Local Matters and Civic Happenings in Sterling
A bustling note recaps local affairs including prompt payments to printers, Mendelssohn Club promotion, and the Ladies Aid Society gathering at Mrs. W.S. Lamb’s home. It praises the Mendelssohn Club, notes a new Clear Grit paper in Sterling, and reports Seeley and Read’s new dry goods store opening with strong sales. Also covered are a successful Opera House concert, upcoming Mendelssohn performances, Carrie Bray’s illness, Crain Kundinger & Co. offerings, and a surprise birthday party for Miss Jessie Snyder with praise for the organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seeley & Read
Opera House Block
Jessie Snyder
General Gibson to Speak on Temperance at Wilcoxon's Opera House
General W. J. Gibson will return to the city for a protracted temperance meeting at Wilcoxon's Opera House beginning Monday night November 12 and continuing through the week. The Journal does not need to speak on his behalf as an esteemed orator and temperance worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.jf. Gibson
Wilcoxon
Opera House
Gibson
Temperance festival a highly enjoyed social evening
Last Wednesday evening the Temperance festival drew a large crowd and offered oysters, mush and milk, and a variety of cakes. Neckties and a crooked guessing pole provided amusement while the event yielded net proceeds exceeding forty dollars.
Mendelssohn Concert Ticket Inquiry
Inquiry about securing tickets and seats for the Mendelssohn Concert. No additional details on date venue or seating provided.
County Court Proceedings Chronicle
Saturday October 27 to November 5 narrates estate actions and guardianships. Reports approve administrators and bonds for Simd Sandoe Almira Brown Kryder heirs J B Hazen estates include claims to 120.00 11.00 1.86 12.00 20.00 and 95.20. Leonard Dietz liquor license case pled guilty with $80 fine. Feeble minded wards adjudicated for asylum.
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Sim'l Sandoe
A. O. Anderson
Guardian
Anderson Heirs
Almira Brown
Ei. W. Taylor
C. G. Sanborn
Caroline C. McAfee
Taylor & Haas
J. J. Beaumont
Kryder
Sarah P. Tobias
Elia, Blanch
Josie Kryder
Bond
Frank F. Myers
A. A. Babcock
The
People
Leonard Dietz
J. B. Hazen
S. D. Atkins
C.C. Best
Best
Henry
Sam'l Hein
N. F. Prentice
Consolidation forms J. P. Easter & Co with Morgan Bros
On November 1, J. P. Easter and Morgan Brothers merged to form J. P. Easter & Co. at Morgan Bros corner Chicago and Jackson, continuing Hall Sulky Plow Hollingsworth Hay Rake Stover Barbs and Warner Door Spring, plus a general foundry and machine shop. The firm, now one of the city’s largest, promises a flourishing year with strong manufacturing depth and resources. The Mendelasohns will not keep the audience waiting ten minutes between pieces. they are timely performers.
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J. P. Easter
Morgan Brothers
J. P. Easter & Co
Morgan , Bros
Chicago
Jackson Streets
Hollingsworth
Stover
Personal notes and wintry weather update in Freeport
PERSONALS mention Mr Z T Runner a traveling salesman for L Z Farwell formerly a resident here and Mr Chas S Hill of Salt Lake City now visiting. The first snow of the season fell on the 1st inst but melted. A heavy snow storm hit Northern Iowa Wisconsin and Northern Illinois on Sunday and Monday with Chicago seeing wind rain and some snow. Lake Michigan shipping suffered damage. Snow in Freeport and nearby regions reached half a foot while temperatures fell to 2 above zero. Election day occurred with lingering snow.
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Iowa
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Town
Freeport
Centen nial Lodge Installs Officers at Regular Meeting
At the Centen nial Lodge No 232 IOGT regular meeting held Friday November 2 officers were installed by R W Jones D G W C T Geo Cosgrove W C T Kittie Peters W V T Sarah Barnes W A S Alice Serfass W A S Clarance Leigh W Y F S Malinda Barnes W T Geo Blaisdel W M Mattie Davis W D M Fanny Haslet W G O E Seard W S RJ Hazlett W C 5 I Clark P W C O T Clara Brown R I S Julia Colgrove L IL 8.
