Coming Events Listings for August and July Activities
July 10 Eastern Star picnic at Highland Park. Aug. 1 Religion of old soldiers at Winslow. Aug. 1 First M. E. Epworth league Mystery social. Aug. 4 Primaries in every county precinct. Aug. 7 County convention. Aug. 14 Senatorial convention. Aug. 16 Congressional convention. Aug. 16 to 26 Leona camp meeting. Aug. 21 State convention. Aug. 23 to Sept. 2 Oakdale camp meeting. Aug. 23 to Sept. 2 Riverside camp meeting.
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Eastern Star
Highland Park
Relgion
Winslow
Epworth League
Mystery” Sociable
Leona
Oakdale
Riverside
Trinity Y P M S July Meeting at Bardells Home
Trinity Y P M S of Trinity United Evangelical Church holds its July meeting on Wednesday July 25 at 8 p m at the Bardells home. The program features the delegate’s Missionary Convention report from Chadwick special music and a social hour. Members and friends invited. Meet at Trinity Church at 7 30 p m to ride the street car.
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Trinity Y. P. M.S
Trinity United Evangelical Church
Bardell
Chadwick
Trinity Church
Daily Journal Delivery Price Noted
The Daily Journal offers home delivery to any city area for 10 cents per week.
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the Daily Journal
Weather ideal for the troops at Camp Lincoln
Springfield July 24 Weather conditions were ideal for hard work at Camp Lincoln as Col Edward Kittilsen commanded the Sixth regiment in drills and range shooting The first battalion from Sterling Galesburg Monmouth and Oak Park spent the day on the range The regiment will rotate shooting duties with the second and third battalions A public concert by the Moline band will be held and Governor Deneen will attend Governor’s day events with informal proceedings and a reinforce on discipline remains tight with beer banned in the camp as part of Colonel Kittilsen’s policy
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Springfield
Camp Lincoln
Edward Kittilsen
Sterling
Galesburg
Monmouth
Oak Park
Lawrie
Kittilsén
Kittilsen
Moline
State Armory
Galena
Deneen
Porter
Everhart
Tentrinken
Geneseo
Edward Kittiisen
Cairns
Kittilsem
Local Notes From Winneshiek July Visit and Visits
Winneshiek notes a Freeport visitor Ruth Lapp spends Sunday with Wm Yarger. Fresh Air children from Chicago are being cared for by Mennonite families. Gladys Jones from Freeport visiting grandparents P M Fawvers. Mary Lentz spending week in Freeport. John and Mrs Glasser welcomed a baby girl. A Mosses visited Red Oak Sunday. Bertha Bokenmeier visited Dakota. Ella Mitchell hosted friends Sunday. Carrie Fawyer from Freeport visited her parents. Lucretia Snyder spent days in Rockford. J S Shoemaker and Geo Shoemaker traveled to Texas. James Meads to undergo hospital operation for a sore limb. H F Kortemeier visited Freeport friends Monday evening.
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Winneshiek
Ruth Lapp
Freeport
Wm. Yarger’s
Chicago
Gladys Jones
P. M. Fawvers
Mary Lentz
John Glasser
A. Moss
Red Oak
Bertha Bokenmeier
Dakota
Ella Mitchell
Carrie Fawyer
Lucretia Snyder
Rockford
J. S. Shoemaker
Geo. Shoemaker
Texas
Local Notes From Shannon July Visit and Friends
Our Own Correspondent reports social visits in Shannon with Madge Brown from Rockford touring, Mrs Pearse and Mrs Wasser returning to Freeport and Iown, Mrs Hubbard from Rock Island visiting relatives, families at Sand Slough, Ames and Mt Carrall, camping trips near Sand Slough, and Mrs Sherwood hosting guests from Sioux City Waterloo and Freeport.
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Shannon
Madge Brown
Rockford
Chas. Pearse
Freeport
Hubbard
Rock Island
Nate Grossman
Pauline
Laurine Prutzman
Sand Slough
James Wasser
C. M. Healy
Ela Loughran
Ames
Ela Sherwood
Mildred Moll
Mt. Carrall
Clarence Bender
Iarl Boyd
Chas
Corcoran
Sioux City
Ella Sherwood
S. J. Layman
Deershaw
Dora Baum
Waterloo
Man Found Dead After Fiery Fall at Dixon Viaduct
Dixon Illinois July 24. A lineman named Hanlegan was found dead after a fall near the C and N W viaduct in Dixon. Initial belief held a train killed him, but an inquest showed he died from a severed femoral artery after a whiskey flask ruptured a leg wound. The man had been with Western Union workers east of Dixon and likely drank, fell, and was struck by a train as his feet lay on the tracks. He was unmarried. a sister in Springfield was notified. The report also includes a cartoonish obituary note and unrelated historical anecdotes.
