The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-17
From Mendoza.

| Judge j. A. Lambert0n is visiting hi
mother in Kansas.
Street Commissioner Caswell has begun
the construction of a very substantial bridg,
over the creek on Washington street
l.. r. Curtis has gone to Cincinnati in tn,
interest of the Mendoza Gas Company.
Mrs, ID. Harbaugh will entertain the PEG
| pie of Homer with some of her choices
readings both humorous and pathetic
Tuesday evening next at the Presbyterian
church for its benefit. We congratulate
the Homerites on this special occasion, a.
Mrs. HIS readings are very enjoyable.
The new special delivery business is
vastly on the increase in this u. O. There
is no special messenger, however for the
office. The whole force turns out
The city is very quiet There is moth
such stirring times in town as when two OF
three frisky widowers, of matrimonial in.
tentions, were turned loose in the pasture
such particular time when times are live
ly enough to suit the most fastidious.
The Mendoza Gas Company will organ
iZe Saturday next and elect officers, until
then experimenting for gas will be cOntin-
ued in the outskirts of this city, under the
supervision of Mr.. j., ID. Tower. $4,000
has been raised by "a stock company.
Mr. and Mrs. Stansil, OF Mt Palatne,
were the guests of Mr., and Mrs. Jas. Wood
recently.
DIR. G.. u. Jones' wife and daughter, ac-
companied by Miss Anna Caldwell, from
Nevada, Ohio, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcfarland
Mrs. p iIeaty has a young daughter.
Hiram Higgins, of Chicago has made %
tour along the line of the new railroad, Wis,
ting Homer, Triumph, etc, to inspect the
positions for grain elevators on the new
road, which would injure Mendotas grain
trade quite materially.
Barley Campbells celebrated play, "Di-
vorce," will be presented at the opera
house early in November by home talent,
consisting of Edgar 5. Browne, Ed. Hig-
gins, Otto kieselbach, Mrs. VIM. Woolte,
Mrs. Jacob Rodner and others.
A. A. Swearengen has returned from his
pool selling trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Myron l.. Bowen, of Battle
Creek, Mich, are visiting friends IN this
city.
Chas Kohl is the most popular clerk in
town. The girls all say he Is sweet AS the
candy he sells.
The news from Ohio was received with
a good deal of jollitcation from the light
headed Republicans. Older and more
solid ones admit that it cuts no figure IL
politics, being altogether local, and that
Ohio politics are very liable to tluctuate.
Right Rev. j. l.. Spaulding, of the do
cese of Peoria, will administer the rite OF
confirmation at ST Mary's Catholic church
sunday next; Monday at the German Cath.
olic, Tuesday at Arlington and " edneslay
at Troy Grove.
Col. Ed. Stuart's dramatic troupe Were
rendered an oyster supper at the close OF
their weeks engagement here, at the board.
ing house Of Mr. Harry Webber A very
enjoyable time was had
Il lbt G. Horr, formerly of this city, was
married in Aurora "Wednesday evening to
Miss Kittte Allen, daughter OF X. G. Allen,
"a wealthy grocer of that city
John l.. sullivan, the pugilist, passed
through here Wednesday, Ten route for La
Sale
Philo Castle and wife have returned
from the East
County Clerk Finlen, of Ottawa, was in
town Saturday.
The Mendoza Turner's will give fair in
the opera house, commencing Nov. 16.
Patsy Hart has received recognition from
the government, as postal clerk, AMI will
receive an appointment just rs soon as "A
vacancy occurs on the C., b. \ q, which
ROAD lie prefers to work on.
Chas Smith was conducted u the city
cooler Wednesday. He had in too much
whskey and smashed furniture and things
generally.
Big Al" and Jas. Sheehan, Il brakeman
on the branch, INDUCED in Il pugilistic con
test Monday evening, ON Washington St,
which created considerable excitement for
those who like that sort of amusement
| Big Al came out second best.
X. NJ. Dewey has gone again to Texas
the Mendoza colony made mistake in the
ahead of them, hence his trip.
Henry Clark, the popular saloonist, ha:
moved his residence TO Washington street
Miuna Wright Cranwell was invited e
play in divorce" but declined. Mrs. {
has handsome baby TO care for.
| John SchuetZ's dog "Scotty," while per
forming on ladder Tuesday evening, fel
from the top rung and broke his leg. 4
surgeon was called and the fracture re
placed. The dog is doing we'll.
Mestayer's ave, Us II Co" are billed fo
Washington hall, Oct 18th; Blanche Mel
vile Get. Goth, and Smiths Bell Ringer
Oct. 2Sth.
Capt Seely will lecture on the battle o.
Gettysburg before the G. A. II. poet, Oct
10Th, at the opera house.
A false alarm OF fire Wednesday even
ing called out the department, and the pipe
we're adjusted and water turned on In sever
minutes. Very few Of the department