The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31
HOME MATTERS.


Personal.
EBHRr.-Henry Ebert, late Of this city, has be
come Wholesale and retail dealer in oysters
fish, shrimp, crabs, &C., at Waco, Texas.
THoRNg.-Tom Thorne, Of Chicago, made OF
tawa and his friends here visit this week.
BULL.--Miss Lille Bull has for some days beer
the guest Of Jennie Treat. of La Sale.
WooDs.-Miss Mary Woods of Mendoza has
left that city for an extended visit to Ohio and
Pennsylvania.
UNDRRHILL.-J. A. Underhill has left Tonics
and will make a new home in Kansas City, Mo.
GAUL-The climax of Mr.. Jacob Gaul's mis-
fortunes came on Monday when DR.. Dyer, assist
ed by Drs. Stout, Weis and Ryburn, took of his
leg, broken some weeks ago.
HossAcK.-Fred Hossack, whose home is Odell
was in town this week
STRAwS-Walter Strawn, Strawn, H., was in
town this week. He reports new town laid out
about a mile and half from the present town OF
Strawn and at the crossing Of three railroads.
The Strawntes profess to believe the new town
won't hurt them, but Mr. S. has great faith IN
the new place.
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Der of friends on last Friday evening. Dancing
occupied most of the evening.
HoGE-Walter HOge announced Thursday that
he would that day cease the publication OF the
Morris Journal 'for good and sufficient reasons
BAKER.-George Baker, the wel-known singer,
Hall, Morris, on Monday morning last. He died
Of apoplexy. He was born at Grafton, N. H.,
Nov. Z, 1925, and for more than thirty years has
been travelling and giving concerts.
JENKINs.-Wm. Jenkins, Of the Mendoza
schools, was in town yesterday visiting the High
School, &c.
wARNER-Mss Belle Warner, of Chicago, for,
merly of this city, is in the city.
ARMsTRoNG--Beemus Armstrong, having fin
ished his work at Lacon, has returned to Otta-
wa.
"MARDr"-James Graham, at Lynchs, and
Clarence Shuler, will take their departure next
week for New Orleans to see the great Mardi
Gras festivities in that city. By leaving on Mon
day they see "Momus" Thursday night and on
the following Monday and Tuesday the q Rex
and "Comus" "blow outs" We quite envy thea
their prospective pleasures Mr.. Shulcr Nii take
in Vicksburg ALSO having an uncle, NC beiNTe,
living there.
SHuLER-Mr. II. A. Shuler went from Chicago
to Denver, whence he has written to his friends
here, SO that all anxiety on account of his disap
pearance is dissipated.
RArHDuS,-Young Albert Rathbun, who, with
A. j. Anderson, son of Andrew Anderson, a,
Stiefels elevator, enlisted in the naval service on
the school ship Michigan, died of cancer in the
head, at Port Royal, Martinique, in the Caribbean
sea, in November last 1t is always sad to see O
bright young life end thus and lis parents in this
city have the sympathy of all.
GooD.-The men injured at the Starch Works
are all likely to recover, having successfully
passed the crisis OF the fever on last Friday and
Saturday. Lowe was the most critical case
who, it was thought could not live, and We
expected to chronicle his death this week. Hap
pity that duty is indefinitely postponed.
WARp.-Capt NJ. A. Ward, of Sparta, Wis,
has been making Ottawa visit this week.
GRIPrITH.-The Grfliths have moved Their
boot and shoe making rooms seven doors ives,
Of their former location on Main street.
CATION A rumor went the rounds Of town yes
tcrday that Judge Cation, now in China, was dan
gsrously il-at the point of death, in fact. There
is not the slightest foundation for the rumor moi
a single word having been received to that effect
either by telegraph or otherwise yesterday.