The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08
HOME MATTERS.



Indiana.
MINNIE. Rial Strickland returned this week
from Minnesota.
sIcK.-L. L. Thompson has been dangerously
i'll this week.
GEHRNG.-Mr. G. Gehring returned this week
from the east.
FURsT.-Wil Furst, now OF Denver, was in OF.
tawa this week
EAST. Willard Gentleman has gone east on
professional business.
CoNN.-NIiss Sadie johnson, of Connecticut,
is the guest of Miss Laura Lindley.
GAY.-Mr. and Mrs. Gay this week began in.
PRODUCING daughter to their friends.
TURNERMiss Matte Turner of Deer Par.
is about to leave that town for Chicago.
PoRTER.-Miss Maggie Porter, of Mendoza,
has been in the city during the past two weeks.
MATToCKs.-Jour.dl: "Mrs. W. g. smith, OF
Streator, is the guest of Miss Lillian Mattock.,
East Ottawa"
GEO. THE genial Geo. Nattinger, of the audi
tors Office, L. p. L. r, Omaha, has been in OF.
tawa this week.
BoY.-Mr. Ed. Alschuler smiled in seven Ian
guages on Wednesday morning. It's an "ele.
giant 10 ID. boy"
VETTE,-Miss Vette has returned home from
an extended visit to Chicago, accompanied by
her sister, Mrs Engle.
SrRAwN. lester H. Strawn was elected clerk
of the school board, r,ce Wilson resigned. HIS
Office is with E. F, Bull
SHULER.-Jacob Shuler is building residence
on Webster street, next door east Of II. c. Nash.
Stewart & Pruett have the contract.
DELANo.-Ifon. Chas. Delano, OF the Florida
State Senate, has been making visit with
his old friends in Ottawa this week.
PoRTER.-J. E. Porter has spent the week at
the st. Louis fair His Hay Carrier captured the
first premium, as usual He returns home to.
day.
SPENcER.-Mr. Ed. Spencer, of Plttsburg, Pa,
nephew of Mr., Thomas Spencer. Is in Ottawa on
a visit. Geo. Spencer, by the way, is able to at.
tend to business again.
GLovER.-Clarence Glover was called to Leav-
enworth to look after his brother Frank, who had
a leg broken during an accident on the South
western Branch c., 4. 1. & r. r. r.
HoME.-Mr. Michael Woodock, having spent
some three or four weeks in Connecticut, re.
turned home few days ago. He was much
pleased with his visit among 'the Yankees"
RUGER.-Tfmes: "a rumor reaches us from
Campbell, Minnesota, that 8. w. Ruger has been
nominated for county judge and DR.. Phillips for
coroner, IN the county in which the Ottawa col.
ony lives"
RICHoLsoN.-Ex mayor Nicholson has been re.
tanned by the town OF Bruce to fight their last
bond cases-bonds issued to the Pontiac, Fair.
bury and Northwestern r. r. Co., now the Chi
cago & Paducah.
STAR. $. NJ. Zeluff, of the Grant City, Mo-,
Star, on his return from the meeting Of the Army
of the Cumberland at Chattanooga, Tenn, has
been spending the past few days with his friends
In the neighborhood
EAsT.-Col. d. Hapeman goes east next week
on buying expedition and will make visit 10
all the leading fancy goods houses handling do
mestic as well as imported fancy goods in New
York and Philadelphia.
ECKLEs.-AprOpos of Mr.. Eckles, who will
hereafter be found at the Office Of Leland & Gill
bert in this city, the Princeton Republican says:
81. Heron Eckels went to Ottawa Tuesday, to
begin the practice OF law. Heron is a gentle.
man and scholar. We predict that socially
and professionally he will be popular in bis new
home"
LEIGHToN.-The serious illness Of Mr.. J. n.
Leighton has caused postponement of business
1t the Flint House, Mr.. L. having been taken
'ick as the first melt was made in the furnace.
Finding Mr.. L. would not be able to get to work
again for a month, his father, Mr.. Peter II.
leighton, has been telegraphed for at Wheeling,
md will take charge Of the factory for the pres
mt. Mr.. Leighton, ST., is one of the Oldest and
most successful flint glass makers Of Wheeling.
FRED.-Morris Independent: "Mr. Fred. Hos
ack, who has been engaged in the grain bust
less under the firm name Of F. n. Hossack s. Co.,
It the Lane warehouse, in this city, for the past
'ear, has closed up his grain business and open.
ID dry goods store in Des Moines, Iowa, where
le will reside in the future. Mr.. Hosssck made
many warm friends during his residence in this
ity, who regret to lose him, and all unite in
Wishing him every success imaginable. The citi-
ens of Des Moines will find in him good bust
less man, honest and upright In his dealings,
md a valuable acquisition to their city"
DICKEY-The Crookston, Mimi, fair was
,reat successful attendance and in display, and
he people there are greatly pleased with it, The
Jrookston Chronicle thus "gces for" the respon-
ible man. "As far as we can learn, every officer
# the society, and all who had positions of trust
" responsibility, acquitted themselves with hon.
IT, but all who have watched the progress Of the
air, from its start until the exhibition was over,
will give to Mr.. ". T. Dickey, the president, the
honor of directing affairs and making the fair
he grand success it has been. The Polk County
Agricultural Association can say that the expen.
es have all been paid in full, dollsr for dollar,
omething which, perhaps, not another society
n the state can say this year" Mr.. Dickey,
With his wife and children, returned to Ottawa
his week for avisit All are in excellent health.
Will has gained greatly in hesh-a good climate
md good business having had an excellent effect
N him.
The Council.
That deleetable body known as the city council