
the evening of the 18th All had good
time.
Hart Douglass said that he did not want
TO see two lovers disappointed, and he Is
doing the honOrs of Dist No. 8, while the
school marin is on her wedding tour.
A query question: Why are times in
Ransom again so merryy" Because Il.
Steven and ~ j Lane have returned to our
burg, and will remain in the village until
1890 p. III for the benefit of gossip seek,
ers
The city dads are contemplating building
a hospital building in case Of contagious
diseases
B. Auschick, also Bosley Il Corbett are
laying in big stocks of hardware. ID.
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Parties and Weddings IN Galloway.

GALLOWAY, Illinois, Jan 20 A birthday
party for Berlin Colley and LOttle Patter
son was given at Mr. Colley's last Tuesday
evening. Quite number OF guest were
present and good time enjoyed by all.
The same day, at 8 o'clock In the morn
ing at the Reinhardt church, Mr.. Kniiliu
Cartn right and Miss Elizabeth Weber were
married. Many friends were present to
witness the marriage ceremony, from there
they went TO the house of the brides par.
ents. near Lostant, where grand dinner
was served, and early In the evening they
began to dance and kept II up until late
hour, Mr.. and Mrs. Cartwright took the
train next day for Pontiac to visit his mar
ried sister. They will live the coming
year in Farm Ridge in a tenant house of
Abe Harris and work for that gentleman.
Mr.. Charles Hi on and Miss Jennie
Gregory were married at the home Of the
brides, in Low ell, on Thursday.
Que Of our old townsmen, John Worth.
ington, died at his home In StreatOr, last
Friday. He was assessor for number OF
years for the town Of Eagle.
Mr. Saunders wen. 10 Grand Ridge on
Saturday,
A pleasant time was had at the Literary
on Saturday evening, at Fred WoOdward's
The next meeting as 70 be held AT Everett
Augell :. Every body invited.
q W Cham oerlaDd of Chicago, is visit
Ing IN Galloway and vicinity.
IRE readers Of the galloway items Will
remember the pleasant time spent al Sam
uel Brleriie's on Thanksgiving eve. There
is 10 BE- II dancing party together with re-
freshmenis (oysters) en Tuesday eve OF this
week, aHd ii h. needless 10 SAY that a good
time will he had by everybody, as MIR.
Brlerlie's house Is suited for such an occas
ion.
Lewis Geer, formerly Of this place, now
Of Nebraska, with his wife are visiting al
Ssmuel Patterson's Mr.. Geer Is a brother
of Mrs Patter on. He went west several
years ago, where he got married He is II
contractor and builder and Is making an
extended visit among his kin; from here
he is going 10 Daksta 10 visit with sister,
and on his return home his father will
make US a visit and thence 60 10 Connect
cut, his future home, accompanied by Miss
Lizzie Patterson.
George Woodward of Budd, Livingston
county, is visiting his sister Mrs. j. Fetzer
and his brother Fred, together with his old
Old time friends.
Messrs Hoffman, Patterson, Chamber.
lain and A. ana Il Elliott visited Ottawa
last Saturday, the latter delivering horses
70 Prichard IL Gedney,
j w Fetzer has Teen sick for q couple
OF weeks, brought on 10y long ride in d
wagon to the townof Rutland and back the
same day oveI rough roads, but is now
much better.
Mr.. White Of Gary, is taking down his
fine cottage near Harris coal shaft and TAX
Ing ii 70 Gary, one and a half miles.
William Hart will have puOlic sale OF
personal property this week He has SOLD
his farm 10 his son Henry. The old mar
and his son Peter, viii move 10 Peru
A man moving from la Sale to White
Sucle county, vas obliged TO sell out bis
load of household goods and take the train
owing to IN fact that he fuundered hi,
team ana could 90 no farther The team
lisa George Feltzai's, and Fed Woodward
bought the goods.
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Tomato CannIng.

In nearly every state OF the Union the
tomato crop of 1883 was partially &
failure. But rs the acreage planned wa
u, usually large and much In excess O
previous years, the pack of canned toma
toes resulting from the crop was large
than any year since 1850. The crop wa
late in ripening, and frost in some states
drouth in Others, destroyed the vines be
fore half the crop had ripened. The sea
son for packing generally was very short
lasting only from about August Goth t.
