The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-02-21
Personal,

PERSONAL.
LEE.-Mayor Lee, of Mend ota. wos IN ,bc
city last Wednesday,
ADAMs'-Hon. Wri ght Adams, of Sheridan,
was in Ottawa last Wednesday.
EXPEcTED.-Mrs. 4. f. MacKinlay is ex.
pectec back from FL Dorado, Kan, today.
GElGER.-Miss Bertha Geiger attended the
masquerade at Mendoza last Monday night.
THANKs.-The FREE TRADER is indebted to
Hon. S. c. Wiley for late Springfield papers.
PARR,-Miss Rae Parr, of Serena, is the
guest Of Miss Annie O'Meara, on the west
side.
DUNToN.-Frank II. Dunton, editor OF the
Spirit Of the Turf, was at Whites hotel the
fore part of the week.
Col. TAYLoR.--E. d. Taylor, of Mendoza,
who was reported last week as seriously i'll of
eryspelas, is improving.
THE JUDGE.-The chief clerk at the Hotel
de st. Nicholas now is "Judgc" CAVITY, where
he will be pleased to see all his old friends.
COURT OFFICIALs.-Judge Evans and Pro-
bate Clerk A. T. Bartels were in the great
Garden city Wednesday and Thursday last.
LINCoLN.-S. A. Blanchard and sister, Miss
Mae, were present at the Lincoln birthday
celebration, at Joliet, Thursday evening Of
last week.
RETURNED.-Chas E. Petit and his blush.
ing bride arrived in the city last Saturday,
from the Garden City, and are now residing
on Post street.
MoRAHN--John Morahn, of Sheridan, at
one time a canvasser for one Of our city dailes,
has become totally blind after long and
painful illness.
GUEsr.-R. B. Clyde, of London, England,
who was in the city for few days of last
week, the guest of DR.. Sheppard, left for New
Orleans this week.
SIGNoR.-C. B. Signor Of Plum Creek, Neb.,
editor of the Gazette there, was at Whites no.
tel, Thursday. Mr.. Signor has lost both his
right leg and arm,
OBsBQuIEs,-Willia Tamblyn, Doctor Ap.
plington, M. K. Anderson, VIM. McElhenie
and others, Of La Sale, attended the funeral
rites Of the late Alfred n. Roberts last We'd
nesday.
FINLEN.-County Clerk Finlen left Thurs.
day afternoon for Plum Creek, Neb., being
called there by the sudden illness of his "a
ther, Miles Finlen. He will be absent several
days, dependent on the state of his parents
health.
GREENWOOD "A. r. Greenwood La Salle's
old.time druggist, now the attorney for the
Spring Valley Coal Company and the I. 81 N.
road, was in the city Tuesday. He says that
the proposed road will surely be built next
season.
THE DEGBN BoYs.--1ke and Solle Degen,
sons of Samuel and William respectively, left
last Sunday for the east. The young men,
after visiting relatives in New York City, will
proceed to Washington, to be present at the
OF Cleveland.
SPURR.--A. j. Spur the Burlington road
conductor, who was so seriously injured on
the I'd inst, is greatly improved, so much so
that he says he is going to his home in Auro
ra the fore part of next week. His mother
has been at his bedside attending him at the
Clifton, since last week.
WARNER.-The Keasly, ka., Mercury says;
81. /. Warner, of Ottawa, H., agent of the
Santa Fe railroad land department, was in the
city Tuesday Mr.. Warner is very thorough,
energetic business man, is joyial good fell
low, and is lending his energies to settling
this part of the Arkansas valley. Long &C.
auaintance with and observation of this Sec
ton of country has enabled Mr.. Warner to
form correct estimate Of its merits, and his
advice to those looking for homes is valuable"
WILLIAMs.-L. A. Williams, who had been
connected with THE FREE TRADER for over
three years past, has accepted position with
Col. Stevens on The Globe. During this long
period of his services with this paper we al
ways found Mr. Williams honest and thor.
oughly faithful in the discharge of his duties,
and as such can recommend him to The GLOBE
or any other man; for there are few men in
this world for whom we feel a more profound
regard and esteem, a feeling founded on the
closest business intimacy with him.