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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1896
Page
2
ARREPORT Freeport Illinois newspaper published by Journal Printing Company at 93 Chicago Street. It issues daily except Sundays and is entered as second class matter at the Freeport Post Office on December 15, 1896.
Mrs Isaac Stine returns to Milwaukee and Albert Barnes wed. H B Lichtenberger recovers and can go out. B L A of Baptist church to meet. Rinaldo Lodge 98 K P to hold an evening work session. Efficiency League meets Miss Minnie Arndt 19 Green St Wednesday at 3. Holsapple’s orchestra hired for Dec 30 dance at Winnebago. Capt H E Douglass of Blakely Minn visiting sisters with Salvation Army cadets. Marriage licenses issued to E W Hamm and Emma B Bastian of Florence Twp and James R Spiller and Margaret Pickard of Erin Twp.
Rock City and Wappams Grove notes from December include callers from Davis Dakota and Freeport. A masquerade and a New England supper raised funds, with residents and visitors attending. A carload of stock heads to Chicago. legal and civic duties keep busy, while health concerns and local trips mark the week.
Martin FE Simson, 13, son of farmer Charles Simson, was hunting Sunday near Willow Springs when a wounded owl attacked, mangling his right eye and blinding him while leaving his left eye possibly unsaveable. He killed the attacker with his unloaded gun and escaped to a farmhouse for aid.
The Illinois Central offers stock to all employees with monthly installments of 5 dollars. About 1,500 applicants are on file, with 260 to 300 new applications monthly. The plan, authored by Stuyvesant Fish, allows 4 percent interest on deposits and stock certificates transferable on company books. By design, it ties workers to the company, aiming to ease labor disputes and align interests across engineers, conductors, and other staff.
Freeport notes report officers chosen for Freeport Chapter of the Eastern Star at Masonic hall, Y P A at Salem Church, and Union Barber Shops. Eastern Star names include Worthy Matron Mrs E L Kronkrite and Worthy Patron Geo W Graham. Y P A officers list Ezra Holtzman as President and Charles Lenz as Vice. Barbers pick Otto Krehl as President and Henry Keller as Secretary. A newly instituted Mystic Workers lodge announces thirty charter members with officers led by Dr Geo S Krape and J B O Jenks as Bec. The lodge plans and dates for meetings are given, with charter rates open and a deputy visiting.
The Chicago Chronicle reports Rt. Rev. William E. McLaren bishop of the Chicago diocese celebrated his sixty fifth birthday at 64 Astor street. He marks twenty one years in the bishopric since his appointment on December 8 1875. McLaren’s diocese now contains forty churches in stable condition. He remains hale and expects many more years of service before retirement.
All free trial bottles available. Those who have used Dr King’s New Discovery know its value and those who have not can now try it free. Send your name and address to H B Bucklen & Co Chicago for a sample box and a copy of Guide to Health and Household Instructor. Guarantied to do you good at Emmert & Burrell’s drug store.
A terse note states G A Huenkemeier will compensate readers for locating editorial reference 412 7d1lw, suggesting a paid lookup or verification request.
The seventh piano recital of Miss Hatte Barton Kerlin’s pupils was held at Germania opera house with Miss Kerlin assisted by Mrs. Keator Mrs. Oyler and Mr. Tamm. The program showcased notable progress among the students Florence Serfass Bessie Snyder Vera Dietrich Florence Donohue Irene Truesdell Etta Gates Corinne Hoffman Bessie Dabs Cora Strohacker Luella Clark and master Fred Hawke with notable performances by Mrs Oyler and Mrs Keator. The concert featured violin and vocal numbers plus a piano duet and a reading by Eva Skinner, drawing an enthusiastic audience in Freeport.
A Sunday morning Illinois Central wreck at Youngsdale Station near Elgin split the eastbound train. The conductor did not notice the division and all fourteen derailed. Cars were crushed, debris burned, and a Chicago wrecking crew cleared the scene as farmers bought grain and merchandise at a nominal price.
Free samples of Dr King New Life pills offered by H E Bucklen Co Chicago. Trial promises proof of merite and notes ease of action. Claims cure of constipation sick headache malaria and liver troubles with vegetable composition and no deleterious substances. Regular size 25c per box sold by Emmert Burrell druggists.
A list outlines substantial discounts across men and women apparel and footwear. Men and ladies underwear priced from 19 to 46 cents per item, various hose and shoe deals, children's cloaks, ladies cloaks, and men's suits and overcoats offered at steep reductions, with multiple items in the low dollar range and large savings compared to original values.
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