The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-25

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MEss-Of the three months service, llth
ILL.,, "Aless No. s. six persons who enlisted
April q, 1861, in Capt. W. L. Gibson's com.
pany, all except Capt. W F. Dewey, who is
now in Washington, were together at the
Big Bend Reunion. They were, Major +.
II. Stumph, F. B. Singer, Peter wyman,
Ransom p. Dewey and c. J Skinner.
NEB-Mrs. C. W. Hoxie left on Monday
to visit her sons and other Ottawa people in
Lincoln, Nebraska.
EARL-Mr. John Earl, formerly of the
old Ottawa firm of wagon. makers, Earl &
Slack, % years ago, now q farmer near Sell
Lock, Mich, is here visiting his old friends.
TINES CHANGEs.-Out of the % dealers in
years ago, but three are still in business.
They are, John Manley, L. Y. Griggs and
Abe Alshuler.
LEWIS. Hon. +. c. Lewis, of Deer Park,
has been reelected member of the State
Board of Agriculture, to represent this dis
trct.
NEDRAsKA,-Mr. L. c. Tryon, of Marseil
les, returned or Monday of this week from
Keith county, Nebraska, whittier he went on
a land exploring trip, escorting Edwin P.
Reed, NJ. h. Nagle, Eugene Curt and Simon
Butte, who went to buy lands and were well
pleased. The country they found is beauti-
flu and crops looking well. Mr.. Tryon will
start Oct. 9TH with another party.
LEAvE.-Rev. Poetkin, pastor Of the west
side German Catholic church. will shortly
leave Ottawa permanently.
BURNED-Lightning struck and burned a
straw stack on the Hayward farm, northeast
of this city, last Saturday evening.
CHARLIE-C. NJ. Smith, of Earlville, the
popular horse starter is performing that
duty at the Omaha fair.
pLArE-Miss Bertha Schneider is putting
In fine plate-glass front in her store on La
Sale street, occupied by Mr.. McChesneys
stock of dry goods.
ST.. LoUls.-About fifty knight Templars
left on the Rock Island railway, on Monday,
for the carnival city. They have their own
dining and sleeping cars, which they will
occupy during their stay at st. Louis, and
thus avoid the rapacity Of hotels which asked
81 per day.
JERRY,-Jerry CAVITY, under arrest by or.
der Of the mayor for selling liquor without
Ia license was tried before Justice Weeks
and freed. The mayor cannot revoke Ii
cense without cause, and his refu sal to sign
a license granted y the council cuts no fig
ure.
PoLICE-The Ottawa police force will give
their annual ball on Friday, Oct LIST, at Will
lis hall, and Willis full orchestra, one of
the best in the state, will furnish the music.
Recently the daily papers pub.
lished a terrible statement relative 10 Rev.
Poetkin. He has been absent for a week or
two. lie denies the truth Of the more helm
GUS of the two offenses with which he was
charged Daily papers that live only on sem
saions are liable to be caught out by plain
truths.
EDITORS There are said to be fve editors
of all degrees living in South Ottawa. What
a rich opening for an earthquake or cy-
clone
JAcoBr-Mr. C. D. jacob, Of the pottery
works here, has accepted situation in Il
similar institution as manager, at Macomb,
III. HIS will return and take charge of the
Ottawa pottery on their re starting.
TREAs.-E. C. Webster is spelling for an
other fight for the county treasurership. As
he is republican he is on the wrong ticket
and will doubtless be most essentially left.
WEsT.-On Wednesday last, W. B. Miller,
Peter Kirkland, Andrew Jackson, and Mr..
and Mrs. Bayard Spradliug, of Sheridan,
Mr.. Manchester, of Newark, and seven or
eight others from Sandwich, left Ottawa on
one of Warner & Miller's excursions to Kan
sas.
"A GIVE AWAY" Wilson says che owns
the Globe" The style of its editorials tells
plainly who owns Wilson.
"Go r'-Chas. Ferguson's nag, Charlie
F. won in the 2:40 class trOt at Wenona on
Thursday.
NoRA.-Miss Nora Allen, of Michigan, Is
visiting Hank" Vests daughter Cora.
RrGABER.-Mr. John Rugaber, we'll
known typo of Ottawa and Streator, was
married to Miss Lottie Lewis, at Dwight, re-
Gently.
PARTIcuLAR-A South Ottawa farmer has
well full of good water near school
house, and allows the children to drink
freely. but not to carry it away in buckets
or cups.
yErs.-Frank and Fred Jennings, former
" of Brookfeld, now Of Harrison county,
Iowa. are here visiting friends.
A GoER-Matt Whites horse "Blue Ball
CAPTURED three races in the Iowa circuit re-
Gently, including a "free for ALL trotting
the 9th heat in 2;34l.
GERrY.-Miss Gertrude Harris is visiting