Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-11


visiting in the Charles Pike home.
f. II. Child, Mrs A. h. Grant ant
Miss Cecile Rays all had their tonsill
removed in the La Sale hospital the
past week. In each case only a loCa
anaesthCtic was used.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hoC
their third social gathering at the Nj
l.. church parlors on next Wednesday
Afternoon, July Il.
Evelyn Signer received COcoanut
husk and all, from her uncle, Elmer
l., Gay of Guam, last week.
Ed and Harry Bullock and theii
wives of Chicago were in ToniCa fol
a short time Sunday, calling on Il few
friends.
The local freights on the Illinois
Central now run again as they did
some nine months ago. The tvs
frcights through here will run be-
tween AmbUy and MinOnk This will
bring them into TOnica about 1881
p. m, although they have no schedule
Ralph Mccullough and wife of Var
ne, l.. i. Woods and family of Wash
ihgton, William Lord and wife of Chi
cagO, Mrs, Lord of Streator and John
Phillips and family of st. Louis, Mo,
were guests in the Bert Baldwin home
Sunday, July 3.
John Arkcls and family, residing
west of Tonica, spent the Fourth in
Leonorc.
Prot. and Mrs. Tjadcn of Rockford
are spending their vacation with Mrs.
S. krCgOr and other relatives Mrs.
TjadCn was Mrs, Ruby Courtriaht.
Miss Ella Miller returned home
from Chicago last Saturday, where
she had been spending a week and
where she attended her unclc's re-
Citals. II. Ernest Miller came down
with her TO spend the Fourth -
Mrs NolIa Burgess of Nebraska
is visiting her old friends and neigh
bors in this vicinity, guest in the
l.. a, Burgess home. 1t has been
more than twenty years since she hpd
been here last. l' . .@ .tra
Elijah Williams and family were in
La Sale Saturday to attend the FIJI.
neral of Mrs. Williams brother, Corp
Edward Siers, which took place that
afternoon. II was a military funeral,
in charge of the American Legion.
Ira Williams and Edward Prydc,
nephews of the deceased, and Leo
Rose, brothGr-in-law, together with
three Legion men, We're the pail
bearers, Corp. Sicrs left La Sale
Aug. 81, 1916, the date Of his enlis' =
ment, and died from wounds received
in action on the battlchClds of France
on Nov. /, 1913, ten days before the
armiStiCe went into effect. He was a
membcr of the 122d Infantry and the
SD Division and was in France two
years. He was II years Of age at the
time OF his death The deceased was
in the camp with his nephew, Ira Will
liams, while in France, but they failed
to meet He leaves widow and
daughter his mother and several sis
tors.
One Of the most pleasant family
gatherings of the season was the one
on Sunday, July 3. at Prairie View
farm, the country home of Mr.. and
Mrs, W. b. Hltabrand Comprising
the group were the children, grand
children and one grcat-grandchild OF
Mrs. Frances c. TOWlC. At noon q
picnic dinner was spread on tho lawn,
the center of the table being graCed
by a birthday cake, as the event also
celebrated the birthday anniversary
of Mrs. Mayo Perdue. During the aft
ernoon music by Mrs, Frances Lam.
bert and readings by Miss Elizabeth
Boyle added to the social time. Those
present were Mrs. Frances c. Towle,
Mr.. and Mrs. w f. I1iltabrand of
Tonoa, Mr.. and Mrs. J.. +. Boyle,
sons. Louis, Marshall and Stanley, ana
their daughters, Misses Violet and
Elizabeth, of Henncpin; Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Boyle and son, Walter barley,
of Henry; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank II,
Pcrduc of Raleigh n. c.; Mrs lrml
Greincr and son. Earl Of Blooming
ton. and Mr. and Mrs. William KayS
Jr. and Mr.. and Mrs T.. Z. Lander.
and infant daughter, Beverly June, all
Gf Tonica.
The board of trustees of tho village
OF IOnlca mot IN regular mOnthly SEES
sion at the village hall on July ) at
s p. m. All members were present OK
ccpt Trustee Child The minutes Of
the last regular meeting were read
and approved Bids for night watch
were opened and read, as follows: G,
w Moorhcad, 500 per month; james
II. Bosley, $40. 1t was moved and sec.
onde1 that James II. Bosley be ap.
pointed night watch aud village mar.
shall as per his bid. On roll call Trus-
tees WoOdke, Ong, Voigt and Beard
voted yea. Trustee Lambert nay
Carried. The bond of Herbert !. Bald.
win as village treasurer, with the
American Surety company of New
York as surety, was presented in lieu
of the personal bond, and by unan,