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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1906
Page
4
An issued label from the International Typo- Frapvicalnion to the Freeport Sournal praises the newspaper for employing Union labor in its wedbanical departments. The playful wording suggests a ceremonial recognition with a satirical edge.
Mrs Eugene Datley was a morning passenger to Chicago. Peter Ran of Warren was in the city yesterday on business. Miss Pearl Willing of Chicago visits her mother. Miss Elizabeth Gemmill of McPherson Kans visits her parents. Mrs George Long leaves for Irving Ill to visit her sister. Miss Helen Bixby of Council Bluffs Iowa visits Miss Vera Hayman. Fred Winters leaves for Wyoming for the summer on a ranch. Mrs Mary Christen goes to Forreston to visit friends for weeks. Robert Zipf leaves for Pellston Mich to spend the summer with grandparents. Mr and Mrs FE Morgan and daughters leave for Carr Lake Wis for two weeks. Miss Malinda Wentz returns from California. Mrs Clarke J Munn and son Robert of Milwaukee and Lyle K Munn of Beloit guests of Miss Carrie Munn. Miss Gertrude Kyle goes to Chicago to visit friends, accompanied by Miss Essie Deghan. Mrs Nelson Strong leaves for Little Rock Ark, escorted to Chicago by daughter Miss Ida Strong. Mildred and Mary Beat go to Savanna to visit sister Mrs Rollin Breyman. Miss Ella Lohr leaves for Laramie Wy for the summer. position at Knowlton’s bank to be filled by Miss Alice Dorman during absence.
The Thorne family of Forreston plans to move to Freeport next week. Dr. W B Peck received a handsome closed carriage this morning through Bergman Hawke Co. The Read's waist sale draws many shoppers at half price. Freeport boys at M A Bowers cottage include H N Bickenbach Paul Schafer Harry Price Edward Frey John B Bowers and George Carroll. A Freeport Shakespeare Society meeting is set for 7 30 PM at Miss Farwell's home. Mem borgivtome prepared to pay regular and special dues.
A report from this city states Karl M. Killen of Iowa City formerly of here will wed soon. He is employed in a local Iowa City bank and is a son of C. W. Killen. The fiancée is a resident of Iowa City.
A large clearing sale of all summer goods will be announced tomorrow and begin Monday. The advertisement will be worth thrifty buyers attention due to greatly reduced prices.
H Nott will entertain the members of the choir from the English Lutheran church at his South Galena avenue residence this evening. A musical program is arranged and refreshments will be served.
Mrs. Bert Miller is on the sick list. Edward Burkhart will be taken to St. Francis hospital tomorrow morning for treatment. His condition today is described as the same or better.
Mrs EB H Brungon of Dublin Georgia praises Electric Bitters claiming they keep the elderly feeling youthful and strong. She cites relief from dyspepsia torpid liver inflamed kidneys and chronic constipation after regular use. Sold by Jos Emmert druggist at 60 cents with guarantee.
A brief notice offers The Daily Journal by mail to readers leaving home for summer or travel. It advertises nationwide delivery at 10 cents weekly and free address changes via the post office, suggesting the paper remains convenient during absences.
Readable items show discounted outfits and misread prices. Mentions trousers and outfits with several prices such as 2.85 2.50 and 3.00. The text is garbled around totals and store cues.
Freeport defeated Green Bay 6 to 2 as Warrop limited the visitors to four hits. Rodemeier’s surprise visit to Wisconsin seemed to lift Freeport, who rallied in the ninth inning. Erickson returned to the lineup after an injury, and Flynn, newly signed as a pitcher, contributed in right field with a run, a hit, a putout, and an assist.
Oshkosh, Wis July 12 Garlic pitched a fine game for Oshkosh and strong support helped win the opener of the series against Wausau by 7 to 2. Final line shows Oshkosh 7 runs on 8 hits with 4 errors, Wausau 2 runs on 5 hits with 2 errors.
Freeport fans wonder about the whereabouts of Red Gardner who has been out of action for several days. Mills fills left field while Flynn moves to right as Gardner’s value to the Canners remains clear and locals hope he returns soon.
After harsh criticism during the Oshkosh series, Freeport supporters acknowledge luck and injuries affected results. With players returning to health, the Canners aim for improved play and city pride in upcoming games against La Crosse, with two matches scheduled today and tomorrow.
