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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1905
Page
2
Issued to the Freeport Journal by the International Typographical Union in recognition of employing Union labor in its mechanical departments.
Local residents travel for business and visit relatives across Illinois and nearby states. People move between Elgin, Rockford, Pecatonica, Belvidere, Waterloo, Lena, Polo, Waverly, Aurora, New Hartford, and Chicago area for work, visits, or to become residents. Several returns from trips, meetings, and funerals noted. families gather in Iowa and Wisconsin trips referenced.
The board of education will meet in regular session Friday evening. Members of Company L should be present at Armory hall Thursday night as they will receive this month's pay. At a State Bank of Freeport board meeting Fred W. Hoefer was elected to fill the vacancy from A. P. Goddard's death. The W C U will hold a Mother's meeting at the King’s Daughters Settlement home Friday at 2 30 p m. Attendance is urged.
Bids requested by 2 pm August 12 for construction of storm water sewer on Cottonwood Street. Offers accepted for concrete and brick options. Each bid must show price per foot including labor and materials. Bids to be delivered to the city clerk. specifications available in the city engineer's office from City Engineer G. W. Granam.
A jury reconvened to hear testimony in the July 1905 death of Mrs. Mary Laible and two young women, caused by a Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul freight train at a crossing near Silver Creek and Florence townships. Witnesses described obstructions and elevated tracks on the public highway, the engineer and fireman accounts, and postmortem findings attributing death to internal hemorrhage and cranial injuries.
Bessie Mitchell, a Rockford girl missing since July 8, was arrested yesterday by Officer Keagle in Freeport and returned to her mother Mrs. Mitchell. She had been at the Metropole hotel on Stevenson street and at St Frances hospital before being traced by authorities. Sheriff Collier conveyed her home, with her mother noting possible mental instability and previous false reports of marriage in Freeport.
Oakdale Park prepares for a large camp meeting with labor and lot draws held yesterday. Prospective campers and tents fill the grounds as pastors from Dixon, Chadwick, Polo, Stockton, Rush, Shannon, and Cedarville assess the setup. Trinity Church will be well represented, with Bishop Hartgle of Harrisburg and K. H. A. Marshall of Moody Institute attending the first Sunday, and K. B. Dubs arriving later for the services.
Veterans board a special Milneis Central train routing via a second number one to join the I ARK celebration in San Francisco. The train passes through the city this evening carrying veterans from Columbus en route to Omaha, with General Gikes leading the travel as the Union Pacific route via the trades far as Omaha.
Fragmented OCR notice advertising Will’s Family Wills and a sign writer Coehran at 44 Witnesheik Street and 260 Douglas Avenue. It lists wholesale druggists, testimonials, and a request for scholars with hours 9 to 1. Mrs Starkwheel signs dated 1-26.
Mrs Theresa Eberle aged 82 dies at her daughter Mrs Michael Redlinger’s home 200 Oak Street after a nine month illness dropsy the death occurred at one o clock. Born October 21 1822 in Runshart Bavaria emigrated to America in 1884 lived near Lena later moved to Freeport. Survived by three daughters T N Fleck Freeport Mrs William Kurtz Clifton Kansas and Mrs Michael Redlinger this era and thirteen grandchildren. No funeral arrangements yet.
The funeral of the late Philip Bardell will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence. Rev Moore of the First Presbyterian church will officiate. Pallbearers named include Jacob Burkhart Jacob Mapes Louis Roth Jacob Dustman Charles Brown Jr and Victor Kachelhoffer.
A crowded Embury church parlor event featured music and recitations from the Epworth League with chop suey, ice cream and wafers served. Programs included piano solos, vocal quartets, recitations and a baritone piece, with a later riverboat party by Trinity church youths for forty five participants and chaperoned by Revs. Landner and Anangst. Mrs W A Chapple hosted fourteen friends for her sister Mrs Tacavitt of Capron Ti. A forthcoming St. Pius hall card and sewing party benefits St Vincent's orphanage.
Sorrowing relatives and friends followed the body of Miss Brine to the grave after a 2:30 PM funeral from the Liberty Street residence. Rev. Hate Moore led service with pallbearers George Schmetzle, Daniel Voss, Charles McCool, Albert Statfen, Robert Luecke, and Ulysses Goddard. The Laible funeral arrangements for Mrs Win Linidle and Grace Laible include service Thursday afternoon with pallbearers Harry Rickenbach, Paul Fair, Fred Brokmeier, George Runkle, Lloyd Holmes, and William Goff.
The lignney band will present another summer series concert at Taylor's Park tomorrow evening featuring old favorites and several brand new selections.
To the Harvest Fields of Minnesota, North and South Dakota, every day in August the Chicago Great Western railway will sell to parties of five or more harvest hands tickets to towns in the abole states at greatly reduced rates. For information apply to any Great Western agent of J. P. Elmer, G. P. A., St Paul, Minn.
An elegiac account honors Major General John A. Logan, detailing his leadership in the Atlanta campaign with General Sherman and his later command of the army of the Tennessee. It praises his courage at Buzzard Roost Gap and Jonesboro, his loyalty to Sherman, his integrity in political service, and his steadfast character as a soldier, statesman, and comrade.
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