Zion Church to skip services amid snowfall
Local notes report no services at Zion Church this evening or Friday morning with the usual Friday night service possible. Excelsior Lodge No. 97 A. F. and A. M. announces regular communications Thursday evening March 15 to perform an MM degree with full attendance urged. A lumberman crushed by a sliding log in Wisconsin pine country led to a coroner's jury verdict of death.
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Zion Church
Excelsior Lodge No
W. M
Wisconsin
Debate at Temperance Fall Lyceum Challenge
Programme for Lyceum lists next Monday evening debate between Good Templars Lodge and Freeport Lyceum at Temperance fall. Miss M. A. Martin presides. Declamation by F. Boyer. Lodge debaters Agney Piersol Colgrove. Lyceum debaters Mynard Hazlett Taylor. Music by male quartet. Recitation Miss Massenburg.
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Lyceum
Good Templars Lodge
Freeport Lyceum
Temperance Fall
M. A. Martin
F. Boyer
Agney
Piersol
Colgrove
Mynard
Jlazlett
Taylor
Miss Massenburg
Freeport Dramatic Club rehearses Our Boys in town
The Freeport Amateur Dramatic Club met at a prominent residents home last week to rehearse the play Our Boys. Reported by attendees a rich treat awaits the amusement-loving public of Freeport. The Champaign Gazette praises Freeport as a favored State Fair location and a thriving railroad hub in a wealthy, populous area with cattle herds that rarely reach state fairs, promising a quality exhibition.
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Freeport Amateur Dramatic Club
Champaign Gazette
Freeport
Wayes
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Death notice misidentification cleared in Warren
Last week a notice claimed Mrs Dean of Warren had died, sister of Mrs Mills of this city. The error arose from a telegram mix up with another Mills in the city. Mrs Mills found her sister alive and healthy in Warren with many years ahead.
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Dean
Warren
W. H. Mills
Spring Elections Set for April 1877 City and Township
The city election is Monday April 2 1877 with offices including Mayor Aldermen City Treasurer City Attorney City Clerk Street Commissioner City Marshal and City Surveyor. The township election is Tuesday April 8 at the Pennsylvania House for Supervisor two Assistant Supervisors Town Clerk Assessor Collector Commissioner of Trighwigs five Constables and five Justices of the Peace. The piece derides a local editor for not praising Wayes as elected and as President of both major parties.
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Trighwigs
Personal notices and a sudden death in the county
Our friend F W Gerould of Rockford spent Sunday in town. James S McCall and other prominent Masons are in Lyons IA for a Masonic meeting. E O Rosenstiel left for St Paul Minneapolis and Missouri en route to New Orleans to sell syrup for Illinois Refining. John C Lee of Elizabeth in Daviss county visited on business for Canton Iron Bridge Company. H C Burchard returned from Washington Saturday. Gen W R Rowley of Galena and L A Rowley of Galena called. Jacob Fawcet of Galena visited on business. Sudden death of Jared Seeetz. He collapsed at church on the way to Lutheran services, died of apoplexy. Born 1805 in Berks Co PA, he was a Lutheran pastor and early settler who helped establish Stephenson county’s public schools. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm from First Methodist Church. Canton Bridge Company discussion. bridge cost estimates, planning a strong iron bridge and replacing the old structure.
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F. W. Gerould
Rockford
James S McCall
E. O. Rosenstiel
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Missouri
New Orleans
Rosenstein
Illinois Refining Company
John C. Lee
Elizabeth
Daviess County
Canton Iron Bridge Company
Jared Seeetz
Jared Sheetz
General Assembly
Church of the First Born
Ileaven
Clay Street
Stone Church
D. T. Buckley
Mr. Sheetz
Berks County
Pennsylvania
Stephenson County
Sheetz
First Methodist
Elizabeth, I
Canton Tron Bridge Co
Canton
Lee
Ashtabula
Canton Company
Public School Examinations Schedule in City
The annual public examinations begin Monday March 19 with the Third Ward School and River schools presenting departments taught by Misses Murphey McCoy Barnes Rogers Swentzell Russell Jones Giles McNitt Galloway Springer Rosebrugh Sherbonda Darling Porter Martin Bliss Massenberg Mitchell Risley Keever Briggs and others. High School exams run Thursday and Friday. A cordial invitation is extended to attend these exercises. Senator McClellan has introduced a resolution urging repeal of a burdensome law allowing foreign insurance companies to remove cases to U.S. Courts, increasing costs and distance for plaintiffs. The resolution requests Congress to modify the law to curb the hardship and deny injustice.
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Third Ward School
Murphey
McCoy
Barnes
Rogers
Swentzell
Russell
Third Ward Grammar School
Judson
Thompson
River Scilool
Jones
Giles
McNitt
Galloway
Springer
River Grammar School
Rosebrugh
Sherbonda
Union School
RB. IL McClellan
State Senate
U.S
United States
Mir. McClellan
Wuernas
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Great Union Band Formed in Freeport Under Prof McCosh
The Great Union Band of Freeport organized Monday evening with sixteen pieces led by Prof D S McCosh. The seasoned musicians are ready for engagements on short notice and will rehearse twice weekly, promising excellent music for the coming season.
