The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-03-28
Home Matters.


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Ottawa last Thursday
RYAN.-Mrs. Jas. Ryan, of Ransom, is Wis
iting west Ottawa friends.
BENTON Harry Benton, the newspaper
Bohemian, is on the Wenona Under.
MEYER.-Geo. w. Meyer and wife, Of the
East side, are in Chicago, on visit.
HERE.-Mrs Il. s. Cracraft, of Streator, is
in this city, visiting her son Charles.
REDDIcK. A. j. Reddick, of La Sale,
took dinner at the Clifton last Thursday.
CARRoLL.-J. Carroll Boyle will not be a
candidate for reelection Us city attorney.
GAN-Peter Egan and wife returned from
a three weeks trip to New Orleans last
Wednesday.
DuNcAN.-N. w. Duncan, superintendent
of the Union coal shaft, Peru, was IN Ottawa
Tuesday last.
RALEY-Miss Sadie Raley, of Ottawa, is
visiting her grandfather, f. B. Marsh
| Streator Monitor.
MIrcnELL.-The editor of the american
Miller, Arthur Mitchell, was visiting relatives
in Ottawa, last Sunday.
| BRowN-CoX.-Mis NJ. f. Brown and Miss
Carrie Cox left this city last Thursday on a
visit to Garden Grove, Iowa.
FRANK.-A. Frank went east last Monday
to purchase his spring and summer goods.
He will be gone three weeks.
FYFE.-Mrs. Fyfc, of east Ottawa left for
Springfield. H., last Wednesday, where she
will reside with her son George.
HAYNE.-Mr and Mrs. Hayne, Of the west
side, returned from a three weeks trip to
New Orleans last Sunday morning.
MCBoYLE.-JOhn McBoyle, for about 20
years agent for the u. s. express company at
LaSalle, was in the city last Tuesday
REEDER.-Mrs. Reeder and Mrs. Geo. An
drews, of Emngton, Livingston county, are
the guests of Judge Gilbert and Mrs. p. Tai
bot.
FRIEDEL.-M j. Friedcl, late of the Ian
caster, (Pa.), Freie Presse, has assumed edi-
torial control of the Central Illinois Wochen-
bdh.
TAYLoR-Col. and Mrs. f. D. Taylor, of
Mendoza, are at the Clifton. Mr.. Taylor, who
has been so long on sick bed, is much i'm
proved in health.
supervisor of South Ottawa, is strengthening
his Notifications all along the line and is well
prepared for the contest.
RYBURN.-Dr. J. S. Ryburn leaves to-day
to attend the practitioners course at Rush
Medical College, Chicago. He will be absent
from the city about four weeks.
BuCHANAN.--Prof. c. r. Buchanan, super
intendent of schools, Wilton, Iowa, a college
friend of Mr.. Tufts, is spending his weeks
vacation with the latter in this city
BLANCHARD.-Mrs. A. G.. Blanchard, Of
Streator, nee Miss Lucy Farrell, formerly
of this city, has been visiting her relatives on
the west side for the past two weeks.
BoDwELL II. NJ. Bodwell and family, of
this city, left for Hastings, Neb., over the c.
B. Il O. Railroad last Wednesday morning,
to make that place their future home.
AT STREAToR.-County Clerk Finlen sun
.dayed at Streator first day of the week. There
is a little brown haired, blue-eyed divinity in
that neck o. woods, which is destined to
shape his ends, rough hew them how he will.
CRANE-Thos. W. d. Crane left last We'd
nesday for Chicago to attend the 32d annual
reunion of the Oriental Consistory Scottish
Rite Masons in that city. He returns too day.
Chased. c. Chase, of Chicago, general
Company, an old friend of Jay Bodgett's,
was in the city Tuesday and Wednesday last.
WATTs-Mss Ida Watts, of Alton, left on
Thursday for Emington where she will
spend few weeks with friends. Miss Watts
has been spending the winter with relatives
in this vicinity.
Eugene Lyon and his sister, Julaof
Ottawa, left here last Saturday morning, on
the Burlington road, for Sacramento, Cal. Mr..
and Miss Lyon will make their home in the
city of Sacramento.
WEIGHS. F. Welch, of Mt Pleasant, IT,,
formerly resident of this city, has invented |
new ditchinw machine. His friends here
hope that there may be mint of money for
him in the contrivance.
KNApP.-Miss Anna F. Knapp, of Wauke-
sha, Wis, Il charming society young lady of
that city. is here on visit to her sister, Mrs.
Geo. f. Rowe She arrived last Monday and
will remain for two weeks longer. Miss Knapp |
has already made many friends and admirers
by her winning ways and genial disposition.
SoFF-John Soft, late of Blue Island, has
opened boiler making and repair shop at
VIM. Stormon;'s foundry. Mr.. Soft has had
80 gears experience in this work, and comes
here highly recommended as first class
workman There being, we believe, no insti-
tuition Of the kind in the city working in this
line as a specially, Mr.. Soff's advent here is
quiet suspicious, and he will be useful to the
public.
CgNrER.-J. II. Center, of Fall River, re
turned home from his southern trip of over
month last Saturday. Mrs. Center, who was
severely injured by being run over by street
car. is yet in charge of the sisters in the hotel
Dieu in New Orleans. The lady, after partially
recovering from the effects Of dislocated
shoulder aud broken ankle, contracted pneu-
mouia, oblging her to remain some time Ion
Ger for medical treatment
O'MEARA.-Frank O'Meara was in Ottawa
last Wednesday, He il Young man well |