Local notes on town development and events
The column reports on job moves and plans including John A. Clark leaving for Santa Fe as Surveyor General, H Tarbox building a new block on Chicago street, Charles Irish starting a Harlem Centre pottery, and a Strawberry Festival at First Presbyterian church to fund furniture for a new edifice. It also notes rail fare reductions for Sabbath School delegates, a city farm clean up drive, a severe accident to John Wareham, Mattenly Addis buying into City Bakery, and a surge in Freeport building with plans for five new Stephenson street stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Irish
Harlem Centre
Irish
Freeport
First Presbyterian Church
Fry’s Hall
City Bakery
Mattenly Addis
Mechanics and
Stephenson Street
Geone C. Annand
Stephenton Street
Exchange Street
Bernhard [Inkemeier
Bogar
Matthias Hettinger
J, Mayer & Sonsone
Krohn and Stavers
Stephenson St
First Presbyterian Chuice
C. L. Wheelock
Chicago
Emmert & Burrell
Oregan
Bartlett's
Weir Line
Petroleum prospect in Buckeye county hints at oil
Stephen son of Buckeye reports a bottle of liquid smelling strongly of petroleum from a spring on his farm. A city observer with oil experience says similar indications at Pit Hole at 500 feet would be encouraging, suggesting potential oil in the county as in other productive regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petroleumis
Stephenson
John Kookey
Buckeye
Pennsylvania
Prairie Slate cultivator from Freeport at $45 cash
An advert for G. Gensaul’s Prairie Slate sulky corn cultivator at the Reaper Shop Freeport priced at 45 dollars cash, claiming simple construction and easy adjustment to avoid hills. The notice invites farmers to inspect before buying. A letter from Louis F. Burrel defends Fair pricing by John I. Smith Jr. and critiques trader reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Gonsatul
Freeport
Bond’s Charcoal Cool Cooking Appliance Sold in County
An inventor’s charcoal cooling brazer promises efficient summer cooking with minimal heat in the room. E S Tilton sells the device for two dollars via H Burchard’s hardware in Stephenson County. The piece also notes plans for a state church edifice and urges a county monument to soldiers who died in the war, with a July Fourth call for a fundraising convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond
E. S. Tilton
Stephenson County
H. ©. Burchard
Mr. Tilton
End of War In Freeport Journal Entry
The Freeport Journal notes the end of the great rebellion and peace proclaimed. It welcomes local volunteers back as civilians while grieving the county’s dead who did not return or linger in pain.
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Freeportr
Forrak Freeport Journal
Freeport Land Office Real Estate Deeds Logged May 11 1866
Real estate transfers recorded in the past week include Abraham Weaver to Christian Bender for 30 acres in section 15 28 6 Wad damis and $6000. Heike Ching sells to Absolom Reifsinder several lots in Nebraska ad and $1000. Conrad Temple transfers 5 acres in Lancaster for $100. William Raple to Frank McGlyn for multiple adjacent parcels in Rock Run valued at $1000. Peter Kantenberger to Matthias J. Kanten berger for five lots in Freeport at $2500. Philip Rossweiler to Gabriel Warner 26 acres in Waddams for $450. Lodwick Stanton to John Walters lot 1 block 22 Dakota for $80. Multiple undivided interests and additional lot transfers in Freeport, Clark's ad, Davis, Wright & Lords ad, Winslow, and surrounding areas with values ranging from $80 to $3,250.
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Freeport Land Office
Wold
Abraham Weaver
Christian Bender
Sec
Waddamis
Heike Ching
Absolom Reifsinder
Lot
Nebraska Ad
Freeport
Conrad Temple
Philip Davis
Lancaster
William Raple
Frank McGlyn
Rock Run
Peter Kantenberger
Matthias J. Kantenberger
Block
Philip Rossweiler
Gabriel Warner
St. 4
Waddams
Lodwick Stanton
John Walters
Dakota
Lavina Fisher Et. al
Isaac Stine
John D. Platt
Ann Kimble
Winslow
O. B. Bidwell
Eva A. Cochran
Clark
Samuel Bitterli
Henry D. Smith
Davis
Lodwick Stanton Et.al
John Barloga
A.D. Boldun
Geo
Osterhout
Wright & Lord's Ad
L. Freeman
Wright & Lord
Harvey Albee
Reuben Snyder
Underwood & Albee
Lena
Alex, McKarthron
Same
Henry C. Brown
Gustave Carlipp
Married in Evangelical St Johns Church in Freeport
The Rev D Kroehnke officiated the wedding of W Kamp Meek of Muscatine Iowa and Miss Upnrietpa Sickman daughter of PF Sickman of Florence in this county. The item also notes Bartletts Hardware in Freeport selling lower prices than Chicago and promotes various goods and ads.
