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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1872
Page
4
Local column highlights court adjournment this week in the city, lectures at Polo on January 6, and an opera house talk on Justice Versus the Supreme Court. Reports cover floods in California, a dental ad, and social chatter from Freeport Journal readers.
A gentleman introductions prompt a witty exchange as a young Jandy answers, Where do you live when you are at home, with I live there when Sam at home. The double meaning humor highlights playful wordplay in a brief social vignette.
A plainspoken notice warns that a wood lot is not safe from a polite thief who has been seen attempting it on Thursday evening. The speaker urges restraint and warnings to the resident addressed as Mr. man to leave it alone.
Messrs Cockrell and Bentley of this city killed thirteen deer during a hunting trip to Eau Claire Wisconsin last week. They observed five of the largest specimens in a sleigh on Thursday and sold several of the deer before returning home.
In Indianapolis a lioness escaped her cage at a local menagerie. The police chief climbed the center pole in five minutes, claiming he did so for fun to settle a bet and saying he did not know the lioness was loose or that he actually went up the pole.
A fragment notes Ford and Wise jewelers boasting a large stock and low prices during holidays. It also corrects a previous Fire Department report on the Freeport Furniture Factory blaze, stating the fire began on the second floor joists and may have been incendiary. A local man, deprived of a birthday for three years after an injury on February 20, jokes about legislating a new birthday.
The Rev D J Ringe a Pittsburgh Methodist clergyman robbed a traveling agent in a sleeping car from Guingy to Chicago of $5000 in notes. On reaching Chicago he frequented gambling houses and other disreputable places. He was captured and is in safe keeping. The excusable claim is he was drunk at the time of the robbery.
A January birth prophecy states the young man will remain a bachelor until age sixteen and have burly hair. He will marry for life, his father a great lover or fast horses. He will live past sixty and die with about 750 dollars in clear debt-free value.
A humorous forecast notes a young woman born this month will plan wisely yet face many challenges linked to affection and marriage. It forecasts a first marriage to a man she loves, an easier life thereafter, and a second marriage possibly to a dentist or alderman.
Net receipts from the Catholic Fair reached $700. Do not miss Miss Hulett’s lecture at the Opera House this Wednesday evening. A show Saturday night and a Sunday morning freeze affected social standings nearby.
Authorities say the fugitive forger Brown, who escaped custody last fall, has been found and will likely be jailed in our city to await trial at the March term. The piece notes leap year sparks bachelor hopes for romance and ends with a flippant, playful aside about women.
A gentleman hums a tune to please himself and is corrected by a woman noting the crowd’s social cue. The light exchange hints at flirtation and social expectations in a shared moment.
Freeport residents welcomed New Year with lively calls and hundreds of visitors. The scene featured many well dressed guests and radiant smiles as the community expressed hope for a happy season ahead.
For the first time in years a murderer was executed in Illinois last Friday. Bartholomew Barnes, convicted in the murder of Mr. Chapman, was hanged at Pittsfield in Pike County.
The year 1871 figures show hogs with receipts of 2,366,873 and shipments 1,160,856. Cattle receipts total 540,146 with shipments of 402,004.
The Ohio Temperance Law which holds the liquor seller responsible for all damage done by the drinker has passed the Illinois Senate and is printed in full elsewhere in this paper for readers to study with unusual interest at this time.
The writer argues that men who leave sidewalks covered with snow until thaw will face ice piles and eventual melting. they have reason to expect a future residence where snow melts as fast as it falls. They are urged to begin shoveling soon to avoid future trouble.
Professor Sanborn Tenney offers a five lecture course at High School Hall in Freeport beginning Tuesday evening January 9. Topics include The Winds and Rains The Ocean Currents The Antiquity of the Earth The Glaciers and Icebergs and Geology of the Drift and Boulder Periods The Earth Made Ready for Man and The Revelations of the Microscope. Tickets are $1 for the course and 50 cents for a single lecture. tickets available at Emmert & Burrell.
Wurts and Co of this city advertise a new German Blueing and an excellent Water Proof Polish Blacking as superior to any in the market. They claim the blueing and blueing products will become staples and note large orders from abroad. The firm urges former customers to try the items and promises satisfaction and repeat purchases.
The Singer Sewing Machine Company has paid Potter Palmer 350000 dollars for the old Field and Leiter lot at the corner of Washington and State streets in Chicago, valued at 2100 dollars per front foot.
