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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1908
Page
5
Large crowds attended Sunday services at the English Reformed church despite bad weather. The new edifice was formally dedicated in the afternoon with exercises led by Dr. S. Fouse of Lisbon Iowa and remarks from the President of Interior Academy. The dedication offering was collected during the service.
The Freeport congregation, two years old with about fifty families, thanked Rev C M Rohrbaugh for leading services in a building they own as debt nears five thousand dollars. A day of sermons, addresses by Rev D S Fouse and Rev C E Miller, a fraternal session, and a closing sermon by Rev W D Marburger highlighted the dedicatory events. The talks stressed church school cooperation, youthful involvement, and the value of a shared house of worship.
A Dakota interior academy program featured a mixed chorus and Freeport quartet delivering lead performances. The event included reflective remarks on religion as binding to God and cautions against corrupted worship, with a thirty-voice chorus and quartet members Baumgartner Smedley Kautzberger Hoefer.
Three Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad officials visited Freeport today meeting with local patrons at the State Bank. Officials denied plans to move the shoe factory or reestablish the division point here while noting the talks were exploratory. Attending were Division Superintendent G. R. Wilson Division Freight Agent A A Wilson and Assistant Engineer R A Gibbs.
Culture club meets with Mrs Scofield this evening. G A R post elects officers Tuesday night. St Agnes guild, Euterpean club, Amity society hold meetings with various hosts. Rooster shipment to German Valley. Lady Maccabees meet at Mrs Schlott’s home. R A Healy takes over Crystal Electric in Princeton. American Stars of Equity elect officers Tuesday. Violinist Mr Butler appears at Masonic Temple tonight with discounted tickets.
Fred W. James of Freeport has joined the Berry Nelson Berry troupe that appeared last week with the Svingali show. He makes his first public appearance this week in Clinton Iowa. James is noted as an capable acrobat with a history of touring. His addition is seen as a valuable asset and he has many friends in Freeport wishing him success.
W V Henry of Panama Missouri cites seven years of proof that Dr King's New Discovery best handles coughs colds throat heat lungs and other conditions. The literature notes thirty eight years of proof for coughs colds grippe asthma hay fever bronchitis lung hemorrhage and early consumption with pneumonia prevention. Sold under guarantee at Jog Emmert's drug 50 cents and one dollar trial bottle available.
The director of the census reports a total cost near 14.1 million for the 1910 census, with the census proper at about 12.93 million, a small rise over 1900. Savings come from a permanent bureau, in-house tabulating machines, and piecework pay for operators, while noncompetitive civil service exams for temporary clerks are debated. The note concludes with a call for relief from this voting process.
November displayed an 80 degree average at 7 a.m. with three prior-year readings. Comparisons show 1907 at 30 1 6 degrees, 1906 at 24 degrees, and 1905 at 38 2 3 degrees. The month ended largely dry, broken by heavy rains in the past week, continuing a four-year record.
Thanksgiving evening raised a question of honesty in Minneapolis as Mrs. John Turner returned a wallet with 800 in cash and 600 in checks to the Lyric box office after misplacing it. Meanwhile Dixon man W C Reynolds reported 1400 missing from his inside coat pocket at the West hotel, later found at the Lyric. Mrs Turner has yet to be rewarded.
Timeline notes key events and births such as Cyrus W Field born 1819 in Stockbridge Massachusetts and death in 1892 in Ardsley New York. Also marks Daniel Webster’s funeral in 1852 Jefferson Davis election 1861 Honey Hill battle 1864 Lewes death 1878 Royal Canadian troops reviewed 1900 and Brooklyn Academy of Music fire 1903 and 250th anniversary Jewish landing 1905.
Preparations are under way for the Stephenson County Farmers Institute to be held in Freeport January 18 and 14. Meetings are expected in the circuit courtroom at the courthouse with additional sessions in Lena at the same time. A key topic will be the Good Roads question and organizers aim to bring in a speaker from the state engineer's office.
The motor car will resume its regular run on the Madison branch of the Illinois Central tomorrow morning. It was to be replaced by a steam train today due to unexpectedly heavy traffic.
A regular town board meeting is set for Thursday evening December 3 at 7 30 p m. The agenda notes auditing of bills and asks any person with claims against the town to present them at once at the town office. City drug store at Galena and Van Buren streets referenced for contact.
Chicago November 30. Democratic leaders plan to petition the Illinois Supreme Court for a writ of prohibition to delay Governor Charles S. Deneen's inauguration until the election contest is resolved. General Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic nominee, and committee chair Charles Boeschenstein said the contest would be filed within ten days after legislative convening and urged a nonpartisan court review.
Henry Dorman has entered last rest with burial planned at Oakland. Reverend H L Moore of the First Presbyterian church will deliver the sermon while Roy K Farwell will sing. Active pallbearers represent Freeport Commandery and honorary pallbearers are close family friends. Active pallbearers include J Scott, T H Holister, J W Benston, C C L Snyder, J F Fair, Edward LePelley. Honorary pallbearers are William E Fry, J W Van Dyke, William J Hall, Capt. William Stewart, S G Wagner and D B Breed.
Hon James M Hunter a former Illinois state senator and leading northern Illinois lawyer died at his Mt Carroll home after years of illness aged 77 Born December 9 1831 in Northumberland County Pennsylvania he studied medicine briefly before turning to law admitted to the bar in 1854 he practiced in Bellefonte and Daviess County before moving to Mt Carroll in 1862 Funeral services were held this afternoon. President of local Freemasons notes. Survivors include wife and five children Mary T Isabel Mrs Van Hoff Mrs Will Smith and John The notice also reports the death of Blanchardville Wisconsin resident Lena Antoinette Saether 35 who died after an operation for peritonitis and burial arrangements in Blanchardville. Also mentioned is Mrs O E Cummings of Clinton Illinois attending her mother Mrs Lake's funeral in Rockford after a family trip interrupted by illness and a Thanksgiving ball at the Masonic temple
Three prisoners escaped from Harrisburg jail using a caseknife to saw steel bars and a rope braided from bed quilt strips. The fugitives were W. C. Harris and W. C. Goodman accused of forgery and Charles Gerald charged with abandoning his wife. William Jarowe, also imprisoned, did not join the escape and alerted the keeper.
Daughenbaugh and Mrs. Daughenbaugh returned from a two week visit to Jennings Louisiana where oil fields spurred growth to about 5000 residents. They stopped in Memphis to see H C Eich now master mechanic of the I C and Y M V. In Jennings they learned F R Jaenke earns royalties around 125 dollars daily. Mrs Daughenbaugh picked a lemon weighing two pounds five ounces in Jaenke’s yard.
Freeport Gas Light & Coke general manager Zr. T. F. Runner and sales manager B. C. Trueblood will attend the National Commercial Gas association and gas appliance exposition in Chicago. The convention opens December 7 and runs through December 12.
In Ava a safe was wrecked at Husband & Russell store and thieves took $1000 total, $300 of it postoffice money, plus valuables. The robbers remain at large with no arrests. The report notes the location in Murphysboro and the date November 30.
A. F. Hardy of East Wilton Maine proclaims Bucklen's Arnica Salve has cured every sore boil ulcer and burn over fifteen years. He notes it saved many doctor bills and reports availability at Jos Emmert's drug store for five cents.
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