Freeport Dry Goods and Hardware Firms Featured in Local Guide
A long survey of Freeport businesses highlights the Win neshik Farmers and German insurance firms, then details key dry goods houses on Stephenson Street and the 119 to 117 blocks. It profiles A T Stewart and Claflin rivals, the Dexter and Broad operations, Mayer confectionery, and Mann & Co lumber, noting stock, premises, and annual sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
la Belle
Belmont
Benwood
Wheeling
W.V
Freeport
Stephenson Street
Mt. Mann & CO
Adams Street
Adams, Galena
Stephenson Streets
Wis
Mann & Co
Circuit Court in session at old Presbyterian church
Court convenes with Judge Sheldon presiding. Last week focused on chancery and law orders, grand jury. This week jury trials begin with numerous demurrers and default judgments noted, cases listed including Hall vs Illinois Central and Dodds vs Allen, many dispositions recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther C. Hall
Chellinois Central R.K. Co
Crain Tor
Bailey
Brawley and Neff
J.D. Fowler
Luman Montague
Brawley
Warner
Mary J. Dodds
William J. Allen
John Haas, Jr
Robert 2. Wallace
Atnerling and Abrams
Meacham
Philip W. Whiedley
Geo
Sidington
Itl
William Dawson
Claus
Michael Kueskentos
Weffenbaugh
Itoratio C. Burchard
J. W. Jones
William H. Howell
Luther Lighthart
T. J. 'Purner and Son
T. i. Good. Hue
T. I
Sawyer
Tobias
Tr. Abrams
Muse
C. Shuler
Et. al
Henry Hiller
Best & Morgan Expand to Display Finest Stock
Local merchants report rising public favor for Best & Morgan Dry Goods House as they begin enlarging their rooms. In five weeks the store will unveil a best lighted space in the city with a carefully chosen stock from the West and dress and cloak making in connection offering New York style work at moderate rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson Street
Stephenson
Bridge Street
H. W. Schrader
E. J. Fowler
P. S. Lerch
E. Y. Munn
W. Reigard
C.F. Achenb
R. W. Jones
Frank Fischer
Hl. Dexter
New York
Boston
Chicago
Br. Munn
Walton
Tle
Best & Morgan
Brest & Morgan
Hats and Caps Store Expands on Stephenson Street
Sechrist and Lemon announce a large stock of fashionable hats and caps selling fast, calling it a public benefit for the dull season. Their new shop sits at 129 Stephenson Street opposite the Opera House. The Constitutional Convention divides the state into seven districts with a Supreme Judge for each. District six covers Whiteside, Lee, Carroll, Ogle, De Kalb, Kane, Kendell, McHenry, Boone, Winnebago, Stephenson, Jo Daviess and Rock Island, with a population of 304,300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson Street
Opera House
Judiciary Committee
Whiteside
Lee, Carroll, Ogle
de Kalb
Kane
Kendell
McHenry
Boone, Winnebago
Stephenson
Jo Daviess
Rock Island
Returns from General Clark to Tt Scott Kansas
A fragmented notice recalls a call from General Clark returning to Tt Scott Kansas. Mentions Judge Miller and W Blaisdel of Rockford with old ties, Dr Corbus of Amboy Journal, and a Dixon Democrat printer. References Stephenson county and a New York House exhibit of patent mop wringers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Clark
Tt. Scott
Kansas
Miller
P. M
W. Blaisdel
Rockford
Blaisdel
Dr. Corbus
Amboy Journal
Stephenson County
Dixon Democrat
Packard to Close Jewelry Room in Wilcoxon Block
Mr Packard announces a 30 day sale at cost in his jewelry room located in Wilcoxson's marble block. Readers are urged to purchase watches chains charms and related items at panic prices. It is hoped Colonel Packard will reconsider remaining in Kreoport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilcoxon
Mr. Packard
Box Elder Sugar Prospects Highlighted in Report