Present before Judge William Brown, clerk William Polk, sheriff J. R. Hayes, and jurors. Docket shows common law 357, chancery 79, People's 46, total 482. Several civil actions listed with motions, demurrers, replevin, assumpsit, and judgments including Dickey vs Hayes, Kinkade vs Palmer, Champ vs Baker, Sewells vs Loyal, Field et al. vs Lighthart, Brown vs Smith, Copper Scroll vs Hills, Messner vs Bliss, Joles vs Rockwell, Ratger vs Hettinger, Cassit et al. vs Cornellious, Taylor vs Smith, Paul vs Illinois Central. Multiple trials set or waived, with damages and costs noted. some cases continued by agreement, others dismissed or affirmed.
On Christmas morning Orangeville buzzed with cheerful festivity as the Sabbath School secured a tree and presents. A full church witnessed short talks and music before widespread gift distribution. Benjamin Musser received a silver watch as Leap Year nod. The event, run by volunteers, benefited the Union Sunday School and showcased the town’s spirit.
A Monday calling day brightened by the smiles of Sreeport’s daughters and lively gentlemen pursuing their rounds. The crowd enjoyed sociable cheer, despite earlier dull weather, and the author hopes for more such holidays to sow friendship and goodwill. By day’s end the sky cleared, pleasing the callers.
The Cook County special Grand Jury investigating charges against ex Alderman’s associates escalates pressure on Chicago Tammanyites. More than a dozen have been indicted as the probe widens, signaling a deepening crackdown.
A. Wolf and his wife received a gold headed cane from their daughters Mrs Dr Best and Mrs Shuler at a Christmas gathering led by Rev. Smith. Their mother was given elegant fur set. Daughters Mrs Dr Best, Mrs C Shuler and Annie Wolf received gold watches and opera guard chains. Total value about 3600 dollars.
A Damascus Farmers Club essay argues tobacco harms both body and wallet. It claims daily use costs under three cents but compounds to 4426.31 over forty years, urging young men to quit for stronger bodies and wiser finances.
The Cincinnati Gazette reports Jesse R Grant, father of the President, was seized by paralysis at Covington Post Office yesterday around 1 PM and lay insensible for about an hour before being moved home. He remained in fragile condition with limited speech and a poor appetite. By 4 PM he could talk briefly, and at 9 PM he rested easy. He is 76 years old.
Statistics issued to the Illinois Legislature show Illinois casualties in the late war. Officers killed 397. enlisted men killed 5,458. officers died of wounds 125. enlisted men died of wounds 2,890. officers died of disease 872. enlisted men died of disease 19,035. officers lost at sea 11. enlisted men lost at sea 189. total officers 905. total enlisted men 27,576. An additional 867 Illinois soldiers died in Andersonville prison, bringing the grand total deaths to 28,848.
The President holds to enforcing Civil Service Commission rules for future appointments. The Commission will reconvene Wednesday as an advisory board to supervise and regulate all upcoming hires. The President will appoint a three member board for each department to personally assess applicants under the current rules.
A blaze discovered at Sanders' saloon at 11 pm destroyed sixty buildings in four hours. The inferno wiped out the Court House square area to Desiara street along the river front including Sanders' saloon and McKenna's Saloon. Major structures lost include Union Church, McCormick offices and homes, Stoffman and Genseon stores, Nebraska Mansion House, Central House, and Alhambra. Total loss estimated at 589000 with 303000 insured. Fire origin believed accidental.
A colossal Coliseum to be built near Columbus Boston at a cost of 500000 with a corrugated iron exterior. The 699 by 422 feet structure will seat 100000 and host 1000 musicians in a grand orchestra. Notables Gilmore and Strauss plan to attend with European military bands and many singing societies.
Four Keokuk bound cars burned after a broken rail on Des Valley Road near Copperas Creek, below Summit Station. A mixed train left Keokuk at 6:15 pm with conductor Bob C. The crash injured Express Messenger Sw Des Moines most, others bruised. Judge Seevers and Judge Knapp also hurt. Value of four cars about $12,000.
Queen Victoria expresses gratitude for the nation's sympathy during the illness of her son Prince of Wales. She notes public feeling and joy at health improvements, recalls a similar past illness, and asks subjects to continue prayers for the Prince’s full recovery. The Queen also thanks the Princess of Wales and guards the family’s private sorrow.
A village of rude mining huts becomes the setting as Senator Nyg faces imminent death. Governor J. Vs attends him, seeking to ease suffering and fulfill last wishes. In a final moment the sick man asks if a minister should be called, recounting past voting as a reason to decline spiritual aid.
Persons having small pictures or portraits of friends and relations may have larger likenesses created in oil or India ink. Call and see him at McHenry's 68.
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