Sunday School Officers Election At St. John Church
The annual election of Sunday school officers at St John Evangelical church was held Thursday evening. Elected: Superintendent Charles Beine. First assistant Richard Schroeder. Second assistant August Meier Kort. Secretary Dan Schubert. First assistant Paul Wurtzel. Second assistant Florence Schroeder. Treasurer William Lieber. Librarian Benjamin Hermenmeier. Assistant librarian Albert Hinzey. Organist Miss Clara Meloerkort. Assistant organist Miss Emma Holke. Organist for primary department Miss Anna Lieber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John Evangelical Church
Folllows
Chas. Beine
Richard Schroede
August Meierkort
Dan Schubert
Paul Wurtzel
Florence Schroeder
William Lieber
Benjamin Hermenmeier
Albert Hinzey
Clara Meloerkort
Emma Holke
Anna Lieber
Molchoir Announces Niece Ida Made Molchoir to Barker
Henry Molchior receives a wedding card for his niece Ida Made Molchoir and Frederick S. Barker. The wedding takes place December 23 in Chicago with a later Arlington hotel Galesburg reception after January 10. The Molchoir family, well known in Freeport, includes William H. Molchoir and a former Racine division trainmaster now overseeing Mobridge South Dakota construction for C M St P Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Molchior
Ida Made Molchoir
Frederick S. Barker
Chicago
Arlington Hotel
Galesburg
William H. Molchoir
Freeport
Molchoir
Racine Divison
Mobride
S. D
Our Accounting Sermon Leads Embury League Devotions
Tomorrow evening at the Embury league Rev. R. C. Harker will lead a devotional meeting on Our Accounting. Miss Cora Betts, soloist from Park Avenue Methodist Church in Chicago, will sing The City of Light. All welcome for a meeting of great interest and benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Embury League
R. C. Harker
League
Cora Betts
Park Avenue Methodist Church of
Chicago
City of Light
Freeport Pioneer John Arthur Allegedly Very Ill at Home
John Arthur, prominent Freeport pioneer, is reported seriously ill at his Pleasant street home. Friends hold hope for a speedy recovery, though the condition is described as grave. Arthur, a 32d degree Mason, once served as master mechanic at the Chicago & Northwestern Freeport shops but has been retired for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Arthur
Freeport
Pleasant Street
Mr. Arthur
Chicago & Northwestern
Licensed to Wed for August Brinkman and Maggie Busch
A marriage license is issued for August Brinkman of Pearl City and Maggie Busch of Pearl City confirming their intent to wed. The certificate records the couple as engaged and authorized to marry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Brinkman
Pearl City
Maggie Busch
Same
Skating at Taylor Park Rink Attracts Local Crowd
The Taylor park rink offers good skating with steady crowds enjoying the smooth ice and quiet surroundings. Visitors note easy access and friendly atmosphere, making the venue a popular spot for families and solo skaters alike.
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Taylor Park
Personal mentions fill Freeport social notes
Mrs R G Shumway of Polo and H R Dysart of Belvidere visited Freeport today while R W Fitzgerald of Amboy and Edgar C Eells of Winslow dropped in as callers. A S Watts of Rockford called on friends. Mrs William Goodwin and son Freeman of Yorkville Ind. are guests of Mr and Mrs S Goodwin. Roy S Laird, a Freeport graduate now in Cleveland, is visiting relatives. Miss Mildred Baymiller has returned to Milwaukee with sister Lola and will come to Freeport for New Years. Mrs Charles Miller of Union Grove and Mrs Henry Trepus, with Mrs McHees, of Davis, have returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Shumway
Polo
H. R. Dysart
Belvidere
Freeport
R. W. Fitzgerald
Amboy
Edgar C. Eells
Winslow
A. S. Watts
Rockford
Friends
William Goodwin and Son
Freeman
Yorkca, In
S. Goodwin
Union Street
Roy S. Laird
Cleveland
Ohio
Mildred Baymiller
J.T. Baymiller
Milwaukee
Lola
Charles Miller
Union Grove
Wis
Frank W. Miller
Henry Trepus J
McHees
Davis
Local events and notices in Warren area update
Harris Orchestra played for a dance in Warren last night while the W R C plans a card party at G A R hall tonight. Read the Clock Maker's Secret then see the Majestic production tomorrow. Gibler's twelve piece orchestra accompany Redemption at First Presbyterian Friday. Mendelssohn club reports nearly 200 Redemption tickets sold for Friday and Jan 8. Buckeye Mutual Fire Insurance annual meeting January 14 with two directors to be elected. Foley's Honey and Tar marketed as safe for coughs and colds with yellow package claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibler
First Presbyterian Church
Mendelssohn Club
Buckeye Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Buckeye Town House
Advertised Letter List for Fier Post Office Week
The Fier post office issues the weekly advertised letters list ending December 2. Names include Barnes Wieriign Mars Becker Marguerite Orchard Janes thivpmann Krazelsith Mira Ketlen Ruth Joruake Kreel Evans May Wernick Wesley Freedjland He Geneleme Carlson Johny Secranmillin Chas Ferry Chas Stuhl Albert Franasis Chas Tratford Wm Hibbard Lee Vollmer J Lavin Ma Wagner Lord Lott Walden Henry Mitchell Wan White Nicholson John Whitehead Harry Ores Wmn Wilson Bros Rodgers Harry Zimmerman and others. Callers asked to report advertised letters by December 2. Postmaster D. Atkins.
