Able Lecturers At Chautauqua In Freeport
A busy Freeport chautauqua week features Sylvester A. Long's final address with strong praise for Henry Clark and Ash Davis. L. B. Wickersham is lauded as Saturday’s key speaker, while the Morphet and Stevenson novelty act and Chicago Lyceum Ladies Quartette headline a varied program in a packed two day sequence.
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Freeport Chautiauqua
Sylvester A. Long
Freeport
Mr. Long
Lewis
Long
Henry Clark
Clark
Ash Davis
L. B. Wickersham
Morphet and Stephenson Novelty Company
Chautauqua
Stevenson
Chicago Lyceum Ladies
Kehr
Round Table
Chicago Lyceum
Chicago
Lyceum
Effie Palmer
the Morphet and Stevenson Novelty Company
Quartette
Moving Pictures
Alfred L. Plude
Day Tersely Told Many Chickens Killed
Eighty chickens owned by Charles Billerbeck were killed overnight, leaving him distressed as he kept about one hundred birds in the coop. Nearby dogs are suspected to have access to the coop. A paper balloon from Berwyn Illinois to Freeport was found on Dr J F Fair’s porch cave-spout, four feet tall and three feet diameter, bearing the card Ethel Becker Berwyn TL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Billerbeck
Charles
Berwyn
Ill
Freeport
J. F. Fair
Ethel Becker
Berwyn, TL
Meeting of Freeport Jubi Lee Committee
Executive committee in charge of the Freeport Saengerbund jubilee celebration will meet Sunday morning. A statement of receipts and expenditures will be prepared, and publication is likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport Saengerbund
Gompf Case Dismissed In Damages Suit
Robert Gompf formerly of Freeport sued Independent Telephone in Quarrell county circuit court for damages claiming injury from a fallen rotten telephone pole. After witnesses and defense arguments the judge dismissed the case for insufficient evidence, ending the suit Thursday morning.
Visited His Father and Local Notices
Judge Heard's son from Freeport stayed with his father. Funeral for Mrs. Katherine Weiss set for 2:30 PM tomorrow from Jacob Weiss’s residence on upper Stephenson street. Mr. and Mrs. John Bokemeier welcomed a baby boy. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Quigley welcomed a baby girl.
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Mr. Carroll
Katherine Weiss
Jacob Weiss
Upper
Stephenson Street
John Bokemeier
Ben Quigley
20 to 50 Percent Discount at E. W. Clothing House
Large expansion planned for the E. & W. clothing house in Freeport with new daylight storefront space formerly John Schwarz & Sons. Basement to house fur coats. new shoe department added. Contractors begin August 1. stock reduced now in a 20 to 40 percent sale touted as the largest clothing sale in Freeport.
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Geo. Ennenga
John Schwarz &Sons
Freeport
Rockford
Shakespeare Society Special Meeting Tonight
The Freeport Shakespeare society holds a special meeting this evening at 7 50 o clock with the Misses Mann on Stephenson street. The Trades and Labor council meets in regular session at Good Templars hall this evening. Excelsior lodge of Masons meets at 7 30 o clock for business.
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Shakespeare Society
Freeport Shakespeare Society
Misses Mann
Stephenson Street
Trades and Labor Council
Good Templar's Hall
Excelsior Lodge of Masons
Freeport honors student wins two major scholarships
Chester Hoefer of Wisconsin 05, son of F W Hoefer, earned a year's postgraduate scholarship in mechanical sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a similar entitlement at his alma mater. After Madison, he will study in Boston in the fall, a notable achievement for the Freeport youth.
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Chester Hoefer
Wisconsin
Freeport Ynust
Hoefer
F. W. Hoefer
University of Wisconsin
Hosier
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Madison
Boston
Three Kosher men may face trial for Weaver murder
The Kosher defendants in the Jacob Weaver murder case in Savanna have not yet been arraigned. A November term postponement is possible but undecided by the court. The three prisoners remain in county jail awaiting trial, with defense and prosecution aiming to delay only as needed. Native Schmidt Wachlin pants sale advertised in town. Darmy Journal delivery info noted.
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Jacob Weaver
Savanna
Too Late To Classify A Fragmentary Local Notice
A damaged OCR fragment notes a local event on a street near Brent Avenue and Galuny Avenue with unclear details and names unreadable. The readable portion indicates a notice or advertisement but lacks decisive facts for a full summary.
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. A. Read
Beckmire
Stephenson St
W.j.young & Co
C. H. Little & Co
Hermsmeier
Havemyer & Elder
Minnesota
Swift
Amonia
Sylvester Long
Mr. Wickersham
Gompf
Stephnnson
Freeport, Ill
Schmidt & Wachlin
Darmy Journal
Brent
Io Aah
Galuny Ave
Lis
John Hea
Mann Building
Golden House
Chas
Dudley Warner
Elijah
Zangwell
Amathnur
Hornung
Jennico
Castle
Cecelia
Crawford
Heart OF Rome
Isham
THE
Crisis
Churchill
David Harum
Westcott
T Crown
M Qgrath
Brown & Dollmeyer
Freeport Hardware Company
Galena Street
Illinois
New York
Japan
Burrell Brothers
Freeport Gaslight & Coke Co
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