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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1905
Page
2
The Freeport Journal earns a label from the International Typographical Union in recognition of employing union labor in its mechanical departments.
A roundup of residents traveling to cities including Decatur Chicago Springfield Warren and New York with social notes on visits from Canada and Wisconsin. Notables such as former alderman Hill and Rev Theodore Holke are listed among others visiting for business or leisure and plans for summer and conventions are noted.
Regular meeting of John A. Davis post tomorrow night. Jubilee chorus rehearsal tonight. Children’s day chorus at Embury church tonight. Mrs. J. W. Van Dyke hosted the Monday Afternoon club this afternoon. Supervisor’s committees met at the courthouse today. Freeport Shakespeare society meets tonight at 7 30 with Mrs. Hettinger. Third ward hose company seeks hydrant wrench lost this morning. Miss May Phillips addressed Trinity Church audience last evening. Meetings continue all week at 746. Freeport Birdletts and Winslow nine play at Taylor’s park next Sunday afternoon with Winslow delegation expected. Col F O Lowden purchased a Sampson windmill and steel tower for his Ogle county farm. Woman’s Foreign Missionary society tea Wednesday at Mrs. Fred Trapp’s, 88 Fifth avenue, with 4 o’clock devotional, reading by Mrs. McKay, and a 5 to 7 30 tea. All invited.
Freeport beat Beloit 9 to 7 and won 1 to 2 in an 11 inning Sunday game while Oshkosh beat Green Bay 10 to 4 and LaCrosse edged Wausau 11 to 1. The doubleheader split left Freeport atop the standings as Beloit also won. Scott starred on the mound for Freeport, while Schneiberg drew ire for missing a morning workout and a late bid.
Oshkosh gains a 10 to 6 win over Green Bay in game four of a four game series led by fourteen hits from Oshkosh bats. Attendance listed as 2,000 plus, with standout performances from Beeber and Selvis for Oshkosh and Paul Connors contributing for Green Bay. In a separate game, Galena beat Rockford 7 to 0, extending Galena’s win streak to six as Clinton, Iowa visits Thursday for the Independent club.
Hains Wagner argues for a new hitting theory to advance offense in baseball. He contends current high hitting will improve as rules like the spitball and foul strike shift reach adequacy, and that a radical overhaul is needed to boost spectacle. In St. Louis he cited Joe Kelley’s ideas advocating change.
The author argues for removing the sacrifice bunt except in rare cases, claiming it would quicken play and sharpen batting. He defends the protective value of gloves for fielders, praises crowd intuition, and urges a more aggressive hitting approach to revive interest in the game.
Post office at Leland in La Salle county Illinois was robbed early Saturday when burglars wrecked the safe with nitroglycerine and escaped with contents. A resident spotted two men fleeing on horses as a posse and federal agents began a wide search. several hundred dollars were believed missing.
The Grand bills three Kays vaudeville act Mildred Grover and her two pickin inies La sidelia the dancer Powers and Freed and the Jensen Herr magico show plus Life of an American Fireman. Matinees after Monday with souvenirs for attendees on Tuesday Friday and Saturday. Evening show priced ten fifteen twenty cents. Monroe Times notes A H Mehaughlin of Chicago visiting Miss May McGaughlin. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin praised by druggists. Asbury Park trip available June 29 to July 2 with passes to other cities via Pennsylvania Lines. full info from Geo R Thompson T P Ay Milwaukee.
The Sunday school convention of the township drew church leaders and members to a day of lectures, prayers, and presentations on methods for engaging children. Topics included open doors to religious culture, parental responsibility, picture painting, Bible class work, and rewarding diligent learners. Officers were elected: President W. M. Sanford, Secretary W. C. Swanzey, Treasurer Wm. Smallwood.
Ransom Bailey, born 1828 in Reading Vermont, died in Cedar Falls after apoplexy. A valued farmer and businessman, he helped establish Baileyville Illinois and later settled families in Grundy Butler and Emmet counties before moving to Cedar Falls in 1886. He married Mary Dyer in 1867 and had sons James L. and Samuel C. Funeral services were set for 3 PM Wednesday at his home with burial in Fairview cemetery.
W C Garrard secretary of the state board of agriculture sends out the premium list for the Illinois state fair of 1905. The list is liberal and complete with changes in saddle and light horse divisions and improvements in swine and sheep exhibits. Total premiums about 50000. A new state building with 100 stalls will be erected. Mrs John L Cook Mrs Frank Prather and Mrs M Berry will lead the Woman's building and domestic science program. Competent teachers will conduct the schools at the fair.
The Harpersville New York pastor, Rev C D Moore, describes suffering from a persistent cough after a grip that forced him to sleep upright. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds with curing his cough and preventing consumption. Sold by Joseph Emmert's drugstore for 50 cents and 1.00, with a trial bottle free.
Foreman John Glasser reports a man named Schultz bilked Mrs. Glasser of four dollars using a fabricated tale of friendship with Glasser's late father. Schultz gained access to Keystone shop tools, was housed briefly, and vanished after inquiries for work. Police and Sterling detectives hunt the 50-year-old German speaker, last seen near trains or walking away.
Stephenson County official records show H. S. Antrim cashier of the State Bank of Freeport swears the bank balance sheet for 1905 reflects loans and discounts, deposits, and various assets. The oath and signature are dated in 1905, with amounts listed for capital, profits, and deposits in multiple categories.
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