Local social notes from Freeport and surrounding towns
Personal mentions list many visitors and residents in Freeport, Lena Star staff, and nearby communities during Thanksgiving. Entries include editor H C Auman, visitors from Chicago, Beloit, Warren, Madison, Centralia, and Lake Forest, with several returns home after holidays and cross town calls. The notes also mention family visits to Fort Dodge, Waddams Grove, and Sterling, plus Harold Herbert and Charles Sullivan home from the University of Illinois for vacation.
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H.C. Auman
The
Lena Star
Freeport
Fila Read
Chicago
J. B. Delhauer
Elta von Matre
Winslow
Myrtle Ulrich
Thanksgiving visitors from area colleges and universities
Thanksgiving day brought home a large number of the young people of this city who are attending the various colleges and universities to visit their relatives and friends. Among those who were here are Charles Sullivan and Harold Herbert of Champaign William Ellis Ima Jungekunz David Graham Quincy Jones Walter Schulte and Miss Carrie Hoefer of Madison Florence Brubaker Jay Davenport and Dwight Riner of Beloit Miss Grace Hughes of Evans ton the Misses Laura Cowley and Edna Murphy of Lake Forest and Lloyd Holmes who is attending the University High school of Chicago.
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Charles Sullivan
Harold Herbert
Champaign
Willam Ellis
Ima Jungekunz
David Graham
Quincy Jones
Walter Schulte
Carrie Hoefer
Madison
Florence Brubaker
Jay Davenport
Dwight Riner
Beloit
Grace Hughes
Evanston
Laura Cowley
Edna Murphy
Lake Forest
Lloyd Holmes
The
University High School of
Chicago
Man Bruised Head Brought to Local Doctors At Midnight
A man with a badly bruised head was brought to the offices of Drs Stealy and Snyder around midnight. He would not give his name or origin of injuries but hinted he knew who struck him. No police report was filed. The man stated he resided on Chestnut Street.
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Drs. Stealy & Snyder
Chestnut Street
Sausage Factory Fire at Freeport Causes Small Floor Burn
Fire at the Freeport Sausage factory started by live coals beneath a frying kettle burned a hole in the floor. The department arrived quickly and extinguished the blaze with no injuries reported.
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Sausage Factory
Freeport Sausage Factory
Mr Hall Buys Ohmesgard Farm in Florence Township
William J. Hall has purchased the Ohmesgard farm, a 380 acre property located about five miles west of the city in Florence township. He has not yet decided what course to take regarding the farm.
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Mr. Hall
William J. Hall
Ohmesgard
Florence Township
Hall
Call Ax Thunk Gone
O H Craig of 280 Douglas avenue cut off the left hand thumb while chopping wood. He sought treatment at Dr Burns office where the wound was dressed.
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O. H. Craig
Douglas Avenue
Dr. Burns
W C O F Card Party At St Mary
The out party given by the numbers of the W C O F last evening at St Marys hall was largely attended and a very enjoyable evening was spent by those present.
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St. Mary
Wisconsin Couple Married Near Stoughton Today
A Wisconsin couple, Baronee Ming Elsie K. Carnell of Waukes, was married by Rev. P. Mullen this morning at 10. The ceremony took place in the local area, with details limited in the available text.
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Wisconsin
Baronee of
Stoughton
Ming Elsie K. Carnell
Waukes
P. Fy Mullen
Malely Be Sad Boren Sanehe 6 Edit
Fragmentary OCR text yields a brief item noting a six edit typo filled entry. Readers are left with unclear meaning and no identifiable persons or organizations. The unreadable segments prevent a solid report or precise details.
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Bplealy Presse
Thanksgiving Opens Full Social Season with Weddings
Thanksgiving day social events filled the calendar with numerous weddings and many card and dancing parties. A cold wave later brought a winter tinge, but the day kept its old-time social bustle and rites at the Masonic Temple and other venues.
Pretty nuptials unite Florence Snow and Harry Snyder
A wedding at high twelve Thanksgiving day joined Miss Florence Snow daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Snow 210 Jefferson street to Harry Snyder of Delta Colorado formerly of Stephenson county. Rev L C Schmidt officiated before about seventy five guests. A wedding dinner followed and the couple will reside in Delta Colorado.
