Local notices from the LeMars Journal column
Local matters note new advertisements for Bergman and Dorman farm machinery and praise revival meetings in Salem church. Meantime Me P. O Malburn resigns as local editor and Reform Helpers temperance group forms in Rockford. Carroll County Herald changes owners Hollinger and Sessions. Freeport officials enjoy sleighbell scenes. Cold snap, temperatures down to 20 below. Prof Griffith’s lectures admired in New York. Brewster House changes to Gates and Hepburn. Cyrus Kryder wins first prize in Easton declamation. Fire damages a small oil storage shed near Western View Roundhouse. Winnebago Lodge installation lists officers.
Excelsior Lodge Announces Regular Meeting Schedule
Excelsior Lodge will meet the 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 7:00 p m sharp per W M JR Perc. A Master's sale is advertised at Cedarville on February 22 1877 of the late Samuel R Bucher homestead and lands with a perfect title. Freddie Bartlett’s illness at Racine and slow recovery back to Freeport is reported with hopeful outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Lodge
Omer
W. M. JR Perc
See
Cedarville
Samuel R. Bucher
Personal notes and local moves in the area
Miss Alice Scofield returns to Rochester to study music after holiday visit. Mr. C. E. Scott from Richmond Ind attends his sister’s funeral. Miss Flora Z. Guiteau heads to St Louis for an absence. Prof. D. S. McCosh goes to Nevada Iowa for a month on business. Mr. M. A. Sheetz and wife visit, then return home. Miss Jonnie Blaisdell visits Aurora, brings cousin Susie Wood. Mr. Jake Martin of Sterling Ill visits. Jake Stine leaves for Philadelphia to travel for a wholesale house. Wise sells Stephenson street home to Ex-Mayor Krohn for 15000 with park money. Krohn to move May 1. Wise plans Cedar Springs farm summering with thoroughbreds. The paper urges readers to pay subscriptions. a roll of honor will list those who paid since January. The editor aims for a helpful, crime-free family newspaper with strong local correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonnie Blaisdell
Aurora
Susie Wood
Jake Martin
Sterling
Jake Stine
Isaac Stine
Clothing House Fame
Philadelphia
Jake
Alte Wise
Stephenson Street
Mayer Krohn
Krohn
Mr. Wise
Cedar Springs Farm
Unul
Sermon and public notes from Frst Presbyterian Church sermon
The issue recounts Rev Nf D Jenkins sermon at First Presbyterian urging readers to study it, praising moral progress and referencing Samuel J. Tilden as an emblem. It also covers a Union Communion service at Freeport with five churches and hopeful ecumenism, and a Western Union accident near Florence Station where a train split, causing non fatal injuries and one eye loss, with no blame assigned to crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nf. D. Jenkins
Frst
Presbyterian
Samuel J. Tilden
Lght
Ilden
First Presbyterian Church
First
Second
Third Presbyterian
Emburyh
Salem
Evangelical Church
Freeport
Western Union
Florence
Charles Menzie
Dimmick
Menzie
Lerre Firma
Tumnor
Holland's Freeport directory drive boosts city growth
Holland's Directory of Freeport operates with notable energy as the census nears completion. The community anticipates a favorable population increase, reflecting continued growth and robust local effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Freeport
Memorial service for P P Bliss and wife at Embury Church
A large Embury Church audience heard a memorial service for Paul Bliss and his wife. Rev Giffen reviewed Bliss’s life as a composer and teacher, with hymns sung by the congregation and remarks by several pastors, highlighting Bliss's gospel works and wife’s contributions. The ceremony, filled with song and prayer, urged attendees to live better lives in light of the couple’s deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. P. Bliss
