The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-03-21
Amusement Notes.


Morris wants to get into the Illinois Valley
Racing Circuit.
Earlvlle was represented at the rink last
Monday night by four of its young couples.
The "Bunch of Keys" was the first play
which President Cleveland attended at Wash
ington.
The largest Monday night gathering for
some weeks at the rink was that of Monday
night last.
Joe Murphy and Francis Murphy were in
Pittsburg, Pa, recently, and each went to see
the other in his specially.
Each lady attending the wheelbarrow race
at the rink tonight will be given compli-
mentary ticket for next Monday night.
jim Angevine and his fiddle were among
the chief attractions at the Seneca rink last
Tuesday night, where dance was given.
1t is said that young lady in Southern
Illinois town became so infatuated with roller
skating that she traded her engagement ring
for pair of skates.
The celebrated Dan O'Leary, whose record
as long distance heel.and-toe walker has
never been beaten, will be here next Thurs
dav, the 26th, at the Rink.
Lizzie Evans, Of Houston, Texas, gave a
benefit performance for the police, and they
returned the compliment by electing her a
member of their force. She is now sweet
little "cop."
Up at Seneca they tried to have grand
march at the rink. The slaughter was tre-
mendous; but when the wounded recover, if
they are so fortunate, the bloody drama will
be repeated.
At the fancy dress carnival at the Peerless
Rink, Streator, Friday night of last week,
Miss Minnie Flick and Miss Sarah Degen, of
this city, were present, the latter personating
the Fairy Queen.
Westbrook & Hacker gave a bicycle exhi-
bition at the rink last Wednesday night to
large audience They are the best in their
line that has appeared at the rink and are
dandy team, fearless, daring and skilful in all
their acts.
Manager Jack Haverly will put new min
strel organization on the road next season. 1t
will be called Haverly's United American and
European Mnstrels, and include the flower
of the burnt cork profession, and contain
many new and novel features.
The Ford Opera Company for some reason
cancelled their dates at La Sale, Bloomington
and number of other places, as well as
Streator. One of its members who had been
off on a furlough expected to meet the COM
pany at Streator but did not. He is very
much disappointed, and moreover, he can't
tell where to strike it.
Fred. D. Straffin, business manager of the
Canary, Livesey & Gilmore Bicycle and Roller
Skating Champions of the World, was at the
rink last Wednesday night, and introduced
the attractions for that evening, and an
nounced that his own company would show
there next Friday night, March q. This will
be big treat for rink goers.
The La Sale parties who are backing DICK
Hanley to race Jimmy O'Neil, of this city,
for $50, are requested to either put up or shut
up. They are all wind, buster and mouth,
and Master O'Neil says he is ready at any time
TO put up his money, but he thinks that Dick
is simply playing a game of bluff with his
organs OF speech.
Miss Hattie Harvey will be at the Rink
next Monday evening, the 25d, and will give
the best exhibition of lady skating yet wit
messed in this city. Miss Harvey is the only
lady skater in the world that does not claim
the championship.
FPS. Mattox, her advance, was in the city
last Thursday and left some of the finest
printing here of any such combination on the
road
Saturday night last the celebrated Minnie
Palmer, in Ny Sweetheart" appeared at the
Opera House here and showed to one of the
best houses of the season. She has not been
by the fiattering notices of the
press and though che was not at her best, be-