The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-04-26
Miller.

Our roads are getting in good shape for tn
| first time In six months.
There was a good attendance at the Sab
bath school last Sunday. Mr.. b0sworth De
ing absent Mr. Derby, OF Msrseilles, acted q
superintendent.
II. Brumbach is working in the round
house at Lincoln, Neb.
Robert and James Gallagher are engaged
in driving the saw and plane for Georg;
Howard, in Msrselles. =,
Grsnt Conard, of the Ottawa Business Uni
versity, spent Sunday with relatives and
friends here. He says he likes the school very
much and would advise anyone wishing .
good business education to attend the o. Is
Some Of our sportspot content with follow
ing the pillow all the week, engaged In game
of base b. Il last Sunday. BILLY and Zeke'
think by the time they practice rev more
SUNDAYS they will be able TO play the CHI
Cages.
is now convalescent.
Chris Bowers says that IL 1t rains en- Easter
Sunday il will rain for seven Sundays In sue
cession. Perhaps it does in "ohio" but mol
here.
Harry Holcomb and John Lansing, of Mar
settles, spent Sunday visiting friends IN MIL
Ter. Mo"iNii'
Galloway.
GALLOWAY. April 22.-The long JOB Of oat
sowing is done ard blowing for corn is the
J. w. Fetzer and family visited at Hon. C.
l.. Hoffman's last Sunday.
Geo woodward is working for Everett
Angel.
Silas Cartwright has been on the sick list.
r j. Patterson contemplates running the
new warehouse which IS being put up al
Wisman, by Howe IL Co., OF Wenona.
WIN. A. Ellsworth, OF Deer Park, visited at
Galloway last Saturday
II. &. Cartwright, Of Ottawa, visited his
farm ht re q week ago.
Sixteen young people came out from Strea.
MIR. C;uenther's. Mr.. William and Miss Ber-
tina Hoffman Joined them and very enjoy
able time was spent by all
Fred Woodward shelled corn Wednesday
and hauled to Leonore price % cents.
Inquire at the postoflice for good laundry
soap two-tfty box
Geo. w. Reed, Of Ottawa, was among US on
Friday.
night.
Mr.. Guenthcr and Mrs. Agnes Kune went
to Chicago Monday.
Hon. Chas. l.. Hoffman has been school
director for some years, and this spring said
he would not be reelected. 80 the people
thought Mr. Ii. good enough and stayed at
home and let the directors meet and talk
matters over No voting was done, not giving
Mr.. Hoffman chance to decline. Three
years more, Mr.. II. Some of the pretty
school marms must call oftener ana not let
the directors get discouraged.
The children of our school amuse them
selves during play time drowning out ground
squirrels and then catching them.
Some of the young Degens OF Ottawa drove
out to Mr.. Hoffman's Monday and ran q fat
animal for several miles over fences, etc, and
finally shot the beast and took 1t to Ottawa
in wagon.
A dancing party was given at John A. Locks
last Wednesday night
Corn Is worth 30 cents at Leonore.
Mr.. John Elliot made trip to Ottawa Mon
Mrs. Wayne, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. F. l.. Wood
ward.
Miss Mable Ross, Ottawa, has been visiting
her sister, Mrs Everett Angel.
Mr.. Lewis Woodward called at j. w. Fet-
zer's last Monday night on his way home to
Budd, LiyiDg ston county. He has been living
on farm in Minnesota and drove home in
wagon. He was on the road two weeks.
One of Peter Schmitt's daughters will be
married soon to Mr.. SchntZ.
A. p. Bachman did nice job of blowing
8 cd for G. w. Hulcott.
G. w. Alberts, what are you building with
that lumber we saw you hauling last week.
Several Of our neighbors hauled potatoes to
Grand Ridge lost week to j. NJ. Core for 25
cents cash. Plenty more are here, John, if
you want them.
The teacher Of our school is catching tad
poles and gathering frogs eggs, etc, while
the children chase squirrels.
Mr.. Hackshaw, OF Strcator, called on our
z NJ Tuesday. \.