Freeport to Chicago Winter Train Schedule Highlights
Train notices detail east and westbound routes from Freeport with connections to Rock Island, Beloit, Janesville, Milwaukee, Madison, and points west. Parlor car services and buffet cars are listed on multiple trains, including Nos 200, 204, 906, 500, and 211. John F. Daly, agent, notes connections to Chicago, Des Moines, Kansas City, Omaha, and other major hubs.
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Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madison
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Rockords
Harvard and
Rock Island
Freeport
Mt. Carroll
Davenport
Apenenserewoesseran Neers
Mt Carroll
Chicago
Milwaukee Con Ae
CubaoPaGl
Des Moines
Bt. Joseph
Minneapolis
Kansas
Fort Dodge
Council Bluff
South Freeport
Wear
St P
Omaha & K
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Aign Rewster House
Alpe
Brewster House
Baga
Elmer
Opportunities on the line of the Great Western Railway
Openings for business men professionals and manufacturers across five towns on a progressive railway. Equitable deals available for nearly all lines. Maps leaflets town talk and full information on request to Industrial department Great Western Railway St Paul Minn or E B Magill Townsite department Omaha Neb iidwi2-81
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Chicago, Great ‘Western Railway
Missouri
Llinois
Minnesota
G. W. Ralway
St. Paul
Minn
E. B. Magill
Mer
Omalts
Neb
Weather Pleasantry and Local Tales from German Valley
News from the county reports pleasant weather for the season and notes several local items. A robbery at Hajo Reints’ home netted $86, O. J. Reiitz and wife plan to spend Christmas in Milwaukee, and John Tirrell died after a three week illness leaving a wife and six children. Christmas exercises set for the 26th. Pleasant Prairie academy to close for holiday vacation.
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German Valley
Gorman Valley
O. J. Reiitz
Milwaukee
A. F. Beyer
Reformed Church
Mayer
Bordner Beant
Freeport
Hajo Reints
A. Boomgarden
Kent
N. H. Janasén
Pleasant Prairie Academy
John Tirrell
From Our Own Correspondent Scioto Mills District News
Miss Alma Zimmerman is ill and Dr. Karcher of Freeport was called. Miss Mabel Breusch visited Freeport relatives. Miss Della Schultz of Schultz Wis visited Miss Violet Bentley. F H Allen FE B Lund and C C Warner spent Sunday at Martintown Wis. Mrs N D Hart and children returned to Bugan Vita. Misses Stocks and Mideke of Freeport are guests of BE Lund and wife. Mrs C C Warner is not very well. Dr Thompson of Cedarville called Monday. Tom Bucher of Martintown visited with F H Allen and Ismil. James Ferguson is installing a screw well at the mill. Ferguson Lund received a carload of feed and flour.
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Scioto Mills
Alma Zimmerman
Karcher
Freeport
Mabel Breusch
Della V. Schultz
Schultz, Wis
Violet Bentley
F.H. Allen
FE. B. Lund
C. C. Warner
Martintown
Wis
Bugan Vita
Bessie Stocks
Oti
Mideke
BE. B. Lund
Dr. Thompson
Cedarville
Tom Bucher
F. H. Allen
Ismil
James Ferguson
Ferguson & Lundis
Sunday School Event At U B Church In Eleroy
Eleroy correspondent notes the Sunday school will host an entertainment and Christmas tree at the U B church on Saturday evening December 23. Local residents and visitors are listed including J W Stocks and wife of Freeport and Mrs Anna Shaw of Chicago visiting relatives. Various residents travel to Freeport and Chicago for personal matters and family visits through the week.
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Eleroy
U. B
J. W. Stocks
Freeport
H. Biesemeier
Chicago
J. H. Mideke
Anna Shaw
Vottmeier
N. D. Hart
Buena Vista
Fred Fluegel
E. H. Downer
Baby
German Valley
Everts
Flora Fye
Arch Winters
Dorothy Winters
From Our Own Correspondent Berlin December notes
From Our Own Correspondent Berlin December 19 reports J Thomas of Winneshiek passing through town Eva Smith of Dakota and Zula Smith visiting Flossa Bokemeier. Several locals attend Dorman sale. Wives and families visit parental homes. Johnsons and Lesticow families in Freeport. Bokemeier goes to Chicago stock show. W C Smith family hosts Sunday company. Ernest Wells returns from Orangeville. Kepeen of Orangeville visits friends. Many attend church here. Turner and Fred Turner visit friends. Spangler family from Cedarville visit J Wise.
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Berlin
J. Thomas
Winneshiek
Burg
Eva Smith
Dakota
Zula Smith
Flossa Bokemeier
Brick
Dorman Sale
Johnson
Freeport
Chas. Lesticow, Sr
Clare
Friends
John Turner
Fred
W. W. Spangler
Cedarville
J. Wise
Public dances planned at Evarts and Wessels school
Evarts hosts a public dance Friday night December 22 with an open invitation. An entertainment is set for Wessels school Friday evening. Mr and Mrs J Wessels and daughter Anna were Freeport passengers and J Wessels departed for Chicago. Profs Hessanus and Schafer of nearby institutions are noted in the report.
Local travelers and visitors noted around Freeport
German Valley resident Jakob Masters rode the 10 55 train to Freeport Saturday. Jacob Masters visited Charles Dilly Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Fred Ross spent Sunday evening with J Wessels. Will Auer called on his brother John Sunday morning. Mr Isen and family of Legal, Wm Borchers of German Valley, and Ella Dilly of Evarts were Freeport passengers Wednesday.
