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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1906
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR from a political notices page lists offices including United States Senator Member of Congress County Judge Sheriff School Superintendent and names Shelby McAllom Pranho Lowden F Ritzman, with garbled affiliations. The readable items suggest a party slate or ballot listing for a county or district election.
The Personal Record lists numerous residents and visitors by name across Lena Morrison Rockford Warren Clinton Cedar Lake and other places. Entries show departures and visits with friends relatives and business trips including Miss Jessie Smith Arthur Siefert Miss Etta Emrich and many others visiting Chicago LaSalle Warren Rockford Clinton and Elgin as well as trips to Pike Lake and Madison areas.
Residents urged to send messages to the King's Daughters' Settlement Home tonight or by tomorrow morning to reach Chicago in time. Children are due to arrive Monday at 11 50 A M and all guardians must meet their charges at the train.
Elmer G Prall transfers lot 16 block 2 Wheel factory addition for 1000 dollars to John Schiller. Dr Erp Brokhausen transfers part of lots 6 and 7 block 17 Wright Purinton addition for 800 dollars to William YT Getty. Priscila Philipps transfers Node lot 3 block 10 Knowlton addition for 500 dollars to Mary’s.
Alice J. Wasson files a bill for the division of property against Harriet R. Jones in the circuit court. C F Bass files a foreclosure bill against Elizabeth Ebert in the circuit court. Bass also files a foreclosure suit against John W Snyder et al in the same court.
The Freeport Trades and Labor council meets this evening to discuss important business. Plans for the tri city Labor Day celebration at Beloit will be presented and discussed during the session.
The young ladies of the D LU Club enjoyed a picnic yesterday at Highland Park with an afternoon and evening of outdoor recreation and supper served on the grounds.
William Schmid William Gleason and Charles Schmelzle attended a dancing party at Warren last evening. Gibler's orchestra of the city provided the music.
A clearing sale offers 8,000 surplus wallpaper rolls for 80 days at four great bargains. All desirable patterns available. Located at 168 Stephenson Street.
The Republican convention nominated Col. Frank O. Lowden for the Thirteenth district. The address praised Roosevelt era reforms, anti trust actions, and tariff policy. It notes Lowden’s legal and farming career, education work, community service, and marriage to Florence Pullman with four children at Sinnissippi Farm.
The sketch traces Frank O. Lowden born in Sun Rise City Minnesota on January 26. His family moved to Hardin County Iowa in the fall of 1885 and his father was a blacksmith. Lowden's schooling was intermittent while helping on the farm but he pursued study vigorously and taught school from 1876 to 1881. He attended the State University of Iowa, graduating in 1885 as valedictorian, then taught at Burlington High School while studying law. He moved to Chicago in 1886 to pursue law, working as a stenographer at Dexter Herrick and Allen and studying at Union College of Law, later Northwestern University.
Lincoln J. Carter has written a frontier play The Flaming Arrow to be shown at the Grand Opera House on Thursday August 28. A company of 16 full blooded Indians plus cowboys scouts soldiers and horses will perform and an Indian band will play before each show.
Waco resident E W Goodloe credits Dr King s New Discovery for five years of health, saying a long standing cough vanished. The remedy treats chronic coughs la grippe croup whooping cough and can prevent pneumonia. Pleasant to take and guaranteed at Joseph Emmert s drug store with 50 cent and 1 00 bottles and a free trial bottle available.
Investors are offered a selection of city mortgages for sale promising solid net returns. Call at our ORISA TayLon FRICE for details and contact information.
Freeport defeated Green Bay 2 to 0 as Stremmel and Scott pitched. Gardner and Warhop led with two base hits apiece while Green Bay managed only four hits. The win puts Freeport in first place with Oshkosh and La Crosse, amid talk of Moriarity’s fate as Freeport manager after a row over team leadership.
In La Crosse Wisconsin Oshkosh secured a win by six hits in the fifth inning during a heavy downpour. William cleared the bases with a three base hit in the fourth to bring in three runs as rain halted the second game.
Amateur baseball gains in Freeport with many good games at Taylors Park during the league team’s absence. Clerks of Wm Walton’s Nephews defeated Rawleigh Medical Works 7 to 6 in five innings. Jasper Munn was out due to overwork. Knabe Bonn and Roscoe Carnahan Ottenhausen starred. Chorks Mendies
The notice frames the recent unwelcome dissension surrounding Freeport’s baseball club, a dispute that has drawn wide attention and adds to the era’s somber reflections on the sport’s current state.
The Green Bay Gazette notes a low scoring opener with Freeport earning the only run. Duke Flynn dominated on the mound while Stremmel yielded little as Freeport capitalized on errors and timely hits. Keys included Mortlarity's base path speed and Gwin's decisive safe hit.
Advices from La Crosse state the La Crosse baseball club plans to hold back about $95 from Oshkosh receipts after a disputed doubleheader. Oshkosh officials plan to pursue settlement while La Crosse faces a $50 fine under Wisconsin state league rules for refusing to play the second game.
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