The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28
HOME MATTERS.


NEB.-Mrs. Il. b. Harrington, Beatrice, Neb.,
is visiting friends in this city.
WEsT-Mrs. SamN Dickerman, Strcator has
gone west to visit her parents.
MCQUADE.-James McQuadc returned on Sat
urday from trip to ST. Paul, Mimi
HOME. Mrs. j. +. Nash and daughters return
ed home from Geneva Lake last Friday evening.
SoMERs Miss Souers, sister of Miss Ada
Somers of "Pinafore" fame NOW Mrs McWade),
is at Ilamiltons.
GgIGGs.--Mr. aud Mrs Allen Grlggs have got
home from Grand Haven. Their baby has recov.
cred its health.
KING.-Miss Stewart, Davenport, young lady
well known to our young people, is guest Of
Miss Gcrte King
FINIEN.-Mondcr, Strcator Miles j. Finlcn
and wife (ncc Mary IIurford) have returned home
from their wedding tour.
DRuIrr Mr.. John IL. Druitt has removed his
law office to that of Hon. Washington Bushnell,
where he may hereafter be found.
Goy.-Goycrnor Cullom, and Hon. James Me,
Cartncy, candidate for Attorney General Of Hi
nois, will talk in Strcator on Tuesday
SrlMru.-Wm. W. Stumph, one of the old cit
izens of tue county, died of dropsy on last We'd
nesday evening. He was buried on Thursday.
WEsr.-Mr. 7. McCarty, late of Ileenan's, left
this week for Cedar Rapids, Ia, where he goes
into business on his own account. Success to
him.
Observation-Disclosures, the photographer has
been at the Photographers Convention in Chica.
ro, this week. He took with him large case Of
his excellent work.
EBERsoL.-Mrr A. NJ. Ebersol delighted our
typos Oh Saturday with large basket of his
lu sclous strawberry" apples. They were the
finest fruit we have seen this season.
GoNpoLr.-Emile Gondolf, who for the past
two years has been working in printing offices in
st. Louis, Kansas City, Atchison, Lcayenworth,
nc, is home on a visit for the benefit of his
health.
JoRpAN.-I,.d,pcadent Morris: eve are panied
to learn that Miss Kate d. Jordan has been quite
sick with malarial fever, for several days past,
and are reioiced to know that she is rapidly re-
covering"
ARMsrRoNG.-T ndlpcnde,d, Morris "Mr. Benz.
Armstrong and family, of Kansas, are visiting at
Mr. AS uncle, Hon. P. \. Armstrong. This
gentleman is lawyer of considerable note out
Inn Kansas" Mr.. A. is now in this city.
| HAYEs.-Our old friend Charley Hayes, who
used to do locals on "our Statesntoa," has turned
up again, assistant editor of the Bethel, Ct,
Ledgcy, mp-mceting edition, for a few days.
He is now at work on the Newtown Bee, as asso-
ciate editor.
RAYMoND.-Uncc Sam Raymond and wife and
daugh liter, who have been enjoying visit among
the mountains for several weeks past, returned
home on Thursday, Mr. Raymond looks great
~ improved by his trip. Mr.. Raymond's daugh-
ter Mrs. John Carton, of Ia, is here making
visit.
FLANAGAN-On last Friday Mr. John Flana-
gan, of d. Heenan q Co.'S, took his wife, son
and sister-in-law and put them on the Lake Su-
perior steamer for Marquette. As he was leaving
the upper deck after seeing that his party had been
comfortably provided for, he fell through a hatch
way, carelessly left open by employees of the
boat, falling a distance of some 10 feet Fortu-
natcly he escaped with his life and limbs unbrok
en-, but is badly used up by his bruises.
CLARK.-Miss Lottle Clark, of Utica, who for
some months past has been studying under Prof.
Kayzer, the well known Chicago Shakespearean
reader. has returned home, and will, we are in
formed accept professional engagements. Miss
Clark has in the past exhibited decided talent as
a reader her selections always showing dell
cate and discriminating taste with the promise
of real dramatic power, which her subsequent
studies must have greatly developed. We are in
formed that an effort will be made to have her
read here shortly. Ottawa will, undoubtedly,
give her a cordial welcome.
: PIUMs.-We are indebted to Mr.. j. +. Porter
for a few boxes of his splendid "Magnum DO
NUN" plums The fruit is certainly as fine as
we ever saw, are full size-very large,-of deli
cate flavor, and without flaws CT any kind His
crop from eight trees, we believe) will be very
large; and as sample of how they grew, he
hung yesterday in Bennett & Riale's branch
about foot long. 1t was sight! The fruit
put on by hand with a view Of hanging as many
plums as possible on the smallest possible limit
could not have hung thicker. We never saw any
thing like it, OF course all the trees are mol
thus loaded; but Mr.. Porter has sufficiently
proved that, contrary to the general belief
plums can be successfully raised in this county