The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-02-28
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GILBERT II. S. Gilbert & Co., of this city, have
leased grain elevator at La Salle which the y
are getting ready for business.
HouLAuAN.-" Patsy" Houlahan is again a
conductor on the c., B. & Q. railroad, running
from Beardstown to ST. Louis
FORD.-Mr. A. l.. Ford has withdrawn from
the firm Of f. Y. Griggs II Co., of Streator, hav-
ing sold his interest TO Mr., Griggs. He still re-
mains in the store for the time being.
HARLow.-IIon. Geo. II. Harlow will please
sent us.
JoRpAN.-Miss Kate d. Jordan has this week
been the guest of Miss Lizzie Shuer.
MATsoN.-Mr n. Matson, author of French
and Indians in Illinois," Life of Shaubena,"
&c, was in the city on Monday. His Life of
Skaubena" second edition, has Just been issued,
enlarged.
SHoBERr.-Mr. and Mrs. John Shobert, Morris,
were in town on Tuesday. John seems to grow
younger daily.
CowLEs.-Cowcs " Burtiss, the La Sale street
hardware men, have dissolved partnership, Mr.
Cowles continuing the business. He will make
a success of it.
LARKIN- Mary, wife Of Judge Larkin, police
magistrate, died in this city, on Tuesday last, of
chronic neuralgia; aged, 81 years, She was born
in Oswego, n. Y, and came to this county in
1887, and in 1913 was married to Judge Larkin.
She was an amiable woman and respected by all.
DRs,-In this weeks FREE TRADER will be seen
The card OF Drs Coles & Holster. Dr. A. Coles,
the senior member of the firm, is well and ia
vorably known here, having lived and practiced
here for many years. Dr. A. c. Hester, son of
Rev. II. T. Hester, Of Farm Ridge, is recent
graduate of Rush Medical College and a young
man of studious habits and ability. We welcome
him as permanent resident OF the city, and con.
graduate him on his happy connection with Dr..
Coles.
HAYWARD. Geo. Hayward in climbing fence
l at the Rock Island stock yards spraincd an ankle
last Friday night.
GILBERr.--Hiram 7. Gilbert, at the meeting OF
the northwestern association of Cornell Univer-
.ity men, at Chicago, on Tuesday last, responded
to the toast, 1.-THE Collcgian in Law Though
Mr.. Gilbert never graduated, quitting Cornell to
study in Germany, few of her alumni think more
of that excellent University than he. Mr. A, W.
Buckley and Willard Gentleman, also lawyers
of this city, are Cornell men.
McARTHVR-Dr. Macarthur, of this city, as
president Of the alumni association of Rush Medi-
cal College, Chicago, delivered the annual ad
dress to that body on last Tuesday evening
HAPPr.-I. n. BEEN and "Si" Dean are both
happy Girls
BuRTIss.-Mr. Burtiss having retired from the
firm Of Cowles IL BurtiSs, has gone to Hastings,
Neb., to buy land and will probably make that
place his future home.
HoLLHCKER- Donat Holcckcr goes next
week to Hot Springs, Arkansas. He will en-
deavor to "bile OUT chem rheumatcks."
PoRrER.--On Saturday last Mr.. J. T. Porter re-
ceiyed telegram from Santa Barbara announc'
ing the death of his brother, John s. Porter. On
Monday, at the request of the father, Mr.. Duncan
MsDougall started for California to bring the
body to Ottawa, where the funeral will take
place.--Father Porter, now very old man and
In poor health, was seriously shocked by the
news and became very i'll over it; but on yester.
day was much better.
> OrrAwA.-Streator Hcnitor; Miss Mont
yomery and Miss Sheahan, members of st. Co
lumba's Catholic choir, ottawa, sang at high
mass in the Catholic choir here last Sunday
morning"
GRIGGs.-Oakley Griggs, Streator is taking a
vacation on occount Of ill-health. On his return
in q few weeks he will manage his fathers store
IN that town.