Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-28
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Aa auI Mrs. T. Il Palmer ut Sylvan
avenue. leave This week Hv auto for
South Haven. Mich. where they " Il
tslrfHt~ soujulaN and daughter, Ar
uud Nrs CIaud jerue
Among those to attend rhe school
picnic u District u.s. where Miss Violet
sae.a has been instructor was Mrs.
sunk. Mrs r Saeheuy Mrs sam
K.uer. Dr. Mrs. J \. Nocum. Mrs.
Frank Dutuinger and daughter Fran
eos. Mrs Victoria DuttImg'T. Miss
Ada Foele Lura Reese sydney Smith.
Lucille Iuder Arlene tiodssou ken
aeth Antram and Willie sutton
Thomas Osborn and his class o.
boys of the Presbyterian Sunday
.hoal enjoyed "a delightful day $ out
Ing st Straytd ROCK one day the past
week. The ,rp was made by auto
All reported tine time.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. E. Hol4son and Mr.
and Mrs James Reddick mtoed to
Dwight recently, where they called on
friends
Mr. ana Mrs Martin Van Buren, are
visiting Mr. and Mrs Ernest Wauchope
at Gladstone III, at this writing
Master ~ oral Martin has gone to No
rocco, Iuaiana. where he will visit
VITA his grandparents during vacation
The Misses Cora. Jessie ana Nettje
Seharer and Miss Emma Bute moterei
to Bloomington last Wednesday where
they spent tine day
We are very glad to note Row. G II,
Thorpe much improved from his re
cent attack of illness
1t is reported that Mrs Victoria
Duttlinger contemplates erecting a fine
new residence on her farm, west Of
town in the very near future 1t viii
be equipped with all the modern I'M
proyements and will be- a model Of
beauty and convenience when compet
Grand Ridges first Chautauqua
opens this week on Wednesday and
! continues until July End The officers
and committees in charge have spared
no little effort to make the Chautau
qua a real success. a good program
has been arranged every day having
it's own special feature Spend a few
days here at this time and get ac
quainted with our people
Rev G. f. Fisk was called to ludl
ana to otliciate at the funeral Of an
old friend which took place last Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Lehr and Mrs. j
W Mullen motored to Ransom Mon.
day Mrs Mullen remaining 70 few
days
Miss Mary Elack of Montana ar
rived last week for an extended visit
with her daughter Mrs. Jesse Dilis,
west Of town.
Nazer f. Moss and sister, Miss Jane
We're called to Poplar Bluffs Missouri
Friday by the death of their brother
Charles II. Moss. who passed away at
, his home Friday morning The news
, was a great shock as relatives here
were not aware OF his being ill., They
. are rendered the sympathy Of their
I many friends in their sad bereaye
ment
l Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. Williams. Mrs
J VI. Delhi of Portland. Oregon. and
, Bergert of Keithsburg, motored to
Marseilles Thursday.
1t Is with deep regret the many
friends her nave learned that Mr. J.
3, Miller Is losing his eycsiglt He
has gone to Chicago. where he will
, be treated by a specialist in hopes of
} restoring his rapidly failing vision
Mrs Miller accompanied her husband
to that city The Millers are former
: residents of this place, where they
are held in high esteem by large cir
Gle of friends This spring they NOV
ed to Tampico, where they had re
h Gently purchased a fern We hop,
for good news from Mr. Miller at al
Z early date
The house occupied by Mr.. and Mrs
i Kelly Payne has been moved from IN
4 former location near the G. y. & Q
4 road to the old Hill homestead on tn,
Il Bloomington road where the famil,
residence of the late Bowen Hin wa
I burned down few years ago
Mrs Melvin Hodgson, who has beer
very i'll at her home north Of town 70
4 the past week, with a professiona
\ nurse in attendance, is slightly inn
B proved at this writing
Miss Ida Rhoads Of Great Falls
u Montana spent a few days last weel
with her sister. Mrs John w. Fogle
northeast Of the village.
Ernest IIodgson, one of Farm Ridg,
townships prosperous and highly re
spected young farmers who was con
i yeyed to st. Narys Hospital Thurs
day night, where on Friday morning
ne underwent an operation for appcn
! dicitis While MIR. Hodgson has bee,
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