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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
2
The Freeport edition dated September 10, 1908 lists newspaper details and subscription rates. It notes second class matter and advance pricing, with internal postal references and a Chicago street attribution.
The Freeport Journal receives a label from the International Typographical Union acknowledging that the paper employs Union labor in its mechanical departments.
Local society notes list numerous residents and visitors transacting business, visiting relatives, or traveling to towns in Illinois, Iowa, and Illinois towns such as Oregon, Streator, Dixon, Polo, Everts, and Chicago. Several names include William Nicholson, Edward Myer, Chas Green, J M Akers, Frances Evans, Bessie Brown, Amelia Patterson, C Ruegsegger, B F Swingley, Carrie Musser, Mrs Bacon, John Harracah, Emma Schillinger, Louis Bauscher, Ellen Steenrod, Clara Dagon, Mrs Buzzard, Bibles, and others visiting family, attending fairs, or spending days away.
State Game Commissioner J. A. Wheeler orders all county, town, and village clerks in Illinois issuing hunting licenses to transmit monthly collections to headquarters with a report. Past practice showed irregularity, with some clerks delaying funds until year end.
The Masonic Lodge announces a Friday evening meeting where the Jogge of Masons will confer a degree on attending members.
N H Brown of Pittsfield says he has used Dr King's New Life Pills for years with growing satisfaction. The pills claim to remove kinks from stomach liver and bowels without fuss. Jos Emmert's drug store offers guaranteed satisfaction at 265c.
Local clubs wrap up the season as Freeport falls 2 to 1 to Madison. Rockford and Wausau claim victories with Green Bay also winning, signaling finish and standings adjustments in the region.
Yesterday booster day drew low attendance as Freeport lost 2 to 1 to Madison in a pitching duel. Mee powered two three-base hits for Madison while Rouse boosted Freeport with a two-base hit. Shaw shone for the visitors, fanning nine and holding Freeport to a lone seventh-inning score. Guthrie presided as umpire, with cautious decision calls noted at times.
In Wausau Wisconsin on Sept marks a tight seventh inning tied game as Oshkosh mounts a late bid before Bartos closes it. Battery details show Barlos Burwell and White for Wausau while Erickson Rockford HL handle Oshkosh.
Two teams from Pond du Lac play a battery of games against Stremmel Watson Rowley Letse and Gard. The brief event lists players and lineups, reflecting a local athletic or club match in Wisconsin.
The season ended with Freeport hosting at Taylors Park as the last league game was played this afternoon. The Champs won the first game of the series, and the Senators took yesterday's game. The Senators push for second place against La Crosse after yesterday's tie, with Freeport leading the second division by a small margin and no chance to rise in the percentage standings.
Evangelist Billy Sunday, in a Carrie Nation style act, smashed unauthorized sermon plates at W B Conkey & Co in Hammond with a hammer. Four thousand volumes already printed, along with matrices and cuts, were burned under company oversight after Sunday asserted the sermons were garbled and could damage his reputation. Sunday had paid 3500 dollars for copyright once he learned a Decatur publisher held rights.
The Baptist church will present a morning and evening musical program next Sunday. The morning service includes Prelude Pastorale in Reece Hollins Anthem Teach Me Lord and Te Deum with various solos and orchestral pieces. The evening features Spinney Orchestra The Heavens Declare His Glory with Gounod and Harris orchestras performing meditations and hymns plus offertory and evening anthem selections.
Judge Heard returned from Mt Carroll where he attended legal business and the county fair. He calls this year’s fair one of the best ever held in the county. Afternoon auto races were exciting with a half mile track and sharp turns. Each car carried an extra ballast man to prevent tipping. Balloon ascent and parachute drop were near perfect given conditions. Livestock and poultry exhibits were exceptionally good.
Galena Sept 9 The Jo Daviess board of supervisors chose William Ehrer of Warren over Joseph J. Smith to head the county poor farm. Ehrer, previously a Republican primary candidate for the legislature, did not win the nomination but secured the post as superintendent.
