The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-24

city for their future home in Kansas on
Thursday last. Ottawa dislikes TO lose so
good citizen as Mr.. Eberso has proven TO
be, but hopes the change may be greatly to
his advantage,
MCD.-Thos. McDcrmott, the well known
blacksmith and horseman, has taken anew
departure" and added feed yard to his pos
sessions. Free lunch every Thursday Is prob
ably the order of the yard at least it will pay
everyone to investigate. See card elsewhere
LINcoLN.--J. f. Porter, accompanied by
his aged father, left Ottawa on Tuesday for
Lincoln, Nebraska Mr.. Porter, the senior,
expects to remain in the west for some time,
while our wide awake and enterprising mer-
chant will return to Ottawa soon.
REpDICK 1T is with pleasure that the
FREB TRADER announces that Hon. William
Reddick is 80 much improved in health as TO
be able to ride out His recovery from what
was thought to be his death bed is no less
gratifying than wonderful to his friends
throughout the entire state.
HARDY Mrs. Elizabeth Hardy, widow OF
Truman Hardy, now living with her son,
VIM. Gilman, of Mendoza, is very i'll and not
expected TO live longer than few days.
She is 92 years old, and some time ago, by a
fall was severely bruised, and has been con
fined to her bed ever since.
MAHER.-Elsewhere will be found the ad-
yertsement Of Maher e. Butler. The senior
member Of the firm is our friend ID. A. Maher,
who has concluded to remain in this city and
engage in business. His friends will be
pleased ut this decision, and the new firm
will no doubt receive good share of trade.
GRIFFITH. George Griffith, after two
weeks visit among his friends in Ottawa, and
they are many, returned to Hays City, Kan
sas, on Tuesday last George is the happy
possessor OF fine claim near that place, en-
joys lucrative salary in dry goods house,
and is consequently well pleased with his west
ern home and prospects. The FREE IRA
DER's best wishes always accompany him.
REMArN.-After investigating the advan
tages Of various sections OF the United
States, California and Florida included, our
townsman, ID. Lorriaux, the well known
druggist, has arrived at the conclusion that
there is no place like Ottawa. He will there
fore remain here and re-engage in business,
this time wholly and solely for himself,
formal announcement being found elsewhere.
FRED.-Fred Mattocks, of Coffin, Devoe u
Co., Chicago, wholesale paints, spent Sunday
in Ottawa. Fred is looking in excellent
health. Travelling seems to agree with him,
for he is as fat and good natured as typical
traveller, in spite of recent visit through
Dakota and Minnesota. Fred is with an eX-
cellent house. Though new, it is already one
of the leading houses in the west-ln the
building up Of which the Mattockses, pater
e, fls, are not the least important factors.
CLARK.-Aurora Beacon: "At meeting OF
the board of directors of the Free Public
Library Wednesday evening the resignation
of Mrs. T. II. Clark as Librarian, was accept
ed Upon the advice of relatives Mrs. Clark
will shortly remove to Danville, n. T., where
couple Of her brothers are conducting
water cure establishment. With them her
Oldest son, Sam, is already employed, and
they also offer a situation to Hollis, who will
graduate next month from the high school so
long conducted by his late lamented father
Consequently the family will remove from
Aurora about the first OF July, though their
departure will cause general regret"