Illinois and City News Snippets in Brief
Total Mfairs Me Murphy travels east for four weeks. Illinois Legislature opens today. Owens failed to appear. Fisk theatre in New York burned last week. New Year cards mailed from Europe. Bring sale bills to office. Steam handles printing. Circuit Court term ends this week. Oneco crime case draws attention. Freeport Public Schools reopen after holidays. Corrected timetables on page one. Beebe reports $931 stock value from one cow. Lena Star editor Newcomer visiting. Grand masquerade ball at Corner Hall next Tuesday. Indiana woman laments husband’s suicide note. Postal cards to be issued. about 100 million this year. Week of Prayer observed in churches. Illinois Farmers State Convention at Bloomington Jan 15–16. Five steam power presses at Frezr Journal office. Open winter forecast disputed. Circuit Judges election first Monday in June. Mrs. Smith to Philadelphia for extended absence. Chicago packers buy 695304 hogs. Beebe sells two blooded calves for $450. Bayport Journal boasts widest Stephenson county circulation. Racer Capitola of Racine still alive. Pomeroys depart for Utica N Y and East. Aurora horse Brother Jonathan sold for 12000. Carey leaves for Woodstock Seminary.
Local Legislature Members Take Springfield Trip
James Tlon and Taggart with Mayor ronkrite and Gen Atkins depart for Springfield as Legislature convenes Wednesday. Rockford adopts Sol Jey water works. city to purchase within ten years under three city and three company commissioners. W P Emmert plans four thousand Climax churns and two hundred dog-powers for spring trade. demand rising. Freeport College trustees abandon college project. Prof. Lamm to run a private school in the Shffer Home.
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Tlon
James
Taggart
Ronkrite
D. Atkins
Springfield
Rockford
W.P. Emmert
Freeport College
Prof. Lamm
Gregenterm
Waiting for the Verdict in Oneco crim con case
Jurors failed to agree overnight in the Oneco criminal conversation trial. After a restless Saturday and a sleepless night, they finally reached a verdict around 6 pm on Sunday, choosing to return to their families and churchgoers rather than prolong the impasse.
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Daniel
Stevens
Freeport
Hezekiah
Barber shops shift as partnerships dissolve
The Weishar Brothers dissolve their partnership. Jake Weishar moves to the Opera House barber shop with a newly fitted room to see friends. Henry Weishar stays at the old stand. R. Locke relocates from Opera House basement to Elson's jewelry basement. J. & N. Loos move their harness shop one door west to Mitchell's old stand, with Mr. M. moving to Pattison's New Block.
Indian Relic Stone Ax Brings $15 to Farwell Store
A twelve pound stone ax, described as a fine relic from the yoolden era, was found in Hanover within an Indian mound near the Apple River Falls. Dug from a chief's grave with other relics, the ax was crafted from a boulder carried by ancient ice. Brought to the city by R Scofield, Farwell paid fifteen dollars and now keeps the specimen as the region’s finest stone ax.
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L. Z. Farwell
Hanover
Daviess County
Falls of
Apple River
Mississippi
R. Scofield
Farwell
Foundation of the Christian Church sermon impresses crowd
Rev. Wm. Aug. Smith of the First M. E. Church delivered a powerful sermon on the Evangelical Alliance topic The Foundation Security and Universal Extension of the Christian Church. A large audience praised his best effort, noting Wisconsin winter captions and sharp city observations about a Chicago hotel sighting of confidence swindlers.
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Wm. Aug. Smith
M. E. Church
Evangelical Alliance
Christian Church
Dr Fowler cites political hopes over great ideas
In a Swanston sermon Dr Fowler said he would rather be father of a great idea than a defeated presidential candidate. The remark was not well received and drew mixed reactions from attendees.
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Swanston
Fowler
Prisoner John Thompson Taken to Juliet After Sentence
John Thompson, sentenced to one year in the Penitentiary for the shooting of Frank Wood, was transported to Juliet by Sheriff Piersol last week, following earlier coverage in the Pruetext Journal.
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John Thompson
Frank Wood
Pruetext Journal
Juliet
Piersol
Office sale changes hands reported again
The Bulletin reported last week that the office was sold to Taylor and Aspinwall, a statement proved premature. It is now announced the office has been sold to Shuler and Potter.
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Taylor & Aspinwall
Shuler and Potter
New Year's Day in Freeport Celebrations
New Year’s Day brought mild weather and lively sleighing as residents in Freeport celebrated with early calls, greetings, and festive meals. Social mingling included young and old, with mothers and wives enjoying the merriment, coffee, and abundant tables, while wine cups disappeared from sight. The day was hailed as one of the merriest and best observed in Freeport.
