Republican primary filings for county offices in Stephenson
A series of brief declarations announce candidates for county treasurer sheriff and other state and local offices in Stephenson County. Names include B G Cooper Thomas O Shaffer Everolson William W Krape J J Shaffer Henry Ritzman with filings pending Republican primaries and voter decisions.
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Thomas O. Shaffer
Stephenson County
Everolson
BR. F. Brubaker
J.J. Shaffer
Henry Ritzman
Frank F. Pickard Announces Tax Collector Candidacy
Frank F. Pickard declares his candidacy for tax collector in Freeport. The notice announces his intention to run and identifies him as the candidate.
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Freeport
Frank F. Pickard
Personal travels and visits noted across several cities
Wm. H. Shons and others traveled to Chicago while Wilbur Reitzel went to Rochelle. J. J. Stein headed to New Orleans, and Dave Daley to Wisconsin on business. A H Wieman and W J Madden conducted Chicago business. Others include Miss Flossie Fritz visiting Freeport, Mrs. E Weaver to Chicago, George F Kerns to Davenport, and William Altemeier visiting from Chicago. A former Senator H Aspinwall plus Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jaberg visited local friends. Clara Fryer and Emma Buens Vista guests. John Everts visits his ill father R Everts. Mrs. W A Chapple to Capron for her father D G Webster. Mrs. Belford and son Leo return from Devil's Lake after visiting relatives. Gilbert Waddington and Andrew Young attend William Waddington's funeral from Nora. Dr. E E McKay returns from Chicago after Mrs. J J Kepple's funeral. J M Hineline and wife depart for Chicago then Key West and Cuba for several weeks.
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A. H. Wieman
Chicago
W. J. Madden
Harry Boeke
Eleroy
Flossie Fritz
Winslow
Freeport
E. Weaver
George F. Kerns
Davenport
William Altemeier
H. Aspinwall
Roy Jaberg
Monroe
E. Bengston
Clara Fryer
Emma
Buens Vista
John Everts
Lennox
R. Everts
Everts
E. E. McKay
J. J. Kepple
International Machinists’ Union
J. M. Hineline
Key West
Florida
Cuba
Damaged Electric Sign at Vaupel's Store in Galena Street
A heavy wind storm tore the iron beams from the entrance sign above Vaupel's store on Galena Street. The sign remained only by the electric wires and is being repaired today.
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Vaupel’s
Galena Street
Remodeling of E. Wagner & Bro Furniture Store
The building at Galena Street occupied by E. Wagner and Bro. is undergoing extensive repairs to become a top modern furniture house. The three floors will be sales rooms, a passenger elevator will be added, and a plate glass front will be installed on the second story.
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E. Wagner & Bro
Galena Street
Fairly Good Vote Cast In Local Special Election
The special election proceeded without undue excitement. By 8:30 in Freeport more than half of the vote had been polled, a favorable turnout for the occasion.
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Freeport
Rocky Mountain Tea Promises to Soothe Nerves and Body
An advertisement touts Hal-Hater's Rocky Mountain Tea as a cure all for worry and nervous debility. It claims the tea rebuilds the entire system and promotes calm, listing 85 1 as a price and branding Joseph Em- Fes as the seller.
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Hal- Hater
Joseph Em- Fes
Nash and well for the Great aya of clothing
An item noting a sale event titled Great aya of clothing appears set for a Friday at the au Hage location with dates miswritten as Jan 0, offering bargain notices and market details.
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Nash
Aya
Au Hage Furday
Barb wire invention sparks growth and prominence
An 1876 patent by D C Stover gave rise to large factory expansion in DeKalb and Worcester. By 1900 the Barb wire plant employed over eight hundred workers, shipping trainloads daily from DeKalb. The piece notes widespread global demand, early crude methods, and the Washburn Moon outfit in Worcester as key producers.
