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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1886
Page
4
Freeport daily brief lists rain prospects, local travels, new clerks, and social visits. Mentions Herman, Mesick, and several businesses, with talks of mill work, theater plans, and a forthcoming swing at the opera house.
Personal news from Breeport and surrounding towns includes visits and departures of Mrs. Tenn in St. Paul and Miss Nellie Wolf to Chicago. U U Sikkema and C G Lay visit, Dowitt family travels to Ohio, and Mrs Handahl Dinaldsen visiting in Lawrence. A Breeport horse and cattle market report praises fair treatment and honesty. Emmert Burrell promote Acker's English Remedy for coughs and consumption.
The Chicago, Madison & Northern to initiate condemnation against the Zimmerman heirs for land needed for a new 43 mile line from Green to Dane counties. Murphy offered four to five acres for Inn. Zimmermans refused. Proceedings to begin in county court with a jury trial in ten days.
Conductor WL Waddington led the West at Taylor's park on a Tuesday afternoon with Messrs Caligan Blaver and Burrell in attendance. Emmert and Burrell, druggists, claimed indigestion preparation tablets, Ackor, could cure all forms of indigestion.
Neighbors mourn the death of Miss Mary Aurews who died on Tuesday after a lengthy illness. The funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 past ten. Also noted are market prices for coal and related goods from Lehigh and Lackawanna lines, quoted for cash and immediate delivery.
The gun club held a shoot with TL. W. Crotzer and R. Crotzer tying for first among fifteen entries while Lew won the shoot off the tie. John Stites, recently paralyzed, died after moving to Lena years ago leaving a grieving wife. Jola Aspinwall harvested oats sold to John Reader weighing 21 pounds, bright and clean. Prohibitionista held a public meeting at GooTempler's hall with solid turnout. A drunken disturbance between Mary Lincoln and her son disrupted the night with loud language heard blocks away. Ida Foll hosted a dawn party with Misses Weaver Inges Rising Hayward Johnston Luss Drew and Della Dodds, and Messrs White Waite Rising Weaver Lal Goddard Dodds Shields and others enjoying games and music into the night.
Democratic voters will hold a caucus next Saturday evening in Freeport to choose delegates for a County Convention on the 12th. The Trust Ward polling place is the Kline shop, Second Ward at Jacob Maurer's building on Galena street, and Third Ward at the New York house. Prohibitionists met at Temperance hall to nominate county officers amid fair turnout. Emmert & Burrell Druggists offer refunds if Acker's Blood Mix fails to relieve skin or flood disorders. a new, thoroughly tested discovery is noted.
A local advertisement urges shoppers to plan for fall woolen purchases, promoting blankets, flannels, and cassimers bought before recent price increases. It promises savings beyond normal profit, notes limited one week run, and cites blanket prices and coal offers from Smith and Porter at Stephenson Street foot, telephone number 5t.
Artificial Stone Paving by Milley Paving Ltd has finished a stone walk for Dr. We TL. Nageart on Van Buren Street in front of his new residence. The company also secured pavement contracts for Breuster House and a new Elunzeiger Viilting site. Public inspection of the work is requested and interested parties should contact Milley Paving at Vreapert Hl. and Dw Nutwithtanding for details. Also available are Lavkawiniat and Lehigh materials at fixed cash prices. Winter can be purchased from Lint & Porter with telephone inquiries via No. 11.
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