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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1906
Page
4
An international postal union recognizes the act that it employs union labor in its Mechanical department for the Freeport Journaling origin label.
A list of individuals including B G Cooper Thomas C Shaffer M G Wirling Ever Olson Brubaker J Mason and others declare their runs for County Treasurer or Sheriff of Stephenson County, subject to Republican primary decisions.
A clipped notice outlines candidates for Illinois General Assembly and Twelfth Senatorial district. W H Shons, William W Krake, and Henry Ritzman announce candidacies subject to Republican primaries and party voters decisions. The County Superintendent of Schools also signals candidacy under primary review.
A series of brief notices shows multiple individuals declaring candidacy for local offices in Freeport and Stephenson County. Edno Frank Pickard, M. Malnix, and Wes F. Held announce bids for county clerk or tax collector, all subject to Republican primary decisions.
John Baubohner announces candidacy for Supervisor of Freeport, subject to Democratic primaries. Announcement notes nomination by the party and specifies the candidate’s intent to seek the office, with emphasis on political process and eligibility.
Direction from the Stephenson County Republican County Central committee calls Republican voters to meet in Freeport on May 8, 2006 at 2 p.m. to select delegates to state and district conventions, nominate county officers, and conduct other business. Nominations occur April 28, 1908 from noon to 7 p.m. Each township and precinct is allotted delegates based on votes cast for Republican electors in 1904.
Harry A Walker, collector for Dakota township, reports final treatment with the county treasurer. Walker submitted a good collection with only a $6.70 delinquent balance. The report lists $6 as the amount and notes a remaining miscellaneous item.
A Stephenson county couple, Benjamin Clow and Sarah Peck Clow, mark fifty eight years since their marriage in Halcott New York. They migrated to Freeport in 1855, built a farm then a saw mill, served in the Civil War, and settled near Bolton where a warm anniversary celebration is planned with friends and relatives.
The narrative portrays Mr and Mrs Clow, facing early life hardships with faith and perseverance. Their humble, frugal living is praised as wisdom, echoing Nathaniel Cotton's Fireside, suggesting true value lies in inner virtue and steady effort rather than wealth or display.
Mr and Mrs Glew celebrated a long life together with a quiet noon dinner. Their son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs C F Warner were among intimate friends as they recalled their first dinner together fifty eight years ago. Their only child and her husband cared for them in old age. Mr Clow, born September 14 1825 in Coxsable NY, marked his 80th birthday last September.
In Social Circles two weddings are described at 69 Homer Street and American Street. Lucinda Heistand and Lee Abner Church wed with Volunteers of America presence. Caroline Backes and John E. Niblean also married at the brides’ home with family and friends in attendance. Both couples plan to establish homes with their families.
Mrs H B Smith hosted a 12 30 luncheon for a group of ladies followed by euchre. Head prizes went to Mrs A Youngs and Mrs Harry Gransden of Milwaukee and the lone hand prize to Mrs E L Cronkrite. Tonight Mr and Mrs Smith host a 6 30 dinner for ladies and gentlemen.
Mrs Oscar Schwarze hosted a progressive euchre party on Liberty Street for the ladies of the B of L F last evening. Mrs Alvin Luecke won the head prize and Mrs Edward Schrader took the consolation prize. Refreshments were served.
The Canaries are gaining traction in eastern markets, proving a decided hit with audiences and prompting growing attention from regional clubs and media outlets.
J and Donald Billig have gone to Forreston to be guests of relatives and friends.
Freeport composers Jerome Gibler and William Lowrie announce the light two act musical opera The Sign of the Bow and Arrow with music arranged for thirty and lyrics by Lowrie. The plot centers on a monster syndicate plotting to control baby foods and beds and build summer resorts to wed soldiers to cooks. The piece features twenty numbers and six to sixteen principals with a New York hearing planned for May first.
University of Illinois trustees awarded a contract for an auditorium costing 11861. Corner stone to be laid in June. A farm and mechanics' building was ordered for the college of agriculture. President James to take leave July to October to attend the Pan-American Conference as a delegate appointed by President Roosevelt.
Saturday marks a women's day at the Golden Rule shoe store with a ten percent discount on women’s shoes sold that day. Boremeier and Lapp, located at 126 Galena Street, invite shoppers to take part.
Dropsys way Botdorf of AVERAG died after illness from diabetes in Freeport last evening. Survived by husband and two daughters Alice Weaver of Springfield Illinois and Edna Lapitz of Brooklyn New York. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm from family home with Rev W Gardner Thrall of English Lutheran Church officiating.
An advertisement touts Grape-Nuts as pre digested easily assimilated nutrition made from wheat and barley. A Woonsocket reader commends its benefits after years of digestive trouble, noting stronger muscles nerves and mental clarity, and even helping a teething baby when soaked in milk. The copy cites Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan and invites reading The Road to Roadville.
Closing quotes show May wheat at 77 34, May corn 43 2, May oats 29 7, May pork 1 b5 82, May lard 7 85 87, and May ribs 3 40. Cattle 5,000 traded steady. hogs 14,000, weak with mixed butchers 5.00 46.25. sheep 1,000 slow at 8 75 6.00.
Belvidere liquor dealer Skinny Bishop appeared before U S Commissioner Charles Green after arrest by Deputy United States Marshal Mack. He pleaded guilty to selling liquor without a government license and was bound over to the federal grand jury with a $300 bond.
An old advertisement promotes Fo Cure a Felon by Sam Jendall of Phillipsburg Kansas. It claims Bucklow’s Arnica Salve covers ailments from burns boils and sores to eczema and chapped hands. Sold for 25 cents at Joseph Emmert’s drug store with a guarantee.
Reading from a damaged OCR fragment, Sta. s Charit Yer & Co advertises large bargains with a line about fine goods and graded items priced at $2.48, previously $33.50, indicating a sale or closeout of various merchandise and discounts.
The Lumber Review editorial credits Mrs Ella G Bushnell Hamlin of Davenport with initiating Arbor Day, noting her schoolhouse planting transformed barren grounds and inspired nationwide forestation. it acknowledges late Senator James Cochran of Freeport as Illinois Arbor Day law author and emphasizes enduring need for tree planting and soil fertility through public education and united action.
A petition circulates in the Third ward seeking a large storm and sanitary sewer from C C Collmann’s property on Jefferson street to the river. The project, costing about $200,000, would extend under Illinois Central tracks requiring a tunnel and would benefit nearly every street including Center street school. Abating property would bear the cost, with five years to pay, about $1 per running foot and roughly fifty cents per running foot per property side.
A fragmented admonition about women's roles and domestic skills references Rocky Mountain Tea and Joseph Emmert in a tersely worded social notice. The readable text hints at guidance on baking washing and singing, centering on the ideal of a wife through a dated promotional tone.
Freeport Building and Loan Association offers shares in its Fiftieth series for sale with monthly payments of fifty cents per share. No membership fee. High loan demand as building season begins, ensuring profitable investment of the association's funds.
The page announces Buster Brown and Tige promoting a new weekly drawing by R. F. Outcault. It emphasizes fair dealing and partnership with customers, promising reader benefits and a square deal. Walton nephew 4 clothing department signs the notice.
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