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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1906
Page
2
The Freeport Daily Journal from May 21 1906 appears as a special edition page segment. It highlights local news, notices, and community updates typical of a small town newspaper of the era. The readable items emphasize civic events and regional occurrences.
The Freeport Wejournal receives a label from the International Tyno graphical Union recognizing that its mechanical departments employ union labor.
Kenneth Burrell spent Sunday in Winslow. Numerous residents and visitors travel to Chicago, Dixon, Dubuque, and Rockford for visits, relatives, or events. Notables include Miss Nellie Sherbondy of Orangeville, Miss Beulah Babb of Shannon, and Rev. F. J. Bate heading to Chicago for a diocese meeting. Several families head to Cedar Lake Inn opening May 25 in Wisconsin.
City council convenes tonight while Dorman Co. ships three carloads of Freeport buggies. Ladies day out Wednesday by Knights of Columbus. O R Zipt to deliver Decoration Day ovation at Culture Club meeting. Saengerbund rehearsal this afternoon. Sons of Veterans meet tomorrow. Miss Mabel Boedeker hosts Tuesday evening at Center Street home. Socialist candidates named for county and state tickets. Globe Hall hosts a charity pound social for Globe hospital. Dr Mary Rosenstiel buys a closed brougham for daughter. A runaway horse on Galena near Rice caused excitement Saturday night. Rockford Grand Opera House tonight features Mrs Cecil Magnus in The Toast of the Town with Viola Allen.
Readable lines describe a local incident with mentions of Holle and Rochy and a context of a poor night with various unresolved details. The text is garbled and names are uncertain, focusing on a possible accident or social incident without clear outcomes.
Freeport, 5. Oshkosh, 2. Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls, 7. LaCrosse, 12. Green Bay, 11. Wausau, 6. Locals unable to overcome Oshkosh after a big first inning. last year's champions defeated.
Sunday results show Freeport 2 Oshkosh 7 La Crosse 5 Eau Claire 3 Green Bay 7 Wausau 5 across regional games highlighting strong offense and close finishes. Green Bay and Oshkosh produced the highest-scoring games while Freeport struggled against the visitors.
In Oshkosh Sawdust City beat Freeport 7 to 2 as Moriarity Erickson and Ives led the hitters. Hanford driven in three on a two bagger, Reid excelled defensively, and Easton allowed four runs over the full game. Attendance 1,200. Next day Freeport opens at Green Bay for a four game series.
La Crosse defeats Eau Claire 5 3 as Schneiberg hits a three bagger in the seventh to seal the win. Batteries Scheineiberg and Klan. Maher and Backus. Green Bay edges Wausau 7 5 in a tight finish as the final out arrives.
LaCrosse posted a 12 to 7 edge over Eau Claire in Wisconsin action on May 19 at LaCrosse. The contest highlighted local teams and regional play, with Lacrosse gaining the advantage in the early and late moments of the game.
Cals continue their terrific batting streak today with fifteen hits including a home run, two triples, and five doubles. Score tallies show Eau Claire triumphing 10 to 8 with batteries George and Killian for Cals and Akio and Backus for Eau Claire.
Green Bay won 11 to 6 over Wausau in Wis. May 19 action. Wausau scored three runs in the second and fifth innings before tiring. Batteries: Tennant, Shaw, Condor for Green Bay. Malven, Livingston, Kilpatrick for Wausau.
May 21 Lena notes show Mrs. Sam Phillips and daughter visiting Freeport with Mrs. Law. Miss Nina Huett with Warren relatives. R. W. Hill to Chicago for weeks. Miss Vincenta Boeke a Freeport passenger. Mrs. Welty at Nora home. E. C. Hazelet returns to Leaf River. J. M. Baker to ship household goods to Grinnell Ia. Funeral of Will Hudson at Nelson Reed home draws large crowd. buried at Louisa cemetery. Chris Wittener returns to Bellville Ill after visit. Annie Mullarkey and Geo Foley visit. Ruby Rickelson of Rock less at Overstreet home.
Miss Alice Drake directs a recital by her pupils tonight at the Women's Club rooms in Masonic Temple at eight o'clock. The program includes works by Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert, Schumann, Grieg, Liszt, and Rachmaninoff, with performances by Florence Oyler, Doris Collins, and Ruth Saucerman among others.
Arrangements are under way for the Bolender annual picnic and reunion to be held in Riems grove south of Orangeville on Wednesday June 6. It will be an all day affair with a music program and addresses. Everyone is invited to join, bring dinners, and spend the day in the woods.
Members of Husn temple 108 D Q O K K K urged to attend a drill meeting tomorrow evening at 7:80 sharp at K P hall then proceed to Lexington hall for the manoeuvers.
The will of the late George J Heisler has been probated in the county court. All real estate and personal property is to be divided equally among his six children with Joseph Emmert named sole executor.
Freeport lodge No 462 Knights of Pythias calls all knights to a castle hall meeting for business and work in the first rank this evening. all members cordially invited.
