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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1873
Page
7
Township Treasurers must file bonds and recall a list for distribution of funds from the county fund. Payments through the Second National Bank begin in early April, with deadlines for bond filings and payment recall procedures.
A long list of land transfers with buyer and seller names, locations in Buckeye Freeport Erin and West Point, acreages, and prices. Notable entries include John C. Matz to Jared Hoot for 10 acres at Buckeye for $750 and Anna M. Vickers to J. D. Diffenbaugh for $12,000 on Freeport lot 46. The notice promotes the county Abstract Books and related title services amid broad commentary on law, whiskey, and capital punishment themes.
Readable fragments recount a scene of abandoned women under moral scrutiny from religious women, a husband denying card games with a wife, and a Bangor wedding where a bride's hair style caused a groom to cancel the ceremony. The clash ends with guests turned away and the couple split.
The Roll of Honor lists numerous subscribers and amounts received over the past week for the Frespont Journal. Names include Adam Sibert Aarond Gould Washburn Hugh Martin Engleman John Weekerly EJ Marsh Wanfield Youngs Partridge Musser Chagman Winter Carpenter Knapp Hesse Lower Minnich York Deal Parkinson Clark Chapman Mease Gregory Wade Moore White McNutt Fisher Hutchinson Moyer Parriott Maynard and others. Total contributions range from small to sizable payments, reflecting broad community support for the publication.
The notice lists two marriages. On March 18 at the bride’s father's residence Rev D Byers united David Bowers of Oxle county with Lean 8ohoer of Carroll county. On March 21 at the German Evangelical Church parsonage Rev M Stamm joined Fred Flochtenmayer and Minnie Wittbecker, both of Freeport.
The weekly Fresport market sheet shows extensive price quotes for grain, provisions, meats, wool, and timber. Entries include wheat, rye, oats, barley, butter, cheese, potatoes, and various salts, with additional figures for hides, wool, lime, flour, meal, and timber products.
Mrs Jane E Brown died March 21 1873 at home south of Batleyville aged 41 born Joliet July 22 1831 moved to Sliver Creek with mother at six married Asa Roberts May 2 1861 lived on a farm near Batleyville funeral conducted by Rev Mr Bucks at Scott's Graveyard.
A noisy OCR fragment lists names of individuals, likely a postal advertised letters section. It mentions dates, names such as Berg, Becket, Cronoble, Doerr, Dyerr, Green, Smith, Snyder, and others. It notes advertising dates, daily posting, and office hours with morning and evening times and special hours on Sundays and holidays.
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