The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-17

early part OF the week, and reports very pleas.
SAINT time. About 800 OF the leading Odd
Fellows Of the state were present, In:
GLIDING nearly all the officers Of the Grand
Lodge, the four grand and several past grand
as well as visitors from other
states.
EAST. Mrs. VIM. r. Miligan on Wednesday
morning last left Ottawa to spend the summer in
Pennsylvania for her health. She will make her
hrst stop at Pittsburg, visiting the family of Mr..
Geo. Hitler, OF the american Manufacturer, rela.
tive, whom, by the way, many of the older Otta'
wa people will remember as n former citizen of
this city and county. Mrs. Miligan's friends
will join us in the hope that her visit will i'm.
prove her health.
PLuMB.-News was received by Col. Ralph
Plumb, of Streator, OF the serious illness OF his
brother, Samuel Plumb, at Colorado Springs,
Colorado-so serious that the Colonel on We'd.
nesday morning started for Colorado hardly ex-
pecting, however, to see his brother alive. Mr..
Plumb has been for some time in Colorado, Wis.
lifting sister, and has been troubled with
chronic liver complaint. He is about 70 years
OF age.
MATES Mr. Hobert Mates has decided to
we believe Mr.. NJ has been leader for some
time past Of Willis's orchestra which by hard
and persistent work he had at last succeeded in
bringing up to credtable condition He was
by odds the best violinist in Ottawa and has mu.
steal ambitions of the right sort. Both as man
and rs a musician he will be missed from Otta-
wa, and we sincerely regret his departure.
J. ID. H.-Oswego, n. Y, Times: John D.
Hammond, formerly well known book mer-
chant of this city, is here on visit. He has
been travelling for some years for the Catholic
Publication Society through the far west, espe-
cally in New Mexico and California. After a
short visit here he will leave for Manitoba in the
interests of the Society which he represents
Mr.. Hammond was called here this week from
New York by the death Of his friend and relative,
Thos. O'Meara.
NEw.-The Mitchell Bros Co., composed of
the Mitchell boys" so well known in this city,
now publishers of the Amsrican Miller, will July
18th begin the publication Of new journal
to be called the american Ele,ator and Grain
TRADE, devoted to the elevator and grain ship
ping interests of the country. These gentlemen
have made the Ah1ericdn Miller the leading jour.
nal Of its kind in the world, unquestiOnably; and
we sure their new venture will take lead
ing place from the first number. There is no
paper of this kind in America, so that the field
is large and one also needing paper of just this
kind.
JEKYLL.-Miss Emily Jekyll, after a years
study and hard work in the best New York art
schools, has returned to her home in this city
Miss Jekyll, we are informed has rented rooms
over W, II. Uulls store and will soon begin the
organization of class for art work. Quite
number Of her pieces have this week been seen
at the bookstore of OsInan & Hapeman, which
have been pronounced by our competent critics
the finest work yet produced by an Ottawa ar.
fist. Art study is attracting quite deal of at
tention in this city just now and students should
be pleased with the prospect of having perma.
nent teacher of ability whom they may consult
at any time.
WMsoN.-The card of A. j. williamson law.
yer, appears ia this issue OF the FREE TRADER.
Mr.. Williamson has been practicing here for two
or three years more with good success, and
has been steadily gaining in the confidence of
the public and his clients have careful coun-
selor and painstaking attorney. While of course
he will give his close attention to any and all
legal business entrusted to his care, he makes
specially Of work in the probate court-the set.
Element Of estates, etc, in which line he is spe.
cially qualified by an experience of many years,
even before ne made law and this branch Of it Q
special study, having been probate clerk under
II. l., Mead years ago, while since that time he
has acted frequently in the same capacity for him
sequent county clerks. We can recommend sub
to our readers who need lawyers services.