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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1906
Page
2
Fragmentary note states an entity named Freeport is issued something by the International Topos Yaphidul Union in recognition of employing union labor in its mechanical departments.
Rs K Fish went to Rockford on business. B J Quigley and Hettinger were Chicago bound. Rev Fr Leyden of Apple River visited. Mrs Friedly visited Polo. J l Kleeppinger traveled to Monroe on business. Miss Ruby Guyer returned from Evanston. Arthur Germain of Argyle visiting relatives. Roy Sweeley of Winslow en route to Chicago. Miss Rae Boyington returned from Dakota. Judge A J Clarity left for New York on legal business. Charles J Bentley returned from Madison on business. Mrs E A Wilson of Fargo is visiting her father. Mrs Henry F Dorman and daughter went to Chicago. A LeZelner leaves for Grand Rapids on business. Mr and Mrs Richard Sweeney back in Waterloo after visiting relatives. Mrs J P Lamb and daughter return to Rockford from Freeport. Miss Sh a Mead of Mendota en route to Connecticut for summer. Mrs Blust planning summer in Alpha town. Miss Flora Mayer and Lillian Molter go to Everts for Hilla Light’s marriage. Dr J J Holke from Peotone attending Amanda Olke’s marriage. Mrs Ipso M Keck arrived. William Stout of Anamosa visiting relatives. plans Freeport as future home. Mr and Mrs H F Williams depart for four weeks eastward to Boston New York and Philadelphia. Williams & Beckmire goods to be purchased.
In a standout contest Freeport lost 1 to 0 to La Crosse at the park. Owsley started strong for Freeport but the visitors capitalized on mistakes and miscues to edge ahead. Freeport threatened in the sixth and eighth innings but could not push a run across, dropping to first in the standings.
Local notices list meetings and changes for Mystic Workers Freeport Commandery Knights Templar Modern Brotherhood of America and United Workers of Second Presbyterian. Resignations and election notices include Emil Haeni at Edward Bengton jewelry store and Katharine Porter home officers election. Freeport events invite attendance with church notices and a sermon by Rev Billing at Oak Street church.
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In a tense contest the narrative highlights errors and key plays. Hawley exchanges sharp looks with the team as Moriarity and Klock contribute, Barlow is caught by Killian, and Erickson fans three times and is involved in a heated moment with Umpire Boland. The final score features Freeport and La Crosse with a pitching and fielding sequence shaping the outcome.
Open date for Freeport with Barlow and Erickson in Chicago and Reid visiting relatives. Eau Claire to open in town Thursday. other games Wausau at La Crosse and Oshkosh at Green Bay. Managers seek a break even week after La Crosse series. Notable plays include Warhop’s catch and Konetchy’s infield hit. Erickson hit on arm but Boland held him at first. Hodson failed tryout. may join La Crosse next.
Green Bay edges Eau Claire Chippewa Falls 5 to 3 on June 5 driven by timely hitting and base running. Batteries Green Bay Bubser Connors Eau Claire Chippewa Falls Eberly Amy. Also reports no game at Wausau due to heavy rains with a Wausau Oshkosh postponement.
The German Reform church on Williams street will host a conference from June 7 at 7 30 p m to Sunday evening June 10. Rev Earnst Trager leads the Freeport church. Rev John Trager of Chicago conducts Thursday and Friday services. Rev Paul Trager gives a Friday lecture. Rev Bierbome of Washington TL arrives Sunday morning and Rev William ZenK conducts the 2 p m Sunday school. English talks by Rev L Nanasay of Chicago and Rev Kalbfleisch are planned for Sunday evening with a male quartet leading singing. Public invited.
The Journal will be issued at noon tomorrow. Advertisers and the public are urged to send advertisements and notices to the office as early as possible.
Anna Wilson of near Alfolkey was adjudged insane in county court last evening and sent to Watertown asylum this morning by Sheriff McCool.
Real estate transfer records Jay F. Barker sells and conveys lots 1 2 and 8 block 1 Rock Grove to Margaret E. Kelster for six hundred dollars.
Advert says Hollister's Rocky Mountain Pea sells for 85 cents. Signed Joseph Emmett. The snippet condemn false cures and promote a product offering relief from stomach issues.
A Chicago paper reports charges that exponents of Theosophy, led by Charles W. Leadbeater, face alleged immorality during eastern travels with Fritz Kunz. Kunz and son Alma Kunz of Freeport defend Leadbeater, predicting full exoneration when the American section meets in fall. Remains of Leadbeater’s world tour through Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon, India, Egypt, Italy, and England are discussed, with observed impressions from Freeport lectures and ongoing correspondence.
In a tabernacle contest under the WCTU auspices, about 250 attendees heard Miss Ethel Tyrrell of Stockton win the gold medal for her delivery on the Curse of Strong Drink. Judge panel included Mrs. J. P. Kryder, Mrs. Alice Sanborn Brown, and Miss Irma Irwin.
Anna Eyler and escort Joseph Wilhelm thank Louis Biersach and the rescuing group for saving them from a watery grave after a trip chaperoned by William Ascher on Saturday evening in Madison. The couple recount sending back a coat by American Express and express deep gratitude for the lifesaving effort.
Hope for a quiet settlement at a junior class reception divided over whether dancing should be allowed. The class, about sixty members, faces financial pressure as a play failed to fund the event. Senior class play “A Scrap of Paper” rehearsals proceed for June 19 and 20 in the assembly hall. Alumni banquet invitations go out for June 22 at Masonic Temple with membership eligibility and invitation deadlines outlined.
The Duty Journal is delivered to any part of the city for roc 3 week.
At a special meeting in the public library the Board of Education elected Eva Colby as instructor in domestic science and Ethel Jaynes as mathematics assistant. President Bergman was absent. Mr. Graham served as president pro tem. Five members approved creating the new department, two opposed, amid concerns over expanding expenses. Colby trained at Boston School of Domestic Science and taught in Mayville Wisconsin. Jaynes is a Chicago University graduate who taught mathematics in Muscatine high school.
J Blohm, a farmer near Rock City, retrieved a flour sack attached to a balloon launched by the Modern Woodmen committee in its large advertising push. The balloon, sent May 12, was found Sunday morning in Blohm's pasture, and the donor prize crackers were claimed from Schoeffel & Brokhausen.
Rockford will host a major Woodmen picnic and annual meeting drawing thousands from northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Interurban cars and steam trains will bring members from Belvidere Beloit and Janesville, with Rockford camps fielding a large presence and a prize drill ahead of the head camp meeting in autumn. Freeport hosts the event previously and expects a crowd, with Rockford aiding as possible.
Arthur O. Young and Miss Jeanette M. Libby, both well known in the city, were married by Justice Goddard yesterday afternoon at one o'clock.
For the Woodmen celebration this Thursday the midweek prayer service at the First M B church will be held Wednesday evening. A special encouragement is issued for recent facilitators to attend and participate.
A card and sewing party will be held Friday afternoon at St. Pius to benefit St. Vincent's Orphans' Home. Proceeds support the home and its care efforts for local children.
Death from lockjaw is avoided when Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is applied as an antiseptic and healer. Chas. Oswald of Rensselaersville N Y reports the salve cured Seth Burch of a notorious neck sore. It also heals cuts wounds burns and sores. 25¢ at Jos Emmert’s drug store.
Readable items in jewelry and suits suitable for graduation gifts offered at A W Ford & Son Pioneer Firewater? A S Sdiw.
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