The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-29
Miss Nellie Palmer, while picking cher
ries, fell, breaking a rib.
w. Nickerson will teach In the Oglesby
school next year.
Marseilles Items.

| Marseilles Items.
MARsEILLEs, June 27.-'Our old friend 10
T. Reed Of the south prairie, who has bee
laid up for repairs for several months, wa
in town Saturday for the first time We ar
glad to see you, Ed.
Hiram Collier, who has been confined d
his home for several months with rheuma
,ism, was on our streets last Saturday look
king rather fresh.
c. W. Vananker and wife, old residents o
Marseilles, but now of Fowler, Ind, ar
visiting relatives and friends here this week
st. Clair Gum, an old pioneer settler o
this place, died at his home Monday morn
ing, after long, lingering illness. Mr.
Gum was at one time one Of the larges
real estate dealers west of Chicago. He pur-
chased large tract Of land Of Mr.. Charles
Cotton and another Of d. Daniel Ward, anC
laid out what is known as Gums First
Second and Third Additions to Marseilles
where the best residence portion Of the city
now stands. lie also bought another large
tract Of land with John Harrington on the
bluff, known as Gum and Harrington's Ad
lition, and still another piece of land with
John ParsOn in the extreme east portion OF
the city, called Gum and Parsons Addition
All of this land he had laid out in town lots,
and they were all sold many years ago, and
on nearly every one Of them now stands a
nice home. Mr.. ST. Clair Gum will be ever
remembered by all that knew him. The
funeral was held at the Universalist church
Tuesday, at 2:30 o'clock, p. IN, Rev. Miss
Shaffer preaching the funeral sermon to a
large congregation of relatives and friends
Of the deceased.
VIM, Niles, a carpenter who has worked
around this part of the country great ma,
ny years, dropped dead Monday afternoon
Of this week. He was working for the Pitts
MI. Co., and while helping some Of the 9TH
or work men roll large masterwheel into
the shop. said, "Hold on, boys, stop" and
fell over backwards, dead, when he struck
the floor. Mr.. Niles had always been hard.
working and industrious man. DR.. NJ. s.
Blanchard, deputy coroner, held an in
quest and the cause Of his death was sup
posed to DO apoplexy. The funeral was
held at the Universalist church at 4:30 p.
m, Rev. Miss Shaffer, officiating.
A quiet wedding took place at the resi-
dence of our City Alderman, Joel Cook, Tues
day evening. The contracting parties were
John A. Makeever and Pauline Pancost,
Rev. B. Taber tied the " Bowline" in pres
ence of house full of relatives. After the
usual congratulations carriage WAS in wait
ing and the happy couple were driven to the
nice little cottage that hal been prepared
for them by the bridegroom where they will,
make their future home.
ban Mason and Chase Fowler Of Ottawa,
were skirmishing around our town Wednes-
day morning.
Miss Amy Dawson Of Chicago is visiting
her mother, Mrs. NJ. G. Scott, and other
relatives this week.
A. N. Douglas Of the town Of Allen, ar
rived in town Wednesday from q trip out
west. He looks hale and hearty and took q
square meal at the Ed. Beokwith's.
John F. Clark, the great paper man Of the
west, is turning out some Of the finest paper
ever made in this part Of the country. He
is making some red paper this week that
beats them all. The two mills make from
twelve to thirteen tons per day.
Jesse L. Drake who has the CONTRA to
deliver oil the straw t. the paper mills has
rented the Richard Hughes farm for three
years. lie keeps about twelve teams en-
gagged in hauling straw. Jess is hustler.
Frank T. Neff and d. N. Shipman attend
cd the ball game and the Gilmore band con-
cert in Chicago. Tuesday and Wednesday.
They report grand time.
Perry johnson. so long in the employ Of
the C. Il. |. R'y Co. at this place, has been
appointed agent at Manhattan, Will Co., Ill,
on the Wabash railroad. The company can
rest assured they have got coed man.
A pleasant reception was held at the resi-
dence of Prof W. II. Outman's on Monday
evening, gotten up By Luke Shipman, Cora
Anna Van Buren,, aud other schol
ars of the school for Austia Makeever,
Bell Bennett and Will II. Spicer, graduates
of the East Marseilles High School. Ice
cream and refreshments were served in fine
style. Before departing the graduates pre-
scented Mr.. Outman, their teacher, with
History of England Miss
Austia Makeever uaking the presentation
The Professor was too complete
ly surprised for utterance Everybody went
home pleased with the reception. MARS.
Deer Park.
DEER PARK, June 2S.--The weather is
extremely hot and corn doing finely. Frank
Tiffany has the best field in this neighbor-
hood
Mrs. Lyons lie visiting her friends in Ton
ioa.
Mrs. Hogaboom spent the week with Mrs.
Gruber who has been quite sick.
John Shute shipped two car loads Of hogs