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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1900
Page
5
From Our Own Correspondent Eleroy April 16 local updates report Mrs Bacon in Chicago, Arty Bacon from Freeport, business visits, shipments of butter and eggs, and travel notes. Snow began Wednesday with eight inches by nightfall. mentions of excursions, a wedding, illness of Father Yount, and Easter services as families visit.
From Our Own Correspondent Warren April 16 The bishops of the M E church recommended a week of prayer and fasting observed March 25 to 30 in Warren. Presiding Elder Vanhorn of the Freeport district delivered able discourses at the third quarterly meeting. Rev Cass Davis attended the ministerial institute at Pecatonica. Will McConnell returns with his family from Wisconsin and plans to settle here long term. Charlie Spofford visits. About a foot of snow fell Wednesday but melted quickly. John Jewell of Galena visited relatives. Blackbirds return signaling spring. Wm Jewel ill but improving. Mrs Cass Davis and daughters return from Sycamore. Rev Merrill Twins of Chicago held revival at Warren with stereopticon pictures. Merchant Malnix and family prepare to move to Minnesota. Edward East and Sid Levington in town. Easter exercises held in all Warren churches. Rev Rose Warne continues evangelistic work in Baptist and Presbyterian churches. A colored man and wife assisted in singing. Josie McKibben recovering from lung fever. friends hopeful for full recovery.
From Our Own Correspondent Dakota Ill April 16 Rev G A Erving attended the district confer ence at Pecatonica last week Misses Clara Seasholtz and Lottie Rubendall went to Brookville to spend Easter with relatives O P Cromley and A D Caldwell of Cedarville were in town on business Rev E Shellenberger of Freeport visited at the residence of Henry Yount Friday Dakota and vicinity raised 142 last week which will be sent to feed starving India John Holsapple of Chicago spent last week with his parents Mr and Mrs D W Holsapple Mrs Chas Farber of Freeport visited at H Younts on Saturday Philip Kreiss of Monroe Wis was the guest of Jonas Fulton last week Isaac E Lapp and wife attended
Martintown recent business notes include Arthur De Belle of Winslow and T P Lynch from Germania nursery in Rochester delivering stock. John Stover of Browntown made calls. Simon P Lynch ill. Mrs Ward trades property with Grandma Brown, moving mid May. David Englehart injured by runaway team but recovering. Several visits and a heavy rainstorm marked the week. Churches in Winslow hold union temperance meetings.
From Our Own Correspondent Botton April 16 The Ellis and Freud sale last Friday was well attended and everything went for a good price. E M Watkins of Pearl City and John G Hayes of Freeport visited friends. Eli Ellis assisted at the sale. Cora Best will teach Hart school next term. Chris tianity as a bookkeeper topic to be discussed at a church meeting. Easter program well arranged with decor. Farmers anxious to get in fields late. Mrs W C Scott and daughter ill last week.
Joe and Bert Winters traveled to Shannon Friday where Joe sold his team. The Conley farm will see many improvements soon with part rented to W Billings and Aaron Winters. Misses Lulu and Mabel Heitter visited from Freeport Monday. Grant Winters has mumps. Mrs. Alta Walbaum canvassed for Jenks Bros. photos from Freeport starting Monday. Tda Fisher on sick list. Nora Rodman returned to Beloit Friday. Chas Witte builds a cistern for James Conley. Chas Beck had business in Eleroy Friday. A Hawke and family of Freeport also mentioned.
Guests of J E Aspinwall on a Sunday observe lady gardeners planting beds for early vegetables. The next morning wakes to six inch thick white spreads across the beds like eider down. Ira Crippen, recently selling part of his Bolton farm to Will Fox, still tends a 108 acre garden patch. George Callen buys a new seeder.
News from Shannon notes Hon W S Cowen returning from Chicago and Rockford. R M Cook plans to visit children in Rockford and Beloit. Gemmill visits parents here before returning to Canton S D. Several locals travel to Freeport Pecatonica and Lena. A snowy storm halts farm work and a baby dies. Easter program at Bethel church drawn praise. Opera house upgrades loom with Bert J Royce Swiss Bell Ringers booked.
Rock Grove reports a severe late season snow storm that disrupted the pleasant spring. H F Wagner came back from Savannah to see his ill father. John Hagerman plans a summer stay in Helena Montana. The Standard Oil wagon serviced local merchants. Mrs Levi Rote of Afalkey is visiting Levi for several weeks. Henry Hagerman suffered a double collarbone fracture after a horse collided with a stone wall. James Quest and family visited Twin Grove friends while John Spangler of Sheldon IA visited locally.
From Our Own Correspondent Winstow April 16 The Crescent opera house opened last Monday evening by Don C Hall's Dramatic company presenting a varied bill of entertainment to a respectable audience with promising prospects for future productions.
Died April 12 1900 Fredrick Schuman from heart disease funeral at German M E church with Rev. Matthis and Rev. Immer. interred church cemetery. Mrs Schuman to sell personal property by auction Saturday and private sale during week. building offered at 1200 dollars. Infant son of Mr and Mrs George Baumgartner died April 10 with funeral at the German M E church officiated by Rev. Immer. interred in church cemetery. Charles Knapp went to Janseen Neb then to Washington. Snow and rain delay farming. five to six inches fell. Link Mowery fish peddler made first visit of season. Wm Summerville of Loran lost a $500 pocket book. Samuel Pifer moved to Cedarville with family. Samuel Ditzler moved into new house. Mr and Mrs Joseph Hoy visited Dubuque. Mary Butts returned from Chicago. O E S chapter to meet Friday the 20th. Maurice Houghes building new barn north of town. Rev Pope leaves for Peotone. Rev Marth to Pekins in his place. Sol Pierce visited Hazell Green and Cuba City. Friday dance praised as delightful. A rig hired by A K E ran away but limited damage. Marp Fox, Rob Waterman, Mrs A Curtis and Belle Curtis visited Freeport. Edith Trumbull guest of Station Agent Palmer. Burdock Blood Bitters advertised for skin diseases. Jos Emmert.
Harriet M. Burbank offers piano lessons at Studio 149 West Street. Contact details and schedule unclear due to fragmented OCR.
An overview of chess as a livelihood, noting low salaries for top players, small prize pools, and reliance on writing and teaching. Hastings 22 participants. St Petersburg as a center. many players rely on amateur purses. Describes few truly wealthy professionals and the single-minded dedication of top players.
Laundry service advertisement listing address 42 South Galena avenue and phone 269. Items priced include shirt waists at 10 cents and lace curtains per pair at 30 cents. Dated 4 16.
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