The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-05-03
DAILY EVENTS.
Saturday. April 90, 1890.

DIR. Bayaru i. flOliiies, VI Shio"S''
was in town yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Allen are in
Denver, Colorado, visiting friends.
Max. j. Friedel, late Of the Wochen-
blat is in town for two weeks Vislt
with friends.
Rev. DIR. Fredricks will deliver an
address at Peru on Decoration Gay uh'
der the auspices Of the q. A. II.
F.O. HOwley, OF Oswego, member
of the Democratic congressional cen
trail committee, was in town yester-
day.
Nessrs King and Hamilton may
Dossiblv build the new factory or tile
similar that used in the Pioneer
Works.
The foundation for the new store
building to be erected at the corner or
Columbus and Superior streets is now
being laid.
w. f. Bowman circulated circular
among the business men OF Ottawa
Yesterday, for the purpose OF getting
signatures for Fourth of July cele-
bration. Quite number of represen-
tative citizens signed 1t.
The German Benevolent Society con-
template buying lot and erecting a
hall in Ottawa. The committee on
building is now looking for suitable
site on which to build. 1t is the in
tentiOn to get a lot as near the business
part of the city as possible.
The commissioners on highways OF
Farm Ridge and South Ottawa town
ships have advertised for bids for u
new bridge, to be erected on the town
line between section 5. Farm Ridge
and section 81, South Ottawa, about
six miles southwest OF Ottawa.
Nessrs. Erskine M. Phelps and } :.
w. Duncan, of Chicago, and Jas. II.
Eckels, of this otto, have been ap-
pointed by the IrOquOis club as COM
mittec to draft resolutions OF respect
to the memory of the late John Z.
Campbell to be presented to that BODY
for adoption.
About fifty members of the Degree
of Honor surprised Mr.. and MRS. y.
l.. Piergue at their home, on Main
street, Thursday evening. The guests
were royalty entertained. Refresh.
ments were served at ii o'clock, ana
the hours were pleasantly whiled away
with dancing, games, music, ETC.
The Hickey property, on La Sale
street, opposite the public square, will
probably be purchased If satisfactory
agreement can be made with the
owner. The lot is 60 feet front, and
would make an excellent site for a
hall. The building will be of brick,
and the intention is to supply 1T win
all the modern cOnvenienceS found In
lodge room.
Mrs. Minnie Hess, wife OF VIM.
Hess, died at the family residence on
Jackson street at l. o'clock on Thurs
day morning of heart didease. The
funeral was held yesterday afternoon
and the body was buried in OTTAWA
Avenue cemetery. q. w. Ravens con-
Quoted the services at the grave. BE-
sides her husband she leaves relatives
in Germany.
A merry gathering OF sons and
daughters and ncphewS and nieccS OF
Grandfather Hossack gathered at the
residence of J. E. Scott, on the hill,
last evening, upon invitation of the
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott, and held family
reunion. As nearly all the decendents
of the silver haired patriarch reside
in Ottawa, there were over thirty
present and very pleasant evening
was spent.
+. S. Enyant agent for the Bedding
Electric Motor Car company OF Chi
cago, has sold an electric motor to II.
S. Gilbert, of this city. Mr.. Gilbert
is building new grain elevator in
South Ottawa, and the motor will be
used instead of steam power. The
street railway company will furnish
the electrical power necessary to run
the motor. The elevator will be ready
for Use in two months.