The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-10

JnO hIklU, WIN epcut q low mobtho Al
England has returned. he looks well and
says he feels 80.
Jno. Mcpherson, of Troy Grove, Is In
Aurora under treatment TOR cancer on the
lip. All hope he may be cured.
Our school marms are all enjoying min
eral water at Ottawa and receiving instruc-
ton In school work. PEDRO.
Marseilles Items
MAnsEILLEs, Aug r. Tuesday was
grand day for tho Sunday schools Of Mar
settles. The Methodist, Universalist and
Congregational churches hold union picnic
celebration that will BE- ever remembered,
the managers carrying everything out to
perfection. They first met at the M ethodist
church at 9 O clock q. m, whore Rev. j. F.
Clancy and his assistants were in waiting
with full delegation in line. They marched
from that church headed by the Marseiles
Cornet Band. to the Universslist and Con-
gregational churches, where they were
joined by largo delegations Of both young
and old. The procession by this time was
about q half mile in length, number of
our country nsighf ors falling in line. They
marched through the principal streets, the
band playing some fine music, ana | will
say right here that 1t was the finest and hap
piest procession that has trod our streets for
many years. They marched to the beautiful
park Of Lewis Long, west of town, number
ing about 800, the grove being q perfect
swarm Of children and their parents. After
eating picnic dinner, ice cream and other
Injuries, the band played some fine selec.
tons. Swinging and croquet playing were
INDUCED in to late hour in the afternoon,
when everyone went home well pleased with
the days enjoyment.
Col. D. F. Hit was calling on his old
friends Tuesday. Col. says he is building q
condition on the side Of Ottawa and was look.
ing up Bill Irwin, county surveyor, TO see
that he had the thing square with the world.
David Ssmuels took In Chicago and little
lake water Monday.
G. NJ. Carpenters family Of Morris, but
now Of Rock Rapids, Iowa, made Marseilles
q flying visit Monday.
Misses Barbara and Maggie Waltgenback
Of Chicago, who had been visiting John
Zimmerman's family for a week, left for
home Monday morning on the Peru Accom-
mediation.
Miss Mamie Parks started on Tuesday for
a short visit to her old home in Petosky,
Mich
j. T. Rowland and vile left Marseilles
Tuesday for Pittsburg, Kansas, where his
son George lives They expect to be gone
several weeks. We wish them pleasant
journey.
EFF. Crehore in the freight department
Of the C, r. |. & p Ry,, left on Tuesday for
q short vacation among friends and relatives
at Manhattan, Kansas. X. G. Booth, Of
Henry, Ill takes his place while gone.
Geo. L. Clark and family paid his mother
and brother Gus and family north Of Ottawa
visit last Sunday
Miss Florence Blanchard returned We'd
nesday from 0 months vacation with her
grandmother at Remington, Ind.
Newton Ward, Esq, has been on the sick
list for several days.
Uriah Pearson had severe encounter with
his young bull Tuesday, coming out with
broken arm and badly used up generally
DR.. Weirick shaped him up and he is getting
along all right.
George Debolt and wife made some Of
their old friends pleasant call Wednesday
Nate Fleming says he can't 60 even to
Seneca without some "editor" getting two
" ms in his name
s. B. Hawkes. brought 800 head Of fa
cattle from Soda s prings, Idaho to Chicago
and after disposing Of them Monday, hi
came home to his family for few days. NJ
Norway Notes.
NORWAY, Aug. 6.-Who can, for once, pu
forth such thing as a complaint on TIT
present condition Of the weather; for where
as it 80 recently was sufficient to scorch