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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1872
Page
4
Weather turns cool as summer ends and fall fairs approach. Rain in August reduced prairie chicken crops while city printers seek fall work. Matilda Fletcher headlines at the Opera House September 10 as other city happenings unfold.
Our good looking and good natured friend Mr Peter Wawner is in town on a short sojourn and will return to the national capital in about a week. Mr Page of the American Insurance Company Chicago visited last week at Mr Sumner's and called.
The Old Settlers meeting at Cedarville drew over five hundred attendees with high spirits. Local merchants are importing fall stock, forecasts include fresh goods, and Hon. John A. Clark of Kansas visited town. Campaign efforts praise the Furxvour Journal and Stump speaker C. Burchard drew large crowds in Milledgeville, Carroll county. The Sattsburgh line pledges delegates to the Soldiers' National Convention in Pittsburgh on September 17 for 18.75 dollars round trip. Burglars struck Alderman Osler’s home and another residence, stealing valuables before fleeing, with minimal cash on hand reported.
The Executive Board resolved to offer the same premiums for work horses as for roadsters andto secure at least three military companies for the fair. Plans include a good speaker, remodeled buildings for exhibitors, and a major bird and animal display. Community aid requested to ensure grand success. Also notes Dolly Varden Conventions results, selects candidates for state offices, and reports the suicide of Rev G M Jenks in Centerville Iowa, once pastor in Apple River, Ill.
Matilda Sletcher will address Freeport citizens on Tuesday evening September 10 on Grant and his Introducers. C W Frome of Freeport, near Willow Slough, has produced 100 pounds of opium from one acre of poppies this year, proving soil and climate favorable to the Chinese poppy. Messrs Case and Bunn visited the Sugar Factory. R Rosenstiel owns it and is pleased with the machinery. L K Scofield and family return from a two week tour to Reedsburg Baraboo and Devils Lake Wisconsin, report a pleasant trip and weight gain. In Dixon a convention nominated George P Jacobs of Oregon for State Senator with S Rice of Ogle and Charles Dement of Lee for Representatives. Freeport public schools opened under Superintendent C C Snyder. first day attendance across departments totaled 1,115. Farmers say the corn crop mostly escaped frost danger though many soft ears remain. full securing in 7 to 10 days.
William Schaffer of New York and former Chicago resident, who lost his property in October, drowned himself in Jersey City last week. At a seaside hotel a day or two ago a Greeley man was noted among guests. Burglars raided Mr. Furst on Pleasant Street Monday night but woke the inmates with their noise.
Sunday School meeting announced for Tuesday evening with G. L. Wiley and LL Linebarger delivering addresses to Sunday School scholars and workers. H Crews and A Mones noted as speakers for church drones. Secretary of the Union Agricultural Society thanks the group for a complimentary to the Warren Annual Fair set for September 17 to 20. News notes nineteen youths leaving Freeport within two weeks for schools and colleges, along with a mention of Trumball in Maine and a curious phrase about a bhoomy cercasin and Lyman incident.
A carriage accident near Mr H Goodrich's in Lotand last Saturday killed Mrs White, 53, of Arkansas. Dr L O White, former U S Marshal and now mayor of Van Buren Arkansas, guided the group. Mrs White, known for charity, died after hours of unconsciousness. A thirteen year old boy was injured but survived. The team dragged the carriage to a hitching post and ran four to five miles before stopping. Funeral held in Polo. husband and son mourn. Other notes: Grant lead in Brown's Corn Planter Works vote. Chicago Inter Ocean claims subscribers from Tribune.
Matilda Fletcher will deliver an address at Wilcoxon Opera House on Tuesday evening September 10. The speech titled Grant and his Troducers promises a lively call to attend with and urging all ladies to turn out.
Two historic items describe a fatal train accident near Fulton Iowa where Clark Wells died after being struck by Western Union cars at night. An inquest named a coroner’s jury with testimony on Wells’s identity, age, and intoxication. The second item covers the Seventh Annual Sabbath School Convention at Freeport with President J R Lemon and a long list of township vice presidents and delegates, reporting on the field, seed, and harvest efforts.
The article notes unusually hot summer periods and quotes Professor Tacchini attributing the heat to the sun emitting large amounts of magnesium gas from a portion of its surface, signaling a solar weather explanation for the heat.
Mr Thomas Goodhue of this city spoke at McConnells Circle also known as Bob Town. Captain Crane found his team damaged at the tavern of widow Ault along with another young man’s buggy. Vile mischief wrought extensive cuts and holes causing over $50 in damage. The act, blamed on no one in particular, drew strong condemnation.
The excerpt notes a yearly gathering of Sunday School workers with a cheering portrayal of seed sowing and thanks to Freeport friends and the Salon congregation for hospitality. Despite small meetings, a good spirit prevailed and hopes for much benefit from the event.
The Kent Sunday School Co held its convention in Kent with both old and new schools represented. Attendance averaged 58 at the U B Church and 87 at Lutheran. Talks by Beidler Winslow Lemon Pelton Peck and others addressed parent duties and Sunday school interest. Music by Pomeroy and Moist accompanied opening and closing exercises.
The Sunday School Convention at Evangelic Lutheran Church in Loran on August 25 1872 drew large crowds from town and nearby areas. The program covered devotional exercises reports from schools and topics on field work and seed preparation with discussion and interest. Also noted is the Winnebago County Fair in Rockford September 10 to 13 with Robert Collyer delivering the address and a Baby Show as a highlight.
The Drunkard, performed by the home company at Wilcoxon Opera House Monday night, drew a large appreciative audience. Stars Mellinger Taggart Shaffer Hay Pattison received warm applause for fine performances and improved the Young American Band funds.
The September term of the Circuit Court opened Monday before Judge Brown. The docket lists about 68 chance cases, 809 law cases, and around 20 criminal cases. A notable CR case involves John Lat Thompson for the killing of Frank W. at the Western Union depot on June 7. Also reported is the accident of Mie Hoover, a Milwaukee visitor, who fell on a moving train at the depot. his right arm was amputated below the elbow. The patient is reported out of danger.
Thirty one subscribers in Hartford County Kansas are expected to vote for Grant. The Tribune’s influence is noted as exerting pressure on local voters.
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