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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1907
Page
5
A tornado hit Brunswick at 4 PM injuring six people in Fall Creek, with several houses and windmills blown down. Reports from Haw Claire describe the further damage and injuries after the late night storm.
The executive board of the American Federation of Labor will ask President Roosevelt and Congress to investigate the cost of buying telegraph lines for government ownership.
Chicago reports a fair night followed by a cooler Sunday. The sun rose at 6 17 a m and will set at 6 47 p m.
AP report from Chicago shows Sept wheat at 90, Sept corn 60, Sept oats 60. Sept pork 16.10, Sept ribs 9.05, Sept lard 8.75. Cattle around 4.25 to 7.35, hogs 5.95 to 6.40, sheep 3.25 to 5.70. Volume: cattle 500, hogs 1,000, sheep 2,000. Prices steady to firmer on hogs and cattle mixed, Board of Trade quotes provided by Dickinson & Co.
M. B. Marvin chair joins Alderman Louis Bauscher and City Attorney Mitchell to organize petitions for annexing a large outlying area. A circulating committee of C.F. Franz William Milner T. H. Hollister N. Sward Gardner Briggs and W. H. Hennick is empowered to form subcommittees and spark public interest in expanding Freeport to 22 000 residents or more.
J Manley Clark assistant cashier of the First National bank and Frederick D Rugg of Champaign Illinois hosted a campfire evening for Chicago boys staying at Globe park They bought a five pound box of marshmallows and shared stories and songs Mr Rugg performed several songs including Johnnie Schmoker which the boys enjoyed and repeated We understand he left today for Delavan lake and enjoyed the visit to the camp group
The latest arrivals include bracelets, back combs, gents' seal and stone rings at Bongston's corner jewelry store. Prices begin at $1.50 and advance with new stock.
Oakdale camp meeting featured Old People’s Day with large attendance and a morning prayer session. ministers discussed happiness old age and duties to parents while family worship and testimonies highlighted faith, with sermons by W M Stanford and others and a luncheon for seniors.
The Lena camp meeting association adjourned after a large attendance as it discussed restoring the Freeport district and presenting resolutions to Bishop Warren. Dr. Hardin might represent the ministers while a six member lay committee would present the resolutions. Donations and attendance surpass last year with strong talks by Mrs. H. C. Cady and Rev. N. H. Axtell. The crowd praised local merchants for closing Saturday hours and praised Lena’s convenient grounds.
Riverside Park on August 24 reports rising interest at the Riverside camp meeting. Rev. H Scheffner preached the morning sermon on faith in Jesus Christ. Rev. Wim Klingbeil led the closing exercise. Rev. W H Heinmiller spoke on The Wells of Salvation in the afternoon. Rev. E B Keiser led the children's meeting. Rev. J H Hauptfuehrer preached last evening urging reverence to the holy spirit. Rev W H Bucks arrives to preach tonight at 7 30 with a 6 15 teachers meeting. Additional services planned Sunday and Monday with German and English preaching and a youth meeting led by Rev G J Degenkolb. Both Bucks and Schmus are noted as leading preachers in their conferences.
The September term opens with Judge O K Heard presiding on September 2, Labor Day adjournment likely. Thirty two new circuit cases filed since June include thirteen common law and nineteen chancery. ten chancery cases involve divorce. Grand and petit juries announced. Coffman divorce case may return.
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