October 18th. In Illinois there was an un
usually heavy fruitage on the vines and re
ma'kably heavy growth, but the conditions
were quite unfavorable for ripening the
crop. The total pack of canned tomatoes
made Ia 1888 reached eighty-two million
CANS Of which illinois contributed abou,
one million and quarter cans, and Mary
land about twenty'seven million cans. In
Illinois the average yield of tomatoes pei
acre was as good AS anywhere else; 1t va
ried very much as crops usually vary, some
growers that contracted to grow and deliv
er 10 a factory the writer is interested in
realized as much as Sl20 per acre, while
others in the same vicinity realized less
than third, and some not over tenth OF
that amount. Success in growing seems
to depend upon the variety grown, some
varieties being worthless. The most reli
able varieties are of the Paragon family
and includes the May Flower, Paragon
Livingston's Beauty, Perfection, Favorite
and Optimus; whereas the Climax and the
Cardinal were proven to be early, but &c
yield inferior fruit and in small quantity
The successful growers seed in hot
beds or in hot houses in early March
transplant into cold frames or to open
ground, and have coed large stocky plants
to put out in the field by the 10Th to the
2Oth OF May, Experienced growers are
inclined every year TO increase the distance
between the plants, and six feet apart Is
now deemed quite close enough. Sol
should be fairly rich, and of course the
successful grower will keep down weeds
by cultivation. Under o binary condi.
tons the grower should realize from SAC
70 $50 per acre from the deliveries at the
canDery. Some growers will never realize
under $50 per acre, and defy drouth, frost
or rain to cut them down below this
amount, while with others the rain, drOuth
or frost always win. The difference Is in
the general management; the preparation
of the soil; the growing and setting out OF
plants; the cultivation afterwards. Some
growers, endowed with tact, energy ard
general good judgment, always get there
on time and with a crop, while some
others are not similarly endowed, and in
consequence get left behind, not always
but quite often. The price paid for toma-
toes is generally 90 to % cents per bushel
of 60 pounds delivered at the cannery.
Com.
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GRAND RIDGE, Jan. 3l.--Who can com
plain OF this weather?
| The roads are getting smoothed down
| somewhat.
Clark Eagle will now accept invitation,
70 call nj private dances.
Hook is crack shOt and had a pigeon
pie lately.
Herman Scheerer has advertised Il sale
for Feb. l4,h. Go TO the sale and buy a
valentine
quite good this winter.
+. Finley Il Son have on hand good
selection of ohio buggies They will
keep on hand supply of the above the
coming winter.
George Hook has sold his interest in the
hardware store 10 &. b. Murs, and will be
found with L Finley u Co. the coming
summer.
The NEE ing in the Presbyterian church
closed last Friday night; Rev. Frothing-
ham returning to Oregon, this state.
The children of the late Caleb Wood
ward arrived last week. They intend to
make Illinois their future home.
| Thomas WanchOfe, of La Platte, Missou-
ri, is visiting his brother Andy and sister,
Mrs Wendley Stasen.
Elias Core has rented his farm to Frank
| Butte. Mr. Core reserved the pasture land
and meadow.
George husband has at last departed for
his new home at Goodland, Indiana He
arrived safe Mt the above place, and has his
stock, implements and household goods at
the new quarters. Mrs. husband and Mary
started last Monday on the noon train
May prospect y be theirs.
J L MCMulen bought two car loads of
cattle last week which he will feed for the
summer market
James Sessler and bride arrived home
from their eastern visit last week, and re.
ceived Il grand reception at his fathers
| There was n large attendance and every
thing passed II very pleasantly.
Doctor Holster sports brand new coor
skin coat, made of southern coon skins
not of black (COOns) but of raccoOns.
