The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-03
Personal,

kiNG.-Wm. Lauf, king OF RichlaRd,
visited Ottawa yesterday.
CHEEv ER-Mr and Mrs. s. W. Che,ver
are visiting at Hamilton, Canada.
GRoUr-Mr and Mrs. Megatin are enter.
tanning DR.. J. J. Grout, of Rock Island.
CAroS.-Judge Cation has gone to Monte
rey, California, to be gone several months.
RoGERs-I. W. Rogers attended the Nc
Kean horse sale at Bradford on Wedne 'day.
TrEAr.-E B. Treat, of La Sale, served as
member of the petit jury throughout the
week.
GLonE.-Col. Stevens, of the Gio5e, is sti
TOO i'll with neuralgia to resume his editorial
duties.
HoMR.-J. 4. Came, on, travelling salesman
for the Ottawa Bottle and Flint Glass Co., is
in the city.
NJ. D.-Mr. F. Dracass recently graduated
from the Chicago Medical College, has re
turned to Ottawa.
KnBY.-Mrs IL. NJ Kilby and children
have gone to Minor, Richland Co., Dakota,
Oh a visit TO Ms. X. g mother.
UARRlsoH.-Nlss Harrison, instructor n
music at the public schools, is spending her
vacation at her home in Cir nville.
RuopEs.-Joseph Rhodes, formerly with
McMulcn, but for some time past connected
with the American Tea Store at Joliet, is in
the city.
WlLty.-Hon. s. c. Wiley has been in II e
Circuit Court this week looking after his
legal rights as a member Of the late firm Of
0, J. Wilson & Co.
BAYKEs.-John Goedtner, of Madden l.
Qoedtners, successful bankers at Mendoza,
was in the city yesterday as a witness in the
Mooney Hughes suit,
PEURY.-Mrs Sherman Leland entertained
very pleasantly, on Saturday evening,
small company in honor Of her guest, Miss
Perry, of Kansas. Miss Perry returned
to her home Tuesday.
NvgNroR-Charles NJ Catlin, formerly of
this city, has invented propeller paddle,
and has secured patent on it. 1t is pre-
dicted that it will make q material change
in ship and steamboat building.
EARL.-Charles NJ. Smith, of Earlville,
receiver of the Wilson estate, spent Weines'
day, Thursday and Friday in the city in at
tendance upon the Circuit Court on business
connected with the late failure
GEyAroR.-The York vile Record is author
itv for the statement that J. lvOr Montgom-
cry. formerly of this county, will be can.
dldaie for State Senator before the Kendall
county senatorial district convention.
S,srgps.-Mrs. W. +. Bowman has been
during the past week her sisters,
Nrs J. Il. Rhodes and daughter, Of Kansas
Citv Mo Mrs Long, of Summit county,
Ohio. and Mrs A. H. Shrefer, of Joliet.
MAyop-Henry Bellinghausen, mayor of
Peru and chairman Of the Democratic coun-
20 committee. was in the city Tuesday and
Wednesday, looking after the city's Interest
in the case of Els .. CITY Of Peru.
WoLr-Mrs Bertha Wolf nee Ravens, OF
Louisville, Ky, is visiting her father, Geo.
". Ravens, Esq. She will soon join her
husband at Rochester, \. y, where he has
been elected teacher of the Turn Society.
GODFREY MIR. Abe Godfrey, who for some
time past has been in the shoe business with
u Fielding at Streator, has taken position
With II. } Gillen, as assistant in the shoe
branch Of MIR. Ciillen's bust
ness that seems to be growing
Nrssroy-Mrs. Col, Hopeman, Mrs. he'.
p,v and Misses Alice Fiske and Emma
Kinc. represented the Congregational church
"a dele-ates at the meeting of the limos
Branch of the Woman's Board OF Missions
of the interior, held at Peoria on "ednss
iav and Thursday.
Boy.-Nr. and Mrs Arthur j. Mitchell
wore this week so unfortunate as to lose
tLc;r infant son, who died on last Monday
roorninc. after a very short illness, of intam-
nation of the bowels. Only those who have
experienced such gu affection can truly sym
n,ihizs with them in their grief.
TgorTlNG.-Circuit Clerk Taylor, Secretary
,f the Ottawa Driving Park Association, at
tended a meeting Of the Illinois Valley Cir
emit At Joliet on Tuesday TO transact neces
sorry business connected with the years
meetings. Representatives from the La SIZE
and Streator associations were also Presen'.i