The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-03-02
West Serena,


SERENA, March Julia Jacobs Is still
on the othe, side of the creek.
Joe Hall Ass all of his wood hauled and
will saw Friday.
Friday evening of this week the Hard
ing school will give an entertainment The
house undoubtedly will be much crowded
rs the entertainment will draw large
number
Miss Ingersol was at the Institute last
Friday.
A, n. Porter will continue his school
one week longer than the three months,
and will close with q spelling school
Mary Campbell returned 10 Harding on
Monday,
Della Wayne made a short trlp 10 her
Old home, stayed over sunday anu returned
tu Chicago the first Of tue week. She il
attending school there.
Emma NutlleT had vacation last Fri
day to attend the Institute
Miss Leonard closed her sChoolla week
and Miss Eta Parr viii teach a two
month term in the same school the CON"
Ing spring.
Miss Ie!utI, Of Ottawa, will teach the
Bend school the coming spring
The Miller school has not rs yet been
supplied with a teacher, and al last reports
had no applicants.
The lecture IN Harding on last SATURDAY.
evening was one which should have been
given to a crowded house; rs II was, not u
large number We're Ia attendance The
lecture was good throughout, pOrtraying
in eloquent language, life on the western
paias. He was dressed up in his west
eru' suit.
Rev Thomas gives his lecture d" Do the
Cow Boys have Horns?' next Saturday
evening in the Bend church, Marcn 10Th
A large audience should greet him.
The lecture on temperance by Rev
Thomas in the Bend church last SUNDAY
was worthy OF great praise, as it was an ell
Oquent appeal in the line Of temper .nce
Our space will not allow resume of the
discourse.
Walter Bradshaw spent a part of this
week a. Peter Jacobs
Lee Bowers spends this week at his
The Ferguson sale drew large crowd,
aud from all appearances parties were
there who were determined that the stock
should not go for little or nothing; aud Mr.
Ferguson was highly pleased with the re
suit. The stock brought high price, nj
least in our estimation, considering the
prices paid at other sales The stock WAS
in excellent condition, and thus the ready
bidding; fat animal will sell more read
lily than one in poor flesh.
The twenty fourth of this month being
Elite PARIS birth day, her Uncle Ellick
Henderson and wife, presented her with
an elegant album In remembrance of the
occasion
Frank Parr lately presented his sou jay,
a fine road cart and harness. Look our,
girls, now is your time To catch gallant
The old black is a sumner to travel.
The Elerding sale came off "Wednesday
of this week with good crowd In attend
ance. Things generally sold we'll.
The late snow, and the fine hunting
weather just past, drew out a number OF
hunters. One @t Our noted sportsmon, Col
Inns, by name started south on hunting
expedition. Now the kind of game sired
Is not easily caught by everybody who en-
ters on such an expedition, but on this oc-
casion our wary hunter was on the al
ert, and, what do you think? A young
iawn appears on the scene, and To- the
''hNh'Iil 'NPNtlti'h NDllltS W u ClOSt, "a
short distance this side of Wedrou.
Il. L. Lucas, son of Robert Lucas had
the misfortune To lose finger in jack
which WAS being run b. q horsepower, rs
they were grinding grain.
Thursday evening of this week Miss Eva
DOminy gave her friends fine party, one
which was highly enjoyed by the guests
Everything passed off lovely, though the
rain caused some to 60 home rather earlier
than the rest; but those who remained en-
joyed themselves hugely even If the
weather on the outside was rather disa-
greeable. At II, an elegant repast was
served, and all who know Mrs. Dominy 4
ability In. the culinary line may " ell know
that there was no failure on this occasion
10 crafty the tastes of all Vocal and In
srumental music mingled with the festiv'
tiles.
Very few from this vicinity we're III OF
tawa last Saturday
We are Informed that Bert Brown has
been sick for a few days.
Lost, while going at a two-forty gait, a
hymn book finder will please leave same
with Ed. Whitmore, The book WAS lost
between Byron Roberts and the fish pond
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