Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-25

TUNED from their three weeks visit
Friday.
Ed and Bill Phelps went to La Sale
Saturday to see their grandmother
returning Sunday morning.
At a delightful luncheon given at
the Maplewood Country club this al
terhoon by Miss Eleanor Keith, Of No.
s, cedaf Crest, announcement was
made OF the engag ement Of Miss irma
Alleman to Marshall Allen Smith, both
of Tonica The guests were twenty
sorority sisters of the Alpha Gamma
Delta sorority, of which Miss Allleman
is a member The decorations were
in pink each guest finding a pink rose
at her place. with card attached,
bearing the names Of the couple.
According to a sorority custom, Miss
Allcman's sorority was presented with
fiye-pound box OF candy by the IL
ance. Miss Alleman is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. a. NJ Alleman, prom
inent residents of TOniCa, and attend
ed the Illinois Wesleyan university i'll
1917 and 1918. Mr. Smith is prom
inent young farmer of TOnica. Among
those present from out of the city
were Miss Mabel Alleman. Katherine
and Karl Pletsch OF Tonica, Miss
Julia Specie. of Nackinaw, and Miss
Margaret Speery, of Kansas. This
evening Miss Keith will entertain
with dancing party at the Maple
wood Country club in honor OF Miss
Irma Alleman ami Miss GLADYS Col
Inns, whose marriage to lIqrhert Ar,
thur Estabrook will be s0lemnized on
Wednesday evening The guests viii
include members OF the Alpha Gam
ma Delta sorority and their gentle
men friends Goforths orchestra will
furnish the music for the OCCASION
Bloomington Paragraph.
Freeman Nickcrson died at his
home in Iowa Falls, Iowa, Tuesday
August Eth. The remains arr we'd in
Tonica Thursday morning and short
service was held ut the grave in Fair
view cemetery at O'clock D. m. con
Quoted by t. Williams. Mr.. Williams
read the following sketch Of his life,
Freeman Clarence N.ckcTson was
born at South HarWiek, Mass. August
81, 1857. and died Tuesday morning,
August II 1870, NJ Iowa Fails. Iowa,
at me age of - years, hacking ten
days When he was ten years OF age
he came with his father to Tonica,
H., and spent most of his young man
hood in 1his vicinity. In 1917 he VAS
married to Ella Goodwin. She died in
1894 they moved to Iowa Falls. where
was brought TO Tonica for burial In
January, 1913, at Iowa Falls. iowa, and
The remainder of his life was spent,
He was successful In his chosen oc-
cupation. ard lived good moral and
conscientious life and had the respect
of all who knew him. He is survived
by two brothcrs-W T. Nickerson. of
Chicago and James u Nickerson, of
Omaha Neh.-and two sisters Mrs.
Myra Wilkins. of Sioux City. Iowa.
and Mrs. Leila Vandervoort, of Kan
kakec. The deceased was an honor
able member Of the Iowa Falls Mems
Social club, whore he will be missed
by a large circle of friends, as well as
by the immediate relatives Of the
family. VIM Nic!lcrson, Of Chicago,
and his sisters. Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs.
NdHHtlNh won l, Ntit pltSEHl at llit i'uI e.
ial Robert Goodwin. Of Iowa Falls,
and Isaac Goodwin and wife. of Free
port. were also present at the burial.
The older residents OF this vicinity
have nothing but good words to say
of the deceased. He was good cit
izen, friend and neighbOr, and well
liked by all who knew him.
George =. Schmehr, former Tonica
harWare man, who now lives in Men
dota, figured in an auto accident at
Earlville Sunday This is what the
Earlvillc Leader has to say about it:
An accident occurred at the Earl
Vile ball park Sunday that put one
man in the hospital aud bruised a
little girl up severely. There is
row Of seats back of the diamond,
protected by wire fence stretched
between posts Autos drive up to this
wire and the occupants can see the
game from their seats. Sunday
Mendoza taxi driver, Geo =. Schmehr,
droye his Ford up to the wire. He