Committees urged to report on city issues
City Caucus proceedings urge committees to report on condemned property and street obstructions near car barns and livery stables. Police to enforce ordinances, and calls resurface for action on Freeport Water rates, creek arching, and Second Street opening as aldermen push for timely resolutions.
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Lonergan
Liberty Street
Woodmanse Manufacturing Company
Freeport Gas Light & Coke Company
Sweeney
Freeport
Jackson
Spring Streets
Illinois Central
Alderman Lonergan
Second St
East Freeport
Freeport Typo Union Dance and Card Party
Freeport Typo graphical union invites friends to a Thursday night event at Lexington hall. Attendees will be roy ally entertained with Brubaker's orchestra. Six handsome prizes will be awarded in the card games.
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Freeport Typographical Union
Lexington Hall
Brubaker
Miss Marie Earnist Attends Chicago Wedding
Miss Marie Earnist travels to Chicago for the wedding of Miss Linda Long and Arthur Brown. The ceremony is set for tomorrow at noon with Miss Earnist playing the wedding march as a close friend of the bride.
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Marie Earnist
Chicago
Linda Long
Arthur Brown
Paase
Miss Earnist
Trains Delayed by Wind Storm Across Iowa and West
Heavy wind storm and blizzard cripple early morning service in Iowa and western states. Trains arriving here late include No 2 due 4 45 a m at 6 50 a m and No 402 due 6 50 a m delayed about four hours.
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Iowa
Miss Sayers Sick. Penticoff Ill in Dental Office
Miss Mary Sayers is sick. Charles Penticoff became seriously ill this afternoon in a dental office. Doctors were called and found his heart action was very poor.
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Mary Sayers
Charles Penticoff
Mrs. Lloyd Wilcoxon Dies in New York City
Obituary notes the death of Mrs. Lloyd Wilcoxon in New York City. The deceased, born Alice Barber, was prominent in Freeport. She is survived by her husband, son of Mr. and Mrs I D Wilcoxon.
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Lloyd Wilcoxon
New York City
Wilcoxon
Freeport
Alice Barber
I. D. Wilcoxon
County Callings and Local Notes from Pearl City
From Our Own Correspondent Pearl City Jan 15 revival meetings close church members unite with church Sunday county office seekers seen Thurst stock dealers report easy week later Collier heads to Chicago then Kalamazoo for cartoon illustrating course Loran Township Mutual Fire Insurance holds Jan 9 meeting old officers rejected Wain Lashre president and others listed Dr E M Clotfelter to Chicago alumni clinic August Brinkmeier and Col F O Lowden noted in town updates
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Pearl City
Collier
Chicago
Allen Hahn
Kalamazoo
Mich
Loran Township Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Wain
Lashre
Dr. Blocker
Simon Touller
Calvin ‘Arklow
Tashoo
Irvin Fredricks
Harlem Center Social Notes Hit With Visitors
From Our Own Correspondent Harlem Corners Jan 15 Carl and Emil Rayhorn were McConnell visitors Saturday night Miss Mabel Wagner spent several days last week with Mrs Peter Mc Gurk of Kent A band fair drew attendees from here to Lena George and Raymond Madden of Damascus visited grandparents Mr and Mrs George Schoney F Rosenstiel was a Winslow visitor Rev Fogg of Chicago will preach at Damascus next Sunday There will be no school at Damascus this week G F Schoney will hold a public sale Jan 17 and F Redmer Jan 18 Wm Wagner and daughter Mabel visited Freeport Miss Bessie Stocks of Freeport visited Mrs S M Malnix Chas Albright of Dixon visiting his mother Mrs Samuel Albright Mr and Mrs J E Schoch and daughter of Freeport were guests of Mrs Schoch's parents Mr and Mrs Wm Wagner Mr Wilson and daughter of Morrillsville and W Pickard and family Walter Hutmacher and John Kratzer of Harlem Center were Sunday callers
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Wei
Rye
Dove Vuse May McLenahan
Stockton
Nate Ninh
Nellie Meyers
Guéhttier
Freeport
Gétipbell
Lutheran Church
Davis
Harris Sabins
George Callen
Harris
New Castle
Wyo
Samuel Studebaker
Rockford
Afitha Meyers
Lena
Dr. Keester
T. O. Musser
Spaulding
Chicago
Joseph Rush
W. C. Lamb
Gibson City
J. P. Gallen
Sabrina Ketchum
Shelby Lamb
Daisy
Nate L. Collier
Lloyd Aspinwall
Rev. Bergman
M. E
Great Western Road
Will Miller, Jr
Williston
N. Dak
Archie Dillon
Lindenwood
Oscar Earnest
Bearnest
Dr. Clark
Elizabeth
Clotfelter
Harlem Corners
Carl and
Emil Rayhorn
Mabel Wagner
Peter McGurk
Kent
George
Raymond Madden
Damascus
George Schoney
F. Rosenstiel
Fogg
Peter, McGurk
J. Cc. Sullivan
Joseph Mammoser
Winslow
F. Fluegle
F. Redmer
Wm. Wagner
Mabel
Bessie Stocks
S. M. Malnix
Chas. Albright
Dixon
Samuel Albright
J. E. Schoch
Ridott Weekend Visitors Among Local Families
Ridott notes January 15 reports James Webb and family of Freeport visiting. Revival meetings continue at the F. M. church. Eleanor Lamb teaches at Waddams Grove and spent Sunday at home. Minnie Leerhoff of Freeport visited her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Scheffner hosted relatives at Berlin Friday. Crete and Sadie Jones of Freeport visited Mrs. James Boyer. Karl Kerr of Freeport spent Sunday in Ridott. Primary room pupils December 10 to January 14 who were not absent or tardy: Ella Brandhurst, Manda Boyer, Gladys Askey, Elmer Kruckenberg, Arnold Schmitt, George Miller, James Geiger, Roy Askey.
