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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1874
Page
4
A fragmented 1874 style compilation reports weather, court adjournments, city politics, ads, and local happenings. Mentions Judge Hyde, Diffenbaugh candy, Beloit newsdealers strike, Rockford watch factory bid, ice conditions, bank statements, arrests for drunkenness, street skating, and telegrams on local businesses and advertising.
A couple seeks a well furnished house with coal and fuel provided, to take three boarders at a remunerative rate. They invite inquiries at the office. Knitting together local business moves, personnel changes, moral admonitions, and new year notices fill this community page.
Members of the First M E Church voted to extend their revival series held in the audience room. Rev Cleveland leads the effort with many attendees and hopes for a citywide awakening this winter.
R Payne Esq attorney at law departs Freeport for Forreston in Ogle County. He trained under David R Wilmot of Towanda Pennsylvania, author of the Wilmot Proviso. A well educated and capable lawyer, he is commended to Ogle County residents for professional success.
Horace Hues reports the loss of a leather pocket-book containing 16 dollars in greenbacks and 1.50 in silver last Wednesday at the post office. A reward is offered for return of the money. Ludwig Hoppe, once confined for insanity, is again placed in the Southern Insane Asylum at Anna Illinois after being refused admission at Elgin. The Journal notes a mild winter with widespread rain and heavy frosts, while Swarts and Stocking druggists advertise offerings from their shop opposite the Court House.
Charley Brooks of J. C. Ayer & Co. Lowell arrives and renews a long running advertisement for Cherry Pectoral Sarsaparilla Ague Cure Hair Vigor and Cathartic Pills. The writer calls Brooks a fine fellow and a brick.
Mr. Harding of Delavan Minn Mr. Abbott of Winnebago Minn and Dr De Bugh of Darlington Wis spent about two weeks in Freeport and praised the citys general outlook and business appearance They noted Harding is a patentee of a new power machine and they are preparing a pattern machine at the Stiles Jenkins foundry The device aims to save labor and could be used for pumping boring drilling and other tasks needing economical motive power
A visit to Stiles and Jenkins foundry introduces Bob Little preparing for a Walton Tub Washer summer campaign praised as the best to use cheapest to buy and easiest to sell. Also mentions a wedding notice from Ann Arbor and a caustic portrait of a local gossip, criticizing sanctimonious town morality.
Mr Wm Titus of Freeport to demonstrate mind reading next Friday evening at the Opera House ahead of prior exhibitor Mr Brown. Titus has shown notable success in his tests and promises an entertaining show. Admission 25 cents.
Major I. , a longtime lawyer and Master in Chancery of the Circuit Court, leaves this city for St. Louis where he will establish a law office in partnership with J. O. Bigger. They are praised for education, character, and integrity as they begin their practice in Missouri. A snake anecdote is included about a garter snake found on snow and kept at the office.
The death of Mrs. Amy Smith is announced at the residence of C N Bentley in Harlem on January 7 1874 aged 77. She was a Connecticut native who moved West and lived in Stephenson County over twenty one years. One son served as Corporal in Co A 92d Ill Vols and died in service. Burial was at Van Brocklin cemetery after services Friday at 10 am. The daughter N Bentley mourns the loss.
A domestic uplift plea urges parents to allow safe merriment at home to prevent youths seeking vice elsewhere. It warns against excessive tobacco use citing a London man found dead from smoking and urges boys to quit the habit, noting a whisky might have saved him.
On Thursday afternoon the 8th met in this city J K Hill officiated as Harvey Hemenway wed Emily Green both of Ridott John S Myers married Lizzie Humphrey at Tremont House January 7 1874 by George Wolf B A Penticoff wed Jane Penticoff December 3 1873 both of Stephenson Co Adario Haumen married Sarah Van Matre in this city July 7 by Geo Wolf all from Stephenson County
Peter Wingert aged 75 years 10 months and 11 days died at his Cedarville area home. Funeral services set for at his late residence with burial to follow. He was a longtime resident noted for his farming and community involvement.
The document lists assets liabilities and expenditures of a German Insurance Co as of December 31 1873 with sworn officers M Hettinger and F Gund signing the statement. It includes a detailed year losses paid to numerous individuals and firms across Illinois Iowa Missouri and Wisconsin totaling 94 884 87 with additional small payments noted by local agent B V Sikxema.
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