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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1905
Page
2
The Freeport Journal receives a label of recognition from the International Typographical Union for employing union labor in its mechanical departments.
C Evans went to end on business this morning. Miss Lillian Plasch is in Blery. Mrs Frank Dorr visits Warren. Mrs L Friedley returns from Polo. J B Tuckett Jr leaves for the east. Miss Belva Reineke returns from Chicago. Miss Tracy Nellis visits friends from Chicago. C D Knowlton returns from St Paul. Miss Mary Kannally visits Freaport friends. Miss Anna Van Deest resigns from Watertown stint. Miss Winnifred Henry visits relatives in Platteville. Rev John DeRetr and family visit A H Weiman. Rev Endobe returns to Sutzer after visiting the Daniels. Miss Gertrude Bate enjoys vacation from Wim. Walton's Nephews store. Miss Michie Peters enjoys two weeks off. Miss Lena Biefield visits L B E Duthbert. T M Kauffman visits La Crosse to see Alfred, manager of Fay Lewis cigar store. Mrs Charles Showalter visits her mother in Hamp ton IA. Mrs L J Munn returns tonight from Chicago. Mrs Edward Delhaner and daughters Hazel Esther return from Savanna. Miss Lulu Landner leaves for Chicago and Milwaukee for about three weeks. Mrs 0 Fair and Miss Mabel McCammon go to Waverly to visit friends. Mrs Paired goes to Elroy for Mrs Klaas funeral Wednesday at 10. Charles Marker, traveling man now at Aurora, heads to Mt Carroll. A H Welman and family and John DeBler and family visit R Everts in Seward. Seventy-fifth anniversary of Mr Everts birth. }
The American Stars of Equity will meet this evening. Epworth League of First M E church tests business this evening. Embury Mission Sunday school picnic set for Riverside Park Friday. Sunday school pupils come from Ashherville Arcada. Ladies Aid of First M E church hosts all day work meeting Wednesday July 18. Salem church Sunday school picnic at Riverside Park tomorrow weather permitting. Buses depart 8 30 and 9 30. Jacob Comelle to open own shop at 162 Stephenson Street by early August. Young People’s society of St John’s church to river trip tomorrow evening with Cedarville bridge departures 7 30 7 45. Refreshments served. George Grove of Republic Mining Co Mexico returns to Chicago with about 8000 shares sold. Republic gold mine viewed as profitable. Freeport residents back the stock.
Local baseball notes show Green Bay and Beloit in a tight pennant race with Freeport, Oshkosh and Wan Sau off due to wet grounds. Manager Malven contemplates a shake up, possible releases and trades as Killen Pattison and Galena’s Wood considered for new signings amid weak offense and a looming Beloit series.
Reported deal would send Vogt, a fast infielder and strong hitter, away in exchange for fifty dollars. The flea market closes this afternoon and Pattison is expected to be added. Vogt’s departure would inject fresh blood into the local forces, though Preeport remains the only team not yet strengthened locally.
Freeport could not capitalize at the plate and fell to a 2 1 defeat in La Crosse. Beloit hosted Green Bay with disputed calls at second base cited by the crowd as a factor in Green Bay's 3 0 win. Galena shut out Peoria 4 0 in Illinois, with Lindeback pitching for Peoria touched up in the seventh and Galena getting solid support behind a weathered home performance.
The University of Illinois has organized a school of education to prepare high school teachers supervisors and superintendents. Edwin Grant Dexter heads a 31 member faculty with a board including Alfred Bayliss to discuss topics each year. Aimed to unify pedagogy courses, the program includes practice teaching and phased groups covering pedagogical psychology specialization programs and continuous work in high school subjects.
Captain Harry Yount of Company L Sixth Regiment J W N G will lead the local contingent departing for Camp Logan. A special train leaves at 9 o'clock Friday, with Galena and Freeport soldiers joining en route via Dixon Sterling and Morrison stops. Forty five seasoned soldiers, praised for prior Camp Logan performance, accompany this move and will share in laurel wreath honors.
Freeport resident Mrs Katherine Deibel died at 6 36 pm at 173 Garden street after a three day bowel illness. Born November 23 1838 in Baden Germany she came to Freeport with Dominic Deibel in 1876 and attended St Josephs Church. Survived by her husband and children Mrs August Rohde Miss Mary Deibel Louis and Michael Deibel.
In Freeport, Clickety Klock is set to reel off a legal tick, while Hawley pursues LaCrosse, and President Biersach shows willingness to act. The unsettled situation hints at a major shift in Wisconsin league affairs.
