Personal Record Roundup of Freeport Visitors and Travel
Local column lists residents and visitors in Freeport and nearby towns. L. A. Frisbie travels to Chicago on business while others, including Miss Josephine Miller Lena and Miss Susie Fenner Orangeville, visit relatives or journey to cities like Sterling Quincy Milwaukee and Ottawa. Several residents depart for Oklahoma Kansas and California with family and work ties noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Koch
Chicago
C. O. Morgan
Orangeville
Charles Dumway
Oregon
Freeport
Roy Scott
Janesville
C. W. Harden
Beloit
George H. Smith
E. G. Shives
Monroe
Josephine Miller
Lena
Susie Fenner
South Dakota
Cecelia Schryer
Warren
Fred Heimbach
Clara
Quincy
BR. C. Rathbun
Rockford
M. E. Rathbun
Minnie Weinhold
Washington Street
Milwaukee
Mark Jardine
Ethel
W. E. Wallace
el Reno
Okla
Louis Herbig
Cora Sellke
St John s Church 60th Jubilee Draws Wide Praise
St John s Evangelical church celebrated its sixtieth jubilee with three services. Visiting pastors sent congratulations from neighboring congregations as members filled the auditorium. The event featured choral singing, tenor solos, and remarks by Rev Blorsch Rev Pinkett Rev Meyers Rev Silbermann and others. Longtime members Bernard Huenkemeier and Henry Kochsimeler, plus prominent Freeport citizens, attended, honoring a church historianable progress led by its official board.
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St. John’s Evangelical Church
St. John’s
Kb, Bineach
North Grove
Pinkett
Belvidere
Alfred Be, Meyers
Elmhurst
Blorsch
Charles Moers
The
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F. Lukermann
8. Hermsmeier
E. Beine
C. G. Schaeffel
H. E. Althoff
R. Schroeder
F. E. Schaefer
Ladies of the G A R Hold Regular Meeting
The Ladies of the G A R will hold their regular business meeting Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Deafness Cured By Constitutional Remedy Ad
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to cure deafness caused by catarrh through systemic treatment. It states local applications cannot reach the diseased ear and offers $100 for any case it cannot cure. Circulars available from J Orkney & Co in Toledo, with sample price listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. Orkney & C0
Toledo
O. Roald
Church Adds Thirty Two New Members At Bartlett
After morning worship Rev E F Baumann of Bartlett Or delivered a stirring address on the Christian church and its purpose. Regular pastor Rev Holke welcomed thirty two new members many from third generation families. Rev Schwarz of Elroy spoke on duties and rewards of church members amid the accession ceremony in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Preyer
Sixty Years of Growth at Freeport German Church
The Freeport church founded by 1848 settlers from Lippe-Detmold celebrated six decades of growth. Beginning with St John and later joining Evangelical groups, the assembly built a $5,000, 606-seat church at South Yalena Avenue and Union Street, with a 120-seat school basement, dedicated December 20, 1863, under Rev F Holke who began his lengthy tenure after August 3, 1896.
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Freeport
G. Beine
Old Country
St. John
Western Conference
Evangelical Synod of
North Amelia
Berne
Rauschbusch
Evangelical Church Association of the
F. Holke
Lena Social Notes Highlight Visitors and Camp Progress
Lena August notices list visitors from Dakota Kirkman Iowa Freeport Mt Carmel Neb Grand Island and Rockford plus local movements. Rev Harwood preached at the Methodist church and camp activities with over twenty tents going up opening sermon scheduled. several residents visit relatives in Freeport Leaf River and Stockton as others travel or return home.
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Lena
Vivian Lilley
Dakota
Loofbourrow
Harwood
Kirkman
Iowa
G. W. Fotherby
Freeport
H. W. Crotzer
Mamie
Birdie Zaeger
Chas. Barrett
Will Dingman
Grand Island
Neb
O. J. Wilsey
W. W. Shellhase
Mt. Morris
Bertha Roark
Rockford
C. F. Beine
Henry Uhe
Eleroy
R. H. Campbell
Ireton
Elizabeth Hammond
Stockton
Rosa
Clara Biehl
A.M. Piper
Edgar Wiler
D. C. Reed
William Masters
J. W. Harwood
Missuta
Leaf River
First St John’s church built by members in 1850s Freeport
In 1864 during pastor J Zimmermas era St John’s used courts and two schoolhouses before a permanent church was built. Members contributed labor for walls masonry and carpentry. The stone 36 by 40 feet building opened with simple interior and reserved luxury. Rev Zimmermann later led New Glarus church and North American synod presidency. Rev Holke later boosted membership and oversaw a major rebuild with a tower organ loft and redecorated interior culminating in a 1898 golden jubilee.
