The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-05-27
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Personal Mention.


Neb., were in the city this week.
CoL.-Col. w. L. Gibson, Of Eldorado, Ka.,
was In Ottawa this week.
CRoNIsE.-Miss Cronise, OF Peru, is the guest
of Miss Porter.
i CAToN.--Mrs. Chas. A. Cation has resumed her
old position as organist at tae Congregational
church.
GoNE..-Hon. w. Bushnell, Sheriff Stevens and
wife and r. Strickland have gone north to view
their Minnesota farms.
GIRL.-Mrs Ed. Booher presented her lord
with daughter tho other day. Ed says Its a
"daisy"
LAws.-Sec'y Dement, of Springfield, sends us
the laws made at the last session Of the legisla.
ture,-a lG PIP. pamphlet.
MAss.-Mrs. r. II. Trask and her mother,
Mrs. Bates, OF Earlvlle, have gone to Massachu-
sets to spend the summer.
MHLER.-Jouy-na Mr.. II. r. Miller and wife, OF
Paris, H., are visiting in the families of Messrs.
G. w. Reed and II. NJ. Thayer, of this city.
| WHITE.-Alfred White was one OF the delegates
to the national conference Of brewers, distilers
and liquor dealers held ut Chicago on Wednes-
day.
MINN.-Mrs. B. +. Lincoln, with her children
and younger sister, have gone to Minnesota to
spend the summer with her father, X. X. Brown,
near Campbell.
ENGLIsII.-Miss Mamie English, of Kenosha,
Wis., accompanied by Carrie daughter of Mr.
Chas. RUSSELL is in the city, and will remain a
few weeks.
HEss-C. B. Hess has leased and taken posses
sion of the property on Superior street formerly
owned by Judge Leland; thereby becoming a
resident of this city.
MATsoN.-Mr. N. Matson, the Princeton histo-
rian was in the city this week making arrange.
ments for the sale of his new work, pioneers
of Illinois,"
ZETA.-Willard Gentleman, of the Cornell
chapter, and Horace Hull, of the Chicago chap
ter, were among the guests at the Zeta Psi ban
quet at Chicago last Friday evening.
TILLoTsoN. w. Tillotson, of Plymouth,
Wis, who was several years ago employed in the
Eagle Mills of this city, was in town yesterday.
His five years absence has changed him greatly
for the better in health.
SNITH.--General j. G. Smith, of Galena, ex.
state treasurer, and candidate for the position
before the Republican state convention, was in
and forming new ones.
PERU.--J. B. Lininger former merchant Of
Peru, is now engaged in general mercantile at
Wymore, Gage Co., Nebraska. From a compi-
tary notice of him published in the initial num-
Der of the Wymore Eagle we should think Mr.. L..
was held in high esteem by his ncighbors.
KUYL.-Mr. Kuyl, of the firm Baldwin Il Kuyl,
returned on Saturday from France, bringing with
him the bride whom his friends suspected he
was going for at his departure. His friends will
congratulate him and extend to himself and wife
hearty welcome home.
CRoNIsE.-The contemplated departure from
Peru OF A. j. Cronise and family has induced
their friends to tender them a farewell party
which will be held at the Chambers House In
that city on Tuesday evening, June 8. This
gathering will be attended by the best society Of
both Peru and La Sale.
STEAD.--We understand that some have in
ferred from the account OF the recent examina
ton of law students that W. II. Stead did not
pass a creditable examination. Such, however,
is not the case. The average necessary for ad
mission was 65; Mr.. Stead's average was $685.
GRAHAM.-Wm. j. Graham, of 0sman IL Hape-
mau's, spent the week among the wall paper
dealers, of Chicago, picking up any ideas there
may be out in decorations. Mr.. Graham is real.
ly the only practical decorator in La Sale coun.
ty, and, like all accomplished woIkmen, is never
satisfied unless familiar with all the latest de-
velopments in the art. Mr.. Wilcox was also
with him for few days.
HULL.-Mr. Geo. V. Hull this week ends his
travelling for the season. George is a thorough
dry goods man, and being one of the best fellows
In the world is said to be one Of the most popu-
lar and successful statesmen travelling. Every.
body in Ottawa and neighborhood knows him, so
we are sure we shall give good news TO all dry
goods buyers when we announce that during the
summer he will be found at the dry goods store
Of his brother w. II. Hull.