Fire and mischief hit town as several buildings burn
An arson attempt targeted Pippin’s shoe shop on Prairie street. Watchman Errick Johnson quenched the flames. A separate late night blaze damaged a confectionery and saloon on Main Street, with two buildings destroyed and insured. Other items recount taunting thefts, jokes, and local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney M. Pippin
Prairie Street
Errick Johnson
Browns Factory
Johnson
Adam’s Block
Calesbury Tree Press
Main
Prarie and
Kellogg Streets
Andy Berquist
Chas. Anderson
J. L. Short
Volander & Co
Etna
Booth Nettleton
A. Olson
Galesbury Free Press
Capt. S
Front Street
Bloomington
City Crockery Store Ad Promises Broad Housewares Stock
The City Crockery Store run by Co. He Little Imports Crockery China ware Britannia and tin goods. Opposite Brewster House the shop offers knives forks spoons teapots coffee mills lamps kerosene and more with low prices and a car load of Ohio and Wisconsin stone ware arriving. Customers will find a wide selection for housekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brittania
Ohio
Wisconsin
Local Notices and Advertisements Mix in Freeport
A jumble of notices offers room and board at Mrs A C Bray East Exchange Street for a couple or five to six day boarders. Local merchants advertise spring stock bargains at Stephenson Street and goods at Broad's Book Store J Mayer & Sons. Medical ads warn of Dr Lyons leaving April 1 and free consultations. Job-wanted for a healthy woman to care for a child with good wages. Oysters, cigars, pipes and various goods sold by J Mayer & Sons and Broad's Book Store and Broad’s Broad. Multiple notices urge subscriptions, stamps and stationery purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boanding
A.C. Bray
Exchange St
Clay
J. T. Lyons
Pennsylvania
Hous
Freeport
Iikendes
Aniddik
Sun
Lyon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Middleditcie & Potter
Ways
Cochran
Fry's Check
Kingsley & Mills
Dentists
Hanos
Wharles' Block
Court House Square
Burchard
Barton & Barnum
South East Corner Public Square
Freeport, Ill
Doctor Caner
Presbyterian Church
Frederick C. Ingalls
OmMee
Black Freeport
S. J. Bisst
Court House &Square
Oscar Taylor
2D Methodist
Joseph M. Bailey
Francis W.S. Brawley
Bailey & Brawley
Kroehn’s
Ziegler & Hoebel
Stephenson Street
New York
Faceport
Th. Om
A. J. Wise
Stephenson
Illinois
James Ni, Prouty
Ataveta Shoe
Freeports
Henry C. Hyde
Carlipp’s
Bore House
Freeport Hinds
Thos. J. Turner
LAW and Chancery
Muntin’s Building
Court House
Freeportlll
M. D. Coe
Butterfield & Denton
Keystone
Stepherson
Adams Streets
WM. Walton
Prescott
Munn
J. B. Snyder
Brewster House
J. Himes
Liberty Street
John L. Hostetter
Pennsylvania House
WM. C. Wright
Stephenson Sr
Linois
Norwich Fire Insurance Co
Norwich, Conn
Gorillard Fire Ins. Co
New York City
North American Fire Ins. Co
Winnesheik Fire Ins. Co
Lls
New England Mutual Life Ins
Cal Boston
Mass
Travelers Ins. Co
Chicago
Day
WM. Caspers Schultz
Surgeon Generals Office
Washington, D.C
Galena and Exchange Sts
Ek, C. Dwight & CO
Coe
Dakin’s
BE. Dakin
Colvnn
Ireland
King’s County
Taylor
General Houston
Senate
Guadaloupe
Old Sam
Henry M’sulloch
Rochester Express
Washington
O’connell
Parish
Albany Argus
Rhode Island
Providence
Janesville
Noris
Portland
Meadville
Gardiner
Wiggins
Boston
Bostonians
Rockford
Isenosha
The
Chicago Tribune
Scammon & Lincoln
Charles T. Scammon
Hot. J
Ife
Lincoln
Scammon
Fuller & McCagg
Bar of
Alton
Adel
Webster City
Elemswood
Mathew F. Whittier
Spike
Phalon
Paris
Smytilig
Fry's Block
Lreeport
City Crockery Store
Co. HE. Little
A M. Louer
Jacob Krohn
Whittler
A. I. Broad
Freeport Illinois
A. Knowlton, JR
Broad
Whittier
New York Ledger
Broads's
J, Mayer & Sons
Goj. Mayer &Son
aeGoto J, Mayer & Sons
Bakers
Broad’s
Broads Book Store
I Mayer & Sons
Wise
Broad's
J. Mayer & Son's
J.D. Divenbaugh
J. Mayer & Son
A. P. Braad
J. Mayer & Sons
Wiygins
If, B. Ashcraft
D. Mayer & Sons
Michigan
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Bebs
J. Mayer & Sone
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