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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1906
Page
2
The Freeport Journal receives an award from the International Typeproporial Union acknowledging it employs union labor in its mechanical departments.
The column lists various residents and visitors in the city across the day. H B Smith returns from Red Cedar Lake while Henry and H F Dorman visit Milledgeville. Others travel to Chicago Peru Beloit Chamberlain 8. D and attend social events.
Clare Brigham Haggart infant son of Mr and Mrs F A Haggart died yesterday at their home 3620 Clifton Ave Milwaukee Wis Remains will be sent to Freeport via C M and St P railroad at 430 this afternoon interment at Freeport city cemetery directly from the depot Mrs Haggart is too ill to accompany the remains He was the only grandson of Mr and Mrs L A Brigham of West Freeport The note ends with a poetic farewell line from the family
The Freeport Woman's Club delegates Miss Louemma Reber and Mrs. F H Towles attend the eighth biennial meeting in St Paul with alternates Mrs H W Rowley and Mrs H D Bentley. Bentley and Reber will attend all sessions. Rowley stays only a few days. Reber leaves this evening. Bentley and Rowley depart tomorrow.
Isaac Goldman, a Rockford clerk in a general store, files for bankruptcy in federal court. He previously ran a Forest City clothing shop, listing assets of 7119.32 with no remaining assets. Attorney Fred Carpenter represents Goldman in the action.
A large and appreciative audience attended a church concert yesterday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church. The program featured Chas W. Lawyer on organ, KF. G. Fischer, Rev. W. A. Sunday, and Edwin Rotzler with an excellent lineup of performers.
Freeport hosts Masonic functions with R A M meeting tonight and Freeport Commandery to confer the K T degree. Excelsior lodge plans Friday night business and M M degree work.
Assessor of Winslow township W M Leverington has completed his duties and returned the assessment books to the county treasurer.
Freeport Saengerbund will assist Rockford Germania Gesang Verein in a concert at Rockford this evening. The event showcases regional singing groups and local cultural collaboration.
A brief marriage license notice states Chas H Hebel of Albion Wisconsin and Mary A Bobb of Winslow Wisconsin obtained a license to wed. No dates or further details are provided in the readable text.
An old newspaper advertises Dr. King's New Life Pills claiming a decrease in deaths from appendicitis as usage increases. It promises quick relief from constipation and related ailments, stating strength and vigor follow use. Guaranteed by Jos. Em Joert, druggist. Try them.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a hurried shoe sale description with unclear names or dates. The readable items mention pale feet and hustle notes about selling shoes, but no specific people places organizations or outcomes are identifiable. Further context is needed for a complete record.
June 7 program for the Freeport Woodmen picnic lists early morning whistles at six, S. R. Van Sant former Minnesota governor as principal orator, with cash prizes for races and drills. After numerous rearrangements the official lineup is issued by the executive committee, praised for securing varied talent and features.
Citizens plan a day of enjoyment for visitors on June 7. The program includes a sunrise whistle salute, band concerts, a Foresters march, parade routes, tabernacle ceremonies with ex governor S R Van Sant and other speakers, and multiple prize drills and races culminating in a ballroom dance at Lexington hall.
Mrs Lucia Wilke of Caroline Wisconsin finds greater happiness from a 25 cent box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve which completely heals a running leg sore that had troubled her twenty three years. Noted as a strong antiseptic for piles wounds and sores, available at Jos Emmert's drug store.
Carl Hagenbeck Three Ring Entertainment arrives in Freeport on Tuesday June 12. The sixty car circus with three rings, two stages and a ten acre tented ground promises a grand show with 400 horses 1000 employees and 300 arena stars including Hindoo performers and trained animals. Tents set on Taylor Avenue grounds.
May 29 Lena scene reports visits from Judge Hallet of Denver sister Mrs Lucy Snider Miss Naramore to Freeport. Mary Doyle and baby come from Chicago to visit H B Tull. Piper family home from Monroe. J A Steinmetz and Ellen White Freeport visitors. Mary Saul home from ten ase vee with county residents. Silas Clay back from Oregon mining. Alice Erb and Mildred Byrnes to Lena from Brainard. Birthday Club 121 event with A A Krape. Henry Uhe to Eleroy. Hattie Robinson and Mrs Troxell Freeport passengers. Anna Scherer returns to Freeport.
Real estate transfers listed since last report include Mary Gochenour to Martin Allen. George Ruston to Stover Mfg. Co. H F Jones to C N Martin. Jane Briggs to F C Lehrman. D J Webster to W H Vaimatre. M B Marvin to Mamie Broughton. M S Hart to Gertrude Schillinger. W H Staas to H B Witte. C F Hildreth to W Z Shayel. Abstracts of title furnished on short notice. Deeds mortgages and other legal instruments drawn. money to loan. O Taylor and Fricke, Conveyancers.
