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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1873
Page
4
Postage will be payable on all newspapers twenty cents per annum after the month end. We will pay the postage in advance to subscribers who have prepaid for the Freeport Journal. Subscribers should pay up before June 30th to save postage and ensure reading their paper. Printers' hearts will be glad.
Town notices reflect cheerful commerce with soda and lemonade prices, local ads, and a plan for a July 4th polo celebration. Lena reports carloads of horses shipped to Massachusetts and Minnesota, cattle impounded, new groceries opening, and efforts to uniform a steamer company. Concerts and social events abound as wells as legal notices and patent claims.
Wuiffenbaugh's old quarters in Fry's Block have been repaired repainted and frescoed Jobb is on hand again this will be a retail stand for the present Rev Geo Elliott has resigned his pastoral charge of the Second Presbyterian Church to accept a call from Watertown PaHe and his family expect to leave the city about the middle of July His successor is not yet known If possible we will make the Journal so attractive that no family in the county can afford to do without it We ask indulgence of our patrons for a time while we get the run of things.
A reader finds 63 dollars in Clayton's store last Thursday and must prove ownership to claim it. John F McKibben, now of Rock Island, Ill, visited town. Local agricultural dealers anticipate a busy end of season for farming implements. Fred Wilson's Minstrels and brass band perform at the Opera House Wednesday. tickets at Sanborns. Dixon bridge vote shows six towns for, sixteen against. decision pushed to city level. H W Higley hospitalized after a horse kick. condition worsening. Rumor of a new brass band in town. names not learned. A Dixon resident purchased postal cards in 3 cent stamps, lauding convenience and economy. Stephenson County Agricultural Society premium list printed, distribution July 1. Streetside fracas among three well-dressed young ladies ends when a gentleman intervenes, scene in Rockford.
James E. Spencer once Western Union R.R. conductor now runs a large eating house in Lincoln Nebraska. He visited the city last week and called on friends. Ed and his brother George Spencer are in business together and are prospering.
The attempt to organize a Lena Fourth celebration last week failed due to insufficient attendance. Another meeting is planned, and a newcomer urges action to celebrate. Meanwhile Rockford reports potato bug swarms damaging potato and tomato vines, sparking fears of revenge on crops.
The town introduces a new sprinkler design that sprays water downward rather than upward, reducing the need for pedestrians to step back and allowing streets to be kept clean and orderly. The update promises steadier, more efficient watering across the area.
Mr. O Neil of Osborne Kansas keeps a tame beaver at his home described as a young pup in appearance and mood. A West farmer visits a printing office with a curiously large egg eight inches long and sixty four inches around the short way, weighing a quarter of a pound, inviting any challenger to beat it.
From county correspondents the Journal acknowledges readers and requests more weekly submissions. Mayor Krohn orders sidewalk repairs, urging completion for safety and appearance. The paper recalls a prior bird name dispute, praises a Young American Band string performance, and thanks performers while inviting repeat exhibitions.
Chicago based Little Boquet magazine edited by S. S. Jones with T. S. Givan as associate presents monthly issue for children richly illustrated and featuring a steel engraving. Annual price 1 50. single copy 20 cents. trial copy 15 cents.
Freeport citizens propose a horse race foot race poker games and other amusements on the Fourth of July calling it a celebration. They claim a patent on the programme and urge other towns not to adopt it. Forreston Journal notes Forreston has raised 160 to celebrate, questioning the incentive to leave Freeport.
The Fair Grounds will host a July 4 celebration featuring speakers Dr. McKim and Gen. Atkins at 2 p.m. A horse race offers $45, a baseball game, a running match with $5, and a best jumper prize of $10 along with multiple prizes from $5. Refreshments, music by the Young American Band, and uniform Freeport guards are planned. Admission is 25 cents with prominent citizens on the arranging committee.
Citizens urge city and county leaders to consider extending the sewer from Chicago street to the Court House. They warn the cess pool near wells risks disease and urge action to carry filth beyond the square.
A gang raided several Webster street residences Saturday night, taking $20, a watch and chain, a masonic store, and clothing from Dr. Warbanks while leaving a taunting note. They also visited N. B. Cronkitte and Mr. Farwell and Mr. Mitchell, Whitcomb, taking provisions and scattering matches, with other southern city houses ransacked but details unclear. Local residents speculate inexperience or bad timing limited their gains.
Charley Payne, twelve year employee, departs to run Flour and Feed Store on Stephenson Street once owned by Pratt and Co and later CO H Arnold. He leaves due to bad health hoping outdoor exercise will restore strength. He may drive the delivery wagon and we wish him success in his new venture.
In Orangeville the grand concert is expected to draw a full house after tickets for the dress circle sold out within an hour. The Excelsior Brass Band will perform on June 27 and 28, with vocal and instrumental numbers and comic songs.
Citizens echo efforts for a countywide celebration at the Fair Grounds featuring Gen Atkins and Dr McKim as speakers, a ball game, horse racing, and other sports. Admission is 25 cents. The Lena Star urges nearby towns to join en masse to show American spirit.
His Honor Jacob Krofin mayor of Freeport and Gen. 8 5 Atkina fished on Geneva Lake last Monday for Olsenay and brought home seventy three Cisco. Geneva Lake is described as the most transparent lake on the Continent nine miles long and one to three wide with clear cold water and white gravelly beaches. Ciscoes are ten inches long, white as silver, run in schools and appear only for five to ten days in June when the sand fly is abundant. They are never caught by other means and do not appear again until next June.
A caller, C. W. McCluer of Chicago, said he must come to Freeport semi-occasionally. The Court House Building Committee met Tuesday to discuss fence type for the square and the work schedule. The Official Board of the First M. E. Church decided Monday evening to carpet the church and pursue other improvements.
Rev Dr Talmage, the sensational preacher of Brooklyn, plans a new church costing $90,000 with an organ priced at $25,000. The Northwestern Inter-State Industrial Exposition, set to celebrate the Chicago fire’s second anniversary in October, is progressing toward a fair event.
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