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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
2
A Freeport Journal receives a label from the International Typographical Union in recognition of employing union labor in its mechanical departments.
The Journal will be mailed on request to subscribers leaving the city in summer. Changes of address should be sent with both old and new addresses. Mail notices to The Journal at 97 Chicago Street or contact by telephone.
A series of personal notices lists Earl Howe conducting business in Chicago and many visitors and travelers, including Fred Besemierer from Eleroy, Miss Cathy Leslie from Lena, Miss Rose Bissekumer to Rockford, Miss Lulu Tracy from Monroe, and Mrs. D T Dunwiddie from Juta Wisconsin. It records returns from New York, Cedarville and Madison, and trips to Chicago, Rockford, Lebanon and Lake Waubesa with hosts in Freeport.
A faded notice lists oxford shoes for men boys and children at 20 discount, from E. E. and W. shoe departments. The fragment suggests a sale or clearance event with limited readable details.
Freeport hosts the fiftieth anniversary of the Lincoln Douglas debate drawing many former residents and visitors. Railroads and the interurban line ran at capacity as crowds filled streets decorated with national colors and reserved seats. Distinguished guests include W T Davidson and Gen Alfred Orendorff, with Lowden and Dolliver among expected speakers.
Attendance at the exhibit surged on Tuesday and again yesterday, catching the committee by surprise. The exhibit opened and many Civil War and Lincoln-Douglas pieces were offered for display, but the committee refused all due to lack of space.
Abraham C. Newcomer, an elderly former resident now in Red Oak, attends the fiftieth anniversary observance. He recalls Lincoln’s questions to Douglas and the tone of the address, served with war memories. Newcomer, aged about 84, served in Halleck’s bodyguard and the 48th Illinois cavalry, friends with General Grant, and is linked to Dr Abraham C Newcomer, a French surgeon. He is related to Mrs Hitt Newcomer of Mt Morris and to Hon. R R Hitt, who reported the debate in shorthand.
Prominent guest General A N Chetlain of Galena attended today’s celebration in Freeport. At 84, he remains hale and hearty and recalls riding the first northwest steamboat, the Mexico, carrying government supplies. He landed at Galena on April 14, 1826, when the town was a trading post.
A public reception is held at the Freeport Club House from 8:30 to 10 p m inviting all residents and visitors regardless of politics or club membership. Music will be provided, both vocal and instrumental, with Col F O Lowden Mrs Lowden Senator Dolliver and Mr W T Davidson among attending dignitaries.
The automobile ride, supervised by C. W. Harden and Roy K. Farwell, will start promptly from the Brewster house at 6,30 o clock. Visitors will receive a city tour in ample numbers of cars and enjoy the ride around town.
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Clingman of Dakota attended the debate exercises as guests of their daughter Mrs. H. F. Aspinwall. Clingman recalls being at the original debate and standing within feet of Lincoln and Douglas at age fifteen.
Manager Friedly of the Brewster house serves tonight the same bill of fare as fifty years ago when the great debate occurred. An excellent picture of the Brewster House is included in this issue.
A special Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul train arrived in Freeport at about 8:80 this morning bringing nearly 500 people to this afternoon’s Lincoln Douglas debate anniversary exercises.
The Temple Quartette offered three pieces as their share of the program My Country Tis of Thee The Star Spangled Banner and Illinois were performed in the listed order by the quartet.
Francis Smith of Belvidere at 90 will be an observer at the Lincoln Douglas debate celebration in Freeport on Thursday. He traveled from his Byron area farm to hear the 1858 event and now rests with his daughter Mrs H J Youngs while preparing for the trip.
Mrs. William McHenry of Chicago, formerly Freeport, visits old friends and recalls fifty years ago as a girl representing a state in the parade before the Lincoln Douglas debate. It is also the anniversary of her birth, a day she remembers clearly.
