The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-04-06
Grand Ridge.

GRAND RIDGE, April Quite cool
these mornings. Some of the farmers are
afraid of the weather, and therefore have
not sowed oats 1t doesn't look much like
farming when the ground Is frozen two
inches some mornings.
Nettie Ellsworth commenced her school
last Monday at the HOdgsOn.
Maggie Porter began school on Monday
last at the Hayes, and Is boarding with her
sister, Mrs. Byron Reed
Arthur Dearth has been quite unwell for
few days, but is now on the improve
Something like Group was the trouble.
Frank Hook and wife have been here
on a visit. Frank looks we'll and hearty.
They must take good care of him In the
Valley.
Robert Antram Is putting up new scales
and is making the shed large enough for q
buggy shed.
All OF the Knox students will return but
Chas Hibbs, who will try farming this
summer.
Chas Farnham is visiting at Eli Hodg
sons He is r late graduate OF a Chicago
medical school.
Some of our enterprising stockmen were
at the election with their horses, showing
their speed, etc While the parade of fine
horses was In progress, Clark Fogle kindly
consented to furnish the music with his
crowd.
1t has not been the custom in these
parts for free whiskey on election day, but
we are sorry 10 say it appeared so on last
Tuesday when we could see the bottles
strewn along the road from Grand Ridge
to the school house.
The diph,heris has not abated In the
family of Geo. Jones, but has on the con-
trary increased steadily In Its malignant
form since our last writing. Three chill
dren have been buried to this date. The
baby took the disease first and they think
1t Is out of danger at present writing. Last
week we spoke Of the death of Minnie !;
but since that time two of the others died,
but we did not learn their names. One
was buried last Sunday and the last Thurs
day of this week This makes three out Of
the same family, and the family have the
of neighbors and relatives In this
their time of mourning. The neighbor
hood is much excited, fearing that the dis
ease will spread. The doctors will do
what they can to keep 1t within bounds.
Annie Lehr has been very sick the last
week with the fever-we did not learn the
kind She is in Ottawa, where she has
been attending school. AT last account she
was improving.
J. d. Reese and wife started on visit TO
Thursday, of this week They
will spend some time visiting and then re.
tnrn here.
The yearly business meeting of the G.
p church will take place Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock. All members and friends
are earnestly requested to attend.
The Ottawa High School students are to
have vacation next week and our force
will spend their vacation here.
Rev. Morphis oiliciated 81 the wedding
In Ottawa, of VIM. Drake and Maggie
Reed, daughter of the deputy sheriff,
Joseph Boyd, Eli Hodgson and Caleb
Campbell were in attendance at the farms
ers meeting In Ottawa, on Thursday of this
week
The democrats of this vicinity are in the
height of their glory, electing almost the
whole ticket In Farm Ridge and Grand
Rapids. In this township they won a
Waterloo, electing supervisor, town clerk,
assessor, collector, and a justice by large
majorities.
Our supervisor, VIM. Reed, is a man of
ability and good judgment, and If Doc.
Norton gets another thousand dollars while |
he is on the board, In such a manner as he
did the last we judge It will be a cold day.
We cast no reflection on his predecessor In
office, as he did all he could and voted
against the donation" and he made an
admirable supervisor. Our friend Lacy
Hibbs Of Grand Rapids beat the "invinci.
ble," as he calls himself, much to the en-.
joyment Of the democrats of this side, as
we'll as In their own township. Not being
pious In what we say, they are perfectly
and have reasons for being so at
this great turn of the tide. Dew DRop.