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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1908
Page
2
Label issued to the Freeport Journal by the International Typographical Union for employing union labor in its mechanical departments.
Local residents and guests embark on visits and returns today. Edward Allington spends the day in Rockford, while W E Sibley conducts business there. Numerous passengers head to Chicago and Genoa, with trips to Dixon Madison Mendota Polo and Decatur noted. Several couples tour towns, visit relatives and attend college events, and notices include Fred Tippe Dixon Star employment and public figures like H R Safford visiting Freeport.
Fire department responded to a blaze at 11 Winneshiek Street at 10 this morning. A fire started in a second floor closet of unknown origin and was extinguished quickly with only minor damage.
A water main at the Stephen son Street crossing of the Illinois Central broke last evening, flooding the street with a large volume of water. Local authorities reported the incident and advised residents to avoid the area until repairs are completed.
The annual meeting and election of officers of the Freeport Building Loan association will be held this evening.
Resume at Engine Works reports Stover Engine Works has reopened with paneled sections resumed and workers recalled after prior layoffs. The factory is running a phased restart, aiming to restore production and steady operations as demand improves.
Local notice invites residents to an upcoming community youth party at the park. Organizers outline date, time, activities, and safety guidelines to ensure inclusive participation for all attendees.
John H. Sikes announces completion of a booklet listing Illinois subordinate lodges and the convention program for the Odd Fellows Grand Lodge. The event in Springfield runs from Monday November 16 to Friday November 20, with plans for a larger turnout and greater work than prior years.
Rockford residents note heavy interest in the Tehala temple A A O N M S gathering set for November 18 at Masonic Temple. Shrine members will complete preliminary work at the temple before a 3 o'clock after session in the lodge rooms. About fifty novices will join the trip over the sands as the team performs its ceremonial work.
The W C T U of Freeport held a Thursday meeting with reports from the Mt Carmel state convention. Mrs. D Alexander summarized Evangelistic meetings and Mrs. George Burkhart described subsequent sessions. A welcoming address by the mayor pleased attendees and plans were made to host Miss Louise Kaehler for an entertainment event.
The notice states clothes must be sent to BR Dye Works for cleaning and pressing. Items not made exactly right should be returned, with a guarantee on pressing and a note about 0-30 wet conditions.
Freeport High School outlines its season schedule with a opener at the Freeport Y.M.C.A. against Dixon possibly next Friday. The list includes Mt. Carroll at Mt. Carroll November 20 and 12 dates through March 12 with Rockford and Mt. Carroll visiting Freeport, plus an alumni game likely this week. A relay race against Rockford High is being planned for Thanksgiving day as a new athletic event.
Rockford dealers O W Johnson and F P Neumeister toured Freeport in a new 48 horsepower Winton six passenger touring car to showcase to customers. They drove from Rockford in an hour fifteen minutes despite rough roads and sold a six cylinder car to F W Hoefer who was assigned Stephenson county agency.
Local notices urge support for the upcoming Freeport fair at Armory hall to boost baseball prospects next year. Events include a Freeport Shakespeare Society meeting with Miss Barton, a Baptist church bazaar November 20–21, Amity society meeting, Mother's club work session, King's Daughters thimble social, and the winter term opening of Freeport College of Commerce with growing enrollment.
Miss Florence Tull’s friends surprised her during a social evening at Mrs. Mary Stahl’s Saturday. Ice cream and cake were served as games and talks filled the night. A W H F M society meeting and an Amity Lutheran Thanksgiving service were announced.
William Issenhuth formerly a river port lawyer now at Redfield South Dakota has been elected state s attorney of Spink county. He was the Republican nominee and secured the position in the county election.
Harvest home service at First English Lutheran Church impressed congregation with sermon from Rev. P. H. R. Mullen and seasonal decorations. Trinity Evangelical reports large attendance and four accessions. sociological club discusses women in industry with Prof. E. M. Phillips. Upcoming sermons address prayer and home life, with meetings at multiple church groups and a Freeport Presbytery gathering.
The new musical comedy The Three Twins will play at the Grand Opera House on Wednesday night. The show promises lively songs and comic twists as audiences await a lighthearted performance.
