The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-03-31

dance in Roaks hall, Oh Friday evening,
April G Willis band will furnish the mot
i've power.
We have had share Of the four seasons
since my last contribuion-only not in the
order we are told to repeat Them at school.
Gentle zephyrs with the spicy odors of the
sunny south for breakfast, Il mantle Of the
beautiful" for dinner, and bowling bliz-
1srd from the rowdy west for supper such
have been the daily alternating fluctuations
OF the variable and uncertain Old Prob.
The democrats hold caucus at the village
hall next Saturday at 3 o clock, to nominate
candidates for township offices for Manlius,
and considerable interest is taken on the
result as parties are nearly evenly divided.
KAPPA.
MarSsillss.
Irving Lewis, a Marseilles boy, has So
cured q position in Marshall Field Co 9
in Chicago. Irving is as deserving young
man Is Marseilles has ever turned out, and
We wish him prosperous future.
The Maud Howe Go. completed their en-.
gagement here last Saturday night. They
enjoyed much better patronage than the
company that was here the previous week.
Tho resignation OF MIR Brown, pastor Of
the Congregational church, takes effect April
|. Mr.. Brown is . very scholarly man, and
one the people generally ere sorry to lose
Rev. l.. W. brigham and Rev. Miss
Shsffer begin a series Of meetings on We'd
nesday evening and closing on Sunday
Easter, At the Universslist church
The death OF p. A. Smith. E-q Of Chicago
was announced on saturday, Mr. smith
was Al old Msrseilles resident and was
highly respected by eli who knew him.
George Cole has Obtained employment At
the Hoyt Brothers machine shop IN Au-
rora.
MIR. Will Prescott and wife, who have
been visiting at II. X. Adams, returned
home to Sand wich, Ill. on Wednesday.
The culored male quartet 81 the prohibi'
ton meetings held last Sunday, Monday.
and Tuesday evenings 1T the Congregational
church, are spoken OF in the warmest terms
S.P Osgood returned Wedl e,day from
trip to Emmett county. Iowa.
The Neus Office has moved TO tho rooms
over John Bennelt's clothing store. Much
needed room is the reason.
The Messrs Dawell are tearing down the
old foundry bstween their mill and the
canal. The improvement is quite marked.
The break IN the levee WAS finally stopped
on Tuesday. II offered some trouble but
WAS finally overcome.
Mr.. H. T. Neff and wife returned from
Florida last Saturday. They have been
absent about five weeks, and enjoyed the
trip very much
Messrs, +. Long and p. NJ. Macarthur are
getting ready TO ship their goods and chattsls
TO Trinidad, Col, soon.
The Mnrseilles Manufacturing Go. have
contracted with u MIR. Copeland 10 represent
their interests in South America for three
years.
Mr.. Frank Mason is quite sick His
brother from iorkvillS il attending TO his
business
The prohibt,onists have hired the Mar
seilles rink for every evening next week.
There is vac .tion in the public schools for
one week Prof. Outman is out Of town
visiting,
A wandering band Of FIVE musicians dis
coursed some fine music on our streets one
day this week
The teachers Of the East Marseilles school
are preparing an entertainment with the
children OF the school the proceeds to 70 TO
the library fund.
Mrs. +. u. Coy has rented her house to
Mr.. james Jedkins, Mrs. Coy will 60 In
May 10 Wilthrop, Me-, where she will re
main for year and half.
MIR. Emo. Brown, a resident of Marseilles
for many years, will soon move to Joliet %
live with his children.
Miss Vanch Gardner returned from the
west recently She found her brother deaa
before her arrival
A.E. Arnold traded his Iowa farm fol
some real estate in Marseilles, and expects
20 make his home among US
Fred Johnson and Ferd FoOte have gOn,
TO Dixon TO lake course in business
college.
Capt j. w. Preston is at Laporte. Ind,
dangerously sick
The Shpddy Co. sued the Il |. Il. X. Co
for car load of shoddy burned at Seneca
The evidence WAS taken last Saturday at TIT
office Of Bird Bicktord
A. b. Cummins was recently called Il
Clifton, lroquois county, ILL.,, to the b,dsid
Of his sick wife.
Charley Thompson, fresh from San Fran
cisco, Cal. dropped in to Marseilles one do.
this week
Around About,
Saturday last was dull day for Senecs
Usually on Saturday, the town is full q
farmers, and their wives and daughters
and trade Is brisk Ia fact 1t Is gala da
for all the young clerks In town, every on
appearing with laundried collar OF
and boots polishedl This is given of
cially. The fats are the young ladies i
the country around Seneca are all wealth,
good looking and accomplished, and Sa,u
days are the days on which they do thei