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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1873
Page
4
Beer Affairs notes Christmas trade ads and printing services. Mentions Gov Geo Black visiting Utah, a concert at the Opera House, Brewster House trip to New England, lost horse team, poem reading, Young American Band, a chimney fire at Levi Meyers’ bowling alley, Best & Morgan winter purchases, Zapf’s holiday goods, Bible dating to 1656, and a note on fowl illness linked to horse stable refuse.
Mr Milton B Miller son of I H Miller sails from New York for Genoa Italy to tour Europe during his absence. Owing to epizootic some side mails from Freeport are irregular. The Freeport post office sent out the mail to Elizabeth Daviess county behind a yoke of oxen. Young American Band sold sixty tickets at the oyster supper and the Opera House is expected to be crowded. the programme appears in this issue.
Dr. G Potts reports the epizootic is subsiding in the city as horses recover though the disease runs violently in the country. Country deaths noted, with Freeport recording three horse deaths including J B Taylor's gray span. Insurance options promoted by Parsons Bodman agency with 24 million in assets. Northwestern Mutual Life offers real estate loans from one thousand dollars at 10 percent.
The Wilcoxon Opera House event Tuesday evening drew a large attendance. The Young American Band provided excellent music earning praise for their playing. The event at Wreec Embury M E Church last Friday raised about 209 dollars from nearly 300 tickets sold, with many attendees without tickets. The evening was praised for careful preparations and enjoyable music, hoping for more occasions like this.
The Young American Band presents a two part program at 8 PM with doors at 7. Admission 25 cents, reserved seats 50 cents, available at Emmert and Burrell. Featured solos and quartets include Mrs. Pomeroy Mrs. Beaumont and Mr. Lerch among others.
The Circuit Court commenced its December Term in the New Court House with Judge Brown presiding. The docket lists 200 common law cases, 62 chancery cases and 2 peoples' cases.
County Clerk Gro. Thompson notifies town collectors that the books for the county will be ready for delivery by December 10 1872 and directs them to proceed at once to qualify according to law and retrieve their books. December 2 1872.
Four lectures titled Death Judgment Hell and Heaven will be given at Zion Church on Wednesday evenings in Advent. The first lecture on December 4 will discuss Death with a 4 pm service. The public is invited to attend.
Last Wednesday night John Sturm a tailor living in Davis tried to reach the Western Union depot at about 11 o'clock to catch the night train home. Dark conditions and a broken railing by the bridge caused him to fall down the embankment striking his head and knee pan, rendered unconscious for two hours before aid arrived. He was taken to the depot then the Union hotel. Dr Hillebrand attends him. He is very seriously hurt. Is it not about time to put our side walks in shape.
Great Western Railway of Canada releases its first half 1872 report showing receipts up about twenty percent on the main line to over ten thousand dollars per mile. Expenses rose slightly, earnings share at 59.82 percent versus 58.46 in 1871, with passenger revenue up 224 percent and freight up nearly 19 percent. The system nears capacity on one track, the Canada Air Line promises two lines for much of its span, and equipment is being expanded as traffic grows both locally and through traffic toward Buffalo.
The Dubuque Times reports new city construction this year reaches seven million dollars while street work amounts to thirty thousand nine dollars.
The note praises the physician’s skill and his remedies Sarsaparilla Cherry Pectoral and Ague Cure for various ailments. It asks who among readers has benefited and feels grateful, highlighting relief brought by these treatments and the family doctor.
The Minneapolis audience filled the Academy last night for Bidwell McDonough's Black Crook Company. Dancers impressed with grace precision and elegance as encores and hearty applause testified to widespread satisfaction. comic scenes ventriloquism and elaborate tableaux drew strong laughter and praise for the musical drama and gowns.
The Stephenson official report notes Pleasant Valley and Joe Daviss towns backing Grant by nine, with old soldiers supporting Grant and Democratic farmers opposing Greeley. The text also mentions good crops but lingering corn and cold weather, and hog prices from three to three fifty.
Mr. Wm. L. Beebe to sell four head of blooded stock in front of the court house on Saturday December 14 at 1 oclock PM. The animals named Clara the Sixth Adam Forepaughs Duell and Dolly Varden. Terms call for ten months credit on approved notes without interest if paid when due.
Castornia is pitched as a scientific vegetable preparation superior to Castor Quil and pills. It promises gentle cleansing with no distress or gripe, suitable for crying and teething infants, and claims to cure stomach ache wind colic constipation flatulency croup and worms. Priced at thirty five cents a bottle.
A brief reflection on time passing as the year nears its end with words about a fresh start. It hints at change and the approach of a new cycle. The tone is reflective and concise, echoing seasonal contemplation.
The Illinois State Horticultural Society will hold its 1872 annual meeting in Centralia from Tuesday December 10 to Friday. The event highlights horticulture topics, committee reports, and practical operations in garden vineyard orchard and forest-tree culture. Members are urged to enroll, bring valuable fruit samples and scions, and may travel home by one-fifth fare on the Illinois Central Railroad.
A Davis Teachers' Institute will be held on Saturday, December 14 at 9 o clock. All local teachers are urged to attend. I F Kieckner, County Superintendent of Schools, promotes the event. Santa Claus will visit No 3 Frys Block with Diffenbaugh during the holidays, enjoying crowds and oysters. 17-34-67.
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