Sudden Death Of William Stone In Winslow Hotel
William Stone 22 of Freeport died this afternoon in a Winslow hotel after attending a dance last night. Found in bed face down, he had epileptic fits and had moved recently from Winslow to Freeport with his family. Coroner Peck notified. Stone survived by his parents, three sisters and a brother, with Beloit and Freeport residences noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Stone
Winslow
Stone
Peck
William Stone
Edward J. Stone
Freeport
Pine Street
Lohr
Galena Street
Howe
Robert Meyers
Beloit
Lulu Campbell
Rawleigh Stone
Social at St Pius Hall and Local Notes
The Cecelian choir of St Joseph's Catholic church plans a social at St Pius Hall on Tuesday evening June 27 with an elaborate program and 15 cent ice cream and cake. Knights of Columbus Ladies Day awarded prizes to Mrs Roach Mrs Edward McSherry Miss Nellis Sweeney Mrs Anns Carey and Mrs John Rau. An Elks lodge informal dance is set for Monday evening at the Elks club rooms. Miss Ka Lohr entertained friends and Mrs William Jungkong hosted a card party on Carroll street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pius Hall
Cecelian
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Pius Hall
Ellis
Lodge of Elks
Elks’ Club
Ka Lohr
William Jungkong
Carroll Street
Local Notes Of Illinois Towns And Events
Urbana reports population 8500 while Senator McKenzie will give the Fourth of July oration at Hanover. A factory for gasoline engines will employ 50 in Polo. A new lodge of the American Stars of Equity forms at Dixon with head offices in Freeport. Shiley claims cherry-picking wins 57 quarts in five hours. Galena public library holds 7260 books with 1617 fiction and 3142 non fiction issued last year. Rock Falls schedules a street fair July 10 to 15 with carnival by Patterson Bernard. Sterling Methodists plan to dedicate Fourth Street Church July 2 with Bishop McDowell preaching after past Freeport fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
John GC. McKenzie
Hanover
Polo
Lodge of the American Stars of Equity
Dixon
Order
Freeport
Shannon
Trven Shiley
Galena
Rock Falls
Patterson & Bernard
Sterling Methodists
Fourth Street
McDowell
M. N
Trinity Sunday School To Observe Children Day
Trinity Sunday school will hold Children s day with morning and evening exercises and a well prepared program. The annual picnic is set for Oakdale park on Tuesday with buses at 9 am and 1 pm. Eagles from Freeport plan travel to the Denver gathering August 15 16 and the weeklong meeting includes a deep program.
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Trinity
Trinity Sunday School
Oakdale Park
Trinity Chutch
Ibcott
Eagles
Denver
Freeport
Grand Aerie
Cal
Alumni Banquet Plans Tonight at Freeport School YMC A
Alumni association of Freeport school hosts banquet for up to two hundred guests at the Y M C A this evening with Aeolian Mandolin and Guitar Club providing music. Also notes property trades in town and a Masonic meeting at Excelsior lodge starting at seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport Set School
Aeolian Mandolin and Guitar Club
Excelsior Lodge of Masons
Prison labor act discussed as governors urges prison goods
The state board of prison industries and superintendents of state charitable institutions met with Governor Deneen to discuss implementing the prison labor act. The governor urged purchasing prison-made supplies where possible to profitably market goods made in prisons. Dr. C A Goodwin of Crawford county joins the Watertown insane asylum staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
State Board of Prison Industries
Deneen
C. A. Goodwin
Crawford County
Watertown Insane Asylum
Reporter's Dilemma in Freeport Fires
A series of minor fires in Freeport struggle for a clear cause as no electric wires lie within a thousand feet to blame incidents on. A Way argues post-fire reports blaming home wiring damage by wire can provide a cause. Ridgway Electric Co. claims its houses never catch fire due to their work, using top materials and National Board of Fire Underwriters guidelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
A. Way
Ridgway Electric Co
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Reform Wave At Morrison Robs Gambling House
Morrison mayor J A Nolan and the city marshal raided a gambling house Tuesday morning. They forced entry to the locked building and found a complete gambling outfit including a poker table, chairs, cards, chips, and a stove. The property was moved to City Hall awaiting owners’ claim or possible destruction. The report notes another local novelty feature, Salt’s chocolate shop fountain, arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Nolan
Morrison
Nolan
Sanatorium Patient Illness Linked to Strawberry Shortcake
Friends of C. L. Shaffer, once of its city, report his serious illness in Garfield sanitarium Chicago. He is confined after consuming strawberry shortcake containing a poisonous ingredient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Shaffer
Chicago
Mr. Shaffer
Garfield Sanitarium
Palmer Restaurant Renamed as Hotel Freeport in Freeport
The Palmer dining house once at 146 Galena Street is rebranded as Hotel Freeport at 7 Galena Street The notice invites patrons to call and promises improved service The lodging rate listed is four dollars per week The notice is signed by Mrs L H Palmer with the code 621d1w
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer Restaurant
Galena Street
Hotel Freeport
L, H, Palmer
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Beckmire
Stephenson St
Hermsmeier & Son
Galena St
Hermsmeier
W.J. Young & Go
C. H. Little & Co
Ottowagner
C. F. Hildreth
Herbert C
Helen M. Carey
Liberty and
Winslow Streets
Mrs. Carey
Hill
Glen
Frank Putnam
Iroquois Street
Stephnnson
Freeport, Il
Chickering & Sons
Kurtzman, Enternon
Ivers & Pond
Behnding
Sterling
Schiller, Crown, Capen, Cable
Lake Side
Merrisfield
Wellington
Warner, Meister, Singer and Bachman
John Hea
Mann Building
Brown & Dollmeyer
The
Freeport Hardware Company
Ilinois
Fountain For Salt's Chocolate Shop
Minnesota
South Dakota
Canada
Kightak Co
Dakota
West Freeport
Gong
Cowley
Bert Osta
Gedaire Villeniet
Renich Teerion
Hottty
Rockford and Interurban Railway Co
Rockford
Harlem Park
WM. Neese
Santos
Java
Cocoa Hyer’s
van Houren’s
Lowing’s
Menten’s
Bunsner
Baker's
Ralston's
Runkle Brotrens
Japan
Madelra
Burrell Brothers
Stephenson Oe
Wright
Wm. C. Wright & Co
Stephenson St.Arldwith
Freeport, Minois
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