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Great Union Band
Freeport
D.s.mccosh
Jonah as a would be newspaper founder
The passage muses that Jonah might have started a newspaper such as the Zi trkov Inter Ocean or the Oil City Bazoo and believed the venture held prophetic potential. It suggests a playful speculation about a person’s chance at journalism.
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Jonah
Zi Trkov
Inter-Ocean
Oil City
Bazoo
Streets Full of Bald Men Amid Snowy Weather
A brisk report notes many men with shaved heads seen about town during a snowy period. The brief highlights a local surprised mood as winter winds blow.
New Pecatonica River Bridge Condemnation Favored
At a city council special meeting the Streets Alleys and Bridges Committee reported the Stephenson Street bridge over the Pecatonica River is unsafe and should be condemned with a new bridge built in line with Stephenson Street. Master bridge builder Wing confirmed danger and urged swift action to replace the eyesore.
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Stephenson Street
Pecatonica
Wing
W.A. RR
Nune
Repu
Elocutionary Entertainment at Tem perance Hall
Prof A A Griffith and his children present an elocutionary program of Shaksperian and miscellaneous recitations at Temperance Hall on Saturday evening March 17. Proceeds benefit the Second Presbyterian Sunday School. Tickets 23 cents. doors at 7, recitals begin at 7 30. Griffith departs for New York soon, sole winter appearance in Freeport.
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A. A. Griffith
Jennie
Allen
Arthur
TemperanceTall
Second Presbyterian Sunday School
Emmert & Burrell’s
Chapman’s
Griffith
New York
Freeport
Illinois Town and City Election Law Amendments
The text records proposed amendments to Illinois law changing election day to the first Tuesday of April for cities containing towns and detailing ballot-box provisions, polling place duties, and posting requirements, with emergency clause and jurisdictional notes for towns inside cities and county clerk oversight.
Appointment of town election judges and town meeting procedures
The act specifies appointing three judges of election per precinct, possibly the same as city officer elections, with two clerks per precinct. They must take the oath, keep separate ballots and poll-list, and canvass votes for town officers separately. Within forty-eight hours, seal and transmit results to the town clerk. The Supervisor, Assessor, and Collector will canvass within five days and declare the result. Town meetings may be held at 2 PM on election day with a Moderator elected and Town Clerk recording proceedings. The act takes effect after passage due to an emergency for April 1877 elections.
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State of
Illinois
General Assembly
Rantsion SS
Ilinois
Common Council
Lena Echoes Postwar Peace and Local Reform Hopes
Lena II March 12 1877 Evitor JourNAL recalls post election calm and social scenes. Citizens sing the flag in a snowstorm after Hayes’s victory, noting Republican dominance and jests about Tilden. The writer discusses city organization under the general law and temperance reading room plans for March 13, hoping for progress despite whisky opposition. The piece ends with reflections on the snowy weather and political mood.
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Lena
Evitor Journal
Gov. Hayes
Jocosely
Tenton
Stephenson Street
Twaves
Wheeler
Vox
Republican caucus meeting and unclaimed letters notice
The Tarlem Township Republican Voters caucus is set for Saturday March 24 at 2 p.m. at the Town House with open secretary and committee member details. A Freeport Illinois mailbox lists unclaimed letters dated March 5 1877 with numerous names and addresses and office hours are given for post office operations.
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Tarlem Township
Aspinwaly
Freeport
Illinois
Altenbrand
Carrie Hebern
Post-Ofic
Austin
Hart Mary Brown
Anna Heyer Levnty Bronson
King Edward Brown
Qarl ‘ Ling Brace
Ella Little
Jack Buckley
John Long
Emm Brace
Lewis Madson Charjog
Boling
Miler
John
Carr
W Morris LJ
Cordes J Martin
Coleman
Mary Cook
Mary Drake
John Karl
P Fox Joseph Reason
Geo
Gibb
Gin
Chicago Markets in Rough Trade for March 12 1877
Chicago markets show wheat lively oats variable with many contracts quoted. Corn active near higher. oats quiet. flour steady. rye quiet. barley down. Provisions mostly lower with pork and lard mixed. dressed hogs in fair demand. cattle and steers active but cheaper. New York reports open higher at noon.
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Laneness
Todecco
Beeneseys Lumber
Sereserssseere
Srasiesae
Kasra Pvaavensonasany
Cheney Boat
Gage Cash
Bardit
New York
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Galena
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Jacol Fawcet, Esq
Temperance Hall
Ihenny Rowan
Buck
Ma Bulmer
CE Broom
George Brubaker
Sop Denner
Elli Dean
Win Elbos
Frank Fuller
Francis A Goodrich
H 2 Ring
Alton Gibson
Huldah ‘Smith
Revpo Harting
Joseph Laube
M Galloway
I B Walker
E Hann
Edward Wagner
Harry Kogan
William Logan
Anna
Tay
N. B
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Katle
Cout UE Miller
James Alya
Miss M Louisg
Mochi
Freeport Market
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Smith & Porter
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Sitaver & Snyder
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