Real Estate Transfers in Freeport Area During Busy Season
Abstracts of titles furnished with reasonable terms. Deeds, Mortgages, Wills and other instruments drawn. Loans negotiated. Freeport, June 1 1880 reports numerous property sales including Bowen heirs to Fred Nortmeier Lancaster 1100, Wright to Brown Freeport lot 1 block 59 3700, and others in Ridott Knowlton's Add Flor ence Lancaster and Ordway's Add.
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Freeport
III
L. H. Bowen
Fred Nortmeier
New
Lancaster
Mary M. Wright
Matilda
Brown
J. H. Geer
I. J. Babcock
Thompson Wilcoxon
T. W. Cockrell
Emanuel Engies
W. H. Briggs
Knowlton’s Ad
Jacob Becher
Hollis Jewell
C. H. Rosenstiel
W. H. Hoff
J. G. Ermold
Buena Vista
Jacob Albright
Charley Goodman
Jesse Hunter
Conrad Bo
Florence
Jacob Dorn
L. A. Babcock
Powell & W’s
Adolph Wolf
Mary A. Long
S. E. Boughton
J. & Earnest
John Muehlenhof
Frank Bangasser
Wig
Henry Vehmeier
Taylor
Train Ride Sparks Family Laughs and Curious Quotes
A woman and her young son board a Little Rock train where the boy pesters with questions about bald heads and flies as other passengers react with humor. The clipping also references a religious critique of Jewish and Christian interpretations, medical advances, a Paris dinner anecdote, and a philosophical quote on modesty.
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Little Rock
Bald-headed money and a noisy train ride
A newsboy carries oranges as a bald man threatens to eject a child from a train. The woman scolds the boy, who asks if bald men have money and vows to give the kids cash when bald. The quarrel ends with the man leaving, while the boy reflects on the scene.
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Nister
City Directory of Churches and Services Listed
A historic city directory lists religious groups with street locations and service times. Entries include Evangelical, German Evangelical, German Reformed, Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Zion Episcopal, Baptist, and Free Methodist churches with pastors and Sunday school hours.
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Evangelical
St. John’s—Union
St.cor
Williams St. Corner Union
Rey Wernley
Methodist Episcopal
Chicago St. Cor Spring
Hiller
Presbyterian
Stephenson St
Cor Walnut
HD Jenkins
Presbyterian—Second
St Joseph
German - Williams St
West of Exchange
C L Kalvelage
St Mary's
Irish—Union
St.s of Mary
Mangan
Zion Episcopal
Stephenson
Cor Cherry
Key K F Sweet
Baptist
West of
Cherry
Cooley
Free Methodist
Pleasant St
Walnut
Rev Ferris
Municipal Officials Directory Listing
Mayoral and city offices listed with names and addresses. Cronkrite mayor at 98 Stephenson street. Hutchison city clerk in Fry's Block. Breed city treasurer in Journal Office. Stearns city attorney in Neff and Stearns. Chamberlin city marshal. Huenkemeier street commissioner. Josef surveyor at Court House. aldermen for three wards named with pairs of council members.
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E L Cronkrite
Cronkrite
Rocery
Stephenson St
H. C. Hutchison
Fry's Block
Breed
Journal
J H Stearns
Neff & Stearns
Se Chamberlin
H _Huenkemeier
F E Josef
Court House
H L Dorman
TL Waddell
Zartman
J Brown Taylor
J R Wagner
H J Porter
County Officials Directory Update
Clerk I F Kleckner treasurer W W Hutchison recorder Dan Brewster sheriff J R Leigh surveyor Hiram Shons all county offices are in the Court House.
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I F Kleckner
W W _ Hutchison
Dan’ Brewster
J R Leigh
Hiram Shons
Court House
Public Schools Board of Education Officers Named
The board lists F Bartlett as president with M O Wright and A H Barnes as members. Charles G Snyder is superintendent with office in the High School building and hours from 7:30 to 9 o'clock a m.
Fragmentary timetable notes from an old page
Scrambled OCR text shows a series of times and fragments such as 9.430 am 12.25 am 6.00 am 6.15 pm and entries like Leave and 9.15 am 10.15 pm 4.15 pm 620 pm. The readable parts imply a travel or schedule snippet with erratic punctuation and incomplete items.
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Chicago
Eastern
C & NW
Shrowen
Northern
Vial Eastern
WURR
Western
Monroe
Wis
Cedarville
Orangeville
Qoneco
Shuey’s
Damascus
MecConnell’s Grove
Eaily
Smith D
Atkins
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Oliver Wendele Holmes
Worcester
Lowell
Real Estate Transactions
East
Nevada
Paris
Charles Drouhin
Oil City
United States
Buffiter Bill
Europe
Plitcheekee
R.E Sellers & Co
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jonathan Boyer
Illinois
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
R.R. C. Exomes
Iowa
L. H. Whitson
L Ag’t Land Dept
Davenport
Clark Street
J.L. Drew
Land Commissioner Co. R.I.& P. R. Rco
J. A. Cotton
Ilinois
Vienna
Philadelphia
B. & H. T. Anthony & Co
Broadway
New York
Freeport Journal
Eugene Saenger
J. R.perkins
Bridge St
Uhro and
van Buren
True & Co
Augusta
Maine
Sartena
Largan
Addrene Raxanse & Co
Maroball
Mick
City Directory
Embury
Public Schools
Freeport Post Office
Slllinois
Chicago & Northwestern
Tra
INS
Milwaukee
Belvidere
Madison
Galena
R, H. Holder
Chicago, Milwaukee
Learve
Mil
Racine
Sun- J
A, Cotton
Ag’t
Journal Office
E. Winger
Mars Harvesters
C.& G. Cooper ,& Co
Stover Wind Engine Company
E. B. Winger
Hodder
Journal Printing CO
Freeport, Ill
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Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
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Sisthaid
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Cea, “Yington
Dasher
Austin
Delaware
Montbeell
Sedamrapid
Council
Blutis
Oskioo
Daye
Nage
Nian
J Worrgaler
Mt 5
Faugaw Jtuyens Polov
Os Heea
Dakota
Northwest
Oshkosh
Rock Island
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ortonville
Sioux City
Mitchell
Flandreau
Sioux Falls
Yankton
D.ts
Merrill
W.C. van Horne
A.V. H.sarpenter
J. H. Page
At't Gan
Aco
Minwarkes & Sr
Paun Ry
Linus
Mas Cui Jas
A. Cotton
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