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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1906
Page
4
A brief, oddly phrased item notes recognition by the International Typographical Union of a publication or employer in Freeport for employing Union labor in its technical departments. The fragment suggests an acknowledgment or settlement related to labor practices.
Dr. Saucerman Winslow and M Wirsing Orangeville in town. Roy Melinick spent Sunday with friends at Bolton. Mrs. John Buss returns from Argyle. John Baymiller Woodstock visiting relatives. William Edwards returns from Dubuque. G B Winters outing in McFarland Wis. S E Raines returns from California. Ross Obelander returns to Polo. Ketler returns to Peoria. Mrs M S Beals returns to Chicago. Miss Johnson Shawnee guest of D H Johnson. Miss Alice Cummisford heads to Brooklyn and New York. Mrs W W Krape and Miss Bessie travel to Chicago. Jungkunz family at McFarland Wis. Mrs G W Cagley Nashua visiting Ward McLees. Mrs Jacob Boos and children visit Mattoon. Mrs Walter Wilcox Burlington visiting M K Porter. Miss Emily Sayers returns to Le Mars. A I Turner returns to Centralia. F W Chase Pasadena guests of Hollisters. Dr S H Aurand and wife Chicago guests of Geo W Frey. Alex Krehl and Al Weiss return from Madison lakes outing. Mrs D T Sullivan returns from Wiota. Rev COJ Price returns from Damascus. Mr and Mrs Elmer C Fugate arrive to visit Fugates. Miss Amy Anderson returns to Chicago. will visit Rockford. Mrs Rideout and children and Mr Mrs Fred Grey go to Lake Waubesa. Dr Rideout joins later. Groneman family back from Freeport. Arthur Horsley and Arthur Wheeland visit Dubuque. Charles injured brother recovering. Mrs ST P Daniels St Louis and others visiting Smith home. Dan iels is Mrs Smith's mother. Mrs Wood aunt.
La Crosse blanked Freeport 2 0 as Warhop and Schneiberg matched in a near equal hitting contest. George Ives broke an ankle sliding to first in the sixth inning. Moriarity and Vogt key Freeport hits. Umpire Jack Pickett worked the state league tilt before about 1500 fans.
Wausau defeats Green Bay in a fast game highlighted by Gasper's pitching and a ninth inning timely hit. Oshkosh tests Kerr in a damp doubleheader opening, while La Crosse bests an opponent in a close series finale with Konetchey homering.
George Shick assessor for West Point tested before the board of review today. Cyrus Grove county superintendent audits township treasurer report at German Valley. Myrtle Kauffman returns from DeKalb to join North American Business College in the Rice building. Sunday School teachers union to meet at Mrs L A Herrick 8 Green St Tuesday 8 PM. Springfield population 46 537 per census by city board of education. Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Embury M Y church to meet Wednesday 3 PM at Mrs H A Melerkort 269 Pleasant St with devotional and a literary program.
Presidents Powers and J T Powers of the Wisconsin State league and Maurice Q Niel of the Western league left Freeport yesterday for La Salle to witness a game with Powers appearing as umpire. The exact purpose of Powers visit to Freeport at this time keeps fans guessing.
Powers and a seasoned baseball executive visit town amid protests over Freeport games. They gather evidence, discuss a potential Northern Illinois league, and urge payment of umpire fines. Fans speculate the visit signals moves toward promoting players to higher leagues.
La Crosse and Freeport teams arrived by 8:30 this morning for the opening game. Vogt may return to the lineup as Fredrickson shines. Cahill shifts to shortstop with Bond at second. Umpire Jack Pickett arrives, Scott and Schneiberg to duel in game one amid hopes of a record crowd.
A Chicago Sunday Tribune feature praises De Worth Jack Easton once a Freeport pitcher now with the Olivers of Woodstock Illinois. It highlights his many victories against strong semi pro clubs including West End Guenther's Lawndale and Normal. The same page also features Wee Willie McGill, now with a Chicago city team.
Report explains a costly error by Schoonhoven in the eighth inning that allowed winning runs to score. Word from LaCrosse notes Warhop retired two batters before the misplay, the next hitter delivered a hit over second base, sealing the loss for the locals.
The Freeport Standards defeated Orangeville on Sunday afternoon by 7 to 6 in a tight contest. Freeport rallied with a batting surge to secure the win. Local lineup featured Young pitching and Cavanaugh catching, with Grant at shortstop and Calam at first base among others.
A letter complains that an amusement park ran late and held a 7:30 band march on Sabbath eve drawing people on their way to church. It laments Sabbath commerce and gambling and urges the park to stop six days a week to keep the Sabbath holy, signed Not a Preacher.
Mrs Tl Hagedorn and Mrs W B Lichtenberger return home after a week's visit in Minneapolis and St Paul They visited Mr and Mrs F Rutledge formerly of Freeport Mr Rutledge runs a train from St Paul to Staples The Misses Emma and Clara Hagedorn remain as delegates to a convention in St Paul on Wednesday and Thursday of this week
Illinois Rifle association to hold a multi day tournament at Camp Logan near Winthrop Harbor with civilian and soldier entrants. Regimental team match features twelve man teams across infantry cavalry artillery and naval reserve competing at 800 and 1000 yards plus skirmish events. Prizes include gold and silver medals, cash awards, and a governor’s match for state champion.
