Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-03-09
MENDOZA

tended visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Asa |
springer and son at Decatur.
MISS Eva Fuller spent the week end
WIN Miss Margaret Tontlcr at Aurora.
MARVIN Edwards, who is attending
me Lewis Institute at Chicago. spent
the week end with his parents in this
city,
MIR. and Mrs. r. u, Morrill, and fam.
NY went to Sandwich Saturday, where
lheS attended the golden wedding an.
niyersary OF MIR Morril's parents
Elmer Beatty left last week for Hot
Springs, Ark where he is taking adj
vantage OF the baths for the benefit Of
his health,
Allen COndit has arrived from
Bloomington and will work for I'd
Brown The coming summer. He work.
ed for Mr. Brown last summer
Mr.. ana Mrs T. w. Dinsmore moved
to DeKalb last week. where they will
make their future home on a farm
which they purchased
Mr.. Wamslee, teacher of science a.
the high school spent the week end
in freepOrt.
Fred iost, who has been living on
the G. ~. Rice farm. near Compton,
Will work the John Schaller farm In
Clarion township the coming year
Roy Gordon will farm the Rice place
Miss Clara Schaller left on Friday
Tor visit with her brother Robert
and family at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Finn Murra, editor and manager OF
Our Hope. returned home on Friday
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In Alabama.
Mrs Herman Kutter spent the past
week with Professor and Mrs. Martin
+. llueter, at Clinton, Iowa.
Miss Katherine Begley spent the
week end with her brother, Michael
Begley, and family at La Sale.
The X. Of c. lodge will hold their
meetings in their new quarters, which
they moved into last week. These
rooms are located on Main street, over
the lIuss 4 Bash shoe store, and were
| formerly occupied By the Elks. The
! e. ID. of A. will have the same rooms
Mr.. and Mrs W. G.. Mundie have
moved onto their farm east of town.
! Louis j. Scheidenhelm was taken to
Chicago for medical attention by
! George Scheidenhelm and Fred Cave!l
Jr. on Thursday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Boettcher enter
tanned the mems Bible class of the
Zion Evangelical church at their home
on Friday evening,
/ Rev. A. J. Bolster of Chicago was
in town between trains on Wednesday
OF last week. He was on his way to
/ Galesburg to conduct a funeral
| Patrick Simms, who has been an
empoye Of the 90 for the past .tv
years, has been placed on the pension
! list
Shorty" Mischief, who has been
/ the night ticket agent in this citysfor
some time, has been transferred TO
Mount Morris and Elme Snyder h1a
taken his place in this city.
Wayne Sharp is now employed at
the %" baggage room in this city.
The Mendoza Elks lodge held its
annual election of officers on Friday
evening. The following were elected
! for the coming year
Exalted ruler-O. c. Kieselbach.
Esteemed leading knight-RichalG
Cayell
Esteemed royal hnieht-Karl W
Pohl.
Esteemed Iccturing knight-F. c
! Lehman
Secretary Carl Weidner.
Treasurer-Earl F. Lewis
! Tyler-George Jacobs
Trustee--F. r. Bailey
Representative to grand lodge
t George t. Blanchard.
Alternate .R. n. Crawford
Representatives to state lodge--R,
W. Witte. O. j. Ellingen, c. w. Hub
bard, c. p. Gardner, John w. Dubhs
and Ben Zolper
The fire department was called out
Friday morning. The call came from
box 81. and the fire proved to be at
the home Of Charles +, Huck. Little
! damage was done.
Mr., and Mrs, D. NJ. Lofts are tue
parents of a baby daughter born We'd.
nesday of last week.
John Kehm has purchased the Peter
Auchstetter residence in the first
ward, The consideration is under,
stood to be $4,000
While John Arndt and bis family
were attending services at the Iuth-
eran church on Sunday evening some
yagabond took a wheel off his automo-
bile, which was parked near the build
ing.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilhelm passed away
at the home of her son George, north
of town, on Sunday afternoon, at the
age of about SO years. The funeral
services were held at st. Johns Luth
eran church on Tuesday afternoon
Rev. T.. n Voelker ofiiClated
Fred Sauer was in Harding, H., on
Monday evening, where he attended
the play The Old Oaken Bucket"
given by home talent from Triumph.
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