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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
2
A label issued by the International Typo graphical Union commends the Freeport Journal for employing Union labor in its mechanical departments.
Fragmented OCR shows a list of individuals including William H. Taft Ames Sherman Albert J. Hopkins Charles Denkeen Ogglesby Rose James Mequli Ough Andrew Rusell William H. Strad J. McCan Davis un O. Peo Jackson Meentz te W. Cae Le Steward Kay Lewis Baumgartner Butterfield.
The Journal announces summer mail service for subscribers leaving the city and invites changes of address. Notices must include both old and new addresses and be sent to The Journal at 97 Chicago Street or by telephone.
A string of social items lists J. Fred Smith as a morning passenger to Oregon while S. F. Daly conducts business in Chicago. Many locals visit friends or attend fairs in Oregon Lena Polo Freeport and Beloit with trips to Chicago Websters City Ottawa Warren and Indianapolis.
A fragment notes a suite pressed at an establishment with a quirky street spelling. The readable items mention two names Galone and Venu Bacabot and a price of 60c, but details are sparse and unclear.
Oakdale Park hosts Young People's Day with 27 societies represented and 143 members present. Bishop Heil and Rev Summers feature, Missionary day planned for tomorrow, with reports from LeMars Enid Chicago Highland Park Anna and Reddick.
Temperance day at Lena featured a prayer meeting led by Rev. Snyder of Lanark and an ordination sermon by Rev. Porter of Elizabeth. George D. Conger of the Anti-Saloon league spoke on the league’s work and urged continued effort. Miss Nellie Snyder discussed foreign population and missions, while Florence Grimi sang. Epworth league members showed eagerness for more work as Dr. R. C. Grose preached on God is love and the Father loves you.
George W. Brokhausen and Miner I. Hill lease the Stephenson street space formerly Pattison Kryder and plan a full stock of men s wear. carpenters and painters are transforming the room into an attractive shop. Brokhausen is a city councilman and ex grocer, Hill a former Golden Eagle manager, signaling strong local backing.
The twin cubs Bessie and Tessie of cer man Honess arrived from Germany with the Hagenbeck Wallace show and were placed in a new cage for daily public receptions. Mme Dodo serves as chaperon, smoothing relations as the cubs settle in after a long crates journey on Monday August 24 with the circus in Freeport.
A Ridott man Mr Frey reported his 3 and a half year old son missing in Freeport yesterday afternoon. At 6 pm Chief Silk located the boy at Cottonwood and West streets with a new tricycle he had picked up. The boy was returned to his father and the tricycle held at the station for the owner.
Freeport advances as champion after a second inning win 3 to 0. Two games in the series feature heavy hitting and a strong batting eye by key players. Wausau takes the contest Tuesday with decisive defense and timely hits.
Results yesterday show Wausau 11 Freeport 0 in a seven inning first game and Freeport 8 Wausau 0 in the doubleheader. Oshkosh 2 La Crosse 1. Green Bay 6 Rockford 2. Fond du Lac 0 Madison 4. Freeport at Wausau with noted batting eye and two-hit performers Barlow Harrod Disch Schoonhoven plus pitchers Cummings Scott Rouse.
Oshkosh won 2 to 1 over La Crosse at Oshkosh with Converse invincible after the first inning. Tomorrow Nicholls and Hawley will pitch against each other. In Green Bay, Green Bay beat Rockford 6 to 2 on timely hitting as Vance held the visitors to four hits. Fond du Lac defeated Madison 4 to 0 as Lessie’s delivery puzzled the Cubs and Van Wye left with an injury.
Jack Warhop formerly of Williamsport in the Pennsylvania league has been sold to the New York Americans for $2500. The deal transfers the player from the Williamsport club to the New York Americans for the current season.
The player leads the season and plans to join a major league club when the season closes on September 12. He is expected to be given a chance to pitch in two or three games for the new team.
In his debut season in the league, Jack's performance draws keen interest from Freeport friends who followed his early days in a Freeport uniform and take pride in his success.
Amusement notes announce The Cow Puncher and Si Plunkard at the Grand with rough cowboys and atmospheric Arizona setting. Hal Reid wrote the play, W F Mann produced, two carloads of scenery delivered, and a premiere of metropolitan talent awaited for August engagements.
The Tempest and Sunshine comes to the Grand Opera House on Tuesday August 25 featuring elaborate scenery and a first class production in every detail.
Mr Guiteau, manager of the Ma jestic, left for Chicago to obtain the 1908 French automobile races film that has stirred a Chicago furor. The Pathe Freres production is hailed as a thrilling motion picture. An auto at 90 mph reportedly crashed, killing the chauffeur. Guiteau reports he secured the picture for Freeport screening soon.
Park and Cemetery notes Tulsa City Engineer Hughes plans for a city park system with two tracts of 683 and 198 acres linked by a river drive. J W Kitchell presents Pana Illinois with a 40 acre park tract and Mayor H N Schuyler seeks a landscape architect. Dubuque Indiana volunteers raise $20,000 for Eagle Point park per Robinson report on park and civic improvement.
Adam Knipfel was brought before Magistrate Bentley and placed on a peace bond of 200 to keep the peace after an incident Wednesday night. Charles Kuminghaman, his son in law, claims Knipfel threatened bodily harm and that Adam was later arrested.
At a Clerks' union meeting the committee's plan for an annual tag picnic at Forest Park on Sunday was ratified and a ball game was set as the principal feature of the day’s program.
Henry Patterson of Genoa Illinois recounts attending the Lincoln Douglas debate at Freeport with a party of four. He describes the trip from De Kalb County to Belvidere and the onward journey by train to Freeport, noting the four Genoa men and details of their travel. The reminiscence highlights the era and Patterson’s personal memory of the event.
In Freeport a large crowd gathered around a hotel as Lincoln and Douglas spoke from a second story balcony. About 10,000 people attended the debate on extending slavery into new territories. Lincoln opposed expansion, Douglas favored it. The encounter foreshadowed the 1860 presidential race. Henry Patterson, Genoa carpenter and longtime resident, born 1829 in Meadville, PA, later active in Genoa politics and business, father of Dr. C. A. Patterson and Mrs. (Dr.) A. I. Quick.
Freeport Commandery K. T. meets in a stated conclave this evening and will confer the Black Cross degree. The event focuses on Masonic rites and fraternal fellowship among members.
Mr. W. Stone of East Poland Maine praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve for sore feet burns cuts and abrasions and says it is also suitable for piles The product is sold with a guarantee at Jos Emmert's drug store pricing at 265c
Rockford and Beloit unions join Freeport for Labor Day festivities on August 19 at Highsland Park Freeport under labor union law. Rockford Central Labor Union heard from Freeport Trades and Labor Assembly speakers W. E. Zimmerman and T. E. Eck. Henhey band to perform. Rockford delegation expected. Rockford Interurban Road offers eighty cent round trip fare. Local committee formed by OC. E. Fritz William Staben and EB. Hankey to arrange Rockford contingent.
National Protective Legion local chapter holds Friday evening meeting in the hall over the State bank. Besides routine business there will be a social hour with a musical program games and refreshments. District Manager Smith plans to discuss several important matters and asks all members to attend.
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