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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1899
Page
7
From Our Own Correspondent Pearl City Jan 9 a village board special meeting will discuss lighting the town with electric lights. Pacini touts a plant of 100 lights with machinery to install for under 3000 dollars. Local notes include farm sales timber land, a death, a hog shipment, and various society officers installins and local events.
From Our Own Correspondent Arotkey January reports visitations and local happenings. Bixler works at Orangeville creamery during Bartholomew’s illness. W M S met at Mrs Schrauders with an engaging session. Grace Union Sunday school elects officers led by Superintendent C B Bordner and secretary Alice Bixler.
In Exveroy W Lund led the I C station during Smallwood’s absence. Others visited, hauled forty seven bushels of corn as wagon ballast, and noted stock shipments. A stock creamery separator failed causing about $200 in damages, while local clubs held meetings and nearby towns saw travel and illness reports.
From Our Own Correspondent Wappans Grove Jan 3 John Stees has returned home after spending the past year at Sabetta Kansas. W G Barnes shipped a car of hogs from the area Friday. A daughter arrived to bless Will Stees and family. Mrs Marshal Hea of Freeport and Mrs Nellie Three of Rockford spent the holidays with friends. Mt Morris students return to studies. Mildred Rice hosted a birthday party. Warren Hea of Freeport visited. Messie E P Kepner and Albert Myers left for Washington DC to visit relatives in Pennsylvania. Mrs John Shaw and children of Lena visited here last week. Rail service remains busy due to rough roads after summer weather.
From Our Own Correspondent in Damascus reports John Hanley recovering from measles. Wisconsin’s Wm Lund and wife and South Dakota’s Henry Hawke and wife visit S M Malnix family. Mrs Wim Margritz returns home with Wm Metz. George Clause from Nebraska visits relatives. A schoolhouse debate is planned for Friday evening the 13th.
Rev Brand, superintendent of state missions, spent Friday in the burg. B J Holly of Lena called on friends last week. J A Phillips will return from Lincoln, Nebraska, today. Frank Hutmacher has rerouted Dan Hostenbader s farm and will operate it next season.
Dr Parker of Shannon on business. Royal Neighbors initiates 20 members with supper provided by Dr Fair. Community updates include visits, socials by Epworth League and Woodmen, illness and travel notes, a magic lantern show on Jan 18, and church events at Embury Freeport.
From Our Own Correspondent Rock Grove January report of mild snow lacking for sleighing, hogs and oats sold for tax time, hunters seek fox tracks. Mrs. Osburn visits Bennchoff, Mrs. Morgan and Miss Recard guests near the village, Freeport visitor Krape. Orangeville Concert Company praised for vocal and instrumental selections. Rev Bartholomew to give illustrated Prodigal Son lecture starting Sunday evening.
The Reverend speaker will present four evenings on the topic divided into four parts: Dissatisfied Youth at Home, On the Road to Ruin, Acting as a Swine Herder, and The Happy Reunion. He will use fire illustrated charts and the lectures should attract interest.
From Our Own Correspondent Cevarvinis January items note Rathbun of Nattick Cal visiting brother C O Rathbun, Cromley couple back from Town and Kansas, Tobias makes 900 yards of carpet, Walters and Grimm visiting Chas Gift, Heck drills a well, Cromley rents Dr Bucher residence. Election of United Heastorical Sunday school officers and sick list updates, Buckeye Mutual Fire Insurance officers elected, Lutheran church meetings planned, births and fire company activities including an oyster sting forthcoming and a injured arm from fodder stack incident.
Baineyville reports John Fosha to return from Kansas soon. Two or three local weddings expected. Residents attended the Freeport poultry show. Dr Frisbie made a business trip to Oregon. Mission Baptist church sale a success netting about 370. Allie Moore of Freeport visited. Dr Buckley’s sudden death mourned by locals. C S Hill visited on Monday. Local cord shipments high with both elevators crowded.
Winstow reports McConnell's second mid winter fair begins today. Blanche Martin arrives from Browntown. school closed due to illness. Death announced from Grand Island. Mrs. Miller formerly Ida Wickwire. Jennie Sweeley weds William Frank Chappell of Chicago. Everhart Rayhorn Golden Anniversary noted. Local accident: William Gatzmer breaks neck after wagon fall. Ray West visits Winslow. Ezra West of West Point calls on Winslow friends.
Orangeville reports Dieck Chilton of Freeport spent Sunday in town. G G Gheen leaves for a Florida trip with brother J Gheen of Town. Reuben Kobb and wife improve after grip illness. Dr Lillian Ebel and sister Marie return from Chicago. Charley Bartholemy back to health and out. Mrs Heckart and daughter Jenny visiting Buena Vista. Cyrus Grove ill for weeks.
An advertisement extols Dodd's Kidney Pills as the sole cure for rheumatism, blaming kidney disease for rheumatism and claiming full recovery in a case from Buffalo New York. It urges readers to buy boxes at 50 cents each or six for $2.50 and to send payment to Dodd's Medicine Co.
In Rambles in Trinidad Mr J H Collings notes strong belief in Obaeh among African Radas, with obeah priests forging fetishes from wood clay eyes hair and teeth. Peasants fear sealed bottles portend calamity and pay quacks to counteract curses though police crack down. one practitioner has earned a fortune living lavishly.
A literary note cites James Russell Lowell's line Barth's noblest thing a woman perfected. The reference appears in relation to the work Irene and its themes.
An old advertisement extols Beecham's pills as a gentle bowel and liver stimulant. It promises relief from coated tongue foul breath hot headaches poor circulation backache flushes piles and jaundice through thorough cleansing.
For thirty years Bethesda Mineral Spring Water has been used with marked results in diseases of kidneys and has cured thousands. The company offers a book Bethesda with fuller particulars. If you have indigestion headaches back pains or sleep problems prompt attention is urged. Bethesda sold in sealed half gallon bottles. Write A M Jones President Bethesda Mineral Spring Co Waukesha Wis.
Observations from the Massachusetts Experiment Station show eleven percent of the toad’s diet is insects and spiders helpful to agriculture. Toads feed on worms snails beetles and crop-destroying pests, making them valuable allies for gardeners and greenhouse owners. Farmers deterred by boy harassment and predators could benefit from shelters to encourage toad populations and protect them by stricter laws.
Lost confidence and health due to incurable kidney disease. Foley's Kidney Cure is advertised as a guaranteed remedy for the discouraged and disconsolate. H. J. Moogk, Swartz & Fleck.
For ten days only a sale runs at Wareham's offering photos at 60 cents per dozen. The promotion highlights a limited time discount on photographic prints and lists Wareham's as the retailer.
An advertisement promotes Morrow's Kid-neoids as a remedy for kidney disorders causing back pain. It cites Miss S. S. Ketchum's relief after using the product and urges readers to buy the yellow tablets priced at 50 cents per box from H. J. Moogk and other druggists or by mail from John Morrow & Co.
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