Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-31
OTTAWA HOMES ARE
SADDENEDBY DEATH;
THREE ARE VISITED
RESIDENCES AS HOLIDAYS hP.
pROACH ClOSE--FORMER WELL
KNOWN OTTAWAN PASS t. 5
AWAY IN CHICAGO.

Three Ottawa homes were invaded
By death the past twentyfour henrs
leaving sorrow in the wake ci tho
closing holiday period.
George &. Null,
George f. Null. aged %, the veil
known Ottawa barber, died at the
home of bis foster mother. Mrs. Geo.
W. Fox, Oh tho Bloomington road
last night after an illness lastn3
two weeks from typhoid fever
Deceased was born Dccembe.
lSSS, in Aspen, Colorado, and cam,
to Ottawa about five years ago rur
ins his residence il this city he mas
been employed as barber In the no-
ter barber shop on la Sale street
Mr.. Null WAS wcll known in tais
city and was member OF the Maa11-
ic lodge. tho Odd Fellows, the Broth.
crhood Of Americln Yocmen. ana of
the BARRIERS union
He leaves TO mour his loss. his ia.
thcr, Charles f. Null, Of Kansas Cltt
Mo. his foster mother. AIRS, George
W. Fox; lgo aunts, Mrs. Ella Hess
anl S'rS. Charles Ford And an u1cle.
- r. aiull
! Funeral services viii be held tron
, his late home on tho Blooming OF
road. Wednesday afternoon at .
o'clock. Rev. G. W. Chessman wi.;
conduct the services at the house and
the Masonic lodge will take charge
of the remains and conduct tho scry.
ices at the cemetery. Burial will b,
made IN South Ottawa cemetery.
Henry hogenson.
( Henry lloecnsOn passed away ri
his home on Locus street. South o.
taWa December 80, at L. O'Clock. after
3 lingering illness.
Mr.. Hoganson was born in Miller
township, August r. 1862 He has
farmed in La Sale county practical
ly all his life until seven years ago
when he moved to Ottawa
Surviving he leaves his widow anu
two step-Chidrcn Nellie and Gerhard
and one sister. Mrs Susan ElaScn
OF Miller township.
The funeral will be- held lrGm th,
Trinity Lutheran church WrdneBda,
mcrning
John McNulty,
Word was received in this city to
day OF the death of John McNulty, I
veteran Rock Island conductor, who
died nj his home in Blue Island las
evening.
Mr.. McNulty was a former Ottaw;
resident, and was one of the oldes
men in the Rock Island service. hav
Ing been employed there for the past
thirty-eight years.
Funeral services for him will bs
held Wednesday morning at the fam
ily home in Blue Island
Walter W. saager,
/ Walter Saager, aged 10 years diet
this morning at the home of his par
ents. Nh and Mrs. Carl Saager, 1872,
West Jackson street, at 2 o'clock, FOL
lowing IA illness of ten weeks o
heart trouble and pneumonia. Tn,
child had beon very III and his deatl
was not unexpected by the family.
lie is survived by his parents. fou
sisters aGd one brother--Mrs. Edni
Boulanscr, Lillian, Elsie, Izeta an,
Herbert Saagel
Funeral services will be held iron
the family bomo Thursday afternoon
Rev Mueller will oificiato. Burial vii
be made at Ottawa Avenue cemetery
Mrs. Mary J. Ball,
Mrs. Mary Jane Ball, died at he
bone in Chicago yesterday tollowinl
a two weeks illness from paralysis
Mrs. Ball is we'll known IN this cit,
and is an aunt of Irving 1obst, 0
Marcy street
The deceased is surydcd by on,
daughter. Mrs. GOldic Vera Smith. o
Chicago. and one son, Roy S, Ball 0
Union City Pa.
- The body OF Mrs BAH will b.
brought 20 Ottawa for burial and vii
arrive here tomorrow morning on 'h
l1.l3 Rock Island train. From ther,
II viii be taken directly to Sunni
View cemetery whore burial v.ill tnk