The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-05-24
DAILY EVENTS.
Saturday. May IL. 1890.
Talleyrand died, 1893.

Mrs. L. II. Tower, Of Omaha, IS the
guest of w. II. Hull and family.
f. Stenbach is adding another story
to his residence on Chestnut street.
The county court room will be ready
for occupancy the first OF next week.
Capt. f. ii. Smith is out as candi-
date for clerk of the Appellate Court.
John Oyerton and Mary A. Gordon,
OF Bruce, have been given license TO
marry.
Mrs. Ella Limerick of Sterling, Ill.,,
is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Frank
Aikmen Of this city.
S. S. Harding, Of StreatOr, has been
awarded the contract to furnish brick
for the new King & Hamilton factory.
Architect John w. Watson is pre-
pairing plans for two story business
block to be erected at Utica by j. p.
Hazel
NJ. Cavanaugh, of Utica, was in the
city yesterday. He cOntemplates
building seven new dwelling houses IN
that burg.
Z. E. Rogers, formerly connected
with the press of this city, is now pub
fishing paper at Black River Falls,
Wisconsin.
County Superintendent StOckdale
will spend today in StreatOr eXamin-
ing pupils of the Township High
School, at the request Of Prof. Will
liams.
10. Leslie gave a reception to the
members of the present .. II: >. SEN
iOr class at his residence on La Fay
cite street last evening. Games were
played and all had grand time.
The remains of Rev. o. II. Barnard
were laid in the last resting place, in
Ottawa Avenue Cemetery, yesterday
afternoon in the presence of a large
gathering of sOrrOWing friends. Rev.
w. +. Day and Rev. II. II. Gregg con-
Quoted the services at the late resi-
dence on Congress street. The Sylvan
quartette sang several appropriate
selections. The floral offerings were
beautiful and numerous.
Willis orchestra went to Seneca
Thursday to play for dance. During
their stay two of the musicians met
with an accident. The crowd was
crossing a twO-foOt sidewalk in South
Seneca, when Gus Alderman took
plunge. The sidewalk at this point is
three feet from the level of the earth.
There was mud hole below. Well.
of course Gus fell in and Prof. Stokes
came near losing (?) his own life in
alive, and when the party reached the
stove polish. TableauX.
An attempt was made to burglarize
the safe at VIM. StOrmont's foundry
on Thursday evening. Judging from
appearances, the thief was scared
away when a small roll of hank notes
was almost within his grasp. 1t is
very easy matter to make an entrance
into the building through the sheds
in the rear. 1t is supposed the bur-
glar commenced operations by knock
ing off the combination knob with a
sledge hammer. He then broke the
combination box and the door swung
open. He then began pulling on the
lock of the money drawer. 1t was
probably at this time he began to feel
shaky and left. Thirty seconds and
his labOrs would have been rewarded.
A candle and blacksmith hammer
were found on the floor near the safe.
There is no clue to the burglar.
MUSIC AND FUN.
The well blended voices of the Syl-
vans, softly chanting "We Meet A aiE
Tonight" poured their melody into
the ears of over 100 prominent society
people at the residence of G. ID. Trim
BILE, Clay street, last evening. 1t is
certain that never before, in Ottawa,
hol on ,,,onu taurS nf rapoupiya1
merit appeared upon the program ar
ranged by the Episcopal ladies. The
parlors were crowded, and many stood
in the library, dining room and nall.
Following the Sylvans, Miss Lottie
Hull played the Carnival OF Venice"
winning an encore. She was in even
better form than usual. Harold john
sons fine baritone voice was heard in
"The Roll Call" by Pinsuti. Mr.John-
son has never sung with more express
G. Osman read ''The Irish wOman's
Letter" Her rendition was without
a flaw, and she was heartily encored.
Mrs. Lorenzo Leland sang Governs
Regret" She possesses voice of good
range, and in many passages was fine.
The vocal trio was omitted, the Syl-
Walls HlllIS UDe HulIlDcI WIFI d RoUu
selection. At the piano, Miss Annie
Armour played Mendelssohn's Ron
do" in E fiat. Her work shows much
careful study and encouraging i'm
provement. Mrs. Chas. Hook sang
Ries' "Cradle Song" and GOdard's
"Florian's Song" Her finely modU-
lated cOntraltO has seldom appeared
to greater advantage, but upon en-
core, she surpassed her programmed
work in a selection perfectly suited to
her voice and perfectly rendered. The
Misses Hull and MeSSrs. Neubert and
Wuerker played a very entertaining
orchestra piece, ''The Pride of the
Ball"
The operatta, Roots condensed
Italian, composed of several bales of
yearning love and reservoir of tears,
was placed on the boards lit happened
to be carpet in this case). The screech-
ing and bowling was sublime. First
Mrs. Geo. Trimble, as the tPrincess,"
would screech. followed by howl
from the Prince" Arthur Hook.
Then a big base roar would emanate
from the chest of Ralph Sapp, gotten
up as the Rival, ina Dick Dead-Eye
costume. Mrs. Jordan, in wierd,