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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1897
Page
2
The Freeport Daily Journal issue mentions second class mail matter and Post Office entry at Freeport Illinois. It records the date January 26, 1897 and the city Freeport Illinois in the header.
Henry Twogood of Oregon kills 50 to 100 sparrows daily. Mt. Morris resident John Wilf touted as Ogle county checker champ. Meyers sold ten hogs at Maryland station averaging 611 pounds. Oregon curfew cuts street trouble. War ren hosts Jo Daviess farmer institute with Capt G W Pepp on as president. Dixon builds white cement walk. Master Mechanic William Hewitt of Belvidere faces pneumonia. A minister warns dancing leads to devilish music in the next life. DeWitt county pensions total about 100000 yearly, aiding local business. Galena fears migration of unmarried eligibles over Dubuque widow wealth claim. Bloomington pushes good roads with countywide support. Earlville faces a peculiar illness with mouth inflammation. Rochelle’s W J Furlong cherishes a mother’s fruit cake souvenir from 30 years ago. Rockford has six governor appointment applications. The icy palm reports a deep cold spell and record lows across Illinois and neighboring states.
The San Jose Scale has been discovered in at least a dozen orchards across the state. This tiny pest, carried by birds and other means, rapidly infests trees, causing bark disease and death. Citizens with affected trees should send bark specimens to state entomologist Prof. E. A. Forbes in Champaign, Illinois, with grubbing and pruning as the primary remedy.
Bancroft the magician is to perform at Germania Opera House on February 2. He recently gave an extended interview on his art and its evolution. He stated that necromancy must keep pace with modern progress and praised advances in the exact sciences.
In Lena Jan 22 Jessie Beadle visited Galena. Mrs J H Hornig is ill with a cold. Isabelle Chapter Eastern Star initiated two new members. Mrs 8 Dale of Stockton visited Mrs Orrie King. Sunday school classes were hosted by Mrs M M Crotzer and Mrs A A Krape. Mr and Mrs C Howe mourn the death of their son Fred in Elgin. remains to be brought home for interment.
The Chicago and Northwestern line with double tracks uses the left-hand track for inbound and outbound trains. The railroad argues this practice lets engineers watch both tracks and avoid blind spots. Changing would require moving all depots, creating unsafe passenger crossings.
A Western region faces vast corn losses as cribbed stocks spoil from warm weather. A prominent dealer notes early picked grain dried poorly, mould developing in cribs, and inadequate ventilation causing widespread spoilage. He says losses are hard to estimate but sizable, with Tunis and other areas affected.
Senator Aspinwall and Representative Stoskopf head to Springfield amid hints of reapportionment. Republicans push to redraw congressional and judicial districts by dropping Winnebago and Boone, adding Whiteside, and possibly creating a new judicial district with Lee County moved. A Springfield dispatch outlines expected measures and party aims.
The report notes that state constitutions bar district changes until a census in some places, but Illinois has no constitutional prohibition against new apportionment at legislative whim.
The Freeport College of Commerce literary society schedules tomorrow evening events including music by a quartette, readings, a select reading by Josie Wilson, recitations by Edna Loveland and Jessie Korff, vocal solo by Marie Smith, a debate on liquor traffic as a cause of hard times, a young man traffic abolition question, piano duet by Korff and Kochsmeier, general debate, an impromptu speech by Lena Morrow, alto horn by J W McCracken, and a reading of the College Review by editor J H Heasenus.
Those who have used Dr King's New Discovery know its value and those who have not have the opportunity to try it free. Send your name and address to H. E. Bucklen & Co. Chicago for a sample box of Dr King New Life Pills and a copy of Guide to Health and Household Instructor. Guaranteed to do you good at Emmert & Burrell's drug store.
Galesburg Republicans praise the Salisbury orchestra for a superb concert at the Presbyterian church. The opening William Tell overture impressed with rich sound and sensitive interpretation. Miss Abbie Rose Wood sang with a clear sweet voice. The ensemble will perform at Blust's hall Wednesday under Freeport Lodge K of P auspices.
We wish to return sincere thanks to neighbors and friends who kindly assisted us during our bereavement. Wu, G. Meise, Rost E, Gross.
Thousands are urged to send ten cents for a sample of Ely's Cream Balm, the popular catarrh and hay fever cure. The ad promises a full size 500. tube and highlights safety and effectiveness, with attestation from B. W. Berry of Hartford, Conn, praising its merit. Ely Brothers, 656 Warren St., New York City.
You are invited to examine the new Dry Goods and Carpets opened a few days ago with Cloak and Dress Goods sale. Woolen goods on sale with Buttrick Patterns agent Wm Walton at 104-106 Stephenson Bt.
An illustration shows low average prices for similar quality items in paralleled columns. It notes you do not need to buy the entire list, offers savings totals such as 10.63 and 6.96 with a 52 percent reduction, and claims every item in the store is a genuine bargain while denying any grocery trust combination.
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