The Ottawa free trader., 1884-08-30
personal.
HoME.-J. +. Porter has returned home
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from a business trip west,
RoBRRTs Mr. and Mrs. Dan w. Roberts |
are visiting friends in Pennsylvania and ono !
HEss.-Mrs. Louis Hess and daughter have
gone to New York on visit
PoRTER-Ewing Porter is now at Ransom
in charge of the agricultural implement store
there.
HERE.-Mrs. w l.. Gibson, of E|domdo,
Kansas, is visiting relatives and friends in
Ottawa.
BEERs.-Mlsscs Mary and Florence Beers,
of Elgin, are visiting their old acquaintances
in this city.
HIsE-Mrs John llise, formerly of Rut-
land, in this county, now of Arizona Ty, was
in the city this week,
HuLL.-Horacc Hull leave, to-day for a
two weeks trip to Washington, New York
and other eastern cities.
CAMp.-E. j. Gondolf, the dry goods clerk,
has been ruralizing in camp near Starved
Rock during the past week,
VEITs.-Miss Nellie Vets, of Iimsdale, who
ha, been visiting friends hcrcabout' for some
weeks, has returned home.
MEIGs s.-Aftcr summers vacation with
parents and friends in Ottawa, Miss Annie ;,
Meigs has returned to Pueblo, Colorado, where
she has been engaged another year as a
teacher
STEvENs-Mrs. \. c. Stevens, Of this city,
has been rendered a position as bookkeeper
by Wichita, Kas., firm, at lucrative salary.
She will leave for her new home about oct.
lst.
CmcKENs.-Mcssrs. Bert Barrett, VIM.
Rigdon and NJ X Riordan returned a few
days since from a ten days hunt in Grundy
county. The aggregate shooting was 2O3
prairie chickens.
DAY.-Prof. j. NJ. Day, of Marseiles, has
been placed in charge of the Utica schools,
charge he had years ago Mr., Day i, conSld-
ed one of the very best instructors of TIE coan-
ty corps of teachers.
NrAGARA.-Mrs. Thos. Forbes, Mrs ;. ;.
Willis and MIR. and Mr.. Chas. E@an, Of this
city, have gone to Niagara with the Chautau-
qua excursion which left Streator over the
Three T. road this week.
HossAcK-H. l.. lIossacll and family, late
of Lincoln, Neb., have returned to Ottawa
with the prospect of again making 1hi- their
home. Their old friends would he pleased in
deed to have them do so.
WmITE.-Mr. William White, superintend
ent of the Ottawa Fire Clay and Brick Works,
who has been living at Mrs Walarc's, "Ihe
OAKS" ON the north bluff, has purchased the
residence of &. Gehring, in East Ottawa.
L!EUr.-Licut \. l.. Wagner, of Gaines
vile, Florida, has been in the city this week.
visiting friends and relatives. Mrs. Wagner
remained in Pennsylvania with her parents,
Miss Wagner being rather Young to travel
far with
RANDLETT. Mr.. Chas Randlett, of Starved
Rock, seems to be doing all within his power
TO make visitors to that famous resort feel at
home and enjoy themselves. Every pleasant
day there are people from all parts of the
county.
KA.-C. A. Leland, of Eldorado, Kan,
writes that "thc Democracy of this state is
wide awake and certain to re- elect Coy Click,
and if the Prohibitionists poll the vote they
expect to we may carry the electoral vote of
the state for Cleveland and Hendricks"
FELL.-Bert Sanders, young carpenter, at
work for Geo Henslcr, on building south
east of Ottawa, fell from the roof, striking a
ioist in such way as to shattcr his knee pan.
1t is feared by his friends that he will be
crippled for life.
REv.-Rev. Chas. Bradford, who has been
preaching in the South Ottawa Methodist
church for several months, has been engaged
as teacher in the Wyanet schools during the
next year He will probably preach to his
old charge occasionally during the year.
CAMERON.--Ed Cameron, son Of J. r. Cam
eron, of this city, who has been the past year
in Paris, has successfully passed examination
and secured a scholarship in the "BeauY
Arts" at Paris where he expects to continue
his art studies for three or four years to come
STRAwN.-Silas Strawn, son of Abncr
Strawn Esq, started this week for Minneap-
oils, to show Mr.. Strawn's high bred sheep at
the Fair there next week. Mr.. Strawn will
send anumber of thorough bred Clydesdalc
horses to the state fair at Chicago next week.
BARBER Paul Zickler, for a number of
years on Columbus street near Main, has now
control of the Clifton Hotel barber shop and
bath room. Mr.. Z. is one of the very best
BARRIERS in the city and the house is to be con.
graduated on securing so excellent an occu-
pant of this cosy and convenient shop and
bath room.
Illinois State Fair.
The unparalleled success of the Illinois
State Fair at Chicago last season is familiar