The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-10
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WAS In town this week.
sry.ToR. Senator ]. W, Duncan was back
from Springfield Yesterday
NoN.-William Cullen, NJ. c., and family
returned from Washington yesterday.
BERr.--Bert McElwain has left the express
Office and become insurance agent at La Sale.
WEIs.-Mrs. C. s. weis and son, OF the
seventh ward, are visiting friends In Prince
ton,
HARRIS. DIR. J. O. Harris has been con.
fined to his house portion Of this week with
illness.
RIALE--Nr John Riale, OF Pennsylvania
father of our genial grocer, is visiting his son
in this city
Grant,. ". y. Crane, who was SICK
last week, Is around again, attending 10 his
legal business.
PoRrER.-M,ss Jessie Porter is home again
AFTER spendipg several months at school at
Hinsdaie, Mich.
M1LEs.-Miss Lille Miles, of Aurora, has
been the guest OF Miss Mae Blanchard during
the past two weeks. ......
Horr.-Uncle John Hoffman was in town
on Thursday. He looks younger thsh ever
since his big wedding.
REv.-Rev. Mr.. Whit.lesey, OF this c!ty'
will occupy the pulpit Of the Peru Cosgregs'
tional church tomorrow.
GlLBEuT.-H. s. Gilbert's employees at
Utica and Ottawa on Tuesday, his birthday,
presented him with fine field glass.
IMPROVED. e. Y. Griggs has caused sew
rs IA hn ,o1p m "a
arrangement OF his stofe--new ceiling, &c.
KENNEDY. j mes A. Kennedy, Of Spring
field, Secretary Of the State Total Abstinence
Union (Catho!icl, was in the city on Wedncs-
GGy.
NApLEg.-Peru Wees: Charley Nader has
removed TO La Sale and is opening large
stock OF drugs belonging to Hattenhauer x
Nader"
HEENAs. --Stregtor Monitor: "Mrs. D..
neenan's numerous friends will be pleased to
learn that her health has greatly improved in
the past few days.
CoLwELL--Hugh Colwell has been in
Rockford part OF the present week. While
there he met Charles a. Works, at one time
g esident o! this city.
KANSAS Mr., and Mrs. V. &. Harris left
for their home in Girard, Kansas, on Tues
day, having spent the winter wjtli their
friends in this county t~,.
MoRGAN-Ed Morgan, ons Of The boys OF
Ottawa not many years ago, now postal agent
in York state, was homo this week It hae
been acversl years since his last visit.
PRuETP - Mr. George Pruett has opened u
carpenter shop two doors west of Fox river
bridge. George is tirstclass builder, and
should build UP good business soon.
CoNFIRMED. C. Lewis was confirmed
bya unanimous vote of the senate, the only
one of the three railroad and warehouse
commissioners to receive that compliment.
LoR.-J Megafiin has returned from q ten
trip to Northwestern Iowa. Notwi'h-
ling he was showed in part OF this
I. nc is completing arrangements for re.
N ing to that latitude the present sprlng
loop john Shoop, who takes u position
in !. l.. Stamate's clothing store, was given
afsrewell dancing party at Armory Hall the
other evening. About dozen couples were
present. and very pleasant time was en-.
ioyed.
DRUG.--P. W. Brown, u Peru boy, who has
been engaged in the retail drug business in
Denton county, Texas, is about to open .
wholesale drug store in Colorado, Mitchell
county, some two hundred miles west Of
Fort Worth. o, :'o "
TREArEg.-TLe children Of Mrs. Catherine
Temper gathered vt the residence OF Mr.
Isaac Alderman ON last Saturday evening, Il
celebrate Mrs. It's 18th birthday. All bu
two or three Of her children and grand chill
dren were present. There were numerous
presents, and pleasant evening ws Ell
joyed.
MIyeH-H. b. Mitchell, editor OF the .4msr
etsn MIR and Eiegotor aud Grain TRADE Jopi'
aul, was In town on Sunday last. BY thu
way, his brother Warren, we learn from Thu
Wenona fa,ier, has been advanced by Pabli'
Printer Rounds to the responsible position o
Estimate Clerk for the Government Printing
Oftlce at Washing. ton.
BIAcK-Frank Black, nos in Western
Florida, writes home that he has gained il
averdupois just fifteen pounds since leavln'
Ottawa, that he is in fne health aud spirits
that he rcyels in strawberries and sich, wear
bluejeans pants and goes barCfooted, ant
that he vii! probably be home on visi
through July and August. = ...tr
DUSAvAN, Speaking o! Tie lncrcaan u
values of lard. in the west, hr. W. l.. Duns
van known in Texas as Col" DunavaL
bought land in Denton county, Texas, a yea
ago for So per acre. He recently refused s!
for the same land. The only ihproycmer
put 90 the place duilng the year was barbe
wire fence, which his hay crop more tina
u. .s.HtE q. ~
paid for.
HEss.--A very pleasant party took place
Turn Hall on "Wednesday evening. Anon.
nous invitations were sent out for priva,
domino party, but the gathering proved to b
in honor of, though surprise to, Mr.. an
Mrs. 4. Hess. There were about $50 preser
and one of tho plesssntest of evenings VS.
spent in dancing and other anusements.
GRANr.-Miss Isabella Grant, late Of Il
Pr;,nonal Ill choir W IN IN hapD stu