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Centennial Lodge
R. W. Jones
Geo, Cosgrove
Kittie Peters
W. V.T
Sarah Barnes
Alice Serfass
W. A.S
Clarance Leigh
W.yf.s
Malinda Barnes
W.T
Geo. Blaisdel
W. M
Mattie Davis
Fanny Haslet
W. G
O. E. Seard
W. S
RJ. Hazlett
W.C
Clark
P. W
Clara Brown
R.I. S
Julia Colgrove
L. IL
Death of Flor ence’s Oldest Settler Mr C Van Brocklin
Funeral held yesterday drawing a large crowd of friends and relatives. No obituary available yet. a fuller notice will be provided next week.
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C. van Brocklin
Florence
Stephenson County
Obituary of Rev Edwards Marsh A Life of Service
Rev Edwards Marsh died in this city on Monday November 5 at age 78. Born in Malta New York in 1804 he lived as a devoted pastor and educator, serving in Hamilton Canada Avon Nunda Canton Ypsilanti and Illinois. His career included a frontier ministry and wartime patriotism, ending with a quiet home life and enduring memory of kindness.
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Edwards Marsh
Father Marsh
Malta
N. Y
Bloomington
New England
Hamilton College
Auburn Theological Seminary
New York
American Presbyterian Church
Hamilton
Canada
United States
Marsh
Presbyterian Church of
Avon
Nunda
Ypsilanti
Mich
Canton
Fulton County
Ills
Washington
Mt. Carroll
Freeport
Mr. Marsh
HW. D. J
Trial of Dr Mease Dismissed After No Prosecution
The trial of Dr. L A Mease before Justice Goodhue began at 10 on Friday Nov 2 1877. The complaining witness failed to appear, the case was continued to 2 pm and again no one appeared. The charge was dismissed. The piece notes claims of blackmail and defends Dr Mease as an upright physician with many friends. The text also includes extended philosophical reflections not tied to the case and ends with Orangeville Nov 3 1877.
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Mease
Colvy
Squire Goodhue
Stephenson County Teachers Institute at Lena 1877
Notice to Teachers announces the Stephenson County Teacher s Institute to be held at Lena High School starting November 12 for one week. Jonathan Piper is conductor with Ton S Etter State Supt and others providing instruction. County Supt J Perrin urges every teacher in the county to attend.
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Stephenson County
Teacher's Institute
Lena
Jona. Piper
Ton. S. M. Etter
J. W. Cook
Normal
N. C. Dougherty
Mt. Morris
W.N
Nasby Reflects on Southern Democracy After Presidential Policy
From the Toledo Blade dated October 27, 1877 Nasby laments the South’s defeat after Hayes’ policy. He recalls Radikal opposition, military withdrawal, and capital retreat, noting a dim future for Southern reform as economic friction and despair rise.
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Confedrit X Evans
Wich
Kentucky
Toledo Blade
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South
Hayes
Bascom’s
Issaker Gavitt
Vane
Democratic Dissatisfaction and Civil War Polemic
A voice decries the Democratic Party’s lack of action and criticizes Republican policy asking why the party should endorse Republican acts. The speaker recalls fundraising in New York, notes voters in Kentucky abandoning politics for plantation work, and laments social upheaval and personal despair amid racial and political tensions.
Anecdote of Lincoln and Judge in Illinoisan Horse Trade
In an 19th century Illinois tale young Abraham Lincoln and a judge teased each other over a horse swap. They agreed to trade at 9 the next morning with a forfeiture of 95 if either backed out. The judge arrived with a poor horse while Lincoln carried a wooden saw-horse, and Lincoln joked that he had the worse deal yet. The crowd roared at the playful reversal.
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Wich
Bascom
Radikel
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
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Prof. Bischoff
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Carrie Bray
Canadas
New England States
Murphy
New Haven
Monument House
Baltimore
Crain, Kundinger & Co
General Gibson
Mendelasohns
Z. T. Runner
L. Z. Farwell, Esq
Chas. S. Hill
Salt Lake City
Utah
Eila ¢C
Lewis
John Michael Spratier
Mr. Spratier
Schornweisach
Kingdom of
Bavaria
Catherine Hoebel
Spratler
Spratter
Great Union Band
Fire Department
Sangerbund Society
Winneshiek
Odd Fellows
Dr. L. A. Mease
F, P
Fisier
Orangeville
J. Perrin, Co
Schools, Office Co
NASBY
Therin
TEIS
Stephens County
Quations
WM. A, Stevens
C. C. Wilson
Stephenson Street
Java
Wilson
BOWEN
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