Election and local notes from Baileyville
Election next Tuesday November 4th amid corn husking and slow collections. Baileyville reports new sidewalks, church construction, and a suspended Beloit bank. Prof Youmans matinee and mammoth concert at the Opera House draw crowds. preaching at Second Presbyterian Sunday. district stewards cut $300 from the Freeport presiding elder’s salary. Weather turns cold with snow. local business notes include Gaiena Gazette’s upgrade and Hazen Morgan’s foundry.
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Youmans
Cts
Dutch Baptists
Baileyville
Beloit National Bank
Opera House
Prof. Youmans
M. E. Church
Freeport
Local notes and theatre report from Freeport
A lone Grundy County clerk plans to resume service once a financial issue clears. The Fifth Avenue Theatre Combination drew a small crowd, Freeport’s theatre scene limps along. A London traveler, J. A. Crain, arrived, while A. W. Ford returned from New York with luxurious goods. Woodworking hints promise earnings for boys on Saturdays. Merchants enjoyed a strong sales day with a $1000 transaction attributed to extensive advertising.
Election Next Tuesday in November Election Day Note
A brief local note mentions election day on Tuesday November 4th. The writer recalls planning to place a light in the window to honor serenaders, but after listening again suspects Aaron was the favored one based on the music heard. The tone is casual and appreciative of the musical stop.
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Aaron
Advertisement Abandoned After One Week Insertion
The advertiser requests stopping a three week running wanted ad after the first week due to a flood of applicants. It demonstrates how advertising pays in business as it drew many responses quickly and overwhelmed the inserter’s time. The item reflects the newspaper’s role in connecting buyers and sellers.
Saloon Finding Husband and a Stove Pipe Nuisance
A letter asks for the husband, who is said to be downtown in a saloon. Zebulon claims four months without a saloon, and his wife is skeptical. The Morris Herald notes a current nuisance of preparing for J. Frost to install stoves and pipes, advising a humorous method to avoid swearing during installation.
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Morris Herald and Advertiser
J. Frost
Express office misfit for life needs and croquet halls
An express office is a poor place for life necessities and business. A dry goods clerk asked for G O D envelopes, was told they are not kept there, and the boy vows not to be fooled again. Locals debate renting a public hall for croquet this winter to attract patrons and prove skilled players.
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Express
Runaway Team Checked by Gallant Merchant on Walnut
On Monday morning a runaway team dashed up Walnut street and mutilated a hay wagon tongue. The act likely would have caused more damage were it not for W. A. Stevens a veteran dry goods merchant, who seized the animals by the bit and halted their progress.
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Walnut Street
Wm. A. Stevens
Georgy Finds Hat and Aunty Bustle Jibe Echoes
A tiny boy Georgy is relieved after his mother helps locate his lost felt hat. He quips that he feared Aunty might have put it in her bustle. Rev William Aug Smith, new pastor at Court Street Methodist church, delivered an engaging sermon on Sunday about Sunday school work. In the evening another sermon urged Christians to be upright, useful and bright, and to shine like a star. An alarm of fire is now a concern as the fire season begins. citizens are urged to ensure stoves chimneys and stovepipes are safe. An oyster supper and festival at Hettinger's Hall is planned for Embury Sunday School fundraiser on Nov 5.
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Hazen & Morgan Bros
Gaiena Gazette
Brown
J. Kline
Bridge Street
Georgy
Wm. Aug. Smith
Court Street Methodist Church
Rockford
Hettinger’s Hall
Embury Sunday School
Max
Carroll County
Mt. Carroll
Stephenson County
Little Carroll
Chanticleer
Freeport
Travels of Hon C J Fry and a Lost Man in 1873
Hon C J Fry and Mr Miller of Sterling traveled in Europe for months and returned home, gaining twelve pounds. Fry plans a magazine account of his journey with stops in London Paris Venice Rome and more. A Mt Carroll man gets lost near Freeport in 1873, wandering six miles south of Freeport before being found.
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C.J. Fry
Mr. Miller
Sterling
Europe
Miller
London
Liverpool
Paris
Venice
Genoa
Rome
Florence
Constantinople
Berlin
Amsterdam
Mount Vesuvius
Geneva
Alps
Vesuvius
Fry
Mr. Crain
New York
Mr. Fry
Scare at Salem Church Parsonage Surprised Minister and Family
A Wednesday evening raid at the Salem Church parsonage saw a mixed group of men women and children enter with sacks of groceries and goods totaling about 40 dollars. A purse of 45 dollars was given to the pastor Rev Dr Byers by Miss Howard and friends as a token of esteem for his services.
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Salem Church
Miss Howard
Dr. Byers
Salem
Lecturer Dr B A Carpenter At Baileyville
In Geiger's fall on a Saturday evening Dr B A Carpenter gave a lecture to a good crowd. He spoke for about ninety minutes, with a strong voice, and showed clear mastery of Agricultural Chemistry and allied sciences. He hinted at offering a course without charge, inviting local people to support intellectual advancement.
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Baileyville
J.B
Cholera Outbreak Alarm in Monroe County Indiana
Dispatch from Bedford Indiana reports about fifteen cholera cases in Allen's Creek Polk township Monroe county last week with most deaths. Five members of one family died. The healthy reputation of the area is shocked by the sudden outbreak and public alarm ensues. A War Department general order dated the 18th grants amnesty to soldiers who desert and surrender by January 1 1874, forfeiting pay but restored to duty if they complete their enlistment.
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Bedford
Ind
Allen’s Creek
Polk Township
Monroe County
War Department
United States
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J. W. Clinton
Forreston Journal
G. L. Bennett
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Fifth Avenue Theatre
J. A. Crain
A. W. Ford
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Sarah
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Pete
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A. F. Broad
Rosenstiel
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Naimne
Neese & Auch
Unil Neese
Messrs. Auch
Wenzel & Schaad
Emil Nerse
Gro. Auch
Auch, Wenzel & Schaad
Messrs
Gro, Aueh
Gottfr Wenzel
John Schaad
Dence
Chicago Street
First National Bank
Orden
Clare Bentley
Draggi
Broadway
J.B. Rose
Denniso
Ress
Low
Messrs. A. Carlipp
Fifield & Brad Successors
A. Carlipp & Bro
Fifield
Frank W
W.W. Diontel
Scott & Wise
Bradbury and Emerson Pij
Estey, Burdett and
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W. W. Montelics
Stephenson Street
Frees
Farmer
W. W. Robey
Geo, Thompson
Frank Miller
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Mgon St
Robey, Thompson
W.S. Gray
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