The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-06-28
Personal.

6MITH.-Supt' IL RhiieHt Va ~''N''o'
was in town this week.
CHAs.-Charley Boltwood, of Peoria, has
been In Ottawa this week.
TwiNs-To Mrs. and Mr. g. s. Brown, first
ward, son and daughter.
BENJ.-Mr. Benz. 7. Nicholson, formerly OF
this city, now of Chicago, was in town the
other day.
MIroHELL.-Miss Matte Mitchell, late of
the telephone exchange, is booH -kecper in G.
NJ. Forbes's drug store.
GEo.-George Freisheimer, late with
Kneussl, now of Chicago, was in town th~
week visiting his friends.
RELIaIous.-Revs. W. +. Day, Of this city,
and f. NJ. Abbott, OF Marsellcs, exchanged
pulpits on Sunday evening last
GoNE.-O. A. Warner left Wednesday noon
for Columbus, Neb., to expert for the Marsh
Binder Mfg Co., of Sycamore, ILL.,
LApp.-G. d. Ladd, the Peru attorney and
money king, let the light of his genial coun'
tenance shine upon Ottawa one day this week.
HERE-Miss May Waterman, one OF the
public librarians of Chicago, and her sister
Katie, are visiting the family of Chase Fow-
Ter, Of this city.
HRRB.-Ed. c. Thompson, the Tonica drug
pi.t. was in Ottawa with his family this week
There is some talk of making him mayor OF
that enterprising little city Mt the next cleo
ton.
sApp.-Mrs. F. NJ. Sapp and two sons are
visiting friends in Northern Illinois and
They MaipU The
family horse and buggy as mode OF convey
ance.
BALDWIN We had a pleasant call yester-
day from Mr.. +. Baldwin, one OF the oldest
settlers of the town of Vermillion and for over
forty years a regular subscriber to the FREE
TRADER.
GRANT.-Miss Grant, the singer, will attend
the Baptist Sunday school tomorrow and
sing one of her fine solos for the edifcation
Of the school, a request to do SO having been
extended her by the school authorities.
BAuER.-Wm Bauer, the saloon keeper has
been fixing up the interior of his place to
keep pace he says, with the march of time,
a $500 license and IL o'clock closing order.
Hummer & Duncan furnished the paper.
Mc.-Duncan McDougall has gone east on
much needed vacation 1t is hoped by his
many friends in Ottawa and La Sale coun-
ty that his absence Of two or three months
will effect complete restoration of health.
MrLIrARY.-F. 8. Schnnleber, of Ransom,
this county, but who has been a student at
the state school at Ames, Iowa, passed
through Ottawa yesterday. He enjoys the
distinction also OF being first lieutenant in a
local military company.
SHEppARD.-The Illinois State Veterinary
Association met in Quincy last week Tuesday
When it came to the election Of officers, DR.
YIN. Sheppard, of this city, was unanimously
elected President for the ensuing year, under
whose direction the Association is sure to
prosper.
CRAcKERs.-Lttle Rob. Leland, son Of
Sherman Leland, Esq. had the misfortune a
few days since to have bunch of fire crack
ers ignite in his pocket, the result being a
badly scared and considerably burned boy.
The mischief was supposed to have been done
by playfellow.
and Z. J. Manchester and Rev o. o. Fletcher
went to Moline for the purpose of purchasing
a new pipe organ for the Baptist church,
Enough money has been subscribed to war
rant the purchase of good instrument, and
the Baptist society will soon have one Of
which they may be justly proud. concert
by the best local talent of this city is being
considered, when the organ Is received.
HARRIs.-Dr j. q. Harris returned to OF.
tawa on Saturday last from his two months
engaged in advertising the new town of Mid
land in which he and party of western and
southern capitalists are Interested. He is
looking much better in health than when he
went away, and II would seem rs though the
southern climate agreed with him. We trust
however, the interest Of the Lone Star state
are not so great as to cause DR.. Harris any
serious thoughts of making that his perma-
nent home,
CLARK The Humboldt, Iowa, Hsdepcadent
says: "unity church was well filed last Sun
day evening to hear DR.. Clark's lecture on
"The Relation OF Disease TO Morality" The
subject was treated scientifically and showed
the lecturers complete understanding of the
matter treated 1t was, perhaps, the most
scholarly Of the lectures given by the young
people, though Of so entirely different ma.
ture as to hardly admit of comparison" Dr.
Clark, who is "A very promising young physi
clan at that place, will be kindly remembered
hereabGuts as Dr. 6. II. Clark, son Of j. l.
Clark, Esq, late of Utica, in this county.
HoME.-Daniel Blake, for some time past
residing in Texas, has returned to Ottawa fol-
the summer. He appears In good health and
is as hale as any man of his years in the
county.
"Reduce the taXes!'' has been an economic
cry in Ottawa during the past few years and
many needed and valuable improvements