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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1908
Page
5
The Associated Press reports fair weather in Illinois tonight and Tuesday with possibly threatening south. Temperatures moderate. Wisconsin and Iowa expect fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with gradually rising temperatures.
Closing quotations show Dec wheat around 9 7/4, Dec corn 6 84, oats 4 84, Jan pork near 9 16, lard about 9 45, and ribs 8. Cattle yard totals 18 000 with gains and hogs steady with varying classes. Rice building polls open tomorrow 7 a m to 5 p m.
Cyrus Grove of Freeport was named president at the annual meeting in Rockford. W L German of Polo is VP, S F Parsons of DeKalb secretary, O F Smith of Savanna treasurer, and W G Mays of Dixon to a 3 year executive post. Grove denies a Chicago report alleging a Rock Island superintendent interrupted a paper reading to frighten teachers.
A large crowd attended the opening of the William Walton Nephews store fiftieth anniversary. A handsome china plate printed with the coming year’s calendar was presented as a souvenir of the event.
The basement of the new English Reformed church hosted Sunday school with about one hundred attendees and $35 raised for the piano fund. The church dedication has been postponed to November 29.
The building formerly known as The Rice Building will hereafter be known as The Mackay Block. The owner, Mr. W. E. F. Mackay, had the lettering over the entrance changed accordingly.
John G. Oyler reports strong support for Taft and Denven after returning from a trip through southern Illinois, indicating favorable sentiment for the ticket.
Parland Newhall male quartet Y M C A set for Thursday November 5 at 8 30 pm. Seat sale opens Tuesday at va. mM. 10 28d1w.
Report notes green hat window display at the newly opened Brokhausen and Hill store. Observers describe a display of window fur and green hats drawing attention to the storefront opening.
Impartial reviews show Deneen gaining Republican backing while Stevenson hopes to flip downstate counties. Both sides tout prospects as Chicago and Cook County sway hinges on early returns. Republicans cite three downstate canvasses predicting strong Taft gains. Democrats flag hopes of 30,000 downstate votes for Stevenson.
Voters are urged to cast ballots Tuesday in the same precincts as the township election. Polls will open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. with detailed district-by-district boundaries and voting places listed, including L. J. Mayner's store, Dittmar's livery barn, Kraft house, New York house, Brown's hotel, Imerick's barber shop, Pontius' store, Foy's store, Hotel Metropole, Mideke's store, and Knobel's store.
Taft maintains a friendly stance toward labor despite Gompers attacks and campaigns in Dunkirk Erie Ashtabula Cleveland and Youngstown with Mrs Taft joining in. Bryan spends last day in Kansas en route to Lincoln while Kern plans speeches in Continental Paulding Bryan Montpelier and Defiance. Roosevelt optimistic about Taft victory as final reports arrive from across the nation.
Tony Cerra appeared before Magistrate Bentley for an assault case against Joe Messina. Hearing continued ten days. Cerra’s bond reduced to five thousand but not posted. Interpreter Giuseppe Zaffina of Chicago assisted. R B Mitchell retained as counsel. Messina improving at St Francis hospital though bedridden. William Lemasters also improving after a brutal assault, able to speak briefly but paralyzed, not allowed to return to Perkins boarding house.
Republicans report deceptive circulars in Freeport and Stephenson County claimed to come from partisan groups but traced to Democratic headquarters. The piece asserts an organized effort to sacrifice Bryan to aid Stevenson and warns Republicans against anti election canards.
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