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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1871
Page
4
The Stephenson County old settlers gathered at Cedarville last Wednesday in a large meeting. The report of the secretary has not arrived for publication. Editorial notes mention shifts in local sentiment, with talk of changes and a new saloon replacing a former focus.
Mr. Oliver P McCool will declare this Wednesday evening before the Social and Literary Society in the lecture room of the Second Mr H uG hurth. Subject Motives. There will be other literary exercises and an address by Mr Thomas V Sweetr All are cordially invited. It is reported Horace Greeley clashed with a Texan editor over tobacco culture and tin foil early spring.
Readers are urged to attend the Farmers Fair and dinner hosted by the Damageus and Cedarville Farmers Clubs in Cedarville on the 20th instant. No gate or entrance fees. The clubs are praised for their positive work in local neighborhoods and the hope is for farmer clubs to be organized in every county locality.
Honorable Turner of Chicago attends the September Circuit Court in this city. Judge Brown opens the term. Major Hawk the county clerk appears in a celebrated portrait. Editors Gann and Avery visit. C L Currier of American Insurance Co Chicago and Judge Purinton return from Portland. Chicago visitors McClure and Dr Kingsley linked to local affairs. Freeport residents explore ties to Chicago while local officials and veterans from Winslow rejoin proceedings.
A noon incident on Stephenson Street saw a double team frighten a horse belonging to Mr Pratt. The horse bolted down the street at speed, culminating in two gueshups as the general result.
Racine and Freeport prepare for a boy's firemen's tournament with a $300 prize. Multiple engine firms announce intentions to attend, promising a lively display. County fair crowds grow as towns look forward to a standout event in the county.
A notice offers a valuable tobacco culture treatise from Orange Judd Co New York for one dollar and cites a practical example of good culture including a cheap tobacco drying house. It also reports Messrs Schofield and Munn laying a tarred wooden gas main on Carrol street with completion promised by Saturday night and claims it to be cheaper and more durable than iron mains.
Information indicates two Rockford fire companies, two Beloit teams, one Milwaukee unit, one Racine company, one Monroe crew, and a Clinton hose company will attend Freeport’s Firemen's Tournament on September 13 and 14. Additional squads are expected, making the event possibly the grandest ever seen in the city.
A local man suffered a severe hand injury followed by venomous infection, prompting advice from eminent foreign physicians who recommended amputation as his only chance of survival. A Fort Freport doctor disagreed and preserved both life and limb, highlighting regional surgical talent.
The Stephenson County Agricultural Society reports preparations for a larger fall exhibition starting September 12. Grounds improvements include new pig pens an amphitheatre for 700 with shaded seating, arranged hearths for vendors and a level track. A band will provide music and reduced price transport will be offered. races and a grand fire department exhibition are planned.
A contractor employed in distributing provisions for Indians is accused of overcharging, charging five pounds of beef per day at fifty cents per pound. The per diem expense highlights a heavy board bill paid for red skin workers, illustrating auditor-like concerns about spending.
Mr B W Root a Sherbro Island native spoke at Freeport on manners, customs, religion, and superstition of his homeland. He graduates Knox College and aims to return as a missionary, noting Africans’ knowledge of God despite heathen practices and acknowledging slavery’s distant roots. His talk impressed the audience with clarity and character.
J. B. Guilford, after nearly five years with the Oneida Dispatch, will retire to buy an interest in a Republican paper in Illinois. The Utica Herald praises his leadership, noting the paper’s strong local coverage, lively editorials, and high circulation.
James B Guilford, longtime editor of the Madison county Dispatch, resigns after nearly five years to pursue a new field of operations in the West. His leadership helped enlarge the Dispatch and grow its circulation to rival major papers, earning praise from colleagues who wish him well.
A Wednesday evening farewell at the residence of J A Frost in Oneida witnesses about twenty friends surprise departing Mr Guilford. Hon L C Kisham presents a gold watch on behalf of the Dispatch employees and friends, praising his public and private service. Guilford expresses gratitude, recalling memories formed in Oneida as he prepares to move west. Refreshments follow the presentation in a warm community sendoff from Oneida Dispatch staff.
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