The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-10


papers.
Personal.
RIcKLEY. Mrs. &. c. Rickley has returned
from the west.
LELAND.-Judge L. 5. Leland will hereaf
ter be found at the law office OF Gilbert 4
Eckes.
CAsE.-Chas. Case and wife, Rock Island
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Taylor
this week.
Gu. oh, yes; the population Is increasing
and cigars were placed in circulation this
week by J. b. Harris, boy; Chas, Forbes,
girl; II. NJ. Kilby, boy.
SING.-The Morris Quartette, comprised OF
Miss Kate d. Jordan, DR.. j. +. Cakes and j.
?. Work and wife, gave a concert at Lisbon,
last week, which delighted the natives.
Docs. We acknowledge the receipt from
! VIM. Cullen, NJ. c., of copy of that rare and
radiant document known as the Congression
al Record for the last session, for which we
are obliged
| CHILD. Miss Cora Child, Of Ottawa, hay.
| ing been granted a vacation from her school
duties at Dayton, has gone to Chicago, and
While there is TIE guest of Mrs. 0. G. Allen,
a sister Of Governor Hamilton.
CATON.-Mrs. Judge Cation has been seri-
ously i'll at her residence in this city this
week,-so seriously that the absent members
of the family were summoned. She was
much better at last accounts, however.
FLoRIDA.-Mr. and Mrs W B. Hall have
gone to Spring Garden Centre, Florida, Mr..
Halps health being very poor. j. W. Bran.
nan and wife also leave soon for the same
state to join Lou Brannan, late of this city.
IMPRoyED.-The many friends of Mrs.
Judge Cation will be pleased to learn that
that lady, who has been very sick for several
days, was much better yesterday and the
family physician, DR.. Hard, thinks her re.
covery is well assured.
MAYoR.-During the two weeks absence of
Mayor Allen in the east Alderman John Ho.
ban will be acting mayor, or president of the
council, having been elected to that position
by the council on last Tuesday evening.
TALBor-"Mr. f. II. Talbot, of the Rail.
lcay Age accompanied by Mrs. Talbot, Miss
Eunice Cobb and L. n Lewis, left Chicago
Wednesday evening in the Raa,cay Age car
by the Michigan Central Road, for Detroit
Toledo Cleveland, Buffalo, and other eastern
cities, to be gone = month"
CuT.--On Thursday morning while chop.
ping wood about 10 miles west of Ottawa,
Frank Singer, residing in the First Ward, of
this city, accidentally cut his foot SO serious.
ly that il was with great difficulty he reached
home, but it is probable that with careful
treatment Mr.. Singer will not be seriously
crippled,
SABrN.-Dr. Hard, OF this city, received a
telegram from saltwater, Minnesota yester.
day, announcing the death on the previous
evening of Mrs. NJ. f. Sabln, mother of the
was highly cultured lady. and is well re-
membered by many of Ottawa'S old citizens
as a former resident here.
SAPP. The Gunnison Colorado, papers an.
nounce the nomination for county Judge of
Dexter T. SaDp by the Democratic party OF
that county, and his success seems assured.
Mr.. Sapp is a son of a Methodist minister of
Michigan, ana cousin of the editor of the
Republican, of this city. He is accredited by |
all the newspapers rs being an able lawyer
0nd thorough gentleman.
PAY. -Streator free Press: Those school |
directors Of Groveland township called a
public meeting this week to see what should |
be done about paying the judgment Miss
Kate McCaleb recently obtained against the |
district in the circuit court. The directors
wanted to appeal the case, but it was unan-
mously voted to pay the judgment" The
Press suggests the directors shall pay it out
of their private pockets.
MERRIcK-Thc people of Peru have just
cause for congratuiation in possessing one
Of the test officers in this part of the state.
We mean City Marshal Dick Merrick, owing
to whose sagacity and courage several crimi.
nails have been sent over the road" to do the
state service at Joliet. The La Sale authori-
ties have been long on the watch to trap the
noted Steve Matthews without avail, but al
most as soon as his feet touched Peru soil
MerricK secured him on the charge of horse
stealing, and 1t was for this crime that Steve
was given three years in the pen"