Woman Madlyn Odell Labeled Madelyn Clayton Found Dead
Chicago papers report the body of Mrs. Madelyn Odell Clayton found in the Rock River near Janesville yesterday afternoon. She had been dead about two weeks and her husband Fred Clayton had hunted for her in Freeport since November 5. Her mother Mrs. May McKay, of Chango, may have remarried, explaining the name variations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Madiyn Clayton
Rock River
Janesville
Freeport
Fred Clayton
May[McKay
Chango
Madlyn Odell
Orangeville Masonic banquet announced and local happenings
The Orangeville Masonic lodge plans its annual banquet next PDR to GRy on Jan 3 at the O O F hall. Shannon creamery to reopen after Scheidler Bros and Dodge buy the building and contents and lease the grounds for years. operation expected by February. Special agent Charles Dawson reports a major arrest in Milledgeville of high school students for stone throwing at boxcars and pole insulators, with threats of full prosecution. Elias Heckman injured in Creston after a long Pennsylvania visit. rib fracture and head cut, possible trip for his son. Also an insect-avoidance tip column outlines sugar and plaster of Paris mix, tarred paper, and sticky fly paper methods to exterminate pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon
Scheidler Bros
Dodge
James Younger
Elsa Freerksen
Charles Dawson
Milledgeville
J. P. Heckman
Spokane Spokesman-Review
How to Use Potatoes From a Weekday Menu
A Chicago Tribune snippet outlines a weekly potato plan. Sunday offers mashed potatoes with milk butter and salt, steamed then light. Monday features jacket baked potatoes. Tuesday suggests peel and bake with beef roast. Wednesday serves creamed potatoes. Thursday presents whole steamed potatoes. Friday roasts potatoes sliced thin then fried in butter. Saturday boils potatoes, and a light aside references Sirius.
Father William Indian Herb Tablets Claim Rapid Cure
Advertises Father William’s Indian Herb Tablets for dyspepsia indigestion constipation sour stomach sick headache malaria biliousness torpid liver and jaundice. Claims direct action on liver and digestive organs with perfect digestion and bowel regulation. Priced 20 cents per box with money back guarantee. Sold by C P Guenther Co druggists at Galena Ave and Galena St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
C. P. Guenther & Co
Galena Avenue
Galena Street
Masonic Calendar of Local Lodges and Chapters
Masonic listings show Excelator Lodge No. with stated communications on the first and eighth Friday, Evergreen Lodge No. 170 on the first and third Monday, fraeport Chapter No. 25 on the first and eighth Tuesday, Creeeport Council No.3 R. and M. on the Tuesday, Creeport Commandery No.7 K. T. on the first and third Wednesday of each month from the sixth to the tenth day.
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Excelator Lodge
A. F
A. M
Evergreen Lodge
Fraeport
Creeeport Coune
Creeport Commandery No
K. T
Important notice for advertisers in holiday rush
Advertisers should prepare copy early for the holiday period. Emphasis on Tuesday Friday and Saturday issues with date arrivals reliable for insertion only if copy is on hand the evening before or by 11 o clock of the issue day.
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Journal
Blended squirrel neck piece reward notice and rental ad
Odd clipping shows a reward offer for a missing item or person with vague directions between Douglas Ave and Galena, and an unrelated rental ad for furnished or unfurnished room near the courthouse with steam heat and modern bath. Names appear as Rebs Casey and WS. Journal Office. Possession June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Ave
Galena
Court House
Stephenson St
Journal Offie
Community Dance and Lectures Schedule
A sequence of local events listed for December to March includes dances at Lexington hall and Freeport club, social gatherings at Y M C A and Masonic temple, a First Presbyterian Church production The Redemption, the Freeport College of Commerce term start, masque ball at Lexington hall, Farmers institute, and University Extension lectures on Early Christianity by Professors Willett and Willett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Association of Machinists
Lexington Hall
Donald M. Barton
Freeport Club
Germania Society
Joe Fifer
Fred R. B. Dawson
B.of RT
Masonic Temple
First Presbyterian Church
Freeport College of Commerce
Fred R. EB. Dawson
Farmers’ County Institute
H. L. Willett
University Extension
H. J. Willett
Knighthood in Flower and Vanderbilt Cup races
A compact notice lists events and dates including December 8 Knighthood in Flower, January 1 at Cripple Creek, January 5 the Vanderbilt Cup, January 6-11 North Bros, and January 18 The Man of the Hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knighthood
Fower
Cripple Creek
North Bros
Ode to Redemption engagement concert by Gibler orchestra
For your engagement book record the oratorio Redemption by Charles Gounod presented Friday evening January 3rd. Featuring leading soloists and a 40 voice chorus with Gibler's orchestra. Tickets priced at 25 cents. 12-27dlw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ounod
Gibler
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Coats
Childrens’ Coats
Bearskin
Astrakhan
Caracul& Versey
F. A. Read
Molchior—Barker
Rev. Harker
Foley
Li. J. Moogk
EF. Jungkunz
Orangeville Masonic Lodge
O. O. F. Ral
Sirius
Chicago Tribune
Casey
Grand Opera House
Pattisona
Kryder
Silk
Kimonas
Furs
Otto Wagner
Galena Screet
AGS
Mfg
Adams & Jackson Sts
M.L. Janssen
Arpets
the Cable Co. Pianos
Geo. A. Stemm
Opp. N. Y. Floure
Galena St
New Home
Standard
New Ideal
Ruby
New Home Company
T. S. Ryan
Galena St., Freeport, Tl
New York
Lowney
Cook Book
Brown & Dollmeyer
Hermsmeier
California
Florida
Hackney
W.j.young&co Opp
German Bank
C.W. Harden
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