The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-05-24
Tuesday, May go. 1890.
Lafayette died, 1884.

"Blessed are they that have been my
friends. III Henry ". v, 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Atwood spent
Sunday at Earlville.
Supervisor Burkhart, of La Sale,
was in Ottawa yesterday.
L. ID. MannlX is repairing his resi-
dence, corner Post and Washington
streets.
Fred. Hathaway, Charlie Geiger and
Joe Ruff spent Sunday and Monday in
Chicago.
Rev. N. O. Freeman left yesterday
for a weeks visit with friends in Nc
Lean county.
Will MacKinlay will attend the War
Song concert at the Auditorium build
ing this evening.
Michael Barton, prominent citizen
of Spring Valley, was in this city yes
terday on business.
c. Allison Hepler, of Reading, Liv-
ingstOn county, and Laura Porter, Of
Grand Ridge, have been given license
to marry.
A new carpet was placed in the
county court room yesterday, and the
room Will be ready for occupancy in a
few days.
TheACyclng club will take a run on
the Chicago road this evening, and all
members are requested to report to
Capt. Hull at Z o'clock.
F. NJ. Sapp and J. NJ. Machesney at
tended the Sunday school convention
at DanWay on Sunday. The former
spoke on Sunday School Help"
julius Hegeler Oscar Eliel and
Will Donahue, of La Sale, came to
Ottawa Sunday in sail boat via the
Illinois river, and returned in the
evening on Rock Island passenger
Miss Margaret Fox and Mr.. James
O'Mara were married at st. COlumba's
church at o'clock yesterday morning
by Dean Heating. 1t was a very quiet
wedding, only few immediate friends
being present.
Two Wagner palace cars and three
coaches. with i've freight cars for bag
gage. passed through Ottawa en- route
fol- Washington, Pacific coast, yester-
day morning. There were four COM
panies of United States troops on
board.
The FREE TRADER announces that
it has secured the services of Mr.. S. b.
Bradford as an attache Of the paper in
it's business department, and Incl
dentally in the news departments: and
bespeaks for him the kindly reception
with which FREE TRADER employees
have at all times received at the hands
of the people of Ottawa.
The remains Of Louis r. Pearson,
the unfortunate young man who was
killed by the cars at Aurora last Sat
uiday, were brought to this city last
evening on the 20" road. The funeral
will take place from the residence OF
Mrs. f. Crane this afternoon. and the
body will be buried in South Ottawa
cemetery. A number Of railroad men
will accompany the remains to this
city. Services will be conducted at
the Second M. f. church.
The Appellate Court will convene
to-day for the May term. The exam
inatiOn of law students on Wednesday
will be conducted by Nat f. Degen,
Bird Bickford and p. J. Carey, who
have been appointed as the board of
examination. Forty-three cases have
been filed up to date, and the follow
ing are La Sale county cases: Evans
V. Chessmond, Funk V. Evans, Thurs
ton v. ThurstOn, Jones V. Blanchard,
City of La Sale V. POrtertield.
Mrs. Louisa Singer, aged IS years,
met with an accident Sunday morning
which may prove fatal. While walk
ing in the yard at ner home in South
Ottawa, she fell and broke her right
hip. DR.. Lewis, of Grand Ridge, set
the bones and at last reports the pa
tient was resting easily. Owing to
extreme feebleness il is doubtful if
she Will ever recover. Two years ago
she was kicked by horse and badly
injured. and since then has had col
lar bone and one limb broken. :.