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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1873
Page
3
Local items report camp meeting activities and weather, routine notices, and small-town happenings. Edits mention a Rock River Conference venue Mendota September 17, camp grounds traffic, local prices, and a fatal wagon accident affecting Carroll County resident.
The Oregon trial of Thomas Hunt against Best and Morgan ended with a hung jury, prompting a new trial at the next term. Meacham represents the plaintiff, Bailey and Dutscher for the defense. locals attended, and plans include a fair visit by the Stephenson County Agricultural Society.
People traveled to the camp meeting on Sunday with roads lined by tens of riders. The day featured a love feast at dawn, sermons by Rey W A Smith and Rev E M Boring, and evening exhortations by Rev Jacob Hartman and Read. The gathering closed Tuesday amid handshakes and prayers, hailed as a very successful event.
A Rockford girl dressed for marriage was halted by a severe toothache. She endured two hours with feet in hot water and camphor around her face. Also listed are upcoming State Fairs with dates in Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Missouri and a Butter premium notice by George Ruston offering rewards at the fair.
The upcoming fair will host addresses by Hon. Schuyler Colfax on Thursday the 11th and Prof. Rodney Welch of Prairie Farmer, plus Rinaldo & Leaser in daily gymnastic and trapeze shows. The Patrons of Husbandry plan a harvest feast the day Welch speaks. Reduced railroad rates expected. Friday is the fair’s last day.
Dr Gleason recommends vigorous jaw movement to stop bleeding in the mouth and even children should chew paper to aid the flow. The note cautions that adults do not need paper and claims the method never fails. Beloit physicians vow to withhold care until medical bills are settled, posting notices and bills in offices.
Mr A A Babcock and family return to Freeport after two months visiting central New York. They praise Niagara Falls and urge farmers merchants and mechanics to back the upcoming home fair to ensure its success and promote country prosperity.
The Carroll County Mirror details John Sauer of Fair Haven aged 79 who walked to New York and Brooklyn in late May returning August 3. He traveled without money and stayed with farmers who fed and housed him. The paper notes he visited daughters in Brooklyn and suggests hiring him to walk hundreds of miles during the fair.
A resumed paint stock sale by veteran dealer G M Clayton promises cheap discounts. A Teuton resident near the southwest reports a comic attic escape ending in a doghouse mishap. Incendiary fires devastate threshing machines near Bre Ilis Orst, with animal poisonings blamed on foul play. Rev R A Blanchard of the M E Church dies in Belvidere after visiting friends. Freeport opens a grand new theater by local entrepreneurs and a trio of young ladies promote the venture with a sci fi style winged audience space. Married Life, staged by an amateur Dramatic Club, draws a packed crowd with praised acting and Modoc Serenading Band.
W W Robey is named Deputy Collector for the Illinois district including Stephenson and Ogle counties. His office is at Robey Thompson Co. The Inter-State Industrial Exposition of Chicago opens around September 26. An engraving of the exposition building is received, 800 feet long, 200 feet wide, 160 feet high. John P Reynolds accompanies the engraving and invites space applicants. Alfred Gray, secretary of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, extends cordial invitation to the ninth annual Kansas industrial exhibition in Topeka September 22, 28, 24, 26, and 29.
An entry examination for admission to the Illinois Industrial University will be held on Saturday September 6 at the County Superintendent office starting at 9 oclock Applicants must be at least fifteen years old and pass exams in English Grammar Geography Arithmetic United States History Elements of Physiology Botany Natural Philosophy and Algebra to the second degree The next college term begins Thursday September 18 1873 I F Kuschyer Co Sunt of Schools
The fourth annual Industrial Exposition at Cincinnati opens September third and runs to October fourth. The event promises improvements over last year with enhanced fair procedures and press facilities. A cordial invitation is extended to all and the commissioner's room will aid the press with express postal and telegraph access.
A 1878 letter from Schuyler Colfax to George Thompson, secretary of the Nicholson County Agricultural Society, discusses possible attendance at the next county fair in September after travel with Senator Windom. Colfax suggests a half hour speech on either the 11th or 12th, asks for confirmation, and signs from South Bend with careful misspellings.
The document notes expectations of many attendees from near and far to hear Mr Calfax, described as a prominent statesman, in a city free event. It urges public turnout and anticipates a crowded grounds for the occasion.
The Gray Brothers, Syracuse shoe makers, win the High and Diploma of Honor at the International Court of adjudication. News confirms their long reputation for quality and marks the firm among top US exhibitors. Cavanagh & Co. promotes their own fall stock as well.
The notice describes a $6,500 received from Geo J Bliss for policies held by Nathan F deceased, with $800 paid to Lizzie. It extols Republic Life Insurance Co Chicago and reports a grand festival planned by the Verein. It also notes El Paso grocers facing Chicago competition and urges local merchants to advertise changes to avoid losses.
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