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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1909
Page
1
Illinois fair and continued cold tonight with Sunday fair and higher temperatures. Iowa fair tonight and Sunday with rising western temperatures and warmer Sunday. Wisconsin fair tonight and Sunday with temperatures climbing Sunday.
Cold clear weather today followed yesterday's blizzard across the middle west. Damage from wind and sleet is nearly incalculable as many cities lie isolated and train service remains disrupted. A separate blizzard affects southern and eastern states with only minor loss of life reported.
Today's market update lists closing Board of Trade prices for May wheat corn oats and livestock at Chicago and Union Stock Yards figures show cattle hogs and sheep trading with modest gains and steadier beef prices. Cites Jan pork lard ribs and other futures with per bushel or hundredweight values and a noted open high low close sequence.
John Stoskopf sold the northeast corner of Carroll and Empire streets to William A. Mann the sausage manufacturer for 6000 dollars. Mann will subdivide the property into four lots and later erect a residence on one lot. An old decayed house on the site is a local eyesore slated for removal.
Major Lohr left this afternoon for Milwaukee to attend the adjourned meeting of the W.I. league directors tomorrow. The salary limit and the coming season schedule will be two of the important subjects to occupy the directors' attention.
A severe northwest storm disrupts trains on the Madison and Dodgeville branches and downs hundreds of miles of telegraph and telephone wires. Western Union rushes linemen from New York toward the center as trains run late or abandoned, with service irregular from Freeport to Chicago and widespread outages west of Independence. Streetcars face outages and wind driven snow, while interurban lines stay on schedule despite plummeting temps and strong winds.
Alfred Frueh outlines plans for a modern three story building on Stephenson street near Freeport Gas Light & Coke Co. site. Architect A M Dustman envisions a sixty foot frontage with ground floor two stores, second floor offices, and third floor lodge and dance hall. An annex on Exchange street will house a store. ground floors remain separate. Project estimated at about 25000 dollars, to commence in one or two months.
Freeport lodge No 452 Knights of Pythias will assemble in their castle hall Monday evening for business and work. All Knights are cordially invited to attend.
Hineline Brothers have been awarded the contract to remodel the Huss and Kinley store room. They will move to the Wilcoxson building while the enlarged Galena street space becomes the home of Stukenberg and Borchers. Walls will be removed between locations, a steel ceiling added, and a new front installed to modernize the complex.
School notice informs parents that the second term starts Monday February 1 and children who will be six by June 25 may enroll at that time or soon after with enrollment urged in the first week or two.
A daughter was born to Mr Frank Davis and Mrs Davis at their home 27 Bauscher street. The announcement lists Kore as a name option and notes the newborn's sex as female.
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