George W. Fitzgerald freed by Judge Chetlain as state authorities alleged theft of about $174,000 from the United States subtreasury in Chicago. The subtreasurer, Bolden, would not disclose federal evidence. testimony was refused and the case dismissed.
The regular monthly meeting of the Illinois Central railroad Freeport division agents is held at the company’s local offices this afternoon. A large number of out-of-town agents are in the city for the session.
Frank J Cheney sworn as partner of Gem of KF do Toledo Ohio promises to pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall s Catarrh Cure. The ad notes the remedy works through blood and mucous surfaces and invites readers to send for testimonials. It states the product is sold by all druggists for 75 cents and recommends Hall s Family Pills for constipation.
Father Vaughan, noted Catholic lecturer and Chicago play producer, is highlighted as a colorful clergy figure involved in presenting the play A Woman of the West. The feature notes his habit of venturing beyond church walls to gather guests for the master, and his long history of theatrical ventures.
W M Belding of Freeport long active with the Iathman Canal Commission as master builder in the building construction division plans to resign within thirty days. He has been stationed at Culebra and held a key role in canal construction as the division completes its work and he seeks other fields.
Lewis C Heilman dies after appendicitis led to peritonitis following a week of pain. Born October 7 1867 at Ridott Illinois he moved to Iowa in 1899 and lived near Parkersburg before his Aug 26 1908 death at age 40 years 10 months. Survived by wife Jennie Johnson a son Dewitt 15 and an adopted daughter 7. Funeral Aug 27 at Parkersburg Methodist Church with German and English sermons. burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Relatives from several towns attended. community extends sympathy.
A Wisconsin priest crafts a life from youth helping boys to stagecraft and lecturing. He built a home for boys, then toured as a lecturer and actor, later writing A Woman of the West for Annie Mack Berlein. His arc spans chautauqua success and dramatic achievement despite early opposition.
The September Educational Press Bulletin reports Illinois has 13 084 buildings with total school property valued at 36 135 363, libraries at 625 295, and apparatus at 922 889. Bonded debt stands at 5 830 822, and private schools enroll 3 292 women teachers outnumber men 3 124 to 8 384 in public schools.
An advice piece promotes beautifying oneself, urging women to use Parisian Sage by Wm F Jungkunz. It promises hair becomes soft, silky, lustrous after two weeks and guarantees against falling hair or dandruff with money back. The product, 50 cents a bottle, is also offered direct from Giroux Mfg Co Buffalo NY.
Natsy Gruber, a German farmer near three miles away, was robbed in a banco game week before last. After visiting land agents in Aberdeen he was coerced into signing papers in Minneapolis under threats of starvation. He believes a $1,000 note was among the papers and warns others not to cash any note bearing his signature.
Registration at Presho and Chamberlain October 8 to 17 1908 Homeseekers rates Drawing begins Monday October 19 1908 details for Rosebud Indian Lands South Dakota under railroad sale plan with M and St. P lines and local registration towns Presho Chamberlain.
The document details balances on hand, income from township funds and county superintendents, and other sources for the year ending 1906. It lists incidental expenses, publishing costs, treasurer compensation, and additions to township funds, with $1.67 million distributed to districts and a year end balance of $88,677.31. It also notes Winds High Schools enrollment: 430 in the state, with many under 100 pupils per school and varied teacher counts.
Next Sunday September 13 the German Lutheran congregation led by A Landeck will celebrate its annual Mission feast at Riverside. Rev E Woerfel Mann of Chicago will preach in the morning and Rev L Yockey of Dubuque in the afternoon. An English service is at 7:30 p m with Rev P Schaller of Beloit. Choir under Prof E Tetle leads each service. Everyone is welcome.
An important meeting of the local S O R M tribe is scheduled for this evening at their hall over the First National Bank. All members are urged to attend.
Mrs. A Lipsey of 99 Adams Street who was operated on at Globe Hospital is improving.
An advertisement promotes R40 Tablets as a natural remedy for chronic constipation dizziness headache stomach trouble and nervousness. Distributed by A Rapdee General Distributor located at 3917 Lisbon Ave Milwaukee.
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