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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1873
Page
4
A jumble of brief items reports on a Monday Board of Supervisors meeting a Baltimore funeral and visits by Mr. J. W. Cornelius, local celebrations on the Fourth in Polo, Forreston and Lena, and general weather notes. It notes a law change on stamps, a Boston Jubilee correspondent piece, and light social quips about strawberries, honeymoons, and flirtation.
Sunday evening service at the 1st M E Church drew a large attendance with a note of gratitude for the crowd. Quarterly collections reached eighty dollars as the community heard music and speeches from local figures.
An adjourned Freeport council session discussed enforcing the new temperance law. Mayor Cronkrite chaired as Alderman Gathiff and Perkins proposed notices to spirituous liquor dealers under old licenses to file bonds by July 15, 1872. The vote tied until the Mayor cast the deciding ayes, then the council adjourned.
The Stephenson County Board of Supervisors reviews selling the Poor Farm to free idle capital. They consider keeping eight to ten acres with buildings for a garden, selling the rest for about twelve thousand dollars, as the farm now yields around five hundred dollars in rent and costs taxes and upkeep. The article notes no firm opinion but finds the sale plan plausible.
The Sunday School convention met Sunday at the Evangelical Church in Cedarville with Hon. J. H. Addams as chairman and F. Clingman as secretary. Reports from eight or nine local schools showed prosperity, with visitors Winslow and Best of Freeport and teachers J. Epley and Miss Annie Hockman highlighting teaching methods. The event closed with praise from a strong choir under Mr. Barber, leaving attendees convinced the gathering was a success.
A newspaper note highlights that modern machinery, developed in the last two decades, enables a farmer’s boy to perform the labor of ten men, signaling a shift in farm labor efficiency and technology adoption.
The principle of always keeping your name and business before the public will insure success and shows that inviting competition and seeking business leads to growth. The idea emphasizes fearlessness in publicity as a path to achievement.
Sunday. School Convention for the Town of Waddams records opening at 10:80 dem with John Boynton as chairman and S. Train as treasurer. Reports from Wad dam s Center Richland Center Pleasant Hill and St James unions detail teachers, attendance, libraries, and funds. Discussions cover best methods for securing attention and organizing new schools. next convention planned at Boynton grave. rainfall interrupted sessions. proceedings to be published in county papers.
An Eastern exchange recalls a tale about an Illinois town hailed as healthiest. Summer doctors left for a conference and months passed before their return. Upon reunion they found patients well, drug stores burst, nurses teaching dances, cemetery plots turned into lots, the undertaker crafting fiddles, and the hearse sold for a circus wagon.
On Sunday July 14 the corner stone of the First Lutheran Church now under erection at Davis will be laid. Services begin Saturday July 13 at the M E Church with an English sermon and continue Sunday with English and German sermons. Afterward the corner stone laying will start. Rev Lilly of Dixon and Rev Bloom of Orangeville Ill will assist. Neighboring clergy are invited.
A verbose rewrite likens the journey of Jordan to a pedestrian ascent along a famed fortune road by a sparkling river of Palestine, noting mixed unexpected difficulties. The flourish emphasizes historical and geographical allusions while conveying the same sense of challenge.
A social quip has a woman urged by friends to marry a widower. they praise his two beautiful children. She counters that children are like toothpicks, as a person wants her own. The witty line turns on the idea of seeking one’s own family.
A cool pleasant start gave way to clear weather as 7000 to 10000 people joined a July fourth celebration. The parade included Lena Band Freeport Guards Knights of St Patrick and 37 wagon with Goddess of Liberty and 87 States. Oration by EH Taylor praised as finest in the area. No disturbances.
Proceedings of the County Court for the week ending June 29 1872 before Hon Andrew Hinds judge. Reports of administrators approved orders to pay into court distribute when paid in guardians named Orlando B Bidwell J W Shaffer estate John Cronoble real estate sale to pay debts executor report approved Joshua Bomgarden Sarah C Bomgarden inventory Thos J Kaufman guardians Jas Allen report recording J S Gates guardian Fred J Davenport bond 8300 George Thompson county clerk.
The Pullman Palace Car Company has a new New York office at 287 Broadway near Reade Street under General Agent George M. Gray. The facility serves travelers seeking passage to any part of the Union, with options to charter cars for excursions, or attach to trains at stops chosen by passengers. Gray promises courteous service and attentive handling for journeys from New York to California or other destinations.
Beloit College announces a July schedule with events for graduates and attendees. Sunday features a Baccalaureate sermon by President Chapini and an address by Rev. C. H. Richards of Madison. July 9 marks the 25th anniversary exercises with papers by trustees faculty and alumni. July 10 includes the graduating class commencement and master’s oration by J. D. Eaton.
The excerpt praises a life of honest work and self sufficiency. It envisions a world where laborers earn their keep, owe nothing to others, and rejoice in others’ happiness without envy or hatred. The tone emphasizes virtue and personal integrity.
Wisconsin lumbermen estimate not less than 50,000,000 feet of logs lodged in smaller streams this season, a factor expected to sustain lumber prices. The Warren Sentinel reports Andrew Simmons plans to plant 160,000 tobacco plants this year.
The writer recounts a social visit to Freeport County Seat of Stephenson County Illinois hosted by Gates and Burton of the Bruster House. They meet Hon H C Burchard M D recently returned from Washington and share observations on local politics and the town's new courthouse. Freeport has about 9000 inhabitants and Beloit is noted as more manufacturing advanced.
Foster Co agent lists a full county Bible meeting circuit for 1872 with dates and times. Churches across Ridott Ridott in U B Rock Run Ger Ev Rock Grove Oneco Cedarville Buena Vista Dakota Lancaster Harlem Waddams Winslow West Point Lena Orence Jefferson Loran Keeport and Keeport County Meeting noted. Each Sunday shows morning or evening sessions from June to September led by various denominations and local churches.
Observers say Charles Sumner intends to surprise the nation with a bold move against General Grant. His approach is expected to rely on candor and truth rather than venom, as critics note his fire has burned low and his current ammunition is scarce.
The Mattoon Commercial, identified as a Greeley Republican paper, carries prominent names Grant and Wilson in its pages.
The Nation judges the Greeley bid as a mixed failure and warns it may revive old copperhead tendencies. It notes Greeley lacks Republican support and could split the party toward a Baltimore convention choice. The piece weighs risks of reform and predicts uncertain outcomes if Grant is opposed by a faction.
The Belleville Advocate recounts Matt Koerner’s early 1840s Democratic foray and a 1852 bid amid shifting county results. It notes Koerner’s widening popularity, cites vote comparisons in St Clair County, and questions support for his defense of the East St. Louis Net Police bill.
In Swanoona Illinois on July 6 a married minister named B. Ribble is charged with seducing four girls, oldest under 17. Parents disclosed the facts and Ribble fled to another county before arrest, later selling a buggy and property while his victims began marriages. officers pursue him.
The measure trims the trip and tax package by 53 million dollars, affecting federal spending and policy funding. Policymakers debate the allocation and potential impact on programs and services.
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