The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-19
HOME MATTERS.
Personal Mention.

SlShMhN.-hTs. W. IL. w. SusHtlaH ID Nlslt-
ing friends in this city.
ABNER-Abner Thompson has been in ottawa
this week.
CLAIR K.-Miss Carrie Clark, Aurora, is visiting
Miss Jennie Taylor, at Utica
SHULER. Miss Lizzie Shuler has this week
been guest of Miss Kate Jordan, at Morris.
WED.--The approaching marriage Of Miss Ma
ry L. Burke to James F. Graham Is announced.
CoI..-The Utica Gazette says Mr.. H. s. Gilbert
contemplates trip to Colorado soon.
LAKE.-J G.. Elwood and family, Joliet are
making the trip ground the lakes"
JoHN.-Aurora Beacon: Conductor John Fla
vim was up from Ottawa over Sunday"
WARNER.-O. A. Warner, now of Peoria, was
home on a brief visit during the early part of the
week.
IEss.-Tjnes: "Mr. and Mrs. VIM. T Craig
of Jacksonville, H., are the guests of Mr.. and,
Mrs. c. B. Hess, of this city"
TEXAS. Col. W. l.. Dunavan has returned
from Texas. He will soon go back to Denton
with his family.
ECLARK.-Mrs. George Newberry ard mother,
Mrs. scoield, of Chicago, are guests of Mrs.
James Clark, OF Utica.
VETS. Miss Nellie Vets is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. John X. Cameron. She appears in
much better health than usual.
HOME Joliet Ns,rS: Miss Mary Shelter, Miss
Vandersol and Miss X. Studebaker returned Fri
day evening from their visit and picnic at OF
tawa."
Mechanics Mctirath, Of Chicago, has come
down to spend few weeks with his father and
sister, in Wallace.
UARD Mrs. A. W. Hard, with the baby, are
visiting the family of her father, Mayor E. G.
Allen.
DRUITT. Mr.. John II. Druitt, now in Dakota,
has become so strong that recently he took u
half mile walk
WM.-Mr. VIM. McElroy, of Pittsburg made
Ottawa visit this week, the frstin the ten years
since he left here.
LocKwooD-M Mcnie Lockwood left the city
this week to spend the summer with relatives in
New York City.
SMITH. Mr. c. Kinney Smith, of New York
CITY, is visiting the family of his father, A. B.
Smith, Esq, and other friends in this city.
DA.--Joliet HeraM.: Mrs +. s. Barney start
ed for Sunny Side, Dakota, Tuesday evening,
where she will remain for time for her health"
MAE.-Miss Mae Trumbo entertained her
friends, the young people of Ottawa, at her
home in the town of Rutland, on last Tuesday
evening.
TEACH.-The Peru Ne,cs notes the following
from Ottawa as present at the teachers institute,
now in progress in that city: Misses Goodspeed,
Miss Pool, Miss McCaleb, Miss Looney and Miss
Lilis, of Ottawa
REEs.-Thc marriage of Miss Mary Rees to
Will j. Mohr is announced to take placeson next
tn do inp 4 ba nj
Mr.. and Mrs. W. p. Rees.
IowA.-Mr ana Mrs. w. Fl. Hull and Mr.. and
Mrs. +. A. Kendall are contemplating trip to
northern and western Iowa. They will start in
about a week.
BREwsTER.-Peru Herald: "Miss Sylvia Brews-
ter intends to make prolonged visit among her
friends in Connecticut, and will probably stay
during the winter"
HEss.-Mr. Herman A. Meyer, formerly cloth
ing dealer of this city, lately of Mendoza, has
taken a situation as travelling salesman for A.
Hess & Co., Of this city.
INJUN.-Aurora Beacon: "W. J. Pollock, of
the Indian Department is in town, spending
few days with his family, and then he goes west
to look after the interests Of his charges"
RUGG.-George P. Rugg, who went up to Min
nesota week or two ago, has returned, having
been taken sick while gone. He is recovering
again ard is now able to be on the streets once
more.
LINCoIN.-B F. Lincoln and family returned
home on Wednesday last from Minnesota. Mrs.
Lincoln's health is much improved. Mr.. L. re-
ports our Ottawa friends in good health and ex-
ceent spirits owing to abundant harvests.
Really notice elsewhere it will be seen
Al. al r1y 1f
opened a real estate office In Lincoln, Neb. The
news will be valuable to many hereabouts who
will find Mr.. Hossack useful IN that capacity.
WILSON Robert Wilson, of this city, has been
selected by the commissioners Of claims for the
overlooked lands from the Copperas Creek dam
to make survey of the claims and report to the
next sitting of the commission in December
possible. He attended the meeting of the COM
missioners in Springfield this week.
VANcE.-Our old friend Ed, II. Vance, who
graduated from the law office OF b. +. Lincoln,
Esq, of this city, has settled at Washington, Da-
kota, where he is very rapidly working into a
good legal business. "The Doc" is good work
er. energetic, has brains, and well trained ones,
and must succeed. His friends here congrstu-
late him.
MUsIC.-Miss Carrie Whittesey has taken
rnn,. over Mr. uav'r's o" e. Sa''' T., where
she ..a, a dne piano, - ;n.t taos, VINO visa to
take vocal lessons of her before her return to
New York in October will be able TO do so with
out Inconvenience. She may be found there any
morning after 10 O'Clock.
Obituary.
| JERRY Z. FORD, man who had a host OF
| acnusintanc,s and friends In this county died at