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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1908
Page
1
The Associated Press notes Illinois will be partly cloudy tonight with fair conditions Tuesday and little temperature change. In Iowa, forecasts call for fair skies tonight and Tuesday, with cooler readings in the northeast tonight and a rising temperature Tuesday.
Union Station annex adjoining Union Railway station was destroyed by fire early today. The building housed the Adams Pacific and Wells Fargo express receiving office, a post office mailing room branch, Fred Harvey Eating House Company, Pullman Palace Car linen room, and YMCA corridors. Loss estimated at 250000 dollars. fire started from iron crossed with electric light wires.
Assistant District Attorney Garvan opened the Thaw jury address describing the Stanford White murder as a premeditated deliberate and cowardly murder. The first witness presented a diagram of the garden where the killing occurred.
John A. Cooke, convicted circuit court clerk, who lost his appeal for a writ of supersedeas, surrendered himself today in Chicago. He was placed in the county jail as papers for his commitment to the penitentiary were prepared.
Today's market report shows Union stock yards quotations with cattle hogs and sheep totals and price ranges. It lists beef and stockers, cows and heifers, hogs and various classes, plus bulk sales and Chicago Board of Trade quotes with May July and other grain futures and prices.
Last Saturday at the Woman's club Mrs A E Smith presented a resume of 1907. Short papers by Miss Reber Mrs Arnold and Miss Reitzel covered Inland Water Ways the Jamestown Exposition and The Literature of the Year. An animated discussion followed with many members taking part.
Skating at Taylor Park rink drew good crowds as residents enjoyed the seasonal ice. Also advertised are King’s Little Liver Pills claiming to wake lazy livers, cleanse the system, and clear the skin, sold by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenthner with price noted as Jobe.
A fragment notes Frick, painter of carriages and wagons, also signs writer, located at 174 Mechanic Street. The text is incomplete but indicates a business listing or notice for the painter in the local area.
Florence township residents will pay taxes at Steffen and Seyfarth's store every Saturday. The notice lists collection details with a weekly schedule and location.
A 10 percent discount offer applies to winter underwear caps shirts trousers and related apparel at Robt Burcke's store opposite N hotel 82 Galena street. The ad promotes a seasonal sale aimed at attracting customers to purchase warm clothing items.
Deaths sweep Freeport as Christ F. Ernst Samuel Yeager and Miss Louella Grace Shouer pass away within days. Ernst had long illness, Yeager an elderly settler, Shouer at twenty four, shocking the community and marking a somber Sunday.
Christ Ernst died at his home in Freeport after a long illness with complications. Born January 6 1850 in Germany he immigrated to America and lived in Pearl City Lanark Wakonda and Freeport. Survived by wife Margaret two daughters Eva and Emory Shirk and son Claude Ernst. Funeral tomorrow at 2 PM officiated by Rev H L Moore.
Miss Louella Grace Shouer dies at home of her parents after a brief illness. Born in Freeport on November 8, 188?, she attended local schools and graduated high school in 1902. She later studied at the College of Commerce and worked as a stenographer for City Attorney Mitchell before a short illness.
Miss Rose Shower, once a bookkeeper at Rawleigh Medical Co and a Second Presbyterian church and Christian Endeavor member, died aged young. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Christian Shower, sister Miss Rose, brothers William and Harry. Funeral at Union Street home, 2 PM Wednesday, interment Oakland Cemetery. Rev H M Markley to officiate.
Mrs. Lydia Beck Yeager, born November 29, 1830 in Center County Pennsylvania, died at age 77 near Freeport after 61 years of marriage to Samuel Yeager. The couple, longtime Pearl City residents, had nine children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services are planned at the Yeager home with Rev. W Gardner Thrall expected to officiate.
Mussena F P Mitchell longtime Stephenson County resident died at 11 o clock this morning at his grandson John F Glasser home in Lancaster Township six miles northwest of Freeport He was born May 6 184? in Center County Pennsylvania His funeral will be held Wednesday morning at 11 o clock from Mr Glasser home Rev W D Marbaugh of the Dakota M E Church officiating Also noted was the funeral of Mrs Price Cis Sechrise held at Piscelatelock today with Rev Lay C C Harker officiating Interment at Oakland Cemetery Pallbearers listed including Hh G Chaype man O To Smath Henry Fltrner A Hi Stevenson J R Jackson and Grant Mallors
John Dignan, long resident of Waterloo Ta, died Friday evening at seven. He was born in Freeport on September 1. His life as a lad in the community is noted in this obituary.
A brief notice states that The Daily Journal is delivered throughout the city for ten cents weekly. The item highlights affordable citywide delivery service and price.
John Gleason in charge as conductor on the Madison division. The new Illinois Central motor car conducted with Winchester as motorman completed its first schedule trip to Monroe and Madison without issues. Public interest was high as travelers rode the car, which ran ahead of time at Monroe and operated only on weekdays except Sunday.
Sunday afternoon a test trip was made on the new gasoline motor car from this city to Rockford. The 28 mile run took 45 minutes with 10 minutes for meeting a freight train at Alworth. Aboard were Eugene Dailey and several officials. The car faced a four foot snow drift with no slowing or jarring and returned via Alworth and Everts in one hour from Rockford to Freeport. Officials found the test eminently satisfactory and foresee no serious handicaps in early operation.
Street car service was suspended and telegraph lines were put out of commission as storms hit the northwest early Sunday and continued through the day. Trains were delayed while the weather stayed just below freezing and few people ventured outside.
Members of the Boy's Sunday club of the Y M C A appointed officers at yesterday's meeting. George Harrold was named President with Harold Smith as Vice President, John Nagle as Secretary, Robert Langenstein as Treasurer, and Ernest 460 as Membership Secretary.
Stockholders of the German bank met this afternoon and elected directors C. O. Collmann, D. B. Schulte, Bergman, William Trembor, Webbite, W. T. Rawleighary Collman. Directors will meet May 21 to elect officers.
Regular monthly meeting of the directors of the Y M C A to be held this evening at the association parlors.
Clinton Maine resident Mr BE Chamberlain testifies Bucklin's Arnica Salve “does the business.” He says it cured piles and wired them, healed chapped hands, and cured an old sore without leaving a scar. At Masmert's drug store and Marie Marist's piano studio on Oak Place Luetab?
Announcement from Freeport Market Garden and Greenhouses on Adams Street offering a choice lot of cut flowers at reasonable prices. Visitors welcome. reach by Carroll Street car. Contact at phone number 306.
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