The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-05-20
Personal Mention.
AZALrA

ME.-Mr. and Mrs. T. ID. SweetZer have gone
to Maine, where they will spend the summer.
SPAULDING.-Miss Spaulding, Of Chicago, has
been this week the guest of Miss Anna Lynch.
SKIFP.-Billy Skitf, Porter's missionary, return.
ed this week from Ohio and the eastern states.
FoRBEs.-Geo. Forbes, OF Fiske & Beem's, was
home from the west for day or two this week.
CARBY.-Will. H. Carey, whose home is now at
Milwaukee, we believe, was in Ottawa this week.
WHEELER.-Peru Herald: "Mlss Wheeler is
home again, and the studio will be open for art
studies, on the customary days"
LEwIs.-Mr. Lewis Lewis was suddenly taken
sick on yesterday morning, and at last accounts
was lying in critical condition.
FISH,. B. Croker and Conductor Geo. Rand
on Wednesday annoyed the life out Of the finest
strings of fish caught at Dayton this season.
STREAroR.-Col. Ralph Plumb and DR.. Evans,
OF Streator, were in Ottawa yesterday, the special
attraction having been the Ebersol sale OF books,
&c.
PERU-Ne,os: "Mrs. Fred Mattocks, of Otta.
wa, is visiting Peru friends. Miss Sylvia Brew
ster left Peru for long visit in Connecticut,
Wednesday"
GBo.-Geo. Jekyll, jr., started this week on his
return to Tampico, Mexico. George has been
grading boss on the new Mexican Central R. r..
working gang Of greasers.
Eso.-Mr. Theron Bushnell, who has been
clerk for some time of his town In Minnesota,
has recently been elevated to the important
Office Of Justice Of the Peace.
DRUITT.--J. H. Drultt who has been sick for
so long, is improving rapidly now. His appear.
ance on the street during the week has been
hailed with pleasure by his many friends.
HALL.-W. B. Hall was brought home on
Wednesday by his brothers and is now in this
city. He endured the journey we'll for one sc
greatly debilitated, and his recovery is confident
ly expected.
BRAUN.-A copy OF the Roanoke (Texas) En-
terprise has been shown US. One Of the publish
ers is Fred w. Braun, young man from Peru
this county, who is now engaged in the drug
trade in Roanoke. We wish him success in both
branches OF his business.
UTIcA.-Utica Gazette: DR.. George Clark ha:
gone to lowa.-Dr C..B. Provns, a graduate
Of Rush Medical, will locate in Utica, as partner
of DR.. Clugston.-Messrs. Griffin & Reynolds
proprietors Of the burned brick works, in spite
of their serious loss, will Immediately rebuild.
Ntzhugh, Mccain, OF Seneca, disabled sol
dler OF the rebellion, started for Philadelphia or
Monday, for the purpose of having his artificial
leg replaced by a new one. While In Chicago
accordin to the Herald, he was run over by ar
express wagon and injured, but not to such al
extent that he was obliged to delay the journey.
BoYLE-Our city attorney, j. c. Boyle. has re
moved his Office from that Of NJ. T. Moloney tc
that Of Mr.. j. w. Duncan, In the old post office
block, where his clients and the public needing
his services will find him in the future. Mr.. Boyle
though young man is beginning to "show up
we'll as a good lawyer, and his friends will bt
pleased to see this removal prove, as he expects
beneficial to him in every way.
HoPFMAN.-The Streator Free Press report:
that on last Friday evening Mr.. Chas. L. hoff
man, OF Eagle, with his daughter was run away
with by high spirited team and the buggy
thrown over . high embankment on the road
Mr. Hoffman jumped out and was unhurt. Hi
daughter was thrown out but fortunately into the
mud so that while she arose covered with mud
from head to foot she was not seriously injured
It was a narrow escape for both.