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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1908
Page
2
Cedarville items recount local officers for the ensuing year and visiting relatives from Chicago, Kansas, and North Dakota. memorial day planning, church services, and movements of residents. Notables include the new trustees, a police magistrate, and a treasurer, plus several local visits and family news.
From Our Own Correspondent Dakota May 5 Lavaugn Meyer injures collar bone while hanging May baskets. Roy Blunt family visit Rockford. Decoration day plans finalized. Abe Lapp to join Gollmar Bros circus. Orangeville group leaves for South Dakota. Eva Smith visits Lena. Funeral of Lashelle at Rock City. Sept Grove final exam. Lavina Lasble visits. Peter Lesher of Durand visits. Eva Hall and Mrs. Bradley visit Wisconsin. Bertha Brown of Leaf River visiting. Arthur Uaible loses a wood horse. Cedarville visitors S. A. Weaver home. Belle Andre and son visit here. Hettrick visits with Michel Cross. Keagle and Birdie Long visit from Rock City. Dakotan independents beat Freeport 4–3 at Geiger's park with Nott, Willer, Bradley, Shrader, Fehr in lineup.
Miss Stella Fuls visits Parkersburg Iowa. Mr and Mrs George Lobhmeier welcomed a baby daughter near German Valley April 21. Mint Vosberg has house painted. Dena Roskam and Grace Danakas rode to Freeport Tuesday. Henry Crumb and family from Harper spent Sunday here. Pillie Burina staying with friends at German Valley. John Rechtuld Henry Boun Ontjae Ontjes Albert Gisger in Freeport Tuesday. Ladies aid church Baptist to meet with Mrs Rueben Frie Thursday. Dr Karcher of Freeport called here last Sunday. Contractor D Amelsburg completes granary for Ontja Oltmaan and builds a barn for R Schonnhoven. Mrs Carrie Oltman and Harry Myers were quietly
From Rock City dated May 5, the correspondent notes memorial services planned for Sunday morning May 16 at the United Evangelical church with a good program. Various local residents are listed visiting or traveling, including Miss Alice Burns and Miss B Carnefix of Freeport, and several hauling lumber for new or nearby houses. No church services were held May 5 due to Rev. Smith’s illness.
May 5 report from Shannon lists residents visiting Freeport or Lanark on various days. Names include Mrs. Martin and Minnie, Mrs. H L Kuter, A Yordy, Rev Van Evera, Mrs W S Cowen, Carrie Osborne, C C Stewart, John Moll, Dr Miller, Mrs John Rhaby of Mt Carroll, Dora Baum, Mrs S J Jones, Lewis Fulrath, George Beck, Prof Donner, Wade Boyle, Jennie Franks, Ethel Hicka, Mrs Chas Pearse and son Charles, Allie Coonrad, J Bender, Pearl City kin, Geo Whitmore, N G Good.
From Our Own Correspondent Everts May 4 Mr Brubaker of ADESO was a caller here Wednesday J Cordes our assessor of German Valley was here on business last week Mrs I Tirrel and daughter Miss Janette and John Reints of German Valley were Freeport passengers Saturday Misses Lucretia Snyder and Pearl Bordner boarded the train for Freeport Friday evening Mrs Jacob Heilman of Freeport and Mrs John Scheffner called on
A letter from Michigan asserts Cuticura remedies cured the writer’s brother of eczema after three summers of suffering. The account also credits Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Medicine for a facial swelling and a severe corn. A Indiana mother recounts another child’s eczema cure using Cuticura products. The note ends with a dated signature from Coldwater, Michigan.
Sunday visitors included Mrs Nix with George Frei and Miss Tum ka, Edward Long with Misses Anna and C Louella, and Mr and Mrs George Dilly at Adam Dilly’s home. Golden Circle women meet Wednesday with Miss Minnie Bardell while George Petit called on Charles Vasser Sunday. Moster school begins spring term with Miss Tran ter of Freeport as teacher. Miss Frances Sehram visited Mrs A Dilly last week. Miss Susie Royer stayed several days with Mrs J J Molter.
Berlin May 4 Prom Our Own Correspondent notes a flurry of Sunday visits and calls. Families from Winneshiek Rivetf Freeport Ridott and Ridott areas share visits to Brubaker Deery Cotherman Wise Webb and others. Local residents MR Wardlow Niblo Scheffner Frankenfield and Neuchswander appear in weekend social roundups.