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Stover
DeKalb
Worcester
Maas
Washburn & Moon
Social Circles Farewell Reception for Miss Lydia Kunz
Herman Nott entertained the choir members of the First English Lutheran Church in a lovely farewell reception at a South Galena Avenue home. The decor featured cut flowers as Miss Lydia Kunz prepares to leave town for Los Angeles next week.
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Herman Nott
First English Lutheran Church
Lydia Kunz
Galena Avenue
Inventor D C Stover transforms barb wire manufacture
The article profiles D C Stover the East Freeport entrepreneur who mechanized barb wire production. It details his early shift from cultivators and windmills to an automatic twisting machine, the 1876 patent, and his collaboration with Jos F Glidden, explaining how crude methods gave way to mass production enabling widespread use of barbed fencing worldwide.
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D.C. Stover
Freeport
Jos. F. Glidden
DeKalb
Stover
Spring Street
Philadelphia
Jour Nal
Washington, D. C
Glidden
Iash
Knights of Pythias lodge installation evening event
A large turnout from Rinaldo and Freeport Lodges Knights of Pythias attended the joint installation in the castle hall of Freeport lodge near the State bank. Arthur Reeder of Lena conducted the ceremony, with delegates from Lena and Orangeville present. A banquet followed and a note that Russell Sweeney of Galesburg will provide instruction next Monday.
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Rinaldo
Freeport
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
State Bank
Lena
Orangeville
Arthur Reeder
Russell Sweeney
Galesburg
Freeport Lodge
Verdict Returns Death Of Amos Wise In Davis Crossing
A coroner jury in Davis ruled Amos Wise was killed Saturday afternoon by Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul train No. 9 engine 567 near the Davis depot. Testimony cited deafness, limited hearing, and conflicting whistle signals while crew claimed the whistle for the village crossing.
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W. B. Peck
Olson
Davis
Amos Wise
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Road
Savanna
Thomas H. Briggs
Mr. Briggs
S. Anderson
Wise Crossing
John Wise
Robert Mitchell
Wise
Anderson
Herbert L. Stiles
Rock City
Harvey P. Roe
Roe
John R. Wise
Missouri
Witness
J. M. Caldwell
Foreman
George McHees
H. H. Sheckler
P. J. Degunther
John Meinert
Thos. Haraldson
C. M. & St. P. Railroad
King's Daughters to Meet at First Presbyterian Church
The King's Daughters of Stephen County will hold their annual county meeting tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock in the parlors of the First Presbyterian church. In the evening Mrs J C Rexford of Chicago ex state secretary of Michigan will speak on the work of the order in general to which all are cordially invited.
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King’s Daughters
Stephenson County
First Presbyterian Church
J.C. Rexford
Chicago
Michigan
Order
Special Meetings for Robert L. Layfield Services
A partial notice indicates Robert L. Layfield will conduct services at a First Presbyterian church. The text shows fragmented names and dates suggesting a scheduled series of special meetings led by Layfield, with unclear location details and affiliation.
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Waigeliet
Robert L. Layfield
First Preabypeater
Tts Rerbeara” Shah Fia
Hobert
Layield
Revered guest to visit church meetings next week
Mr Layfield, a trusted friend of Rev H L Moore, will attend church meetings in our city next week. He has been vouched for by Moody, Dr Brooks, Sam Jones, Bishop Hendricks, and R A Terry, and is expected to be warmly welcomed and to extend his good work here as in other western cities.
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Layfield
H. L. Moore
Mr. Moody
Dr. Brooks
Sam Jones
Bishop Hendricks
R. A. Terry
Three P S in a Pod lecture wows Lena crowd
Ora Samuel Gray delivered a highly praised talk on the Three P s in a Pod in Lena despite a storm reducing attendance. Several residents plan events this evening and others travel for medical and personal matters including Mae Wetzel, Mabel Farrell Gates, and Miss Mae Wetzel seeking eye treatment in Milwaukee.
