The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-09-14


for q couple OF weeks. Henry Sheerer and
Anton Smith with their wives started last
Tuesday for visit with friends in Nebraska.
Minnie McMullen went TO Chicago the first
of the week where she enters the Morgan
Park Female Seminary for another year.
Mr.. McMullen accompanied her thither
Our popular hardware merchant, Clark
Mors was in Chicago, the first Of the week,
on q business trip and returned wednesday
evening.
Charles Ellsworth, OF Forest City, Iowa,
arrived in this vicinity on Thursday, and
will urge farmers desiring to invest in west
ern lands. to igo to his locality. number
from here have land in that vicinity.
The most lonesome fellow in our burg last
Sunday was Andrew HOOK.
The children's Missionary Band meets
with Edith Lewis Saturday afternoon
While at the Canyons and Starved Rock
last Saturday George Poundstone took sew
eral landscape views, very fne ones
Thos. Rowe returned from his western
trip a few days since and reports pleasant
VISIT.
The Crawford Smell wedding drew num-
Der of our citizens in that direction on We'd
nesday evening. A large crowd was in at
tendance and very enjoyable evening
was spent.
Mr.. Bert Reese has moved to South Otta'
wa but is not occupying his new residence
as yet. 1t will be completed In short
time.
Mr. Hackney and wife, and Alice Wood
ward left last Tuesday for Walton. Kan,
Miss Alice will visit for a few weeks in
that locality.
We are Of the opinion that Chas Palmer
will be the most lonesome young man in
this burg next Sunday.
Mrs Hester enjoyed visit from friends
from Streator the latter part Of last week.
Ida Stason has been sick with malaria fever
for few days, but is now better. William
Crumrine and family are visiting friends at
Oxford, Neb They left here on the 10th
inst. from Ottawa. Frank Truds left Tues
day for Bradshaw, Neb. Gallup & Fogle
have dissolved partnership in the meat
market. Reese Whitehill is rushing the
poultry business. He builds coops at night.
Jack Mullen is foreman Of the Whitehill
q" coop" factory. C. Z. Antram leaves next
week for Chicago, where he enters the I'm
ion College Of Law.
The G. p. church has lately been beauti,
fed bya new carpet.
| j. McMulen shipped car load of hogs
to the city on Monday evening and VIM.
Casey two of cattle. Casey brought back 9
car load of feeders for Harry lockwood and
Lacy Hibbs, each.
Last week we omitted to note the death of
Mrs. A. j. Patterson, Of Dwight, Ill.,. who
died Aug. 29th last. She was sister Of
Mrs. Samuel Miller and Mrs. John Butte.
| The WenOna fair next week will draw q
number from this vicinity.
Samuel Antram has decided 10 take his
western trip the latter part Of this month,
and did not go last Tuesday.
| The entertainment on Sunday evening was
we'll attended and the parts well rendered
by all We do not have the programme and
therefore will refrain from giving the parts
assigned TO each.
The following is statement Of business
done at the Office Of the 20" road in this
burg: Total No. of cars forwarded 81, in
crease over same month last year SO; IL
cars increase received over last year; char
ges on freight forwarded $2,025 80; 1888.
$864.56; increase, Sl161 "a; charges on fri
received $4l6.19; 1883. $500 40; increase
Sll579, Tickets, 1852 90; 1888, Sl23O5;
increase, S26 So Total increase over same
, month last year 81, 1901. Dew DROP
! Galloway Beings.
GALLOWAY, Sept, 10. -Threshing Is
about all done, and owing 70 the late rain
blowing Is In order.
Miss Mabel Fetzer was taken with diph.
iberia on Saturday of last week. She had
only been In Streator one week. The
| Hoffman children we're boarding there but
had come home, and now they 20 on road
cart to and from school, as they could not
get board, Roy Fetzer also comes out to
the farm every evening. He also was at
home on Saturday.
Peter Smith, ST., went to Chicago Mon
day TO have an operation performed on his
neck, an indication Of cancer.
Homer Elliott and wife of Gilman ar
rived Tuesday to attend the Crawford
Smell wedding.
Mre. Elmer Elliott also came home from
her Gilman visit Tuesday.
Miss HObert of Ottawa Ia teaching the
Lock school.
James M. Lock has been on the sick list
| for three weeks
Mrs. Everett Angel returned home from
Cdnhua MONDAY.
Henry Cady Is running fine horse pillow.
GALLOWAY, H., Sept. 10-On Sunday
afternoon Of Sept 1st,, at two o'clock was
the burial OF Mrs. Henry Brunsback, an
aged lady. She leaves her husband, chill
dren, grandchildren and great grandchild.
rem. Mr.. and Mrs. BrunsbaCk are old set
tiers, living one quarter mile north of Ga
ry, and both members Of the Lutheran
church, and we're the principal ones In the
growth OF the church; helping largely to
build II, which star Dis near their home.
Mr.. Brunsback will feel lonely, having lost
his life companion. But there is no doubt
that he can rest assured that his wife is in
heaven, waiting for him.
Threshers are having difficult time TO
finish their threshing on account of rain,
Mrs. Elmer Elliott went to Gilman on
Tuesday to visit VIM, and Homer Elliott.
| We have an ear of corn which Is hard
enough to crib, sent here by James Follett
of Deer Park,
| j. w. Fetzer's family are living In Strea
tor. VIII lie on the farm, having hired a
man and his wife to help him. Mrs. Fet-
ger will have her own children, VIII and
Bertha Hoffman and Daisey Guenther, 80
she will not be lonely after school hours.
On the eleventh day of August last,