There was pleasant party at Mills, wes
of town last week,
A son of Mrs. W atsOn, who had not seer
his mother for twenty years, called here
! LIST week surprising tuat she yet lived al
this place. He took the next train for
Pontiac where she now lives
Jake Lock lately purchased Joliet SIX
hole shelter, but il gets away with the corr
too fast, sud tn power is gaared too high
to do good work He c1nJrmplates getting
smaller one. Charles Evans has an 10
terest in the above shelter, and supplies the
needed wind power.
Frank Bangs is doing great deal OF
Smelling Of late, and has tirst-class shelter
He says he can shell two thousand bushels
easily in u day, If the corn is In good con-
dition, and that is enough for any one,
TIE meetings In the C. p. church are
well attended, and an interest is man
ifested.
Rev Sears is quite talker, and uses
convincing language. He preached two
excellent sermons on last Sunday 10 crowd.
ed houses.
Reese Whitehill is doing big business
In the poultry trade.
Aft Dearth disposed of good lot OF
poultry last Saturday at a fair price.
Charley Dunbar and Joseph Boyd at.
tended the sale north of Ottawa Tuesday
last
John Lehr is plastering his house. and is
keeping 1t from freezing by furnace
which can be moved from one part to an.
other. Frank Hoinick is experimenting
the work.
Miss Fannie Boyd, of Munster, Is visit
Ing friends here; she will return this
week. Dew DROP.
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Mr.. A Simpson will move next week :
but we will gain AS fast MS We loose, MS Mr.
5 smith will take his place the same day
We hear Mrs eagle is very sick with
whooping cough, at NJ Trumbo's'
Mr. and Mrs. y w Ball III entertained
quite number of friends on last Friday,
The horse that WAS stolen from Mr.
A ) Henderson one week ago has not yet
beet heard from.
] Mervin Derkey is seen continually 60
ing west. The boys Of Wallace had bet
ter be on the look out.
Another dance in Bellrose's hall lew
nights ago 1t Was an enjoyable all iir,
UNCLE RUBE
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Public Funerals Prohibited In La Sale

Public Funerals Prohibited In La Sale.
After siege OF over two years, the city Of
La Sale has concluded that diptheria cannot
cannot be stamped out by allowing those who
are not afflicted to expose themselves and
thus expose their children, by attending the
funerals Of its victims and visiting houses
where the disease exists, out of sympathy to
the parents. Hundreds of the homes of La
Sale have been devastated of their laughing
ornaments, and it seemed that the city had
about given up the fight and was waiting for
the scourge to pluck the last blossoms, in the
hope that when all its babies were gone to
the green cemetery at 0ukwood, the epidem-
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No. 49.

,
But just before the wedding day
little note was brought to Alice by
gorgeous footman, who was driving to
her aunt's behind a private carriage.-
The note was from Malcolm. and begged
to her to come to him in the carriage
Wondering, but obedient, Alice was
speedily ready, and was driven to =
handsome brown stone house, where tho
door was opened to usher her into q
stylish drawing-room, where a GENTLE
man awaited her, and Malcolm, adj.
vancing, said:
My Uncle Hiram, Alice
Kindly blue eyes looked into her
own, withercd hands were extended.
and voice she knew we'll, said:
we are old friends, Malcolm. Are
we not, Alice9'
Then, before she could answer. the
old man continued
1 have thought, Alice, that it was
unkind to have my nephew wait for my
death before sharing my wealth. l have
borne d curse of distrust in my heart
for many years, thinking my money
won me all the affection, says Mall
coins, that was offered me. But
though you are we'll content to wed the
young clerk, and put your own matri.
mony into his home, you must not re-
fuse my heir, who has accepted from
me an income that makes him inlepsn.
dent, and this home
My love for Malcolm can bear riches
or poverty, was the answer; 'but, sir,
our home needs you. You will come.
will you not, to the children, who will
try to make your life happy by loving
care:?' Long before I knew you, NAL
colin told me he hoped, when he had
home, to win you to live in it, Will you
let me, too, beg of you to como to us?'
GLADLY, child. GladiyN the old man
said.
So, where the rich lonely man had
feared to lose the one love of his life,
he gained another tenderer ,sweeter love,
to brighten his declining years by a
daughters deyotion and alrection.--
Boston Trareller.