The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23
TUESDAY,.

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TUESDAY.
Charles Miller, an old Ottawa boy
now of McCoy's hotel, Chicago, is II
town.
Morris republicans have organized q
John A. Logan Club, with j. N. Bun
nell as president.
Mrs. j. T.. Carew and niece, SUSIE
Rhodes, are pending week with
friends in Chicago.
The hter-Ocedn of yesterday gives
the Rev. Tobias the Distinguishing
compliment Of two-column report OF
last Sundays sermon.
Hon. T.. G. Lewis was in town yes
terday. He carries his hOnors, gained
at the big horse show, gracefully, as
becomes a successful manager
George NJ. Murphy, who has retired
from the banking business at La Sale
and is now gentleman OF leisure,
spent half of yesterday in Ottawa.
Rev. Harris II. Gregg, jr., pastor OF
the Presbyterian church, goes to Ro'
chell this morning to attend a spe'
cial meeting of the Ottawa Presby'
terry.
The Morris Post is writing the his,
tory of the defunct towns of Grundy
county, laid out away back in the 3Os,
in one of which John Jacob Astor was
interested.
The Choral Union held very inter
eSting meeting last evening. About
twenty new members have been en-
rolled within the past three weeks.
One hundred more could be readily
accommodated.
Hon. A. j. O'ConOr, of La Sale, who
is completely recovered from his re-
cent illness, was in the city yesterday
taking testimony in the chancery case
of Finn V. Berry before Master in
Chancery Fullerton.
j. Root, of Chicago, agent for the
Girard Insurance Co., was in the city
yesterday, and through the thoughtful
care of II. E. MacKinlay was shown
over the entire city, including "a trip
on all the electric lines.
Rev. Freeman is in attendance upon
the Methodist Episcopal Preachers
Association, which goes into session
at Morgan Park to-day. The meeting
will continue until Wednesday even
ing. About twenty ministers are
present.
The Chicago City Council has decid-
ed to change the name of Blue Island
Avenue to "CatOn Road" in honor OF
Judge John ID. Cation, who laid out
the avenue in the early days of Chica-
go, which has since become one OF the
best known streets of the city.
Mrs. Mary Dearth, of Grand Ridge,
died on Monday morning at the age OF
81. She had been i'll for some time.
but her friends did not apprehend that
death was so near She was the moth
er of Mr.. Dearth, of the firm OF
Dearth & Panshall. The funeral will
occur on Wednesday at . p. NJ.
Edith Ballard, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. l.. Ballard, died yesterday af-
ternOon of membranOuS Group. Edith
was about three years of age, an un'
usually bright little girl: and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ballard have the profound SYM
pathy of all in their affection. The
funeral will take place on Wednesday
at noon.
DlIcdlOI Will SOOll nc dreaming lllt
record again, says the Free Press Her
industries are all running full blast,
and her monthly pay roll aggregates
over 100000. OF this sum the coal
companies paid out yesterday $l05,O 900.
The glass factories come next with a
combined payroll of 1897, 900, and the
railroads pay to employees at this
point $4,000.
Mayor Sherwood says that it is more
than probable that an Ottawa I'm
provement Association, with capital
stock Of $4,000, will be organized and
in working order within the next ten
days. This is what is needed in Otta-
wa, and it will undoubtedly have the
approval Of the business men of the
city. as is indicated by the interviews
had with business men, as published
in the SUNDAY FREE TRADER.