The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11
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Mc.-Wnl McMullen reioiceth. Bow.

MC-Wnl McMullen rejoiceth. Boy.
| FRANK.-A. Frank returned home this week.
| j. d. II. ID. Hammond spent the week with
his friends in Ottawa and Serena.
| BLANCHARD.-Nr.C Chas Blanchard has returned
from sojourn in Minnesota.
"Mlrcu. Harley b. Mitchell and wife, Chi
cago, made Ottawa visit this week.
| FIsKE.-F. L. Fske, of Fiske & BEEN, return
ed home this week from New York.
ENGLIsu.-Mr. English, Kcnosha, Wis, father
n.law of Chas. Russell, is visiting friends in this
city,
WHIrMAN-Quinn d. Whitman, of Creston,
Iowa, made his old friends in Ottawa a visit this.
week.
NoLENrINE.-Rev. Mr.. Volentine, late of the
Congregational church, made Ottawa a visit this
week
GILBERr,-SenecaG Gilbert, Esq, Kentland, Ind,
formerly of this county, is making his friends
here Il visit
g., c. 81 C.-The members Of the old law firm
Of Glover Cook ,S Campbell were all visitors to
Ottawa .his week
WRIGHT. Mendoza Reporter: Miss Minna
Wright returned Wednesday from a three weeks
visit to the east"
TolER,-Ncwport (Ark) N7rS, 4th: "Mrs. G.
X. Tozers many friends will be panied to learn
Of her illness this week"
ARNoLp.-Mendota paper; after an interval
ofiftecn years Recorder Arnold is again the father
of a bouncing boy"
LAWRENCE Jarus Lawrence, jr., of the
firm of Lawrence & Culver, pharmacists, Peoria,
H., is visiting friends in this city and county.
RtpuJlcan; "Mrs. W. T. Booher and
daughter, of Trempclau, Wis, are visiting the
family Off. II. Boohcr, in this city"
NoRRIs-Mr. Geo. Norris, former resident of
Ottawa, now an orange.growcr of Florida made
Ottawa visit this week. He looks very well.
CowLEs.--Mrs. Ruth Cowles, mother of c. II.
Cowles, of this city, died in Niles, Mich, Oh
Sunday last, at the age of 6years Her son
went east to attend the funeral.
PEdK-Mr. and Mrs. Jason Peck and daughter
(Mrs. Ballard ON Thursday started for Oswego,
\. Y, aud general eastern trip. Mr.. Peck has
earned his trip, this being his first visit to New
York for IS years.
BELFoRD.-Lostant NeicS: &C. X. Belford 10
now on the move with his family to Streator
Mr.. b. has been so long time resident of Los
tant that his going away removes prominent
land mark of local history"
MoLLor.-Tom Molloy, of Peru, was chief of
police at the fair this week. Tom is capital
man for the placc--worth half Il dozen ordinary
men. The grounds, as to police, were excellent
ly managed under his direction.
JACKsoN.-Joliet Republican,: Mrs. Hannah
Jackson widow Of Giles w. jackson, Of Ottawa,
Ills, who has been visiting the family of s. NJ.
Tharp in this city, goes to Lockport to-day to
visit the family OF VIM Thomas, Esq, and will
then go to Chicago.
HARLOW Col. Harlow, secretary of state,
made Ottawa a "nying visit' on Thursday Col.
Harlow, after his term of office expires, will en-
gage in general commission business in Chicago,
having, with his partner, taken room in tbs
Chamber of Commerce.
IIEss.-Samue Hess whom many OF our peo-
pie remember as having meta kindly spoken,
genial old gentleman, father of A. & B. Hess the
Tobacco nists, and D. Hess, jeweer, of this city,
died in Chicago on Monday last-New Ycar's
Day according to the Hebrew calendar
HoFFMAN.-Asa Hoffman, secretary of the
Fair was taken suddenly sick yesterday with
s,one in bladder, being carried from the ground
insensible. He tainted away on Thursday, but
recovered sufficiently to be out Friday; but early
in the morning he tainted away with pain again.
He was much better last night. No business
connected with the Fair will be attended to until
Monday, at least.
WALKER.-Miss Kate Walker, daughter of DR..
j. B. Walker, Chicago, is in Ottawa, the guest OF
her brother, Mr. Alex. Walker, of G. Gehring's
drug store. 1t may not be inappropriate here to
remark that Mr.. Gehring has secured prize in
Mr.. Alex. Walker, young man thoroughly
trained In the business, and one who, though
here now but month, is fast making host of
friends among Ottawa people.