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Lena
Ora Samuel Gray
H. R. Nelson
Cosmopolitan Club
Oak Street
Mae Wetzel
Milwaukee
Herman Grape
Freeport
J. H. Rife
Springfield
Mabel Farrell Gates
Frank Agnew
Rockford
Clarence
M. C. Miller
Otis Frisbie
George Hill
Chicago
Saloon Ceiling Work and Local Meetings Reported
Local notes report steel ceiling installation at Toelle and Page’s saloon by Hofmann and Buss. Upcoming events include the Ladies Auxiliary election of the F A of M, a Freeport Savanna high school game arrangement, Epworth League business at First M E church, Stover Mutual Benefit reorganization plans, and the Ladies Aid election of officers at Mrs W Best's home tomorrow afternoon at 3.
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Toelle & Page’s
Hofmann & Buss
Freeport
Savanna High School
Epworth League
M. E
Stover Mutual Benefit Society
BH. A. Blast Hall
Ladies’ Aid Society of the First M. E. Church
Opening of North Brog Comedians at Grand Opera House
An audience tested capacity of the Grand Opera House for the North Brog Comedians opening and praised their cleverness. The company is expected to draw large business the rest of the week. Tonight they present The Way of the World and tomorrow matinee offers 10 cent admission. Tomorrow night Daniel Sully’s parish priest play The Parish Priest.
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North Brog
Daniel Sully
Mrs Austin Pancake Breakfast Reminder
The note prompts to ensure Mrs Austin's pancakes are on breakfast menu with grocery supply guidance. It mentions a timeframe and orders for ingredients from the gro cer, emphasizing readiness for morning service.
Morocco Conference Looms Over Europe Peace
A Moroccan conference underway in Algeciras, near Gibraltar, shapes up as pivotal for France and Germany. Britain backs France, while Germany risks isolation if it resists consensus. The United States aims to preserve the open door and most favored nation status while remaining neutral.
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Fez
Sultan Murat Aziz
London
Algeciras
Gibraltar
Atlas’ Range
Morocco
Portsmouth
Europe
France
Germany
Great Britain
Spain
England
William
Tangier
Italy
Washington
United States
Messrs. White and
Gummere
Lost Eyesight Linked to Coffee, Case Probed
A Rockford Register-Gazette report details A O Leach of Beach County who lost forward sight but retains side vision. Doctors link the rare optic nerve damage to heavy coffee use, noting he never drank whiskey or tobacco. The piece urges quitting coffee and trying Postum to rebuild nerves and restore health.
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Rockford, J
Register-Gazette
William A. Langhurst
Aurora
A. O. Leach
Beach County
Leach
Register Gazette
Unclear OCR fragment on naval figures and diplomacy
Fragmentary text cites Admiral Staat Ans Brees squadron and Algeciras. It notes government concern in contriving a stance at a conference and hints at strategic implications though details are garbled.
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Admiral Staat
Barn Fire Destroys Hyland Farm at Rock Run
A large barn on William Hyland s farm in Rock Run township burned Sunday night killing five horses and seventeen cattle. The cause remains a mystery and neighbors did not learn of the blaze until Monday morning. The barn, erected last summer, also contained hay grain and farm equipment. total loss is several thousand dollars, partially insured.
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William Hyland
Rock Run
Hyland
Si Ysus
Farmers’ Mutual
Doctors Meet Thursday Quarterly Session of Society
The Stephenson County Medical Society holds its quarterly meeting at the courthouse next Thursday afternoon at 1:00. Dr. R. J. Burns, the president, presides. The program includes Carcinoma of Liver and X Ray by Dr. K. F. Snyder with Dr. Mease, Suggestive Therapeutics by Dr. B. A. Arnold with Dr. Smith, Medical Ethics by Dr. M. M. Seomametricey with Dr. Karcher, and Physician and Laity by Dr. L. G. Voigt with Dr. Stealy.