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Freeport
Prairie State
Beet Sugar Factory progresses amid earlier doubts
The Beet Sugar Factory has operated for months, overcoming hinderances and now prospers. Two shifts of eighty workers run day and night, about forty barrels of brown sugar daily, and beets and coal consumed per twenty four hours. Germany supplied most machinery. Refining now yields refined sugar. Prof. Lummis school opens with about 40 pupils including new students.
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Germany
Messrs. Rosenstiel & Co
Rosenstiel
New Pastor Delivers Opening Sermon at First Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian Church welcomed Rev. H. D. Jenkins from Joliet with a well attended morning service. He preached on 1 Corinthians 1 29 28 24 and outlined his doctrinal stance while noting his family’s pending relocation and a postponed installation. The evening focused on the limits of church discipline within Christian liberty with the sermon on The letter killeth but the spirit maketh alive. The pastor, described as earnest and logical, is expected to be well received by the congregation.
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First Presbyterian
H.D. Jenkins
Joliet
Jenkins
Gerhardt
Jesus Christ
Freeport
Chicago
Paul
Christ
Jesus
God
Temple
Academy
First Presbyterian Church
Domestic Purity Vindicated in Circuit Court Verdict
The Henry Phillips versus James Garret case on adultery was tried in circuit court from Monday to Saturday, with about thirty witnesses and heated arguments. The jury found the defendant guilty and awarded one thousand dollars in damages, establishing a precedent that crimes against domestic purity are punishable.
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Henry Phillips
James Garret
Plaintif
J. M. Bailey
D. Meacham
T. T. Abrama
Ridott Christmas Tree Charity and Local Doings
The Ridott note recalls a Shirey and Kerr managed Christmas tree loaded with gifts, a disorderly but merry year end celebration at the Postmaster’s home, and a literary debating society forming among residents. Hon James B Taggart departs for Springfield amid bids from corporations. Business remains quiet, yet Shireys in Babcock’s block move many goods at low prices.
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Shirey and Kerr
Rohkar
James
Taggart
SpringGeld
R. R
Shireys
Babcocks New Block
Lawyer Purchases Law Library and Safe in Shuffle
W Scott Agney has bought the law library and safe of Mr Shuler and moved them to his office. He now has an excellent law library and his law business and pension business keep him busy. He attends faithfully to business.
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W. Scott Agney
Shuler
Freeport Lyceum Meeting Notice
The Freeport Lyceum will meet at the law office of F K Hill on Monday evening January 18. All members should attend as important business will be transacted by order of the President JR Hanvey See's. The Rockford Journal recounts a clerical black sheep preacher in Rockford who sought an affinity in Indiana leaving his family destitute.
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Freeport Lyceum
F. K. Hill
JR. Hanvey
The
Rockford Journal
Rockford
Indiana
The Old Year and the fey in 1879 Baileyville note
A late 19th century reflection from Baileyville dated December 30, 1879, looking back at the old year and forward to 1878 1879 and beyond. It praises peace and progress while noting fires in Boston and ongoing national growth in railways manufacture and culture, urging high education and moral progress.
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Boston
Cage
West
Bag Bee
Atsl
Grim report from Elgin Gazette on missing girl
The Elgin Gazette recounts a distressing tale of a twelve year old girl from the county who vanished after an evening with cows and was found dead, the parents launching a search and discovering a grisly outcome. The item references a revival meeting and a mixed social scene involving ladies and male congregants at a German event with singing and conviviality.
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Elgin Gazette
Dubuque
Num
Tians
Ues
Poisoned woman Annie Nettleton in peril after finding corrosive bottle
Oregon Reporter reports Annie Nettleton, sister of Seth Hills, near this place, ingested a bottle believed poisoned by mistake while seeking hot medicine. She narrowly survived, still recovering. Dubuque Telegraph notes smallpox returning to Dubuque with Mr O Grady’s family worst hit. a young boy died, others gravely ill, and more cases follow.
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Oregon
Annie Nettleton
Seth Hills
Dubuque
O'Grady
First Street
Iowa
Donation at Orangeville highlights community kindness
The Reformed C and others organized a donation drive in Angeville and surrounding areas. Contributors offered wheat, horse feed, beef, pork, butter, lard, potatoes, groceries, cash, wood, and bay to support a port cheer. Community members expressed gratitude to donors and organizers for a successful effort despite a short time between announcement and continuation.
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Orangeville
Reformed C
Fairpont
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