A head on collision four miles north of Galena at 8 05 this morning between a Chicago and North Western passenger train and a work train killed engineers Thompson and Gallagher and badly injured several crew members. Gallagher, a Galena resident, died at once. the wreck suggests the crash occurred near a switch and might have been prevented if the work train had arrived three minutes earlier.
Despite the Old Settlers' Picnic and other attractions, the Tincoln-Douglas historical exhibit at the public library drew over twelve hundred visitors yesterday. More than nine hundred attendees were recorded during peak hours.
The Evan gelical Campmeeting association starts its annual gathering at Riverside Park at 7 50 this evening. The ten day camp meeting is expected to draw a larger crowd than ever. Rev. J G Schwab presiding elder will deliver the opening sermon.
Miss Ethel Cain entertains guests at 128 Lincoln avenue in honor of Miss Marion Oldt of Dubuque with a cordial afternoon gathering.
Major E. W. McIntosh of Omaha, once an office boy and drummer for Abraham Lincoln, recalls the president’s kindness and humor. He credits Lincoln with Sunday school rides, sending him to work at age ten, and gifting his first snare drum atop a Christmas tree. Now in his seventies, McIntosh travels to encampments to support his family by drum performance.
Lena August 27 many residents host and visit across towns. Mia Elizabeth Dawes marked her eighty fifth birthday with friends, receiving Corinthian pottery. G. M. Holley hosts Mia Trow bridge and son from Indianapolis. Various visitors from Galena Chicago Taylorville Freeport and Rush appear at local homes. Anniversary exercises held in Freeport draw large local turnout.
Freeport arrived home from Green Bay and played at Taylor's park against Galena Independent. Lead City team reached this morning after 8 to 2 win at Savanna. George Klock, formerly with Freeport, is with Galena this season. Gillam and Burnett will bat t e the visitors this afternoon.
The senatorial committee met late Wednesday, forming a permanent organization after a 3:15 PM start despite a 1:30 call. Attendees included W. W. Krape as chairman, Chester Wells as secretary, with B F Timms, J M Fox of Freeport, and B C Eolender of Rock Grove. no Jo Daviess county representatives attended.
Mr. W. Stone of East Poland Maine endorses Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as proper for sore feet and for healing burns sores cuts and abrasions It is also suitable for piles Sold with guarantee at Jos Emmert’s drug store for 25 cents.
Morris Falkenstine, a noted horse buyer, is in Freeport to purchase 100 head of horses of all kinds. He will be at Hayes and Kettle’s livery through August 29, inclusive, and will pay the highest market price for all offerings.
The fiftieth anniversary celebration of the Lincoln Douglas debate brings a tale from Illinois Central railroading. Wiliam A. Robey, a veteran engineer with forty years of service, reflects on debates, milestones, and a long career in the county. A second white child born in the county is also mentioned in this reminiscence. The feature highlights living veterans in the railroad home amid the local commemorations.
Highland Park engineers recount Capt C C Jones who ran the engine that brought Abraham Lincoln to Freeport on August 27 1858. Known as Dad Jones he served Illinois Central for forty years and cherished the famed Freeport run amid a long railroad career from Dubuque to Chicago born May 15 1825 in Penn Ohio. He joined the Illinois Central in 1858 and stayed until 1897 before retirement to the home for the aged.
A historical note recalls a Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers gathering at Highlaird Park. A speaker described his good wealth and full possession of his facilities, recounting his role in a celebrated event and his pride in sharing those memories.
William A. Robey recalls the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates and notes how travelers from Lena to Freeport rode in "Democrat" wagons while men rode on horseback for the event. Now at age 22, Robey surveys the 50th anniversary by train, finding the earlier ride more memorable. His sister Mrs. L B Young also recalls the trip and the crowd’s reaction to the reporter Hitt Titt mishap.
An advertisement claims deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and mucous lining. It asserts local applications cannot cure and promises one hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure, urging readers to request circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo.
Professor Fred R E Dawson will host a homecoming dance at Lexington hall on Thursday and Friday evenings this week. Neatly planned entertainment and social hour expected as campus community gathers for reunion events.
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