Local notices and city updates in Dotnet tw
Weekly county notes report new barber shop opening and address changes. Tire property sale confirms 5000 dollar price on Stephenson Street. County Board of Supervisors to meet at Court House Monday. Week ending April 20 records eight deaths and thirteen births. Easter services held citywide. Dr J G Burbank relocates to Galena Street. Journal boys praise Galloway and Snooks pop. Sheriff Leigh leaves for Joliet with inmates to penitentiary following circuit court term.
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Board of Supervisors
Court House
Leigh
Joliet
Messrs
McCarty
Patterson and
Reinhardt
Wendling to Revisit Lecture at Opera House Wednesday
Geo R. Wendling will repeat his notable talk in reply to Bob Inger soll at the Opera House Wednesday evening. Do not miss this chance to hear the gifted orator as it may be the last opportunity.
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Geo R. Wendling
Bob Ingersoll
Opera House
Politician Complains Republicans Overreach
McPotter criticizes party dynamics saying Democrats can hold their own against Republicans. He asserts they won’t be bullied by the Buzzard, signaling a defiant stance amid partisan pressure.
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McPotter
John
Town Trustees Elected and Clerk Chosen at Davis
The anti license ticket carried the day at Davis last week. Trustees elected were D. Bellman J. Butler John Gift M. W. Kutz L. Epley and J. Haynes. J Potter was elected town clerk.
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Davis
D. Bellman
J. Butler
John Gift
M. W. Kutz
L. Epley
J. Haynes
J. Potter
Pecatonica Elects No-License Board of Trustees
The Pecatonica election results name H. W. Knowlton as president with C. H. Koon Robi. Coleman David Mitchell and J. W. A Wolven as trustees. Lena town annual election saw license party win by about thirty six votes with P. H. Haufman John Metz H. G. Fowler D. W. Hayes and Levi Sherman elected trustees and T. L. Carey chosen police magistrate.
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Pecatonica
Board of
H. W. Knowlton
C. H. Koon
Robi. Coleman
David Mitchell
J.W. A Wolven
Lena
P. H. Haufman
John Metz
H.G. Fowler
D. W. Hayes
Levi Sherman
T. L. Carey
Taggart Reports Kansas Trip Pleases Yet Prefers Home
Fon James S Taggart returns from a two weeks visit in Kansas praising the country and crops including wheat but prefers Stephenson county home. He traveled from Atchison Kansas at 4 PM Monday, reached Freeport at 1 20 PM Tuesday aboard Western Union fast travel.
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Jas. S. Taggart
Kansas
Stephenson County
Tax Sale Notice on Land Deeds and Ejectment Rules
As the tax sale period nears the Legal Advertiser notes that a purchaser at a tax sale may obtain a deed after two years if no redemption occurs. The deed validly executed grants possession, and if possession is resisted ejectment is the proper action to gain control.
Journal pledge against ring corruption in congressional district
The Journal notes strong reader support for its stance exposing a ring that has controlled the district for sixty years. Editors say they do not seek wire pullers’ approval, yet appreciate readers who praise their course and urge them to speak well for the paper when fitting.
Knights Templar Sermon Honors Ancient Order During Assembly
Knights gathered at the asylum and church in a civic ceremony led by the Great Union Band. Rev R. T. Sweet delivered a plain but engaging sermon tracing Knights Templar origins from Hugh de Payns to Baldwin II, urging vows of chastity and obedience. The service concluded with orderly, well received proceedings.
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Union
Episcopal Church
Knight R. T. Sweet
Zion Church
Holy Sepulchre
Knight
Jerusalem
Christ
Baldwin II
Temple
Knights of the Temple
Knights Templar
Hugh Des Paines
Fatal youth killed on Western Union track
A ten year old named James McGovern was found dead on the Western Union Railroad near the depot after a work crew discovered the body. Coroner jury cleared the railroad company. the switch train had just passed and no one saw the boy. The parents buried him Friday afternoon.
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Western Union Railroad
James McGovern
Dean
H. N. Cronkrite
James Malone
Heermans Visit and Clergy Retained at Salem
PERSONALS. Rev and Mrs N W Heermans of Amboy visit friends in the city. Miss Clara Long returns home from Delevan after a week with her sister. Rev C Schmuck er is retained as pastor of Salem church for another year.
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N. W. Heermans
Amboy
Clara Long
Delevan
C. Schmucker
Salem Church
Plasterer Mil ler & Shue Moves to Winfield Kansas
Mr. Chas Shue of the firm Miller & Shue plasterers has sold out and moved with his family to Winfield Kansas to continue his trade. He leaves many friends who praise his workmanship and send good wishes, as he regards the JOURNAL as a family link.
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Chas
Miss Scott to Speak on Mission Work at Zion Church
Miss Scott who has long conducted missionary work in Africa will deliver an address at Zion Episcopal Church on Friday evening next. All are cordially invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Africa
Zion Episcopal Church
Fractured Journal-Row Over Temperance Editor Stabeck
A critical pamphlet from a prior issue recalls editor Stabeck of the Budget and Illinois Monitor lineage, detailing a rise as temperance advocate then a liquor advertisement, harsh temperance club reaction, and a public outcry including a shovel proclamation. The piece condemns alleged hypocrisy and public dishonor.
