The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-05-13
HOME MATTERS.
Personal Mention.


yIcToR.-victor H. Dambeck, of Peoria, was
in the city this week.
DR.-Dr. Mariner is in Quincy this week al
the Dental Association meeting.
ALLEN.-E. G. Allen, ESD, returned home from
his Denver trip on Thursday evening.
JUpGBs.-Judge Craig and Wants -to.be Judge
Mccullough, Of Peoria, were in the city this
wesA.
\ DEIMBIE-- Miss Elsie Trimble left Ottawa on
yesterday for Iowa, where she will spend the
summer.
MoRRIS.-Henry Baum and our former towns
man, John Shobert, were in Ottawa yesterday
calling on friends.
CLGB--Miss Kittie Hamilton entertained her
friends on Thursday evening at The residence OF
her sister, Mrs. L. Leland, on the west side,
YBNTzER.-Frank Yentzer returned from south
EN- illinois yesterday, getting over the flooded
lands the rail fences they tell us at the office.
Utica. - Gazette, 9th: Mrs. NJ. d. Learned
at present in Ottawa.-Mr. Chas Phelps. Of OF.
tawa, has taken charge OF Pulsifer's warehouse
at this place"
STREATOR.-Monitor, Sth: "Mrs. Grggs, OF
Ottawa, is visiting friends in this city.-Mr John
Dayhoh, of Ottawa, spent Sunday with his
friends in this city"
MLLER.-Mrs. Miller, widow of the late Ghas
G. Miller, formerly prominent merchant and
business man of Ottawa, is visiting friends in this
city, stopping with Mr.. U-iah Miller, on the east
side.
GEO-Geo. Griffith retained this wesk from
Kansas, where he spent the past few weeks.
~ no MIN nF int, g.,
begin n sheep ranch.
Professionalism Ottawa man comes to the
front as western office holder. George r. Por-
ter, who left this city sew years ago now holds
Uncle Sans commission as postmaster at Mount
Sneffes, Colorado.
WARNER.--Dr. G. J. Warner, of Ohio, has been
in the city this week, the guest of his brother, j.
l. Warner. The Doctor is somewhat of a news.
paper man, we are told and certainly has been
looking over the town with newspaper mans
eyes.
CoLwELL.-Thos. il Hugh ColwelL builders of
this city, were given two contracts this week
from Iowa: a building for medical college OF the
Iowa State University at Iowa City, to cost s35,.
0OO and Masonic Hall at Atlanta, to cost SIS.
coo.
REEDS. W. Feed, of East Ottawa, is slowly
recovering from his long sickness, and is now
able to sit up portion of the day. He has been
confined to his room for three weeks or more,
much of the time the chances os life or death be.
ing about equal.
WEs-Our old friend Wesley B. Hall has been
during the past two weeks seriously i'll ut his
home in Mt. Pleasant Ia, so that some of his
relatives of this city went to him. He is now re.
ported considerably better-a fact most crafty.
ing to host of friends here.
HALL.-D. NJ Hall returned on Thursday eve
ming from Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, where he had
been to attend his brother, W. B. Hall, who has
been and is still dangerously sick. II is expect
ed that the sick man will be removed to this city
next week, if that can be accomplished.
PHILLIPS. -From private letter received
few days ago it was expected that VIII II. Phil
lips would leave his Florida home yesterday FOL
Illinois. Al,cr visiting short time Ia this virl
ity he will proceed to Iowa. His health, We are
pleased to say, is much better, the southern win
tiers evidently agreeing with him.
DoUGuERrY.-P. j. Dohgherty, for severa
years q printer in the employ of the Republican
of this city, has accepted situation as foreman
of the Free Press Job rooms of Sandwich. Pa
is faithful and ooliging young man as well a:
a good printer. He has the best wishes OF tn,
fraternity in Ottawa for future success.