The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-08-11


co on the 18th
CoRB.-Corb Dillman, Joliet, rejoices
Daughter; eight pounds.
PRor.-Profs. Thorp and Bathurst were a
the Peru Institute this week.
HoxIE.-C. w. Hoxie returned to his hom
at Lincoln, Neb., on Thursday
CITY.-Ed. Graham and Frank Nevns arr
visiting friends in Kansas CITY, Mo.
RooNEy.-James Rooney, Scotland, Mo, II
visiting Mrs. Alex. Vaughey, at Seneca
o'NEIL.-Mrs. w. j. O'Nell, of Streator, Is
visiting Mrs. O'Meara, Of this city, this week
sPEvEYs.-Col r. C. Stevens has beer
elected Supervisor Of Tintah, hIs Minnesota
home.
HULL. Geo. V. Hull started this week on
his fall pilgrimage among Illinois dry goods
houses.
Copy.-Miss Nellie Cody, Of La Sale, is
visiting her SISTER Mrs j. W. Duncan, OF
This city
JuDGr.-Judge Gilbert is complmented on
all sides by his effective decisions in the
Brock" cases.
CAroN.-IIon. J. d. Cation will deliver the
address to the win County Old Settlers So
.iety this year.
Cumps. Miss Cora L. Childa, of this city,
ia visiting the family Of j. W. Price, at Bur
lington, Iowa.
DUNCAN. Misses Mamie Schultz and Eliza
Noon, of Peru, are visiting Mrs. VIM. Dun
can, In this city.
RETURNEp.-Mrs. l.. l.. McKinlay, OF the
First Ward, has returned from a ten days
visit to friends IN Seneca.
KA.-Miss Mary Montgomery, of this city,
aud her sister Kittie, have gone to visit
friends at Kansas City, Mo.
WgB.-Frank Webster, late OF La Sale, is
insurance editor of the New York Tribune.
The young man is climbing.
BERTRAux. MIR. Cliff Berteaux, OF Strea-
tor, who buried one OF his twins last week,
lost the other on Sunday last. They have
the sincere sympathy OF their friends in OF
tawa.
GoNE.-Mr. P. Miles Frame who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. f. Harvey Smith, Of
she west side, has returned to his home In
Brandywine Summit, Delaware County,
Penn.
DENTAl.--Dr. Mariner, of this city, has
been In attendance this week at the Ameri-
can Dental Association at Niagara Falls, as
representative from the Illinois State Associ.
alton and also from the Chicago Dental Socl-
city. E.
"OUKE." George Sweet, formerly Of Otta-
wa, is boss type and editor of the English
hall u the Hays City (Kan. German A"esi-
ga. Adyooate Griffith is in mercantile bust.
ness, running store for parties in that
town. The polish" continues to sell.
SKIFF.-Mr. Will Skif and bride are ex-
pccted in this city this evening, for short
visit among friends. Mr.. Skill was married
at Goodland, Ind, on the OH, to Miss Belle {
Brewster, daughter of Il. II. Brewster, Of
that city. Mr.. Skif has q host OF friends
here, who will delight to congratulate him
in person.
Posi- Miss Wheeler. the artist, Of Peru,
has been appointed postmistress at Apo I
ma.tox, Da. The Peru HeraM says she went |
into the territory last spring and took
claim on the prairie about twenty miles east {
OF lie Beau, the home of numerous half.
breeds. The town Of Appomattox was loca. :
ted about twenty months ago, and Is ROW IN )
The center Of thriving settlement, though s
a buffalo appeared on the town site, June ,
30ih
TALBOT. -Mr. Z. II. Talbot, OF the Rail,cay
.tge, has just built for himself palace car, c
worth $4,000 Tho car is composed OF speci. e,
mems OF the finest material, workmanship /
aud designing thus far possible to be pro.
duced by the leading manufacturers OF rail.
way appliances in this country. The inten. /
lion VI Mr. Talbot Is TO make this car serve .
the useful purpose to visiting men from
other countries and to the press, as we'll as
TO railway men ut home, to whom Its "latch '
strings will always hang out" The car left :
this week for an extended trip over the Chi.
eago q Northwestern, st. Paul, Minneapolis l.
* Manitoba, Northern Pacific, and Canada I
Pacific roads, including visit to the Yellow.
stone PARK, western terminus OF the Cana. !
dian Pacific, and Portland, Oregon. Mr.. q
Talbot is accompanied by his wife and an ar. r
list, who will make sketches OF the more in.
teresting and important places and objects
Of interest.
Our reporter called on Scott Bros. Il Co. e.
yesterday and was politely informed by Mr.. II,
Scott that they bad no time 10 write poetry, d
30 all hands were busy in opening up new Il
Inca OF fall goods. Upon inspection those b
goods prove to be the finest ever shown by d
the firm is
Mr.. ). S. Scott, who has been east on ii
purchasing tour, will he home next week. n
and the goods are arriving right along. Next 81
week they will open large line Of shawls, II
clocks and fall wraps. "
Concert. .
The musical people OF Ottawa, in order 10
make il interesting for those ott.,din,, ,ba q