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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1881
Page
4
Rocal Matters advertises to all in arrears and readers willing to pay a year in advance. They promise time from now until January 1, 1882. New subscribers paying for a year are credited to January 1, 1883 and may receive Freeport Journal and Wheely Inter Ocean for one year.
The Inter Ocean and Journal announce a combined subscription for $2.25 with advance payment. New subscribers receive Dr Kendall's horse book. The notice also mentions local happenings from Erin to Winslow, including illness, obituaries, and community events.
Local Republican John Epley of Cedarville called on the Journal during a city visit. Tramps jailed by the Marshal and Sheriff, likely the same group that escaped Forres ton, are held for burglary charges after identification by the Belvider a sheriff. Readers urged to pay another year in advance as appreciation for the Journal’s countywide service.
The First M. E. Church women announce a grand Christmas Fair and Festival at the Opera House on December 20 and 21. Supper from 5 to 8 PM costs 25 cents, with two tableaux by Mme L Roemer of Peoria, including The Liberation of Queen Marie of Hungary. A bazaar, museum, music, and Santa Claus are planned, with programmes and sale lists to be circulated soon. The event aims for a grand success and generous patronage.
Col. C. M. Brazee and Miss Haddie Wise visited on legal business. Mr. John Winters, blacksmith of Eleroy, called at the JOURNAL office. Louis Fisher paid in advance for another year. J. H. Gunsaul of Lena and W. D. Ford of Florence stopped by. Dec. 22 theater: DousLEeE Mammoth UNcLE Tom's Capp at the Opera House features Sam Lucas and the Sherwood sisters with a lively cast. Tickets urged.
James Peck sold six hogs to Strévelle at Florence Station. The average weight was 18 pounds with price paid 86 per hundred. The report asks who beat them.
Businessmen rush to pay in advance for the Journal over the next ninety days as a new fire-proof safe is installed and a savings deposit option begins. Deposits of 1.50 will buy certificates granting fifty-two copies. city leaders meet with officials Laing and Murry of the Chicago and North Western to discuss a new passenger house, with D A Knowlton speaking on the city’s history and prospects.
Loran letter recalls Mr John Lamb an early settler who emigrated from Terre Haute Indiana in 1849 and has spent his fortieth winter in Loran. He started with three pairs of horses and $250 cash, farmed until his sons left, then reduced his land to 89 acres owning cattle and a buck sheep. He enjoys meals and a trimming of acreage, while Rev Gheen continues preaching and snow brings sleigh bells to town.
A fair and oyster supper under Good Templars auspices was held at the Opera House with good attendance. The Northern Illinois Benevolent and Mutual Aid Association of Lena is now incorporated with officers listed. Cemetery expansion with 400 lots laid out and tiling and drainage completed. D W Frisby sold his grocery stock to Aaron Stahl. An I O of M A lodge organized aiming at 2000 life insurance. Funeral for Myrs Helen Armagost noted. a young man named Dan Wil...
A young man attempted to pass an altered draft for five dollars at a bank in Chicago and fled after detection, later buying a horse with a fraudulent check in Howardsville. Other items note lectures by Tan Kee and Schuyler Colfax, Lena Musicale meetings, a town constable change, and clothing store thefts in Lena and Wadams Grove. A Christmas card appeal from the Illinois Asylum for Feeble-Minded Children seeks toys and funds for pupil happiness.
C. H. Smith's Double Uncle Tom's Cabin Company resumes in town on Thursday the 22nd after cancellations. The troupe has impressed Milwaukee and Chicago press with praise for this moral drama. Sam Lucas acts Uncle Tom with notable singing and dancing while the two Topsys and two Marks draw laughter.
Announcement proclaims the largest stock of holiday goods ever offered in the city at the IIc Store. The notice emphasizes vast selection and special pricing to attract shoppers to the store during the season.
Diffenbaugh at the C. O. D. Store is too busy to write locals. Call and be convinced. The largest and best stock of groceries candies nuts oysters and fruits west of Chicago.
Large stock of fresh made candy fresh oranges lemons and nuts. Largest assortment of toys ever brought to Freeport offered by J. R. Smiths.
Readable ad copy highlights holiday goods from Diffenbaugh’s C D Store. Promotes cheapest prices and best selection west of Chicago with emphasis on value and convenience for shoppers during the season.
A noted era of rapid electrical advances is foreseen over the next decade, with profound impact on technology and industry. The era calls for skilled attorneys to secure patents for inventors, as Pear ya Communicate with Presbey Green at 529 7th St, Washington DC.
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