The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-27

RUTLAND, Aprll So-SpIenulu weather
Some of our farmers are ahead OF the
weather and have to wait, which Is very
unusual, for the time 10 plant corn. We
hear there are few that will put their
planter to work 10y saturday.
small grain al present looks as though
we would be forced to buy twine at high
prices, and good deal Of it or learn our
bread Dy the sweat OF our brows," rs OF
yure,
A number of farmers are planting corn
They are up to the times, II not ahead OF
it,
Stephen Klelber has improved his house
by paint. ,
We are glad to hear that Josie Rood
arrived in Colorado feeling as well as when
she started, and that she is improving In
health.
While S. Bigford and wife were out
riding the other day, a wheel gave way
while turning round, throwing Mrs. BigfOrd
and babe to the ground. Fortunately none
were hurt
On Monday about II a. m. T. Lynch's
barn was burned 10 the ground Ii con
tanned about three hundred bushels of oats
and some hay. | did not learn the origin,
AT the school election in Wedron on
Saturday the good people around there
trampled on-yea, sat on the rose. Is. Bel
rose got left,
Sunday evenings are not like days gone
by. There Is but one girl in the north end
Of Rutland that has beau. Ii seems to
be getting down fine,
Within ten years in this end OF the town
there have been fifty-fOur married, thirty
five births, and about thirty deaths
A. Barnes is wild about the twine trust.
He has ten acres of oats, and he says
"let u.s. bind the old way rather than pay
the advanced price for Irvine. Now, Mr..
b and other good Repub's, why do you
kick? You voted for high protection,
monopoies, and trusts; SO buy your twine,
even If you have To pay fifty cents per 10,
and build up our "home industries" and
feed the "infants" Don't kick. 1t re-
minds us of the man who threw meat to
his dog and tben kicked him because he
ate II
+. Eneix has fresh mich COW. Mrs
-, says she will make lots of butter II
Frank doesn't eat the cream
There is pair of bronChOs in this end
Of town, and they make things lively by
times,
Our school election in District No 2 was
well attended, voters all present except
one. Milton Peddicord was re elected.
ID. Harvey says that man who will not
vote for himself for such an office AS school
director ought not TO have ii.
The first picnic of the season was en-
ioyed by party in North Rutland on
Easter Sunday. They had beautiful
place for such an occasion, with plenty OF
water, velvety grass, hot sun or shade,
plenty to eat and drink, eggs in album
dance; and real good time was had. 1t
was the first picnic | have attended on
Easter since | nave been in the state.
Some one must be afraid that G.. Ather'
toms old horse will blow away, for they
weighted him down and hoped him.
Now, We Wedronites, ye had better keep
your stock OH your own side of the river.
May be some night when they come up
they will come up missing.
Some boys thought j. Thompson Deeded
exercise on Easter Sunday. so Saturday
night they gathered up his wagons, cutters
and hay rake, and placed them in front of
the barn door John good naturally re.
placed them.
Mrs George Gibson has been on the sick
list, but Is some better AT present.
Miss Bell Brumback has quite a number
If music scholars in Manlius
Mrs Bruner spent Tuesday visiting Mrs.
Z. Debolt.
]. Belrose, the famous paper hanger,
papered at Patrick lIarney's last Monday.
Fred and James McMichael have been
haph{Du IL a fay 1nyG mhiIp THAR mOthpr
sister have been visiting friends on Nettle
creek.
A. Henderson and lady of Dayton 1wn.
ship have been visiting friends in FINLAND
this week. They expect to take trip TO
North Carolina this summer.
A. Henderson and Mary Conard really
luarrelled as to which had the largest let
luce bed BY actual measurement one
bed was M inches square, and the other
1879 PAN.