Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-05
FREEDOM NEWS
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ItOr part OF last wees
The Red Cross will meet with Mrs.
Harold Dunn Friday afternoon, Dec.
LIST
Clifford Price has gone 10 North
Lima, O.. for a few weeks visit with
his parents.
Mrs. Rex Wright has been quite
sick for the past week.
Knute Fosse and family visited at
the home Of Jessie Jorsted in Newark
one day last week
Miss Lizzie Phillips OF Watseka is
visiting relatives here.
Logan Smith of Serena visited rela-
tiyes here Saturday
Mrand Mrs John Hall and Clarence
Hall OF Eldon. Ia, visited here few
days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cooke, Mrs.
Chas Glover and VIII Warren and
Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Rathburn and
children came here Sunday TO attend
the funeral of Ed Hail.
Mrs. Harry McEvoy is visiting OF
tawa relatives this week.
The South Freedom Red Cross will
meet with Mrs. Levi Thorsen Friday
Dec. G.
Mrs Quin Wempe. Mrs. Margaret
Lewis, MIR. Jack Pool Of Sheridan at
tended the funeral Of Ed Hall sun
day.
Mrs. Swartout and daughter Laura
of Chicago were guests at Will Foote's
over Thanksgiving.
Mrs. C. A. Leech fell and hurt her
hip quite badly last week.
Mrs. VIM. Stafford and daughter,
Miss Marie of Tonica have been
guests at DR.. Laury's for several
days.
Mrs Jack Pool of Sheridan visited
relatives here few days the last
week.
The Phebian Circle will meet with
Miss Mamie Larson Saturday, Dec
IA.
4 Misses Koepke and Clapp spent
! Thanksgiving with La Noble rela
tives.
The ladies' aid will meet with Mrs
! Paul Schmidt Dec. s The familie;
! are invited Dinner will be served a
| noon Miss Stella Wiley will assis
her.
The Harding ladies' aid has decided
to have the postponed Thanksgivin,
. supper Thursday evening. Dec. 18th
Following the supper a program vii
he given with community singing
% Supper arid program 4oc Childre
- 25c. Everybody come and have
good time.
A meeting Of mothers was held las
y. Tuesday in the Harding school hous,
= to discuss plans for serving one he
~ dish for the winter months. Mr.
m Henry Wiley, Mrs. Wallace Pool an
ce Mrs. Harold Dunn were appointed
NJ committee to purchase necessary SUI
d5 plies and oversee the work. This wi
u. be given a trial and il successful wi
ed be carried out this winter
lal Edward c. Hall died at the Illino
on Valley hospital in Ottawa Nov.
is 1918 after an illness of about tv
We years duration. He had been co
al fined to his bed for the past eig
weeks and was taken to the hospit
ed last Wednesday with hope that
10 would be benefited by treatments. +
er was born on a farm in Serena tow
us ship Aug. %, 1856. His entire life w
lu spent at this home. He was marri
nc to Miss Rose Warren January ~, 1St
% He is survived by his wife and 70
- children. Harry, Lola, Pearl al
nno Blanche, all at home His aged mot
~ err Mrs. Eliza Hall, four brothe
- John Of EFdon, Ia, James, George a
ar Albert of Serena township and thr
,ir sisters, Mrs. Sarah Pool OF Freedo
INV Mrs. Mary Pool OF Sheridan, VI
Lizzie Pool Of Ottawa The funel
of was held Sunday afternoon in {
ofj Harding NJ f. church. Interment
ION the Harding cemetery. The bereav
hts FAMILY have the sympathy of the
acel tire community
lis Miss Mary Mahoney who after
lies school in Ottawa, spent Thanksgivi
for at home
ne The young peoples bible class v
ms be entertained at the Burt O1mstf
lelr home Friday evening, Dec. 6. 1t
ieif hoped that all members of the cl
Ten will be present.
pom Harold Dunn and Harvey East
pio gerd were in Wisconsin on busin
-ec' the first of last week.
Chester Brannon OF Toledo yisi
his brother Herman Brannon and {,
lily few days recently.
and Mrs. L. !. Pool and daughter N
IVY, Dora OF Ottawa, visited here Sun,
OF and Monday.
Mrs, Mary Mcclure sent SIEVE
days last week in Ottawa.
" VIII Foote got hurt last Tues
while helping Roy Sellers with
elevator, Some part broke, lettin,
fail Mr. Foote was struck on
Forehead. He was unconscious