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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1907
Page
2
The Freeport Journal notes a label earning recognition from the International Typographical Union for employing Union labor in its mechanical departments.
A stream of brief city notes records W T Rawleigh, A H Conrad, G W Grunhill and others visiting Chicago, Racine, Elgin, and Savanna on business or to visit relatives. It lists Grace Shippy Lena guest in Freeport, Mrs. Joseph Allen Lena visiting, and multiple others traveling from Lena, Freeport, Kansas City, Iowa Falls, Milledgeville and beyond. It notes Mrs. Henry Wolf moving to Freeport for work, plus Knights of Columbus delegates from the local lodge returning from Chicago.
Local briefs note that Rockford High School will graduate 79 students this year. The First English Lutheran congregation holds an important meeting tonight. May 22 to 23 district meeting of Christian churches of Northern Illinois is set for Rock Falls. Trinity Church plans a meeting after tonight's prayer service. Sterling Industrial seeks $40,000 to attract Cossard Dorset company. Mrs. L M Bowers attends state convention and joins mileage committee. Freeport Fraternal Tribunes meet tonight for a social, all members invited. English Lutheran ladies host a bake sale and aprons sale at Schoeffel & Brokhausen Saturday. Prayer meeting at Embury tonight at 7:30 on Truths Christians Ought to Know. Pastor's Bible class to meet after the prayer service. The men are especially urged to attend.
W. W. Buckley editor of the Pearl City News pleaded guilty before Justice W. F. Goddard to dis orderly conduct. After paying fines and costs totaling 48.70 the case was dismissed except for peace bonds to be kept for one year.
G W Cloyd of Plunk Missouri recounts a four year old incident when a jimson bar nearly cut his thumb. He claims immediate relief after using Bucklea Amica Salve bought from Joseph Emmert’s drugstore for 25 cents, noting the healer’s quick effect.
Attend daily at 2 30 p m and 7 80 p m for an exhibition of Japanese wares and souvenirs. The display features a range of art goods and attractive gifts for ladies.
Timely hitting by visitors produced all runs in a single inning. Pitcher Darrah performed well though Tack faced tough contact. Freeport team WH Be material ly strengthened as the game progressed.
In a rain soaked Wisconsin league game at the park, Fond du Lac’s Web Footers shut out Freeport 2 to 0 after nine innings. Darrah pitched well for Freeport but two-key hits in the fourth inning gave Fond du Lac the runs. Umpire Hayes received praise for his fair officiating as the game finished in 1 hour 35 minutes.
In a recent game George Ives starred for Freeport with four singles in four at bats and flawless fielding. Teammate Ireland excelled at right field while Treland returned to his regular position. Ives boasts a .620 batting average across six games, with 13 hits in 25 at bats, 10 stolen bases, and perfect fielding. The narrative highlights Ives and Ireland as key contributors as Freeport faces a rotation of upcoming opponents and lineup changes as the season progresses.
In La Crosse on May 75 Green Bay overwhelmed the home team with a large margin, last year’s champions suffering from costly errors. Final score appears listed as Green Bay well ahead despite incomplete OCR.
Dubuque Iowa May 16 President Melthes of the Dubuque Three five league team announced immediate relief for manager Tom Stark. George Py. Jennings of St Louis will assume the post. Dubuque has won a single game this season.
A humorous list of imagined penalties for offenses against an umpire appears in a clipping. It assigns monetary fines for actions such as pulling the umpire's nose or ear, kicking him in various places, calling him names, or sticking out the tongue, with odd amounts and odd phrasing reflecting old newspaper humor. Names and some phrases are garbled, but the gist is a playful catalog of imagined fines.
An advertisement asserts that Rocky Mountain Tea will keep girls smiling through the years with eyes that glisten and never shed tears, attributed to Joseph Emmert as the endorsing figure.
A fragment notes a price of 81.40 at E. & W. Glédlw for a sensitive tool described as finding relief in flouries slip pers for women, indicating a domestic goods sale or aid item. The text is fragmented and names an outlet but lacks full context or clear event details.
The Elgin Courier reports milking machines installed near Elgin have failed to replace hand milking. Cattle injuries, incomplete milk extraction, and udders bunching prompted many to abandon the devices. Charles Gifford trialed sixty machines last year, but eleven cows were damaged and ten died or were sold, leading to a renewed reliance on hand milking as experts seek improvements.
