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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1906
Page
2
The Freeport Journal receives a label from the International Typographic Union recognizing union labor in its mechanical departments and the art employed in its production.
The high priests of Freeport Chapter R A M will confer the Royal Arch degree tonight. St Catherine s guild of Grace church meets at 165 Carroll street near South Galena avenue on Wednesday at 2 pm. First Presbyterian Rockford seeks Rev Daniel E Williamson of Hillsdale Mich as pastor to succeed Rev B E 8. Y M C A ladies auxiliary meets tomorrow at 3 pm at president Mrs D A Knowlton s home. A public reception was held at U B church for new members last evening. Stephenson County Fish and Game association meeting postponed due to lack of quorum. future date to be announced. Plans for Illinois United Spanish War Veterans encampment at Galesburg July 20–21 include Sixth Infantry Illinois National Guard participation and speakerFormer Senator Mason. First English Lutheran hosts reception for new members and prospects this evening. Mrs F P Fisher will read. Church ladies serve light refreshments and tabernacle singing books for nostalgic songs.
A damaged OCR fragment promotes Rocky Mountain content and beauty care items. It mentions tea or tablets and hints at grooming and sweetness without clear details or full sentences. The text is incomplete and lacks verifiable context or entities.
National League style recap details a tight Freeport 1 Oshkosh 0 game at Taylor's Park. Bar low drives the winning run in the seventh after a Bourgeois misplay and Safford advances on errors. Umpire Frederickson benched. Barber takes plate as umpire and calls are fair, with Moore pressing for control.
Jack Warhop delivers top form as Oshkosh Freeport clashes mark a tight series. Barlow hits a rare two base hit, O’Leary shines at third, Dolan and Moore renew battles, and Garlic keeps the Oshkosh lineup guessing. Green Bay faces Monroe midweek and opens series back here Thursday, while Marven’s crew squares with La Crosse amid solid impressions. Chip Hanford stays quiet on the sidelines as Freeport rests tomorrow.
In La Crosse on June 25 Miller led with perfect support as La Crosse earned its first shootout victory of the season. Wausau R. H. E. was 0 6 0 in an early contest, with La Crosse tallying 3 later. Batteries listed: Miller at Sharnell Jones and Willian. In Eau Claire Green Bay game delayed by rain and darkness. Fiske held the opposition to one hit through six innings before suspension with score 0 0. Batteries: Fiske Asmussen and Lanan.
Freeport struggles to attach reliable outfielders as prospects falter and others head elsewhere. Edward Mills from Beloit visits for a tryout with a possible Oshkosh opportunity. Efforts to sign Schaub of Moline and Owens of Danville fail to materialize. Debate rages over Umpire Fredrickson’s officiating and the risk of forfeited games. President Keene warns the club may withdraw from the league if conditions don’t change, as Powers is blamed for misfortune toward Freeport.
Edward Ried and Thomas Sullivan who recently deserted from Freeport joined Woodstock Olivers in Sunday's loss to Belvidere 2 to 0. Ried covered center field Sullivan second base and Winston tight field as Belvidere strengthened by three Wisconsin state league players shut out the Olivers to claim the victory.
A. Schadle of Warren visited today on business, acknowledged in a brief local item.
The ad claims Electric Bitters are a universal remedy for snake bites indigestion chronic liver torpor chills fever malaria biliousness and kidney and bladder issues. S A Brown of Bennettsville S C reports his wife regained health after years of dyspepsia and liver trouble. Sold with guarantee by Jos Emmert druggist at price 0.60.
Fireworks are sold at Ruch's store located at 2607-3 and will open in the evenings for the Fourth. The event highlights a late shopping option with extended hours.
Pioneer Freeport residents Mr and Mrs J H Staver celebrate forty five years of marriage with family and friends. Mrs Staver, a Freeport native born 1848, recalls early city days while Mr Staver, born 1832 in Clinton county Pennsylvania, details his move west in 1856 and the establishment of his shoe business in Freeport. The couple, who married June 26 1861, have six children and are noted for hospitality and public regard as longtime community figures.
