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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1908
Page
2
The Freeport Journal earned an International Typographic Union label for employing union labor in its mechanical departments.
The JOURNAL will be mailed upon request to subscribers leaving the city during the summer months. Changes of address should include both old and new locations and may be made as often as desired. Send notices to THE JOURNAL at 97 Chicago Street by mail or telephone.
Local society notes list Mrs D O Clark visiting Rockford and numerous guests traveling from Lena Argyle Mason City and Freeport for visits and events. Names include Stella Wells Edith Butterfield Misses Grace Tenney Harriette Branen Minnie Schweder and many others visiting circuses homecomings and family gatherings.
Lena Aug 24 closing session of the Lena camp meeting drew large crowds for Governor Hanly day and a day of faith and patriotism. Speakers praised the patriotism of peace and urged personal responsibility. Oakdale's 1908 camp ended with hundreds on hand for sermons, songs, and a lake of conversions, including a German sermon and an altar call.
Rockford Aug 238 The body of Earl Morris the drowning victim was recovered at daybreak by Ross Foster of 820 Knowlton street. Foster had been fishing the line near midnight and yesterday morning felt a heavy pull in mid channel and pulled up the boy’s head visible above the surface.
Freeport will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Lincoln Douglas debate on Thursday Aug 27 with national speakers Colonel Frank L Lowden Senator Dolliver and Hon W T Davidson. Preparations are extensive for the semi centennial observance and a reception will follow the program at the Freeport club house. Local residents will attend to hear the speeches and participate in the celebration.
A penny gum machine in front of the Ortmeier store at ElE and Locust streets was taken last Saturday night. It held only a few pennies and over a dozen pieces of gum. Mr. Ortmeier suspects local boys living nearby of the theft.
Orin Crocker returns to Freeport after six weeks across twelve western states saying he caught no future in Oregon. He cites barren crops, polluted soil, poor water, and misleading marketing by railroad, real estate firms, and newspapers. He praises North Yakima prosperity but warns best lands are gone and eastern buyers must wait. he’s glad to be back in God's country.
An unidentified man killed by a C. & N. W. freight train near the Ninth Street crossing in Rockford lies in the morgue. Authorities cannot name him. the body shows severe head trauma and no other injuries. He wore a gray suit, carried a small amount of money, and bore a 15 3 collar with the name John stamped on it. The train departed Freeport and passed through Rockford about 8 o'clock Sunday night, his body found about an hour later.
St Margaret's guild members host a dance at the Masonic temple tomorrow evening with Gibler's orchestra providing music.
Social notes list Freeport residents staying at Lake Lelanau Michigan. Dr C L Snyder entertained Wednesday night August 19 at John Glencoe’s home with an old time country dance featuring a bull fiddle accordion and rattlebones. Guests walked eight miles home after the party ended at 8 am.
The annual Knights of Columbus picnic at Globe Park drew 200 attendees who left and returned later. A baseball game between the Peck captaincy and Andrew Tracy's team ended 12 to 3 in favor of the Pecks, who hit three home runs off McDonald. Riordan and Sullivan pitched for the Pecks with McDonald and OConnor catching for Tracy's side.
Saturday evening August 22 a happy couple were united in marriage by W F Kling biel at the home of Charles Kraner 71 Broadway Julius Froehlich a Freeport bricklayer and his bride Minnie Hennig of Manschnow Germany who landed in New York August 1 came directly to Freeport to wed They have known each other in the old country before he left for America and will reside in Freeport after the ceremony
Lena, Aug 24. J W Ditzler returns from Artesian S D with sister in law D S Ditzler. Amasa Curtis and wife visit from Austin. Tl Fayne Clay stays a week with Stockton relatives. Mrs L M Gates returns from Ox ford O and Waukegan Tis. George M Ferguson and family visit Lena from Fairchild Wis. Fannie Livingston visits from Thom son. Ed and Clara Zundahl visit from Forreston and Lou Wagner from Elroy. Mrs W Goodrich visits her mother Catherine Taylor. Mrs McCarty and Grace with Cox visit from Rockford. Charles Buss from Chicago stays to planing. Frank Hurd returns from Minnesota for vacation. Miss Mabel McCammon from Denver visits J R Askey’s home. Mita McCammon, formerly of Lena, is with Denver corps of teachers. Mr and Mrs Van Brocklin return from Isthmus of Panama for three months, visiting W W Bouebright.
Delegates to the Socialist State congressional and senatorial conventions were named Sunday as follows S H Zimmerman state Wm H McCall congressional Bri I Rubendall senatorial.
Try this dessert with one package of Jell O in boiling water. When partly congealed fold in whipped cream and six crushed macaroon crackers. Chill until firm and unmold. Serve with whipped cream or pudding sauce. Jell O costs 10 cents per package at grocers.
O B Bidwell, president of the First National Bank of Freeport, recalls Lincoln and Douglas at the 1858 Freeport debate. Lincoln, in response to a sharp rebuke, quoted Macbeth to taunt Douglas. The anecdote highlights Lincoln's repartee and contrasts the two men in appearance and style.
The piece notes a survivor, Mr Bidwell, who recalls the 1858 debate scene, describing a luxurious lifestyle and a coach to the scene while Lincoln used an old Pennsylvania wagon drawn by six horses with one driver. He studies Lincoln and the era, noting key sites related to the rift.
Public notice states that T A Secker has purchased J B J DuFour’s interest in the DuFour and Secker insurance agency. The business will be conducted by Secker alone, who will collect all accounts and pay all liabilities of the firm. Dated August 17.
The Dieppe Circuit 1908 Pathe moving pictures show dangerous race moments with wrecks and fatalities. The film draws large crowds, with the French Consul and other prominent French figures attending a New York screening at Ganes Manhattan Theatre.
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