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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1872
Page
4
Weather and farm news mix with local items including a long frost-free season, new sidewalk at the courthouse, and various community notes. Mentions Friction, the Greeley movement, insanity case, a bloodless ague, Backenstone’s circus sale, sugar factory visit, and the Chicago reform effort. Also reports on divorces, Sterling School Furniture demand, and local comments on Horace Greeley and the New York Tribune.
The Long Strike and the roaring force of the Little Rebel comprise the main program of the New York City combination troupe at the Opera House this Tuesday evening. Go, every body.
In Season Now is the time when little boys fall from trees and break arms, skin noses, and suffer many other incidental injuries during nutting time, which though common, are still painful but part of the season.
Golden Russet apples stored away from light and air stay crisp and juicy with good flavor, unlike the leathery and flavorless result typical when exposed. The same rule applies to other apples of similar character.
The MEE Church of Oregon began the year with 65 members and probationers and closed with 180, exactly double. It contributed 2490 to various benevolent causes during the year, according to the Oregon Reporter.
Half of humanity’s diseases stem from a seasonally cool climate and uncertain weather. The fair benefited Catholic Church with receipts of 2700 dollars. A cane vote favored Greeley club by a slim margin after a late surge for Grant. Governor candidate Kearner pushes reform and salary restitution. The Rock River Conference received a warm Rockford reception praised as one of the kindest by attendees.
The Freeport Sugar Factory advances under good headway though labor shortages limit full capacity. Large beet arrivals and excellent first sugar samples indicate equipment in fine condition. Congratulations are extended to Mr. Rosenstiel for promising prospects of success in this major enterprise.
Last week Evanston faced a general conflagration after a fire spread widely due to lack of water and equipment. It destroyed several buildings, causing about $50,000 in losses. The town, largely wood framed, had no fire apparatus or adequate water supply, reflecting poorly on local enterprise.
The Rock River Conference minutes will run about eighty pages with intricate table work. The edition for this year will number around three thousand copies. The work is under charge of Secretary Rev. Wn. Abg. Smith, and is expected to stand unmatched for workmanship and neatness among Conference minutes nationally.
The Quincy Whig reports a large Trumbull gathering where a local trader was paid $2 to join the parade but later sued the committee for the promised wages. The case references the celebrated Illinois senator and highlights reformist tactics used to marshal participants.
A movement to close stores in the city on and after November first at 8 o clock, except on Saturday evenings, is praised. Merchants are urged to join the arrangement and have signed a paper in support of the plan.
A satirical note notes Old Greeley lecturing in Maryland about exhausted soils as the Presidential grounds are mocked as worn-out. The quip ends with a jab urging Horace to share beet knowledge next time.
A letter from Lieut Dinwiddie and a political article by a valued correspondent discuss Recon ciliation and related topics. The piece critiques the Greeley campaign, mentions cattle laws at Freeport, and notes a Chicago French residents meeting supporting Grant and Wilson, while commenting on the Chicago Tribune’s new head and editor.
At a meeting of the Presbytery of Freeport in Rock Island the pastoral relation of Rev. I. L. Carey with the First Presbyterian Church of this city was dissolved.
A fatal wagon collision near Dakota last Saturday killed Mathew W. Graham who lived on a farm near Hoover'n Milla in Loran Township. His wife was injured but expected to survive. The pair rode with a span of young horses toward Rock City when the carriage overturned at a crossing under a railroad bridge. Graham died from a head injury sustained in the fall. Mrs. Graham recovered enough to attend the funeral with Sheriff Hayes. The couple had moved from Center County, Pa., sixteen years ago and Graham was in his seventy sixth year. The horses, bruised but alive, were later caught about a mile and a half away.
A tragic accident during a barn raising near Brookville involves J. Stably, an elderly respected resident, crushed by a timber when a rope slipped its pulley. The incident occurred at Jesse Weaver's farm about one mile from the village, leaving the widow ill and the community in mourning. The report labels it an accident amid suspicion of carelessness.
Citizens of Waddams gathered October 16 at the Waddams Center School House to hear Gen. Atking. The packed room remained orderly from start to finish as attendees applauded the General’s clear, persuasive speech and cheered for the Republican ticket and the speaker.
