The Ottawa free trader., 1881-10-22
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Personal.
PoRTER-Sam Porter Of the express Office, is
resting at Goodland, Ind.
BowMAN-W. E. Bowman's mother and sister
have been his guests since Thursday
QUINN.-Thos. Quinn, OF Smurrs, has returned
to his post after q siege of maarial fever.
FRED. Fred Smith, who has been for some
months In Chicago was home this week.
CLARK.-Miss Clark of Utica, read at Mar.
seilles last Friday evening with decided success
TRAsK.-R. II. Trask fell from box the other
day and has since been nursing spraned ankle
RUsH.-Everett Buttertield has decided that
medicine is his forte and left this week for the
"Rush Medical" at Chicago
WALLACE.-C. II. Wallace and daughters, May
and Juliet OF Haiku Maui. Sandwich Islands, are
the guests of Mrs. Gen. Wallace.
RUssELL.-Mrs. Chas. Russell has returned
home from Kenosha, accompanied by her moth.
er. Her brother Father English, of Omaha, lie
also IN Ottawa.
SHERWOOD. Geo. s. Sherwood, a few years ago
one of the popular young men about Ottawa,
died at Wappsges Falls, N. Y, on last Friday,
at about 80 years Of age.
OLMsTED.-Dr. A. T. Olmsted's (dentis9 card
to spend the winter at Ann Arbor, Mich, but
has changed his plans ana will remain in Otta
wa. He may be found at his office at all bus
ness hours.
Bella Mendoza paper says that Capt. Geo.
w. Bell, formerly of the town of Harmon Lee
county, was married on Thursday night of las.
week at Pleasantville, Iowa, to Miss Mary +.
Coyington. Capt. Bell formerly edited the Netcs
at that place.
CAREw.-James Carew has become the happy
owner OF the young stallion messenger Gold
Dust" by messenger Gold Dust" by old Gold
Dust" He is a fine sorrel, OF fine size and ac-
ton, and of handsome build. Mr.. Carew picked
him up in Wisconsin.
J.D. H-Our friend J. d. HIS interesting let
ter on Deer Park is pu blished on the ID page.
He left Chicago in company with his ''boss" for
a tour through New Mexico, Colorado, ana pos.
sibly Arizona and California. He has promised
us a series OF letters from that region, if time
will permit.
GoNE.-Free Press, Streator: "Charles K. Ste
phens, who for the last ten years has been the
efficient and popular secretary of the G. w. &V.
coal company at this place, has received notice
that he is wanted in the general office Of the COM
pany at Chicago, and he will go there in short
time to enter upon his duties"
YENTzER.-Frank Yentzer, for some time past
in railroad offices in Peoria, has returned to OF
tawa and taken the position of book-keeper for
J. f. Porter Frank is an excellent young man;
and it will be gratifying to his friends to see him
settled with house like Mr.. Porter's, in which
his abilities will be recognized, and where he
will have plenty of opportunities to grow with
house that is extending its business year by
year.
WArTs.-The following, from the Alton Tel<-
qraph, will be interesting reading in this neigh
borhood: civilian II. Watts, travelling with
Abner Strawn's sheep, of Ottawa, ILL.,, had
great responsibility resting on him at the st.
Louis fair. icing appointed Judge of over 500
Southdown, oxford and Shropford sheep; and
we are happy to say he gave satisfaction. MIR.
Watts is son of Mr.. Jos. Watts, Of Ottawa, and
A nephew OF our esteemed friend, VIM. Watts, OF
Godfrey"
HARRIs.-Our energetic friend, ]. B. Harris,
though cleaned out" by the late fire, is again
hard at work making his excellent Milestone
Dressers. He is now at Stormonts Foundry, but
will soon have new Novelty Machine Works of
his own. The millers of the world land thou
sands of them in all parts of it know him or his
work. who have used or want to get his Dress
ers, as we'll the people of Ottawa, will note his
new beginning with satisfaction.
SIMMoSs.-Terry Simmons, in a manly card in
his paper. the Marseilles Plaindealer, announces
himself as candidate for postmaster at that
place, if the people desire q change of officers.
We have in the past had much 10 do with Mr..
Simmons in business way and have found him
straightforward, honest and faithful in all things;
and are sure the people of Marseilles could DO no
better for postmaster than by taking Nr. Sim
mons, if any change is to oe made. Further, he
has served the people most Of the time for six
years as postofice clerk, and is familiar with all
the necessary duties Of the office.
LEIeBroS-Mr. J. II. Leighton. down with
fever, is improving rapidly. 1t will be some
weeks still before the boys will allow him TO run
the risk Of returning TO his work. By the way,
when he has entirely recovered, his father, tem-