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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1907
Page
2
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Excelsior Lodge No. 7 holds stated communications on the first and third Fridays each month with work on F C Friday August 2. Evergreen Lodge No. 170 meets on the first and third Mondays. Freeport Chapter No. 2 observes stated convocation on the first and second Tuesday. Freeport Council No. 30 meets on the Tuesday of each month. Freeport Commandery No. 7 K T conducts stated conclaves on the first and third Wednesdays.
Vacation time is here. Journal subscribers leaving the city for the summer may have their paper forwarded by leaving their address at the office. Call phone 25. Addresses will be changed as often as desired without extra charge. Half the pleasure of a vacation is the reading of happenings at home.
A long list of Dixon people depart for Chicago or other cities for business visits leisure stays and family visits. Among them are Fred Wenthe J Dickman Judge Heard Steve Steffen and C C Shoemaker traveling to Chicago Rockford and Galena for meetings and errands. Several locals plan visits to Dixon Freeport Savanna Lena and Warren and Hanover while others return from Alberta Pennsylvania and Manitoba.
The Kish and Game Club meeting planned for last evening at the County Club rooms did not occur due to lack of a quorum.
Freeport defeats Eau Claire 4 to 1 at Taylor's park with Warhop pitching unevenly but the Canners benefiting from timely hits. O'Leary contributed a baserunning spark, while Ireland and Disch drove runs as Freeport breaks the Tigers' challenge.
Madison, Wisconsin defeated La Crosse 8 to 0 as Theobald pitched a two hit, ten strikeout game. Smiley Smith, former Duluth manager, joined Madison today. Final score shows Madison taking a decisive win with strong defense and offensive support.
Wausau defeated Fond du Lac 4 to 0 as three sixth inning errors and two hits fueled a three run burst. Batteries were Miller and McKenzie for Fond du Lac and Ames and Clarang for Wausau.
Green Bay, Wis July 29 Green Bay took the first game of the series with timely hitting totaling three runs in the middle and late innings. Oshkosh managed a lone rally but fell short as Francia and Ort powered the mound for Green Bay while Converse and Warren shared the catching duties.
Yesterday's matchup featured Burke's unassisted out on a hot liner, Schoonhoven's circus catch, Ireland's running grab, and Fiske's squeeze attempt misplayed by Stark. Watched by Tad Sullivan of Comiskey, the Wisconsin league showcased elite defense while Warhop transfer talks loomed.
Manager Bobby Lynch jokes about a traveling hospital after a ball hits an ankle during the series at Madison. Lynch remains upbeat as Freeport fans ponder Pink Hawley’s quip about Madison’s chances after the game.
President Rodemeyer of the Freeport club and scout Sullivan discuss Warhop transfer talks. Sullivan says a twenty day option exists, Rodemeyer denies such a limit though hints at a deal. Warhop remains silent and will not reveal terms or status. any deal would not take effect before Wisconsin season ends.
Curtis Uncapher left for Van Wert Ohio after a month as third sack for the Canners. Albert Amsler, once right fielder now at Brunswick billiard hall, went to Sioux City Iowa. W H Thompson of Dixon tried out with Hall Claire Meyers and left for home unable to meet Manager Lynch’s ball demand.
Rockford fans witnessed a fast scrappy contest Sunday in Freeport where the Freeport nine shut out Lacrosse 2 to 0. The game kept neck and neck until late, with Freeport grabbing the lead early and finishing atop the pennant ladder.
Special to the Journal reports the July 30 election in the Philippine Islands as the first formal move toward self government. It outlines the assembly’s 81 members, two year terms, and the division of powers with the Philippine commission as upper house, and notes Taft’s presence at the assembly’s October convening.
John Ryan of Orangeville is confined at the jail with a badly inflamed wooden foot. He arrived a week ago and spent much time earlier visiting saloons. His money is gone and he has no friends to call on. Ryan is a wagon maker who has been leaving town for alcohol since Orangeville became dry.
A nostalgic note promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as pain free purifiers that cure headache and biliousness and keep bowels right. Sold for 2 cents at Jos Emmert’s drug store.
Bargain prices on patent leather and kid oxfords at Winslow sale. Two fifty for grade patent or kid oxfords and one ninety five for slippers. Strong price cuts target misses and children's footwear in a brisk clearance event.
Complex battalion and regimental drills are planned at Camp Lincoln for a week with a Spanish American veterans reunion in Springfield pending a circuit court injunctive ruling on a rifle range dispute. Judge Creighton will rule Wednesday on Michael Donovan’s bid to stop firing onto his property.
Drills will likely start Wednesday or Thursday. A reception for officers at the governor's mansion is scheduled for Wednesday evening, followed by a review Thursday. The Sterling band accompanying the regiment will perform a concert each evening at the camp after the parade, and a concert is also planned Wednesday on the executive mansion lawn.
The Steves troupe debuts an acrobat act called the Bounding Tremplin on a three section platform with an elastic central tremplin. The troupe promises clever acrobatic maneuvers and new acts for the season. The circus will visit Freeport on Wednesday, Aug. 14.
Royal Palace No 2 of the Most Excellent Order of Ancient Chaldeans will initiate a large number of candidates on Thursday evening August 1. The event, held at the palace, will bring together nearly the entire membership with Masons from Freeport Warren Lenn and other towns. The ritual, regarded as the best ever presented, will be followed by a unique banquet feature during the ceremony.
An 1890s style ad offers a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable case of Gatarrh. F J Cheney is vouched for by Waddling Kinnan and Marvin druggists in Toledo. Hall's Catarrh Cure is marketed as a internal remedy priced at 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available.
Beginning Thursday July 11 and each Thursday through August 16 the Rockford and Interurban Ry runs 80 cent round trips to Harlem Park Rockford with street car fare included. Tickets valid for any car and good for return on the sale date only.
Footwear ad notes Ladies Patent Tip Oxfords priced around $1.35, with $0.98 offers at Schmidt Wachlin & Pelffor. Advertisement mentions catalog or store placement and item code q-2607.
The town board will hold a regular meeting on August 2 at 7 30 p m to audit bills. All persons with claims against the town must present them at the town clerk s office in the Rice Building 2nd floor promptly. Michael Steffen Town Clerk. 7 20dtd
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