The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-10-04
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Sam Dittenhmrer of NJ Stlefel IL Co.'S, has
returned from the east.
Mr.. Geo Avery, of Chicago, was in town yes
tcrday.
Mr. BENZ Armstrong, Of Kansas, was in the
city yesterday for the first time in some years
Marshall IIarris's daughter was better on yes
terday, but she is still far from being out of dan
ger.
AL Curtis, who has been very sick for some
time past with western malarial fever, contracted
while out in the western states, is again able to
be out though he Is as thin shad and much
changed in appearance.
j. d. ii. sends us another interesting letter
. from the Pennsylvania coal regions which we
will print next week.
Frank Brainard, line repairer for the w. l. Tel
egraph Co., has taken a better position of the
same nature in Baltimore, and has left the city
for Maryland.
Mrs. d. Iapeman has been spending the week
in Sprinfield. She returned last evening accom-
Npanied by Miss Bessie Harlow, daughter of the
4 Secretary of State.
Norman Insdale, OF this city, having last
week successfully passed the ordeal Of an exam
nation was matriculated as student in the
Michigan University at Ann Arbor.
Mr.. NJ. H. Prescott, for years resident of this
city, but lately resident, for few years, of
Texas, is in the city
| DIR. j. o. Harris returned from his trip to Kan
sas on Saturday last. He will give his ideas Of
| the country to the readers ofthe FREE TRADER in
letter which will be found valuable to those in
tcrestcd in that country
Mr. John Colwell, Of this city, goes to'kansas
City in the interest Of large firm in that place,
to be gone several months. Success to him, is
the desire Of everybody.
The widow of Hon. II. ?. Woodwork, in ear
ly times a prominent and wellknown citizen Of
this county, residing both in Peru and Ottawa,
has for week past been the guest of Mrs Dr.
Stout, in this city, her present home being we
believe, in Evanston.
Miss Dutton of this city, returned this week
from Kansas, whittier she went fortnight ago,
to perform, As it unfortunately happened, the
last offices for one of her brothers. Miss Dutton
\ has the sympathy of many friends in her sorrow.
- On saturday last Mr.. VI. +. O'CroWlcy and wife
left Ottawa, where they have lived for many
years for Jersey City, \. j., where MIR. orc. will
find occupation in the hardware business. Bar
ring his greenbackiSm, Mr.. OCrowIcy is useful
man and valuable citizen, and notwithstanding
his misfortunes in business here, he leaves be-
hind him n reputation for honesty and honora-
ble dealing with creditors not often awarded to
patrons of bankrupt court.
Dr. f., w. Wes has removed his office from
Dickey's building to a room in the corner of
Main and La Sale SITS, over Stiefel IL Co.'s.
Judge S. H. Davis, of La Sale, has taken
new departure. Having reformed the hard
drinkers by his temperance lectures, he will en-
deavor to reform Pope Bob " by new lecture
entitled "Ingersoll ct al. cs. God, an Argument
for the Defendant" He has prepared also two
other between: Success" and "American Aris.
tocracy," which he is prepared to deliver before
intelligent audiences for consideration. Bow
man holds the onerous position of manager.
Billy Cummings, the "boss " conductor of the
Mendoza and Streator accommodation, &C., B. Il
O. road) was voted a cane by the people of Men
dota last week; and on Monday night week was
given serenade. jolly time was had and
local paper says, Billy is physically and men
tally adapted to such demonstrations, and the
speech he made In honor of the occasion proved
him vocabulist and man of lnguistical pro-
pensities."
Mr.. Ed. G. Thompson has been the subject OF
Numerous congratulations of late, chiefly as to
y Two events, however. The first was his appoint
ment as assistant railway post Office clerk with
route from Chicago to Iowa City; which was fol-
lowed on Wednesday last by his marriage at Ton
lea to Miss Julia Barras of thatyillage Ed. has
rather been "crowding the mourners," bat he'll
keep his head level for all that, we reckon,
Thos. Cooper, for many years compester in
the Republican office in this city, but who a few
years ago inherited some land in Georgia, re-
turned few days age from a protracted visit to
his southern possessions. Tom, who is staunch
republican, says that though making no secret
Ofhs republicsnism he was evcrywhere welltreat-
ed in the south and found the people only toe anx-
ious for an abundant immigration of northern
"back republicans" While lie thinks there
may be localities in the south where northern
people are treated unkindly and bull-dozng is
practised, he is satisfied the stories on that sub
iect circulated at the Dorth are immensely exag-
gerated.
Judge CatOn on last Wednesday evening gave,
in the lecture room of the Congregational church,
Of this city, most interesting talk on missions
in the Sandwich Islands" There is probably no
man in the United States more thoroughly in
formed as TO the history and customs as well as
all other material facts of these Islands than
Judge Cation. The talk was intensely interest
ing to those who heard it, and has led to the ex-
preston of desire by some that lie would give
Usome time in the future.
RemenyI.