The text lists Waddell’s varied occupations since turning pro, including left hand pitcher, regular fireman, life saver, machinist, actor in Stain of Guilt, stage property man, bartender and drink mixer, advertising bill poster, and acute angler. It notes George Edward Wad dell known as Rube remains a strong draw for baseball fans.
A profile of Rube Waddell detailing his eccentricities and feats. The piece notes his versatility as a pitcher, wild temperament, and a string of sensational episodes from court rulings to dramatic on-field stunts. It highlights his status as a legendary left-hander and subjects from his marriage troubles to dramatic life events.
The selected committee for soliciting funds for the Wausau baseball team in the state league reported progress, having secured about half the needed money. Officials hope to raise the full amount by the Friday evening meeting.
Miss Niblo of Freeport has promoted the King's Daughters mission and settlement home here and in Adeline and German Valley, stirring interest. The Freeport address is 40 Stephenson Street, and the home seeks destitute mothers and girls, offering shelter and employment. Donations of vegetables and clothing are gratefully welcomed.
Hunters across central Ti nois report large coveys of quail and a bounty of the birds unseen in twenty years. The Illinois game commission imports wild birds from outside states and foreign countries in a bid to restock fields and forests, boosting insect control and hunting prospects for farmers and sportsmen alike.
Arrangements have been made by the Northwestern for replacing its present trackage between Freeport and Pecatonica with heavier steel. The division west to Pecatonica has already used heavy steel and the remainder will be upgraded as work allows. Permanent steel will replace the crossing of the railroad and interurban line in Freeport, and ballast will be improved when the steel is laid.
A Cedar Rapids dispatch reports seven girls aged seven to sixteen drowned at a Cedar River sandbar while trying to rescue a baby during a family picnic. Ruth Kiersey alerted others. Hazel, Gladys, Josie, Lucille, Cora, Clara Usher perished, one survivor from the party. The scene drew a somber, crowded funeral procession back to the Sweeting home.
Coroner absent as Officer Smith and many volunteers search the river area for the body of Hallett. He had worked at the National Sewing Machine plant for years and was camping with his wife and two 14 year old twin girls and a son. His death grieves many friends and he belonged to the Modern Woodmen.
Rural mail carriers of the state gather in Carlinville for their annual convention. Freeport carriers are absent due to distance. Discussions aim to raise salaries from 60 to higher pay, with prior increases noted. They praise Washington’s recent 15 day paid vacation benefit, though not effective until after January 1, 1907. Stephenson county Rural Carriers' association lists 33 members.
The Freeport district report to the county superintendent lists 69 teachers and a mix of graded and ungraded schools in Lancaster township. It records 598 students under 21, with 2604 boys and 2694 girls. total school population 598? and outlines tax levy of 71,865.00 and property values of 285,530.00, libraries 2,570.00, and debt 8,850.00 with expenditures totaling 142,159.87 and cash on hand 6,190.89.
William M. Lowrie arrives from New York City for about ten days. He reports strong success with his shows and has been hired to write another to take to New York. Jerome Gibler is expected to accompany him. Lowrie notes Gibler's songs for The Sign of the Bow and Arrow are drawing attention from theatrical managers and predicts major success for the numbers.
Miss Mathilda Scheidt celebrated her twelfth birthday at 41 Pleasant Street with friends, prizes won by Margaret Luecke and Clothilda Wieneke, a 6 o'clock supper, a musical program, and gifts including a fan. Kenneth Byerly marked his fourth birthday at home on Stephenson Street with a gathering of guests. The German club held a picnic at Taylor's Park and attended the carnival in the evening.
The Bloomington Pantagraph sketches a hot July scene where people seek relief from the heat. The verse notes drinks designed to chill, the risk of illness, and even death from extreme temperatures, capturing the season's peril and temptations.
The Illinois branch of the Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the United Evangelical church holds its annual Chadwick convention July 14 to 17. President Mrs Edna Divan of Reddick will speak Saturday evening. treasurer Mrs C G Anangst of Freeport reports Monday forenoon. E A Marshall of Moody Bible Institute will give two addresses Sunday. A grand missionary rally is planned Sunday afternoon. Presiding Elder C G Anangst delivers the annual sermon Tuesday evening on Christ’s Four Colossal Alls. Representatives from Trinity church W M S and Y P M S attend.
