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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1867
Page
4
On Wednesday Henry Belmer appeared before Squire Bartam charged with assault and battery against Cas paro Baro. He bound over to keep the peace. The Zion church meeting in the old society room decided to use fair funds plus existing money to pay church debt, leaving about sixty dollars surplus in the treasury.
The New York Watchman, a half religious weekly with Southern leanings, has been suspended. Edited by Chas Fr Deems a D D, the paper was capable but regarded as a bitter copperhead organ. The editor’s departure ends a contentious chapter in wartime press.
The managers invite guests to a grand Masonic ball to be held at the Humphrey House on Tuesday evening January 22, 1867. Shaffer's band will furnish music and the ticket for a lady and gentleman costs eight dollars and two cents. Attendees are requested to come by invitation only.
A report from Hon Isaac Newton Commissioner presents the November December 1866 monthly Agricultural Department findings with investigations into Egyptian cotton and other texible fabrics. It includes crop conditions by state, meteorological data, and related tables, with further extracts promised in coming days.
A local dignitary visited the sanctum yesterday afternoon bringing a bottle of sparkling cider for editorial criticism. The narrator enjoyed the drink but quips that the fruit came from a grapevine rather than a pear tree, noting the genus Vitis inifera instead of Pyrus.
F Mr Jacob Burger shows a copy of Handwriting of God by Rev D A Randall. The journey from the great valley of the West to the sacred plains of the East is recorded. publishers J W Goodspeed of Chicago sell by subscription only.
Yesterday afternoon we met Mr Chas Wagner of Chicago visiting local friends. He is the son of the Anzeiger's former temporary editor and long a staffer of H E Taylor before Taylor moved to Chicago. Wagner recounted how the Anzeiger began with his help while he studied law and his father noted its first efforts as a typesetter.
Lieut Hedberg, now stationed here, sent East on the evening train eighteen additional recruits. He has forwarded over seventy recruits since arriving, plus large numbers from Galena and Dubuque where he also has branches. Last night’s group included some of the city’s roughest characters, and citizens thank him. Officers were prepared for any trouble on the road.
Far yesterday afternoon at Mr A McAlvey residing east of the city was arrested and brought before Squires Green and Prouty on a charge of rape preferred by his step-daughter a girl under sixteen. The alleged acts span eighteen months. The mother is dead and the accused waives examination and is jailed in default of 2000 bail. Further details to follow.
The Saturday issue reports Cirowit Court sessions on January 7 with cases including Hernanda A Kuller and Thomas J Tan nerve, Racine and Mississippi Railroad Company creditor bill injunc tion, Winneshetk Insurance Co et al vs Stephenson Co 449 Co et al injunc tion observed in part, and Jared Sheets appointed receiver for premium collection. A local party near a city brewery ends with a driven horse, a tumble into a ditch, but no serious injuries. Snow falls, streets fill, sleighs and jumpers rise in demand as winter leisure resumes with skates and sleds.
A column satirizes gossip and its spread, noting a robust network of rumor mongers. It argues women should dominate gossip while men are nuisance, comparing social roles to natural order and pointing to cultural tensions in small communities.
An advertisement today presents Dr John J Hostetter now offering professional services in Freeport on Stephenson street next to the Pennsylvania House He will return to Mount Carroll on the first and third Saturdays He has practiced twenty one years and once served as Surgeon of the 35th Illinois Volunteers The town notes he departs Mount Carroll with mixed feelings but wishes him success in his new location
On Tuesday evening Geo WF Johnson a well known drayman returned home on Exchange Street and found his washing bright with clothes pins missing footprints led to the rear of the lot where thieves sealed the fence and took the property. No sign of the clothes or culprits yet.
A report notes an unusually high number of railroad mishaps last night with few fatalities. A night freight on the GC and NW line derailed three cars between this place and Ridott after a broken rail. Another freight westbound derailed between Rockford and Cherry Valley in a narrow cut, delaying the passenger train until morning. Debris lined three miles east of Rockford as crews worked to clear the track.
A humorous 19th century sketch extols women as expert anglers using witty metaphors. It praises beauty, flirtation, and charm as tools of catching hearts, noting various “lures” from fans to bonnets and skates. The piece ends with friendly praise for sisters of the angle and encouragement for those less lucky.
A freight engine on the eastbound W U R R exploded Saturday morning a few miles from Da kota. The boiler was hurled about 40 rods from the track. The engineer escaped unharmed while the fireman was badly scalded.
A prominent merchant reported at the American Express Office that a money shipment to Western Union K. R. was torn open by an agent to check if it belonged to the Merchant's Union. The paper questions whether Express Companies as common carriers may do such inspections and urges citizens to verify proper handling of their shipments.
A reader letters debate the Lena indignation meeting about premium notes and mutual versus stock insurance. The writer defends Winnesheik’s management, argues assessments are inherent to mutual plans, and claims the proposed conversion to stock would end further assessments. The piece stresses fairness, solvency, and anticipation of strengthening the company after the current storm.
Rumors of suspension were denied as the Board reports an ongoing drive to deeper depth. The third and fourth assessments aim to fund further sinking beyond 610 feet, with strict enforcement for timely payments. Prospects remain encouraging as work continues to exhaust funds and push the project forward.
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