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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1908
Page
4
In recognition of the act that it employs Union labor in its mechanical departments the International Typographical Union issues this label to the Freeport Journal. The designation honors the paper for maintaining organized labor standards within its production.
Republican voters in Ka rota Silver Greek Waddams Harlem and Dakota hold caucuses or meetings in March to nominate town tickets and town officials. Committeemen J F Hurdell Me yer Polis Erwin Richards and J W Nelson listed. Meetings run 1 to 4 pm with dates March 21 March 22 March 2 and March 7 in various towns.
The calendar lists Masonic events for Excelsior Today No 7 A F and A M with Ist and 1a Fridays for BE degree work. Evergreen Lodge No 170 with stated meetings on the Ist and 3rd Mondays. Freeport Chapter No 23 RA fulfilling stated convocations on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. Freeport Council No 3 R and M with 3rd Tuesday stated communications. Freeport Commandery No 7 KT with stated conclaves on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays.
Edwin Hall spends day in Chicago. Numerous visitors and callers from Moline Warren Shannon Rockford Lena Orangeville Martintown Dixon and others pass through Freeport. Notables include A J Goddard traveling to Chicago for power plant machinery and Col Dick funeral attendee Charlies Bidwell of Monticello town visiting. LUCRETIA note on Gold Medal Pour appears as stray fragment.
The Young People's Presbyterial convention of the Freeport Presbytery opened at First Presbyterian church with Rev. W B Graham delivering "The Yellow Peril, or the Golden Opportunity." He urged Christianizing China and Japan to transform perceived danger into opportunity, urging missionary work and closer home foreign collaboration. Delegates were expected. officers elected include President Jay Davenport.
Governor J Frank Hanly addressed about 4000 voters in Bloomington and announced a coming Freeport mass meeting for men at 2:30 pm in the Grand Opera House. The Indiana governor campaigns against liquor, cites enforcement of local option and tax costs, and plans further stops despite opposition from saloon interests.
Next week the Stephenson County Teachers Institute will convene in the High school assembly room. Mr Grove has tapped three nationally renowned lecturers Dr Carson Ohio state superintendent Dr M W O Shea University of Wisconsin and Dr Jonathan Rigdon Clark University.
The program aims to bring to Freeport renowned educators and teachers into personal contact with outstanding minds in education. Teachers welcome the opportunity and seek to make the event financially successful. Last year parents attended and found sessions rewarding, with topics of mutual interest to both parents and teachers. Experts from Ohio New England and Wisconsin will share perspectives on evolving educational methods. LL A Fulwider.
Rev F Starbird of East Raymond Maine hails Bucklin's Arnica Salve as the best healer for his old army wound and other obstinate sores. He also uses it in his veterinary practice. Price 25 cents at Joseph Emmert's drug store.
Advertisement item for girls shoes priced at 1.38 and 1.50 with patent tips in sizes 8 1/2 to 2. Special price code ats8ge listed under Schmidt Wachlin & Pfeiffer.
J Burdett piano tuner places orders at Brown and Dollmeyer's or ae 3M ladtt. Madam Brunswick will remain at 30 Chicago Street for another week, with operation extending by one week.
Theresa Wolf returns home to Freeport from her aunt Mrs. Barbara Mamuinoser. Funeral of Col. Dick attended by H. R. and L. Nelson in Freeport. Kathryn Allen visiting friends in Warren. Baptist church to call a pastor with member turnout urged March 22. Mrs. Henry Uhe visits mother Mrs. Staderman in Eleroy. George Beine visits county seat. Roller skating gains youth popularity with lively sidewalks. Roy Bacon of Iowa Falls visits Orlando Tower. Mrs. Elizabeth Musser and daughter Aurine head to Warren for weekend stay. Clara Toogood to Dixon for Sunday with sister Mrs. Frances Atkins. Fred Beine and Chas. O. Piper visit county seat and Chicago respectively.
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