McConnell, May 6. Mrs J W Gaze of Winslow visited her son Arthur Gage on Thursday. Frank Bechtold of Rock Grove called in town Saturday. Miss Bertha Guttmer returned to Monroe after a week with her sister Emma Guttmer. Jacob Stiffler died suddenly of heart trouble Monday. MrWareham of Freeport was a business caller Monday. Homer Heckman cut his right knee last week. Wilbur Shippee was seen on the streets Monday. W S O D Wells Our Barney Oldfield made a 20 minute trip to Winslow Sunday. Many candidates will be initiated into the Mysteries of Ancient Craft at the next meeting. The atmosphere remains moist. Miss da Shippee traveled to Red Oak Monday morning. Everyone please get a Deluge Club membership card, box 666, cards effective May 8.
From Our Own Correspondent Red Oak May 4 reports visits by Mrs Price and daughter McConnell to Mrs Wait and other neighbors Carrie Scheider travels to Freeport Miss Anna Kottman stays in Freeport Mrs E D Miller suffering rheumatism Stephen Rigney back from county seat and Harvey Nate infant death mourned in Chicago Several locals travel to Freeport Forreston and Chicago May 2 6 Y M C A meeting hosted at Red Oak Church in the afternoon and evening for men and families News of trips to Northwest Dodgeville Wisconsin Chadwick Illinois and Ora n geville funeral attendance and church events noted Also thimble club meets at Mrs Duglers May newswires mention local illness and accidents
A long rural listing from Lena area includes travel plans to Montana for C M & St B R Re new coast work, illness in Iowa, local meetings, cemetery care, lodge activities, and numerous social visits. Community events span May 4, 6 and 11 with appointments, funerals, and neighborhood arrivals.
From Our Own Correspondent Pleasant Hill May 4 farmers prep ground for corn weather warns of further frost Bert Snyder paints for residents Two new parties joined the telephone line Miss Alice Holmes and companion noted in brief report Cyrus Robinson visits Waddams Center Daniel Robinson family honored in town Gay: continues with local social updates and marriages.
Mrs J B Fisher of Freeport recounts kidney trouble improving after using Doan's Kidney Pills bought at Emmert's drug store. She notes the remedy provided relief without other treatments and endorses the product from booster-Milburn Co. of Buffalo, urging readers to remember the name Downs.
Centennial notes list residents visiting relatives and guests in Freeport and Dakota, with several family matters. Mrs William Rosenstiel cared for John Rosenstiel's family, Minnie Witte stayed with Freeport relatives, Ernst Silberman and family visited Mrs Lehwarb, Miss Busch sewed for Mrs N S Bechtold, Edward Bicker and Mildred visited Fred Bicker, Lavina Laible visited Dakota, Mrs Fred Marble called on Mrs John Rosenstiel, Grant and Raymond Winter of Freeport toured the countryside. Epworth League elected Theo C Koerner president, George Schoch VP, Frank Bender 2nd VP, Susie Nickel 3rd VP and organist, Paul Schnell secretary, William Heilman treasurer, John Sehling librarian, Susie Nickel organist assistant.
From Our Own Correspondent Harlem Corners May 4 farmers held a threshers meeting at KF Heaney's Saturday night Rosenstiel chosen to do their threshing this fall He is also to thresh for the ring south of here Fr Waite returns to Faribault Minn after months with relatives Mrs Waite to Minnesota soon Arthur Rosenstiel of Freeport visits parents L C Jacobs Lena family spent Sunday with friends Ethel Skeel Freeport spent Sunday at Albright residence Philip Lamb Clinton Town visited friends here R Rosenstiel family spent Sunday near Scioto Mills Mrs Peter McGurk and Miss Iva Warner Lena visitors Saturday William Wagner Freeport visitors Saturday John Jacobs bought a driving horse Mrs Samuel Wagner visited Freeport Thursday
Ridott May 4 Mrs Chris Sni vely who has been quite sick is somewhat better Rev J B Frye and family spent Sunday afternoon at Winneshiek Mr Jacob Heilman who has been visiting his brother for three weeks left last week for Town Leslie Askey has returned home from Chadwick Illinois Wr and Mrs George Raodet never of threesport visited Sunday after
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