May 16. Two pounds of dynamite were found in the boilers of the Hazelhurst Soap Works this morning. The explosive had been placed there, it is believed, in an attempt to blow up the factory. There is no clue as to the perpetrator.
Independence Kan May 15 The county sheriff destroyed in the street $9,000 worth of liquor seized from saloons earlier. The crowd witnessed the destruction as the action drew a large turnout.
Mayor John J. Janeen issued an order halting all dice throwing and gambling activities in Sterling. The surprise move targeted liberal elements and neighbors reacted to the sweeping prohibition in the city.
A jumbled OCR excerpt touts a dubious cure marketed by BONY & Con of Poledo alleging a constitutional disease treated by a specific preparation. It mentions supposed remedies, fake testimonials, a sales address, and references Hall's Purgative Pills for constipation as competing products.
An upbeat pitch invites energetic young men to start a summer job or business venture. It offers details at First National Bank, Hannaford, North Dakota, indicating a local employment or investment opportunity.
W H Burns of Pinkerton Chicago office interviewed Chief Henry Silk in Freeport about A C G Bates the man arrested here for the worthless check swindle. Bates, once a Syracuse Stars pitcher, is described as highly wanted. Burns confirms Bates’ Utah penitentiary term and pattern of roaming towns to flee capture. Bates’ wife and family noted in Toniga Pennsylvania.
Albert Schmich suffered a severe palm laceration this morning at the Schmidh pop factory while washing bottles. He reached into a tub, struck a broken bottle, and endured a four inch gash. A remark on a girl heir to a Rocky Mountain Tea lineage appears adjacent.
Sealed proposals invited by Trinity church for material and labor to erect a new church building. Bids due by 8 pm May 29 1907. Plans and specifications available from Rev. L C Schmidt at 109 Oak Street Freeport TH by order Building Committee.
Jamestown Exposition offers low daily rates until October 15 with liberal return limits and flexible routes. Direct Chicago connections provide access eastward to New York Washington Niagara Falls and coast and mountain resorts. For details contact any North Western agent.
For one year you may purchase everything in sheet music or music publications at actual cost to us. Mail your name and address or call at our piano parlors to register in our music directory. Smith and Barnes piano song book free to all callers. Devore Piano Co. 76 78 Stephenson St Freeport Ill.
A boost from Rockford to organize the Woodman Stone event on June 6 met at Cherry Court MWA hall. O H Wilcox G Evers Dr Beck ley and Judge Beckhow attended with local organizers W E Gerbick Henry Trepus A H Weiman C A Stout Ed Kreider William Meise and William Dunlap. New ideas from Freeport were discussed including balloon advertising and sample showcases.
Dr and Mrs J F Fair received a letter from son Paul Fair who wrote from Barbadoes Island en route to Para Brazil where he will work as taxidermist in the Brazilian State Museum He said the voyage from New York took nine days in fine weather apart from seasickness and he remains in good health The parents expect no further word until mid June due to distance and irregular mail service.
The Lanark Gazette reports Miss Mabel Goddard has resigned as principal after being re engaged for another year. She will take a more lucrative post in Freeport, her home city. Her record as an instructor is praised and her departure is deeply regretted by many in and out of the school.
Edward Merck of Merck & O'Brien severely injured his left index finger yesterday when a saw slipped while cutting meat. A large gash required several stitches to close the wound.
May 16 events include Springe ceremonial occasion at pot nan Bhrine 8 and Dramatic Society entertainment at 66a hall. May 17 Passion Play pictures at YMCA afternoon and evening. May 21 Fifer's social dancing school at Lexington Hall. May 28 concert at Embury Church. Other items cover dances, routines, and social gatherings at Second Presbyterian church YMCA Embury hall and Robinson circus.
A fragmented page lists movement pictures with dates including May 19 May 20 and June 2 for Swanson and Howe along with entries May 2 and May W-Humty Dumty and a district leader item. The scattered notes indicate show dates and local film listings in a simple notices section.
Miss Goldie Higley and Irving Walbaum obtained a marriage license in Rockford yesterday afternoon and were married by Rev. Mr. Fogarty. The groom works as a barber beneath the State bank, and the couple plans to reside in the city.
The Daily Journal is distributed citywide at ten cents per week. The notice states delivery to any part of the city for the weekly rate, emphasizing convenience and broad reach.
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