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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1881
Page
4
The paper promotes Kendall's Treatise on the Horse as a reference work for stock owners. It will be given free to all subscribers who pay in advance, highlighting disease indices, remedies, drug table doses, poison antidotes, and a teeth engraving. Also notes local notices and personal items about residents, deaths, marriages, and community affairs.
Old city resident J H W Capron now senior partner of Capron and Wolf editors of the Valley County Neb Journal visits friends. A H Wise resigns as President of the Second National Bank due to health, successor undetermined. German Methodist Conference appoints presiding elders including Kopp, Tiller, Schultz, Sauer, Schaub, Miller, Spicker, Wacker, Curist, Hess, Rabe, and others across Galena Freeport Decorah and surrounding areas.
Measrs Jesse Burchard W G Tilten and Ben Merrill of this city have gone to Western Town to hunt canvas-backs. They expect to bring back considerable game. Before Mr Burchard returns home he will go to Dakota Territory to visit John Spats and other former residents of Freeport. The Rev Dr Thomas was on Tuesday found guilty of heresy by the Methodist Church of the Rock River Conference in Sycamore. His address says his offense lies in belief that Christ lived and died not to reconcile God to man but man to God. He supports the inspiration of Scripture but doubts every verbal text is inspired and holds that there may be room for repentance after death, while everlasting punishment attends persistent sin.
The district lists appointments for the ensuing year with I P Cleveland as Presiding Elder at Freeport First church and many ministers and locales including L Meredith Embury Hi L Martin Apple River James Bush Council Ifill O E Burch Dakota J H Thomas Durand Davis W J Libberton Elizabeth Robert Beatty Fair Haven C W Jacobs Forreston W H Strout Galena T C Clendening Hanover HT M Springer C HW Hamsted Lanark George Chase Leaf River Samuel Langer Lena F F Farmilee Mt Carroll C W Call Nora R A Harwood Orangeville F W Nazarene Pecatonica W I De Lap Scales Mound J Wardle Shirland G B Sullivan Savanna G L Olmstead Thompson to be supplied Van Brocklin Alonzo Wakeman Woodbine to be supplied Warren E W Drew.
Obituary notes Ellen Preston consort of William Preston Sr died October 11 1881 at the residence of H Clay Bray after a lingering illness from consumption. Born in Ohio she lived in the city and county for 31 years surrounded by friends and Christian life described as quiet retiring and instructive in conversation. Funeral held last Thursday with Rev HE D Jenkins delivering a heartfelt discourse.
A Journal report describes a new hotel rising on the former Tremont House site by J G Youngs and Son. The 60 by 120 foot, three story brick structure will house 60 rooms plus family living space and staff quarters. Completion and opening planned around mid to late November with offices dining room sample rooms reading room and a parlor. The proprietors promise a modern building likely to attract business and travelers. hotel name not yet decided.
The Oneco Township Sunday School workers held their second township convention at Eldorado schoolhouse on October 9 1881. The meeting opened at 2 30 p m with brief devotional exercises led by Dr 33 11 Bradshaw then Rev Mr Palmer prayed and D A Knowlton of Freeport gave an address on showing love for the Sunday School. The program also announced new publications from standard publishers available in Freeport and catalog notes on authors and translations.
Reports from Lena and Orangeville detail a Sunday School session with teachings on Illustrative Teaching and Character Building, plus changes in church leadership as Rev G E Hiller departs for Galena and Rev Mr Uhl arrives. Also noted is the death of Samuel Swartz on Oct 8 1881 in Orangeville and interment at Gottes acre with a mournful hymn.
A travelogue by W. Fraser Rue covers Newfoundland to Manitoba and beyond, with maps and illustrations. It recounts a newspaper correspondent’s autumn journey from Newfoundland across the continent to Rapid City, then along the Red River to the Rio Grande, noting observations and experiences.
Winslow updates reveal Hells returns from the west and Josiah Hilliard plans to move to Sioux City Iowa. Thorp plans to relocate after a Storm Lake trip while Macomber Rodabaugh and Gaylord toured Chicago Exposition. Ed Hunt returns from a southern trip rejuvenated. brickwork on J Sweeleey’s house progresses despite frost. O Eells buys horses for western markets. T Og burn recovers from cholera morbus. Jenkins W Edwards improving after illness. E O Smith welcomes a baby boy. O O Toya reports a girl. Nettie Mosher opens Chicago-sourced millinery shop over the butcher shop.
Yellow Creek correspondent reports on local progress as Kleckner’s store rises with 66 by 28 feet rooms 13 feet high and 42 drawers 16 chests and a full glass front. Builder S A Rowe praised while farmers note heavy rains and Harvey, a war veteran and Republican, remains a town fixture amid other notes of farm life and a newborn weighing about nine pounds.
Notice announces Walton's Dry Goods and Clothing at 104 and 106 Stephenson street with enhanced facilities and a vast hardware stock at 119 Stephenson street. It promotes a plate glass front store and a Crockery and Glassware sale starting today at the Fair, with Bargain Store openings at 167 and 168 Stephenson street.
A census enumerator noted eight bottles of Dr. Marshall's Bromoline, billed as America's great est fifty-cent medicine, in his report highlighting the popular blood medicine of the era.
Public sale at 814 miles east of Freeport on Wednesday October 26 1881. Numerous livestock including horses cows steers yearlings calves plus farm equipment such as wagons harness plows mower harvester sheller and threshing outfit. Sale begins 10 00 a m terms cash on small sums and nine month credits with notes. Auctioneers Oscar Younas Gus App Ams.
Burrell Bros advertise molasses and pure sugar syrups with corn syrups available on request, highlighting a broad selection for buyers in New Orleans and Puerto Rico with explicit product options.
Maynard’s warns customers of a large well chosen stock of dry goods carpets and floor oil cloth with daily arrivals. TI D Post Co promotes groceries and Regent Baking Powder as sole agents. R Martins offers canned goods at low prices. Swarts Bros sells pocket knives and pocket books. Burrell Bros supplies pure ground spices.
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