The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-09-15
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in town on Thursday.
MoRGAN.-Mr. Thos. F. Morgan, Chicago
was in town on Thursday.
TRIMBLE.-Mr. Geo W, Trlmbe returned
to Washington yesterday
BouGHT. Mrs. Kate llazlcu bought The
Burgess property yesterday.
PAlyT.-Miss Emily Jekyll is teaching a
class in painting at Morris.
EAsT.--Mrs. f. ~ Sherwood started on an
eastern trip or Tuesday last.
KING. Mr.. II. c. King has purchased ma.
chinery for his new planning mill at York.
Vile.
RoBINsoN.-M b. II. Robinson, OF Los
liant. has returned home after quite II long
visit to Iowa.
RowEN.-Mr. \. j. Rowen, Of the 9th
auditors office, Washington, was in town this
week, his home being Joliet.
Nrp.--J. Z. Nontrose aud Cal. d. Phillips,
from Lincoln; Nebraska, are shaking the
hands of their numerous friends in this city.
SToCksLEGER. W. Stockslcger, wife
and daughter have returned to Ottawa from
Dakota, and will probably remain here for
The winter.
GLAss.-Yorkyille Record' "Mr. J. ii.
Leighton, of Ottawa, was ia Yorkvile last
week with proposition to establish Il glass
factory in this place"
Mc-Mss MacKinlay, who has peen for
some weeks the guest Of the family OF her
brother. +. Y. MacKinay, Esq, returned to-
her home in Poughkeepsie this week.
BARNEY. Mr.. James Barney, formerly of
this city, now OF Scranton, Pa, spending
the summer crcusing, was in town this
week, looking as young and good naturcd
as ever.
KENNEDY.-M Kennedy, of the c., b. "
q. mail, has gone west to indulge in a few
weeks recreation, and while he is gone his
train on the Fox River line IS run by Fred
Robinson.
SHsEP-Mr. Silas Strawn, son OF Abner
Strawn, Esq, at Minneapolis, lately, secured
the first premium on all sheep he showed
.here, competing against animals from the
best breeders in America.
STEAp.-W. X. Stead, of this city, left on
Tuesday for Indiana, where an interesting
event was to occur on the following day In
which he was to be bridegroom Mr.. and
Mrs. Stead will accept the FREE lRAEERs
congratulations.
HAMMOND. We are pleased to inform our |
readers, all of whom are friends Of J, D. Ham
mouG, that that gentleman is recovering from
the severe sickness which has Frustrated
MIN ct the Clifton Hotel for nearly two
weeks He Is able TO be around again, but
g still very weak, and some time must elapse
before he can resume his duties.
DUNCAN .-Streator Free Press: 1.-THE demo.
Gratis are casting their weather eye toward
possible candidates for congressional honors.
Judge DIN, Of Joliet, is coming to the front,
while many friends Of Senator Duncan are
anxious TO see him contest the field. There
ia not within the Democratic party any bet.
ter material than Hon. James W. Duncan.
HIS career in the Illinois senate is sufficient
evidence of his real worth. There WIS not
an ADLER worker in that body"
EDIroR.-Mr f. l.. Donaghho, late editor
Of the Streator Times, threw the light of his
genial countenancc into our sanctum on
Wednesday. LARRY" is one Of the brightest
men and best fellows in Streator, and the
fraternity will miss his work. In reslgning
the quill after a siege Of few months, he
says: Life is too short, time is too ieetlng
and space too limited for us in this farewell
article to give our full experience. At some
future time we may write u book entitled
what Know about Editing a Newspaper
and send IL forth to electrify the whole news.
paper world. We are satisfied, however,
shat the path OF journalism leads but to gao
ny; but being unambitious in this respect,
We prefer something more tangible If less
enduring"
SMITH.-The members of the Ottawa Drlv.
!ng Park Association feel under deep obliga.
tIons to Mr.. Chas. NJ. Smith, of Earlville.
The excellent management of the last meet |
ing OF the Association, which certainly was
unequalled by any in the circuit this season,
was, so far as the direct comfort OF the spec.
tators was concerned, due in great part to |
him; and while everything WAS managed |
busness.like and mo fayors," yet the man
agement OF the horses on the track was as |
the spectators. Mr.. Smith worked hard all |
week, and yet he refused to accept any com.
pensation for his services. The Association |
thereupon, to show their appreciation OF his
favor. this week secured, through Mr.. d. |
Hess, one Of the handsomest water services |
VIC have ever seen. 1t is about two feet high, |
the cooler resting on standards, which are
decorated with lilies and leaves. The basin
below Is large shell, gold lined. and the
base, cups and cooler are handsomely EN-.
hossed and engraved with gold ornaments
Al was sent him with the regards Of the As |
ISOLATION.
School books, slate pencils, rubbcrs, inks,
pens, rulers. ook.straps-everythng needed
In the school room, at Hapeman Il Graham's
Good Tempiars.