Police staged a dawn raid on tramps and hoboes arriving in the city. Officers fired into the air to scatter the crowd and corralled about forty, giving them ten minutes to leave town.
Invitation to the annual Sunday school picnic of Embury M E church at Globe Park tomorrow. Workmen prepared rides, boat guides, shade, water features, and scenic cliffs. Round trip tickets priced at 25 cents include street car and bus fare, park entrance, with buses at Stephenson street to shuttle to and from the park.
The Freeport chautauqua opens at Globe park Friday for a ten day session with L B Wickersham Alfred L Flude and the Dixie Jubilee Singers among the favorites returning. New lectures include Dr James B Watson and Billy Sunday date changed to July 8.
In Cleveland on June 26 Judge Whelan hears Patsy Morrison, once a Sheepshead Bay jockey, charged with collecting too many samples of blended whisky. Morrison claims he coined the "twenty three" expression to tease about track handicaps. The judge sentences Morrison to 28 dollars and costs and three twenty three day workhouse terms, suspended for first offense.
Washington June 25 Chairman Bartholdt of the House committee on public buildings and grounds released the omnibus public building bill showing proposed next year appropriations for Illinois towns. Decatur 80000 Aurora 10000 Peoria 200000 Dixon 60000 Alton 75000 Bellville 75000 Belvidere 65000 East St. Louis 800000 Kewanee 65000 Lincoln 65000 Moline 75000 Paris 66000 Waukegan 75000 Centralia 7600 Litchfield 7600 South Chicago 25000.
F. L Ryder has resigned as resident engineer with the Illinois Central and will move to Clinton Indiana to take a civil engineer role with Deere Mining Company. Many friends in the city will be sorry to see the Ryders depart after their long residence here.
D M Winter and family arrived Monday from Pasadena California after two years away and will occupy their former Union street home. Winter says Freeport and old Illinois suit him though he enjoys California.
Knights of Pythias Freeport lodge will install recently elected officers next Monday evening in the lodge hall. District Deputy Reeder of Lena will preside and attend the exercises.
Rev Mr Ha Chinese missionary lectures tonight at German M E Church on Mission Work in China and the Boxer War. A collection will be taken. Public invited.
A postal received at the YMCA reports hikers traveling to the Wisconsin Dells headed Mt Horeb in good health. The party was delayed by heavy rains for about half a day.
The Silver Creek Reformed church led by Pastor Paul Traeger will hold its annual picnic in Jacob Mapes woods, one and a half miles west of the church, on July 4. All are welcome to attend.
Mr and Mrs William Leiferman of Lancaster announce the birth of a baby boy. Mr and Mrs Arthur Altenburn celebrate the arrival of a baby daughter at their home.
The Ladies of the G A B will meet tomorrow afternoon at 8 o clock at G A R hall to hold their gathering and discuss forthcoming activities.
Freeport delegates attend annual Dixon Baptist association gathering at Savanna with Rev. O. J. Price as clerk and Rev. James A. Pierce as moderator. Fourteen Freeport churches belong. reports and plans for church work for the year to come will be presented. Delegates include Rev. O. J. Price and several Freeport residents.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Fitzgerald were held at 9 o clock this morning from the house and at 9 30 from St Marys church with pallbearers Bernard Coyle Richard Sheridan James Ryan James McGerrick James Grace and Michael Vail. Funeral for Frank Stewart took place this morning from St Josephs church. Mrs Clara Shaffer died last week with service this afternoon conducted by Rev L C Schmidt and interment at Cedarville.
The Trinity United Evangelical Sunday school holds its annual picnic tomorrow at Oakdale Park. Games and amusements are arranged, lemonade is free, and conveyances leave the church at 8:80 a.m. All friends are invited to enjoy the day at Oakdale.
Licensed to wed in Freeport and Cedarville, with parties Thomas Mayer and Myrtie Oswald named. Official records show the intent to marry and filing locations in Freeport and Cedarville.
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