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St. John’s Church
D. Kroehnke
Rock Run
W. Kamp. Meek
Muscatine
Iowa
Upnrietpa Sickman
Pf, Sickman
Florence
Local Printing Presses and Type For Sale
Local items for sale include a large Drum Cylinder Potter Press a Cincinnati Wells Press a Ruggles Rotary Card Press and a large assortment of Job Type and several fonts of Wood Type all in good condition also No 6 Hand Press. They will be sold cheap if called for soon. McCall Bailey and Miler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Wells
Ruggles
Lso
New Shipments at Freeport Book Store
New arrival alert at J. E. Brown’s Freeport Book Store features school books blank books miscellaneous books Sunday school books wall paper note paper letter paper foolscap legal cap bulk paper and photographic albums.
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J. E. Brown's
Freeport
Broad's and Mayer's advertise wares and war imagery
Notices trumpet clothing and household items at M Lover's Mammoth Establishment 89 Stephenson Street and Bond's Burners for hot weather. Broad's and U M Mayer advertise wallpaper agricultural tools books clocks and shoes alongside war prints and historical volumes including Appomattox and battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Lover
Stephenson Street
Bond
H. C. Bureheed
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Business Garis
Milton
Thomas French
of Exchange
Galena Streets
Sinols
McCall, Bailey & Mills
Journal Office
H. Bradshaw
Carlip’s
Court House
Illinois
Eo, P. Kingsley
Ilinois
Ofice
Rhodes
Court House ‘Square
A. J. Willing
M. D
Plymouth Hall
Iinota
Doctor Caner
Presbyterian Church
Doctor Charlton
Episcopal Church
M. D. Cor
Keystone Block
A. E. Shipherd
Martin’s Block
A. D. Meacham
Fry’ S Block
Ills
Dyl
Fred. ¢. Ingalls
Chancery
Fry ’S Block
James N. Prouty
F. &. Ingalls
Fry's Block
Tloyd Burchard, Barton & Barnum
Newr East Corner
Public Square
W.nhenry C. Hyde
Carilpes Building
Thos
J. Turner
John B. Scroggs
Turner & Scroggs Law and Chancery Office
Munn’s Building
Freeport III
Hyl
Joseph M. Hailey
Francis W
Smith D
Atkins
George Hicks
Atkins & Hicks
Plymouth Block
Secon National Bank
Reeport
Finois
H. C
Hemenway
Cedar Falls
Buchanan
Black Wawk
Bremer
Butler
Grundy
Hinols
Levi Martin
Root
van Buren Street
Munn
D. Hent
Himes
Freeport Cooperage
Liberty Street
E. C. Dwight & Co
Hog “Tamera
Hy “ Emmert “& Stibgen
John A. Clark
Santa Fe
Territory of
New Mexico
H. Tarbox
Chicago Street
Journal
John Wareham
Stephenson and
Galena
Bradshaw
BuiLpina
Tlinois
Sorror Journal
John I’. Smith
Louis F. Burrel
Cee
H. O. Burchard’s
Broad & Bright’s
Very Tow
Broad's
Robert I. Lee Ani
Sheridan
Five Forks
Lee
Petersburg
New York
Adams’ Coyn Shellers
E. Mayers
Sten,ieison Street
Bond's
Prairie State
Rock Island
U. M. Mayer's
Broad’s
Thomas Egan
A. M. Mayer
Itt
Nevroes
Memphis
U. M. Mayers's
Broaad's
U. M. Mayer
Atr
Ub Bread’s
U. Mayer's
C. Dwight & Cows
Pam Messrs
Read & Bartlett
Lee Houses
Adam Rothsandy
Seth Thomas
A. W Ford &O
Haines
Broad
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