A meeting of the Freeport Mining and Developing company is set for Saturday afternoon at 2:80 oclock at J. W. Benston store on Stephenson street. The purpose is permanent organization and officer elections. Fifteen or twenty Freeporters are involved, with mines located at Benton, Wisconsin, reporting cautiously on the corporation.
Tomorrow at the Mundy carnival held at the East Freeport circus grounds children are admitted at half price with the Society Circus at ten cents. The JOURNAL carrier boys will be admitted free tonight as part of the event praised as a lasting memory for the little ones visiting the modern wonderland.
The First M E church choir of thirty, led by Prof. Alex W. Titus of Rockford, performs the sacred cantata The Yew Virgins next Sunday evening. The program features solos, duets and choruses. All seats free, a cordial invitation to all.
Harlem Park reports a large demand for seats at tomorrow's concerts by Duss and his famous band. An inter urban road round trip costs eighty cents, and if expectations hold, at least one hundred Freeport residents will attend the event.
F Hildreth sells to J B J and Mary A DuFour for 4000 dollars lot 8 block 2 Wright Purinton add and also sells lot 2 block 1 Stephenson ace to Mrs Clark for Mrs DuFour amount 2400 dollars in a pair of property transfers
At the Emma Kling Auxiliary Spanish-American War Veterans meeting held last evening the group decided not to send a delegate to the National Encampment in Galesburg Illinois on July 20 and 21. No other business of importance was transacted.
Spanish American War veterans convene this evening to elect a delegate for the National Encampment in Galesburg on July 20 and 21.
A fragmented notice notes a sale at Be W clearing sale with a price mention of one dollar for a Negligee shirt intended for Sie. The readable text is sparse and unclear on other specifics or participants.
Belvidere reports William Hallett drowned in the Kishwaukee River two miles west of town at 4 PM while saving his 13 year old daughter who had fallen in. The daughter could not swim and was aided by bystanders after the father pushed her toward the bank. He disappeared after exhaustion in a twelve foot deep pool with roots and stumps in the water. The body had not yet been located by 6:30 PM.
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and Tablets claim instant relief from pain. Advertises cure as painless with a promise of immediate relief. Includes the seller Joseph Emmert and price 3d.
At Stephenson Street the Burhell Bros Cash Growers advertise oil prices per gallon. The notice highlights low costs and keen value for customers seeking affordable fuel in the local area.
Poem fragment praising the breath of life as essential, referencing the Rocky Mountain and a personal exclamation Yea. Attributed to Joseph Emmert, the lines emphasize nature as life’s core rather than material riches.
Sealed bids are invited by M B Humphrey, chairman, for privileges at the Old Settlers meeting to be held in Cedarville on August 29. Bids for stand and ice cream soda privileges due by August 6. Inquiries to M B Humphrey, Cedarville, Rural Route No 1, Phone 7106, Independent line, Tidwew.
The Daily Journal announces delivery to every city area for a weekly rate, offering readers access to local reporting and updates across the metropolis.
A party led by Mr. Steele left camp at Galena Thursday morning and reached Council Hill at 6 pm. A letter reports a minor mishap when a wagon wheel broke a mile from Galena but the party fixed a back wheel and continued, with hikers arriving home tonight or tomorrow morning.
Hanover in JoDaviess county will be connected by rail to the outside world. The line from North Hanover to the village will link with the Chicago Great Western under a long term traffic interchange deal. Subscriptions on stock have begun and construction will start soon as residents celebrate the long cherished possibility.
R C Smedley secretary of the Y M C A led a regular weekly Bible class at the Stover shops yesterday noon. A large number of men attended and interest grows with each session. Smedley is currently guiding the study of the life of Christ. A duet by Smedley and H H Windecker was a notable feature. Rev O B Price addressed the Stover employees at noon today.
An 85 cent advertisement promotes Hol lister’s Rocky Mountain Tea with a quip about improving energy nerves and taste, urging readers to help nature. The signoff reads Joseph Em erty.
The Daily Journal mailed to them 10 cents a week. The post office address will be changed as often as desired without extra charge. The home paper is better than a letter, and everyone should have it.
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