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Florence Snow
Frank Snow
Jefferson Street
Harry Snyder
Delta
Colo
Stephenson County
J. W. Snyder
Empire Street
L. C. Schmidt
Trinity Church
Snyder
Freeport
College of Commerce
Quigley & Co
Rockford
Colorado
Buckeye
S. X. Mayer and Family
Chicago
A. G. Matter
Omaha
Neb
W. E. Burd
O. S. Matter
Leewood
H. A. Pothast
R. M. Betten
Albert Remer
Milwaukee
Miss Irma VY Biersach Weds Edward H Dreyer in Freeport Parlor
Miss Irma VY Biersach daughter of Mr and Mrs Touls Biersach of 18 Carroll street and Edward H Dreyer of Racine Wisconsin were married this afternoon at 2 o clock in the home of the bride s parents. The Episcopal ring service was performed by Rev I J Bate. The front parlor was filled with palms and flowers as the couple exchanged vows. The bride wore white batistes and Irish crochet lace. There were no attendants and about 25 guests attended a buffet luncheon. Mrs Marie Dreyer the groom s mother and his sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Robert Coldene of Milwaukee attended. The bride is the only daughter of the Biersachs. her father manufactures the Freeport Fish Hook. She was born in Freeport and lived in Milwaukee before returning to Freeport five years ago. Dreyer is a Wisconsin native employed in the Racine Manufacturing Company office. The couple plan a honeymoon and will reside in Racine.
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Irma VY. Biersach
Touls Biersach
Arroll Street
Edward H. Drever
Racine
Wis
I. J. Bate
Grace Church
Marie Dreyer
Robert Coldene
Milwaukee
Freeport
Mrs. Dreyer
Unostentatious Wedding At Schmidt Home
Miss Matilda Schmidt married John Hartman on Thanksgiving day at the Schmidt home 123 Oak street. Rev. Hartman of Monroe performed the ceremony with only close relatives as witnesses. The bride wore embroidered Swiss and carried chrysanthemums, followed by a large family dinner and a honeymoon trip to the east. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Schmidt and attended local public schools.
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Matilda Schmidt
John Hartman
Geo. Schmidt
Oak Street
Rev. Hartman
Monroe
Local couple tied in marriage from Freeport to Rockford
City graduate of Freeport High School now works as bookkeeper at Schmidt Wachlin Pfeiffer clothing store. Mr Hartman, a Rockford pharmacy clerk at Temple Pharmacy, previously with Swarts drug. Northwestern University School of Pharmacy graduate from Franston. They will be at home after February 1 at 955 Rockton Avenue Rockford. Scores of friends wish them happiness.
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Freeport High School
Schmidt, Wachlin & Pfeiffer
Hartman
Rockford
Temple Pharmacy
W. Skeyham
Monroe
Forreston
Swarts Drug
School of Pharmacy
Northwestern University
Franston
Rockton Avenue
First Annual Military Ball Serenades Canton Unity in Freeport
The Thanksgiving crowning event featured Canton Unity No 3 F O F at Masonic temple with a large attendance. Delegates from Rockford led by Mayor Mark Jardine joined state dignitaries and officials from Chicago for the Degree of Chivalry conferral. The program opened with degrees and grand march, followed by dancing, cards, and Brubaker's orchestra, marking a notable Freeport rendering of lodge ceremonies.
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Canton Unity No. 3
Masonic Temple
Rockford
Order
Mark Jardine
Canton
Chicago
James Henry Haring
Chas. Foster
W. H. Thackery
W. H. Bedn
Samuel Williamson
Ruth Chamberlin
Ollie M. Wood
Anna Lapham
Gertrude Perkins
Brubaker
James Henry Harris
W. F. Thackery
Charles F. Foster
J. G. Wise
I. N. Roland
Freeport
Isabelle Jameson
East St. Louis
May McElheney
Dakota
Iil
Maud Simon
Ill
Eva Schwartz
Pana
Mary E. McKnight
Savanna
Viola Patton
Fannie Ziegler
Freda Moritz
B. A. Arnold
Bishop Fallows Daughter Married in Chicago
Friends in Freeport received the announcement of the marriage of Helen May Fallows to Reverend Edwin Sidney Williams on Thursday November 19 1908 in Chicago. The couple will reside at Saratoga California after March 20.
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Bishop Fallows
Freeport
Bishop
Samuel Fallows
Helen May
Edwin Sidney Williams
Chicago
St Margaret's Guild Matinee Dance At Masonic Temple
St Margaret's Guild held its annual matinee dance at the Masonic temple on Thursday from 2 to 6 pm. The event, now two years running, drew a large crowd with music by the Cibler orchestra.