A sample of Negundo Sugar from box elder shows five gallons of sap yielding one quart of granulated sugar, about five percent. In Chattsworth sugar beet reaches six percent but requires costly machinery, suggesting box elder cultivation could be profitable for sugar production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ennis
Chattsworth
Soldiers' bounty case confirmed by Supreme Court
The case of Hosmer vs United States is affirmed by the Supreme Court. It states that soldiers enlisting for three years before July 22, 1861 and honorably discharged are entitled to a $100 bounty, if not already received. The bounty may be collected by C. C. Shuler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hosmer
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
C. C. Shuler
Boots and Shoes Store Remains at Exchange Block
McNamara announces he has not moved from his old Exchange Block stand and will continue brisk spring trade in boots and shoes. His brother has gone to Dixon, but the popular shoe shop remains open and ready for business as usual. Call for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Broad
Broad
Ife
Diffenbaugh
McNamara
Dixon
Exchange Block
Elgin Aurora Rivalry on Fox River Growth 1819 to 1869
An Aurora correspondent compares Elgin St Charles Geneva and Aurora on Fox river Kane county from 1819 to 1869. It notes voter tallies population and property values, praising Elgin for industries and Aurora for rail shops. The piece frames a future with resumed rail investments and forecasts Aurora’s growth as a major city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Chicago Republican
Fox River
Freeport
Kane County
Elgin
St. Charles
Geneva
Galena
Batavia
Galena Junction
Chicago, Burlington and Quincey Road
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Company
Chicago
Jack
Genevva
Kigin
Eigin
Migin
Fox River Valley
Vermillion Coal Fields
Chicago, Alton and
St. Louis
Ottawa
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Chicago and
Towa
Joliet
Michigan Central
Plainfield
Sugar Grove
Big Rock
Rochelle
Oregon
Rock River
Mississippi
Iowa
Burlington and Quincy
Two Headed Girl at Wilcoxon Opera House
A flamboyant notice promotes the Wonderful Two Headed Girl performing in Wilcoxon Opera House this afternoon and evening. The performer is billed as a two headed, four armed, four foot marvel with superior singing and notable education, following a Chicago engagement. Also mentioned are tax notes and an April 16 appeal hearing by A. J. Warner, U.S. Assessor, urging city residents to file incomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilcoxon Opera House
Library Wall
Chicago
Elopement Shocks Family In 1870 Rival Elopement Tale
A 1870 notice from Lena Star reports Miss Mary Simmons of Wiote eloping with a man from Waddamea Grove on March 13. James G. Stine, aged 20, is named as the groom. TheParents lament the event, noting years of acquaintance and parental sorrow, yet trust and sympathy remain with the girl’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Simmons
Wiote
Waddamea Grove
James G. Stine
Pir
Hannon
Far
Almont
Lena Star
Masquerade at the Good Templars hall draws mixed reviews
The Masquerade held by the Good Templars at the hall on Tuesday evening featured brash disguises with most men’s faces deemed unappealing while a paper flour bag costume drew laughs. Women dressed richly as nurses, spies, fortune tellers, and liberty goddesses among others, with no dancing or tableaux. Proceeds benefit the lodge, and organizers aim for a more engaging event next time. Also noted is the arrival of a new issue of a Presbyterian paper from Interior, Chicago, titled Lena Star gar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena
Freport
Dubuque
Lena Star
Special Notices Tie Consumptives Advertiser Health Cure
