The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-08
Grand Ridge Ripples,

Mr.. Miller. GOSHEN.
Grand Ridge nipples.
Children's day will be observed In the
Presbyterian church, Grand Ridge, next
Sunday morning and evening, June 8.
GRAND RIDGE, June This friday
morning is quite damp but the rain will
be appreciated by some of the farmers.
Frank Bangs has shelled corn several
days this week.
Mrs. John Fulton has friends visiting
her this week.
Robert Antram will 60 to Galesburg to-
morrow TO stay until after the commence
ment at Knox college.
Mrs. Watson of Pontiac Is visiting In
the vicinity.
Louis Smith has been at Hennepin since
the middle of the week.
Belle Fulton Is In Ottawa today, al
though 1t is rather rainy.
Our school closes successful term OF
work this week, and We will miss Mr.. Cart
wright from our midst.
Glib Finley and sister Nettie attended
the festival at Mr.. Follett's on Tuesday
evening last.
Quite number attended the commence.
ment at Ottawa last evening, and all could
not help approaching the exercises.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones of Iowa are still
here. We do not know how long they In
tend to remain.
Do not forget that next Sunday will be
children's day, and that the churches will
have appropriate exercises for the occasion.
John Anderson was In Ottawa Wednes-
day assisting In removing the remains OF
Mrs. Watson, nee Olive Anderson ITO an
other part of the cemetery.
Some Of the farmers think II too late to
replant corn, although the cut and grub
worms have made very poor stand In
some of the fields.
Any one desiring an expert paper hanger
will please give Jack Mullen call. Tie
papered large room for Mrs. VIII Mohl
not long since, at least II Is supposed he
completed the papering of the room, and
was back to the Ridge about 10 o'clock a
m. Now everybody will admit that Jack
Is hustler when he takes the notion.
The ball game will come off at this place
instead of Ottawa on tomorrow If the
weather will permit. The game will be
called at $50 p. m. A large crowd should
witness the game as II will undoubtedly be
interesting.
Eta Dunaway and George Poundstone
are the graduates of the Ottawa High
School from this place this year. On &C
count of sickness George was not able &c
deliver his speech. John Redmond grad
yates from the Streator High School next
week.
Sam Hackney Of Kansas is visiting at
Mrs. VIII Woodward's. They will soon
start to Pennsylvania on visit. Mrs
Hackney will stop here on her return &c
Kansas.
VIM. Sutton was the happy recipient OF
of girl baby, presented by his wife. The
occurrence happened last Wednesday
mornings
The young folks of the G. p. church met
at Mrs. MorrisOn's on Tuesday evening &c
make arrangements for the entertainment
to be given by them on next Sunday even,
ing.
Hornick's new addition Is making rapid
progress toward completion and Will fur
nish a large amount of needed room.
Joe Chippen Is as busy as ever and can
hardly do the repairing brought to the
shop. II the rest of the world had as much
to do as Joe there would be no tramps.
Mr. Denton Is some better and we are
Informed there will be a doctor here from
Chicago to perform surgical operation.
The measles Is still the rage In and
around Grand Ridge. There Is hardly a
family escaped which had not had it.
Although there Is a settlement of Penn
sylvanians here we have not heard that any
lost friends in the Johnstown horror. The
counties OF Fayette and Washington are
the ones represented here, and the above
city Is some distance from there.
The commencement programme of the
Champaign University announces that
Horace Dunaway Is to be one of the grad
yates. Ii will be Thursday evening of
next week Friends from here will at
tend.
Grand Ridge can boast of several noted
horse traders At least there appears to
be great deal of trading done. One of
the experts" at that business, who lives
northwest of town, lately made pleasant
call to his neighbor Luckey) and found
him In a laxative mood. After talking of
the prospects of the crop, and of course the
weather had Its due share, the subject
gradually drifted toward cattle, hogs and
horses, and especially horses, for Luckey
hplSto OItt III u W ullt ulIlstll, ulu
II was not long until a banter was made
and accepted, and down deep In the trous-
ers of each an imaginary ten dollar bill
was showed by reason of the trade. The
visitor chuckled 70 himself on the way
homeward over the bargain and slept
soundly over the transaction; but, on arts.
ing In the morning, what should be the
appearance of the new gained prize which
had been safely slowed away, as II appear
ed TO him, the evening before! The
chuckling ceased, his face grew very rigid
how changed In few hours. To the
eye of horseman It appeared the horse
was clubsfooted, etc. All in all, there had
been great change In the outside appear
ance, and return of the animal must be
made In haste, and the first animal of
noted trader had to be returned TO his
owner and the former horse obtained. We
did not learn whether Luckey was willing
to make the change or not This was quite
an escapade of a horse jockey, was II not
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