Abstracts of titles furnished on short notice. Deeds Mortgages and other legal instruments accurately drawn. Money to loan. O Taylor & Frick Conveyancers.
Harriet Howard of New York details skin trouble she suffered for years before using Bucklen Arnica Salve. She praises it as a quick and sure healer for cuts burns and sores. 25 cents at Joseph Emmert's drug store.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Ry offers a July 26 round trip excursion from Freeport to Kilbourn at 2.26 dollars. The special train departs 6 20 p m returning Kilbourn 7 p m. Tickets include a steamer ride through the Dells of the Wisconsin for instruction, enjoyment, and recreation. Agent C M and St P Ry provides details.
Lawmakers confront a choice between funding priorities and approved plans as the session moves to tests of will. The outcome will determine whether projects proceed or wither amid budget constraints and political pressure.
Ernest Averitt a 19 year old Sinnissippi bus driver was drowned at 3 pm when he fell from a horse aboard the bus into the swift Rock River below the Ely bridge. A companion summoned help and searchers worked until nightfall. Averitt's body remained unrecovered as darkness halted efforts. His parents live three miles away and joined in the rescue plans.
Ira A. Perry of Freeport purchased Loucks cafe on North Main Street from Loucks who spent nine years building the business. Loucks will stay until August 1 to assist and then rest. Perry plans to retain staff and attract patrons from the Troy cafe in Freeport.
The Illinois crop bulletin for the week ending July 17 reports showery spells through midweek with heavy rains in many areas and temperatures reaching 90 degrees. Harvesting, haying, and threshing delayed, but progress resumed after rains. widespread wheat in shock damaged, oats delayed, grain in shock damaged, rye and barley in various stages, corn thriving, early planted grasses shooting, haying ongoing with losses, second clover crop growing, plums ripe, berries abundant, grapes promising, one noted decline in apples. bees yielding honey. potatoes light on early plantings, later plantings growing. gardens and roots ripening and marketable. tonics advertised for summer health.
The central exchange in Galvidere saw a walkout by girls seeking a raise from $20 a month to $1 per day. After discussions failed, most workers quit, leaving three remaining at the boards as manager Brown contends local pay is above average but unable to meet the demand amid disputed feasibility and ongoing dispute.
Western rail passenger traffic managers plan a Chicago conference to curb rate demoralization blamed on convention travel and ticket scalpers. Officials cite secret agreements with scalpers and mixed results from Western and Transcontinental associations, with calls for consolidation to improve conditions.
Freeport lodge No. 442 Kults of Pythias hosted many visiting brethren from Pearl City Lena and Orangeville. The second and third degrees were well conducted under John James chancellor, with an elaborate banquet at Troy cafe Allington as master of ceremonies. Guests shared remarks and reminiscences, highlighting the strong standing of Freemasons in the Pythian world.
Local druggist advertises Dr Kings New Pills at Joseph Emmert's Drug Store for 25 cents. Claims cure for stomach gags and liver troubles, promising guaranteed relief and demand for the modern remedy.
A large crowd gathered at Taylor's Park for a Freeport concert by the Freeportskengerband. Moonlight and cool breeze complemented music from the Grand Band under Robert Gibler and the Freeport Convert Orchestra. The program featured marches, choruses, and fine orchestral pieces, with fans urging more similar concerts in the future.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports railroad workers push to ban rice throwing at stations and on trains. Conductors and sleeping car staff say the practice damages cars floors and carpets and ruins comfort for passengers. Officials suggest barring wedding parties on platforms to curb the custom, a plan already used by several eastern roads.
The Babel Mining Company reports a rich lead deposit one and a half miles south of Warren. Prospecting at fifty four feet, eight feet reached ore as they begin sinking a shaft. The Babel district once thrived fifty years ago and lay dormant for forty years due to owners restricting mining.
A Dakota woman driving south of Winneshiek encountered four cows blocking a road. The cows held position, frightening the horse and breaking the wagon shafts. She unhitched the horse and walked a mile to find help to repair her buggy. The report warns drivers to steer clear of cows instead of forcing them off the road.
An old advertise style summary describes internal remedies claiming to cure catarrh. It mentions blood purification and two ingredients combined as the key to success, citing unnamed physicians and druggists.
Monroe men J F Rockey and W F Kulake introduce the Little Fox Well and Cistern Cleaner. It cleans and purifies by suction without removing water, leaving it pure and sanitary. They demonstrated the process and guarantee satisfaction, with orders via the Hotel Metropole.
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