The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-11-15

PORTER-Miss Eliza Porter Is visiting
friends in Lyons, Iowa,
HARRIS --Just,l, Harris and family have re
moved to Sprir field, III.
DEGEN.-Mr. Jacob Degen is vice president
Of the Norman Association.
EAMEs-Hon. l.. II. Eames and niece, Mrs.
Mather, were in the city tins week.
ELE.-E P. Hathaway, of Campbell, MINI,
has returned to Ottawa fer the winter,
BART. Bart. McDonough, of Chicago,
was In the city this week, greeting old friends,
KILBY.--H. NJ. Kilby is away on a visit to
his wife and ''that boy" in Dakota this week
DR.-Dr. j. G. Gundlach removed on Satur-
day last to st. Louis, which will be his home
for the present.
QuIGLEY.-Mr, NJ. Quglcy, the tinsmith,
has established himself in business at Leav-
enworth, Kansas.
CLARK.-Mrs. j l.. Clark and youngest
daughter, Of Corwth, Iowa, are visiting
friends in the city and neghborlood.
McLLiGAE.-Mrs. T. b, Mullgau, the mil
liner, with her family, have moved to st.
Louis, leaving Ottawa on Wednesday
Mc.--Strcator Free Press; "M,s Kjttie Me-.
Keen, of the county clerks Office in Ottawa,
spent sunday with her parents here
GolNG.-Mr. John Gardner Of the south
side, who recently purchased farm In Kan
sas expects to remove thiher with lis family
next week.
Coon Hon. VIM. Rcddck and Hon j d.
Cation had their mansions brilliantly iiiumn.
ated during the democratic jollhcatlon on
Tuesnay night.
JoLIET.-Among the visitors present at tho
test of the new fire steamer on Thursday were
Chief Swanson and Engineer Cramer, Of the
joliet department.
GEo.-Gco. Griffith, of Hays City, Ka, has
returned TO Ottawa, son business, !" to remain
only short time. He reports the genial
"Duke," Geo Sweet, rs prospecting
SILsBY.-Mr. c. +. Wissell, expert engineer
for the Silsby Manufacturing Company, has
been in Ottawa during the week, setting up
and testing the new steamer, "Lothrop Per.
Hns," which arrived on Monday.
DIEsTERwEG.-La Sale Democrat. "On
Wednesday, the day of Chas. L. Diesterweg's
marriage, his father gave him half interest
in the large boot and shoe store, a magnificent
gift OF fully 5000 The notice Of co-partner.
ship will be found in another column This
Is one OF the handsomest wedding presents
ever bestowed upon worthy son In this city
or county"
REEp.-Ine town board did a most sensible
act in appointing Mr.. John Reed supervisor
10 fill the unexpred term Of Messrs. Perkins
and Jones. Mr.. Reed Is business man of
the best type, takes and has taken a deep in
terest in local affairs, and is Just the kind OF A
man the town Of Ottawa needs on the Board
Of Supervisors, as well AS to look after town
affairs as they should be.
NAsH.-The announcement is made else
where Of the formation Of new lumber firm
Young ~ Nash, the members being J. ID,
Young and W. W Nash. The location is ia
yorable TO large trade, and then Mr. Young
has tor years conducted successful business
but with the new young blood of Mr. Nash
and the additional capital invested, no doubt,
the new firm may be expected to step at once
into the position Of leaders in the lumber
trade OF this county.
Vcos w. w. Dlhht THIS week
entered on his duties as master in chancery
for this county. Mr. Blake has been most
outrageously assailed by certain local papers,
both before and since his appointment. I'll
need only be said the petition asking his ap
polntmcnt was the largest ever sent in TO the
court, and the appointment could hardly have
been refused under the circumstances; and
furthermore, has given universal satisfaction
to an concerned, excepting, Of course, the
chronic kckers aforesaid.
HAxMoND.-J. D. Hammond. the traveller,
gave his Ottawa friends brief call yesterday
he leaves for New York. where he arrives on
Mosday. From there he goes south, will be