The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-09-13

Mrs Lee Walker, St. Louis is at David Walk
| er's.
NJ. B. Mitchell, No. Court ST., will begin soon
the manufacture of cigars in connection with
his retail business, in the rooms lately used by
J. g. Risi,..s.
Frank Yentzcr left the city on Thursday for
Poor to take position with an uncle in rail
road office in that city.
Last week the school board gave four teacher S
a month in which to file first grade :" certif-
Gates, as required by rule lately adopted by the
board, among them Miss Newbecker; and we SO
stated assigning as a reason sickness. Such
seems not to have been the fact, and the state
ment, Miss n thinks, has done her much harm.
We hope not; and We fail to see how it has; GER
tainly our intention was directly the reverse; and
we of course hasten to correct misapprehensiOn.
The fact is (and it is generally SO KNOWN that
Miss n. has always taught with first grade; but
as such papers must be renewed bennelly it so
happened to be necessary in her case this sum-
mer, and the county superintendent not thinking
the paper specially needed failed to send it until
last Tuesday, although it was dated Sept. l. 1t
| is now on file in the Office OF the clerk Of the
board.
| Mr. Chas. A Smith, last year first assistant in
the Ottawa High School, has been elected princi-
pal of the Peoria High School All are sorry to
lose Mr. Smith, but we cannot forbcar congratu-
lating him on his advancement.
Mr. Dwight Lawrence, on Monday evening,
had his right foot stepped on by horse. 1t was
not cut but was badly bruised.
Mrs. Geo. Van Doren, Chicago, is in the city.
Mr.. c. c. Halliday of Utica, who has been
suffering for some time past with infammatory
rheumatism, is again able to attend to his duties
at II. s. Gilbert & Co.'s.
Miss Mary Hurford has taken position in the
Streator graded schools.
John Beemus " has gone to Lacon to assist
Ellsworth Of the Home Journal, who is grinding
out county histories " by the dozens.
Lothrop Perkins, of this city, first assistant Of
our fire department, was last week made cores
pondng secretary OF the State Firemens Associ-
alton.
Milton Davis, of Harding, was on last Wednes-
day evening thrown from his wagon by runa-
way team. His ankle and collar bone were frac-
tured and his body generally bruised so that DR..
Dyer WAS called to dress bis wounds.
Geo. Hull is home.
Mr. Porter father of J. F.. Porter, Of this city,
who has been so i'll for some time past that he
has not been expected TO live, has improved this
week and may yet recover. He is 81 years old
Mi.s Jennie Macarthur, Of Aurora, is visiting
at DR.. McArthurs.
D. H. Porter, of Creston, Iowa, a former mer.
chant of this city, was called here this week on
account of his fathers sickness. He reports
crops good and times much improved in west
ern Iowa.
Dr. O. Harris starts on Tuesday next for
Kansas. He goes to renew his acquaintance
with the country and learn of its changes and
progress by actual sight. He will, also, further
increase his list Of correspondents and perfect
his system for selling in Ottawa land of that
state
Mr.. s. f. Dewey disproves the theory that
peach trees will not live in a country where the
mercury falls below "2O below" by handing us
yesterday peach, the produce of his "own vine
and peach tree" which stood the test Of last win
ter. This is the trees second crop, and more
luscious peach we have seldom eaten.
In our advertising columns will be seen the
card OF Lewis & Robert, a newly organized law
firm. These gentlemen have been working to-
gether for some time past; but this union as one
firm cannot fail to be useful to both and result
in a strong firm