The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-04
Home Matters.
Personal,


day with cargo of merchandise.
DRAcUs.-F. Dracus, the tea-man, is hom
after three.months' stay abroad.
HULL.-W. H. Hull and wife returned from
their New Orleans trip last Thursday.
HATHEwAY.-Joe and Allie Hathaway lief
for Campbell, Min, last Wednesday.
SCHILLER.-J Schiller, of Philadelphia us
visiting his odtime friend, DR.. r. B. Dyer.
STEyENs.-Mrs. A. j. Stevens and daughter
Oracle will spend Sunday with friends in Pom
tiac.
TITus.-W. B. Titus and wife arrived HON,
last Saturday after an extended trip to the
South.
PATCH.-Charey Patch accompanied The
Hathaway boys to Campbell, Min, last Wed
nesday
DILLMAN.-Miss Lizzie Dillman, of Sacra
mento, Cal, is paying brief visit to Mrs. w
T.. Bowman.
FANNING--GLEM.- Miss Nellie Tanning
and Miss Kate Glenn are visiting friends at
La Sale this week.
EvANs.-Judge Evans returned from Chi
cago yesterday, where he had been nearly all
week on matters legal.
LEAnY-Miss Mary Leahy Of Ottawa, is the
guest of her cousin, Miss Mary Leahy, of this
city.-Ld Sale Times.
LUCE.-W. G. Luce, farmer In this yiclni-
ty, left last Wednesday afternoon to make his
home at Kearney, Neb.
! TRIMBLE.-Mss Fanny Trimble entertained
party of her young friends at her residence
on the west side last night
PHELPs.-C. s. Phelps went to Morris coun-
ty, Kansas, last Wednesday, to visit his son.
He will be absent two weeks.
WILSON,. A. Wilson, the photographer,
left for Wisconsin last Wednesday, called
away by the illness of his father.
CALLIGAN.-Canal Commissioner Calligan,
of Peoria, was in the city last Wednesday on
business connected with the big ditch.
BArEs-Mrs. w. B. Bates, of Ottawa, was
in town this week visiting relatives and look
ing after business interests .-E'arl Leader.
YArEs-H. II. Yates, of Chicago, an old
time horseman, was in this city last Wcdncs-
day night, visiting his friend Thos. Reedy.
MoRRIs.-Miss Mae Blanchard, daughter of
with A. K. Jordan and wife.-.Norris Itpjcpen-
dent.
EvANs.-NIrs. Jas. W. Evans, the mother OF
Station Agent Rowe, arrived here last Satur-
day on visit. She left for home yesterday.
BLAKE. Aid. Blake, who has been hoa,ye
On combat for some time on account of a Sc
we're cold, was SO as to be able to be around
yesterday.
HARTsHoRN.-A. l.. Hartshorn, one of La
Sales staunchest democrats, was in Ottawa
Wednesday. He has the finest country resi-
dcncc near that city.
Moss-John II. Moss, now of Wahoo, Neb.,
and one of the old respected residents of this
county, has been visiting friends in this sec
ton for some time past.
ECKELs.-,J. Heron Eckels, of Ottawa,
spent a part of the past week in Princeton,
and mostly at the bedside of his mother, who
has been so long in declining health, Prince
ton Tribune.
WARNING A. Warning, who had been
at Sam PARIS for some time previously, and
who left for Leonard, Ks, few weeks ago,
writes back that he is beginning his spring
work, blowing, &c.
KUYL.-Eml Kuyl has a merry twinkle in
his left eye. It's a boy, and if he possesses
the fathers artistic genius with the chisel, lie
will be worthy disciple of the school of an
Angelo or Raphael
TWIN -BoYs.--Jim Rcedy has been feeling as
proud for the last few days a, though he had |
won race with Ottawa Chief, and brought
his record down another notch. And Mr. Il,
has reason to turn handspring and feel joy
full, for he is the father of twin boys.
KILp>Y.-John F. kilday, the leader Of the
new La Sale band, was in the city last Tues
day. \ certain young .Ottawa lady can al
ways tell when John is in the city and how
long he stays, and that may probably account
for his frequent visits to the garden city Of
the county.
SnoRTALL.--John Shortall, of East La Sale |
township, was in the city last Tuesday on bus
mess connected with the canal cas- For the
benefit of those ladies with whom he got ac-
quaintcd while here, it should be stated that
he is yet bachelor, and not man with big |
family on his hands As he led them to suspect.
ANGEvINE.-James Angeyue left for Camp
bell, Min. last Tuesday. Jim goes on spec
ulating tour and is taking out Il car load of
horses to sell in that region, The rink patrons |
will remember Jim rs the gentleman who
tried his level best to suit everybody in that |
paticncc-tryiug dcpartmcnt-the skate room. !
His good-natured, CHEEKY face will be missed |
from that place and his friends wish him sue
cess wherever he may locate his tent
BENNETT-Mr Geo. Bennett, lately grocer
of this city, is candidate for justice of the
peace for the town of Ottawa. 1t i a matter for
local congratulation that SO excellent man
will make the canvass for this Office which
SO much requires uprightncss, honesty, good
judgment and common sense. No candidate
who has yet appeared more truly combines
all these prerequisites, as is well known TO all
citizens of this city, where he has lived SO
many years, than Mr.. b.
EGAN.-"Ncighbor," writing from South
l.utland, has the following TO say of Gepar-
ture III that vicinity recently: "lour cores
pondent failed to note the name of Richard