Memorial Service for Departed Brethren Held in City
Memorial services conducted by I O F and M W A lodges were held Sunday at the city cemetery with a parade from the courthouse led by the Globe band. Eighty eight Odd Fellows members were listed as deceased, plus twenty four from Cherry camp and none from Freeport camp. Judge A J Clarity gave the address on fraternal unity and benevolence, followed by musical numbers and sermons by Rev. E H E McKay. Sheriff McCool sent Ben Lamm to the Pontiac reformatory this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Band
Odd Fellows
Cherry and
Freeport
E. H E. McKay
Mesdames Wagner
Taylor
City
Oakland
Young’s Cemetery
John Erfer
Nature
Tver
Woodmen of
America
Eyvyer
Pole
Phus
Tennyson
Parliament of Men
Federation of the World
Clarity
H. J. McKay
Jonathan
David
Holy Land
Mrr
McKay
Rev
Senior Claus Play Set For Germania Tomorrow Night
Arrangements are complete for the senior Claus play Mr Bob at the Germania opera house tomorrow night. Katherine Porter supervised a six week training course with dress rehearsal Saturday showing a polished performance. Faculty attendance praised the show’s steady action and strong character roles. Senior class members urge public support and tickets are available from senior members or Guenther's drug store.
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Claus
Mr Bob
Germania Opera House
Katherine Porter
Guenther’s
Collman Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding Anniversary
Pioneer residents Mr. and Mrs. C. Collman celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a family gathering. The couple, esteemed Freeport citizens, received numerous congratulations from friends and well wishers hoping for many more years together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Collman
Freeport
Collmnan
Blaze Doused Early At Blackhawk Street Home
Fire crews responded to a small blaze at a Blackhawk street residence owned by Mrs. Minnie Ascher at 6 30 this morning. The fire started in the basement from a defective stove used to heat water for the weekly wash and spread to the first floor before firefighters prevented any damage.
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Blackhawk Street
Minnie Ascher
Silver Medal Contest At King's Daughters Home
A silver medal contest is planned for Friday evening at the King's Daughters settlement home with elocutionary selections and music. Admission is free, but a silver collection will help cover expenses.
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King’s Daughters’ Settlement
Big Picnic at Damascus Draws Hundreds
Between six and seven hundred people attended the farmer's picnic Saturday at Damascus. County Superintendent Grove gave an address and Mr Kern, superintendent of schools of Winnebago county, spoke of the consolidation of rural schools.
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Damascus
Grove
Kern
Winnebago County
Sunday School Picnics and Police Charge Report
Chief Sweeney arrested a man Saturday on selling folder without a license and he awaits a hearing in Magistrate Bentley's court. The First Presbyterian Sunday school plans a picnic at Globe park on Tuesday June 27, and the First M. E. Sunday school follows at the same site two days later. Miss Edith Shaver, daughter of J. E. Shaver, was married Saturday evening in Rockford to Harvey Halman, a local plumber.
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Sweeney
First Presbyterian
Globe Park
M. E
Edith Shaver
J. E. Shaver
Rockford
Harvey Halman
June and July community events listed at Germania hall and local schools
A series of social and school events are announced for June and July including a W-Social at Germania hall, a Henney bard concert at Tagtors Pike, and graduations for Freeport High School and county schools. Also notes on a silver medal contest, a commencement at AG Mindes school, and a malaria health advisory with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. The notice promotes excursion tickets to Denver area at 28.40 round trip with return options, and lists H J Moogk and Wm Jumgkunz as sellers.
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Germania Hall
Henney Bard
Tagtors Pike
Hireir
Germnia
Freeport High School
Tone 2
Wing's Daughters
Bettlemeunt
Tune
Pundinpe
AG Ming'e Schoo
Prepport Shongerbund
Taylor's Park
St. P
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Colo
J.B. Swann
Overstocks Sold at 25 Dollars per Suit by Relable Tailor
FE offers summer suitings at 25.00 each, latest styles and best material. Limited stock, act fast. Gall early. Jon S. Harply, G Lid in The Relable Tailor. Also 20 percent discount on books. prices described as low. Brown & Doratny aR Gd
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Gall
Jon S
Harply
Brown & Do
Ratny Ar Gd
Knights of Pythias Meeting at Freeport Lodge No 452
Free port lodge No 452 Knights of Pythias holds an evening meeting for business and work. All knights are cordially invited to attend.
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Epworth League of the
M. E. Church
D. Cramer
Foley Street
Fischer
Knights of Pythias
Freeport Lodge
City Council Meeting Tonight Oversees Prall Brokhausen Contest
The city council convenes tonight to discuss the aldermanic contest between Prall and Brokhausen as the likely sole item on the agenda.
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Prall-Brokhausen
Chorus Rehewsal Postponed and Entertainments Noted
Chorus rehearsal postponed with next time to be announced by Mrs. Ruston who will host a Wednesday afternoon event and a Barnen social planned at Row Thrall corner Weat So and Fifth Ave. The class marks a wadding anniversary of its president and instructor and promises a pleasant evening for attendees. Also advertising Bucklen Arniea Salve for piles and other injuries at 25c. C M & St P offers round trip to Toronto June 18 19 20 21 22 for 7.40 and to Niagara Falls 316.70 June 16 19 return 24 for Nobles of the Mystic Shrine meeting. Swear Ag t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Row
Thrall
St. P
Toronto
Niagara Falls
Mystic Shrine
J. B. Swear
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Vader Shades
Hermsmeier
Marco
W.j.young & Co
C. HH
Little & Co
Radwly
Woodmen
E. E B. McKay
Sheriff McCool
Ben Lamm
Pontiac Reformatory
Mister Bob
Ice Cream Social
Ridgway Electric Co
Stephnnson
Freeport, Hil
Council
Suengerbund
Ruston
George Ruston
Harry Colson
Masonville
Bucklen
Joseph Emmert
May Manton
Chickering & Sons
Kurtzman, Emerson, Ivers & Pond
Behning, Sterling, Schiller, Crown, Capen, Cable
Lake Side
Merrifield
Wellington
Warner, Meister, Singer and Bachman
John Hea
Mann
Brown & Dollmeyer
Ata
Stara Sa Ie
Pbs
The
Freeport Hardware Company
Galena Street
Ilinois
Java
Cocoa Hyer's
van Houren’s
Lowney's
Menusr's
Bensporf’s
Baker’s, Ralston’s
Runkle Brothers
Japan
Madelra
Burrell Brothers
Stephenson St
Wright
Wmn. C. Wright & Co
Iawn Stephenson
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