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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1917
Page
4
Quincy draft board considers whether to issue a second call as 124 exemption claims are filed by 191 men who passed physical exams. Many claim dependents or criminal history. affidavits allowed within ten days. Several applicants listed include George L. Vinson and W A Hoener, among others, with reasons ranging from crime to sole support.
Health Commissioner C L Martin reports in July Quincy added 54 births and 44 deaths with 9 non residents dying in the city. War influence seen in 33 boys and 21 girls born this month. Only two disease cases, one smallpox and one typhoid, remain, with eight contagious cases noted on July 1.
The good roads committee of the Chamber of Commerce decided to pay one half the expense of filling a deep hole near the Mill Creek bridge on the Quincy Payson road. County highway engineer L. L. Boyer said repairs would begin, with local residents contributing the other half. The bridge was washed out and traffic with heavy loads was blocked until work starts.
Edward Donahue and Roy Groves, owners of a gambling house at 122 1-2 North Fifth street, likely will be re arrested today on charges of enticing minors. The raid yielded two under 21 suspects and the city chief plans charges against the building owner and agent as part of a broad crackdown.
Judge McCarl convened the August term and deferred several cases to September. Readings include People vs. Doerr and Freese and Carpenter for unlawful shooting and vagrancy, plus other assumpsit and appeal actions, with a dairy-law debt case listed for September 7.
Knights of Columbus arrange musical and prize contest entertainment for the annual outing at Highland Park on Wednesday. Quartet selections by Joe Meador Rudolph Heinz Lee Everette and Rudolph Winking. vocal solo by Mrs Rome Arnold. harp and violin. selections by Misses Martha and Va Mere Granacher.
Uniforms issued to Ninth and Tenth regiments at Camp Lowden including Company B E Quincy. State purchases outfits from private firms, not federal supply. Company E praised as best disciplined in brigade. drilled well, tents tidy, guarded camp Friday night. Captain Zoller led day shift. Lieutenant Jillison mapped camp streets and tent positions.
E P Osgood of 818 Spring street sped his car to the O K tracks near Taylor to fetch his wife from a derailed work train. The freight car blocked the line, delaying the Quincy bound passenger to 2 30 p m though scheduled for 10 10 a m. Osgood said the train was halted while workers cleared the steel laden car. J J McGraw denied any derailment report.
Edward 0. Wild, editor of The Gulf States Farmer, and Mayor Behrman of New Orleans were honorary pallbearers at James W. Reynolds’s funeral. Reynolds, New Orleans police chief, was killed by an assassin in a service described as one of the Crescent City’s largest. Knights of Columbus plan a Quincy council picnic at Highland Park, with a large turnout expected for the Thursday event featuring a basket supper. Emancipation Day celebrations continued in Quincy with Ed Duncan presiding over the second event.John Robinson circus advance man Herbert S. Maddy arrived in Quincy to arrange for the August 20 show.
Frank Haynes aged 52 of 409 Maiden Lane was struck while walking home near Twenty sixth and State streets Sunday night. The driver blamed bright headlights from another car for the blinding which caused the collision. Haynes suffered two broken ribs, extensive bruising, and internal injuries.
Samuel Hyatt announces bids for a new rest house and bandstand in Washington Square Quincy. The octagonal rest house, 37 feet in diameter, will be largely underground with a fireproof white stucco exterior and red tile roof. The bandstand will be twice as large as the old one and the project aims to complete construction urgently to honor a park valued near one million dollars.
The National Boot and Shoe Recorder highlights Theodore Hethake of Miller Helhake Shoe Co at the Illinois Retail Shoe Dealers convention in Rockford. His talk, The Present Shoe Situation and Its Future Possibilities, argues for steady prices with careful manufacturing and merchandising, not expecting major market advances.
Loraine resident R. F. Witt was fined 7.25 dollars by Judge Reardon for reckless driving after striking Traffic Policeman William Lincoln at the Sixth and Waine streets intersection on Saturday afternoon.
By a 10 to 3 vote the city council approved purchasing a street flushing machine for 5600 dollars after demonstrations over its effectiveness. Aldermen Hyatt and Markillie supported the purchase, while Ross and two others opposed citing street use limits and cost. The decision followed months of wrangling and related city reports on finances utilities and street maintenance.
Rain clouds parted over St. Josephs church on Columbus Road near Palomi for a large annual picnic. Father Reinfels and aides arranged meals and activities starting at 3 p.m. four hours of food, a county booth, and 10 aprons on display. A $1 round trip taxi service from Quincy was arranged, with many Quincyans expected to attend a large county supper under a big tent.
Elmer Langan of 1237 Jersey Street was surprised Monday night by friends for his 15th birthday anniversary. Grandmother Mrs. Mary Schwartz of Payson sent a gift. Father traveled from Omaha for the event. attendees included Albert Discon Carl Ringler Carl Antrub Carl Vohne Della Eggerson Freeda Plage Elizabeth Antrub Mary Antrub Ethel Connell and Mrs Perry Koenig.
Don Casto of Columbus Ohio, formerly of Quincy, will depart this week for war service in France as part of Princeton College 23rd United States ambulance corps now stationed in Allentown Pennsylvania. He completed studies in May to enlist and has served as Phi Sigma Chi fraternity president for two years. Twenty five Princeton men join the unit, including three of his fraternity brothers.
Illinois expects showers Tuesday and Tuesday night with generally fair and warmer conditions by Wednesday especially in the west. Missouri sees showers Tuesday with a warmer northwest portion and generally fair Wednesday. Iowa reports showers Tuesday with Wednesday turning generally fair and slightly warmer.
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