Embury
Moody and Sankey
Boston
Paulina
Jesus
Mr. Allington
H. D. Jenkins
Mr. Jenkins
Dorward
First Baptist Church
Jonathan
Itenaugh
Nardin
Reception of Prof D S McCosh A Fashionable Social Event
The McCosh residence hosted a highly remembered Friday evening social in honor of Prof D S McCosh with about a hundred invitations. J H Gibler's string band led to quadrilles and waltzes as Mrs Beaumont served elegant refreshments, while Miss Bailey performed piano solos and Prof McCosh played cornet pieces. Notable dress included Miss Etta Purinton in seal brown plaid silk and Miss Belle Black in a white illusion dress, among others, with elaborate outfits described for several attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Beaumont
D. 8. McCosh
Prof. MecCosh
Mrs. Beaumont
Etta Purinton
Belle Black
Adi Webster
Lizzie Prentice
Laura Webster
Isa Arnold
Portrait Exhibition At Miss Aurand's Studio Opens Night
At an early hour in the morning the company dispersed after a grand reception hosted by Mr Tuttle at Miss Aurand's studio Tuesday night. Hundreds of ladies and gentlemen viewed portraits painted over the past months including Mrs Farwell Roya Belle Farwell Lollie Munn Lewg Scofield Baby Collins and Miss Kitty Rowell some unfinished but all true to life with superb drapery and furniture. The artist Mr Tuttle showed strong promise with commissions for more portraits to be executed at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Fertis
Geo. TP. Rose
Chas. Becket
Bailey
Lizzie Fifield
M. IL
Wilcoxon—hblack
Ada Norton
Addie Clayton
Geo. Clark
Mrs. Farwell
Roya Belle Farwell
Lollie Munn
Lewg Scofield
Baby Collins
Kity¢ Rowell
Tuttle
Winter's Grip Keeps Orangeville Cold and Snowy
Cold weather persists in Orangeville with near zero mornings and heavy snow. Roads near Freeport are clearer while some tracks are bare. Christmas tree gatherings fill evenings for a week or more, with recent events on the 22d 2a and 25th noted. An Eldorado school-house exhibition is planned tonight two miles northeast. Local schools operate despite holidays as Methodist meetings continue and Breitren Dunkards protract at Pleasant Till school-house four miles northeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orangeville
Freeport
Eldorado
Methodist
Dunkards
Breitren
Pleasant Till
Lyceum
Winslow Holiday Events and Debating Society
From Winslow comes news of bed balls for the holidays and a Christmas Tree at the church on December 23. James Steward conducted the program while Eller Bowers of Lena gave an apt address. the Winslow Choir and Cornet Band provided silent music and gifts were distributed. The town also organized a Literary and Debating Society with winter meetings each Pest evening. The first debate asks if a Republican form of government is better than a Monarchical one, with Mr. Skinner and Mr. McCombet as chief disputants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Steward
Eller Bowers
Lena
Winslow
Altenance
Yes
Wheeler
Skinner
Mo Combet
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LeMars
Iowa
Iowa Liberal and Seafars Sentinel
Messrs. Bergman & Dorman
Salem, Church
Tr. Jewett
M. B
CHE
Swarts & Stocking
Court
Malburn
The
Bulletin
Wil
Rockford
Reform Helpers
Carroll County
Freeport Commandery No. 7
A. A. Griffith
Jennie
Arthur
Allen
Grifith
New York City
Brewster House
Fred Hepburn
Minois Central
Amboy
J.8. Gates
Gates & Mepburn
Cyrus F. Kryder
Our City
Eyaiston
Cem
Len
Western View Railway
Watt
Dt Ty le
Clerrs
Winnesheik Lodge
Nooda
Wheelis
Alf
Broad
N. A
Oms Kauifian
George Auch
Treas
M. E. Newcomner
Pseahe Worttser
Freddie Bartlett
Racine
Wis
Alice Scofield
Rochester
C. E. Scott
Richmond
Ind
Scott
Flora Z. Guiteau
St. Louis
McCosh
Nevada
M. A. Sheetz
South Amana
Snyder
Boots
Qtaversnyder
Lyon
Taver & Snyder
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