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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1908
Page
2
Louis H. Burrell declares candidacy for Republican nomination for State's Attorney of Stephenson County. Roscoe J. Carnahan also announces for the same post, urging Republican support for the August primaries. The primaries are set for Saturday, August 8th, 1908.
William Krabeh announces candidacy for Republican nomination for state senator Twelfth district comprising Stephenson Jo Daviess Carroll counties. J O McKenzie and Reuben Tiffany also declare as Republican candidates subject to August 8 1908 primaries in Freeport Illinois.
A series of public notices declare candidacies for the Illinois General Assembly from the 12th Senatorial District. Names include Stephen Rigney Freeport J J Shaffer William Ehrler George R Morris W W Gillespie and O A Hammond with primaries set for August 8 1908 in Jo Daviess Carroll Stephenson and Warren counties and amid district lines officials urge Republican voters to back their chosen candidates.
A list of residents and visitors who spent Sunday in Freeport or traveled nearby towns including J J Jones Galena H M Scott Rockford C S Overstreet Lena E D Edgcomb Rockford William Brankow Clarno H B Averill Marengo Homer F Aspinwall Chicago R E Hoover Amboy Florence Carroll Bloomington J J Kipplinger Lena M J Dillon Galena John H Hartman Rockford A C Triggs Elgin Winslow Fred Snyder Freeport Mrs Kate Penticoff 288 Clark Ave Shell Lake Paul Huenkemeier Rockford Lake Wenona attendees O B Bidwell Lake Wenona Assembly G Steenrod home guests W F Hewitson Rockford Miss Anna Matter Ida Mary Carbiener LeMars Ia and other relatives and friends traveling through or visiting Freeport over Sunday.
J W Bess a colored bank porter in Rockford stole 8000 in currency plus 420 in unsigned notes from the Manufacturers National Bank vault. He was captured within hours by Chief Bargren at a Harris home on South Avon street, found hiding under mattresses with the satchel of money. Bess forged signatures on unsigned currency and faces federal charges. wife Mrs Bess distressed.
Twenty two fresh air lads arrived from Chicago at noon and twenty eight more were to arrive on the evening train. They were escorted to restaurants for dinners and to Globe park for a two week camp. Some had visited before and asked about acquaintances. The youngsters are lively and eager for fun and mischief during their stay.
All People AM notes that Nabisco Sugar Wafers never tire the palate and suit every social function. They serve as a dessert or nibble with punch or coffee, pairing well with ices and completing both a sumptuous dinner and an afternoon tea.
A Harrisville man praises Dr. King’s New Life Pills as “just exactly right” after years of use. The advertisement claims the remedy relieves constipation biliousness and malaria with no discomfort and directs readers to Jos. Emmert’s drug store for purchase.
Beginning Saturday afternoon June 27 regular transport will run to Oakland cemetery Wednesday and Saturday afternoons each week until further notice. Round trip tickets from White school house cost 15 cents and may be bought from the driver. Oakland Cemetery agingout sion.
Freeport battles the Tigers to a draw as Balliet shines for locals while Cummings and Barrah Duable to stem the tide of defeat. La Crosse slated for Sunday in series showdown.
Saturday results show Fond du Lac 5 Freeport 4 and Rockford 3 Oshkosh 5 as the four game set splits two wins apiece. Madison edges Wausau 4 to 2 while La Crosse beats Green Bay 2 to 1. Upcoming: Fond du Lac at Oshkosh and Green Bay at Wausau with La Crosse visiting tomorrow for a series opener.
In Wausau Wisconsin on July 18 Madison edged past Wausau 1-0 as Grimes Bartos and Erickson handled the batteries. Local note: Green Bay defeated La Crosse 3 to 2 with Vance, Jones, Hawley and Harms listed among others.
Freeport returns home from Fond du Lac while La Crosse also arrives. Three games start tomorrow with that team and one postponed game is unlikely to be played. La Crosse seeks second place as the next series promises fast action and strong attendance at Taylor's park led by Pink Hawley drawing fans.
Waterloo manager Frank Boyle announced Harry Gasper will remain with Waterloo through season end then report to Cincinnati for major league action. Gasper, born 1883 in Kingsley, has starred as pitcher and hitter, with a 21 game record this season and a highlight shutout of Burlington on September 11. He began pro ball in 1905 with Dubuque and rose through Wisconsin leagues before joining Waterloo.
Local notes list residents and visitors in Freeport and surrounding areas. E. L. Dunlap of Champaign trans acted business here today while Gale Dreibelbis of Monroe called on Sunday. Others travel to Chicago, Canada, Bay View and Ludington for visits or return home with several guests staying with Miss Jennie Grant in Freeport.
John Dunlevey, seriously injured in an Illinois Central train engine accident, shows signs of improvement as doctors report progress and his condition stabilizes.
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Announcement of ballot colors for the August 8 1908 primary in Stephenson County Illinois. Republican White Democratic Pink Prohibition Blue Socialist Orange. Dated July 15 1908 and signed by County Clerk Held.
Schmid Wachlin Pfeiffer advertises all sizes E wide ladies' Golden Brown kid Oxfords priced at 1.60 dollars. Tlédlw
George P Jaeger born Harlem township September 28 1878 died in Denver Colorado after a prolonged illness of consumption. He married Iva Druck in 1905 and farmed at Daisy North Dakota before moving to Denver California and finally death. Survived by wife and siblings in Daisy Freeport Norton Clifton and Lancaster while nieces nephews and cousins are listed. Funeral services were held in Denver.
Dr. F W Byers recalls the Black Hawk War and the role of Dr William Monroe in Wisconsin pre territorial history. He notes Lincoln Taylor Jefferson Davis and Maj Robert Anderson as participants and details battles near Woodford Lake Koshkonong and Wisconsin Heights with Black Hawk finally defeated at the Mississippi Bad Axe. Monroe, aged 90, died July 3 1908 leaving Col Townsend as the last survivor of that veteran band.
John Barrett director of the international bureau of American republics at Washington left Mercy Hospital in Denver after ten days with a severe illness feared to be typhoid fever. He had arrived with European and South American diplomats for the Democratic national convention and planned to travel to Yellowstone and the Pacific coast but will now return east, stopping en route at Colorado Springs and Freeport, Illinois, where his mother lives.
Nearly seven hundred season tickets were subscribed Sunday in an effort to hold a chautauqua next year but the assembly may not occur. Manager Holbrook spoke after W W Krape said he would not cover further deficits. A stock company idea was proposed. Senator Eli J Burkett of Lincoln Nebraska gave an address on municipal ownership and Roney's Boys Concert provided music.
Saturday afternoon Miss Ruby Hoefer dropped her watch near the storm sewer catch basin in front of the William O. Wright store. Julius Kaepgle descended to locate the watch and recovered a silver dollar. A sprinkling wagon flushed the sewer but the watch remained missing. search continued this afternoon.
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