The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-19

known citizens OF Herman, was in the city
this week.
ACT. C. {. Merrill, travelling passenger
sgen, Of the C., b. * q. railroad was in town
on Thursday.
Blsuor.-Bishop IS, T.. McLarcn, OF 1he
Doces Of Illinois, made Ottawa visit on
Saturday last.
PoRlEa.-Nr. Dehorbe, Of the west size
lie entertaining his sister, Mrs. Porter, o.
yanhorn, Iowa
SoRNN-Mr. Mathew Soran, OF Piper City
was in town this week visiting hi, many
friends hereabouts
FLoBipA-B. +. Bole, o! this city, left io'
Florida "Wednesday evening, where he VIII
invest gate the orange culture,
MANCHESTER. #. j. Manchester, one u
the wealthy men OF Mendoza, has removed
TO this city, occupying suit Of rooms In the
Buchanan block.
lIErr - Lieut.. J. Il. Chapman, son OF sam
ucl Chapman, ESQ, U. S. A, resigned his
commission and returned home from Colo
RADIO. lie will follow the profession OF civil
cngincer
sArr..-E. :. sapp, formerly Of the Jo"'
nat, IS doing the local work for the R'P'5'''
can, Of TIL, city, Ed has an ability for
gathering news thut ic" young men in the
profession can equal.
Dozen. The friend, u NJ, Sol. Dcgen,
son ul WIN. DcLtu, OIL Thursday night, the
24u birthday, took occasion to gold cane
him at a little social at Turn Han. The
affair was very pleasant one.
SwggTsEE.- and Mrs Swectscr will
lcayc Ottawa next week to be gone perhaps
year. +. u, will 70 to Florida aud his
wife, il she does not accompany him, will 20
10 California The FREE TEApEGs best
wishes accompany them both.
GoNE.-MrS II. {. S.rawn and daughter
and Mrs. Ro,t. Strawu aud daughter Ielta
are among those who have already started
for Florida Mr. aud Mrs. ". i. Iitua and
Deacon and Mrs. Nat,ngcr will probably
leave next week for the same latitude.
UAIL.-A letter was received in this city
Yesterday from W b. Hall, at Spring Garden
Center, Florida, He says the recent cold
spell badly damaged the present fruit crops
ard truck gardens, but that the orange trees
are not injured c. II. Norrs is damaged to
o considerable extent
HGGGER. -Onf correspondent, Geo. II.
Herger, o; Troy Grove, made Ottawa visit
Yesterday, illuminng our sanctum for q
short time. He'ger is the model newspaper
correspondent Of this county, delight to an
editor. rs well as man OF the very best
character and good sense, and very popular
in his nighborhood.
INJCRrD.-Mauy OF our city readers will
remember william Licbenguth, formerly OF
this place few weeks ago, while riding
on hand car near Wilton, iowa, he received
serious IN ures from which he has not yet
recovered. The hand car ran oil switch
and coiided with a Hat car, injurlng Mr.
Liebengutli's legs from the knees down.
sCorCH.-Thc Burns Festival" and an
nunI gathering of such Of the defendants
OF Scotland as reside in Wallham township
and vicinity. will be held this year on the
25.h inst. The address will be delivered by
r. v. y. Crane, Of this city. Many prom
ineut citizens OF, not only W~',ha'n, but OF
lava ana La Sale, are houored guests at
there gatherings.
MC.--Mr. Z. +. Mccarthy, late OF Prairie
Center, has taken position with Mr.. Emil
kuyl. Of the Ottawa Marble Works. Mr..
Mccarthy has Il wide acquaintance in this
county and, like all his family, has au cnyla.
Die reputation as a lively, goa head business
man OF the right sort. He will be yaua.
HE man to Sir. Kuyl, and one whom that
geutleman's customers will delight to deal
with
RAAB.-Statc superintendent Raab visited
the Ottawa High School and city school No.
ON Thursday. He thinks Ottawa is to DO
congratulated on her fine educational adyan.
iages. He was also delighted with the fine
scenery of this sectiou-thnks there Is moth
ing to equal 1t ia llinois. lie should visit
La Sale county in the summer and take u
look at her canyons, Deer Park, Starved
Rock, Mineral Springs, &c, before he really
passes an opinion.
RAND.--George Rand, the genial conductor
of the morning and evening c.. T. & 9.
train, has been assigned to Streator "a sta
ton agent. We don't know Of anyone We
wish more good luck than George Rand.
lie has been q splendid conductor paving
hle way into the good graces Of the travelling
pubic y his pleasant manners ana great
gOOd nature AT all times, and has made
friend oil everyone who ever rode with him.
We congratulate him aud Streator.
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