Drugstore placard by H. J. Mooge promotes Wadsworth Bros Chicos cigars in Freeport. Five cigars for 25 cents, money back if not as claimed, aimed at convincing readers to try Havana filled cigars and join the growing customer base.
The St Louis Chronicle notes Chief Hale's Fire Fighters attract large enthusiastic audiences. The famed exhibition by Chief Hale's men wins broad approval for novelty. Hale's Mammoth Roman Hippodrome and Congress of Sensational Novelties to perform at East Freeport circus grounds on Thursday May 381.
The Grace Episcopal Church Woman's Guild held a morning meeting at the rectory electing President Mrs. J. E. Rosebaugh Vice president Mrs. Dick Secretary Mrs. J. A. Crain and Treasurer Mrs. M. A. Van Reed The election followed a celebration of Holy Communion at the church.
In Beauty Town a tale endures of a famed beauty who trusted Rocky Mountain Tea as the secret to her glow. Joseph Emmert is cited as a figure within the old legend, anchoring the period voice and local lore.
Yesterday in Chippewa Falls Eau Claire Chippewa Falls defeated Keene's Canners 5 to 4 in the ninth inning as Fiske debuted for Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls and Freeport won 4 to 2 over Eau Claire. Green Bay and Oshkosh also won while La Crosse dropped to Oshkosh, keeping a tight pennant race with Freeport and Green Bay.
In Oshkosh Wisconsin on May 28 Oshkosh won the opening La Crosse series game by timely hitting with a final score of 8 to 5. Pitchers Flynn Moores and Jones held La Crosse to limited offense as the home club capitalized on key at bats to seize the early lead.
Tomorrow afternoon at 3 o clock a good exhibition game is promised between the White Sox and the Independents. The teams are evenly matched and have practiced hard. White Sox batteries are Grant and Backus, while Schmelzle, Best, and OSE will catch for the Independents.
In the county court records, the Fulton estate inventory is ordered recorded. McGrath estate set for hearing June 4. Waldecker estate oath and bond approved with inventory to be recorded. Schneider estate report approved and recorded. insolvent outa declared. estate served. Sebastia Oppold claims $130. Roys indicted for liquor sales to minors. Musser charged with procuring and selling liquor to minors. Hodges conservatorship petition filed.
A vintage ad notes Hol lister's Rocky Mountain Tea as the greatest preventative for all diseases sold by Joseph Emmert. It offers tea or tablets at 85 cents and claims to vitalize the entire system.
A special Anti Saloon League agent visited Galena to gather evidence against local saloon operators. He posed as a veteran and lured patrons into friendly games that turned into stakes games. Saloon owners claim the man manipulated investigations, and references to prior Mt Carroll incidents imply unproven charges.
An advertising discourse argues white bread harms digestion while Grape-Nuts pre digests starch by using whole wheat and barley. It claims natural diastase develops during processing, turning starch into grape sugar, reducing digestive ailments and boosting strength and health after ten days to two weeks without white bread. There's a slogan: There’s a reason.
The Tampico village council remains deadlocked with three temperance and three high license members. Mayor Kempt, claiming Tampico as his home, is in Canada and refuses to resign, prompting saloons to stay closed for a month and delaying street work. Taxpayers' funds sit idle.
May 28 report says streets and lawns in Sterling have been strewn with poisoned candy. Police seek unknown perpetrator after several dogs die from strychnine packed in each piece. No children poisoned yet, but officers fear more harm if distribution continues.
River ton Iowa postmaster G W Fouts faced a near loss of life and robbery of comfort. He credits a letter claiming chronic liver complaint caused severe jaundice and yellow nails, cured by Electric Bitters after doctor prescribed it. Describes benefits for biliousness neuralgia weakness and abdominal issues. Sold at Jos Emmert's drug store for 50 cents.
A Tuesday sale announced for May 29 offers 26 percent discount on all footwear. Schmidt Wachin & Pfeiffer promote the event with emphasis on the footwear discount and Store Bey.
Captain Egbert T Becker, captain of Company I, 92d Illinois Infantry, died after a long illness at Mt Carroll. A Carroll County resident for 63 years, he served in the Civil War with Sherman’s army and later held public office including circuit court clerk. He was active in Masonic bodies and will have a funeral under Masonic direction. He leaves his wife Sarah Freeport.
Infant Samuel Zimmerman age three months, son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Zimmerman, residing at 116 Delaware Street, died yesterday afternoon at 2 30. Death was caused by bowel complaint after about a week of illness. Funeral from the residence at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning with Rev C J Price officiating.
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