The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-09
Grand Ridge Ripples.

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C. A. Porter is in Chicago this werk.
VIM. Casey shipped two cars OF cat
lie to the city this week.
Albert Jackson, of Michigan, Is musk
ing corn for j. c. Porter.
Miss Eva Dearth returned from
Iowa on Wednesday, and reports very
pleasant visit. ,.
Frank Bangs is building a slaughter
house on the a. II. Hayes property
north Of town. o.,- ..
Mrs. Sears returned TO Chicago on
Tuesday after two weeks WISH
among friends. ..
John Ball is visiting his son Isaac at
Gibson City this week. ~
DIR. Ives came up from Farm Ridge
Tuesday and went to Chicago TO attehd
the American Horse Show.
So far we have not heard OF any iast
corn husking. Let us hear from you.
Word was received here on Monday
Of the death of John Funk, OF New
Salem. Pa, who died last Saturday
Friends here could not 90 on such a
shortlnotice. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Woods, Of Uniontown,
Pa, are visiting at Geo. Hooks. -
We may expect a paper FOR our burg
this week which will chronicle the
news much better than our scribbllng,
therefore invest in the new undertake
ing. 1t will be printed in Streator.
John Dearth's long face Is brig hten-
ing up sOmewhat-his wife returns
from Pennsylvania soon.
The plasterer is at work on the
Methodist church and we understand
there will be gallery placed In the
same.
Frank Butte has been hauling a large
amount of tile Of late and will soon
have his farm dry If tiling will 90 IL.
Newt Funk, Of Aurora, was here
over Sunday. He returned nome Mon
day morning.
Rev. Sears gave two splendid ser
mons to large audiences on last Sunday.
The church was packed to overlooking
on Sunday evening.
Jack the "cow boy" thinks some OF
our pious church gOers should wait Till
Monday morning to get their washing
from the laundry across the way. Prob
ably Jack is right as he believes in do
ing nothing worse than killing hogs on
Sunday and keeping spirits up win
stimuants.
The Ladies' Missionary Society meets
Thursday of this week with Mrs.
VIM. Lewis.
Messrs. John Essick, Freeman Pound
stone, John Lehr and James and Nor
ris Maggie are taking in the sights OF
Chicago.
John Core still ships hogs oChicago,
having sent a carload thither on Mon
day.
The Sessler girls paid Mrs. John
Foglc visit on Tuesday.
There Is not much grain going from
here to Chicago just now: rather lull
in the market.
Joe Chippon says trade is rather
dull at present on account OF the farm
ers picking corn.
James Brady has been selling oats at
Is cents and completed hauling We'd
nesday. Although good crop the
rent will hardly be paid at such price.
Mrs. Leroy Woods called on friends
here over Sunday. She in Streator.
G. b. Moss has been one Of the bus
lest men in town this week loading w
stoves for customers.
The special exercises at the Presby'
terian church will be given next sun
day evening, they having been post
poned on account of the wet weather
There will undoubtedly be good at
tendance.
Mrs. Ellen Gallup has opened up hel
meat market since his death and viii
still keep open as long as the business
will pay. II appears to us that hel
shop should be patronized under the
circumstances, for she has Il large fam
lily to support and this is the only pres
ent means of obtaining livelihood
The shop heretofore has been kept VI
in first-class order and good meat sold
TO answer large number of ques
tions Of our non-appearance last week
will state our letter did not rcacl
Ottawa in time, the paper going u
press on Friday evening on account o.
the daily now issued.
What ails our incorp0rators now
Haven't they somewhat receded from
the footing they took week since
What caused the change on the coun
tcnances Of our neutrality-suspicious.
they now being covered with smiles
and pleasant chatting is heard on al
NlutS. 'lliiStu lIDIll llllS WIN
last week, Ell? 1t is uttered about II
somewhat subdued tones but keep /
dark don't tell anybody that if TIT
incorporating side wins in the las
heat the 80" will move its depot out
side the city limits one mile north
and will probably call it Porterville, o
some other kind Of vile, most likel
the latter. If this be true, but W
hope such will not take place, Crane
Ridges goose is cooked, for what woul'
we do without railroad depot here
We do not desire to discuss the matte
and at present time and space will no
permit. If you desire to know on
opinion on the subject, taking all ad
vantages and disadvantages into con
sideration, we need no corp0ratio
until we can take care Of ourselve
without the assistance Of the grangers
DEW DROP.
Marseilles.
Il. b. Bell and Nathan Flemin
stopped here on their return fror
L.. at 20