Beloit College Secretary Urges More Education For High School Grads
Beloit College field secretary HW A Arnold visited Freeport High School stressing broader learning beyond high school. He praised Beloit as a leading middle west college in debating and athletics and noted graduates from Freeport and upcoming Beloit enrollment next September amid a push for higher education during economic uncertainty.
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Beloit College
HW. A. Arnold
Beloit
Arnold
America
Middle West
Eaton
Freeport
Deed Takeover Folio Highlights Bankruptcy Filing
The report notes a deed dispute over machinery infringing a patent. Deputy U.S. Marshal Mack served the Rockford company. Nathan A. Sword, a farmer near Deer Grove in Whiteside County, filed for voluntary bankruptcy in Freeport with assets and liabilities totaled at 1,464.11.
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United States
Mack
Rockford Company
Whiteside
Nathan A. Sword
Deer Grove
Whiteside County
Blodgett & Riordan
Morrison
Federal Court
Freeport
Illinois Central to Publish Employes Magazine
Illinois Central Railroad will publish a monthly magazine for all employees with L B Mackenzie as managing editor at Park Row Central Station Chicago. The periodical will cover railroad matters and connect workers with company operations. Trains are back on schedule after heavy snow sleet damage.
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Illinois Central Railroad Company
L. B. Mackenzie
Park Row Central Station
Chicago
Ilinois Central
Ilinois Central Railroad
Mrs. O Rourk Returns Home After Four Weeks Hospital Stay
Mrs F J O Rourk, long treated at Globe hospital, leaves after a four week stay and returns home this afternoon.
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F. J. O’rourk
Globe Hospital
Musical Afternoon by Young Women Workers at Hettinger Home
The First Presbyterian Young Women Workers hosted a musicale at Mrs. Mathias Hettinger’s Stephen Street home. Mrs. M. M. Baumgartner delivered character recitations and Miss Clara Dorman performed piano pieces with encores. Proceeds aid a visiting nurse project in Freeport.
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First Presbyterian Church
Mathias Hettinger
Stephensen Street
M. M. Baumgartner
Baumgartner
Clara Dorman
Miss Dorman
McDowell
McDowell Miss Dorman
Young Women Workers
Freeport
Cleo club entertains at U B church under Mrs Fisher
The Cleo club presented an entertaining program at the U B church directed by Mrs Sara Eloise Fisher assisted by Mrs Lennox and the Misses Swingley and Fritz. Mrs Fisher’s reputation as reader was shown by selections The Prodigal Son and An Abandoned Elopement drawing hearty laughter. The girls excelled in drills and pantomimes such as parasol drill Gypsy Fantasy. Music was notably fine and thoroughly enjoyed by all.
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U. B. Church
Cleo Club
Sara Eloise Fisher
Lennox
Swingley
Fritz
Violinist Rotzler Joins Chicago Symphony for Spring Tour
Edwin Rotzler, popular violinist, leaves Easter Sunday to join the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago. The ensemble, with sixty skilled musicians, departs the following Monday on a 10,000 mile spring tour through the southern and western states, including New Orleans. Rotzler has been with the orchestra for three years.
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Symphony Orchestra
Edwin Rotzler
Chicago
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
New Orleans
Mr. Rotzler
Germania Society Card and Dance Evening Tonight
Members of the Germania society are hosting a card and dancing party this evening at Germania 18. The social gathering brings together club members for an informal night of games music and dancing.
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Germania Society
Germania
Antlered Herd to Entertain at Freeport Lodge Dance
Freeport lodge of Elka hosts a card and dancing party tonight featuring the Antlered Herd as the entertainment. Members and guests are invited to attend the sociable evening with games and music.
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Freeport Lodge of
Elka
Woman's Remarkable Gift Mary Armor to Speak in Freeport
The Ocala Star lauds Mrs Mary Harris Armor for an upcoming Freeport talk describing her as a meteor like figure whose sermons blend intense zeal with practical daily life. An eye witness recalls her moving a Philadelphia ministers conference to tears and overwhelming cheers in an unprecedented scene.
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Mary Harris Armor
Freeport
Ocala
Fla
Evening Star
Philadelphia
Market Report Shows Mixed Closing Board Values
The report lists closing quotations for May wheat at 1.15, May corn 68 1/2, and May oats 7. May pork at 1.32 and May riba at 9.42. Union Stock Yards figures show cattle 4000 steady, hogs steady with various weight class ranges, and sheep at 14,000 weak. Chicago Board of Trade quotes are provided with multiple entries and figures, including May and July contracts, through a chaotic OCR section.
