Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-11
TONGA

| Miss Evelyn Burke, of Chicago, Is
a visitor In the Martin Dunno home
this week. s,s -
| Mrs, Mary Morris will entertain the
Thursday club Friday Sept. 6.
| Miss McRill was a dinner guest of
Miss Mabel Alleman Friday evening.
| Rev. Depew's household goods have
been stored in the Ayling house for
the present.
Miss Fritz, Of Rio, H., Is visiting in
the D. II. Bosley home and renewing
old aequaintanees.
| Ernest Miller left Saturday for Lip
son, N, d., to look after his fathers
farm interests sthere.
| Mrs. lrma Greiner and Earl Grein.
| er, OF Bloomington, were Labor Day
guests of Mr. and Mrs. II. r. Lambert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Baker, of Rock
Island have been visiting in the homes
of A. h. Phillips and Mrs. Myrtle Hita-
brand the past week. 81
Elmer H. Gay, of Guam, drops q pos.
ltal, dated Aug. g.. to tell us that he
expects to be in the states in short
time
Fred Strodtz came down and has re.
turned home with his family. Byron
Grant accompanied them home to Chi
cago for short visit.
James Ienor is now in charge of
Phelps restaurant. Homer Horn, who
has been In there for two months past
took up his school work this week.
Mr. and Mrs: Irwin Beck, of Peoria.
and Mrs. Harry Graves and children,
OF Lostant were Sunday callers in the
F.. j. Phelps home.
G, NJ, Keller and wife came down
from Chicago last week to visit here
Mr.. Keller returned Monday, but his
wife Will remain for longer stay
with her sister. Mrs. SIENNA Ford.
Victor Baker, executor of his faith
er's estate last Friday morning sold
100 acre farm to Fred Hassler for
$500 per acre the proceeds to be diyid-
ed among the heirs.
f-7FNed Foote'S daughter, Emma Mary.
%as operated upon for appendicitis
in ST. Mary's Hospital at La Sale
Mast Thursday and is now recover
Hing nicely.
The sDorcas S. s. class of the M.
p. churcti Will hold bakery and
apron sale at A. G.. Woodke's store.
Saturday, Sept. 3, beginning at
2:3O p, IN. in. the interest of the Baby
Fold I'd Normal.
/ Cyril Dunno arrived home Monday
from Notre Dame University, where
he, has been continuing his studies
this past summer. After another week
he will return for the regular school
year.
The town board Of auditors held
their semi-annual meeting Tuesday
and disposed of the regular business.
They levied 66c for road and bridge
taxes for the year. the same as 1t has
been for several years past
/ Twenty.seven autoists were com
PEELED to cash up at La Sale Mon.
day, when State Inspectors Cox and
Adam made a run along the concrete
highway. Most of them got theirs for
not dimming their lights and others
for speeding
The M, E. Sunday school staged
picnic at Ford's grove on Labor Day.
1t was good warm day for picnic,
but nevertheless they had a good siz-
ed crowd to enjoy it, Games, socia-
bility and all the watermelons they
could eat were the main features of
this pleasant gathering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Stanford from
California, are here visiting friends.
Mr.. Stanford made the trip more
particularly to dispose Of the old farm
in Vermillion township, but at the
same time is having pleasant time
greeting the friends of his youth. 1t
has been thirty.two years since he left
here.
Mrs. Frances G. Fowle, who makes
her home with her daughter, Mrs. w.
e. Hltabrand. wishes to thank all
those who have so kindly remembered
her in so many dierent ways. These
remembrances have been greatly ap-
preciated and have helped to cheer
and pass away many a lonely hours.
III. G. Rucknick stopped in Tonica
few days last week to visit his old
friends. He came thru from the east
by auto and left here to take up his
work as principal and manual training
instructor at Leroy this week. His
friends are always glad to welcome
him and pleased to know that he is
succeeding SO well in his work.
Charles Phelps was so unfortunate
as to break his leg while playing ball
at Toluca Sunday. He was playing
with Tonica merchants and in sliding
into base, his foot caught it result
ing in fractured bone between the
knee and ankle. He was taken to st.
'Mary's hospital in La Sale, where the
fracture was reduced and where he is
now resting easy.
A number of Tonica Odd Fellows
and their families attended an Odd
Fellows picnic at Mckinley park on
Labor Day.
w. M. Harkins and d. p. Long and
their wives spent last Thursday at the
big Bend Reunion lat Cornell. Mr..
IIarkins and Mrs. Long once lived in
that place and they enjoyed meeting
a few of their childhood friends.
Elmer Hass and son Harry, OF RAN
som, Ohio, were visitors i'm Tonica a
few days this week guests In the
Charles Pike home. They returned
home Thursday. accompanied by A. c..
Ryan and Fred Keeper. Mr.. Ryan
will continue on to New York state,
where he will make an indefinite STAY