The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-05-17
THE COUNTY.
Grand Ridge.

A heavy frost last Sunday morning.
The sociablc last Saturday, evening was
DR.. Moss, our veterinary surgeon, raised a
very sick horse for John Smith The hrst OF
the week
A number of young colts have died in this
vicinity this spring.
A couple of young men were out calling
4 few evenings since, and The horse becoming
tired. made a bresk for home. Our friends
had the pleasure of hoofng" their way
back.
at the C. p. church. Do not fail to attend:
There will be union temperance meeting
at the Presbyterian church next sunday
evening. All are invited.
Quarterly meeting will be held In the NJ f..
church Sunday afternoon at . o'clock lhcre
will be q business meeting in the AFTERNOON al
$50. Rev. Doney, presiding elder, VIII be
there.
w. A. Dearth and Gay exchanged horse
Aesh the middle Of the week. The supp"si
don is that several dollars changed hands.
Some Of our citizens were to take fishing
isunt 10 Dayton Thursday. We imagine they
got cooled of by the "gentle" breezes from
the northwest.
Harry lockwood disposed OF his fat cattle
10 VIM. Casey.
Rev. Denkard, converted Jew, preached
Wednesday evening.
VIM. Black was on the streets OF Ottawa
Thursday. -,
r. Antrim finished planting corn Thurs
Hotel de Buzzard is doing a rushing bust
ness Just now.
The rainy season has put the farmers back
with their work.
Mrrtn Van Buren, was seen on our streets
Tuesday.
j. d. Reese will lay out apart Of his land
into town lots.
The extended remarks In last weeks issue,
signed Justice, shall engage our attention for
few moments and IN 50 doing shall hrst
state that We have the utmost regard for
Reed Bros, Of Ottawa, as gentlemen and bus.
mess men, and have and would not inton-
tiOnally make any misrepresentation which
would njure the business Of said firm.
At the time the said supposed" field trial
occurred we were probably several hundred
miles from here, therefore not individually
present as a witness, and relied wholly upon
information, which will relieve our hoDored
friend from all anxiety relevant to knOlrn 10
him personality" As To our being made a tool
Of on some Designing person, the facts In the
case will substantate otherwise and prove
beyond q reasonable doubt that 1t was simply
q misunderstanding OF language used. The
myth proved by Investigation lies wholly
upon the construction placed upon the words
"field trial." and is the only loop hole which
our reverend friend can crawl out. Mr.. JUS
tice admits that q man was sent to Mr..
PoundstOne's farm to put the plow together
and start II. The same was done by Finley "
Co., only that there were two OF them, and
the CANON pillow on the ground which he had
been using before. litching to the j. /.
Case, which made two plows there for the
purpose Of testing and after same were put
together, were al the individual disposal OF
Mr.. Poundstone, unmolcsted by persons who
set up the mac hine. The above proves that
Mr.. Poundstone showed no partality toward
home firm and lived up to bs bargain, as
stated by Justice, "to try 1t alone" The
challenge offered to enter into a field contest
is accepted by E. Finley ~ Co., and request
Reed Bros. to set date. DEW DRor.