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K. T. Stabeck
Stabeck
The
Budget
Illinois Monitor
W. 7. Giles
Davis
Temperance
Old Landmark Gone Under Steel and Fire
The warehouse once owned by M. Y. Brown at the foot of Stephenson Street has been razed to make way for a new structure. Brought from Rockford in 1853 by W. P. Brown the business grew under M. V. Brown & Co. and later M. V. Brown. The firm will continue under Mr. M. V. Brown in the new building.
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M. Y. Brown
Stephenson Street
Rockford
W. P. Brown
Brown
Chicago
Galena
Belvidere
Freeport
Mr. Brown
M. V. Brown & Co
M. V. Brown
Unusually Pleasant City Wedding of Mr. Martin and Miss Sheetz
A Wednesday evening ceremony at Mr. C. A. Sheetz residence united Mr. J. M. Martin of Sterling Illinois and Miss Emily Sheetz with Rev. S. A. W. Jewett officiating. About sixty guests attended a reception and postnuptial train trip to Chicago before returning to Kansas settlement plans, with many generous wedding gifts listed.
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Hymenios
C. A. Sheetz
J. M. Martin
Sterling, Til
Emily Sheetz
S. A. W. Jewett
M. E. Church
Martin
Chicago
Kansas
Zion Church elects officers for the coming year
At Monday evening last's election of officers for Zion Church, Wardens and Vestrymen were chosen. Senior Warden Thomas Webster. Junior Warden F Bartlett. Vestrymen L C Hyde W D Rowell W S Lamb D B Breed J A Crain C H Menzie S D Atkins D Adamson. Treasurer J A Crain. Secretary Horace S Webster. Delegates to the Diocesan Convention F Bartlett and D B Breed.
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Zion Church
Thos. Webster
F. Bartlett
L. C. Hyde
W. D. Rowell
W. S Lamb
D. B. Breed
J. A. Crain
C. H. Menzie
D. Atkins
D. Adamson
Horace
Tornadoes stampede through Iowa towns causing loss of life
Extra issues of the Storm Lake Pilot and Buena Vista Sentinel report a cyclone or tornado that struck the vicinity about 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon, killing several and causing substantial property damage. Similar storms were reported at Pomeroy and Fonda Iowa and Galesburg, with further loss of life and damage.
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Storm Lake Pilot
Buena Vista Sentinel
Pomeroy
Fonda
Iowa
Galesburg
Decoration Day Meeting for Graves at County Clerk Office
Ex soldiers and all voters interested in decorating soldiers graves are requested to meet at the County Clerk office on Friday evening April 26 1878 at 714 oclock for consultation.
Meeting to organize County Lodge held in Freeport Ill
A temperance hall meeting in Freeport Illinois on Thursday April 18 appointed pro tem officers and committees. Friday's session decided to organize a County Lodge with officers elected led by O E Heard and others, adjourned to July in Orangeville.
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Temperance Hall
Freeport
Ill
District Lodge O.E
W. OC. T
O. E. Heard
I. Diffenbaugh
L. H.S
K. Peters
Serfass
W. Sen
McDowell
Lodge
R. W. Jones
Orangeville
Addie Cadwell
Judge Eustace Court Adjourns After Five Week Session
The Circuit Court adjourned last Friday after nearly five weeks. The bar expresses high satisfaction with Judge Eustace's conduct. A large amount of business was transacted in an expeditious and satisfactory manner.
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Circuit Court
Bar
Eustace
Courts and Chancery Docket Summary
The record lists multiple common law assumpsit judgments and appeals with monetary awards ranging from 12.82 to 741.15 plus costs. It also notes continued cases by agreement, and chancery actions where defendants were ordered to answer and a partition decree entered with a master reports.
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A.M. Johnson
Samuel Kauffman
Assumpsit
Henry Whiteman
John Gift
Adm’r
Wells
Samuel Pauley
A. Shannon
A. H. Stahl
Jacob Albright
F. Hillebrand
City of
Freeport
C. Froning
C. Borstorff Et al
Geo. L. Dow
H.B. Amerling
Andrew Hamm
Jacob Bunn
C. H. Rosenstiel
Rosenstiel
Eustace
M., Stoskopf
Samuel Ferguson
Lydia Hayes
Estate Proceedings and Editorial on Post Office Contests
County Court records list multiple estate proceedings with proofs of publication, executors appointed, claims allowed, and inventories ordered in April. The Editor Journal condemns Atkins and Burchard in a partisan critique of the Sterling and Freeport post office contests and calls for accountability.
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Jacob Grossman
Weaver & Sechler
Wm. Rundlett
Geo. W. Rundlett
J. B. Smith
E. L. Cronkrite
W. T. Giles
Conrad van Brocklin
John Horlacher
Thomas B. Jones
H. L. Swan
David Jones
John Meier
Peterson & Temple
Susan Parker
The Pole and the Poet Blood Bath Scene
A vivid fragment shows a gay young man delivering a poet’s song to an editor. The editor responds with brutal violence, using tools to dismember and display the body on a sanc tum wall, the scene described in stark, lurid detail.
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Wm. Cavert
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FE. E. Smith
Freeport Post Office
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Salem
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Emanuel W. Smith
Cedarville
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Warren
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J. B. Kife
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Carroll
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Fair Haven
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