The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-03-07

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among the supervisors last Thursday after.
noon.
SOUTH OTTAwA-P. Z. Watts and wife, who
spent a month in New Orleans, arrived home
this week.
SHAWL. A. Shaw has been lending his
assistance to the officials in the county clerks
Office this week.
FREEDoM.--Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Chapman,
who represented Freedom at the Worlds Fair,
New Orleans, are at home.
HAYs.-L. A. Hays, Louisville, H., general
agent of the Old Ftllo,CS Herald, Blooming
ton, was in the city yesterday
BoLE.-William. Bole, son of B. F. Bole, OF
this city, left for San Francisco last Thursday,
to try his fortune on the Pacific slope.
REcovERING.-Mrs W. w. Blake, who has
been sick for some days past, her friends will
be glad to know, is now about well again.
KELLY.-Thc rosy phiz of Deputy Clerk
Kelly was missing for some days ofths week
from the probate clerks office on account OF
sickness.
CoMFoRD.-Miss Nora Comford, daughter
Of Patrick Comford, clerk at Robson IL Dwy-
er's, is home from Chicago, spending the
week with her parents.
DoYLE.-Supcrvisor Luke Doyle, of DIM
mick, is spoken of by members of the board
as one OF the best representatives that town.
ship has ever had on the board.
LAKE DE FUNIAK.-Mr and Mrs. Scott are
enjoying the beautiful climate of Lake de
Funiak, Southern Florida. At that place is
situated the Florida Chautauqua.
lLL-Miss Lizzie Bangs, teacher of modern
languages in the high school, had been SER
iously i'll for some time past but was able to
take part in the examinations last Thursday.
BowMAN.-W. Z. Bowman and wife were in
Joliet Inauguration day and celebrated-but
it was the inaugural of their marriage which
they made merry over, and it had nothing to
do with change of administration politically.
PRAIRIE CENTER-Mr. and Mrs. II. E..
Beach, Mrs. Moore and Miss Cox and Mrs. E..
Rowland, of Prairie Center, who had been
sojourning at the Worlds Fair, New Orleans,
returned home this week.
HEATHCoTE. The FREE TRADER represent
tativeis indebted to Thos Heathcote, of Dim.
mick township, for courticies extended him
while snow stuck in that roadless portion
of the county last Sunday.
STIrr-Judge Stipp has wonderful talent
for memorizng. He can repeat the names of
one hundred persons after hearing them once
spoken In the army he used to be able to
call the roll of his whole regiment.
FINLEN-County Clerk Finlen, who had
been called to the bedside of his father, who
was dangerously i'll at his home In Plum
Creek, Neb., returned yesterday, after two
weeks absence, the health of his father being
improved.
ABOVE PARR.-The Ne,o Orleans Picayosne
says: "Miss Salie Parr, an accomplished
society belle of Ottawa, H., who visited on
Baronnc street during the Carnival season,
has returned to her home, much to the regret
of large circle of friends and admirers"
Posi-. Mendoza E9change: al. s. Whit
more is now circulating petition in his inter
est for the Mendoza postofiicc. 1t has been
signed by number of prominent democrats,
'uV wv Nuil otC why dllouC CAICNJ
the postotlice SO long as ex-Mayor Wormley
has gone to Washington with his goose"
SOUTHERN KANsAs.-Supervisor A. T. Grit
fin, of Utica, who has recently purchased a
1900 acre ranch in Southern Kansas, to be
stocked with the best breeds of cattle and
horses, will leave for that section next Mon
day, for a three weeks trip. w. B. Davidson,
his son-in-law, will attend to the interests of
the ranch and act as superintendent.
ARTIsT.-Miss 1phigne Irwin, of Utica,
has fine crayon likeness of the lamented Lo-
throp Perkins, in his fire marshal's uniform,
on exhibition at II. s. Gilbert's window. The
picture is highly spoken Of as a work of merit
and adds another laurel to the artistic genius
of the young artist The portrait will be pre-
scented to the fire department by the citizens.
. INAUG.-W Wednesday night last an elaborate
inaugural ball and banquet uuder the ausp-
ces of the jefferson club of Joliet was held in
that city, at which large number Of invited
GUESTS assembled Jas. II. Eckels, eff this
city, responded to the toast "Our whole
country, Jas. McQuadc and Judge Blan
chard and lady were also present. The wait
ers at the banquet were 80 members of the
jefferson club
HAMMoND.-That cosmopolitan author and
traveller, J. d. Hammond, was back in the
city the early part of this week. The FREE
TRADER is pleased to announce that his forth
coming book, "The Valley of the Illinois" is
well under way and the manuscript nearly all
ready for the printer. 1t will go to press as
soon as the engravings arc ready, and will be
a handsome and finely Illustrated work of the
many romantic spots Of this section-tLe
Switzerland Of Illinois.
CLIFTON HoTEL.-Col. Moore and wife. L
s. A, Fort Smelling, Mimi; E. l.. Lawrence.
Chicago; f. J. Taylor, Springfield, and w. f.
Skiff, formerly Of this city, Tuesday; WIN.
r. Page, &. II. Millett, John Woodbridge
Chicago lawyers, and Judge T. d. Murphy,
Woodstock, Thursday; John Herrick, attor.
ney, Chicago; Judge Tunncliffe, of the su.
preme Court; Wright Adams, Sheridan: w.
d. Barge, Dixon; A. w. Greene, W. C. Goudy,
Chas. II. Lawrence and Harry Monroe, Chica.