The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-06-28

Custer massacred by Indians, 1876.
This is the bloodiest shame, the
widest savagery, the vilest stroke
that ever rage presented to the
tears of soft remOrse."
John, w., 3.
Mrs. Frank Fitzgerald and son, of
Rockford. are visiting Mrs. F.'s par
ents in this city.
John Burns, Rock Island brake
man, is spending few days at his
home in this city.
The fan drill to be given at the rink
on next Friday evening has been post
poned indefinitely.
Miss Strobelc Utica; Mr. Sharp. Des
Moines; Miss CullertOn and Mr.. Gillen,
of Ottawa, are new arrivals at the o.
b. u.
Commencing next Monday morning
the Ottawa Business University will
| hold no afternoon session. School
will open at 1870 a. III. and close at
! noon.
Geo. Diamond is building neat cot
tage in Mason's West Side addition
| for Louis BehlS, and Saunders Bros.
one for John Brant and David Gregg.
a Mr.. Gleim is also putting up one.
II. Pats, Esq, connected with the
Grand Haven Mich Courier, made us
call yesterday. He is here in con-
nection with the enterprise of erect
ing a summer hotel on the south bluff.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Kelly
took place from the residence Of her
son, John w. Kelly, on Lafayette
street. to st. COLUMBIA church at 10 a.
N. Dean Heating Solemnized the
funeral service by reading high mass.
The remains were inferred in the
Catholic cemetery on the north bluff.
Rev. j. II. MorphiS, pastor Of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church, of
Grand Ridge, was stricken with
paralysis while preaching from the
pulpit last Sunday evening, and at
last reports he was a very sick man.
Rev. Morphis is well known in OF
tawa and Is esteemed and respected by
all who know him.
Miss Josie Looney, daughter Of Mrs.
Daniel LoOney, Of this city, and Mr..
VIM. Kelly, of La Sale, were married
at st. Columba's church at 9 o'clock
yesterday morning by Dean Heating.
The wedding was solemnized 10y high
mass. Michael Delavan, of Chicago,
aud Miss Mary A. LOoney, a sister Of
the bride were groomsman and brides
maid respectively. The couple left for
Chicago, st. Louis and other western
points to spend their honeymoon.
They will reside in La Sale where
Mr. Kelly is employed as yardmaster
in the Illinois Central yards.
| Thomas X. Rathburn died at his
residence on Douglas street in West
Ottawa about midnight on Monday
after lingering illness of several
months. General debility and intlam-
nation of the bowels caused his death.
! He was - years old and had resided in
! Ottawa over thirty years. being EN-
plOyed as planer in Strawn X Pow
ers'S mill until about six years ago
! when he retired. He leaves a wife
and six children, Mrs. Clarence Will
son. Ottawa: \. +. Rathburn. Mime
sofa: Mrs. Thomas Pike. Leon. Kan
saS Milford j. and Erastus Rathburn,
! StreatOr.
\ twelve-fOOt stars-and-Stripes was
raised at the Spencer school. district
No. 5, Rutland township, yesterday
afternoon. Exercises We're held in the
yard of Frank Shaver. conducted by
| ID. u. Vincent. president OF the school
board. Several scholars. the Wick
wire. Shaver Vincent and Parr child
rem. recited patriotic selections. Rev.
\. .. Freeman spoke at some length.
The Rutland quartette sang several