The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-16

CAL.-Mr. II. b, Vaudeville, now Of San
Dieogo, lately of Los Angeles, CAL. was here
during the past week visiting old friends
hereabouts.
PuB.-John G. Holmes, of the Buchanan
Mich. Record was in this city this week.
Aor.-Will Frye has been appointed agent
of the C. B Il Q. at Grand Ridge. Few men
are promoted as Mr.. Frye:.has been, as he
entered the service Of the company only
few months age. 1t speaks we'll Of his abil-
ty and the esteem in which he is held by
the Management.
MEIGs,-Dwight Meigs, of the class Of 'ss
o, II. s., is now in the employ of the First
Nat. Bank.
DoLL.-Miss Anna McManus was the
lucky holder Of the winning number in the
doll lottery at the Mat" on Saturday af-
ternoon.
ST.. LoUIs.--Christan Kerste and Henry
Werner are in st. Louis, in attendance on
the Nat. Sangerfest.
VAR. B. Harrington, wife ana dsugh-
ter are the guests of MIR. and Mrs. Thos.
Forbes. They 60 to Virginia, where they will
permanently reside.
PURKE.-Miss Lucy Burke is the guest
of friends in Rock Island.
ART.-Arthur Bcaubien spends the sum.
mcr in Henry.
N. Misses Mollie and Nellie Newland,
of Saltwater, N. Y, are the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. W. H. Stead.
REr.-Mrs. w. C. Kenyon, of ST. Paul,
Mimi, who has been the guests of friends
here for some time, has returned home.
HERE.-P. J. Carey, who has been prac-
tcing law in Earl, has removed to this city
permanently, and can be found in the opera
house block. Mr.. Carey is very popular
and brsiney young man, and is sure to work
up lucrative practice.
Col Mrs. J. J. O'Conor, Of Denver, Col,
will be the guest of Miss NJ n. O'Conor to-
morrow.
HoMR.-Miss Annie Coombs has returned
from Ogontz Seminary, at Ogontz, Pa.
EARL" Glib Wiley, Of Earl, is is town
for few days.
VIs.-Cssper Alderman, of Annawan, is
the guest of H. G. Werner.
KIM. and Mrs. John Haeberlin are in
Kentucky.
LAw.-Kent Green, of Dayton, is studying
with Griggs s Allen.
HoMR-Mss Carrie Whittlesey arrived
home on Thursday evening from Godfrey,
where she has spent the past year as in
structress in the musical department of
Monticello Seminary.
PHIPPs.-Miss Mabel Phipps, of New
York, is in the city and will give concert
in the near future.
HoME-"Bert" Merrifeld is home from
the Illinois University at Champaign
BRAD--Frank Bradford and wife Of
Pensy lvania are visiting relatives and
friends in this city and Deer Park. Both
are looking in excellent health, and as
young as they did II or Is years ago.
SwIFr-Mr and Mrs. E. C. Swift on Wed
nesday evening had the privilege of showing
to number of their friends and neighbors
the unusual sight Of "Night Blooming
Cereus." The flower is known by hearssy
to all probably, but few have had the pleas
ure of seeing its rare perfection and OF
inhaling it's exquisite perfume. The flower
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from the leaf 1t begins opening at twi-
light, reaching its maximum at midnight
and an hour or two afterwards it is gone
collapsed but it is royal when full of life
"A magnificent blossom of a spotless white,
eight or ten inches in diamater with an
EXQUISITE perfume which filled the room.
FINLEY.-Richard T. Ely, Associate Pro
lessor of Political Economy in the John
Hopkins University, Baltimore, has just
published q valuable work on "Taxation in
American States and Cities,' which will no
doubt be welcomed by the public interested
in practical economic topics. In his preface
after thanking, for assistance, such men as
Profs. Clark Of Smiths College, Seligman OF
Columbia, Hon. Thos. Nj Cooley Of the Inter
State Commerce Commission, Prof. Henry
Adams of Michigan University, all we'll
known names among the great writers on
economic topics, Professor Ely says: II
must mention the very special aid l have
received from Mr.. John H. Finley, grad
uste student of John Hopkins University,
who for many weeks has devoted his entire
time to the book, and has assisted me with
extraordinary diligence and display OF un-
usual ability. Whatever merits the book
may possess are due to no small extent TO
Mr.. Finley; and it seemed to me only proper
to place his name on the title page This
is done. Mr.. Finley is graduate OF the
Ottawa High School, 1881, and later from
Knox College. els son Of Evans finley
ESQ, of Grand Ridge. The FREE TRADER
offers CONGRATULATIONS to both father and son.