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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1882
Page
4
Arrears payers and those who prepay a year receive time from now to January 1, 1882. New subscribers sending names and paying for a year get credited to January 1, 1888. Special arrangement provides FREEPORT JOURNAL and WEEKLY INTER OCEAN for one year.
The Inter Ocean is praised as readable and responsible while the Journal is billed as oldest and best in the county. Both papers priced at $2.25, with every annual prepaid subscriber receiving Dr Kendall's horse book. Subscriptions urged as fa Vor time.
Our limited time deal on JOURNAL and INTER OCEAN at 2.26 expires January 10. After the date the price rises to 2.50 for the two papers, so subscribers should act now to secure the reduced rate. News notes include church ministers, a revival, local officials, and community events of the week.
The Freeport Journal reports on lodge activities, weddings, church revivals, and community notices. It notes M M degree work for Moses R Thompson and visiting brethren, wedding card stock, Miss Effie Shelly teaching near Shannon, Mahlon Ayers visiting Pawnee City, Christmas travel and school success, a county treasurer report, and several local births, marriages, and obituaries. The piece also covers militia musters, a list of callers, and Bee Keeper association dates.
A rumor states members of the company have filed charges against Captain of Company C amid claims of incompetence. A Saturday runaway near the Pennsylvania House caused a six-vehicle pileup, with injuries minimal. The issue also features Stover Manufacturing Co and inventor D Stover, who bought former Taggart shops and promises new products. Journal carrier thanks patrons for New Year’s address proceeds. four saloonkeepers and a Buzzer editor criticized the carrier’s address, the tradition giving the youngest apprentice the reward.
At Odd Fellow's Hall the Freeport council elected officers for the coming year led by Commander Z. T. Runner and Vice Commander T. D. Wilcoxon. The order, organized March 10 1881, lists about seventy members with eight assessments paid through the 31st. Applications available for $500 to $5,000 to applicants passing medical exams.
A. V. Richards editor of the JOURNAL of Freeport Illinois tours the city and is praised as a genial, capable newspaper man. The Omaha Daily Republican lauds his paper as the leading Republican voice in the Washburne District and Nebraska’s Republican stronghold.
F H Lupke of West Point Nebraska writes he has read the Journal for years and values it highly. He says the paper is worth more than its cost and encloses a money order for 2.26 dollars for the Journal and the Chicago Inter Ocean.
J E Browy of Canon City Colorado writes to A V Ricuarps Dear Sir to renew his Journal subscription and send the Chicago Inter Ocean for 1882. He encloses a $2.25 money order and compliments the new home in the country wishing a happy prosperous New Year.
A letter from H R Deal of the Republican State of Iowa asks A V Ricwards to renew the Freeport Journal for another year. He notes living in Iowa, awaiting the Republican paper from Stephenson and praising its politics. The message includes a $1.50 payment. Dated Sioux City December 27, 1881.
Mr J C Lee of Elizabeth, awarded the new bridge contract, met with Commissioners to amend terms. Original plan: three spans of 714 12 feet at 9725 dollars, requiring a central pier. New plan: two spans totaling the same length with no central pier, cost 18225 dollars, 3500 dollars more than the first offer, offset by a rebate from the stone contractor, yielding the same total expenditure but a finer structure.
A festive note reflects on Santa, New Year wishes, and renewed subscriptions. The piece jokes about vaccination, small pox in Chicago, and a holiday excursion between Ackley Baileyville and Freeport. It mentions an Arctic wave predicted by Vennor and hints at Guiteau.
Buckeye residents enjoy holiday entertainments and a bustling post Christmas scene. John Quiggle of Hardin County Iowa visits old friends and reflects on Civil War service. Willis Oswalt and Nancy Parriott wed, Cedarville residents protest church behavior, Christmas trees stolen, and local sales planned. Roads remain rough and local politics show friction over a campaign badge.
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