Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-04
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. GRAND RIDGE AND VICINITY
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Mrs. Ida Kiner and daughter Ruth,
OF Marseilles, were Christmas guests
at the David Poundstone home.
Mrs. F. E. Reese and Mrs. Thomas
Osborne combined business with pleas
ure at Streator Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. G. H. Thorpe, of the Metho-
dist church. transacted business in
Chicago the past week.
The play given at Herman last Tues
day night under the auspices of the
Epworth eague Of the NJ. f. church
Of this village, was very well attend
ed despite the unfavorable weather
conditions which prevailed at that
time
Miss Helen Hibbs, student at the
Columbia School of Music, Chicago,
has a class two days week at her
home in this village. Miss Hibbs has
rare musical ability and is considered
quite an artist in the musical profess
sion.
Rev. Arthur Smith, of Peoria, but
formerly Of this place, was renewing
cid acQuaintances here last Friday
Forest Jones, one of the efficient
staff Of employees at the Porter & co.
store, has returned from Chicago.
where he had gone to spend the
Christmas holidays.
Mrs. j. A. Northrup, of Streator,
was an over night guest at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Pound.
stone, northeast of the village.
The younger set of the village are
again enjoying roller skating, as the
roller skating rink was opened for
business last Saturday evening, there
being large crowd present. This
amusement promises to be as popular
this winter as itwas last.
Miss Esther BRENNAN, Of Otter
Creek was an over night guest at the
home of her cousin, Miss Pearl Linn
| on TUESDAY evening.
M. c. Hodgson attended the meeting
of the French Draft Horse Breeders
Assc citation held at Peoria last Thurs
day.
VIM. Shute, Jr., and family spent
Sunday with home folks in Deer Park.
Miss Emma Butte, who was confined
to her home by illness the past week,
we are pleased to report is much i'm
proved at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. X Hook entertained
the following at dinner recently: MIR
and Mrs. J. l.. Woodward and Mr. and
Mrs. j. Weston Essilgton, OF Strea
tor, and Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hook,
O.. Galesburg.
harrison Kakey, of Sylvan avenue,
has been on the sick list for several
days. His many friends are hoping
for speedy recovery.
John w. Fogle was very fortunate
in securing the sorrel trotter Sallie
! Catherine, sold at the horse sale re-
Gently ia Chicago, Mr. Fogle is good
Judge OF horse and no doubt his wife
J will have to put an extra lining in
his pockets SO that he will run no risk
of losing any of the extra change col
| lected from the result of his pur-
chase
Miss Nora Duder, of Streator, who
was business caller here on Wednes-
day, was also dinner guest at the
0. c. Turner home.
Miss Jessie Scheerer has returned
from Eixon where she was the guest
OF Mr. and Mrs. Beck.
The interior of the VIM. Fitzpatrick
bakery has undergone complete re-
decoration which adds very much to
the appearance. George Muller had
charge of the work.
Mrs. r. NJ Crosby and Miss Jane
Moss spent Friday with Ottawa
! friends.
! Miss Ruth Taylor and brother Fran.
els, of Esthervile, Iowa, arrived here
| Thursday for visit with relatives and
friends.
Miss Helen IIibbs was the guest Of
Miss Sylvia 10y, of Streator, Satur-
day evening.
David Heislcr, Of Woodstock, MINI,
who has been spending the past ten
days with relatives west Of town, de-
parted Friday for Iowa, where he will
join his wife and child for short visit
with Mrs. Holsters parents, after
which they will go to southern Texas
to spend the winter. While in Texas
they will also visit Mr.. Holsters
brother, Albert, and family, who re-
side near Dallas. In the spring they
will return to their Minnesota home
A. farewell party was held Monday
evening In honor OF Mr. and Mrs, Ed
Farnham, who leave soon for Rollo
Texas, to make that place their future
home. There was large assemblage
of the friends and neighbors who gath
cred at the home OF Mr. and Mrs. T. ]
Keber to honor these young people
who have lived among them for the
past several years. Cards was the
evenings diversion. after which u de
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