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Hanlegan
Western Union
Dixon
Springfield
Knights Hold Ladies' Day and Woodmen Meet Tomorrow
Tomorrow brings ladies' day at the Knights of Columbus hall while the Freeport camp of Modern Woodmen meets in the evening. A Cherry Valley post office robbery occurred Tuesday morning netting about 600 dollars in stamps and cash.
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Knights of Columbus
Freeport
Will Jacobs
Cherry Valley
Albertson and Stemm dissolve partnership
The partnership between Albertson and Stemm is dissolved and Mr Stemm agrees to assume the indebtedness of the firm. 7250 26 Gro A STEMM.
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Albertson & Stemm
Stemm
A. Stemm
Men’s $1.5 Work Shoes Sale Closes July 31 at JE and W
A sale offering men’s work shoes originally priced at $1.50 is advertised at $1.25. The event is set to end on July 31 at the JE and W outlet, with clear notice of final clearance.
Take a Summer Trip to Colorado by Midwestern Railways
Promotes rail travel to Colorado this summer via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. Highlights low through rates and excellent service on the St Paul Union Pacific line. Encourages contacting local agents or writing to F. A. Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago for brochure. Postage six cents.
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Colorado
Chicago Milwakee & St. Paul
Rocky Mountains
St.Paul
Union Pacific
F. A. Miller
Chi- FO. Ee
Colorado-California
Roanoke
Northwestern
Excelsior Springs Health Resort Book Published by Railway
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway announces a thirty two page book on Excelsior Springs its medicinal waters hotels and train service priced four cents postage F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago Also a new South Dakota resources book priced two cents postage details Lyman County and western territory access by railway ex tensions available by mail from F A Miller Chicago 7 25ans8 10
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Excelsior Springs
Chicago, Milwaukee
South Dakota
Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Lyman County
Missouri River
F. A. Miller
Chicago
Farmers Offer Small Thresher And Stover Engine
Farmers advertise sale of a small thresher and a Stover gasoline engine. Buy to thresh at the right time. Visit Corner Exchange and Van Buren streets north of the COUFE house. Drdw iw
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Call and Jook Ae
Public Sale of Stock at Freeport Court House Front Door
Public sale for cash at the southerly front door of the court house in Freeport on Thursday July 26 1906 at 10 oclock am. Certificate No 27 for forty shares of the capital stock of the Freeport Hardware Company. F W Siecke dated July 16 DOG.
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Freeport
Jainary
F. W. Siecke
Notable figures and curiosities in early 20th century news
A collage of brief items notes King Holtward’s theater program absence since youth, Count Tolstoi’s binding hobby, York’s Indy mayoress earning lifelong Lady status, Savoy royal music interest, Senator James D. Taliaferro’s wealth from lumber and banking, John Sharp Williams’s rose gardening, and two Canadian born colonial sailors rising to admiral ranks in the British Navy.
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Bersanal
Holtward Fing
Count Tolstot
Tina
Indy
York
Ete
Italy
House of Savoy
John Sharp Williams
Congress
Mississippi
CG. C. Drury
Archibald Douglas
Canada
Invention Patents Worldwide Costing 2500 Dollars
To protect an invention globally, sixty four patents must be secured by WS across many countries, with a total cost of 2500 dollars.
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Ter Sale
Panama
F. A. Read
Dren
Sea Island
W.j.young &Co
Hermsmeier
Galena St
Union Loan & Building Association
South
Galena Ave
Lincoln
Haulegan
Dike Ag Gti
Ghali
Baring Gould
Burgin
Mark Twain
Dr. Venn
Calif. College
Cambridge
The
Athenaeum
Lord Brougham
Roche
Hasty Galway
America
Presendary Hobson
Dean Shaler
Blarvard
Nathaniel S. Shaler
Lawrence Scientific School
Shaler
Fairy Tater
Gore
Fund of Earth
Rome
Janus
Romulus
Caesar
Christ
United States
Noah
Academy of Beloit
Wis
Milwaukee
North-Western
Order of Eagles
Chicago & North-Western
Woodford
Vvassers
Exboaues
Enoug
Ghestau We
Ae Delphia
Geo. A. Rogers
Stephenson St
James DP
Taliaferro
Mortoin
Books For
Eben Holden
MAN From
Glengary
RED Keggers
the Spenders
SEA Wolke
Patsisona
Kryder
Brown & Dollmeyer
Just
Weiss & CO
Conover
Cable
Kingsbury
Wellington
Kurtzman
Lake Side
George A. Stemm
New York
Cable Company
Strathmore
Havana
H J. Moogk
F. Jungkur
Joseph Emmert
Germania Socie Schinich Bros
James Farnum
Theo. Gessner
W. M. Kinne
Melnick Senate Hotel
Reiger & Kerl
Martin Kroer
C. W. Harden
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