The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-17
HOME MATTERS.
r,ersonal Mention,

Unor Walter Hoge, OFlhc ouca'"V f'"
Press was In town on Thursday
nsv,y.-Mr. Moses Osmail Is going tol
Dakotah next week
PonrER.-J. L. Porter was in Burlington,
la this week on business.
Hox,E.--C. ". Hoxlc is in Nebraska look
Ing after his landed interests near Lincoln.
SABIN.--Mrs j. VI. Sabin, Of Aurora, is the
guest OF DR.. and Mira. Macarthur, this week.
CRABB-C. L. Crabb, with Chas. Gosssge
& Co., Chicago, was in this city on business
on Monday.
DEwEY.-Mr. f. G. Dewey, hardware msr
chant, OF Denver, Col, 10 this week the guest
Of Mr.. 8. E. Dewey.
SHEPPARD. DIR. Vim. Sheppard was 10
Michigan this week on professional eusi'
ness. ~ = rtI. ..
ILL. Henry Goudolf, the harness maker
has been quite sick the past week with pieu'
risy. He Ia better now,
HoRss. Henry Gedney has bought pair
of matched Star Messenger colts OF WIN. q.
Parker, Of Tonica. ''
DoC.-H. VI. Bascom represented industry
Lodge, No. 20, a. .. U. W., at the meeting
of the Grand Lodge in Rock island last week
DsGEN.-Mrs Sol. Degcn entertained her
friends on last Sunday evening cher birth.
day. at the Jewish Society'srooms In Lynch's
block.
PENNY. &C. E. Penny returned on Tuesday
from "A two weeks visit to Hutchinson, Kan.
He reports the wheat crop of that vicinity in
fine condition.
LEWIS. e. c. Lewis Is In Springfield this
week, Mr.. Lewis has been endorsed for
Railroad Commissioner by nearly every re.
spectacle newspaper in this congressional
district.
TREAsuRER-S w. Raymond was up town
on Monday, the first time for two months
His numerous friends throughout the county
will be pleased TO learn of his improved
health.
LA.-La Sale Democrat: "Mrs. and Miss
Montgomery, OF Ottawa, mother and sister oil
Thos. Montgomery, Of tie Rock Island depot
ut this point, were visiting friends here for
few DAYS"
BARNEs.-Peru Nems: "Rev Barnes, OF OF.
towa, occupied the pulpit in the Congrega
tional church on Sunday evening and deliver
ed an eloquent address in memory OF the late
ly deceased pastor, Rev. Bronson"
CALkINs.-Calkins, an ambassador Tor the
Ottawa FREE TRADER, is in town to day. In
Calkins's young and vrtuous days he was the
son of the first landlord Of the Streato
House. Since then the town has changed so
he can't had the old hotel without guide
Monitor.
LARRY.--The genial Larry Donaghho has
at last found his proper place-the editoria
chair He ought to have been In 1t long ago
but now that he is in 1t, the Streator Time
will advance more rapidly INTO the position
of q newspaper than it has heretofore.
SHAVER Republican: "The many friend
Of Ephraim Shaver, OF Rutland, will be sorr,
to learn that he has met with u serious acci
dent. Last Saturday he fell through thu
crust OF the snow and broke tendon of hi
right leg and may never recover from the ef
fects of the injury"
DUScAN.--La Sale Democrat: "Thc miner
Of this district and their friends, which EN-
braces all the good people Of La Sale an
vicinity, with one voice confess heartfelt
gratitude to the course Of Senator Jas. W
Duncan We honestly believe that no mal
ever stood higher with the grand army O
coal miners. or was ever more generally re
spected, than Hons Mr.. Duncan Is to. day
DIoKEY-The FREE TRADER last week men
TONED Judge Dickey as one OF the objector
to the assessment for the new west side sewer
1t 10 only fair to say, since 1t did not then ar
pear OF record, that the Judges objection
had been made solely on the ground that h
did not think the sewer large enough; bu
having satisfied his mind In conversation wit
Mr.. Catlin and others that II was, he instruc,
ed his attorney TO withdraw them, and the
have not been considered.
HOMR-Jobn Rangley, OF Grand Ridge, af
ter q residence OF nearly seven years In tn
Black Hills, 10 home for q year, having me
with moderate success In mining. He occn
pies position ss roadmaster on the Denve
nd Rio Grande railroad, and is accompanie
byF. r. Morris, OF KanKakee county, hi
partner in the mining claim, who will afte
a brief visit among Illinois friends return {
the Hills. The friends OF these young me
are glad TO see them and extend congra I, IL
fiops m tbpir succcsa.