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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1906
Page
2
The Freeport journal is awarded an International Typographical Union label in recognition of its use of union labor in its mechanical departments.
Mt Morris business visits include KE M Harnish. Winslow guest Miss Flossie Fritz calls Freeport. Deputies service papers in Da mascus. Dubuque resident Charles Smoyer in town on business. E D Allington and Edward King travel to Polo and Winslow for business. Dr B F Swingley sees patients in Seward. Winslow Jasper Kahl and Orangeville Nellie Sherbondy visit. Mrs John Pierce from Warren visits. Lena resident Mrs Charles Levin visits. Eri Gugger returns from Monroe. Dorman and Fred Mayer travel to Polo and Chicago for family stays. Mrs Seidel and daughter from Orangeville guests. Clara Goldschmit visits Shannon. Marcia Kennison from Madison guests. William Gleason from Dubuque passes through. Mr and Mrs Charles Chandler from Blanchardville head to Chicago. Mrs Carl Herbig and Elizabeth Koch return from Des Moines after visit. Stephenson county King’s Daughters convention in First Presbyterian church.
Amity society will sell home made baking at F A Reads store on Saturday. Ladies Auxiliary to the B of L E Div 290 votes officers tomorrow at 2 30 p m. English Lutheran Chorus rehearsal tomorrow night at 7780. Train delays from engine trouble last evening. Court Mohawk No 8197 will elect officers tomorrow night. Girls and women sought by Kings Daughters employment bureau with good pay. Cantata participants meet tomorrow afternoon at 460 o clock. William Gift joins Meyers Brothers as grain and lumber man. Fairview school reopens Monday with Claudius Cooper as teacher after resignations. U B Church Ladies Aid meet Wednesday afternoon at Mrs C S Bruse 74 Madison street. members urged to attend.
Jennie Williams and four inmates of a resort on Jose's Island were arraigned before Magistrate Bentley this afternoon and pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. The Williams woman was fined $25 plus costs while the four others were fined $5 each plus costs, totaling $68.25, which were paid.
Baby girls arrived at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Will Holmes on Benton street Mr. and Mrs. William Huemmell in Lancaster township and Theodore Janssen of South Freeport.
Advert says Hol lister's Rocky Mountain Tea is the greatest strengthener and claims it cures disease. Sold as tea or tablets for 36 cents, by Joseph Emmert, promoting vitality and health benefits.
A historic ad notes Winslow and Co continuing a sale on rubber items. It promotes ladies storm or low cut rubbers at 45 cents and men s arctics at 12 50 per pair, reflecting bargain prices and a catalog style typical of the period.
President Roosevelt urges Congress to grant full American citizenship to Porto Ricans as a matter of right and justice, praising island administration, education gains, and self government. He notes rapid cultural growth in sugarcane and tobacco, exports soaring to 45 million dollars, and calls for permanent native Porto Rican troops. He warns against hasty change and endorses continued local autonomy under strong oversight.
The Euterpean society met with Mrs. Bentley, drawing a large audience. The program featured Life and Works of Verdi pieces, Ghiberti and Corregio art references, and performances by Miss Burbank, Mrs. Oyler, Mrs. Shelp, Mr. Kennedy, and Dr. Clark, including piano duets and arias from Il Trovatore and Traviata.
Ye Guite Shoppe at 421 West State Street Rockford invites shoppers for extended evenings through Christmas. The shop offers a diverse gift range from a dime to a dollar, with many items priced from two to forty dollars, including lamps, brass items, prints, cards, tables, antique furniture, china, jewelry, leather goods, and oriental pieces.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Gh. K. will hold a card party in the I O F hall Thursday afternoon at two. Proceeds support charitable activities and local club projects.
An 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure, claiming it cures a constitutional disease by internal use and offers one hundred dollars for any failed case. It promotes testimonials and lists Coleney & Co. Toledo as sellers along with other products like Hall's Family Pills for consumption.
The famed clairvoyant Madam Brunswick is at No 30 Chicago Street for one more week. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. Readings available by appointment.
The Waterloo paper says Illinois Central uncovered wholesale thefts by its workers on the Waterloo division. Sixteen Fort Dodge employees were discharged as Special Agent Dineen investigates. Thefts centered on company coal moved to homes and shops along the line, with possible arrests of officials in the works.
John and James Maher indicted for assault with intent to rob were sentenced by Judge Farrand after pleading guilty. James, with prior parole, received a Joliet penitentiary term to be set by the pardons board, while John was sent to Pontiac reform school with duration to be decided by the school managers. Both had prior trouble and received harsh scoring for their relapses.
The Ministerite Daughters invite all to remember the December days when the bakers and seamstresses display festive foods and fine wares. On December 12 and 15 offerings include 60 choices of dishes and garments prepared with care by the cbrele. A community gathering promises sweet treats and holiday items in a cooperative display.
Criddle Bros have moved into their new quarters, located next door to their former shop, marking a local business relocation.
In circuit court the city of Freeport versus Oscar Miller dominated afternoon sessions as Judge Farrand planned a Wednesday opening ruling. The defendant faced selling milk without a license with contention over the licensing ordinance's reasonableness and health department supervision. The license fee was set at one dollar to monitor sellers rather than raise revenue.
Freeport attends a Baptist revival as Mr Davidson the bari tone soloist joins Mr Hunt. He praises the song The Lord Is My Helper arranged by Carrie B Adams and promises greater effect than famed revival singers. The meeting runs nightly with multiple services and song rehearsals amid cold weather.
A weary congregation endures a Sunday sermon stressing sin as separation from loved ones and God. The speaker urges justice for the afflicted and the duty to support Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Ten, noting tea or tablets priced at 36 cents, signed by Jos. Emmert.
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