The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-11-22
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Mae Blanchard has returned from Minnesota.
Miss Freeman, Springfield, is visiting Miss
Lille Bull. A reception in her honor was given
by Miss Bull on Thursday evening
Miss Jennie Calkins, Chicago, is visiting the
Misses Porter, in South Ottawa. A pleasant en-
terainment was given on Tuesday evening at Mr..
Portcr's in her honor attended chiefly by her old
schoolmates.
The Chicago Hotel Reporter gives the Clifton a
neat remark, as follows: "The Clifton Hotel,
Ottawa, is thoroughly irstclass in every respect.
Few hotel men pay as close attention to their
business or as thorough as Mr.. Msntrose, pro
prieter of the Clifton"
Miss Kate ID. Jordan, II few evenings ago, de
lighted the people Of Waverly, Iowa, with that
delicious operetta penelope" The Republican,
of that place. says of Miss j.. miss Jordan as
Penelope did her part to perfection, and showed
herself to be master of her profession, She has
powerful yet pleasant voice, which is under that
control only obtained by years Of practice and
study"
Mr. James Pickens had the misfortune to lose
his trctter Bushnell Maid" on last Saturday,
the animal dying of lung fever
Mr. Abner StrawR, of this city, captured his
share of the premiums at the late Chicago Fat
Stock Show, taking first and second premiums in
long.wools for best eve one year old and under
two the sweepstakes premium on the same, aud
second premium for best car load of fat sheep,
not less than 80 head being shown.
| Daniel Meisenbach has been elected alderman
in Mendoza to fill tue term of j. G. Crooker, re-
signed
The La Sale Press is responsible for the an
nouncement that Ottawa is to have a regularly
established female doctor, graduate of the Uni
versity at Ann Arbor, Michigan. The ladys
name is Charlotte Allen.
Mr. Geo. p. Eldredge, son Of Judge Eldredge,
and promising young law student under his
father, has gone to st. Louis, Mo, accepting a
position with the big ice firm Of Hughes, LOOMS
& Co, formerly Of Peru. George will be greatly
missed by large circle of warm friends here in
Ottawa. We wish him all good luck.
Judge McRoberts is so i'll al Denver, Col, that
Judge Stipp had to 20 to Morris on Monday and
adjourn the Grundy County Circuit Court, which
was done for two weeks.
Dr. Wcis was called on Monday evening to Sc
the broken arm OF Mrs. Smeiser, at her resi-
dence in North Ottawa She had fallen down
stairs.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Forbes had the grieyou
misfortune to lose their son frankie, aged abou
three years and six months. The little fellow
was stricken with the fell disease diptheria dyin:
after an illness of only three days. large circle
, of friends mourn with them.
Mr.. E. c. Webster, Of the La Sale Press, il
quite sick with lung fever, contracted during thu
{ exposure necessarily undergone during the lat
canvass. We trust it will not be long before Mr.
+ w. is at his post again.
}. Dickey expects to start for Florida next Tues
. day.
Another letter by Miss Lydia Strawn in her ser
les "A Trip to Kansas" will appear in the IRA
DER next week. These letters have been unusu
ally interesting and also valuable for the inlor
nation given. They have been, too, uncommon
" well written and we have at each appearance
of them congratulated ourselves on being able
to present our readers with such elegant morsel'
of literature