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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1906
Page
4
County items of interest record social visits marriages and local changes. Mr and Mrs TF Alberstett of Davis visit friends. Kathryn Snook wed Ener Barker. football score Freeport 10 Academy 0. Geo Roger to Oregon Ill joins Col Lowden farm. enrollment 42 with music students.
Berlin Oct 2 Mr and Mrs J Klever Ridott spent Sunday with J Beal and family Wc Smith and daughter Zula left for Springfield to attend the state fair Miss Bertha Mellnick Freeport visiting friends this week Mrs W C Smith spent Saturday in Freeport Mr and Mrs H Spelman Shannon spent Sunday with relatives H W W Deery Ridott called on friends today C Gestikow spent Sunday with daughter Mrs A Landolt Freeport Mrs J Beal spent Wednesday with Mrs Gi Webb Quite a few from this place attended the M M Kurta sale Friday
Florence station reports a Sunday double-header with Florence beating Buckeye 19 to 9 in the first game while the Shoemakers of Freeport won 1 percent to in the second. Upcoming games include a match with Shannon next Sunday at Florence grounds. Rev Schmidt will preach at the Evangelical church next Sunday. A Friday dance at Florence hall was postponed to Oct 5 with music promised. Miss Bertha Froud of Freeport visited, then flew to Chicago. Wilhelms returned from a trip west. Mr Leiper plans farewell party tonight at Chris Wilhelms. Mrs Courte visits daughter Mrs Doyeu. Phare will be a glow presenting.
Nutty vaudeville show at Freud's Hall begins Tuesday night October 9 and ends Tuesday night October 16. George Berger Meyer's salesman departed for a trip to Adeline. Will Ende remains our station agent at present.
One of the predicted frosts arrived last night but did we harm. Miss Marcel Haldeman of Girard Illinois visited with Grandma Adams Hid Stahl a Cedarville boy with the Chicago Dubuque Telephone Building company Scott Rutter of Monarch Montana spent a few days in the village with friends. Frank Weckerly went to San Francisco Cal to work at the carpenter trade. Clint Fink has taken a small bus to raise. Ira B Taft received 100 from the Prudential Insurance company on his son Johnny who died last week. Mrs A Jad Hall is our local agent. Byron J Cromley of Chicago is here visiting his mother and friends. J H Bell left at the post for four and one half pound jam. Alf Deal's sister of Camp Douglas Wis is here. Chas W Rockey brought to the post office a freak twin egg plants. Mrs Annie Anderson is here again with Aunt Eliza Clingman. The Dakota and Cedarville Presbyterian churches picnic despite the rain was a success. Eighty eight persons sat at tables. N W Herlocker and family of Freeport spent Sunday in the village. Preparatory services in Presbyterian church next Saturday afternoon at 2 30 and communion on Sunday morning. Among those who went to the state fair this week are Harry Rutter and wife Cyrus H Kryder and wife Cyrus A Pifer and wife Chas W Frank and wife. Card of Thanks to many friends and neighbors for kindness during our baby's illness signed Mr and Mrs Kune
From Shannon and surrounding towns a series of social visits and travel is reported. H C Boerner and mother returned from Leaf River after a week away while Mrs Thos Barron traveled to Freeport and Mrs Elijah Cheeseman spent time there. Miss Lou Nichol of Rockford visits many friends. Ida Yordy takes a watch factory position in Elgin. Several residents visit Mt Carroll, Chicago, Ridott, and the state fair at Springfield. Lee Weigle heads to Needles California and Jacob Kehm returns to South Dakota after visiting Shannon friends.
From Our Own Correspondent Davis notes the cemetery has been cleaned up with grass cut, trees removed, and most graves tidied. Sheriff J B McCool was in town on Friday. Several residents and visitors named in brief follows including Saxby of Freeport buying horses, Newhouse from Janesville, and Willie Kanne from Freeport visiting family.
The item reports widespread talk that corporate bonds will replace personal suretyship in the near future. Local occurrences include visits by Mrs. Musser and Miss Media Mitchell, various travels to Freeport, Centen nial, and Chicago, and several small domestic events. Community news lists sales, land and business plans, and numerous family visits across Freeport, Lena, and nearby towns with messages of travel, illness, and births.
Presiding Elder Charles Anangst preached at Calvary church and John Runte would preach there Sunday evening. Visitors included Mrs. Dupuis of Chicago and Mrs. Abbott of Long Beach. Funeral for Thomas Reigle attended by nearby residents. Davis team beat Durand 16 to 10. Community updates cite travels to Chicago, Masons grand lodge, sickness, and revival meetings in Rock City.
From Our Own Correspondent Waddams Grove October 2 notes several residents traveling. Ollie Dean and Merrill Rice return from Rockford and East Dubuque. Mrs Jerry Price and Mrs Wm Shick come home from Iowa. John Sehere leaves for North Dakota for a few weeks. Wm Kerr and Wm Harp return from North Dakota. John Jacoby visits Freeport with his sisters. Sophia Tibbett of Mitchell Iowa visits Arthur Macomber. Mrs Macomber of Winslow visits her son. Buss of Lena is guest at Mrs Peck. Conklin leaves for Apple River to work as night operator. Mrs John Shaw visits sister in Lena.
Our Own Correspondent reports a frost in Pearl City with no damage. Mercury reads ten degrees at six. About forty tickets sold for the Galena rain. A K Eby and Amos Davis managed cement walks last week. Mr Miller the photographer markets new postal cards of local views as keepsakes for former residents. Roy Parker returned to Stockton after visiting W W Dow. Mr and Mrs G W Dow were visitors from Stockton. Miss Della Baker spent a week with Shannon friends. Rev Search returned from St Louis after seeing a specialist. Mr and Mrs I L Garnhart visited Obtleiveville and friends. Miss Flos Clotfedter returned to Missouri Tuesday. Res and Mrs W Schilumigire
A revived promotional snippet touts Dr Caldwell's Caxative Syrup, claiming many suffer from dyspepsia and constipation can be relieved with a few doses. It urges readers to try it today, notes prices at 50 cents and one dollar, and promises money back if it fails.
The Daily Journal is delivered to any part of the city for 10 cents a week.
May prove fatal warnings about backache and kidney trouble are recalled by Freeport resident Mrs. Frank Spitler who credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing a weak back and kidney issues in 1897. She urges others to try the remedy widely sold by Wester-Milburn Co. in Buffalo, price 50 cents.
Very low excursion rates to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo via the North Western Line in effect from all stations October 18 to 16 inclusive with favorable return limits on account of American Mining Congress. For fall information apply to agents Chicago and North Western Ry.
Lifelong dyspepsia sufferers are urged to try Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin claimed to cure a wide range of stomach related ailments. Advertises as potent and universal with money back guarantee. Sold by all druggists for 50 cents to 1 dollar.
Regular meeting of the car board set for Monday Oct 8 at 7 30 p m to audit bills. All persons with town bills must present them at the town clerk Michael Steffen Rice Building 2nd floor for processing.
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