Mr and Mrs Guy Mitchell of Lantanter welcomed a baby boy. Parents reported the birth with the new arrival adding joy to the household.
Miss Tillie Frey spent Sunday with friends in Shannon. Herman Borchers of Chicago is visiting in the city. Dr. R. L. Frisbie has returned from Seattle and may practice in Freeport. Mr. and Mrs. William Krackenberg and children of Ridott visited Frank Rummelhagen. Mrs. Fred Southwick is able to be out after five weeks at home due to a rusty nail in her left foot.
River ton postmaster G W Fouts reports a near-fatal robbery. He credits Electric Bitters with curing a chronic liver complaint, jaundice and other ailments after twenty years of illness. The tonic, sold at Jos Emmerts drug store for 50 cents, is praised as a sure remedy for biliousness neuralgia weakness and digestive complaints.
A M Hoover offers carpet cleaning services with contact phone number 808. Advert specifies typical small classifieds feel with a date-style notation 4 14t indicating an ad run.
S Ryan of 87 Galena Street reports umbrellas repaired and recovered. 49dtf.
Large crowds flocked to the woods near Freeport for a relaxed Sunday as residents enjoyed sunshine and riverbank scenery. The Bachelor Club held its annual picnic with a gasoline launch trip, a lunch of jungle stew, and an officers election, while the Pretzels and Fearnaughts staged a field day at Hess mills with a 9 to 0 ball win, a significant home run, fishing, pole climbing, and a lavish lunch.
A list of Tuesday prayer meetings with names and addresses for organizers and leaders. Entries include Mrs Leitzell at 294 Fifth Avenue with Evangelist Voight, and Rev Elijah Brown at 121 N Galena Avenue with W B Stiver, plus numerous other hosts and leaders across streets such as Galena, Apple, Empire, Walnut, Harlem, Stephenson, Liberty, Locust and Walnut corners.
Chicago weather forecast for May 21 calls for fair skies and warmer temperatures tonight. Sunrise was at 4 83 a m and sunset at 7 21 p m, with daylight length noted.
Having purchased the interest of my deceased partner Mr Al Hofmann of Hofmann Buss I thank patrons for their support and ask those indebted to settle promptly The tin shop and furnace work will continue under the same competent hands The foreman who assisted the late Mr Hofmann is a highly capable workman and all entrusted work will be executed well
Evergreen lodge of Masons meets in regular communication this evening. R. A. M. No 28 reports a special meeting Tuesday. Freport commandery ET No 0 will gather in convocation Wednesday. Capernaum Shrine White Shrine of Jerusalem No 4 holds its annual spring meeting Thursday with a large class to receive degrees.
William E Froude of Loran graduates with LL B from Northern Illinois College of Law in Dixon after two years study and prior law reading. Born in Stephenson county Illinois, he taught in public schools and worked in merchandising with his father. He will also receive B S and Master of Law at term end. He served as president of the law class.
Camp 61 of Rockford completed plans to attend the Freeport picnic on June 7. A Rockford & Interurban round trip of 85 cents will run interurban cars from 6 to 9 a.m. and periodically thereafter. The Rockford group will include a 15 piece band, a drill team, and a large “hobo” band of at least 30 members organized by J. E. F. Buckley with grotesque costumes planned for the parade.
Muriel Putnam, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Putnam, was honored at a farewell party attended by twenty schoolmates. The event featured games and refreshments, and Muriel received a ring. The Putnams will move to Milwaukee next month where Mr Putnam works in printing. Muriel attends Third Ward school and is praised as bright and well liked by teachers and friends.
Frederick Neimeier's will probated in the county court leaves $2,000 to each of daughters Alvina and Amelia and to son William, with the remainder to wife Caroline. At her death the estate is shared among the children, Martha Brokhausen's share held in trust for her issue, and executor Adam Krape of Lena appointed.
In county court at 10 this morning Frank M. Bear owner of a saloon at 171 Galena Street pleaded guilty to four counts of selling liquor to minors. He was fined $20 on each count and plus court costs the total comes to $108.55.
A Fire Fighters exhibition thrills spectators as a trained crew rescues panicked people. The event also features a mammoth Roman hippodrome and sensational acts at the circus grounds in East Freeport on Thursday May 31.
Fortunate Missourians recounts how Dr King's New Discovery cured consumption for three customers in Livonia and Graysville. One man, ready to sell his property and move to Arizona, stayed put after treatment. The medicine is endorsed as the most wonderful, with guarantees from Jos Emmert druggist and trial bottles free.
Rev William A Sunday led a series of tabernacle services in Freeport drawing great crowds from across the area. He announced a debt clearance, with total offerings reported at 3003.60 and 2280 raised at 10:30, plus 275.50 and 136.10 in the afternoon and 133.19 in the evening. Two hundred seventy eight converts were reported, with college figures and local officials in attendance including Princeton delegation members.
The text cites John chapter 11 verses about Jesus calling for Lazarus and the removal of the stone. It reflects on how death dominates life and contrasts grieving with the call to revival, noting people often neglect revival due to lack of interest amid duties.
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