The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-03
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CnAnh,-s' Cham. cerlaln, OF Deer Park, ie
about to moycto 6rownley, Iowa.
SrN,-James Grifllth left on Monday for
Minneapolis.
NoRsEs.-deo Forbes, Fske & Beem's mis-
slonary, is home this week.
No.-Mr. NJ. Flaherty is not going 10 re-
move his residence 10 Ottawa as stated.
SKER.-Frank Sizer is home from the great
west this week, visiting relatives and friends.
PAINrHR.-Thc Hon. Peter Painter, of Ohio,
was this week the guest of Mr.. w. j. Nicely.
FRANk.--h. Frank has gone on his annual
pilgrimage to the eastern clothing markets.
JoHN,-Our former townsman, John sho,
bert now of Marshalltown, H., was in town
this week.
ILL.-Mrs. Wm. +. Milligan has been very
i'll this week, bat is much better at last re-
ports.
TAYLoR-Circuit Clerk Taylor has been on
the sick list for several days this week, but
We are pleased to say is better.
Mrs. John Mathies, an old resident OF this
city, died on Monday OF lung fever. The
funeral took place or Thursday.
ARMSTRONG. q. Armstrong and wife.
of this city, have been called to Champaign,
by the death OF Mrs. Armstrong; grand
mother.
DlEp.-Mrs. D. c. Prichard, daughter Of
Mr.. Justus Harris, died at Darlington, Wis,
on Saturday. The body was brought to Of
tawa for burial.
WRsr.-Mrs. Z. G. Allen and Mrs. Edith
Jordan are about to make q visit to Denver
as the guests Of M, and Mrs. Will Furst, Of
sbe Windsor Hotel.
ILL.-Mr. Corner, Of South Ottawa, who
has been confined TO his house for the past
two months by sickness, was able to be out
on Wednesday for the first time.
srRRAroR. George n. Cash and job
Flanagan, of streator, were in this city o
Wednesday, shaking hands with their old
Ottawa friends.
WE'RE. w. W, Arnold, late warden at the
county house, now living IN Iowa, has been
in town for the past week, To him and his
family there is no place equal to Ottawa.
SHAVER. --Marseiles Register: "Mr. Eph.
Ram Shaver, Esq, met with a serious acct
dent one day last week. He broke through
an ice crust, falling and tearing loose a ten
don above his knee cap, and will probably be
cripple for the balance of his life"
QuINN.-Willam Quinn, for several years
a salesman in A. Lynch's dry goods depart
ment, has abandoned mercantile pursuits
and gone TO Livingston county, where he has
a large and valuable stock farm. Ottawa
will miss his genial counteDance and regret
his departure
VISIT. Mrs. John O'Mara, OF Kinsman,
and her cousin, Miss Jennie Ryan, of Ran
som, who have been in this city several days
visiting relatives and friends, were joined
company by Mr.. James O'Marn and escorted
home by way of Streator, all having had q
very pleasant visit.
GEo.-Streator FIRE. Press; "Georgc b.
Mcdell, who has been connected with the
shoe department of ID. lIecnan ~ Co. for
several years, has opened boot and shoe
store in Ottawa in company with Joseph Me.
gafin. Mr.. Medell has made many friends
IN Streator, who are 10th 20 see him leave,
but wish him success in his new business
venture"
Purrrs-C. d. Phillips and family o: East
Ottawa. have returned from their Florida
trip. Cal brings a. a specimen of the tropi-
cal fruits OF that delectable climate live
Young alligator two feet in length. This lit
tie pet of the bayou has a smile for all who
attempt to guess its age by an examination
of the teeth.
GAINED. There was quite Gaming affair at
the residence Of T.. +. Bull Esq, on Friday
evening last. \ number of friends had gath
cred to congratulate Mr.. Mason Bull on at
taIning his 18th yea, and during the evening
Mr.. Barnes, on behalf of his friends, present
ed him with gold-headed cane. The old
gentleman was nonplusscd. and his son had
TO respond for him. A little while after
wards Mr.. J. G.. Natt.nger, who had also Just
passed the 18th milestone on lifcs road, |
was similarly used. !
HoP.--La Sale Bemocrat: The following |
ladies' and gentlemen from Ottawa attended |
The Masonic hop in this city last Thursday |
evening: Miss May Orr. Miss Fannie Johns, |
Miss Virginia Hook, Miss Annie Hathaway,
Miss L. Rathbun, Miss Elsie Trimhle, Miss
Z. Clarkson. Miss julia Bushnell, and F..
hathaway, Chas. Hook, Chas. IRON, Geo.
Brown, Chas. Frice, Frank YentSer, Herman
,trswu, Horace Price. Miss Nellie Gardner,
Il Princeton. accompanied the Ottawa