The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-01-30
OTTAWA tI,roa,l,

While upon our recent visit to Chicago vi
were pleased to meet many Of the faces who, IN
days of yore, were familiar in our city and coun
ty. One Of the old caterers to the tastes of odl
citizens is now the popular rcs.auranter Of the
garden city We refer to Mr.. j. IL. Batcholder
Cor many years the proprietor of the Coffee Tx
change Of this city. Mr.. B. is located at 40
State street, and has unqucstonably the finest
furnished eating establishment in Chicago. On
his gittcring palace we can offer no better de-
scription than to copy the following from the
Chicago Evening" Joui1di;
Among the popular resorts of new Chicago
the elegant rcStaurantcr Just completcd'Gy Mr.. j
H. Batchcldcr, at No. l4O State street is dustinCd
to become the iavorltc of all the fine places in
the city. 1t will be remembered that immediate
~ after the great fire Mr.. Batchclder's restaurant
was the only irst.clasS house left on the South
Side and. notwithstanding the unprecedented de
mand made upon his powers as "A pleasing and
panstaking caterer Mr.. Batchcdcr proved him
self fully equal to the occasion, and in a few
weeks so added to lis already excellent roputa
ton ~ a host that universal regret was tell
when it was learned that Batchcldcr was among
those burned by the fire OF July last The same
pluck and energy which enabled him TO attend
To the pressing demands made upon him as al
ready noted, has also enabled him to build and
niCnt and perfectly arranged restaurant on the
continent, which he will throw open to the pub
lie tomorrow Wednesday evening" The very
latest aud richest materials have been used, anu
the many visitors who will respond to Mr.. Batch
elders hearty welcome will be completely plcasct
with the arrangement and surprised at the mag
uifccncc Of the new place Again No ~ Stat,
street takes front rank, and the presence Of suci
popular BOYS and experienced caterers Mes
>rs Eddie smith and Johnnie Baldwin will ma
tCralY lcighten its claim for patronage. The
wines and liquors are from Grommcs ~ Ulrich
silver and china ware, Bowen * Kent; woodwork
Pilgrim Il Greenfield; refrigerator J. llyd,
Fisher; chandeliers, Z. Baggott; stcam-fttin"
T.. T. Haven; ranges, brOilcrs and Kitchen equip
mcnt by Mcssrs Giyaudan ~ Trcstcd, Jr, No
lbs Lake street, and are Of latest improved
French pattern.
The above. without detailing anything, cy
presses the opinion OF popular daily paper
For the information of our citizens We will stat
that in ycuecring, browning silver plating, car
pctin@ and furniture, il i the most elegant,
furnished establishment we ever saw. In thl
connection it is to the credit Of an Ottawa man
and one held in high esteem, that we mention
the department callcd the heating apparatus
The steam fitting done by f. p Haven Il Co. wa
under the personal supervision Of Vcttc Brow
"a brother Of Andrew Brown, Of King X Brown
their foreman and reflects great credit upon ID
firIn. This house has submitted a. low IL 40
the lowest, bid for heating the Asylum au
Poor House buildings in this city. It is 10 b
hoped that our Board Of Supervisors will (inas
much as the work must DC done by foreign men
cons ider iayorably the proposition OF Haven
Co. knowing as we do that ua more straight
forward men exist than they AID none other il
which old residents Of La Sale county are inter
cstcd. All other things being equal, gcIllcmct
give the work 10 Haven & Co.