The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-29
Personal.

HoME.-D. j Price, of South Ottawa, has
returned from his Nebraska trip,
LYMAN.-R, ID. Lyman, who spent the win
ter in Canada, has returned to Ottawa.
KILBY Mrs. IL. NJ. Kiby will start soon
for an extended visit to relatives in Minnesota.
FRANK-Frank Yentzer, of j, f. Porter's
force, returned this week from an extended
trip through the west.
BRADY Miss Brady, the well known MILL
ner, returned this week after an absence of
the last six weeks in New York city,
DAvIs.-Mr. and Mrs. Davis and daughter,
of Indiana, are the guests of Mr. aud Mrs.
David Farnsworth of the first ward.
STEvENs.-Col r. c. Stevens, who was re
ported very sick two or three weeks ago, Is
still in dangerous condition, although he is
slowly improving.
NAT-W. II. Nattinger, of Ancona, has
sold out his business to X, Dodge, and will re-
move his family to Ottawa. He will travel
for Joness carriage factory.
HoME.-Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ellsworth, of
Grand Ridge, have returned home, after "A So
iourn of four months among friends and rela-
tives in Pennsylvania and New York.
WuIrE.-Niss Mary 4. White and her
brother John W. White, of Grand Rapids, ar
rived home Saturday from pleasant visit
among friends and relatives in Missouri.
HALL.-D NJ. Hall has been appointed to
take charge of Gilbcrt's North Ottawa ware
house, rice Charley Smith resigned, to enter
business in Ottawa. Dawes friends will con.
graduate him on his appointment.
Masonic. Among the guests that attended
the twenty ninth annual reunion Of Oriental
Consistory C32d degrec) of the Masonic Order,
was Col ID. Hapeman, Col. ID. +. Hit and 7.
W. d. Crane, of this city, the last two gentle
men receiving the mysteries Of the degrees.
THAYER.-Capt. G. g. Biddulph has sold
his grain warehouse, at Millington, to
Messrs. COPYRIGHT II Ford, of Sheridan, who
have leased ii to Mr.. Thayer, of Ottawa, Pos.
session given April LIST, For the past six
years this warehouse has taken in AS much or
more grain than any other house on the Fox
river line.
CAssIDY-Mr. NJ. j. Cassidy, who is a can.
didate for collector of the town of Ottawa, is
young man of sterling worth and integrity,
and well known in our city. He was born in
Ottawa and is identified with her prosperity
in every respect Should the voters of the
township select him for their next collector
he will give as responsible bond as any
man ever did who has held the position, and
will discharge the duties of the office faith
fully.
GRANT-Thcre was joy in the Executive
Department of the state Of Colorado on the
22d inst, and flags were flying from the State
House in Denver, for on that morning Gov.
Grant, who a few years ago married daugh-
ter of r. +. Goodel, Esq, well-known for
mcr citizen of Ottawa, was presented by his
loving spouse with bouncing ten pound
baby boy. There was luncheon spread in
honor of the occasion, and many bumper
drank to the health and prosperity of the
governor, the mother and young hopeful
The Denver Tribune says
The young Governor was born on Friday
morning, and Mrs Grant is doing nicely.
The hcir.apparent begins life with the best
wishes of the entire Commonwealth, and the
Tribune herewith adds its tribute, and pre-
diets for the little stranger Il long, successful
and happy life,
While the guests were sitting around the
festive board one of the company composed
the following lines to the young Governor:
Ere Colorado was State,
And when twas full of wild abuses,
The Indian Chieftan took a mate
And raised his little brown papooses
Now civilization takes the cake
From History's open oven doors,
But still we find the Chief awake,
And raising little Governors.