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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1897
Page
4
Announcement of a closing out sale on cloaks and furs featuring beaver jackets capes and electric seal among many items. Special bargains announced for ten days before invoicing to clear odds and ends with a broad selection of martins beavers Persian lamb muffs boas and collarettes available at reduced prices.
G A Huenkemeier announces the lucky contestants in the guessing contest closed at 9 p m Saturday. Judges were J Kochsmeier, E Wareham, and E Landgraf. The correct jar number was 516. Prizes awarded to ten winners listed with names and prize numbers.
Calendar of entertainments and meetings for Freeport residents lists Itoy t's Bunch of Keys at Germania Jan 6 and Jan 7 social by Rinaldo lodge. Jan 12 pupils of Mrs Lois Bates perform at Germania. Jan 14 Public installation of Red Men officers. Jan 18 masquerade ball at Germania by muarners. Jan 20 John A Davis Post W R O installation. Jan 27 Len Salisbury orchestra at Blunt's hall. Feb 2 Bancroft the magician at Germania. Feb 4 Sousa Band at Germania. Feb 8 Wang at Germania. Feb 9-11 Stephenson County Farmers Institute.
City Collector Osborne visited Monroe on business and the city council holds its regular monthly meeting tonight. Schools reopen after holidays. Several residents travel to Chicago and Prophetstown to visit relatives or resume studies. Brews Schmid Bros. plant in East Freeport now operating costing 76000 dollars with 20000 barrels yearly capacity. Rev Haight to Chicago for specialist care. revival meetings at Salem and First Presbyterian churches ongoing this week. Officers of the Eastern Star to be installed next week with social to follow. The Schmid Bros. brewing plant takes possession today and is described as modern with ice plant.
A Chicago judge, Gibbons, declares a law removing juries from fixing prison terms unconstitutional. He upholds the prison commission as valid, but says sentencing must be determined by a jury. The decision implies potential new trials for prisoners already sent under the law. Also noted is the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Freeport stockholders meeting set for January 12, 1897 to elect directors.
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