The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-05-12
HOME MATTERS.
personal Mention.

HERE.--Mrs. V. II. Dumbeck, of Peoria, il
visiting In this city.
DAE.--George Spencer and Joe Gay have
gone on q trip to Huron, Dakota
WINS. Prof. Il. Williams will have charge
of the Streator schools next year.
LIEUT.-Lleut. j. K. Chapman, L. s. a.,
has bad his leave of absence extended.
REED.-Capt. Reed has been quite seriously
Ill at his home, Dayton township.
WARNER Elk. Sheriff Frank Warner, nov
OF Chicago, was in town Wednesday.
SCoTT.-J E. Scott, who has Been confined
to his house nearly two weeks with milan
mntory rheumatism, was ont yesterday for
the first time.
HoME.-Mrs. John Flanagan, who had
been spending the winter in the south re.
turned some days ago with health much
benefited.
PnILLIPs.-W. II. Phillips, who has been
in Florida during the past winter and spring,
has returned north, and will probably be in
Ottawa next week.
SroNE.-J. G. Stone, a former resident
Of Ottawa, of late residing in Englewood
and doing business in Chicago, paid his old
friends here visit on Thursday, returning
home this morning
HURT.-A letter 10 Dr. Harris say Mr.. Jos.
Barnes, late of Rutland tp., was seriously
hurt while riding to his home from San An.
tonic, Texas, recently by falling from the
wagon seat under the wheels
HALsEY.-S. G. Halsey, from Dutch Flats,
Col, is visiting his niece, Mrs. j. II. Calkins
He has been in poor health for some time,
and comes east in search Of relief, and is
gaining very fast under the care Of DR.. Nc.
Arthur
LYNCn.-La Sale Democrat: "John C.
Lynch, business manager of the La Sale and
Peru Gas Co., will resign his position in a
day or two, and next Wednesday leaves for
Benecia, Cal, where he will go into the ship
building business with his father"
WARNER.-Mr, and Mrs. Warner, (,ee Fan.
ME Hopkins) made Ottawa visit this week.
JUDGE.-The kankakee Gazette says that
Judge Pillsbury has returned from Hot
Springs, somewhat improved in health, and
will come TO Ottawa next Tuesday to sit on
the appellate court bench.
SlNG.-Miss Carrie Whittlcsey, who has
been in New York for many months past
studying under advanced masters, has re-
turned home for the summer. She is going
to teach singing we believe, and already
quite q class has been organized for her.
Her downtown headquarters are at Prof. A.
Simon's pleasant rooms in the Opera House.
BAKER.-The Buckley Enquirer, for which
long account OF the brilliant wedding of Mr..
Joseph Baker, late of this county, and Emo
gene, daughter OF Horace Lincoln, of Buck
ley. There were large number of friends
present among whom were Mrs Clara Lin
coin, of this city. Mr.. Bakers old friends in
this county will congratulate him.
BoLTwooD.-Prof. Boltwood, whoa the
Chicago Journal quite justly calls zone of the
very best educators in the state" is quite
provoked at the announcement made by
Evanston because OF an increase OF salary.
His aim in leaving Ottawa is entirely to be
nearer Chicago-her literary, scientific and
societies; and her libraries, in order
to pursue to more advantage some special
ines of neutrality-suspicious. few men of Prof
BIS tastes and habits would be able to resist
SHAY.-A ten year old son Of Mr. Shay, Of
streator, was in Ottawa one day this week,
on his way to Denver, intending TO make
the journey on a velocipede. He proposed
TO engage in business on his ''own hook"
ana grow up and become rich and great in
the Golden State. His ideas were wonder
fully developed for "a man OF his years"
Soon after, parties were here looking after q
runaway boy that answered the description
Of our young gentleman; and probably be-
fore this time his ideas OF greatness are being
tempered by a little home treatment not so
conducive to pleasure 40 practicable.