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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
7
Dee%-Alumni Ball at Magonte temple, Machinists' Union ball at Lexington hall on Jan 1, BT annual ball and card party at Masonic temple on Jan 4. The winter term of the College of Commerce opens.
A fragmented list shows multiple film screenings and vaudeville acts across December and January. Entries include Bioscope Moving Pictures matinees and nights, Heart of the Rockies, The County Shorts, Billy Tink and Vaudeville Co, Howne's Moving Pictures, North Bros, Thowe's Moving Pictures, Mason and Mason, and Under Southern Sites with various matinee and evening showings and specific dates.
A brief advertisement claims Allen's Foot-Ease lets wearers squeeze into smaller sizes by sprinkling the powder into shoes. It targets dancing parties patent leather shoes and new shoes, promising instant relief for pinching. Sample and address provided in Olmsted LeRoy New York area.
A successful skin grafting case was performed today at the Dr White sanatorium for the daughter of Frank Belle of Winslow whose right arm was badly injured in a laundry machine three weeks earlier. Volunteers donated skin, thirty grafts were taken including some six and eight inch pieces. Myrtle Hoover has recovered from an operation and returned home. Mrs Henry Clayton of Carpenter Street also returned home after treatment at the sanatorium.
From Winneshick December 28 residents and visitors appear in brief society notes. Mrs H F Kortemeier seeks return of lost mittens north of home. Miss Mary Lentz of Algoma Wis staying with her parents. Arthur Shoemaker and Miss Edna Fortner visited relatives in Orville Ohio. Rev J S Shoemaker left for Virginia to hold meetings. Miss Marie Johnson of Chicago returns home after summer visit. J M Lapp of Freeport visited J Lentz. Iva Mathiot to Chicago for holidays. Mr and Mrs A Brubaker of Sterling visiting. Families of Elim Mathiot Ellis Granby and William Pfile had Christmas dinner with Walter Brubaker near Freeport. Mr and Mrs J Greider hosted Freeport friends for Christmas. H F Kortemeier and family hosted a Christmas social with about sixty attendees at Oscar Mayer’s for U B pastor Arthur Deery and family. Asa Strong and family of Freeport spent Christmas with William Deery. Master Ralph Lapp of Freeport visiting grandparents J Lentz. Rev Simon Graybill spent Sunday at Shannon. J Neal of Ridott visited William Mitchell. Mrs H Pfile listed as sick. J Lentz who broke a rib after a fall on the ice two weeks prior is recovering. Mr and Mrs J Mitchell and daughter Grace visited A Moss of Dakota. Ella Epley of Waverly Iowa visited William Bokemeier.
From Our Own Correspondent McConnell December 28 a large Christmas program and many local updates. Charles Cole and wife welcomed a baby boy. Aden Fields of Jewell Kansas visiting with mother and friends after 20 years. W J Wachlin shipped barley. John and Mrs McDaniel returned to Burdette Kansas from visiting relatives. Mrs Amos Phillips and kin left for Minnesota to visit uncle Max Herbrand. Nelson Bechtold and Elea Schultz home from Mt. Morris for a week. John Stabenow drilling a well for Wm Lenz and plans a new residence. John Royal left for Taylor North Dakota. Chas Klentz and Freeport visitors. Borchardt family preparing to move into their McConnell home.
(From Our Own Correspondent.) Waddams Grove Dec 28 large crowd attends school exercises. Visitors include Richard Howard William Brechtel and relatives Flossie Thomas and May Hughes from Sumner. Kenry Snyder John Shaw Wil liam and George Geringer Carl Brechtel visited Freeport Thursday. Lyle Smith from Klemme Iowa stays with friends. George Barnes family attend wedding at Clarno Wis Tuesday. Robert Stallion I S lineman worked here Thursday. Mr and Mrs William Stine welcome baby boy. Burt Smith spent Christmas at home. Merrill Rice and De Lois Ozburn of East Dubuque spent Christmas with J T Ozburn. Agatha Snyder traveled to Freeport Saturday. Many plan to attend Lena band fair.
The Daily Journal announces citywide delivery available for 10c per week.
Reports describe a major quake in Calabria and Sicily with towns like Sterdanacont and Albi devastated or heavily damaged. Many killed or injured, churches carried saints in processions, and refugees shelter in grottoes as a flying squadron heads to Messina to aid the stricken coast.
Reports from Kentucky indicate an apparent ball of fire followed by earthquake shocks in Hopkinsville and surrounding counties. Dispatches note shocks across western Kentucky with no damage reported. France also records tremors in Toulouse Bigorre and Oloron without damage.
Closing board quotes show May wheat at 107, May corn 6133, May oats bl January pork at 16.27 to 16.30, January lard 39.10, January ribs s27 to 30. Union Stock Yards cattle 4,500 steady, hogs 32,005 and 10 lower, light 35 05 to 6.80, mixed 3d 45 to 36.00, heavy 5b 450 86 05, rough 15.45 to 6.00, bulk sales 36.55 to 50, sheep 15,000 strong 2.60 to 4.45.
The L A T club of the Y M C A will give a pasiguet in honor of Mr and Mrs F C Rogers of Fond du Lac Wisconsin. St Johns Sunde School plans a meeting tomorrow night to elect officers. E M Lied of 80 Elk Street will move to Moorehead Minnesota next week to assist his sister in law Mrs H R Lied. Mrs Clark wife of Prof Clark prepares to go southwest for health reasons while her mother visitors from Freeport aid preparations.
Homer Lane arrested in Rockford last Saturday on charges of stealing a watch from Emil Haeni of Freeport. He was held to the grand jury in bonds of 1000 dollars but released this morning after his wife from Peoria posted security. The report of a second wife in Clinton Town is declared a myth.
The Daily Journal announces home delivery available across the city for 10e per week.
Partial notices show a policy holder request to deliver documents to A.O. Knorr at Cosmopolitan Life Blog Room 801. A household help wanted for a small family and a Canadian terrier of white and brown colors offered for reward by Mrs F A Steffen at 150 Carroll St. 12-20d lw
From Our Own Correspondent J Harlem Corners Dec 28 Mr Daniel Sullivan of Lincoln Neb visiting his parents Mr and Mrs James Sullivan Frank Harris and daughter Josephine were Lena callers one day last week Miss Gertrude Rosenstiel of Winnashiek spent Sunday at home Frank Rosenstiel and Frank Harris were at the county seat last
From Our Own Correspondent Pleasant Hill Dec 28 readers are wished a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Jerry Swart injured by a horse last Monday. Dr. Silver attends him. Local shoppers, sales, family visits, farm moves, and holiday gatherings populate the day with neighbors and transactions across Freeport Lena Winslow and Clark County Wisconsin.
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