The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-01-01
HOME MATTERS.
New Years.

| New Years.
The ladies who will receive calls to-day are
named below without counting we say the
number Is about the same usual. The usual
number OF gentlemen will "go the rounds"
| EAST OTTAWA.
| At the residence OF Mr. W. Bushnell, Miss
Brewster, OF Peru, and Mrs. Sylvia Bushnell
with the Misses Bushnell.
Miss Jessie and Mae Orr, Miss Lizzie Wheaton,
Aurora; Mrs. Livie Briggs, Miss Hattie Black
and Mrs. Oakley Grggs, Streater, with Miss Lii
liam s. Mattocks.
The Misses Waterman, Miss Belle Gibson, Mrs
Noah Perkins and Mrs. Geo. V. Hull, with Mrs.
| l.. Perkins.
Mrs and Miss Bull, Miss Ella Hit and Miss
Mary Dent, with Mrs. Moses Osman aud daugh-
| ter.
CENTRAL OTTAWA.
Mrs. A. Lynch, Mrs. D. Hapeman, Miss Free.
man, Peoria; Miss BEEN, Miss Lottie Eldredge
and Mlss Lu Lynch, with Mrs. +. l.. Fiske and
Mrs. W. II. W. Cushman, Mrs G. c. Glover
and Miss Mabel Cushman, with Mrs. DIR. Stout
and daughters
Miss Edith Jordan and Miss Kate Allen, with
Mrs. r. +. Dyer and daughter; at home after 1
O'Clock p. NJ.
Mrs. Wallace and Isabel, Miss Thorlngton
MISS Jessie Orr and Miss NJ. Louisa Nash, with
Mrs. +. b. Nash, at the Rectory.
At +. A. Sherwood's residence: Mrs. f. c.
N
Mrs. Lorenzo Leland jr., and Miss Kittie Ham
ilton, with Mrs Sherwood and Mrs. Anthony.
Mrs. b, c. HinsGae, with Mrs. j. X. Meigs
and daughters.
WEST OTTAWA.
Miss Eva Freeand, Miss Clara l.. Warren,
Streator, with Miss Ella Rathbun, at the resi-
dence of T. X. Rathoun.
Mrs. 4. II. Talbot, Chicago; Mrs. H. VI. Ham
ilton, Mrs. p. X. Leland and Mrs. T.. G. Arnold;
and Misses Ida Strawn, Gcrtie King, Carrie Man
ley Cora Leland and Allen, of Davenport, with
Mrs. S. W. Cheever and daughter.
Mrs. G.. S. Eldredge, Mrs VIM. Osman, Mrs.
II. l.. Boltwood Mrs. K. II. Trask, Mrs. Alfred
Taylor, Mrs Theodore Bailey, Mrs j. Pope, and
Misses Kate Eidredge, Mollie Osman and Celia
Armour, OF La Sale, with Mrs. G. d. Trimbe.
Mrs. Robt. Strawn and daughters.
Mrs. DR.. Macarthur and daughters with Mrs.
NJ. IL. Swift and Mrs +. c. Swift and daughter
Mrs. T. n. Benedict and daughter with Mrs.
j. F, Nash and daughters.
SOUTH BLUFF.
AT the residence OF J. Z. Porter Mrs. ID. p.
Mcpherson, Miss Fanny Lundgren, of Odel, and
Miss Belle Strawn, with the Misses Porter.
Personal.
NAr.-Geo. NJ Nattinger, Omaha, spent Xmas
in Ottawa.
DIrTo.-A. J. and II. B. Mitchell and wife.
DIrTo.-Chas. Vorce.
ALLEN. Miss Allen, of Davenport, Ia, is the
guest Of Miss Gertie King.
KAUF-Will. Kaufman calls in Ottawa to day.
CRIMMINs-Our friend P. ID. Crimmns passed
u highly credtable examination last week before
the Appellate Court; but has decided not to be-
gin his legal career until he has finished years
job on the new index books for the recorder.
SPENcER.-Miss Mary Spencer is in Philadel.
phia.
UP. The many friends of \. f. Dinct, formerly
OF this city, will be pleased to note his promotion
to general salesman in Carson, Pierre, Scott &
Co.'S, Chicago, with Southern Kansas as terri.
tory.
HALL.-Dave Hail. at the Rock island depot,
has been confined to his house by illness this
week.
HARD-Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hard rejoice. A
girl: and daisy"
FIsuER.-Mrs. A. 4. Fisher has been quite i'll
this week, having been taken with pleurisy on
last Saturday evening.
GoNE.-Misses Edith Morgan and Elsis Trimble
spend the holidays in Princeton.
Ain all the lot Of students examined last
week and deemed worthy of admission TO the
bar, not one perhaps Is more thoroughly ready
for the practical work OF a lawyers career than
Mr.. Al. j. Williamson. Indeed Mr.. W. was a
pretty good lawyer in probate courts before he
began systematic reading-the result of long
service as chief clerk of the county clerk for that
business. He stood on examination among
"those in the upper seats" and having at oIce
gone to work as q lawyer will be heard from in
the legal contests to follow.
PoRTER-Messrs. W. NJ and NJ. Z. Prindc,
spent Christmas at j. E. Porters.
Miss Faun Lundgrew, Of Odell, is visiting Miss
Porter.
McGINyGs-It appears that our friend B. J.
McGlnns concluded to postpone his western
trip: and now we learn he is one Of the corps OF
instructors at Notre Dame University, Ind, and
in leisure hours we hear it limited he is brushing
up his legal knowledge and reading again.