Personal Record of Movements in Freeport Area
Freeport residents and friends are noted in a succession of visits and distant travel. Wovements include returns to Rockford Des Moines Chicago Mendota Joliet Madison and Columbus Ohio. Many locals entertain guests from Polo Beloit Winslow Clinton Ta Lena and McConnell while others depart for Mackinac Island Milwaukee and Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Ford
Rockford
W. Marshall
Des Moines
Phillip Tee
Polo
Irene Beeeby
Beloit
Freeport
Edward McSherry
James Folgate
Winslow
W. H. Ott
Pontiac
George Lloyd and Daughter
J. N. Galloway
Chicago
Herbert Marvin
Alice McNellis
Florence Jennings
Peter Jerodat
Lena
Margaret Richter
Clinton
George Ives
Katherine Gingrich
Fred Becker
City
Adam Becker
Inlands
Juffato
N. Y
Heelyn Berry
Milwaukee
Maud
Blanche Market
Belvidere
Warren
J. 8. Sacker
B. C. Davenport
Waterloo
Ste
Relatves
Local Club and Church Activities Highlight Community Life
The Woman's Auxiliary of Grace Episcopal church meets Monday at 8 o'clock with Mrs E B Best. The town board holds its regular meeting. King's Daughters Settlement hosts 7 30 pm Sunday school lesson study. Teamsters union 387 to meet Monday evening August 65th. Anchor society members attending Lewis Roth funeral asked to arrive by carriage. Harry Shoemaker plans to ship the Glidden tour car from Riems Pa. Crotty disturbance incident discusses estranged wife and scrubbers. Grace church evening service features special music and rector address. Miss Swingley organ solo and Reeve Burton sings Messiah aria. Woodward anthem Also Epworth League service at First M E church 6 30 pm directed by Miss Webster. Fifteen minute song service 6 30 to 6 44 with Deserving Righteousness topic and Miss Mabel Ryan solo. Meeting starts 6 30 sharp and ends 7 20 sharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Episcopal Church
King’s Daughters’ Settlement
Teamsters Union 387
Harry Shoemaker
Glidden
Riems
Joseph Crotty
Crotty
Grace Church
Webster
Mabel Ryan
Coming Events List From Local Notices
A compiled schedule shows Barham and Batleg circus on Aug 14 and 16, campmeetings at Lenn on Aug 16 and Oakdale Park on Aug 12, Illinois Central employees picnic at Dixon on Aug 21, a temperance chantinqua from Aug 22 to Sept 1, campmeeting at Rigorside Park on Aug 29, Old Settlers picnic at Cedarville, and Hon William Mason named as avnator for the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barham & Batleg's Circus
Lenn
Oakdale Park
Ilinois Central Employes
Dixon
Temperance Chantinqua
Rigorside Park
Picnie
Cedarville
Hon
Wm, KB
Mason
Grand Opera Horse and Aug. event lineup schedule
The notice lists an August through September sequence of performances including Grand Opera Horse Aug 8 Trust Busters Aug 16 and numerous acts such as Missouri Girl Si Planteard Tempest and Sunshine and The Time the Place the Girl plus meetings of The Ministering Circle of the King’s Daughters with Mrs H J Porter at 106 Oak Place Monday at 2 30. A large attendance is urged due to important business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera Horse
Trust Busters
Ncle
Si Haskins
Missouri Girl
Si Planteard
Berry’s Minstrals
King’s Daughters
H. J. Porter
Oak Place
Lord Peel Celebrates 78th Birthday Father of Temperance League
Lord Peel born August 8 1829 youngest son of Sir Robert Peel originator of temperance laws served as Speaker 1865 1895 and later peerage known for eloquence and dignified presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Peel
Temperance Legislation League
England
Robert Peel
Eton
Balliol College
Oxford
Board of Trade
Treasury
Home Department
Henry Brand
Peel
Soldiers Are Home From Springfield Mission
Company L of the Illinois National Guard returns from Springfield early this morning, bringing news of duty fulfilled and families awaiting their arrival with relief and pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Springfield
Oldham Cotton Spinning Hub and Textile Machinery Power
Oldham seven miles from Manchester stands as the world’s greatest cotton spinning center with nearly 200 mills and 15,000,000 spindles. The factories employ about 87,500 people earning $12,166,250 annually. The town also hosts large textile machinery shops employing thousands of machinists. Sir William Ramsay’s radium research faced warnings from spiritualists urging him to leave radium alone due to its supposed supernatural potency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oldham
Manchester
England
Ramsay
Sir William Ramsay
Sunday School Papers circulate over 250 million copies
Sunday school periodicals distributed in the past year total more than 250,000,000 copies, reflecting strong demand for religious education materials across congregations and communities.
Base-Holsman auto clerical post seeks reliable bookkeeper
Advertisement shows a job for a bookkeeper and stenographer aged over 18 with Penman competence and thorough reliability. Mentions a permanent position with an old established firm. Addresses to "g" or police west area. note vehicle and mechanical details are garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olice
West
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New York City
FLA. Read
Alger Books
Henry Books
Jepmiag
Hermsmeier
Galena
F. W. Stockwell
Marengo
Judson Curtis
Peoria
Luther Shippy
McConnell
Florence Carroll
Bloomington
A. MecDaniels
Williammt Runkle
William Dively
Toay
T. A. Rude
Mendota
J. G. Pierce
Delavan
Wis
George H. Woodring
Kilbourn City
Miss Young
C. C. Curtis
Independence
Iowa
Norman Tuckett
Pacific
Miss .M. Massenberg
Council Bluffs
Edward Dollmeyer
Charles Vogile
Chas. Richter
S. EK. Hamlyn
James Hamlyn
Hamlyn
Moline
Charles Dennis
A. J. Paul
Rock Island
J. P. Laughlin
Carroll
A. V. Garretson
Columbus
Ohio
Garretson
I. H. Wheeler
Joliet
Standard Oil Company
Ada Fisher
St. Francis Hospital
J. Groff
Sycamore
United Brethren Church
Charles
Ella Meiers
Henry
Jonnie Jones
Charles D. Knowlton
Aon
Kenneth
Boston
J. M. Hineline
Lena Waltz
Helen Taggart
Mackinac Island
J. A. Rogers
Y M. CG. A
Breuk C. Rogers
A.J. Thurston
Golden Meadow Developing Company
N. Rosenberg
Muscatine
Louisiana
Clara Killion
Miss Killion
Montreal
Canada
Charles Dean
G. A. Weaver
Bertha Hollister
University At Lincoln
Neb
Y. H. Hollister
Elliott W. Shirk
Oxford Junction
Genteman
Wisconsin
Britt
Anchor Society
Lewis Roth
Standard and Ruby
Galena St
T. S. Ryan
Stephenson St
Ticoats
Mar-N
Shorwine Williams
Demeter, Seitz & Co
Steph
Billy Sunday
Everybody's Magazine
Wj, Young &Corp
Vouat
Holsman Automobile
Dr. Karcher
DeVore
United States
L. W. Merrin
Sylvania
Forest Echoes
Main St
Brown & Dollmeyer
Canover
Mason and Hamlin
Cable
Kingsbury
Wellington
the Cable Co. Pianos
Geo. A. Stemm
Koenig
Stephenson St. Undertaking
C.W. Harden
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