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German Valley
Freeport
Jacob Masters
Charles Dilly
Fred Ross
J. Wessels
Will Auer
John
Isen
Legal
Wm. Borchers
Ella Dilly
Evarts
Local notes from Waddams Center items and social events
From Our Own Correspondent Waddams Center Dec 18 Mrs Raymond Kluck sick list. August Schulz did business at Orangeville. Frank Weick home from work with Harry Fair. Basswood camp MWA initiated three members. Alice and Edna Hardel visited Mildred Holmes. Florence and Viro Schulz visited relatives at McConnell. Shoemaker worked on telephone line. Phillips and Robinson installed phones. Teacher Thorp visited Winslow. Edward Shook family moved to Lena. Rudolph Fowler sale drew large crowd. Christmas exercises at U B church McConnell. Panstka party for Ida fifteenth birthday with fifty guests. Black Bros hauling wood from Julius Garden. Newton Small visited. Alice Hardel fifteenth birthday surprise party planned by sister Edna. many attendees listed. Midnight refreshments served. guests departed with best wishes.
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Waddams Center
Raymond Kluck
August Schulz
Orangeville
Frank Weick
Harry Fair
Basswood Camp
Alice
Edna Hardel
Mildred Holmes
Florence and
Viro Schulz
McConnell
Shoemaker
Wm. Phillips
James Robinson
Thorp
Winslow
Edward Shook
Lena
Rudolph Fowler
U. B
Fred Panstka
Ida
Black Bros
Julius Garden
Newton Small
Alice Hardel
Julius Hardel
Edna
Wildred Kluck
Clarence Schulz
Harvey Scheider
Harry Richard
Hiram Schulz
Chas. Weick
George Lobdell
Oliver Schulz
Guy Alston
Emil Schneider
Mr. Thorp
Frank Scheider
Fred Price
Henry Scheider
Clyde A. Phillips
Oliver W. Holmes
Alta Kluck
Nellie Murphy
Mabel Holmes
Ida Panstka
Alice Holmes
Anna Murphy
Anna Scheider
Anna Heft
Alice Scheider
Pearl Alston
Anna Lobdell
Mildred R. Holmes
Lillie Hardel
Mary McKnight
Romana Holmes
Miss Hardel
Pleasant Hill News Roundup and Social Events
In Pleasant Hill on December 18 Miss Brice visited Mabel Richard and joined a medicine show at Lena where Mabel won a silver cake basket. Willard Harris claimed silver knives and forks with his wife receiving silver teaspoons. Mrs. Gillette hosted a young people’s gathering last Wednesday night for Miss Brice with games, dancing, and refreshments. Chester Harris of Champaign visited relatives, launching a coal business with notable success. Nellie Murphy hosted a Friday evening get together. a midnight lunch followed a lively crowd.
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Pleasant Hill
Miss Brice
Mabel Richard
Lena
Mabel
Willard Harris
Chester
Nellie Murphy
Rudolph Fowler's sale draws large crowd on ideal day
A very large crowd attended Rudolph Fowler's sale described as an ideal day. Everything brought a fancy price. Fred Brickher of Lena appointed path master oversaw multiple days of road work prep and grading. New school blackboards and seats arrived, the director group placed them, an encyclopedia was purchased, and M W A event saw three initiations with more planned. Freeport visitors included Mrs Koppfen, Mrs Holmes, daughter Mabel, and Mrs Gillette.
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Joe
Thars
Rudolph Fowler
Fred Brickher
Lena
Henry Koppien
A. F. Gillette
McConnell
Koppfen
Holmes
Mabel
Mrs. Gillette
Freeport
Christmas Preparations Boost Warren Trade And Events
From Our Own Correspondent Warren Dec 18 The past week saw rising Christmas activity with better trade thanks to mild weather and good roads The chicken show drew several hundred attendees and was a clear success Local visitors included Charlie Conyne and wife Mrs Toogood and son from Crossies Snyder brothers of Nora and Sullivan brothers from Nora A carload of western horses was sold in Warren A cantata by M B church teachers and pupils is set for next Saturday The Standard Oil station in Warren received a new wagon from Freeport last Saturday.
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Warren
Santa Claus
Charlie Conyne
Chicago
Horatio Keast
Wm. Doubler
Erastus Kepner
New Train De Luxe From Chicago to Madison and Beyond
North Western Line introduces daily electric lighted trains from Chicago with Pullman drawing rooms sleeping cars and buffet dining. Train departs Chicago 6 30 p m arrives Madison 10 30 p m with return service from Freeport. Booklets available by mail and holiday excursion rates offered December 1905 to January 1906 across North Western routes and partners.
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Mexico City
Mex
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western R’y
North-Western Limited
St. Paul
Minneapolis
North-Western Line
Chicago
Madison
Freeport
Ill
W. B. Kniskern
O. R.y
Union Pacific R. R
Cheyenne
Denver
Rio Grande R. R
Colorado
Trinidad
Cash Register for Sale at Great Bargain
Geo. B. Turneaure piano tuner advertises an entirely new first class cash register for sale at a great bargain. Call and see it. BRO & DOLLMEYER. shriwt
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Geo
B. Turneaure
White
BRO & Dollmeyer
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