The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20


HoBERT.-Mr. and Mrs. Arthur IIobert
were in the city this week.
SHERwooD-Mrs F. A. Sherwood has re-
turned home from the east.
JOHN. Mr.. John Steinmeyer has removed
from Roncevelt to Green Brar, W. Va.
KAMA. j.. Doran, G.. Gehring and j. T..
Warner left for ten days trip through Kan
sas on Tuesday.
WATTS. Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Watts, of
South Ottawa tp., have returned from their
visit to st. Louis.
REED. Mrs. l.. A. Reed, Eldora, Iowa, is
visiting the family of her father, County
Treasurer Raymond.
Dow.-Mr. j. w. Dow and wife and
daughter, Mrs. Tillotson, OF Plymouth, Wis,
are guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Blish, at La
Sale.
IowA.-Mrs. J. Megaflin and children have
returned to Ottawa from Iowa to spend the
winter, and will be followed by Mr.. NJ.
shortly.
PENNEY.-Miss Della Penney, book keeper
for Manley IL Jordan, has returned from a
two weeks visit to relatives in Hutchinson,
Kansas.
DUNAvAN.-Mrs. Jesse Dunavan has been
called home from Texas by the serious ILL.,
ness of her mother, Mrs. Dryer, of Rutland
township.
CLARK.-Aurora Bedcon: "Prof. T. II.
Clark, principal of the East Side high
School, has been confined to his home some
days with sore throat.
NRw.-The card of the new law firm of
Snow & Stead appears this week. The part
ners, Messrs. ID. B. Snow and VIII II. Stead
are both too well known at the Ottawa bar to
need an introduction by us-it being simply
necessary to chronicle the organization Of
the firm.
JUDGE.-On Monday night DR.. John Good
speed, son Of Judge Goodspeed, Of Joliet,
died at his fathers residence, at the age of
26 years, OF consumption. He was very
promising young man, and his untimely
death is not only deep atlliction to his par
ents but source of deep regret to Joliet.
LOCKWOOD. Monday next Miss Meme |
Lockwood will open dressmaking estab-
lishment in the rooms over Forbes IL Flick's |
new dry goods store, entrance through the |
store. Miss Lockwood is an excellent dress |
maker, and ladies who trust her with their
work in that line will be sure Of having il |
done properly and satisfactory in every re-
spect.
PUsEY.-Mr. Joshua Pusey, OF Fall River,
has just returned from his Kansas farm,
bringing with him some beautiful specimens
of corn. However the Kansas corn won't
grow in Illinois, it certainly "developes" in
Kansas, and If on: La Sale county farmers
could show as fine specimens as Mr.. p does
the Kansas cereal would be great favorite
h9re IN short meter.
BREEsE.-Doctor ". w. Breese, who will |,
be remembered as having practjced medicine
in Ottawa aoOu. ten years ago, subsequently,
going TO Sreaior, was in the city this week,
settling up many accounts and making ar.
engagements for the payment Of others. He |;
IS now located at Nashville, Tenn, where
any person desiring can communicate with
him.
STRoBLE.-s:reator Eonitor: ''Mr. \. II.
Strobel, OF Ottawa, is IN Streator to-day,
making arrangements for opening harness
shop in Eagles brick store west of the Strea-
tor house, about November first. He is an
old resident OF Ottawa aud this county, hav-
ing been in Ottawa for the last twenty-five
years" The people Of Streator will fed !,
him most excellent msn in every respect; :