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Ev. J. Zimmermas
St. John's
St. John’s
Freeport
Bernard Huenkemeier
A. Beine
H. Kochsmeier
W. Mundhenke
Zimmerman
Basel
Switzerland
St. John
Rock Run
New Glarus
North American Synod
Washington
Holke
HE. Beine
J. Zimmerman
W. Kampmeier
H. Hoefer
M. Fotsch
C. Hoffmeister
M. Otte
N. Severing
F. Holke
Arnica Salve Endorsed for Sore Feet and Burns
Mr. W. Stone of East Poland Maine praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as proper for sore feet burns cuts and all abrasions and piles. Available under guarantee at Jos Emmert's drug store for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Mr. W. Stone
East Poland
Maine
Jos. Emmert’s
Stephenson county old soldiers reunion at Winslow
The Stephenson county old soldiers reunion will be held in Winslow on Wednesday August 12. The round trip fare is 70 cents. Trains leave the Illinois Central station at 8 o clock that morning. John A. Davis post and other groups meet at G A R hall with tickets on sale at 7. Post forms and marches to the depot at 7:45. Everyone is invited. F C Hep Commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson County Old Soldiers
Winslow
Illinois Central Station
John A. Davis
American Express Receives Wagon From Chicago
The American Express Co. received a Howe wagon from Chicago yesterday as part of a shipment handover. The arrival signals ongoing logistics support for transport operations in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Express Co
Howe
Chicago
Yesteray
Delicious Banana Cream Dessert Recipe
A diary style notice presents a banana cream dessert method with ripe bananas mashed with sugar, stiffly beaten cream, and Lemont El-L0 diavolved in hot water, poured into a mold and gilded with candied cherries, served with whipped cream.
Large Revenues on Electric Line Report for Year 1907
The Illinois railroad and warehouse commission reports strong returns for interurban roads ending June 30 1907. Rockford & Interurban shows 92 miles, Illinois and Wisconsin, with $1 060 000 capital stock and $2 600 000 debt, paying $53 000 in dividends and posting net income of $112 186 from $562 189 gross earnings.
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Illinoia Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Rockford & Interurban
Illinois
Wisconsin
Elgin & Belvidere
Harvard
Lake Geneva
Death of Miss Letty Cahill at 31 in Daviess county
Miss Letty Cahill died at 122 Galena street at 6 40 am after years with tuberculosis. Born August 28 1877 in New Dublin Illinois she moved to the city at age fourteen and once co owned Kintzel and Cahill laundry on Van Buren Street. Survived by mother Mrs B Cahill sister Mrs F L Lyons of Polo and brothers Charles and William of Freeport. Funeral from the house at 8 and St Marys Church at 9 30 Wednesday with Rev Father Leydon officiating and interment in St Marys cemetery.
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Letty Cahill
Galena Street
Miss Cahill
New Dublin
Daviess County
Illinois
Kintzel & Cahillaundry
van Buren Street
B. Cahill
F. L. Lyons
Polo
Charles
William
Freeport
St. Mary's Church
Father Leydon
St. Mary's Cemetery
Descendants At Rockford Uncover Lincoln Douglas Link
Rockford Aug 10 A local note reveals that John A Clark who introduced Lincoln and James Mitchell who introduced Douglas were uncles of Mrs Horace Starkey of Rockford The brothers in law remained close friends though political rivals Their Mitchell descendants live in Freeport while no Clark family members remain locally
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Lincoln
Douglas
Rockford
Lincoln-Douglas
Freeport
John A. Clark
James Mitchell
Horace Starkey
Mitchell
Clark
Increase in Population Baby News
Mr. and Mrs. William Bartley are the parents of a ten pound baby boy. Mr. and Mrs. H. Shay of Harris Street are the parents of a baby girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bartley
H. Shay
Harris Street
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