The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-05-10
hardware store, has accepted a posi-
tion with II. SmeetOn.

ton with II. Smeeton.
Miss Mabel Merritield has returned
from two weeks visit with friends
at Amboy and Mendoza.
Misses Susie Osgood and Annie
Routh, of Marseilles, spent Sunday
with Mrs. NJ. n. Armstrong.
w. II. Hull, John DAILY and Jacob
Christian have gone to Ohio TO attend
the convention of the A. o. U. w.
The miners Of La Sale, Peru and
Spring Valley held mass meeting at
Peru yesterday. Fully 1000 miners
were present.
VIM. Wymans has returned from a
six months stay at Davenport. lie
has been employed at the pillow shops,
and has come home TO stay.
b. b. Holland has been elected pres
ident of the Illinois Valley Electric
Light and Power company. The other
officers will be elected next Monday
evening.
All persons desiring to become mem
bers of the Literary and Scientific
Circle of 1893 will please send their
names to Mrs. Helen M. Anthony as
soon as possible.
A telegram was received yesterday
from II. A. Baumgardner announcing
the death of his er-in-law, VIM:
Wetsel, at 2 p. IN. Sunday. Westel
was shot last Wednesday at Omaha.
Mrs. Wilson, of Marseilles, was in
Ottawa Yesterday, and had warrant
issued for the arrest Of Jonathan
Green. She wants him put under
bonds to keep the peace. 1t is the re-
newal of an old family quarrel.
One hundred and seventy-one repre-
sentative citizens Of Ottawa have
signed as members Of the Business
Mems Association up to date. TWEEN
ty-one new names were added yester-
day.
In the city treasury to-day $4,000
awaits the pleasure OF the city coun-
Gil. This sum will be reduced to some
thing over $4,000 by the pay roll OF the
month Of April, but, clear of all eX-
penditures, the city will begin the
new year with neat bank account to
draw upon, besides the delinquent
tax, which will come in next month.
Some time before 10 o'clock Sunday
night, G. M. Shaw's grocery store was
entered by thieves, who carried away
six boxes of cigars and large guam
tity of smoking tobacco, plug and line.
cut. The act was probably committed
by young men of the town. Entrance
was gained by breaking a paneof glass
in the rear door of the store.
The Memorial association held a
meeting last evening to make arrange
ments for Decoration day. The pro-
gram will be substantially that fol
lowed last year. The school children
and Company ID will march to Wash
ington park. where addresses will be
made to assembled citizens, and the
committees will then proceed to the
several cemeteries to decorate the
graves of buried soldiers.
Sister Superior Candida and Sister
BOnavesiter, of the Streator hospital
came to Ottawa yesterday to make ar
rangementS for presenting The Ma
MAC Lover" at the Opera House. They
visited Dean Heating and Rev. HaGs
ser and number of business men and
received hearty welcome, with prom
Use of their support. The entertain
ment will prObubly be given on May
q, and tickets will be placed on salt
as soon as possible.
A horse owned by Dennis OConnor
farmer living three miles north o
Ottawa, was struck to the grOunt
Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock by thu
shock of a bolt of lightning. Thu
animal recovered quickly, jumped t.
it's feet and ran down the street
Moses Degen ran into the street ant
at the peril of his own life checked
the flight of the frightened beast. The
road-cart attached was upset and thu
harness torn. The horse was slightly
, injured.
The club rooms of Undine Hose
company were more than usually
brilliant with light last evening ant
nearly every member Of the company
was present, as the occasion was the
annual election of officers. Pau
Zickler was chosen president; John A
Eheman, secy.; AL. f. ShOch, treas.
ThOs. Lysaght, steward; Joel Pierce
, capt; d. Swaeger, first lieut.; ant
Otto j. Gondolf, second lieut.. The
latter three gentlemen will also con
stitute the board of directors.