The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-18

WISH.
GREINER.-Rev. Grener, who had been Wis
ting at the residence OF :. zimmerman the
past week, has returned to his home in Gosh
en-, Ind.
CoLwELLs.-The Colwcll Bros. have been
awarded the contract to build a courthouse In
Washington City, Iowa, which will cost
s75 900.
DEvLIN .-Chas. j Devlin, general manager
of the Spring Valley mines, and the founder
of the new town of that name, was in the city
Wednesday.
ING-BRUNNER.-D II. Ieising and
Chas Drummer, of Peru, were in attendance AS
witnesses in the county court, Wednesday, in
the railway cases.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Campbell, OF La
Sale, between whom and Col. +. ID. Taylor
lies the parcntagc OF the grcenback, was in
the city Wednesday.
NADLER.-Chas Nader, well-known in this
city, and now proprietor of the -Four Cor
ners drug store" Peru, is happy over the ad-
vent OF young son.
CoLwELI.- Understandable. Colwell will
preach in the NJ. +. church tomorrow, and
w. j. Mcconnell will deliver lecture on TEN
pcrance in the evening.
QUARTETTE.-Coron Floyd Clendcnin, DR.
J. r. Corbus, City Atty s. 7. Hall and X. ID
Mcdonald, all of La Sale, were drinking San
icula water in the city on Wednesday.
SToNr.-Mcssrs. Bruce & Barron, of Mar
settles, have secured the contract for the stone
work of the new Washington avenue bridg,
of Minneapolis, their bid being 1895.
HEGELER.-E. G. Hcgelcr, of La Sale, ant
member of the firm OF Matthiesscn II HegeIcr
proprietors Of the largest rolling and zin'
mills in the world, was in Ottawa Tuesday.
CUTTING. Frank Cutting and his bride
nee Miss Anna Miller, married at Milwaukee
Thursday, arrived in Ottawa the same night
and have started housekeeping on the ives
side.
EDWARDS Walter A. Edwards, Of Prince
ton, had been visiting his friend, Prof. Lyndc
Evans, Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Edward
| is professor of Latin in the Peoria higl
school.
| GlBBs.-A. y. Gibbs, on visit to his broth
er, DR., A. L. Gibbs, left last Saturday, 70
| Portland, o., where he is chief clerk In the Of
flee of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation
Company.
PEMnRooK. Pembroke and hi
daughter, Mrs. d. II. Stevens, left South OF
tawa Wednesday, for Minneapolis, the latter
home. Mr. Pembroke will remain a montl
il that city.
| LEwIs-E. G. Lewis was chosen chairman
of the board Of supervisors last Monday, fo
the fourth timc--in 81, 80, 81 and IS, The
choice made is one that rebounds to the cred
it of the board.
EyANs.-Lyndcn Evans, for the past yea
principal Of the high school at Evanston, en-
tered the law Office of Dent Il Black, Chicago
this week, he having been admitted To the ban
some months ago.
WHITE--Rey. A. NJ. White, pastor of the
NJ. L. church, La Sale, was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. w. +. Bowman yesterday. A few
hours before the Gross fire he had placed some
magazines there to be bound, which were
badly damaged by the fire,
GuRNEY.-Dr. Quincy, pastor of the NJ. f
church in this city, recently purchased the
Daily N,rS, OF Springfield, H., and has sew.
cred his connection with the church to devote
himself to the duties OF journalism, in which
field he has had many years experience.
PRlDEMoRE--Mr and Mrs. NJ. NJ, Pride.
more, of In Sale are here on a visit to rela-
lives When the fire bell sounded yesterday
morning Mr.. 2. was among the first at the
scene of the burning building and lent yalua.
bic assistance. He is member of the La Sale
fire company.
ANGEls.--Msscs Anna Cody, Teresa
OHalloran and Title Clarity, Of La Sale,
paid the county seat short visit Wednesday
afternoon, and the clerks on La Sale street
cast many chances of deep admiration at the
trio as they passed up and down that thor
oughfare, shopping.
BARTON. - In the death Of their amiablc
daughter, Sarah, last week, Mr.. and Mrs. Pat.
Barton have been afflicted with a great sorrow.
The FREE TRADER desires to extend its sin.
ccrest sympathy TO the family, hoping that
many years of sunshine may pass over their
heads ere such q cloud again darkens the do
nestle hearth.
SANFoRD.-J. o. Sanford, one of the orig
inal proprietors Of the Mendoza Reporter, ar
rived In this city Monday last. He is on the
staff Of writers who are preparing the new his.
tory of La sallelcounty, and has been in Mas.
sachusetts aud New York for the past two
years writing up the local histories Of the coun.
ties in those states.
N-RoBINsoN.-Niss 0eta Brinton
and Miss Ellie Robinson, two charming young
ladies Of ssreator, were in the city Tuesday