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Ridott
James Webb
Freeport
F. M
Eleanor Lamb
Waddams Grove
Minnie Leerhoff
Jake Scheffner
Berlin
Crete
Sadie Jones
James Boyer
Karl Kerr
Ella Brandhurst
Manda Boyer
Gladys Askey
Elmer Kruckenberg
Arnold Schmitt
George Miller
James Geiger
Roy Askey
Local Briefs From Winneshiek Jan Fifteenth
From Our Own Correspondent Winneshiek Jan 15 Rev Henry Trump of Polo preached at the U B church Sunday morning and Mennonite church Sunday evening. L A Mitchell of Zion City is here visiting friends. Clarence Folgate and Charley Bokemeier of Freeport spent Sunday with P M Fawyer. Rev J S Shoemaker left for Indiana to attend a bible conference. Milton Hikory's baby was quite sick last week but is now improved.
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Winneshiek
Henry Trump
Polo
U. B
L. A. Mitchell
Zion City
Clarence Folgate
Charley Bokemeier
Freeport
P. M
Coming Events Calendar for Freeport Area In Early Jan
The notice lists forthcoming social events and dances including Prof Dawson's dancing school sessions on Jan 2 and Jan 8, a card party and dance at St Marys Hall on Jan 18, printers card party at Henkelton, a formal opening at Masonic Temple with reception and ball in Jan, a dance and card party at Globe Theatre on Jan 1, and the Annual Rendezvous of Freeport Consistory from Jan 8 to March 1, plus a Lady Maccabees card party at 2 o'clock on Jan 2.
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Wen
HealAl
County Trens
Foo Kitors
Rhighthof the Globe
Nate A
J. Mary's Hall
Jin
Hekineton Ha
Wan
Dawson
Jon
Awson
Masonic Temple
Tan
Dawson's Social Dance
Freeport
Dawson's Dancing School
Lady Maccabees
Elgin Men’s Meetings Highlight Star Course Dates
The notes list multiple Elgin based gatherings led by I M Cobb Sylvester A Long and Herbert L Cope. Events include U Men and 0 Keb sessions with Stark course entries and a Salisbury orchestra appearance on March 18.
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M.C. A
M. Cobb
Elgin
Stanley Ll. Krebs
Star
I. M. Cobb
Mee
Sylvester A. Long
Herbert L. Cope
Salisbury
Ke.m, Cobb
Grand Opera Hour Repertoire and Patrons Schedule
Listings announce North Brothers repertoire January 16 to 19 at the Grand Opera Hour. Patrons are directed to Alan Pat Por and Walker Whiteside for the program, with performances noted for late January.
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Grand Opera Hourbe
North Bros
Pat Por
Walker Whiteside
Doll Carnival planned by Freeport church group
At the First M. E. Church Young Ladies Foreign Missionary Society meeting at Mrs. J. M. Lapp's home, members voted to host another doll carnival next holiday season. The prior December carnival was a success and organizers are preparing to surpass it.
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Freeport
American Stars of Equity to Install Officers Tonight
The group announces an officer installation tonight. Also notes on health tonics and a 10 day sale at the Golden Eagle, plus a rail fare offer from Chicago Great Western for many states and Canada. Includes a piano teacher’s notice and pancake flour advertisement.
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Equity
Golden Eagle
A. Lod
Chicago Great Western Railway
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Indian Territory
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mexico
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
Virginia
Alberta
Canadian
Northwest
Assiniboia
Manitoba
Ontario
J. P. Elmer
St. Paul
Minn
Card of Thanks from the Luerbing Family
The family of Mr and Mrs A J Luerbing express gratitude to relatives and friends for kind assistance and sympathy during their recent bereavement.
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A. J. Luerbing
Help wanted and room for rent notices in small ad fragment
Classified fragment shows rental and employment ads: second floor rear room near Dr Peck at 18 Galena Street with steam heat and bath. seeks stenographer urgently. someone offers $600 to invest in a good paying business. Phone numbers partly garbled.
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Galena Street
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F. A. Read
Beckmire
Stephenson St
Hormemeier
Snyder’s
Freeport Corn
California
Minnesota
Rnia Lic
Pennsylvania
Ottowagner
Galena St
W. J. Young & Co
McGovern
Mitchell
Committee On Fire
Grand Opera House
Bessie Burnell
Winnesheik
Hollister
Joseph Emmert
Dorothea M. Taylor
Chicago Piano, College
Douglas Ave
G.A. Rogers
Jacques
Somaale
Gareme Ave
Ndee
C.F. Nieman
Higgins & Tooker
Brown & Dollmeyer
Spring Street
Court House
F. Hildreth
Wm. Walton
Wholesale and Retail Grocers
Palace
Scilly al
Schoeffel & Brockhausen
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