Evitrance fee is 50 cents for members. Prizes include Priges-First medal with $3, second with $2, third with $1. Open to all with a 26 cent entrance fee.
The juvenile trick pianist Miss Lizzie Weller performs at Highland Park Theatre this week. She plays with hands and toes, evoking harmonies from the piano. Highlights include blind folded technique behind a draped piano, Chopin Melody in I and Jerusalem, Annie Laurie with left hand and Yankee Doodle with right, and a song and dance with her own accompaniment. She also features Marching Through Georgia with one foot. Special matinee at 3 for ladies and children. admission 10 cents. Evening shows at 8:30 with general admission 10 cents and reserved seats 20 cents.
A large Sunday crowd at Highland Park attended from 1:30 pm to 11 pm as rides and a big free act by the Alexanders drew huge turnout. 8 998 rode today and a planned theatre show at 10 80 replaced an outdoor platform act. Chief Sweeney agreed to cuff Miss Alexander at city hall Wednesday noon, promising her three minutes to free herself.
The Henney-Globe band agrees to provide twenty men four times weekly for Highland park. Starting next Sunday the band will perform at the park each Sunday afternoon and evening and on every Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
William Herbig of Rockford walked into Rockford police on Saturday and turned himself in after a four week manhunt. He faces charges in Freeport for burglary tied to Isaac Duncan camp theft of a minnow net a shot gun razors and other items valued around 40 dollars. He denies the accusation and says he knew nothing of being wanted. He was a former Illinois Central brakeman and barber, and while in custody yesterday he shaved two Brown Building robbers.
The Orphan’s Friend committee of St. Vincent’s Orphanage elected officers including President E A Blust, Treasurer Robert Juecke, Solicitors Geo P Goldsmith Philip Miller John Kloepping, and Editor J H Fromme. Advertising rates will lower for the next issue August 4 to aid fundraising. 1 000 copies are printed monthly and distributed gratis. The paper, begun in April, features local scenes and parish matters for St Joseph’s and St Mary’s churches.
Colonel Frank O. Lowden spoke at the Labor day picnic in Ogden's Grove Chicago under the Associated Building Trades, arguing against free competition in the labor market. He urged statutory law and contracts between employers and unions to protect labor, warning that free competition leads to child labor and early graves. He praised arbitration shifting to conciliation and noted strong applause for his points.
Read store clerk Miss Ida Snyder plans a vacation tour of the great lakes with visits to Toledo and Canton Ohio. Also traveling are Miss Anna Carmody to Polo Pennsylvania for two weeks with friends and Miss Susie Kunz to Elkhorn Wisconsin for a week. Louise Schmidt resumes at the Boston store after a week away. Belva Reineke visits Chicago for a few days. Marie Ia Sholle takes a vacation from the Read dry goods store. Nora Hogan enjoys a vacation from the Read store.
An interurban freight car loaded with knitting machines arrived late Saturday and installation began today. A second carload will follow after the first is installed, and operations will start with about twenty employees.
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is promoted as essential for a well preserved woman. The copy asserts future appearance improvement rather than present look. The product claims to use tablets priced at 85 cents and is attributed to JosErpue EMMERY.
The Freeport highway commissioners invite bids to scrape and paint the Hancock avenue bridge with two coats of good paint. Bids must be mailed to Aug Rampenthal chairman at 12 Clinton street by July 30, 1906 at 6 p m. The board may reject any or all bids.
A Springfield paper says Lito Was was smuggled into Camp Lincoln by soldiers of the Sixth Regiment after a guard laxity. The beer entered hidden in old grips and buckets during weeks of duty before departure, as regimental vigilance was noted to have gaps.
The 1908 biennial Saengerfest of the Northwest Saengerbund closed in St Paul Minnesota with Freeport members arriving by Illinois Central train at 6 52 am. LaCrosse Wisconsin was chosen to host 1908 event if a new auditorium is erected. At yesterday’s meeting all officers were re elected: Theodore G Behrens Chicago president Otto W Rowland St Paul vice president George H J Kieck Milwaukee secretary B O Kney Madison treasurer J G A Wunder Davenport librarian.
The state highway commission tracks vehicle counts at thirty traffic stations to study road needs and improve construction. Data show daily volumes, peak travel hours, and effects of events like circuses, helping assess isolation and weather impact on farmers and the public.
A neglectful watchman caused a North Sea dyke break and ruin, while Kenneth Mc Iver of Vanceboro Maine escaped death from a neglected cold only by Dr. King’s New Discovery. He states three doctors gave him up for dead from lung inflammation, but the remedy saved him. Guaranteed best cough and cold cure at Jos Emmert’s drug store, 50c and $1. Trial bottle free.
A brief note announces one dollar shirts available at the Golden Eagle tray location, marked as possibly disappearing soon, with a reference to 48e and a timestamp-like tag T-24dlw.
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