Personal notes from Freeport and area residents
A flood of short items records travel and visits among locals. RSV H L Moore goes to Marengo, A Kennedy rides to Dixon, A G Schadle visits Warren, Luce to DeKalb on business, Nott from Byron visits Freeport, McNeil of Des Moines on business, Fox of Rockford visits, Graham of Des Moines calls, Brubaker from Newkirk visiting relatives, Stocking from Chicago visits, Mary Howard and daughter Helen return from Rockford, John and Mrs McLaughlin visit Morrison friends, Staver travels to San Diego, Krohn leaves Freeport for Indianapolis, Helen Taggart returns to Rockford College, Fishburn leaves for Wilkes-Barre, Chapple and Courtney go to DeKalb Normal, Edith Swingley returns to Rockford, M M S Van Brocklin dinner Dec 6 invites all, Lutwinski and Holland back to State Normal Bloomington, J W Clark returns from Paw Paw, Mrs Dollmeyer and Ervil back to DeKalb after Thanksgiving, students return to University of Wisconsin Madison, Malnix to Dayton for Kentucky Coal Mining stockholders meeting, Erb and Isaac back from Alberta with cereal output report, Miller family arrives with grand jury term in Stephenson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. ©. Kennedy
Dixon
A. G. Schadle
Warren
Freeport
C. H. Luce
DeKalb
F. A. Nott
Byron
A. J. McNeil
DesMoines
Iowa
B. W. Fox
Rockford
O. J. Graham
Walter H. Brubaker
Newkirk
Okla
John McLaughlin
Morrison
W.H. Staver
San Diego
Calif
Moses Krohn
Indianapolis
Helen Taggart
Rockford College
J. H. Fishburn
Charles
Wilkes-Barre
S. M. Malnix
Kentucky Coal Mining Company
Dayton
H. B. Erb
Chearge Isaac
Alberta
Canada
H. B. Miller
Davis
Stephenson County
Mr. Miller
Frank W. Miller
Hollister Lumber Company
Local society notices and church group events
A board party at Globe hall occurs this evening. St Margarets guild meets Wednesday afternoon at 8230 with the Misses Bowers. First M B K team beats English Lutheran 2 to 0 in a volleyball game Saturday night. Freeport Shakespeare society meets tonight with Miss Rea. St Catherines guild meets Mrs H B Carey on South Galena avenue Wednesday afternoon. Dinner date fixed for Thursday Dec 19 at Place hall for St Catherines guild supper. First Baptist B Y P A annual business meeting and election of officers at church parlors this evening at 5 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. BK
Freeport Shakespeare Society
Rea
St. Catherine’s Guild
H.B. Carey
Galena Avenue
Place Hall
St. Catherine's Guild
First Baptist Church
Memorial sermon on memory faith and Elks protection
A Grace Church memorial service for the Freeport Lodge of Elks recalls departed brothers with a sermon by the rector. The speaker extols St Paul and Charlie memory as a light, urging moral courage, faith, and charity, and urges brothers to live uplifting lives in their absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport Lodge of Elks
Grace Church
Hiks
Margaret Fry
St. Paul
Hiimd
St. Pini
Alfred Tennyson
Miung
Christ
Nanny
God
Irving
Y M C A Affairs and Laurant Show Draw Big Crowd
Reserved seat sales for Laurant at the YMCA hit a rapid sellout within half an hour as gallery seats disappeared while downstairs dwindled. Laurant is touted as a top illusionist. Yesterday, about 180 boys attended Mr. Rogers on clean sports, and reports from the Washington convention impressed. This week at the association includes elections, Bible class, an indoor picnic for the B.S.C., and events for older and younger boys with prizes and ribbons. Laurant’s boards Thursday night and a volleyball game Wednesday follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurant
Association
Mr. Rogers
A. TR. Buffin
F. C. Rogers
Washington
U. N.T
Markley
B.S. C
Wanlry
Phus
