The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-02-15
Grand Ridge DOings.

The soul is safe IN heaven.
Grand Ridge Doings.
GRAND RIDGE Feb. 4.-Pleasant weather
Grippe is abating.
The roads are passsble.
Not so much sickness this week.
George Crumrine was In Ottawa Wednes'
day.
Thames Anderson was at the coal bank on
Monday. o-u
Next Monday is claim day in the Gallup
estate.
Amos Luckey sheled corn the first of the
week.
Mrs. Isabelle Reed. lately OF Massachusetts,
visited Mrs. Jrmes Anderson on Wednesday
The reading circle will meet this week AT
the residence of Mrs. Annie Vance.
Bert Hayes bought couple OF horses ~
the Watts sale.
Casey shipped stock to Chicago on Monday
and went TO the city himself.
r NJ. Antram has some cattle to SELL
John Fogle is improving after long siege
The meetings are continued at the G. p.
church this week. Rev. Morphis has no as
sistance.
GUY Belford called on friends here Tuesday
John Essick bought fine young horse AT
the Watts sale.
W alter Dali ntultu VI tOai loi thO -
p church on Wednesday.
George McComb wendell his way toward
Ottawa on Wednesday.
A number OF the farmers are taking ad-
vantagelof the good roads and hauling grain
to market.
The plasterer commenced work on George
Jones house on Thursday OF this week.
Don't forget to note one week from Satur-
day.
school the coming summer.
Maggie Porter will WELD the birch at Ok
ford.
Casey brought down a carload OF cattle
from Chicago the first OF the week.
Fred Anderson has the Ringer pony. He
was speeding it the first part OF the week.
w. A. Dearth has decided upon Feb. 18th
as the date for his sale.
George PoundstOne visited his brother
Freeman over Saturday night.
Joseph Boydin was 10 Ottawa last Saturday
on business.
gentleman by the name of Laughlin ar.
rived from Pennsylvania last week and hired
to George McCombs for the coming year.
Bowen Hill was seen on the streets OF Of
tawa last Saturday.
Basil Sesslar was called to Pennsylvania
last Saturday by the sickness OF his brother
Thomas.
It is reported that George Poundstone has
sold his farm IN Deer Park and bargained for
the Hayes farm, north OF town. IL such ex-
change Is made we welcome our newcomers
most heartily.
The attendance at the Boyd sale was fair,
but the bidding was not very brisk on the
horses. Twelve horses were sold.
Eli HodgsOn bought some fine horses at
the Watts sale.
We are of the opinion that some parties
were disappointed In not receiving their
stmuants on the O'Clock train last Satur-
day. BY some mistake it was carried to OF
tawa.
Jack Mullen completed his carpenter work
east Of iowa last week. or course 1t is need
less to state that it was done up in frst.class
style. Jack Is hustler when you get him
started.
Accidents will happen, and persons do get
injured by falls, but you do net often hear of
persons under the influence OF liquor falling
only few feet and being killed, yet such was
the fate Of one henry Walking, last Monday
in the house belonging to Joe
Chippen. The exact circumstances are not
known. as no one saw him fall but his body
was found ut the bottom Of the stairs in such
a position as to indicate that he had started
upstairs and gone few steps, lost his bal
ance and Tell backwar striking his head
hard enough to cause instant death, as the
position indicated. He was found as above
stated by John Shape when he came down
stairs in the morning. The inquest was held
that day, Squire Finley presiding, the cOro.
ner not being reached by telephone. John
Shape was the only person in the house dur
ing the night besides deceased, and his state
ments are, in substance, as follows: Walk
Ing left for parts unknown to him Sunday
morning about o o'clock, and returned about
0 or $3.50 In the evening, somewhat under Il e
influence of liquor. and went to his room
(Shape's), coaxiGg Shape to get up and take
a drink After becoming discouraged in this
project he returned down stairs and remained
there, so far as Shape knows, until after ,
o'clock, singing and amusing himself rs best
he could with two bottles of liquor. The
rest has been told. His remains were in
tered In the Reed cemetery, north of town,
Rev. Morphis officiating. No valuable pape
or money being found on his person, his
body was taken charge OF by w. NJ. Reed,
supervisor, and buried at the expense OF the
county. Little is known here of his history;
he was German and has q sister In Germany
but no relatives in this country. Before
coming here to work for Joe Clipper he
worked in Ottawa. ,1e was a good work
man, honest and industrious. Dew DROP.