The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-05-23
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weeks.
Streator papers speak tlattcringly of Gu:
Williams. He gave Capt. Mishler" there
last week.
John Pifer, the press agent of the Doris cir
Gus, is an old Ottawa boy. He made this
Office u call during his stay here last Tuesday
Mile. Rhea. inher new play, "The Power OF
Love-" in which she appears in masculine at
tire, was at the Coulter Opera House, Aurora
last night.
The Jones sisters, who appeared at the
rink on its closing night, last Monday, gave
very fine exhibition of skating to fairly
large audience.
The recently organized base ball club in
Joliet is called the Silk Stockings The clut
has leased a part of the fair grounds and will
erect an amphithcater which will seat ., 5OC
people.
The Streator Reds opened the season last
Monday night, not with base ball, but with
another kind of a ball or dance, and the left
fielder was the most expert playerin catching
all the hot ones batted his way.
Frank Sherman, the industrious and ener-
getic advance representative of the Acme
Dime Comedy Company, which appears here
next week, was in the city Wednesday and
Thursday last, making arrangements for his
show.
The Ne7cs Herald of Peru, says that meet.
ing was held at base ball headquarters there
Monday evening last, and an organization eff
fected. Jno d. Cahill was chosen president;
Z. NJ. Moore, vice president; P. I. keegan,
secretary; Z. Schaid, treasurer, and NJ. Dris-
coll will captain the nine.
"Prof" CONNIE, the magician, at the
Opera House three nights of last week, did
no. have a house large enough to pay for the
presents he distributed among his audience,
but he gave away the presents all the same.
This may have been another one of his tricks
as to how he could do this and make his en-
tertainments profitable. At S rcator, this
week, he had a very slim attendance.
Those who desire a rich treat in the way Of
a variety performance, are hereby notified
that the Acme Dime Comedy Company, Clark
Hilyer, manager, will give such a perform
ance at the Opera House here all next week
The editor of this department OF the FREE
TRADER can assure the patrons of the Opera
House, and the Ottawa public generally, that
the company is a No. show of the variety
order, having recently witnessed one of lis
performances in ncighbOring city. 1t
abounds in laughable farces, burlcsquc hits,
mimicry and well rendered vocal selections.
The programme runs for two nights, with
choice repertoire of all that is amusing and
ludicrous. The admission is place at popular
prices, 10 and 20 cents and those who desire
to enjoy two hours of fun and amusement
should not fail to patronize the entertain
ment. 1t is emphatcally good one, and
will please everybody.
TIE RINK.
After long and highly successful run the
rink, managed by Sanders Bros, cosed last
Monday night for the season. 1t was unques-
tionably the NEST popular place of resort for
amusement seekers ever established in any
city in the county, as is well attcsted by the
patronage bestowed upon it during the past
winter. 1t was carefully managed, and al
though hundreds visited it nightly, either rs
spectators or skaters, both in and out of the
city, nothing detrimental to the morals of the
young people who frcqucntcd it ever oC-
Cured. 1t was well managed, and the enter
tainments given there were generally of an
exceptionally good order Of merit. Al told it
cost $1,000 to build and fix it up as n skating
rink, and its financial success was good
brprnh,rt 4 pf fine I'm Sinpss done
during the season follows: Opening night,
Nov. II; Morris Broom Brigade, Nov. ~
Mcssrs. Battey and Hacker, Nov. Is; the
Misses Maud and May Taylor, the musical
twins, Dec. ;; one mile prize race, Dec. .;
pumpkin prize race, Dec. IL; Frank Gcraghty,
Dec. IS; two mile prize race, Dec. 20; IL. b.
Edwards, Dec. "a; Miss Mabel +. Sylvester,
Dec %; O'Rourkc and Allison, Dec. 81; \. +.
Smith, Jan. l-2; Grand Masquerade Carnival,
Jan. O. prize race, Jan. II; orange race, Jan
20; Co. ID, Jan. 81; race for the championship
medal, Jan. 81; Warren Wood, Jan. Is; Glrard
and Vokes, bicycle and roller skating celebri-
ties, Feb IL; Miss May Ward, Feb. IS; Grand
Fancy Costume Carnival, Feb. 20; Will d.
Amcnt and little Tot Nicholson, Feb. 25; five
mile race, March 2; Westbrook and Hacker,
March Is; wheelbarrow race, March 20; Miss
Hattie Harvey, March %; the O'Leary o Neil
contest, March 26; Canary, Liyesey and Gil.
more, March &c: the O'Neil- Hook race, March
80; grand Calico party, April /; the O'Leary-
O'Neal second contest, April 6; Co. D, April
s; Smith, Ward and Douglass, April IL;
Dickens Entertainment, April 1914; dance by
the ladies of the above entertainment, April
l6; Jones sisters, April IS, closing night.
The above include many of the tirst,class
skating and bicycle combinations in the
west The rink can be secured for any
private or public entertainment during the
season. 1t will reopen about the
first of October with new and decided i'm
proyements.
Timely Topics.
The Turner's will give their May ball next
Tuesday night
Eight saloons have taken out a 1000
license in Sterling.
Wenona is 70 have another paper as com
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