The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-21
personal Mention.

GLovER.-Hon. j. O.yGloyer was IN town
this week. g. EaE akat
LoSG. Lieut.. J. A. Long is home from
West Point
FORBES Thos. Forbes Is in Earlvlle
visiting friends.
CRAyE.-T. ". D. Crane is in Indianapolis
on legal business.
Syow.-Billy Snow has returned to Peru
ard the .Ne,Os office.
GIBBs.-Dr. a. E. Gibbs has gone west to
seek renewal of good health.
REv.-Rev. NJ C. Peters, Of this city, has
been asked to deliver lecture at La Sale.
BEGGs.-Miss n. c. Beggs, of Pittsburgh,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. ]. Collins, OF
Wallace.
DEL.-P. NJ. Frame, of Delaware county,
Pa, is visiting his sister Mrs. E. H. Smith, of
West Ottawa.
CoLLlNs.-J. W. Collins, prominent law.
yer OF st. Louis, Mo, is paying his old home
u visit, at Wallace.
GRANT.-George Grant, the glass cutter
and singer, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, is spending
summer vacation in this city.
j. ID. Hour genial correspondent, j. ID.
Hammond is making west again, and prom
ises his Ottawa friends visit rext week.
HERE,-Dr. bdNlcTu. Oh htpNOIia, IutUhtn
county, and Putnam Beckwith, a wealthy
farmer of Wenona, were in tails city on
Wednesday.
LGcKwooD.-Miss Minnie Lockwood has
taken position in the dry goods store of
Forbes " Flick, where her friends will find
her 10 the future.
ADMINISTRATIVE family of DR.. Mariner,
Of this city, have gone on few weeks visit
TO friends at Chicago. The Doctor himself
remains at home.
STRAwE.-Mrs. James Strawn and daugh.
ter, Chicago, are visiting the family of Mr.
Abner Strawn. They will be in this vicinity
for some weeks visiting friends and relatives.
NANTuCK.-G W. Hayden, the ''lost car
man." is taking little vacation, pleasure
combined with business, and is visiting his
old home away down east" at Nantucket
Island.
BEcKwITu.-Nli Mabel Beckwith, book
keeper for Butlord IL Son, photographers,
Chicago, accompanied by her friend, Miss
Dora Tucker, is visiting her home and friends
In this city.
MIrcHELL.-MissM Mitchell, of the Ottawa
Telephone Exchange, is again on duty, hav.
ing returned from her western visit. Miss
Cliff, of HulPs, has also returned and is at
her post again.
LucKY.-J. II. Msner, clerk In Manley
y Jordans, Of this city was recently award
ed a back pension Of 81, 400 Mr.. w. will
make ludicious use of his money, probably
investing part of it in western lands.
THOMPSON Mics Minnie Thompson, OF
this city, was telegraphed for on Thursday
20 report TO Chicago inStonter, her services as
telegrapher being required owing to the
strike o. the Brotherhood of Teleyraphers,
which took place that day. She reported for
duty yesterday.
POsTMAsTER.--H. :. Corwn, of the Peru
Wees, was in Ottawa one day this week look.
ing after the vacancy in the Peru postmas
tership. We don't know Of any Peru repub
lean who is more entitled to Mr. Cullen's
endorsement or who would make a better p.
". than the before mentioned lib"
WEALTHY.-C. NJ. Shaw leaves Ottawa next
week for Nebraska with the intention of buy.
ing lands. II looks as though the growing
trade OF Ottswawas profitable when the mer-
chant is obliged 10 20 west with his surplus
profits and invest them in lands.
CEREUs.-On Tuesday evening +. Harvey
Smith caused a night blooming cereus,
which WAS unfolding its blossom, to be ex
hibited to the public at Behring's drug store
Bowman and Wheeler were there 10 make
views of the flower by the electric light--the
results being probably the first ever success.
fully accomplished.
CANE --Rcv. VI. c. Peters, on Tuesday after.
\ noon was presented with q beautiful gold
headed cane, by the young men OF the city
This testimonial of regard and confidence
coming at such e time, must be deeply ap-
precia;ed by the Reverend gentleman, to
whom certain newspaper sGnsatonalists are
trying 10 give an lunenviable notoriety.
MCPHERsoN.- NJ. Mcpherson, lately
pastor Of the Baptist church OF this city, who
went about q year ago 10 Scotland to study,
has received q call to the First Baptist church
Of Glasgow. This is the leading Baptist
church of Scotland, Mr.. McPhcrson's many
friends In this city will congratulate him
and themselves, In that they persisted in
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