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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
2
The Freeport Journal is honored by the International Typographical Union for its use of union labor in the newspaper's mechanical departments, highlighting commitment to organized labor standards.
Edward Mitchell transacted business in Dixon today. J J Beaver from Mt Carroll visited the city yesterday. Constable Fred Drewer returned from Winslow. W J Beals at Warren transacting business. A G Stroh of Rockford was in town last evening. L J Lindsay of Rockford called on friends. Edward Myers of Streator spent yesterday with friends. Mrs Anna Wolf Johnson of Chicago visiting sister Mrs Ss Jo Best. F E Wickwire of Rockford visiting friends. Henry Brand of Peoria transacting business yesterday. George Pollick of Orangeville in city this morning. G G Mott of Marion Iowa visiting relatives. C E Rankin returned to Rockford after business in the city. A G Steere of Kansas City Mo spending days with friends. Mr and Mrs F E Simmons of Stockton guests yesterday. Miss Mamie and Jeannette Leid of Mt Carroll visiting relatives. Waterloo Courier: Miss Amelia Miller of Freeport visiting Mrs L P Miller at 414 First St. Mrs W G Knowles and Mrs G K Patterson to Chicago for day. G W Hoyman returns from Orangeville with daughter Mrs Dailey. Mr and Mrs L H Gingles return to Bloomington. J J Adler attends funeral of Mrs Neiman then returns to Brooklyn. Mrs H R Neidig and daughter of Cedarville en route to Burlington Ind to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs H W Havers of Milwaukee leave for Springfield Ill for relatives.
Club women from across the country plan to attend the General Federation of Women's Clubs meeting at the Jamestown Exposition in early June. The Inside Inn will host sessions with discussions on education, art, literature, forestry, civics, and labor issues, plus addresses and excursions.
The board of education meets tonight. Center street school won a $25 prize from Egg-O-See cereal. A E Wagner is re elected Dakota schools principal. Miss Alice Leotard plans to study Kansas school work next year. Harvey McCourt to open a cigar store in Rockford. Harry Holbrook joins re organization for Standard Opera in Freeport. Prof Walsh to give a May 17 concert for Settlement Home. Modern Brotherhood of America to meet tonight at 8 in Is. of G. hall with many new members. HK Fellows will assist in initiatory part. Sunday school officials urged to meet at 2 46 Sunday May 5. proceed to First Baptist for temperance mass meeting at 8 with Mrs Beauchamp and Mrs Addie N Fields. Baptist choir to lead music. Other church members invited to help. An advertisement for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is included with a note on women’s health.
An OCR fragment mentions a dairy store at Rookwood Kingston’s Corner and a damaged section labeled d-2d3t. Limited readable details point to a local retail incident with no further specifics available.
B. Winter, who has been laid up for the past week, is rapidly improving and will be able to be out before long.
A garbled OCR item records a Missouri resident W Cloyd with a medical episode and a doctor involved. It mentions a box, a pharmacist, and a physician’s consultation, but the readable facts are very limited and fragmented.
Illinois Central R R announces Sunday excursion rates starting March 1907 and each Sunday thereafter. Round trip tickets available from Freeport to Decatur for one fare, with minimum 25 cents. Tickets sold Sundays only and valid for return the same day.
Frances Beauchamp of Kentucky spoke at English Lutheran Church warning that alcohol and related vices threaten youth and society. She argued churches are financed by saloon money and urged women to join the W C T U to form a white ribbon society, noting cigar stores as next temptations. The talk ended with praise for the choir and an invitation to next night’s First Baptist service.
Final examinations conducted in the circuit court room under Supt. Grove show pupils from Hart, Salem, Elmwood, White, Rice, Demmel, Union, Harlem Center, Richland Center, Greenville, McConnell, Becker, Berlins, Schofield, Ridott, Rachelhoffer, Van Brocklin, Florence Station schools. Pupils who pass may apply for the Lindley Normal School scholarship by notifying the county superintendent in writing. scholarship exam will be the second Saturday of May in the circuit court room. A standing of 80 or above is required.
Lena May 3. Mrs Rose Glasser of Warren visits friends here. Will McGurk ill at home. Mrs Frank Howard of Belmont, Ta., visited W R Hoppe. Mrs Mmma Overstreet came from Rockford. Miss Mildred Hinds returns from Belvidere. Editor Chas Piper injures hand delaying duties. Rev H F Jones and daughter return to Colchester Ill. Miss Bertha Anderson heads to Chicago then Colchester. Miss Mabel Rech travels to Freeport until Sunday. Special notice for Lena Camp No 66 MWA funeral escort May 4 at 12:30 pm from MWA hall to Lutheran church. burial Kent Cemetery. Bring MWA badge. pallbearers Neighbors C W Buss and W W Bonebright. Charles Weaver.
In Chihuahua May 3 two Americans C T Richardson and William Mason face execution for murder for life insurance, with Dr Harle also under sentence. The trio plotted to kill insured men Devers and Mitchell, using strychnine, after insurance claims from New York. A Dallas detective uncovered the plot, leading to extradition and a long court battle.
The town board will hold a regular meeting on Thursday May 3 at 7 30 p m to audit town bills. All persons with bills against the town must present them to the town clerk at the Rice Building 2 door 4 mdtd.
Royal G Wood an Illinois Central engineer sues C D Cass general manager of the W C F N railway for 10000 in Waterloo Iowa alleging false arrest March 31 and unlawful confinement to a city jail until April 1 claiming malicious acts damaged his credit reputation liberty and dignity and caused legal fees and delays in his trial preparation
In Rockford on May 3 Harold Lindberg aged 7 wandered three and a half miles southeast of Harlem. A hunting party of 400 to 6500 searched through the night until 10:20 a.m. when farmer August Johnson found the exhausted boy and brought him home to his parents at 1317 Charles Street. Mayor Jackson and Chief Bargsen led the hunts and organized lantern patrols.
The mayor led the search as three hundred workers from Skankin Furniture scoured the woods for the boy who had earlier been found. Mr. Johnson did not phone the parents but drove the boy to his home in town.
Excelsior Lodge No 97, A F and A M, holds a stated communication this evening for business and work in the E A degree.
My Best Friend Alexander Benton of Rural Route 1 Fort Edward New York praises Dr Kings New Discovery as a cure for asthma and incipient consumption in his son's wife. He credits a dramatic relief from a terrible cough after the first battle and curing other symptoms until she was well. The testimonial notes the remedy is fully guaranteed by Jos Emmert druggist with 0c and 1.00 and a trial bottle free.
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