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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1906
Page
2
The International Typographical Union issues a label to the Freeport Journal recognizing its use of Union labor in its mechanical departments.
The local school board meets tonight. Numerous residents travel to Dixon Sterling Amboy and Rockford for visits and events. Exelsior Lodge holds a stated Masons meeting for M M degree. Several residents return from western travels while others plan trips to Battle Lake and Chicago venues.
Sheriff J B McCool takes Rose Focke to Geneva Training school. Mrs H W Shelp and Mrs Fisher return from Davis recital. Berry and James Ryan of Freeport granted a license in Rockford. Ladies of the Maccabees plan a card party at their hall over the State bank. Trades and Labor council meets tonight to form committees for Beloit Labor Day. Embury church Epworth league invites members and friends to Sunday meeting at 6:30. Grace church choir rehearsal postponed to Saturday 7:30. Baptist YP Union elects officers this evening at 7:30. Ira A Perry sells Freeport restaurant business and moves to Rockford. Children’s Day practice moved to Saturday. Burling to hold third quarterly conference at Embury tonight at 7:46. Members urged to attend. First English Lutheran reports Lutherans Believe address. church membership list presented. Deacon and elder nominations for next year discussed. annual election and installation July 8. Public note on character and energy linked to Allister’s Rocky Mountain Tea 85 cents. Joseph Emmert.
A cryptic notice lists prices and brands including Gaerne and Phe for a sale item. It references Stephenion St and a code b-24d with no clear context or date. The fragment suggests a checkout or discount event with multiple product mentions but lacks complete details.
Freeport falls 0 to 8 to La Crosse in an exciting contest watched by about 1200 spectators. President Powers orders umpire Boland to travel to Wausau as the day’s results list Eau Claire 5 and Oshkosh 3, Green Bay 1, and Wausau 6.
Green Bay opened the series with a 3 to 7 victory over Oshkosh after Hanford misplayed a ball. Kramer starred with two two base hits to the right field fence though he was hurt en route to the plates. Batteries Green Bay Bubser Tennant Oshkosh Garlic Hanford.
Wausau, Wis June 14 Wausau defeated Chippewa Falls Eau Claire by a score of 6 to 5 in a close meet. Batteries Lang and Karnell plus Eberle and Backus provided the scoring and field contribution for the winners as Wausau built a narrow late lead.
La Crosse defeats Keene’s Canners 3 to 0 at La Crosse with all runs in the seventh. Scott of Freeport allowed seven hits. Freeport’s Mortality and Sullivan standout. Attendance about 1,200 amid umpire shifts and political tension with Boland assigned to other games.
A compact history of baseball tracing origins to the old colonial game one old cat and to rounders. It notes key milestones from 1842 New York to 1905 batting leaders, salaries, and notable players like Lajoie and Seymour.
Kansas crusader Carrie Nation travels from Freeport to Centralia by train, shocking onlookers on the Cairo levee visit and prompting crew to guard cigar stock. She paraded the length of the car, issuing commands in a booming voice while curious passengers gathered.
Mina L. Carslaw of the Great Northern hotel obtained a divorce from John Carslaw in Judge McEwen's court. She testified that Sunday church singing led to a quarrel and that her husband struck her and threatened to stab her.
Members met at Miss Katherine Porter’s Oak Place home and elected Mary Rockey as president, Mrs. E. C. Ridge way as vice president, Rufus Foster as secretary, and Mrs. R. K. Farwell as treasurer. The group plans a series of October dramatic entertainments.
The Kansas temperance advocate Carrie Nation toured a train from Centralia to Mendota attracting attention as passengers learned of her presence. She inspected news stands and leather dress suitcases containing liquor, sniffing for perfumes while questioning agents. Nation continued to Madison and then Tennessee, delivering a temperance lecture, while a relieved conductor noted her departure from his train.
