The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-25

to persue their vocation of painting, and Mr..
Long to look up n location to engage in brick
making,
Prof John W. Ferguson, Superintendent
of Schools Of Kansas City, attended the fun
of his sister, Mrs. S. r. Harley. Prof. Fur.
guson is on old Marseilles boy and has done
remarkably well since he settled in Kansas
City.
Mrs. A. +. Jackson is attending her sick
mother at Onida, N She haS been there
several weeks.
Messrs Bruce and Barron have completed
their work at La Sale, and are occupying
their old quarters over the bank. They have
gang Of men excavating for bridge near
Chicago
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Taylor made a flying
visit to Wenona, H.. to visit Mr.. Taylor
father last week.
X. J. Gage, Mr.. and Mrs. d. n. Shipman
and Mrs A. L. Stone attended the grand
encampment of the Grand Army, at Spring
field, recently. They report very success
full meeting, and general good time.
Lucian Clark, of South Bend, Ind, was
in town two or three days this week. He
informed the writer that he had a contract
to construct bridge across the Hudson
river Of 100000 value, and several
other large contracts also. Mr.. Clark is a
son Of Roderick Clark, who was the original
protector Of West Marseilles, and did more
10 make it what it is than any other one
man. We are pleased to learn Of Lucian's
success in life.
VIM Black, sent out as an expert to test
the Dawell mill, returned home to Battle
Creek, Mich, on Tuesday.
S. ?. Denning, a son in-law of Z, r. Smith,
who has been here visiting, returned to
Prescott Kan, a day or two ago,
Messrs Bonsal and Saver dissolved their
partnership as butchers, Mr.. Bonsal retiring
having been engaged by Mr. Richmond in
his market north Of the track.
The miners at Watkins 81 Lows coal shaft
are on a strike Cause, disagreement of
the weight of coal coming cut Of the shaft.
Hugh Manlauphy, Of Pullman, Ill, visited
friends IN Marseilles this week.
Miss Lillian Cram, who has been the
Marseies Mfg Co.'S expert pennman for so
long, has gone to Moline, H., to take a
course in short hand.
Cards are out for the wedding Of Miss
Vina Kiner, daughter Of J. p. Kiner, of the
South Prairie, to Mr., John F. Goss. The
ceremony will take place ut high noon on
March 9TH, 1888.
Miss Carrie Butterfeld and Mr. John W.
Widney, Of Morris, H., were united in mar
riage ON Wednesday, Feb. 22d. Miss Carrie
is one of our estimable girls and deserves a
good and happy lot in life.
Miss Anna Iloughton and w. Israel, Of
Chicago, we're married last Sabbath Miss
IIoughton is one of Marseilles young ladies
who leaves wide circle of friends to wish
her JOY, They will make their future home
in Chicago.
Charles johnson, a Marseilles boy, now at
Hyde Park, H., spent Sunday with friends
here
Win Makeever, of Hoopeston, is spending
few days among old friends here.
Rev. A. II. Lang, Of Joliet, officiated at the
wedding of Miss Carrie Butterfeld.
&C. Fowler, who works in the J. p. Clark
paper mill, had his arm badly lacerated by a
belt last Tuesday.
Mrs. s. X. Harley, who died on Saturday
erening, was buried on Wednesday. Mr..
Harley's loss will be great one as some
small children are left that need q mothers
care.
Richard Watkins will soon leave for Ala
| bama, to engage in mining
| Arch. Brodbeck has been taken into the
| firm of Il. Brodbeck, and the firm name is
now +. Brodbeck & Son. Arch. has attend
ed faithfully to business for the past ten
years, and has in fact been its life and soul.
| lie is young man of considerable business
ability, and under his management the firm
is bound to prosper as it never did before.
What threatened to become an interesting
blaze was squelched in its infancy at the oat
meal mill on Friday morning,
The Marseillcs Teachers Association meets
in the Bluff school house at 1880 this after
noon All friends of good school govern
ment should he present, The programme is
1880, Class exercise in Primary Geography
J. p. Yodel
Discussion opened by Miss V. Gard
uer.
$50 Geography in the Grammar Grades,
II. G. Waddl'
Discussion opened by Miss Maggi'
Richardson, followed by +. NJ. Ma
keever.
$50. General exercises.-Their utility an,
scope, Geo. Sparks
General Discussion.
The young ladies of the M. +. churcl
gave a ten cent tea at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. j. Moore on Tuesday evening
Supper was served to large number Of SO