January weather mild and dry across Illinois reports
The January climate and crop bulletin from Springfield notes an unusually mild month with no major storms besides a mid month system. Precipitation was scarce, snow minimal, and ground largely bare. Wheat remains healthy, grasses thrived, rye is in good condition, and fall seeding is considered safe. Ice houses filled with 6 to 8 inch ice. frost penetrated soil up to 18 inches in the north. Stock beets feed abundant, roads rough from thaw and freeze. little farm work done beyond fencing and tilling.
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Springfield
Ill
Cwarves EB. Linney
Beloit and Belvidere Utilities and Bets Drop Pace
Belvidere's new electric light company plans to merge with the Belvidere Gas plant while the Wisconsin Telephone cuts Beloit Janesville rates to 10 cents for a three minute call. A Rock County Telephone company may follow with lower prices as regional sports betting plans surface in Rockford.
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New Electric Light Company
Belvidere
Belvidere Gas Company
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Janesville
Beloit
Rock County Telephone Company
Madison
Rockford
Janesville Cocks
Illinois Birds
John F. Hurst
Washington
John Farson
Chicago
G. R. Vanhorne
Freeport
Register-Gazette
Frank Brown
W. D. Trahern
Irving French
Solomon Wheeler
Albert Green
Ravine and Mississippi Railroad
St. Paul
Kellum
Sycamore
Judge Kellum
Sycamore, Geneva and Southern Electric Railroad
Morris, NJ
Lake Geneva
Wis
Chicago Markets Wrap Tightly Bunched Wheat and Cattle Prices
Closing Board of Trade quotes show May wheat at 6 7 1, May corn 3 23, May oats 2 33, May pork 10 75, May lard 5 923, May ribs 5 80. Chicago Union stock yards receipts: cattle 8 500 steady, hogs 19 000 active up 10c, sheep 10 000 strong. detailed city receipts include wheat 19 cars, corn 345 cars, oats 107 cars, hogs 19 000 with tomorrow 17 000. Northwest receipts show Minneapolis 290, Duluth 24. New York stocks list includes Atchison, Am Steel Wire, Brooklyn R T, Ches & Ohio, Cont'l Tobacco, Federal Steel, Manhattan, Nor Pac, Pacific Mail, People's Gas among others.
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Board of Trade
Chicago
Union Stock Yard
Caroano
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
C. W. Killen
Fry’s Block
New York
Freeport
Atchinson
Tobreece
Brooklyn R. T
Pacific Mail
Minor Items From Local Organizations
Excelsior lodge A F and A M will meet tomorrow evening for business and work in the M M degree. The Woman's society of the Baptist church will meet Friday at 2 30 p m at Mrs D C Stover's residence. Advertisers urged to bring copy for the Presbyterian cook book ads to the Journal office as work on the book begins immediately. The Ladies Aid of St John church will entertain tonight at Mrs John Kochsmeir's home. All members invited.
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Excelsior Lodge
A. F
A. M
Woman’s Society of the Baptist Church
D. C. Stover
Journal Office
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. John’s Church
John Kochsmeir
Ennenga & Wagner Plan Bigger Freeport Store in Rockford
Rockford branch expansion includes lease to add space at 118 South Main with 90 feet behind 120 South Main and 50 feet behind 116. The front on South Wyman will be improved, a new children department will open from Wyman Street, and stock will be increased making the store one of the city’s largest and finest.
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Rockford Register-Gazette
Ennenga & Wagner
Rockford
Freeport
Gus Boehland
E. & W. Clothing House
South Main Street
South Main
No. 116
South Wyman Street
Boekland
Main
Wyman Streets
Wyman Street
Discovery of New Cure for Consumption by Mrs Lutz
A Shel by North Carolina woman, Mrs Luther Lutz, credited Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption with curing her after seven years of illness. She slept after first dose and, after two bottles, was completely cured. Trial bottles free at Emmett Burrell's drugstore with regular sizes priced at 50 cents and one dollar.
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Dr. King
Luther Lutz
W. C. Hamnick & Co
Shelby, N.C
Emmert & Burrell
Burglars Fail to Enter Home as Alarm Wakes Family
Burglars tried to break into the residence of Henry Dorman Wednesday morning. The family awoke at 8 o clock and the intruders fled when they realized the home was alerted. Henry Dorman and his sons readied weapons but no confrontation occurred.
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Henry Dorman
Mr. Dorman
Piano and china painting lessons offered locally
Harriet M. Burbane advertises piano instruction at studio 149 West Street with Mrs H Y Brown offering china painting lessons at 74 Clank Ave.
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Harriet M. Burbane
West Street
China
H. Y. Brown
Clank Ave
Publication Notice in Stapher County Circuit Court
Public notice states a chancery suit in Stapher county circuit court with Hattie Hearst as complainant and William Per as defendant. A summons for the defendant was issued and returnable on the first Monday of March in Freeport.
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Stapher
Ilingis
Hattie
William P
Freeport
Les H. W. Bolender
Cietis
Notice of suit in Stephenson County Circuit Court
A suit is filed in the Stephenson County Illinois circuit court with Ivad Ellis as plaintiff and Alonzo Ellis as defendant. A summons returnable at the courthouse on the first Monday of March 1000 has issued, with H W Bolender as the clerk.
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Stephenson County
Hhlinois
Lvad Ellis
Alonzo Ellis
Eeraae
H. W. Bolender
Local Health Notes and Mumps Report
Mrs. Kate Schubert is recovering from surgery at the hospital about four weeks. Master Wright Burrell has joined the mumps cases, as has Harry Keeler’s daughter. The item ends with a stray line about dyspepsia and an incomplete name Budock Hloot Bae.
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Kate Schubert
Master Wright Burrell
Harry Keeler
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Freeport Gas Works
Ees
Freeport Light & Fuel CO
Stephenson Street
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Mt. Carroll
Mr. Caskey
Lanark Gazette
Jesse Howard
J. K. Daviess
Henry Heisler
Henry Miller
Dist. No. 7
Cherry Grove
Hay
Exchange Bank
Squire Bray
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