Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-14
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Gregg entertained the members vf
the o. Z. S at their meeting last
Wednesday night
Miss Edna Mcclure is quite sick
With typhoid fever.
Ralph Hall and Ed Hall were in Chi
| cago last Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. Blue is the guest OF Mrs Jed
Elwell this week
The Euchre Club met with DR.. and
Mrs Lawry Thursday night of last
week
VIM. Parr is serving on jury this
week
Chas. Sellers and Raymond Mar
shall attended the auto show in Chica-
20 last week.
frank Olmstead has a new Ford
Willis Clark is quite sick at this
writing.
Benz. Dolder and Ray Wiley were in
Chicago @ few days this week.
Mrs. JAS 'Bagley and children. OF
Peru, were Freedom visitors a few
lays recently.
Richard Terry and family visited at
the Amos Grover home near Leland =
few days recently.
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Stockley have re-
turned home from Chicago, where
they have been for the last three
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Olson were
guests of gordon johnson In Pontiac
a few days recently.
Miss Doris Wiley was the guest OF
Mrs. Amos Grover near Leland few
days recently
Because OF the severe weather some
of the schools were closed last Friday.
Miss Ninette aHinkson was on the
sick list few days this week,
Frank Olmstcad was on the sick list
last week.
Last Friday Right about 1850 VIM.
PARIS house caught fire from an over
heated chimney. There was very
high wind and the fire spread rapid.
ly and 1t was impossible to save the
house. Neighbors came and they saw
ed most OF the furniture down stairs.
The family are staying at the Albert
Windus home until they can rebuild.
The meeting OF the Social Circle
at Pleasant Hill church has been post.
pone indefinitely
The b IS gave a variety shower
at the home Of Mrs Harry Wiley last
Saturday in honor OF Mrs. Ebert vii.
ey. An elaborate lunch was served
by the hostess.
Frederick, the seven months old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Thorson, died at
their home January 81. after a brief
illness OF pneumonia. The funeral
was held Friday afternoon at o'clock
In the Prairie Center church. The
body was inferred in the Prairie Cen
ter cemetery. We extend sympathy
to the bereavd parnts.
Plans are completed for the Book
Club, which Is being formed under
| the supervision of the B4s Each
member is to furnish a new book, to
start the library. which will be kept at
the home OF Mrs. T. Z. Mosey in
Harding. The committee has arrang-
e da list OF popular books from which
any one may choose his book, II he
does not have one. A fine OF FIVE cents
week will be charged for books kept
over two weeks. Please telephone to
the committe by Monday, february IL,
II you care to join. Committee
Mrs. T. Z. Mosey. Misses Gladys Pool
and Ruth Mosey.
Because of the extremely cold
weather no church services were held
In the M. 4, church last Sunday night
and the sermon which was to have
been given will be given next Sunday
night The pastor, Rev. Bishop, has
prepared series of three Sunday eve.
ming sermons. On February. II the
topic will be "Sweethearts." Febru.
airy Is, Parents" February rs "The
Home ''F
Mrs. |. II. Pool assisted by Mrs. C.
G. Wiley, will entertain the Harding
Ladies Aid at the home OF Mrs. Pool
Friday p. M, February 9.
/ Mrs. Sumpter died at her home in
Harding at $50 p. m. February /,
1917, at the age Of seventy.two years,
three months and sixteen days. Her
maiden name was Olive Minerva Mar.
tin, daughter OF Orrin and Mary Lloyd
Martin. She was born October 16,
lS44, at La Porte. Indiana. She had
been In failing health for several
years, but was confined to her bed for
only three and one-half days. Tho
cause OF her death was pleura pneu.
monia. On the 18th Of December,
1877. she was married to Henry j.
Sumpter, at Colorado Springs, Col Mr.
Sumpter died June 5, 1905. TO this
union three children we're born, a
daughter. who died in infancy, Miss
Olive who resides at home, and Mrs.
Angie Spray, Of Shabbona, III. She
leaves also two grand children, Edwin
and Donald Spray and one sister, Mrs.
J. M. Smith, who has made her homo
With Mrs. Sumpter for several years.
She was member Of the M. r. church