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Stephenson County Medical Society
Wiskenson County Medical Society
Court House
R. J. Burns
K. F. Snyder
Mease
B. A. Arnold
Smith
M. M. Seomametricey
Karcher
L. G. Voigt
Stealy
Methodists Lead Illini In Student Religious Census
Urbana Ill Jan 15 The YMCA compiled the University of Illinois religious census listing 2666 students 2011 men 655 women Methodists top with 752 followed by Presbyterians 621 Congregationalists 380 Baptists 282 Christians 162 Catholics 124 Episcopals 104 Lutherans 76 Unitar ians 26 Universalists 86 and ten other denominations totaling 78 with 252 reporting no preference.
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Urbana
Ill
University of Illinois
Young Men’s Christian Association
Methodiste
Real estate transfers listed by Stephenson County Abstract Office
The Stephenson County Abstract Office reports transfers including W H Wagner to Louisa Steinestel in Freeport for 1400. Fred Thoron to John Raken 1022 acres in Rock Grove for 6151. F C Fitch to K H Niles in East Freeport for 1500. Peter Metzger to H C Montague in Freeport for 2700. G H Mick to D H Parks in Lena for 7600. Conrad Henze to H L Goeke in Dakota for 7700. Charles Richter to Louie Dickes in Freeport for 4000. Ridott Creamery Co to Geo Neuberger in Ridott for 3500. Charlotte Loveland to Augustus Dilly in Freeport for 8600. Fred Nesemyer to Carl Wulff in Freeport for 0. E G Prall to C F Hildreth in East Freeport. KE L Stewart to Elizabeth Warneke in Freeport for 900. abstracts furnished on short notice.
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Stephenson County Abstract Office
W. H. Wagner
Louisa Steinestel
Mayer & S. A
Freeport
Fred Thoron
John Raken
Rock Grove
F. C. Fitch
K. H. Niles
Lichtenberger
East Freeport
Henry Papp
E. G. Prall
Peter Metzger
H. C. Montague
Wright & Pad
David Iler
C. R. Royer
Ridott
G. H. Mick
D. H. Parks
Lena
Conrad Henze
H. L. Goeke
Dakota
Charles Richter
Louie Dickes
Ridott Creamery Coc
Geo. Neuberger
KE. L. Stewart
Elizabeth Warneke
Lincoln Boulevard
Wear Freeport
O. Taylor & Frick
Request Dooling to Resign Over December Assessments
Springfield TA January 15. Supreme director of the Court of Honor urged Frank Dooling Springfield district recorder to resign after allegedly failing to pay December 1905 assessments totaling 8748 dollars. The shortage is guaranteed by a surety company.
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Request Dooling
Springfield
Supreme Director
The
Court of Honor
Frank Dooling
Springfield District Recorder
Supreme Recorder
Bride and groom pair wed in Rock Falls ceremony
Sterling Illinois January 16 Thomas Wormell aged 72 and Mrs Hester Karnes aged 70 both Brine parents were married yesterday in Rock Falls. The couple, residents of the area, combined families and plans for a quiet home.
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Sterling
Ill
Elgin Butter Market Report
Elgin, ML Jan 15 butter firm ice no offerings or sales, output 487000 kbe.
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Elgin
Elgin, ML
Firmic
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Aids Long Battle With Ulcers
A. M. Bruce of Farmville Virginia says twenty year struggle with chronic piles and malignant sores ended after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The remedy is recommended for old ulcers cuts burns and wounds and is sold for 25 cents at Joseph Hmmert's drug store.
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Bucklen
A. M. Bruce
Farmville
Joseph Hmmert
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Rochelle
J. J. Stein
New Orleans
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D. G. Webster
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Leo
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Nora
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Gibler
Otto Schubert
T. K. Best
George Blust
L. EK. Marsh
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J. Bengston
C. C. Wolf
Fox
EB. L. Cronkrite
Julia Reardon
Thomas Reardon
Delaware Street
Gustave Barnard
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St. Mary's Catholic Church
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Impanel Jury
Wade
C. M
St. Paul
Robert J. Layfield
F. A. of M
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