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society Meeting at Ordway Street
The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of PMiubney Church will meet with Mrs. PP Mossel at 27 Ordway Street on Wednesday afternoon. After devotions a program will be presented and invites are extended to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Pmiubney Church
PP. Mossel
Ordway Street
Weloek
Hindipo Nerve Tonic Promises Free Trial at Guenther Co
C RP Guenther & Co on Galena avenue and Cylons street advertise Hindipo the new nerve tonic. It claims to cure nervous debility insomnia and restore vitality with a risk free trial and refund if it fails to benefit. The notice highlights guaranteed refunds and invites customers to try.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. RP. Guenther & Co
Galena Avenue
Cylons Street
Qin
Palmer Stricken at Lodge Throned by Hemorrhage of Lungs
Emory D. Palmer an Illinois Central engineer fell ill during Racine Division Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers meeting. He suffered a hemorrhage of the lungs and remained critical. R. M. Griffith elected chief engineer to replace Louis McGovern, with a full officer slate chosen and to be installed in January. Palmer has thirty years of service and heads Freeport to Chicago run 402 and 401.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Emory D. Palmer
Illinois Central
Palmer
J. F. Fair
Mr. Palmer
Galena Street
Freeport
Chicago
Louis McGovern
R. M. Griffith
J. B. Hason
T. RR. Skeel
W.J. Powell
W. M. Palmer
C. F. Rieger
A. P. Walker
H. J. Brown
Columbus
Ohio
J. &. Moore
J. Lavel
A. G. Stearns
S. R. Brown
Thomas
A. Kyle
Wilbur Vipond
I. Rieger
A. PB. Walker
Saloonists to Aid Vote on Anti Saloon Territory
Galesburg retail liquor dealers pledged at a November meeting to not hinder a spring election vote on whether the city should be declared anti saloon territory. They offered to gather petition signatures to place the issue on the ballot and pledged to assist in securing sufficient signatures in good faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Knox County
Knox County Retail Liquor Dealers
Knox County Retail Dealers’ Association
Galenburg
Siquer Ana
At & E
Webbers
Peorte
Owls Nest Organization Reported in Freeport
Ir Hr Dugan outlines a new Owl organization in Freeport with sixtyone members already recruited. A nest will be organized in ten to fifteen days, with a large delegation from Rockford to attend. Rockford nest officers praise Dugan’s work in a letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hr. Dugan
Freeport
Rockford
Dugan
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the Daily Journal
Wntered
Poat
Mlinois
Farrport
Tis
International Typograpical Union
Fixcelsior Lodge
A. F
A. M
Hevergreen Lodge
Freeport Chapter
Freeport Council
Freeport Commandery No
K. T
Walton Nephest Samrat
Rollaway
Jey Vnowec
Koonit Furniture
AJ Sehuly
College of Commerce
G. A. Rogzers
Bry Gouds
HA. Hulmer Co
Rsv
H.L. Moore
Marengo
A. H. Stocking
Mary Howard
Helen
Dora Chapple
Edith Courtney
Edith Swingley
van Brocklin
Aug. Volkers
Helen Lutwinski
Nellie Holland
State Normal School
Bloomington
J. W. Clark
O. N. Bull Remedy Company
Paw Paw
Ill
C. H. Dollmeyer
Ervil
George Dollmeyer
David B. Graham
Erastus Williams
Erwing Hosfer
William F Elis
University of Wisconsin At Madison
Globe Hall
St. Margaret’s Guild
Misses Bowers
Protective Order OF Elks Memorial
VICE
Ers
Rev
MR. Bath
Earth
Lodge
R. M
Griffith
Engineer
Louis McGov
Ern
WM. Koenig
Morris
Verona
Davenport
Steph
Iff
N. M. Dyer
New York
Stephenson
Emerick, Barrett & Co., Jewelers and Optlicians
Walton's
Free Poe
Galena St
Ant
Geo
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