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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1871
Page
4
Reported partial advancement of forces from Versailles into Paris as the latest fronts shift. Updates indicate mixed receptions and continuing combat across surrounding districts with authorities managing movements and communications.
A special Versailles correspondent notes government forces entered Paris with 300 sailors at Pont Du Jour and other troops following. No rifles fired, insurgents offered little resistance, Paris isolated by Prussians, bombardment continuing, Versailles troops reported at several gates and walls including Arch de Triumphe.
Freeport invites readers to a grand celebration as the Soldiers Monument in the city will be dedicated on July 4. The paper promises fuller details next week and notes a new advertisement from Jas. Best.
The Good employers at Winslow will celebrate their sixth anniversary on the sixth of the month and extend a general invitation to all temperance organizations and the public. The notice appears amid mixed OCR fragments about Western Union railroad trains and schedules with multiple unreadable lines.
The grain trade has revived in the city after a slow period, with Hirst National Bank paying out about eight thousand dollars daily in grain checks. Prices slipped about three cents per bushel on Monday, but higher prices are reported locally. Lumber sales are also brisk as farmers bring grain from twenty miles and often take back loads of lumber.
The Freeport Zouaves meet to arrange a graves tribute for fallen soldiers of the late war. Gen Atkins to speak. all soldiers and citizens invited, ladies especially, to bring wreaths. Gather at the Armory at 4 30, procession at 6, Zouaves in full uniform. Adjourned, Wm Montarius, Sec’y.
In one week in Freeport Mr J B Gurn Ford editor of Oneida Dispatch praised the West and Freeport thrift. Gen A N Szx of Mt Carroll and Col Turner with Hon Wm Massenberg were in Springfield for the special session. Secretary Grange A Buack of Utah Territory arrived, staying ten days with Mrs Buack to follow. details vary.
Readers urged to study a Freeport Journal editorial on removing the state capital from Springfield. Gen Atkins praised. the Davis Gazette quotes him urging capital to remain. Also reports Rev Johnston's sermon for confirmands and Dr Rogers's talk at Wilcoxson's Opera House on ritualism and Catholicism.
The 15th Illinois Infantry will hold its annual reunion at Rockford Illinois on Wednesday May 24. Turn out boys and let us have a good time. Members of other regiments are cordially invited. C Bauer Sec.
The Ridott township Sunday School Convention met at the United Brethren Church in Ridott on a bright Sabbath after rain cleaned the air. Notable attendees included W. A. Stevens Prof S. C. Cotton Jady Mr Lemon and others. Reports showed steady growth with multiple local schools, scholars and library volumes listed. some reports missing.
A reader advises treating carpet moths by wringing a towel, wringing it damp, and ironing the carpet parts with a hot iron. Focus on edges where pests gather, noting the method is said not to injure carpet or color and kills moths via heat and steam.
Handsome printing and binding brag from the Freeport Journal Steam Printing Office and Book Bindery. Finely printed edition on tinted paper, bound in English cloth and gold, praised as among the finest book work obtainable in London or New York. On sale at Emmpert & Burrells and Sanborn's. visitors invited to see it.
Notice urging voters in Preeport School District to attend the Board of Education election at the Pennsylvania house on Monday June 6 1871. Polls open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Emphasizes importance of electing public minded members.
The Decatur Republican urges opposition to moving the state capital to Peoria and predicts vigorous discussion at the upcoming special legislature session. It promotes a Freeport Journal article as a thorough review for citizens seeking informed views on the capital issue.
A historical guidance advises immediate action upon poisoning. It urges giving large amounts of water, tepid if possible, to dilute poison, then use injections if pains appear, and to seek a physician quickly. It emphasizes speed over perfect treatment and notes water can help in many but not all cases.
The Lena Star notes county politics in Stephenson with Noah Perrin as a candidate for County Treasurer. It praises incumbent Capt. R T Cooper while urging readers to consider Perrin as a honest, capable, veteran, and active Republican worker favored by local citizens and a West Point caucus.
The Rochelle Register reports that during the State Dental Association meeting in Peoria the 300 attending members paid three dollars daily for board and two cents per sheet for note paper, plus five cents for postage stamps at hotels. This highlights a notable hotel revenue during the event.
The sisters Tam CoMan and Viola Hvalin Ware publish a poetry volume under assumed names. Printed on tinted paper and bound in English cloth with gold, it is available at Emmert & Burrell and C G Sanborn bookstores. The piece praises home talent, urges local patronage, and predicts swift sales.
The Stephenson County Horse Thief Detective Association will hold a quarterly meeting at the undersigned’s Freeport office or next Saturday the 27th inst at 1 o clock p.m. All members urged to attend as important business will be presented for consideration. JAs. 8, Coonan Secretary Freeport May 22, 1871.
The Embury Sabbath School announces a grand festival one week from Friday evening with broad invitation. An advertisement by Mrs C Wilson promises money savings for customers.
Samuel Zimmerman returns from Philadelphia and questions locals about poverty and prospects after the best lives. William Mallory dies by accidental gun discharge during a buffalo hunt near town. Mallory and Wheeland had homesteads in Kansas Republic county last fall. A cloud shower brightens the town and furrows bring a summer look. Potato bugs cut worms menace gardens while frost slips through Wednesday night hurting young corn. North of Freeport visits and sells his book. Jack Frost possibly visits region. Station Agent Haven restrains boys from depot crowds. safety warnings urged. A necrological list notes Iowa and Nebraska fever’s departed and a revived John Andre returns to Dakota. Trade remains brisk with busy merchants.
Daniel Finnicle, digging a well with Pete Mackay at John Wood’s Lanark farm, was struck by a falling bucket at about forty feet. He died at home Tuesday afternoon after lingering in pain since Monday morning. He leaves a wife and seven children, six aged one to twelve, the family destitute. Finnicle, aged about forty, was a respected, hard working man who recently moved from near Lewiston, Pa., to Carroll County six years ago. Funeral held at the Methodist Church.
A group from a picnicking party visited Hess Mills last Saturday and tried fishing but found the pond unproductive. A group used a seine to sweep the water, catching two suckers and a catfish while others enjoyed a lively wading match. Twelve to fifteen girls aged eight to ten caused much merriment with their screams and playful splashes. One adventurous Miss threatened to tell her mother, but declared it fun and urged others to join. A light rain fell as a shy girl kept dry under an umbrella while paddling in two feet of water.
Proceedings of the Stephen County Court during May 1871 with estates listed. Letters of administration issued for John Ruth and Joseph Degon. various claims and allowances including McCauley Yoder Robins and Shrove estates. Guardian reports approved. final estate for William Hicks settled. care of Catherine Walker guardianship filed. Delinquent taxes list and sale order noted.
Pattison walking sulkey cultivators praised as best by observers. They boast hardened cast steel front center shovels to throw ground, two independent shields, detachable or rod-attached handles, new slip joints to prevent breakage, movable hooks for beam widths, hinge coupling, iron axle spindle with cast thimble, chambered grease hubs, dust shields, and full bracing for strength and durability.
The maker boasts two years of production using hardened cast steel iron center shovels. He cites over 1500 sales across Stephenson Jo Daviess Carroll and Ogle counties, claiming perfect satisfaction with no exceptions.
The sheller shells fast and clean from the goband leaving it ready for mill or market. PATTISON'S TWO-HORSE WAGONS are built from first quality seasoned lumber with the best workmanship. No deliveries will be made until August.
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