The Class of 1904

The November 1904 Polaris

Scans courtesy of Bob Jones, from his mother's collection. Hilda Marie Schilling, after graduating from FHS in 1906, attended the Art Institute of Chicago. She married Wyatt J. Jones, and they had four children. Bob Jones, their youngest child, scanned his mother's Polarises. In 1903-04, The Polaris was also the name of the monthly newspaper, picured above. This is the earliest Polaris.

The Class of 1904

Helen Adamson, married Mr. Birr, St. Louis, Missouri.

Josephine Baadte, Freeport.

Margaret Baldwin, teacher, Freeport.

Alfred or Fred Becker, St. Louis, Missouri.

Edna Becker.

Edith Bengston, Freeport.

Sara or Sarah Bengston, Chicago Training School for Nurses, Chicago.

Florence Best, married Mr. Breyman, Kent, Illinois.

Harry Bickenbach, State Bank of Freeport.

Stella Blackman.

Hattie Branen, married Mr. Munson, Freeport.

Lena Brockmeier, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Fred Brockmeier, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Viro Chapman, bookkeeper, Freeport.

Bessie Cochran, married Mr. Stephan, Freeport.

George Daniels, teacher, State Normal, Minnesota.

Susie Diefenthaler, teacher, Freeport.

Florence Donohue, stenographer, Freeport.

Stella Eells, Freeport.

Paul Fair, taxidermist, Raton, New Mexico.

Margaret Fox, married Mr. Becker, St. Louis, Missouri.

Eva Ernst, married Mr. Garner.

Florence Grattelo, Freeport.

Nellie Hanley, secretary, J. R. Cowley, Washington, D.C.

Dora Hermsmeier, married Mr. Hutchinson, Wheeler, Indiana.

Emma Hermsmeier,

Mabel Hill, State Bank of Freeport

Margaret Hill, married Mr. Stark.

Lee Knecht, married Mr. Haynes, Danville, Illinois.

Meta Kochsmeier, Freeport.

Graice Laible.

Eleanor Lamb, Ridott.

Ruth Lapp, teacher, Bellingham, Washington

Elta Parks, Freeport.

Gertrude Popke.

Florence Prince, Freeport.

Alice Priscilla Riner, married Mr. Fair, Raton, New Mexico.

Pearl Ryan.

Irene Shaw, married Mr. Williams, Freeport.

Florence Snow, married Mr. Snyder, Colorado.

Iva Swingley, music teacher, Freeport.

Helen Taggart, teacher, Alabama.

Myrtle Ulrich, stenographer, Freeport.

Florence Voight,

Grace Wareham, stenographer, H. A. Hillmer Co., Freeport.

Vivian Weinhold, married Mr. Gleason, Freeport.

Florence Whiteside, married Mr. Best, Freeport.

George Witte, Freeport.

Freeport's Winning Football Team of 1904.

Back row: Gleason, Holmes, Wagner, Vautsmeier, Angle, McCool, Chapman, Nolting.
Middle row: Goddard, Wheeler, Patton, Erwin, Schmelze, M. Rigney, S. Rigney.
Front row: Voss, Clarmont.

Freeport won the game 6-5. Apparently touchdowns were worth 5 points then. Freeport made their extra point. The game was called 5 minutes early because Mt. Morris had to catch a train home.

The Christmas issue of the Polaris, 1904.

There are more scans from Bob Jones on the 1906 page. My scans of the June 1905 issue are on the 1905 page.

Card postmarked 1904 showing the dam and bridge at W. W. Krape's Globe Park, later named Krape Park.

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