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St. Margaret's Guild
Masonic Temple
Cibler
W R C Party Fetes Women Relief Corps in Lexington Dance
Friends of the Woman's Relief Corps gathered in Lexington for a Thanksgiving night dance and card party. A neat sum was cleared for the corps and attendees were pleased with the entertainment. Favorant cards went to JF Palmer, George Shaffer, Mrs Mary Palmer, Mrs Carrie Kropp, and Miss McGovern.
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W.R.C
Molders Dance At Masonic Temple Delights Attendees
The annual Molders dance at the Masonic temple Wednesday evening was one of the season’s most enjoyable events. The Gibler orchestra supplied music and the ample dance floor was comfortably crowded from the first dance.
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Molders
Masonic Temple
Gibler
Rawleigh Plans Dinner for Birthday Anniversary
W T Rawleigh issues invitations to a number of gentlemen friends for a dinner at 6 o'clock Thursday evening December 8 to commemorate the thirty eighth anniversary of his birth.
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Mr . Rawleigh
Germania Society Thanksgiving Eve Social Noted
Germania Society event drew members and their ladies for a Thanksgiving Eve gathering with cards and dancing. Brubaker's orchestra provided the music for the dancers.
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Germania Society
Anembera
Brubaker
Illinois bill seeks radical changes in court practices
Draft measure prepared by Hiram T. Gilbert to reorganize Illinois courts would create new judicial districts including an eight district with Stephenson county, raise Supreme Court membership to twelve, place court clerks and masters on salaries, and keep courts in continuous session. It envisions a public stenographic service, fee transfers to the treasury, and a nine district Supreme Court with Cook County as the ninth. The package requires a two thirds vote and, if approved, a 1910 referendum.
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Stephenson County
Hiram T. Gilbert
Chicago
Illinois General Assembly
Carroll
Ogle
Jo Daviess
Winnebago
Boone
McHenry
Lake
DeKalb
Kane
Dupage
Jo Daviess, Lee and
Gilbert
Illinois
Supreme Court
Chicago Inter Ocean
Cook County
Winois
Merrie Christmas sales at 40 Stephenson Street
At the King's Daughter's Settlement Home 40 Stephenson street, Wednesday and Thursday Dec 2 and 3, ladies invited to browse ribbons, trinkets, candies, and new oread and plas items. The ad promises gifts for waist and neck and sweet treats, urging shoppers to remember the right address for Christmas purchases.
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King’s Daughter's Settlement
No. 40
Stephenson Street
Social Notes Porter Stover Enter at Dinner
Mr and Mrs Porter Stover attend a company dinner on Thursday with friends and colleagues in attendance at the event.
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Mrs. Porter Stover
Manu's Sausage Factory Ad
Fresh summer sausage offered at 18 cents per pound along with home rendered lard at 12 1 2 cents per pound pork roast at 10 cents per pound and pork chops at 2 cents per pound all homemade from Manu's Sausage Factory.
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Manu’sausage Factory
Actor Folks are Wedded in DubuqueMarriage
Florenz Kolb of New York City and Marie Hempton of Point Pleasant New Jersey members of the three wins musical company were married in Dubuque Iowa today.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Florenz Kolb
New York City
Marie Hempton
Point Pleasant
N. J
Poultry Prices at the Poultry House on Gatous Street
The listing shows Spring chickens eight cents, hens twelve cents, ducks unspecified, geese at a low price, and turkeys at 180 units. Located at the Poultry House on 181 Gatous Street, reference L-27d1w.
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Gatous St
Harry Lee in Grief Promoter fails to bail out guests
Harry Lee of Freeport promoter of a Western Dancing Association event at Assembly hall last evening was prevented by Officer Mason from leaving on an interurban car. Only 7 or 8 dollars from 26 cent tickets, mounting debts, and delays by an orchestra caused a troubled scene with creditors appearing and Lee in custody. He claimed telegraph notices reached the musicians but the addressee refused to receive them. Lee, about 28, is from Freeport and had stayed ten days at the Park hotel awaiting a possible late rescue from his brother Fred.
