The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-10-19
General News Items.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Miss Julia Carey of Spring Valley
was the guest Of Miss Nora O'Conno
yesterday.
Miss Danphine Carr of Triumph, IL
the guest Of Miss Mccarthy Of Eas'
Marquette st.
Rev. J. j. Tobias and family are cs
tablished at KcntwOod, Rev. Tobias
appointment.
Miss Mae McDOugal is attending
the Monroe College Of Oratory and
Literature at Boston.
NJ. b. Mitchell and Nate Eells de-
parted last evening to Senachwine,
with the object in view of shooting a
duck.
Misses Mary Metzger and Rosie
SchIfcr went yesterday afternoon to
Leland, on two weeks visit to Their
uncle.
Il. i. Lincoln, of Ottawa, is one OF
the incOrpOratOrs of the Merchants
Credit Co., of Chicago, capital stock
100000.
Mrs Il. Il. Johnson, daughter of
William Jcssup returned home last
evening from New York, where she
spen 1.-THE summer.
Mr.. Snow, the carriage manufacturer
of Earlville, has employed Mr.. j. ID.
Mckenzie of south side to trim car
riages for two or three weeks.
1t is rumOrcd that yong legal
light of the south side has drawn a
$500 prize in the Louisiana Lottery.
What's the matter with the south
side?
David O'Gorman is the latest ar
rival at the county asylum. He began
his dutices as engineer yesterday, and,
backed by extensive experience, can
not fail of success.
James Barten Of County Kerry. Ire
land, is the guest Of his cousin Miss
Nora OConor. He is touring the
United States and will return to Ire
land in a few weeks.
The remains of Mrs. Hicks, mother
of Mrs. Frank Frost, will arrive from
Fort Wayne, Ind, at 1886 this after
noon, and will be laid at rest in Otta-
wa Ave. Cemetery.
Mail Carrier Charles Vosburg, was
bitten on the calf Of the leg by a vic
ious dog owned by Thos. Dwyre on
Michigan street, yesterday morning.
The dog was killed by the police.
NJ. Barton, of Spring Valley, was in
town yesterday. Barton is one of the
best fellows i'm the world and so wont
get mad if it is said he must have felt
natural on getting into real live
town.
The tracks and wire of the south
side line of the Electric Railway are
being pushed out towards StrcatOr
with all possible haste. Mr.. Evans
states that the line will be operated
within a week.
Mrs. Anthony Hicks, formerly Il
well known Ottawa lady, residing on
the west side for many years died at
Pontiac yesterday. She will be
brought to Ottawa for burial on the
afternoon train today.
w. r. Stackpole Of Fairbury is in
the city distributing the first number
OF his new american Rerie,C, devoted to
the development of American inland
waterways in general and of the Hi
nolS snip canal in particular. 1T Will
be published bimOnthly.
From Thursdays Daily.
DR.. II. \. Banghman of Marseilles
was III town yesterday.
Mrs. j. NJ. French left Yesterday for
Risk where she has relatives who are
i'll.
Mrs. n. J. RuliSOn Of Seneca is Wis
ting her daughter, Mrs. j. Crotty, on
Paul ST.
Mrs. Aggie Maddigan, niece of p.
Finlen, Is visiting Mrs. J. II. Burke
and family on West Jackson street.
The Episcopal church are repairing
their church building by painting it
and covering the entire building with
slate roof.
Col. W. l.. Gibson of Eldorado, Kan
sas, is in the city visiting his daugh-
ters, Mrs II. f. MacKinlay and Mrs.
Jas. Milligan.
Miss Lou Lynch returned yesterday
from visit TO Chicago, accompanied
by her little niece, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Mcclellan.
Mrs. Trenary, the old lady who was
injured on the II. /. r. r., is improv-
ing, and was sitting up yesterday.
DR.. Weis is attending her.
Rev. 7. S. Heating left for Chicago
yesterday and will go to Alton today,
where he will attend the convention
Of the Western Catholic Union.
A new flint glass furnace will be
added TO the works Of the Illinois
Glass Co., this fall, making six factO-
ries owned by this company at Alien.
To-day the new Scandinavian church
at Danway will be dedicated by Rev.
Tompkins, of Chicago. Rev. Day and
choir will attend and participate in
the exercises.