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The
Associated Press
Chicago
Board of Trade
Union Stock Yards
Chicago Board of Trade
C. D. Anderson
Hettinger
Stephenson Street
Lord
Ceesee
Deneen Leads Illinois Institutional Farming Conference
Gov Charles S Deneen and Dr Hopkins spoke as superintendents and wardens from twenty state institutions debated farming at Springfield. Illinois owns 6231 acres with 1250 leased in 1908. aims to convert farms into experimental stations under the college of agriculture. notable canning, yields, and stock bred for institutional use mark progress.
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Springfield
Charles S. Deneen
Doctor Hopkins
College of Agriculture
Deneen
Illinois
State of Illinois
State College of Agriculture
Domestic Science Department Open for GED NTE Inspection
The Domestic Science Department invites parents to visit tomorrow evening at the High School. The GED NTE will be open for inspection before and after the lecture.
Coming Events Preview from Germania Society and Local Clubs
March 1 Germania society hosts cards and dance. March 12 Prof. Dawsons school and social at EB A Blast hall. March 16 Joe Bifers dancing school and social at EB A Blast hall. March 14 Republican town primaries at County jail at 5 p.m. March 17 Card party G I A to B of 1 E afternoon.
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Prof. Dawson
EB. A. Blast Hall
Joe Bifer
Marc
County Elrob
Mother Gray's Australian Leaf Promise Free Sample
A midpage promotional notice offers free samples of Mother Gray's Australian Leaf, described as a safe regulator for women's ailments and urinary, bladder, or kidney troubles. The ad directs readers to mail their address to The Mother Gray Co. in Le Roy, New York, detailing price as 50 cents or a small amount.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
N.Y
Lena Items Report Local Property and Social Tidbits
Lena notes record L VanMatre buying the Wyman Roe property on Schuyler street with plans for improvements. Barbaraammoser, Mias Mary and John Mammoser conducted business at the county seat. Jacob Wilkins and family returned to Baileyville after visiting Richard Freekson and wife. O J Collins moved into the Atkins house near the school. Amy Snider and Harriet Hayes traveled to Freeport this morning. Win Hayes is able to be out again after illness. J A Saul did business at the county seat. Marion Woods Co started a three night stand at the opera house. the troupe is billed as one of the best on the road.
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Lena
Martech
D. L. VanMatre
Wyman Roe
Schuyler Street
Barbaraammoser
Mias Mary
John Mammoser
Jacob Wilkins
Baileyville
Richard Freekson
O. J. Collins
Atkins
Amy Snider
Harriet Hayes
Win Hayes
J. A. Saul
Marion Woods Co
Opera House
Dixon depot changes as Lund is succeeded by Mead
E. B. Lund the operator and ticket agent at the Illinois Central depot in Dixon is succeeded by Miss Annie Mead of Mendota. Lund has returned to Freeport where his wife's parents live. He has been granted a thirty day vacation and expects transfer to another station.
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E. B. Lund
Illinois Central
Dixon
Annie Mead
Mendota
Lund
Freeport
John Steckes
Harten Sentenced to Ten Years in Penitentiary
Fred Harten, arrested for assaulting George Davis a bank clerk at Earlville and who broke jail at Monroe after assaulting Sheriff Ball, was yesterday sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. Bert Kreuger, an accomplice, received five years.
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Fred Harten
George Davis
Earlville
Monroe
Ball
Bert Kreuger
Dixon man seeks Democratic nomination for circuit judge
John E. Erwin of Dixon runs for the Democratic nomination for judge of the fifteenth judicial circuit. The current judges seeking re election are O. E. Heard R. S. Farrand and James S. Baume.
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John E. Erwin
Dixon
Circuit Court
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit
O. E. Heard
R. S. Farrand
James S. Baume
Yardmaster Stuart Improves After Buggy Accident
James H. Stuart, head switchman on the Northwestern railroad, was injured when run over by a buggy last Monday. He is greatly improved today and expects to resume his duties soon.
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Stuart
James H. Stuart
Northwestern Railroad
It Saved His Leg By Arnica Salve Cure
Water town Wisconsin man J A Swenson credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with curing ten years of eczema after 15 doctors failed. Describes eruptions and relief from skin conditions. Sold by Joseph Emmert for 25 cents.
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J. A. Swenson
Watertown
Wis
Bucklen
Joseph Emmert
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