The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-12-24
HOME MATTERS.
PersOnal.


KING.-Miss Gertie King has returned from
Chicago.
! BRUsH-Chas and Ed Brush have returned
from Minnesota.
| FLA-J. +. Montrose sends us pack Of Jack
sonville, Fla, papers.
BUsH.-Theron Bushnell returned home from
Minnesota on Thursday evening last.
WOLF. Henry Wolf has begun thousand
mile walk! It's beautiful daughter.
! LKcKY-Mr, W. X. Lecky. Of this city, made
brilliant record at Louisville as "hceler."
! MEDIc.-Everett Butterfeld, of Rush Medical
College, Chicago, is home for the holidays.
| CULLEN.-Our congressman has places on the
committees on Agriculture and Invalid Pensions
DAvIs.-Miss Amanda Davis, Codwater, Mich,
is visiting her cousin, Miss Chandler, Of this city
WEsr.-Mss Helene Bassnett has returned to
Ottawa, after spending several months in the
west.
PLAcr.-Rumor at Washington hath 1t that d.
+. Cameron wants to be revenue collector at Chi
cago.
| CHAs--A daughter has, since Sunday last,
adorned the home of Mrs. and Mr.. Chas. Cra-
craft.
j PIANo.-Ne,cs, Peru: Miss Jennie Huntoon,
Peru's pet pianist, goes to Chicago this week to
play at concert there"
SHoRT.-T P. Bailey, short hand reporter Of
this city, goes to Chicago as private secretary to
the president of the Thorne Wire Hedge Co.
Bow-Mr. w. E. Bowman, the conquering
hero" has come home, and Nattinger, the Jour-
nal man, and the rest of the boys will sit on the
fence eating cloves as he wends his way into the
post office.
u SEAL.-William W. Taylor has presented his
clerks with fine sealskin cap each. Still the
boys, Dan Trainor and Will Seeley, continue to
recognize their friends.
I ApAMs.-Yorkville Record: "Supervisor Wright
Adams, of Mission, has just received six import
ed sheep from England. They cost some 500
) each and are beauties"
NAsoN.-Mrs. n. G. Mason, the Grand Secre-
tary of the Grand Lodge, l. o. O.. f., is lying
: very i'll at her home In Peoria and not expected
} to live longer than few days at most
| JORDAN Morris Herald "Miss Kate Jordan
4 will return home on Monday next to remain one
week. Miss Jordan is meeting with deserved
success as a teacher in the conservatory Of mu-
r sic at Peoria.
HUErr. Prof. Huett, of the High School.
spends the coming vacation in the eastern states.
The Professor has usually so many valuable sug-
gestions to make for Ottawa's benefit, we ex-
pect 10 hear something from him after his re-
II turn
ARR John McGinness has returned to his
/ old home In Ottawa and is now shaking hands
with old friends. His latest residence was at
Tombstone. Arizona Ty., but during his absence
he has visited most of the states of the Pacific
slope.
DEAD-The La Sale Press has the following,
which will interest many people in Ottawa
"Mrs. Ellen j. Hathaway, wife Of DR.. o. p.
|, Hathaway, OF Chicago, died at Lawtey, Florida,
i Nov Both. Mr.. and Mrs. Hathaway were for
merly residents of La Sale, and they have many
friends still residing here who will be panied to
learn of the death OF one so highly esteemed by
all as was Mrs. Hathaway"
i HIsE- Chicago tribune, nth: ZION. John
hise, the retiring Cashier Of the Department Of
Public Works, leaves this evening for Arizona,
and last evening some of the boys in the Water
Office after business hours, escorted him to 1.-THE
Drum" where they presented him with a rich
Y gold fob.buckle and seal as token Of remem-
! brance and respect. Mr. Walter Williams made
the presentation speech, and Mr.. Hise was too
much overcome to respond. Afterwards there
was a couple of hours of thorough sociabllity.
RI DEAN.-Chcago Times, Wednesday: "a large
> number of priests belonging to the Ottawa dean.
cry, in this state, assembled at st. Patrck's
church, at the corner OF Adams and Desplanes
Streets in this city, yesterday afternoon, to pay
tributes of respect to their former chief, the Very
Rev. Dean Terry, priest of st. Patrick's. The
worthy father was intensely surprised to see the
delegation, and his surprise deepened to amaze
! ment when one Of their number, Rev. Thomas
! Hodnett, Of Dixon, presented to him, in the
name OF his late associates, an ostensorium, CT
borium, chalice, and fine span of blooded hors
es and carriage. The ostensorium and cibo-
rum are of the finest material and orkmanship,
beautifully wrought in the Gothic style. The
chalce is OF SOLD gold. In the speech which &C.
lcompanied the present, Father Hodnett referred
in touching terms to the universal love and es
TEEN in which Dean Terry had been held by his
late co-workers, dwelling specially upon his hos
pitslily, for which he was renowned, and his
general official amiabilty and kindness The
priests IN attendance numbered some fifteen or
Il twenty. After the presentation ceremony the
company adjourned to the parochial residence at
No. l35 Adams street. where they partook Of a
substantial repast.
The Taxes.