Madam Brunswick a famed spirit medium remains in Freeport through Saturday November 14 at 11 Chicago Street offering public seances and demonstrations to interested residents.
Freeport Woman's club and guests enjoyed an Irish themed program on Saturday afternoon featuring Miss Kate F. O'Connor of Rockford. The lawyer and real estate dealer spoke on Ireland's beauty and people, from housing poverty to hospitality, with vivid travel notes and humor. Mrs. T. S. Lennox sang Bendemeer's Stream and An Irish Love Song, accompanied by Miss Mayer, followed by social time with attendees meeting the speaker.
A special car carrying Illinois Central railroad officials and H R Safford chief engineer left Freeport for a tour of the southern division. The trip inaugurates the first annual inspection under the new plan with General Superintendent E Dailey Roadmaster J H Sheen Trainmaster Martin Flanagan and division foremen. Charles F Knecht, formerly with the German Insurance company and H W Buckbee in Rockford, returns to Freeport for a clerkship in Car Foreman Frank Daughenbaugh's Illinois Central shops office.
S G Hatch issues notices on charging three cents per mile for fares not ticketed under a two cent fare law. Illinois Central officials note E H Harriman's control of Erie system linking Union Pacific and Illinois Central as a key eastern outlet, with September gross receipts of $4,830,208, down $676,698. Net receipts reached $844,075, down $246,464 after expenses and taxes.
A new suit to set aside the D. C. Stover will has been filed in circuit court after the first action was dismissed following appointment of a guardian ad litem. Hinkley of Chicago exits the case and R. K. Welch of Rockford takes his place. The new complaint rests on the same grounds with a few new named parties.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Hummell were conducted at her son's residence in Lancaster this afternoon at 1 o'clock. R W Smith led the service with the Rev H M Markley of the Second Presbyterian church officiating. Pallbearers were Charles Hutchinson William Neidig KE Schoenhardt Samuel Markel James Rezner and J T Johnson. Interment followed in the city cemetery.
Silver Creek township highway commissioners authorize more hard roads. Work to begin this week by J. W. Stuart. Macadamizing will extend south from the Yellow Creek brewery as Silver Creek moves forward on road construction project.
Final arrangements for lectures at the Masonic temple under Freeport Business Men's association have been completed. From Monday November 16 to Saturday November 21 a series of talks will cover Town Publicity Extension and Protection of Local Trade Industrial Expansion Securing New Industries and Commercial Activity. The membership committee starts work to recruit new active and associate members so they may attend next week's lectures.
Amusement notice previews The Mummy and the Humming Bird a comedy drama to be staged at Grand Opera House on Wednesday November 11. The plot centers on five vivid characters including a chemical scientist the foreign-born literate artist the mummy's wife and his young widow with a second wooing woven through a lively sequence of incidents. W A Whitecar stars as Lord Lumley with an excellent supporting company.
Dr Charles F Thwing born November 9 1853 in New Sharon Missouri. He studied at Phillips Academy Harvard Andover Theological Seminary and served as pastor in Cambridge and Minneapolis before becoming president of Western Reserve University in Cleveland Ohio in 1890. He traveled widely and lectured on religion and education.
A quoted proverb notes advertising is useless without goods, and goods are wasted without advertising. It emphasizes the reciprocal importance of product quality and promotion in business success.
Invitations have been sent for a second Washington meeting of state governors and their representatives to discuss the national conservation of resources. The December 8 date follows an initial governors’ gathering, while December 1 marks the first general meeting of the conservation commission. The inventory of waters forests lands and minerals will underpin a presidential report due by January 1, and the week of December 6 features several related sessions including the Southern Commercial Congress and the Rivers and Harbors Congress.
Illinois Central progresses on a concrete viaduct over the Central tracks at Spooner Street Madison with a projected completion by November 15 if weather holds. Built jointly by the railroad and city the project costs 7000 with 2000 paid by the railroad and 1000 for approaches requiring earth works from the right of way.
Halse Dreyer announces closing of his blacksmith shop on Exchange Street November 1 and will be identified with Clark & Son. He invites old customers to renew patronage and welcomes new customers to the shop.
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