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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1872
Page
4
Damp election day hints at civic prep for winter. Great entertainment at Wilcoxon Opera House next week draws attention to local ads. Horse disease strains business in Chicago with horses scarce on streets and a freight hold due to lack of horses. Two Beloit sisters receive $28 000 each from a relative’s recent bequest.
Mr J O Clayton leaves for St Louis to attend Dental College and will be away until March. The Henry County Agricultural Board borrowed 700 dollars at the Woodstock courthouse to pay premiums from the last fair. A push grows for a public library and reading room in the city. Freeport Journal advertises printing and bindery services. William Anderson, age about nineteen, died from injuries at Miner Co planing mill after a machine accident. Charlie Winner, son of Jacob Winner, lost his left foot and suffered right foot injuries after jumping a freight train near River School. he underwent amputation and is recovering, a caution to boys against train riding.
We invite local contributors from this and neighboring counties to send news of broad interest. Readers are urged to share items from their areas, both old and new, to be printed. The editors encourage favors from friends and correspondents to enrich the paper with regional updates.
Our magnificent court house, the pride of every man, woman and child in the county, is now occupied. Some offices were removed last week and the next term of the Circuit Court will be held in the new court house, much to the joy and comfort of all.
Mr John Co Lee of Elizabeth left his coat in his shop with a pocketbook containing about one hundred dollars. The pocketbook later appeared in the yard of his boss, carpenter George Green, sans money. The thief aimed to implicate Green, but the gambit failed and the writer urges justice.
Citizens of Freeport and Stephenson County urge establishing a public library or reading room to keep youth from taverns and provide moral and educational benefits. The appeal voices support from young men and local business leaders and asks residents to back the project.
Captain Hulburt, long a compositor in this office, has accepted the foremanship of the Beloit Free Press and moved to that city. He is a first class workman and expected to give full satisfaction. Best wishes from many friends accompany him.
J D Diffenbaugh produces Counter Candies including chocolate lemon pineapple caramel butter scotch molasses and cream varieties. The ad notes freshness and lists several flavors in a compact sales blurb.
The undersigned offers a farm of 160 acres at public sale Thursday November 14. Located two and a half miles southeast of the city and one mile south of the Sugar Factory. All under cultivation with good orchards fences buildings and water. Terms to suit purchaser. A rare chance to locate near this city. H Hemenway Freeport Ill Noy 5th
Reports from New York City Philadelphia and Washington in early November describe a spreading horse disease or distemper. Streets grow quiet, stables empty, carriages halted as horses show fever nosebleeds and swollen legs. Some cities report easing conditions while others note continued activity and rest for teams and wagons.
The New York Herald notes widespread stagnation in the business district with once brisk trade grinding to a halt. Prices for hired teams rise as crowds of unemployed men imitate labor, while stores overflow with goods and cargos, yet transportation cannot meet demand.
A telegraphic report from November 1 notes the horse distemper disease is rapidly decreasing in New York and Philadelphia as car companies suspend service to limit spread. Ninety horses died in the past 24 hours, with doctors citing pneumonia and typhoid signs in smaller intestines. Estimates place affected horses between five and ten thousand. several railway companies withdraw cars to prevent further spread. Some animals show signs of recovery among those sick on Wednesday.
Ill-formed OCR text indicates a closing time of 8 o’clock with additional references to hours and names that are not legible. The fragment mentions a store closure and a notice and may reference Breer or Breyer as a person or entity involved.
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