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JanesviLle
Harry Lee
Freeport
Western Dancing Association
Assembly Hall
Mason
Lee
Beloit
Park Hotel
Pee Baker
City
Telegraph
Fred Lee
Fairbanks- Morse
Lincoln, Neb
Banquet for Men at Baptist Church Leads Social Discussion
A men only banquet hosted by the Sociological Bible club will be held tonight at the Baptist church. Men assemble at 7 with dinner at 7 30. Rev R H Edwards of the University of Wisconsin will speak on The Church and the Social Problems. Mr R C Smedley will discuss how the Y M C A relates to social issues. A general discussion follows and next Sunday's plan is a debate on women workers and church action to improve labor conditions.
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Sociological Bible Club
Baptist Church
R. H. Edwards
University of Wisconsin
R. C. Smedley
Jane Oaker Stars in The Devil at the Grand
Younger leading actress Jane Oaker, praised for The Devil role Olga, has a strong Broadway record. She previously impressed as wife in The Pit and as Trilby in Sven gall, with recent standout turns in The Silver Girl and Don Caesar de Bazan. She appears in The Devil at the Grand beginning next Monday, November 30, with the eastern company intact.
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Jane Oaker
Olga
Henry W. Savage
Miss Oaker
Wilton Lackaye
Trilby
Svengall
George Fawcett
Wallack’s
James K. Hackett
Don Caesar de Bazan
Mr. Savage
Devil
the Grand
Hired, Tired and Fired at the Majestic
A comic picture titled Hired, Tired and Fired will be shown at the Majestic today. The film promises lighthearted laughs and broad humor that will amuse audiences regardless of mood.
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the Majestic
New Line of Fancy Work From New York at Gift Shop
A new line of fancy handiwork arrives direct from New York and is now on sale at the town gift shop. The collection showcases intricate designs and quality craftsmanship, inviting shoppers to explore unique items.
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New York
Daily Journal Adverts Citywide Delivery 19c Weekly
The Daily Journal offers citywide home delivery for 19 cents a week. Subscribers receive timely local news and notices delivered to any part of the city.
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the Daily Journal
Denies tale of death by own action in Chicago
Mrs. Billy Williams denies a death by suicide story about her evangelist husband and their children. She blames J A Ahrens of Sterling Illinois, who sold his grocery to become an evangelist, for originating the tale claiming he saved them at a critical moment. Williams, once a minstrel, reformed after drinking and turned to temperance lecturing.
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Chicago
Billy Williams
Sterling,ll
Williams
Ahrens
Billy
Fragmentary note on Domestic distress and response
Mrs. Williams described that thoughts of self harm had never entered their minds and blamed the sensational story for causing annoyance and distress to her husband and family.
Dr King’s New Discovery Cough Remedy Adclaims
A Panama Missouri resident touts seven years proof that Dr King’s New Discovery relieves coughs and colds and throat chest lung diseases. The ad also cites thirty eight years proving effectiveness for la grippe asthma hay fever bronchitis pulmonary hemorrhage and early consumption. It promises pneumonia prevention and offers 60 cent and one dollar bottles plus a trial bottle.
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Dr. King
W. V. Henry
Panama
Jos
Emmert’s
Home Made Mincemeat Pudding and Cakes for Sale
Mrs. J. R. Smith offers home made mincemeat fruit cake and English plum pudding plus a variety of cakes and cookies to order at reasonable prices. Located at 45 Union Street.
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J. R. Smith
Union St
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cThia
International Typographical Union
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Warren
Herman Helm
Frank Tupper
Dixon’ Sun Office
Stewart Stanley
Bess Rogers
Estelle Cousins
Adam Wirth
Dorothy
Fort Dodge
Relaves
Harold H. Herbert
University of Illinois
N.C. Oldham
Myrtle
Centralia
H. G. Duckwitz
Michael Redlinger
Alvin
Grace
Waddams Grove
Willy Knabe
Freeport Bulletin
Sterling Standard
Benjamin Lower
Edith Paul
Brookville
Edward Schinig
Henry Garman
Milton Paul
C. Scott
Forreston Journal-Herald
Lloyd Wood
Klaus DeVries
Robert F. Wilson
Wilson
C. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wyld
Berkley Avenue
W.c. O. F. Card Party
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Schmidt-Hartman
Odd Fellows’ Military Ball
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Legislature
Sid
Merrle Christus
Social Notes
W.j.young & Co Books
Opp
Williame
Journal
Want
Cheeseman & Pratt
Spot Cash Grocers
Adams St
Ilt
Freeport Gas Light & Coke Co
Kuehner Bros. Furniture
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