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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1881
Page
6
The notice directs readers to send all communications to P. O. Box 1065 in Freeport for the Gemplars' Column edited by NASB State Dep I C GT.
An excerpt argues for strong minds and great hearts to lead, praising men of honor who resist demagoguery and the lure of office. It extols upright public service and personal integrity over political manipulation.
Elgin has a good lodge and a juvenile temple. Twenty one members visited Hampshire Lodge and had to spend the night on the prairie due to a broken yar. Nunda Lodge is strong in discipline and activity with several new members this quarter. A Wisconsin G T convention program lists topics on lodge business principles retaining members and juvenile temple.
A writer in the American Messenger reviews twenty liquor sellers around a small South Carolina village from 1830 to 1855. Of those, fifteen failed in business, five died from drink, and six more suffered excesses. Many descendants also suffered alcohol-related harms, including ten sons and several daughters, with three sons described as mentally impaired. The piece echoes the cautionary biblical warning against causing others to drink.
A reflective piece urges young men to set a clear, worthy aim in life rather than drift with every breeze. It argues freedom comes from self discipline, resisting appetite, and choosing steadfast goals, warning that lack of aim leads to ruin and shipwreck of character. It links moral resolve to broader social observations from the era.
Mayors James McNamara office located at 87 Stephenson Street in McNamara's Shoe Store. City Clerk Warren C. Clark in Council Rooms Fry's Block. City Treasurer D. B. Breed at Journal Office. City Attorney J C Kean in Fry's Block. City Marshal E 8 Chamberlin. Street Commissioner W Knpehild. Surveyor F E Josel at Court House. Aldermen Ist Ward T L Waddell and J Hartman Second Ward J Brownayet and Dr Louis Stoskopf Third Ward H J Porter and Win H Wagner.
Clerk I F Kieckner and Treasurer W W Hutchison are named. Recorder Dan'l Brewster and Sheriff Rant Win Stewart listed. Surveyor Hiram Shons also shown. All county offices are in the Court House.
Board of Education members Wm. QO. Wright president W. G. Barnes and H. J. Porter plus Superintendent Chas. Snyder listed. Office is in the High School building with hours from 7 30 to 9 o clock a m.
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