The Rock River Conference of the M. E. Church opened in Rockford on October 9 with likely its largest first day turnout. Bishop Wiley presided Rev. W. A. Smith reelected Secretary for the fourth time. Elders reported district conditions including Freeport zeal and Chicago District prosperity with 106000 pledged to rebuild churches and institutions. Rev. J. A. Vincent attended from New York and helped, session ends Monday night. References to appointments and staff renewals noted inside.
A reporting error leads to word mix up about Republican meetings in Orangeville. The text indicates speakers were misassigned and the events were unsettled. No further details on dates or participants are provided.
At Pleasant Hill School House on the 21st, J T Smith presided and J J Crump was elected secretary. The Grant and Wilson club for Lancaster was organized with Capt William J Skeitzell as president and a full slate of officers and an executive committee. James S Cochran urged support for the Republican ticket and the meeting adjourned with enthusiasm.
Freeport College reports twelve of 400 circulars mailed to citizens have contributed 45.50 dollars. Isaac E. Caney thanks the donors and urges others to contribute, noting no personal favor is asked and that the city’s public enterprise depends on local generosity.
The text reports optimistic canvass notes predicting sweeping wins for Greeley in Ohio Pennsylvania and Massachusetts with majorities cited for Buckalew and Hendricks. It mentions mass meetings in Somerville and a Liberal State Committee room in New York City.
The October results show German Republicans in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana stayed true to their principles despite defections and the misleading hopes of Schurz and Hassaurek. They pledge to perform well in November and give a good account of themselves.
The piece argues the Liberal Republicans face obsolescence as Democracy rejects them and both major parties discard them. It asserts they betrayed the Republican Party and only deepened the Liberal Republicans' defeat, leaving their future uncertain.
The Liberal Campaign Committee at Washington City has closed doors and suspended business after learning that a reform party cannot carry the heavy weights of Greeley Farnsworth and Doolittle.
The speaker invokes Georgia themes, contrasting peace with a charged charge against white and colored Republicans. The message urges support for Horace Greeley as the preferred candidate, claiming punitive actions against Republicans. The tone echoes Reconstruction era partisan rhetoric.
A large Elizabeth audience packed the basement of the new Methodist Church for a Republican rally Friday evening. Gen S D Atkins spoke for two hours praising the party, attacking Democrats, and urging votes for Jones Taggart and Green to unseat Lyman Trumbull. The Elizabeth Cornet Band debuted, playing pieces for the fundraiser, as Republicans projected a strong November majority.
The article highlights the London and Edinburgh insurer North Benish and Mercantile Insurance Company with capital and surplus around fifteen million dollars. It notes John R. Lemon as agent, with an office at 105 Stephenson Street.
The Michigan Central Railroad lays a double track from Chicago eastward amid labor shortages in Chicago. Eighty two miles of double steel track are expected to be finished this fall. A new engine house at Michigan City will hold twenty six engines, with a large machine shop planned. Track room is expanded by three miles of side-track at Michigan City. New offices on the old South Water street site in Chicago will be ready by November.
Report for Ridott Public Schools for the week ending Oct 11 1872. Teachers listed as Mr W Moore and Miss Middlekauff with pupil counts, attendance, and tardiness minutes. Names of tardy pupils provided for Higher and Lover Departments including Shirey, Bennett, Canfield, Byrnes, Gitchel, Kerr, McLaughlin, Sydney Smith, Brace, Morton.
An objection challenges a Republican elector in Mississippi claiming he is not a native American, asserting that if true there is no barrier to his naturalization. The note implies a controversy over eligibility based on Native status.
Additional appointments will be made hereafter. Other speakers will also engage in the canvass.
A New York group led by merchants and bankers endorses Ulysses S Grant for reelection. They cite national debt progress, tax reductions, and improved public securities, asserting continued prudent treasury management would benefit commerce and the nation. Endorsers include Dod ge & Co., Vermilye & Co., and senior New York financiers. Date listed as October 1872.
A fragmentary report from Philadelphia notes the Thursday closure of a liberal club. Doors were shut, furnishings sold, and the group disappeared, leaving a somber impression of a once active civic space dissolving.
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