The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-07-12
Norway.


We have been so busy preparing for the An
that we scarcely know Just where we stand
| however with the assistance OF our better
| balf affairs assume something OF q good
| nature EXCUSE the mistake II II be we are
TOO liberal, IL would be the better way To state
that II was our better self who has brought
| about q clearance OF matters.
| MIR. W. G.. Rosenqulst and family took a
| living trip to Ottawa one day last week.
About the greatest opposition TO trade at thus
burg Is the non. appearance OF custom. The
| time has passed for the country around about
| 10 think OF going 10 Norway to trade. IL
| takes man well given To business principles
To draw and hold trade, and one can well see
that is the main thing lacking at this place,
We need TO encourage capital, TO interest
manufacturing 10 such an extern as In locate
the laboring classes, then will our mere hants
be encouraged by better trade.
| Mr. Frank ROsenquist who was called home
some time since by sickness, has returned To
Rochelle, where he Is engaged in business.
Mr.. X. Upland is putting up large barn
| for \. Atkinson on the place he recently pur'
| chased.
School closed the 26ih ult,, with appropri.
ate exercises. owing 10 the hot weather II
was somewhat tedious, but all did well. The
children have done great credit TO themselves
| and teacher the term just closed.
| As 10 personalities and controversies We
take so little part that our friends will excuse
us as a CORES pondent, should we be silent on
some subjects going the rounds OF our little
| village.
Miss Ida Bower will teach in the Pooler
district
Mr. A. A. Dysinger has closed his sch COL
! at the williams and is now at the sea side for
the recruit of his health,
Prof. +. VIM. Smith closed his school the
10Th ult. and left for Chicago, where after
remaining few days returned to pass the
| Fourth at Ottawa. Mr.. 5. knows how 10 get
about for business and enjoyment
Our mail man in the course OF the year has
many experiences of peculiar nature. Now
| comes the noted rig Of two wheels something
the worse for that dump at the bluff, but we
get our mail ali the same.
Mr.. Ole Thompson IL stock raiser, ludg.
| ing from the appearance OF the stock yards on
! W. River street. Anything for Uncle Sam 5
| cash.
Did YOU attend the big show at Ottawa the
| 10th : If not you were about the only excep
| ton. Like the Fourth there were hundreds
of young men who, If they could, captured
some sweet Miss and succeeded in reaching
the terminus of their route, the city,
Rev. Mr.. Peterson, pastor OF the NJ. T..
chnrch at this place, was taken IN as mem
| Der of the order Of Woodmen.
Mr.. Bob Feson, of Danway, is special
agent for an Ottawa firm dealing In binding
Irvine. We understand he undersells all com
petitors.
| Mr.. Balinger, Of Sheridan, will take charge
of the Serena schools for the next year. His
sister will also be an assistant. Mr.. b. plays
full hand as usual but nowhere OF ye
| sc heme.
Mr.. Hanson is at work on the barn X. Ug.
| land is building on the Atkinson farm. Mr..
| FL. is firstclass workman.
Applications continue to pour In for the
village school. Mr. s. declines TO accept the
offer for another year. Out OF the fourteen
wears of ardent work in the school room Mr..
s. has put in quite a number of terms at this
place, and if it be rightly understood his
whole life work is professional, end that for
the education of our youth and their advance
ment to higher civilization in life.
| Mr.. A. G.. Rosenquist has handed over his
carriage shop to Mr.. schmidt, who has come
to stay with us and may prove to be first
class workman.
The small boy and his big fire cracker have
scarcely found out as yet the Fourth has
come ana gone, Judging from the crack con-
stantly heard on our streets.
Talk about summer resorts. We have a
place where ut least one individual has made
| it resort for whole year. We haven't the
water, but we've the gas and gossip
ANTI TRUST