Grand Ridge, Feb. 6-The threatening weather the first of the week did not avail much. Frank Trude has been unwell but it now better. Walter Dearth is still in Chicago, Thinks some of staying there this summer. Miss. Bell Fulton returned from Chicago last week. John Heath, who of late visited in Pa., returned last Friday. Misses Fannie and Maggie Boyd returned home last week. Miss. Emma Hagne Sundayed at J. L. Porter's. Charles Evans came near having a serious accident last week by falling under the wagon. The horses stopping instantly saved him. Miss Jennie Antram spent a part of Sunday with Mrs. John Dearth. J.C. Porter is living on the fat of the land in Pa., so he says. Isaac Pashall talks of going to Washington to the "Inauguration," and from there to Virginia, where his parents live. Ellias Core has advertised a sale for the 21st of this month. Clark Coe will summer in Iowa. John Ewick recently purchased the J.L. Reese property, east of town, and will convert it into a pasture. Neff Provans, our collector, is getting ready for business and will take all the spare chink you have. Our burg is taking a building boom never before known in our time. At the present rate we will have somewhat of a boom in another year. Rev. Sears returns to Missouri this week. The meeting have been interesting and profitable under his zealous work. A number have made profession and then joined the C.P. church on last Sunday. William Sutton is plastering his house even if it is winter. The winter has been very favorable for such work, even if it has not been known for years. John Core lately purchased of Lon Wright his addition to the east part of town. Some one backed into Alf Dearth's buggy last Sunday night at church and upset it. No serious damage. Rev. Lord commenced a series of meetings in the M.E. church west of town last Monday evening. Freeman Poundstone has erected a house just south of his present dwelling for renting purposes. It is about ready for the plasterer. George W. Hook and wife Sundayed in Spring Valley. William Jones wears a solemn countenance, he has had no spare ribs for several weeks. Miss. Whitney Sundayed in Ottawa. Andrew Hook still makes his rounds selling Chicago goods. Miss. Nellie Palmer is home from school. We did not learn weather or not she will return. Newt Piersolt's new barn on the east side makes quite a show. William Casey shipped two cars of cattle last Friday night and brought back one. He is not wholly discouraged with the market. Will Butters has leased the Faust farm for a number of years and has commenced hauling timber to erect a house. Will says he is not going to keep back either. Ed Robinson is building a new hay shed and when completed will excel Ed Burk's. Thomas Burke received a severe kick from his stallion, Monarch. He is improving rapidly under the care of Dr. Connoly and will soon be able to be around again. Tom you should be more careful in handling such horses. One of the largest sales that ever took place in Wallace was the Edmond O'Donnell's on last Thursday. Fully one thousand people attended it, and between four and five thousand dollars realized. Most of the stock was sold. Dan McCarty brought the Cleveland bay stallion which is a beauty. ------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Koller