Village notices and church events in Local Matters
Local matters report evening library hours from seven to eight. Ground broken on Pleasant Street near Union for a new Evangelical Lutheran Church schoolhouse. A novel vehicle, built by Mr Crane, moves by passenger operated levers on Chicago Street. Baptist Church ladies host a sociable Friday with ice cream. Salem Church holds first quarterly communion and Friday preaching by Rev D B Byers. Fair Haven Illinois celebrates the Fourth with Rev Byers delivering the oration and fireworks, though heat in the grove dampened joy.
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Pleasant Street
Union
The
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Chicago Street
Crane
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Salem Church
D. B. Byers
Fair Haven
Carroll Co
Ill
Freeport
Personal News From Oak Park And Nearby
Miss Kitty Mills of Oak Park visits her aunt Mrs. Mc Henry in the city. Miss Clara Buel of Rockford was in town last week visiting friends. Mrs. Geo Wolf and daughter Sadie started for Green in Butler County Iowa yesterday. Misses Jennie and Adelia Bray are visiting friends in Galena.
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Kitty Mills
Oak Park
McHenry
Clara Buel
Rockford
Geo. Wolf
Sadie
Green, Butler Co
Iowa
Jennie and
Adelia Bray
Galena
Haircut boasts by ex Supervisor Middleditch
The hired man notes ex Supervisor Middleditch has had his hair cut, doubtless at his own request so his name appears in papers. Many ex citizens at Joliet have received the same free cut, a common perk among former officials. Sailors assess people by their appearance, and so too can readers judge ex officials by their hair. Any more bones, John.
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Middleditch
Joliet
John
Advertising Palace Promotes Forepaugh Show Arrival
The city awoke to Adam Forepaughs grand advertising palace, a beautifully crafted mobile exhibit featuring a spacious advertising compartment, a plush office area for press agent J. J. Showles, and walls adorned with vivid animal pictures, signaling a major show on the 26th.
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Adam Forepaugh
J. J. Showles
Morgan Brothers Enterprising Local Iron Works Promoting Plow
The Morgan Brothers firm operates a foundry and twenty men work on Hall Surkey Plow components. C D Tall, patentee, leads with practical farming implement trade experience. They plan to manufacture at home, sell locally, and invite farmers to visit the Chicago and Jackson streets factory.
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Morgan Brothers
C. D. Tall
Chicago
Jackson Streets
Winslow Letter Voices Narrow Gauge Debate
A Winslow correspondent challenges a prior article on building a Narrow Gauge Railroad in Pecatonics Valley. The piece urges open discussion on whether the project benefits Winslow and county, notes investment risk, and emphasizes public accountability before funding. The writer favors examination but not rejection, urging fully informed support or opposition.
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Winslow
Pecatonics Valley
Buckeye Center Hub of Buckeye Township notes
From Buckeye Center the hub of Buckeye Township near Freeport Monroe Buena Vista and Cedarville Lied Folgate run store and justice of the peace. Fourth of July program at Robert Jones' grave included Judge Ermold Whittier hymn dinner and speeches concluding with a closing address and pleasant, profitable day.
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Buckeye Center
Buckeye Township
Freeport
Monroe
Buena Vista
Cedarville
Orangeville
Boston
Messrs. Lied & Folgate
Waite
Robert Jones
Lied & Folgate’s
Whittier
The Bray Sisters Stage Lemons Delights Freeport Crowd
The Bray Sisters presented the new comedy Lemons on July 4 with a packed house and cooling fans. Jennie Bray Adele Bray Carrie Bray Mollie Bray Belle Luke Martin Jas Devlin Chapin Lester earned praise for acting, singing, and wardrobe making. the production impressed for its staging and overall success.
Fourth of July Picnic in Dakota Honors Nation and Unity
A Dakota Fourth of July celebration at Mr. McKibben’s grove near Freeport featured a Star Spangled Banner by the Dakota Sabbath School, speeches by Rev Hazeltine and Mr Murray, and a lunch amid banners from Dakota’s Pleasant View School and union schools. The Holsapple Band performed, Miss Mary Brubaker sang, and residents praised patriotic unity and Sabbath School ideals in a ripe period voice.
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Dakota
Rock Run
Lancaster
DeWitt
Marshal W. Webster Walkey
Luther M. Deimer
Lapp
Snyder
Ruth
Hazeltine
Dakota Sabbath School
Pleasant View School
Union Schools
Union
Mr. Murray
America
Fredom
Mary Brubaker
Transien
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Forepaugh
Epitor
Bray Sisters’ Entertainment
Iese
Brinckerhoff
Daugher
Jennie Bray
Claire
Adele Bray
Adele
Kate Brinckerhoff
Little Lemon
Fred
Carrie Bray
Carrie
Mollie Bray
Edith
Belle
Martin
General Buffington
Luke Martin
Luke
Fred May
Chapin
Lester
First National Bank of
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State OF Illinois
Stephenson County
George F. DeForest
Deforest
A. H. Barshinger
N. P
H. J. Cook
John Barthelly i A
CRAIN
Journal Office
Aland Amourors
Ornesuries
Tver
Veaues
Bes I
Luther W. Gulteau
Second National Bank of Freeport
Beal
Jno
B. Taylon
Thompson Wilco
John Hineq
Jacob Krohn
Staveré
Taver Nyder
Big Red
Lion OF the We
Lyon
Bod
Ewall
Aving
EIN CG
Rastorgan Bro Cor
Chicago and
Jackson Sts
Freeport, Ill
Johnson and
Anson Wood
Eagle
Stephenson Street
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