The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-01-20
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Joun.yNiss Kate Jordan has returned
70 Morris.
srpAwx.-Eli Strawn. Of BUCKLEY, was in
town yesterday.
Mo.-Miss Jessie Macarthur Is visiting
friends In Detroit, Mich.
PHsLrs.-Mr. and Mira. Hartley Phelps
have returned 10 their home in Kansas.
srRAwN.-Miss Ida strawn has returned to
her position In the Office att. z. Porter's.
RRDpIcK.-Mrs. Reddck is contemplating
3 trip 10 Dakota for her health. She 10 much
Better this week.
CY.-The new Governor OF Kansas has ap'
pointed Cyrus A. Leland, formerly Ct Ottawa
Regent Of the State University.
FRLL.-H. NJ. Gallagher, OF tho Peru Her.
I'D, on Sunday last fell on the walk break
Ing an arm below the shoulder joint.
HUNrsR.--9eOrgs H. Hunter, ESQ, was in
Ottawa few days this week. He returned
to Lesvenworth, Kansas, on Thursday,
FLoR1pA.-rhe La Sale county colony in
Florida has been increased by A. 7. Arm
,tropg. of Serena, and Mr.. and Mrs. Titus,
Of this city.
Mas. f. Colt, an agent for the Sanborn
MAY and Publishing Company, New York, is
in Ottawa making map OF the business por.
ton of the city, for the benefit OF the insur-
snce companies. His company have recent
~ established a western agency In Chicago.
HARp.-Dr. C. Hard was called in consul
,ation TO St.. Paul, Minnesota, yesterday to
sec Hon. d. NJ. Sahin, member eff the Min
nesOta legislature, who Is seriously Ill. Mr..
Sabin was formerly La Sale county man,
and now occupies a place of influence in his
present state.
GRANGE. AT Decatur this week, at the
meeting Of the State Grange, z. Rowland, OF
Prairie Center. was elected O. for the ensu.
ing year ana j. II. Shaver, Of this city, placed
on the executive committee. Quite number
OF La Sale county names appear on the list
Of standing committees.
ELECTRIC. &C. L. Ballard was in Chicago
during the early part OF the week 10 attend.
snce upon the meeting Of the Chicago Eec-
trical Association. He says there was an IN.
teresting lecture upon the subject of "stor.
age Batteries" which demonstrated 10 those
present the practicability of the storage sys-
tenn.
WILL.-Will l.. +. Milligsn, on Wednesday
night, at the installation Of officers OF Shah
bona Chapter, r. A. NJ, was presented with q
high-priest jewel, Mr.. Solomon Degen max.
ing the presentation on behalf OF the Chap
ter. Mr. Milligan has been high-priest for
some years, performing the duties of his Of
Ace, as 1t would seem, IN q manner highly
pleasing to the Chapter. The gift was a
great surprise to Mr.. ~, but he accepted IL
in fitting terms. and is now the proudest man
In the county.
LEGIsLATURE.-The Springfield correspon
dent of the Mendoza Bulletin has this to say
Of La Sale county's popular delegation al
the state capital: Senator Duncan is con.
oeded to be The best looking man in the sen
ate. aud we have no doubt will make his
mark on the floor. A great mistake that
many people make Ia that everything is done
here by parties. That is not the fact After
the organization there are but few times that
we have strict party vote, so that outside Of
the organization and the election Of U. 3
Senator, Mr.. Duncan may DO just as useful
member. even to tho Republicans, as Mr..
Hart would have been. Representative
Vaughey, the rrrepressible. Is on hand like
the faithful servant, and will be- heard from
often during the session. Representative
Wiley is oac Of those quiet, unassuming men
that will not make much noise, but will
make safe legislator. Representative
Adams has already made host Of friends
and stands good chance to be made chair
man Of the committee on canals and rivers
one OF the most Important committees in the
house. His securing the nomination OF Hit
for assistant clerk showed that he does moi
intend to be cipher In the business OF the
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