The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-03
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GiBsoN.-Col. VIM L. Gibson and family are in
Kansas.
CooK.-Ilon B. c. Cook, Chicago, spent New
Years In Ottawa.
UIossAcK. Fred Hossack, Of OGell, made Otta-
wa visit this week
CLARK.-Miss Lotte Clark, Of Utica, has this
week been the guest of Miss Bushnell.
RICHARDSON -Miss Libbie Richardson, Prince
ton. received calls with Mrs. II. l.. Boltwood.
HANsEI.-Mss Hansel, Peoria, is guest OF
Mrs l.. Leland, jr., with whom she received on
Thursday.
CowLgs Burton Cowles, son Of c. II. Cowles,
broke through the ice of Fox river on Monday
and was nicely wet.
NAsH.-Wil w. Nash and Edwin l.. Lobdell,
of Chicago, made their New Years calls in Otta-
wa, returning home the same night.
CAKLIN-John Carlin, who for years kept
saloon and bakery just west of Shabbona Square,
ON the west side, died on New Years day.
JoRpAN.-"' Brose" Jordan has, we are pleased
to say, again become a resident Of Ottawa, hay-
ing settled down in Marley IL Jordan's.
CAMERON. Miss Gerte Cameron, Chicago, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Cameron. She re-
ceiycd calls New Years with Miss Carrie Msnley.
UNIVERSITY OF MICH-R W. Cooley, ~, OF
DEBORAH Ia. was, this week, the guest OF Clar-
ence Griggs; and Harry Richardson 80 OF
Princeton, of Frank Szer
HoBERr.-Frcd Hobert left Ottawa for Chicago
Yesterday. He enters dentists Office we
have every reason to expect of Fred successful
career as a tooth artist"
PoRrER.-Geo. Porter has our thanks for u
copy of the Solid Nuldoon, published at ouray
Col We've heard of said Nuldooa but never
saw him before He's solid"
CROKER Hon. L. b. Crooker and +. 7. sny-
der, city attorney for Mendoza, have effected a
co.partnership as attorneysat.law, under the
firm name OF Crooker Il Snyder Office at Men
dota.
TorzALIN.-D. V. Touzalin, formerly C., b.
e O. station agent at Ottawa, has been promot-
ed general agent of the Rock Island and st. Louis
Division of the c., B. IL Q. K. X, The right man
in the right place
THOMPSON. father of Mr. Geo. c. Thonp
son, Darling Thompson, on the 3Oth ult. reached
his 9lst year, which event was celebrated AT his
sons residence. He retains all his faculties and
is quite strong for so old man
HoGE.-Waltcr Hogc, Esq, OF Streator, dropped
in to see us on Wednesday on his way to Morris,
where he goes to take charge of the Rgorn'er
Mr.. Hoce is not only n vigorous writer but
sound democrat and under his management we
have no doubt the RJormer will exhibit new life
and spirit, and dssipate the doubt that has OF
late prevailed as to its political position
Brush & LELANp--A new law firm has been
organized in this city, composed of c. ii. Brush
and L. Leland, jr. Mr.. Brush is well known
through this county as an able and trustworthy
attorney; and he has associated himself with
fitting companion. Mr.. Leland was educated,
as we all know, at Yale, has been practicing
attorney in Kansas for a few years, and seems to
have faculty for the hard and honest work so
important in a lawyer. We commend the firm
To tho pu,ric
STRANGERs.-Th following, not residents OF
Ottawa, received calls here on New Years:
Lottie Clark, Utica, with Fannie Osman; Clara
Badger, Amboy, with Mrs. H. l.. Hossack; Kate
D. Jordan and Louise Mcfarland, Morris, and
Matte Johns, Deer Park, with Lizzie Shuler;
Carrie Page, Chicago, with Lura Nash; Mrs. DR..
Jeanne and Margaret Macarthur, Virginia. Hard,
Murphy Aurora, Mrs. Albert Hard, Chicago, Belle
Parks, New York, with the Misses Macarthur;
Mrs. f. C. Lewis, Deer Park, Mrs. S. II. Tower,
Wenona, Jessie w. Babcock, Orange, n. j., with
Mrs. Sherwood; Lizzie Wheaton, Aurora, Sarah
Curtis, Waltham, with the Misses Orr.