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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1905
Page
2
A ceremonial label issued to the Freenor Journal by the International Typographic Union recognizing the newspaper for employing union labor in its mechanical departments. The act highlights company practices and labor standards within the publication.
J O G Guyer, L W Jones, Miss Katie Moran of Warren, Boyd P Hill, W M Sanford, OR wipt, H A Huenkemeier, H M Shorb, Robert D Martin of Chicago visit and transact business. Quigley "Butter and Egg depot" opened. Edna Baker Oyler to Lena for graduation. Bert Dana goes to Chicago. Mrs A Lockard and Beasie from Cincinnati guests of Wm O Wright. B W Porter of Greenfield and Mrs Porter guests. Miss Drener returns home from Milwaukee. Nellye Eyler returns from Shannon for Freeport visit. Mr and Mrs W P Wasley of Greeley sail to England. Mrs M E McCaffery to Freeport. Ethel Louise Armstrong visits grandmother Mrs Godfrey Vought. O D Weaver of Chicago and G A Weaver of Freeport visit. Sixty-ninth anniversary of Mr and Mrs G Weaver.
Local briefs report school and church activities for Embury Church First Presbyterian and I O O F lodge. Adjourned board meeting tonight, with rehearsals for Children's Day chorus this evening and Saturday afternoon. A death by suicide near Sterling, plus ads for chocolates and beauty product promotions.
Freeport defeated Wausau 6 to 3 with Malven rallying the Freeport offense. Beloit beat Oshkosh 3 to 2 as Diamond yielded five hits. Green Bay edged La Crosse 4 to 3. Oshkosh, Wausau, and Beloit maintained tight battles for third place while Freeport shortened the gap with La Crosse to five points.
Beloit manager Wilbur protested Wednesday's game with Oshkosh over left fielder E A Warner who had accepted Beloit terms and was to report for work. Warner played under protest after Crall demanded his absence. President Powers had warned Crall not to play Warner. Wilbur resigned. reason not disclosed. Beloit seeks a road pitcher-manager, possibly George Bubser of Rockford, as Freeport series opens in Beloit tomorrow.
LaCrosse presses to relocate the Freeport series in mid June to Wispeousitt city. The move could profit both teams, as Freeport fans want to see the Badgers in action they have not met yet.
Galena loses to Clinton Independent from Iowa in a tight game. Key moments include McKee’s three-base hit and Coover striking out. Scoring by innings shows Clinton taking the lead late. batteries listed as Uhl and Smith for Clinton and Herberger and Burnett for Galena.
Green Bay boosters show velvet gulp resolve as team eyes end of season to clinch the pennant. Management sets a .600 benchmark for success while supporters push for higher, aiming to prove their club can rise above the rear of the league and attract full crowd support.
In a harsh forecast for Green Bay, the team must win about three of every five to reach a .600 pace with eighty games left. Managerial changes see Martin McQuaid and John Corcoran released, while the club admires northern grit and pledges to press on. Green Bay’s recent victory over LaCrosse shows their competitive resolve despite setbacks.
Meeting of league directors is set for this evening at city hall. The session will address organizational matters and policies affecting the league. All directors are expected to attend.
Mrs Gertrude Elizabeth Royer Bunker of 41 Wilbur street died last evening at 46 after a six week illness due to complications of diseases. She was born in Center county Pennsylvania and married George Bunker nine years ago. Survived by husband two brothers John Royer Charles Royer and sister Mrs Jucaly Laid. Remains go to Lena for burial with funeral Sunday at 2 pm at the Bunker home. Rev R EB Griffin to officiate.
Reports and letters from Hunan China were read at the First Presbyterian Church meeting in the lecture room last evening. Attendance was strong and the program was lively, with talks on commercial, geographical, social, and religious topics. Letters from Mr and Mrs Locke described experiences and labors, highlighting the congregation's broad support and ongoing missionary efforts.
The Pearl City News reports Freeport teacher Miss Melina Showalter who has led the intermediate room at our school will teach in Winslow next year. The paper commends her solid thorough work and insists students must complete essential tasks, based on decades of teaching experience.
Andrew Svenson of Rockford files for bankruptcy with attorney R J Cannell in U S district court. Liabilities listed at 1808 dollars and assets at 1000 dollars plus bogus claims. Ad seeks loan repayment and claims about medical cures from Be. Luhene y Co and Hall's pills advertised.
City alderman trio Steffen McGovern and Lonergan travel to Chicago to inspect the Masonic temple and other sites. A playful clash between McGovern and Steffen over purchases unfolds with Lonergan mediating. Mayor Dittmar’s absence noted, while wives and canaries enter the subtext of the trip.
A Dixon Telegraph report condemns boisterous charivari celebrations that disturbed a neighborhood after a wedding. A group of youths shouted and pelted the lawn with stones and mud to welcome D. J. Giltenane and his bride, provoking neighbor displeasure despite no formal complaints.
The story recounts the torture of Rev. C. D. Moore, pastor of the Baptist church of Harpersville New York, who suffered from a severe cough after the grip. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds with curing his cough and averting consumption. Sold by Joseph Emmert’s druggist at 50 cents and 1 dollar, with a trial bottle free.
98 acre farm for sale featuring a good 7 room house a summer house a large barn with cattle shed and corn house attached a good cistern a well windmill and tank. land is largely cultivated with a variety of fruit 40 acres within village corporation excellent opportunity to sell residence lots terms easy. Jacob Behringer Pear City TL 6-7 WT 14-19-18.
Social notes recount Mrs. Robert Kakert and Miss Minnie Weinhold hosting a grand reception at the Eckert home on upper Stephenson sheet with 200 invitations answered. Green and white decor, ample staff, and noted guests marked the evening as a standout in Freeport society. Other items include a birthday surprise at George Burckhart’s Silver Creek township home, a St. Pius society dance and card party, Court of Honor euchre night, and Ladies Auxiliary of the C. R. C. events with prize lists and refreshments.
A new church organization, the Union Church in Christ, was perfected in Monroe Wisconsin on May 17. It unites Disciples and Baptist members with officers elected including C. W. Bennett as treasurer and Mrs Lyman as clerk. Five deacons two elders and five trustees named. former pastor Joshua H. Berkey recalled. The group seeks unity and coordinated service under the motto United in Christ to Work for God and Humanity.
A Freeport High school graduation week runs Sunday June 18 to Friday June 23 with a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. H L Moore, a class play Mr Bob at the Grand Opera House, and the mantle speech. The program features original orations and diploma presentations by graduates themselves, with names listed for the class of 1900s era.
The Illinois Central railroad will begin summer Sunday service between this city and Madison. The morning train departs here at 7:30 and returns from Madison at 7:10 in the evening, arriving back here at 8:10.
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