Grand Opera House Chicago reports Cyril Scott in The Prince Chap now in its third week a tremendous success. The comedy draws broad laughter and tears, with Mayor Dunne and family seen weekly enjoying the performance. Chicago declares this new drama the best of its kind this season.
Sterling Illinois June 14 Twenty years after leaving the Reformed Mennonite church Adam Spies a once prominent local manufacturer faced debt from a ruined wagon plant he could not insure under church rules. He built plants in Clinton and Abingdon and after paying off fifty thousand dollars in debt at age seventy he rejoined his church of origin.
The Freeport camp of the M. W. A. met last evening to transact minor business. The picnic committee report was incomplete and will be rewritten at the next meeting on June 28.
Freeport will celebrate Independence Day with a morning parade and band concerts, afternoon races, and evening fireworks. The program includes base ball games between Freeport and La Crosse, horse and foot races, public speeches, and a park display. Admission is 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children.
Lena reports include Mrs Geo Swartz visiting Henry Leckington family from Freeport, Mrs Geo Lantzer also a Freeport visitor, Mrs Dora Palmer returning to Waterloo Indiana with her mother Mrs Dena Kiefer and son for the summer, Rev F Bahr leaving for Galena, Cooking Club hosted by Mrs A E Seise, Mrs J A Steinmetz returning from Rockford, the Lenker Gishwiller marriage at Rockford with attendees J C Lampert Irene Lampert and Clifford Erb, Elder L H Eby in Louisa, Nelson Reed traveling to Rock City.
Prayer service at 7:80 tonight in the lecture room prep for communion next Sabbath. All members urged to attend especially those absent last evening. Session to convene after to receive new members and those uniting with the Second Presbyterian.
Sixteen Stephen son County Dental association members will leave the city at daybreak for Polo where the annual picnic will be held. The group will travel by automobile and be joined by about a dozen local dentists at Polo. Dr Tucker of Lena will attend.
The Religious Work committee schedules a program for men at 8 p m Sunday. Prof J P Landis of Dayton Ohio will speak as a leader of the United Brethren denomination. A double male quartet will provide special music.
A. W. Ford Son offers a young man’s valued pocket watch at twelve dollars and fifty cents, highlighting a bargain sale. The listing emphasizes price and item type to attract buyers in a local sale context.
Public tribute by educators clergy and citizens of three states marked the reinterment of Rev. Dr. Jason Lee, the first Protestant missionary to the Pacific Northwest. Willamette University sponsored ceremonies in Salem with leaders from Idaho Washington and Oregon attending. His work brought settlers to the Willamette Valley and laid groundwork for Oregon Territory under Methodist auspices.
Florence correspondent notes W S Cowan of Chicago visited on business A Wagner of Dakota canvassing for books picnic and ball at Browns woods with a dance June 15 led by Wale's orchestra of Lanark fifty Woodmen picnic tickets sold Dolly Otto trip to Freeport W Foust had a bad runaway Wilhelms brothers busy in Iowa Minnesota Children’s Day at Evan gelical church June 24 Florence school closed with a summer picnic Miss Eells honored by pupils teaching two years. sick improving.
Advertises Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Turcough syrup for constipation claiming no opiates. Sold by all druggists.
The E. & W. Clothing House advertises ladies shoes with hand turn soles and rubber heels for hard floors. Oxfords and Juliet cuts priced at 81.50, urging shoppers to visit the shop for comfort and style.
Otto Puhbert notices sale of meat market to Geo Lichtenberger and Son. All outstanding bills should be paid by July 1. After that date unpaid accounts will be turned over to a collector. Otto Puhbert. o-Lidlw
Umbrellas repaired and recovered, S. Ryan located at 87 Galena Street reports restoration of damaged items. The incident involves 4-9 small items found and returned to owner.
In the district court of the United States Western Division in the matter of Charles F Nieman bankrupt notice is given that his trustees final report was filed and set for hearing on Tuesday June 24 1906 at 2 o clock pm at 802 West State Street Rockford Illinois a dividend will be declared referee A E Fisher dated June 11 1906
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