Many Names/Tidbits/March 30, 1889/LaSalle County RUTLAND

What fine weather we are having and good roads.

A good many of our farmers have started spring work-plowing 
and sowing oats.

There has been a good deal of sickness around here the last 
few weeks.

Mr. Plunket has been dangerously ill for the last two weeks, 
and once not expected to live, but is some better at this 
writing.

Mrs. D. Connely Jr. is very sick with malarial fever, and 
has had the doctor in attendance most every day.

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. F. Shaver was not expected 
to live during this week.

Miss. Anna Plunket, formerly of this place, but now a sister 
of mercy at Davenport, IA., was home a day or two last week 
to see her father who was not expected to live.

Mrs. Underhill, of Brookfield, has been taking care of her 
daughter, Mrs. Connely.

Mr. John Lynch, one of the old settlers of Rutland, died 
recently after a few days sickness.

Cy Debolt is laid up with a lame back.

Patsy Harington says he feels lonesome since the school 
closed.

Well, John Blackwell must think it is spring, having called 
at the blacksmith shop the other day. He concluded to have 
his head shaved with the horse clippers, and Charlie Kleiber 
performed the ceremony. John bets he will get a girl when 
the next dance comes off without going all over the town 
and getting left.

Ross Shaver is keeping batch in Ranch No. 7; and likes it 
very much, but thinks some of the girls ought to take a 
shine to him since he has cut off his whiskers and gotten a 
new road cart.

Miss Dougherty finished her winter term of school last 
Friday in the Daniel school house, and has given good 
satisfaction. The Directors have determined to keep her for 
the summer term. Quite a number of ladies visited her school
the last day.

Miss. White, of Wallace, was the guest of Miss Dougherty 
last Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Miller of Ottawa, visited friends here last 
Sunday.

John Collisen is fencing off a magnificent hog lot for those 
Chester White pits.

The little folks had a good time at the dances at Josiah 
Shaver's last week.  Willis Shaver furnished the music.

Charles Briggs and Michael Delanty sawed their summer wood 
last week.

Fred Barlkey has been trading horses lately.

Mr. Harty and daughter, of Ransom, were visiting friends 
here Saturday and Sunday.

James Feely has moved off of the Dunavan place to Ottawa.

Some of our neighbors say that Tascott has been arrested.

George Blair was the guest of Frank Shaver last week.

Mrs. Phoebe Leek, on old settler, and formerly a resident 
of Rutland, died in Ottawa and the remains were interred in 
the Trumbo cemetery.

Fred Shaver had a horse drop dead in the street in Ottawa 
while leading it to the doctor.


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