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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
1
Illinois mostly fair with northern warming and southern showers tonight. Cooler in the far south, warmer in the north tomorrow. Town partly cloudy with possible showers in the southwest tonight or Thursday. Wisconsin fair tonight and Thursday with light frost in the lowlands, rising temperatures Thursday.
The Daily Journal is delivered to any part of the city for 10c a week.
Prominent New Yorker O H P Belmon t dies from peritonitis AP dispatch from New York dated June 10 reports the passing of Oliver H. P. Belmont a leading financier and social figure. The obituary notes his long career and connections in society and business circles.
The United Brewers' Association at Milwaukee on June 10 declared sympathy with movements to promote temperance in fermented beverages. It favored passage and enforcement of laws regulating drink traffic and removing low class saloons to keep the trade free from unlawful and improper accessories.
Empress Augusta Victoria fell from her horse during a ride with the emperor near Potsdam on June 10 but sustained no injuries. The Associated Press reports the incident as of today with no further complications.
Closing quotations show July wheat at 86 7 33, July corn 67-67 44, oats 42, July pork 13.80, lard 62, ribs 7.55. Union stock yards cattle 18,000 steady to 10 lower. hogs 85,000 generally 5 lower. sheep 12,000 strong to 10 higher. Prices listed for cows, heifers, stockers, feeders, and bulk sales with ranges given.
To reduce stock I offer a 10 percent discount on all spring and summer goods. A splendid opportunity to get a first class suit at a low price. JOHN S. HARPSTER The Up-to-Date Tailor 139 Stephenson St.
In Freeport Stephenson county, a jury found both defendants guilty after a single ballot. Rice pleaded guilty and attempted to implicate a third party, while Barnes was named as an alleged accomplice. The verdict closes a major local crime and leads to Joliet prison terms.
The board of supervisors discussed delinquent estates taxes with the state's attorney saying executors must pay. A motion directed county officials to ensure payment by executors, administrators, guardians and conservators. The session approved enlarging Freeport township 14 to 8 votes, creating a new precinct and altering polling locations.
A charter is applied for the German Building and Loan association of Freeport by M. Hettinger Douglas Pattison Theodore Secker C. Fred Kuehner Frank A. Steffen and Louisa Jung kunz. The group is described as honest and prudent and the new body is expected to become a solid local financial institution. It notes the city’s growth with a third such association and its appeal to investors and borrowers.
Will parents of all children in the beginners department of the First Presbyterian sabbath school please make a special effort to have them at their Sunday school rooms to morrow at 8:15 o'clock for a demonstration of our work at the primary and beginners conference of the Stephenson County Sunday School association.
Professor David K. McGrew, formerly of the Freeportigh school, now head of the English department at Council Bluffs High School, is in town calling on old friends and acquaintances.
A Milwaukee car robber gang led to 63 Wilbur Street East Freeport where Fred Binger and David Tielke confessed to stealing beer cases syrup and tobacco from Milwaukee yards. Police recovered plunder and tied multiple prior thefts to the pair. The case includes long-confessed larcenies and a roundup linking into June with local employment details.
Frank Bater head bookkeeper at Henney Buggy Co. traveled to Belvidere this afternoon to attend his brother's wedding.
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