The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-20
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| j. d. Hammond is in the city.
| VIII Dickey is in the Seventh Heaven" Bow
l.. B. Croker resides in Mendot.. and does
business IN Aurora
| Judge and Mrs. Cation and Mr. and Mrs Ar
thur Cation left Illinois this week for China ria
San Francisco.
Misses A. NJ. Chandler and La Tozer VIII spend
the holidays in Arkansas, with Mr.. and Mrs Geo
X. Tozer
Albert T. Preston, first sergeant Co. c, 18th
Bat, Streator, died last week of pneumonia He
was SO years old, and war veteran
DR.. j. ii. Finley has been appointed collector
Of Brce, vice T. McGrath, resigned
Hon. P. c. Hayes VIII please accept our thanks
for valuable public documents
Miss Kate Edredgc returned last Friday eve
ming. Miss f. had been spending the month";
since September LIST in New York, Boston, Cleve
land and towns in Michigan
Hartley Phelps, of Council Grove. Ka, is home
for short respite from farm duties
Mr.. VIII W. Nash has apparently made up his
mind to remain in Chicago. He is in the Union
National Bank His absence from the city is
much regretted by his friends here
John A. Kutz, of the Morris Tnd,7,e,sd.at, made
Ottawa visit on Tuesday His talk is az good
as his paper is readable.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Ford, of Strea,or on We'd
nesday last lost their bright beautiful boy, aged
five years, by Group. Many friends will mourn
with them in their misfortune
j. A. Ayers, of Streator, was one of the victims
to sit three weeks on the Chapman Gaze He did
it well, and was jacile pricps, for good looks, al
least in the box. But how a printer could ever
get on jury is beyond our ken. Mr. A. is at
tending to the billsticking of the town; was en-
ployed in newspaper office there until the Of
flee changed its politics to republican, when he,
being democrat, was invited to resign on short
notice. He's a good printer and good fellow
all the same, if he can't work in radical office.
John Whitley, theatrical manager, went
through town on Tuesday. Whitley brought
several excellent combinations here to the old
opera house and his same was guarantee for his
party. He is one Of the very best agents and al
ways most perfect gentlemen and good fellow.
The L. S. Express Company, at the hands of
Mr.. Sheppard, superintendent, approaching the
'horts of States Attorney Mayo in assisting in
The conviction Of Chapman, on Yesterday pre-
'ented him their thanks in the way of full set
If the works of Chas. Dickens in half calf l6 vol
imes-a most elegant edition.
Mr.. jeff Carson, who some time since closed
'ut his business here, has finally moved his fami-
y to Peoria, where be is engaged in the lumber
business. Mr.. Carson will be decided loss to
he fraternity of business men of this city and
'eoria the gamer. He and his estimable wife
cave host of friends here and have the best
wishes of our people for future success.
Billy Cummings, originator and sole proprietor
4 "Cunmngs' Overbridge Dictionary" Bays
he Aurora Necs, has travelled one million eleven
thousand five hundred and four miles on the c.,
}. IL Q. R. r. For twelve years he ran train
rom Aurora to Mendoza and return, and for thir
cen years he has run train from Mendoza to
hcago and return, making a round trip every
ay And in that time he has arrived at the
unanimous conclusion that il is excessively dia-
honous to assert that the mundane existence OF
i'm who conducts the conveyance wherewith the
ipedal fraternity obtains transportation without
edal exertion is necessarily and inevitably Of
lrtailed duration.