The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-09-04
HOME MATTERS.
Personal.

PR0P.-Prof. Boltwood has returned from o
"trip to Iowa.
BEEM-I. N. BEEN. Esq, has returned from
a pleasure trip to Colorado.
BULL.-Mr. T.. Bull and family have returned
from their summer vacation.
! BAUM.-Morris Herald: Miss Annie Baum is
visiting in Ottawa this week.
PETrIT-Dr.J w. Petit gets a berth as pos
tai clerk on the Rock Island mail route.
CRAwroRD.-Mr. Frank j. Crawford. Of Chica
go, made Ottawa visit on Wednesday.
PoRTER.-Col. b. s. Porter has left Ottawa,
and taken up his residence in Red Oak, Iowa.
| EAsT.-Sam. Dittenhoefer, of NJ. Stiefel & Co.'s,
goes to New York on Tuesday to buy new goods.
| BARNETT.-S. c. Barnett, while on his way
home DENVER made Ottawa visit on Thurs.
day.
BoTTLE.-P. hathaway and Joseph Archer.
Creston, Iowa, connected with the Bottle Works,
arrived in the city this week
HAzLIT.-Mrs. Hazett returns this evening,
after an absence of three weeks, spent in New
York and other eastern cities
PAPERs.-We are indebted to b. b. Reynolds,
Monticello, Ind and j. d. Hammond, for lndi-
ana and st. Louis newspapers
CLARK.-Aurora Beacon: Prof Thos Ii.
Clark has returned from his visit to Maine,
very much improved in health.
HARLow.-Mr. r. A. Harlow and Miss Bessie
Harlow, son and daughter Of the Secretary OF
State, are guests OF Col. and Mrs. Hapeman.
MCPHERsoN-Rev.M Mr.. Mcpherson has landed
at New York after stormy voyage, but will not
be home in time to conduct services tomorrow.
HoME.-Mr. and Mrs. c. j. Curryea, George
Mcdel and George Sweet of this office, returned
this week via the lakes from Buffalo, Detroit, etc.
HoME.-Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Sherwood and
Mrs. II. NJ. Anthony have returned home from
quite an extended visit to eastern summer re-
sorts.
SNow-The professional card Of ID. Il. Snow,
ESQ., appears in the attorneys column IN this
paper. Mr.. Snow is one Of the best lawyers Of
the county.
HoME-Mss Chambers, Decatur; Miss Jacob,
Philadelphia; Miss Curtis, Chicago, who have
been for some weeks visiting friends here, haye
returned home
PoRTER.--J. f. Porter will exhibit his famous
haycarrier and hay tools at the st. Louis, Kan
sas City and other fairs of the west, his travelling
man starting out Monday.
Ginnis, of the Starch Works, while going home,
was thrown from his conveyance by the breaking
of an axle, and severely injured.
CUsH. -EnOs Cushing, of GalesbuIg, was in
the city this week, looking as healthy as ever,
His brother, C. G. Cushing, of Princeton, also
made his friends visit here on Sunday.
CRrMMINs.-P. D. Crimmins is credited by
the Joliet Ne,rs with being secretary OF the Green
back Central Committee Of this county. Such
is not the fact, though formerly he held that po..
sition.
PALTzGRoFF.-On Tuesday the Q. DIS and c.
] g, as a souvenir OF their base ball supper, pre-
scented Mrs. Paltzgrotf with beautiful silver ice
pitcher. The same evening dancing party was
held at the house--a benefit to Mrs. P.
HARR1s.-We neglected to mention last week
in our mention OF the l. o. D. F. picnic That DIR.
j. o. Harris, who had been ticketed to act as
president of the day was so ill as to be unable to
leave his office. He has since been slowly re-
covering,