The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-03
COUNTY NEWS.
Grand Ridge Ripples.

The roads in some places are yet rough.
The road grader Is now being used in the
northwest part OF the township.
Rev. MOfphls aas at Wenona this week
orda.n,ng some elders in the G. y. church Of
that place.
Mrs. Trude is enjoying visit from her
daughter Julia,
Siena SlasOn is spending few weeks with
friends in Slreator.
A number from here attended the show al
Streator on Tuesday last.
A Mr.. Shot is visiting Frank Bangs. We
are informed he is here on vacation, and
is located at Bloomington.
Mrs. Reubed Eckert started for Auburn,
Neb., the first of the week. She makes "A
visit with her mother who is in poor health
Mrs. David Anderson was called 10 Penn
last week by reason Of the sickness Of her
mother.
C.E. Antram will attend the Union COL
lege of Law in Chicago the coming year.
The school commences in September.
The lightning played havoc with the tele-
phone and telegraph batteries IN this burg
the latter part OF last week and the first OF
this.
A pleasant time was enjoyed by those
present last Friday evening at the rink
They trippcd the light fantastic until the
wee small hours Of morn
There will be services in the o. j. church
Saturday afternoon at 2:3O, preparatory to
the communion service on Sunday at II
o'clock.
The Ladies' Missionary Society met with
Mrs. r, NJ. Antram, Thursday afternoon of
this week, and a successful meeting was held
With about rs in attendance. The next
meeting will be at Mrs. j. e. Porter's.
On Wednesday evening of this week Mr..
Jones returned home after a pleasant visit
with friends in this vicinity.
There has been grain elevator erected at
Richards Station by q company from Ker-
nan, which has aroused some interest with
the farmers. They put oats up cents to
start with, we are informed.
Mr.. Denton is improving, being able to
sit up Q part Of this week. Certainly his
case has been o queer one in some particu'
lars.
Still some stock is shipped from here, al
though this is poor part of the season for
shipping. Messrs. Casey and McMullen
appear to be the most interested parties.
The memorial services at the G. p church
was well attended last Sunday, and Rev.
Morphis gave good address.
We lament the Sunday visits OF parties
from distance which We understand will
be discontinued by mutual consent or some
how or other.
The print last week made us say "his" in
stead OF the word "her' in reference to the
visitor Of a certain young lady. We are
Voh nartipa from n IIQ =
lance, tbat is not very far either, may have
may have misconstrned the sentence.
Esquire Finley had is frs, suit after com =
ing into Office few days since, in the form
of assault and battery. by the way, we
presume that upon the circumstances a
Just decision was rendered.
Please keep In mind that the Sunday
Schools of Grand Rapids and Farm Ridge
townships hold an institute in the Vale M.
T. church, Sunday, the 18th Of this month.
The present indications are that the Sum
day school picnic to be held in Allen Park.
Otiaaa, will be grand affair, and we urge
everybody who can 10 avail Themselves OF
this opportunity TO spend the day at
that place. All the conveniences necessary
10 make things enjoyable will certainly be
provided One Of the attractions for the
children in the country will be rides on
on the river by the steamer, etc. Next
Tuesday is the day.
Some Of our horsemen attend the matt.
nees ut the Streator Driving Park, and
have not come out at the ta,l end Of the
string either.
John Essick has started hs threshing ma
chine, The one lately purchased of the
Langley boys, and has secured the services
of j. L. Woodward, VIM. Sutton and John
Wheatland to run II.
The Fogle boys are threshing to-day Fri
day. at home, and next week will start out
for good run as usual,
The little child Of James Black has been
sick for the last few days with scarlet
rash, but Is better ct present wri,ing.
quito u number Of the teachers of this
vicinity IRE in Ottawa this week in atten-
dance at the yearly institute.
A Miss Greenman is visiting Mrs. George
Crumrinc for few days.
We are informed that ,Wm, Black is on
the sick list.
We are informed that Rev. Pcnhallagan
has resigned his charge at Streator and will
20 TO Decatur. II such is the case there
will be u vacancy here for the afternoon
service at the Presbyterian church.
Dew Dior.