The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-08-18

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JoRDAN.-Miss Kate d. Jordan is visiting
friends in Ottawa.
BoY.-Mrs. E. J. Wall presented her lord
with son on Saturday last.
HoMR.-Judge Evans and wife have re-
turned from their Lake trip.
CLERK.-County Clerk Overocker, OF Nor.
lis, took in the races Yesterday,
FLETCHER Fletcher, OF the Morris
Herald, took IN the races yesterday.
TRIMBLE.-Mr. George II. Trimble Is ex.
pected home from Washington tomorrow.
HATHEwAY.-Mlss Hattie Hathaway, OF
Havana, H., is the guest of Mrs. w. G.
Riale.
GRIfFiTH.-James Griffith has returned to
Minneapolis from two weeks visit with
friends in Ottawa.
this city, are visiting friends at Pecatonica,
"innebago county.
TELEPH.-Assistant Gen. Supt. Wilson, Of
the Central Union Telephone Company, gave
this office friendly call yesterday.
STRAwN.-J. n. Strawn has given an or.
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barn on his fine farm west Of the city.
MC.-The Misses Macarthur entertained
number Of friends at the residence of their
uncle, DR.. Macarthur, on Saturday evening.
md. w. Ebersol, secretary of the Old
Settlers Association, is IN Indianapolis this
week, attending the grand soldiers reunion
there.
NORTH.-Ey.inayor Snyder, Charley Mad
den, VIII Erwin ana John Schuetz, of Men.
dota, have gone on trip to Minnesota and
the lakes.
PARKs.-C. D. Parks, Of the Sterling
B'ade, was in Ottawa this week taking in the
races, and honored the FREE TRADER Office
with call
SlzER.-Frank l., Sizer, assayer, sends US
a copy Of the Helena, Montana, Fra, one of
many day.
MINN.-Mr. and Mrs. l.. Leland and Mr..
and Mrs. c. II. Hamilton are visiting the
summer resorts in the neighborhood of st.
Paul and Minneapolis.
sTEACK.-Carl steack, editor of the La
Sale and Peru Express, the new German pa
per published at La Sale, called at the FREE
TRADER Office on Thursday morning.
MCMANUs.-M Juliette Mosley, of
Princeton, and Mrs. Martha Gilbert OF Deca.
tur, have been the guests of Mrs. James Nc
Manus, this city, during tho past week.
APPOINTED. H. s. Corwin has received
his appointment as postmaster at Peru. He
had no opposition, the business men geRer.
ally OF the city, irrespective OF party, sign.
ing his petition.
ANNA.-Miss Anna O'Meara, of Ottawa,
was serenaded by the Streator quartette
club, at Streator, the other evening. The
gentlemen were invited in, and pleasant
musical party followed.
BALPoUR.-Mr. Balfour, driving LELAND"
on Monday was thrown from the sulky at the
close of heat of the $40 race, and exhibit
ed rare pluck in the management of his |
horse. No one was hurt.
MARvIN.-Mr. Thos. II. Marvin, of the c., |
B. go. depot, and his family, have gone to |
Vermont for a short visit Nj. Marvin has
earned a resting time, and will be more use.
full than ever to his company here on his re.
turn.
CATHERINE had the pleasure the other
day Of shaking hands with Lew Carter, |
Esq. formerly prominent citizen of the |
town os Earl, this county, but tor the last 25
years resident Of Marion county, H., where
be is running large farm.
SMITH.-Mr. Charles NJ. Smith, Of Earl. |
vile, who has acted as starter this week, has
won golden opinions on all sides, both for
his fairness as well as his care for the rights
o! the spectators. Mt. Smith is one of the
best men in the place in the country
CLARK.-During this week Mr.. John L.
Clark, Of Utica, removed his home from that
village to Corwith, Iowa, where he will 20
into the spoke business, being joined by his
SOB, Herman Clark. His family will follow
Tim IN few days. Mr.. Clark came to this
county in 1888, and for years has been one of
the best known and most highly esteemed
men in that portion Of the county. Mr. and
Mrs. Clark will be greatly missed by
the people of Utica, among whom they
have lived for so many years.
CoNDoN.-A rumor has been circulated
through the east end of this county, ignor.
antly or maliciously, that Mr. John j. Con.
don, formerly of Seneca, now of Cherokee,
Iowa, had lost his entire means, even his
home and stock-wiecked financially and
mentally through bad speculatons on the
Chicago Board of Trade. We have it on the
best of authority that the rumor is absolutely
ase. Nlr. Condor is to-day enjoying an en-
Tiable prosperity and excellent health lie
can eat well three times day, and draw q
,heque on his banker for few thousand
and have it honored by Scribner, Boroughs
Y Co., Steele IL Sons, or any of the neighbor
ng banks. Mr.. Condon's friends in this
,Ounty, who are legion, may rest assured
Nr. c. is still ION deck" as usual