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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1899
Page
12
The Big Store advertises White Satin Flour at 3.60 per barrel and 0.59 per sack, with many grocery and baking items on sale. Deals include flour, sugar, salt, tomatoes, rice, coffee, soap, butterine, yeast, crackers, candy, and bakery goods. Freeport and Wisconsin brands appear, plus a new bakery wagon service.
A list of upcoming happenings from Jan 0 to Feb 1 including grand opera house shows, dances at St Marys hall, Night Owl club at Tempor anée hall, Orland Taft lecture on modern French art, Haverys Minstrels at the Grand, St Pius society bazaar, Eastern Star social, a Highwaymen opera, mid winter social at St Marys, annual ball at Blusts hall, Stephenson County Farmers Institute, Memorial Lutheran church entertainment. Also notes a baby girl to Mr and Mrs H S Capron, a chimney fire at the bus barn, a runaway milk wagon incident with no injuries, Edward Wagner installing M W A officers at Atalkey camp, and Rev Tope speaking on Our Country.
A large crowd gathered at the Grand opera house for The Man of Mystery last night. The company plans another performance tonight featuring The Telegram with the same ensemble.
Deputy George E White installed the newly elected officers of Western Star Encampment I O O F. White was also chosen as representative to the grand encampment.
A night meeting to entertain visiting members of the order who will assist and confer degrees. All members are urged to attend.
Tomorrow evening a meeting of Company L members will be held at Armory Hall to arrange resumption of regular drills not held since the boys went to war. All who wish to join the company are urged to attend.
Lorado Taft will lecture on modern French art at the Y M C A auditorium Friday evening under the Freeport Woman's club. Taft is a leading art critic and his talk is expected to be entertaining and instructive. A large audience should greet him.
The Rockford YMCA’s picked basket team will play the Freeport team in Freeport on Wednesday January 18. Fans from Rockford are expected to travel with the team amid much anticipation for the showdown.
A plan to form a new baseball league includes Davenport Cedar Rapids Des Moines Dubuque Freeport Peoria Burlington and St Joseph The Mr Carroll Democrat argues Freeport must adjust game or train times to draw spectators and notes fans currently travel to Chicago for same day returns, implying overnight travel is common for local games.
During progress of the play at the new opera house the furnace operator sparked shavings into the chimney causing a sheet of flame and sparks. Fire crews arrived and the crowd gathered but police prevented panic as management assured no real danger.
On a Chicago bound Illinois Central train, Mayor Ed Brown intervened as a thief tried to pick a farmer’s pocket after flashing a twenty dollar bill. The mayor warned the man to abandon the attempt, while a second robber escaped with another passenger in a separate car. Detectives will accompany trains if further incidents occur.
Under the big dome the estate cases include Hannah Shoesmith and C Yarger proceedings with claims allowed totaling 1776 67 for one, several reports continued and will probated, inventories ordered recorded and sale orders issued. Guardianship of Mary M Falner approved. James Young Sarah E Markle and others have inventories or reports ordered recorded and claims allowed with various small sums.
Probate and estate notices show guardianship and conservatorship actions. Petitions, bond approvals, and letters issued are recorded for Geo J Miller, Herman E Wilson, Henry Metz, and John Liecke estates. Claims totaling $54.45 and $247.53 are allowed. Additional band approval noted for Wm L Hughes conservatorship.
Last week of ladies tailored suits cut to 40c on the dollar. Silk garments, dress goods, linings, underwear, hosiery, blankets and more heavily discounted. Men and women’s mackintoshes, tennis gowns, flannel shirts, and quilts are marked down with Boston Store guarantee of right or money back.
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