The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-01-25
THE COUNTY.
Grand Ridge

Mrs. james BRADY was iuItc oi'h WV
first of the week.
Ed Jones lad an attack OF la grippe
this week.
Lansing IIodgman and wife are
visiting here at present.
Larson, our section boss, is on the
sick list.
Rev. Foster, the bible agent. was in
town Wednesday evening.
There is large amount OF sickness
at present i'm the neighbOrhood.
Jake Delhi was Smelling corn this
week and sold to Chas. Dunbar.
Everute Rulan shelled corn on
Wednesday.
Wednesday morning the thermom'
eter stood So below zero at this point,
Coal hauling is taking number OF
the farmers over the rough roads.
A slight snow Wednesday night.
Last week completed four month OF
our school year under the present
corps of teachers.
Pat McCallop broke the power 10
his corn shelter last week, which de-
tanned work several days.
Byron Reed contemplates having "A
public sale next month.
Our school has been short OF pupils
this week on account Of influenza.
Maggie Fogle visited Ella Gallup
over Sunday
The electric machine is producing a
splendid light this week.
The editor of the Herdtd had some
assistance with his paper last week.
Did you ever hear OF young lady
getting left by the train? We have.
We mention no name.
A number Of our citizens were In
Ottawa last Saturday.
The G. p. folks Will commence a
series OF meeting next Sunday.
We are informed that Rev. William
son will be pastor Of the Presbyterian
church until spring.
The editor of the Herald will leave
us next week and his son takes his
place.
Joseph Boyd, jr., is making ar
rangements for sale of horses In the
near future.
w. A. Dearth will have sale Of
stock and farming implements the
latter part of February.
Eckert received car load OF coal
the first Of the week.
Wendley StasOn has sold about $500
worth of hay to Ottawa parties, and
still has more to dispose of.
Mrs. James Anderson was expected
home from Pontiac Wednesday.
II. NJ. Antram will live on beef for
while, we suppose He killed one on
Monday.
Bismarck left for Chicago on We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Ford is in Ottawa on account
the sickness of her brother, Fred
Rowe.
Reese Whtehill If still hustling the
poultry trade.
Joseph Gilleland returned from
PENNSYLVANIA last Saturday accom-
panied by his two sons.
Charles Dunbar has purchased a
quarter section Of land northeast OF
Ottawa. There is nothing like hav-
ing a home Of your own.
Jack Mullen was as happy as a
clam in high water last Sunday.
The carpenters are still working on
George Jones house when the weather
permits.
Bertha Finley starts for oxford, o.,
next week
There is a recruit here taking the
place of Ed Jones. We did not learn
the gentleman's name.
The law suit did not come of last
The non-appearance of
the defendants was the cause.
James Woodward is visiting George
Mustard and family in Indiana.
James Hyatt is holding down "A
grand jurors chair His attention Is
drawn toward Norway.
The was some misunderstanding the
first Of the week in regard to the sick
ness of Fred Ford. 1t was Fred Rowe,
OF Ottawa, who was quite sick, and
Mrs. Ford was called there on that
account.
The sheds ut the G. p. church are
completion.
Our grain merchant, Mr.. Eckcrt. re-
ports very little grain coming in on
account OF the rough roads.
Mr.. Duncan, Of Streator, visited j.
y. Boyd over Snndaya
Pat McCallop and John Wheatland
got S2l0 horse power for their shelter
last week and when it was attached |
the shelter ran backwards. Rather
queer, CHI DEW DROP.
From Seneca