The Advertiser, restored to health after years of lung disease, offers a free prescription supposed to cure consumption asthma bronchitis. It claims to benefit sufferers by sending the directions to prepare and use the remedy, with no charge. Address Rev Edward A Wilson Williamsburg KingeCo. Y-38- toctls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Wilson
Williamsburg
KingeCo
Errors of Youth Prompts Free Remedy Details
A leer but vivid note describes a man who endured nervous debility and premature decay from youthful indiscretion. He offers to send free the receipt and directions for a simple cure to all who need it, inviting sufferers to write to John B. Goden at Cedar-Style 1488-1150ct No. 42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Goden
The Confession of an Invalid pamphlet flyer
A postpaid addressed envelope is offered to Nathaniel Mayfair at 14 37 16 Brooklyn New York for a self help publication titled The Confession of an Invalid. The text promotes remedies for nervous debility and self improvement as a cure from the author who claims personal recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young I
Seth Free
Nathaniel Mayfair
Brooklyn
N.Y
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Winnesheik Ins. Company
Hartford
West
Winnesheik
Winnesheik Insurance Company
State
John F. Smith
Feild, Leiter & Co’s
WM. Walton
Rhurchard
Michael Lawyer
Jesse Burchard
Burchard & Bro
Michael Tawyer
Lawyer
Buchard
H.¢. Harchard
M. C
Ebl Washburne
Messrs
Burchard
Mayer
Same
Jacob Welk
Frederick Magle
Raine
Joseph Thomas
Herman Fichmann
Stiit
Samne
Wilson Sawtelle
Thomas J. Kennison
Saine
Jacob Bitz
Daniel Weaver
Thomas J
Bunker
Christian Brand
Frederick Gorloff
Charles Stull
J. H. Graham
Same Va
Andrew de Fries
John Debus
F. M. Nixon
Frederick Bush
Sane
Peter Klontz
Absalom Camfield
Thomas Flaming
Christopher Russenberg
George Hills
Jabez Dibble
George Baker
Frederick Brookmeyer
Jas. Rogers
Stephen Berry
Tobias Dietrich
McDaniel
Humphreys
D. B. Hill
John H. Allen
John Reber
Michael Hughes
John P. Smith
Thomas B. Yale
HE. F. Curtis
August Bergman
Patrick Reedy
John Kryder
Chas, Reftzell
E. W. Blaisdell, Jr
Patrick Flynn
John Welchans
Thomas Fahay
Riley Fuller
Israel Underwood
William Paul
John Young
Henry Weishar
Albert Bliss, Jr
Andrew H. Stahl
William D. Clark
Amerling and Abrams
Wm. P. Malburn
James A. Grimes
H.C. Hyde
F. C. Ingalls
Kincaid
Norman Phillips
John K. Strohm
Augustine Smith
Ransom Baetle
Thomas Sloan
Henry G. Pope
Levi Thomas
Charles H. Mullarky
Sarah Null
Maria L. Lawver
City Fire Ins. Co
Canse
Lona
John Metz
Lawver
Turner and Son
John Martins
If. Wagner
Wim, Best
George Margritz
Samuel Smith
George Bubb
Elizabeth Kalter
John P. Miller
Michael Hall
Amerting
Wells ¢ Ormsbee
Minerval Mesenger
Harrison Morrigs
Henry Meek
James McLain
William Kryder
John Klapp
J.C. Kean
John Geipzer
Samuel Strong
Dudley KR. Williams
Daniel R. Williams
Demurter
J. A. Crain
Burchard, Barton and Barnum
Willian D. Towell
Anton Bering
Chanchry
Freeman
Purinton
T. J
Caroline Stock
Caroline Eichmaer
Bill
Caroline
Merman Eichmaer
Mienry Bikher
Demurrer
Cut
Det
H.C. Burchard
Margaret P. Barber
Maury Nimun
Win
Slocum
Master
Samuel Walker
George Leibut
Rosé Babcock
Karl Schurta
Christopher Olhausen
Barnum
Catharine Coleman
Sarah Schulty
Stenry Thorn
John Thee
John Mendenhall
Pitcher
Senui
Patrick O'Riley
Sarah C. O'Riley
Best
George Margrity
Bill Taken
Hannah Clark
Aaron Clark
Fanny Machen
Robert
Elder
Smith
Elkhorn
Jubiez Geddings
Lucy Helington
Catharine Wohlfort
Alonzo Koyl
Mary B. Koyl
Thompson Wilcoxon
Bernard Huenkemeyer
John Bollinger
Leba White
Joseph Shane
Arno Shane
James Armstrong
Albert Blakely
Emma Delaney
Jerry Delaney
Samuel Gross
Alonzo Pelton
Walter G. Barnes
Com . F.C
Circuit Court
Cases AT Law
Sechrist & Lemon
C. H. Packard
Two Headed Girl
A. J. Warner
U.S
Interior
Imelwillos
UB Clayton
Ward Hout
Stephenson St
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