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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1908
Page
5
The Associated Press dispatch from Chicago notes fair skies tonight and Thursday with warmer temperatures expected on Thursday. Wisconsin also sees fair weather tonight and Thursday with rising temperatures, while Iowa forecasts fair conditions tonight and Thursday with warmer weather.
Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic in Toledo marked the forty second annual march with flags bands and crowds. Taft and Senator Foraker met at the reviewing stand drawing cheers as three thousand children formed a huge human flag in the holiday city event.
Associated Press reports revised returns from Vermont show Prouty ahead of Burke by about 29,000 with nineteen small towns still out. Election updates from Nebraska suggest slow returns and indicate Shallenberger may be nominated by Democrats.
Edwin Black, a barber at 135 Douglas Avenue, and his wife awoke to a burglar attempting entry through a downstairs window. Mrs Black’s scream and a revolver in hand deterred the intruder who fled through backyards. police searched without locating him.
A German bank will shut its doors tomorrow at midday. The move affects customers who planned transactions during the lunch window and seeks to finish all business before closure.
Classified note requests orders for cucumber pickles of extra fine select quality. Contact Louis Bauschuer at phone number 306 or R Building for details.
The Taylor Park grounds open tonight for the twentieth annual Stephenson County fair with electric wiring by Baumgarten Co. An admission of ten cents tonight and Thursday, with Friday free for children accompanied by parents and adults at thirty five cents. Huge exhibits include a thirteen foot corn stalk, a hundred and fifty pound cheese, many pear varieties, and displays from Freeport merchants. Racing features include 2.25 trotting for 250 prize and pacing and running races scheduled across Thursday and Friday.
Announcement in the Moline Dispatch states the Moline Plow company and Henney Bugey and Robinson plant will receive power from Freeport Railway Light & Power, with construction of a power house abandoned. Reports say A J Goddard and General Manager Steele have been in talks and Goddard likely secured the deal.
A public library museum hosts a week long historical exhibit for Freeporters and visitors. It runs 9 a m to 9 p m with a lunch break, staffed by an attendant ready to answer questions. Items loaned from Freeport and Stephenson County residents will be returned after closing. Last week attendance reached 6,400.
Louis Biersach Dr L G Voigt and Dr W Karcher have returned from New Diggings Wisconsin where they show interest in mining ventures. They were joined by William H Staver an expert mining engineer who stays to further inspect. They report conditions better than expected and believe they have valuable mines.
Miss Rue Niles and Miss Nellie Tarbert of Pecatonica are visiting friends and relatives in Freeport during May 3 1942.
Patrons are urged to notify the office if they do not receive their newspaper regularly. The request seeks timely reports to resolve service gaps and ensure consistent delivery.
Delegates from Stephenson Whiteside Carroll Jo Daviess Lee and Ogle counties met at the County club rooms for the Republican convention selecting a presidential elector. Dixon's Mark Keller nominated Dr. George W. J. Brown of Dixon who was elected by acclamation. Brown pledged loyalty to Taft and Sherman and warned of a Democratic victory causing economic depression. R. P. Eckert was named chairman and J Stewart Lamont secretary as the convention adjourned.
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