Portable classroom domes ordered for Dewey school
The board of education ordered two portable one room schoolhouses from Armstrong of Ithaca New York at 1370 each with freight and erection included to serve 80 pupils at Dewey. They are preassembled sections arriving for September 6 opening and can be moved later to other districts if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Chaney
Clyde Sears
Board of Education
Armstrong Company
Ithaca
New York
Sears
Quincy
Dewees
Kieiee Road
Three Defendants Sentenced in County Court Friday
Three defendants drew sentences in the county court Friday morning. Charles Vincent received six months in the work house for child abandonment. James Ryan was ordered to jail until he pays £6. Nellie Hughes was fined 19 and costs for disorderly conduct and sent to the workhouse to serve it out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Vincent
James Ryan
Nellie Hughes
Ryan
Wircan
Vinson
Woodland
Poth Fatha
Revowel Revan
Nellie Hickes
Coens
May Locke
Park Meetings Set With Two Ministers Sunday
Rev. James C. Nirkpatrick of Grace Methodist to speak at Riverview park at 4 o clock Sunday afternoon. Rev. TV.OW. Frineblood of United Brethren will headline the South park gathering at the same hour.
No Blame Fixed for Burchheld Death
Coroner's inquest returns verdict that William Burchfield died after contact with an electrically charged wire attached to a street arc lamp. Witnesses describe the fatal shock on Second and State streets and the subsequent discovery by Clarence Hogge and others. Funeral plans set to take the body to Maywood, Missouri, with widow and two children noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Burchfield
Kentucky Street
State
Quincy
Rose Townsend
Wlogge
State Street
Miss Townsend
Mr. Gurchfield
Ian
Clarence Hogge
William Burehfield
Thomas Ramey
Burehfield
Second and
Albert Duker
J. H. Paule
L. F. George
Better Service Planned for Payson Rural Route
Washington considers a plan to have a star route carrier meet the Wabash train at Fall Creek about 5:30 p.m. and return to Payson to deliver mail to rural routes that morning. Previously merchants faced a one day delay as mail waited until the next day. The change aims to give Quincy merchants near Payson faster service, with Fall Creek trips aligning closer to early trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Carrier
Fall Creek
Payson
Postal Department
Washington
Pall Creek
Payson Mail
Quincy
Tom Burrows Wins Tight Golf Match at Country Club
Tom Burrows defeated Boyd Castle 1 up after 21 holes in a closely fought match at the Country Club this season. The contest extended to extra holes on the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth as both players tired late. Friday marks the final day for first-round play in the three flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Burrows
Boyd Castle
Gem City College Hosts Giant Watermelon Opening
A 56 pound watermelon inscribed For D L Musselman from D H D Greer Bertrand Mo arrived at Gem City Business College. The fruit sparked a faculty gathering with former and current school leaders as honored guests and a playful recounting of a past watermelon eating contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gem City Business College
D. L. Musselman
D. H. D. Greer
Bertrand
Behrensmeyer
The
Somme
Monroe dye color plant rises west of Riverview park
Framework for the Monroe dye color plant warehouse stands 30 by 100 feet west of Riverview park as workers finish the second unit of a six building complex. H A cid house almost ready for machinery from the factory and two boilers arrive for immediate installation. Buildings sit amid green corn. in under three months the site aims to become a leading U S dye materials producer, second in the nation after Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Riverview Park
United States
Buffalo
Trail route dispute due to road grader use near Augusta Plymouth
Officials of the Cannon Ball trail threaten to alter the Augusta to Plymouth route and possibly the Eubanks to Coatsburg stretch amid protests from residents. They blame local road users for damage from a large road grader and push for a road drag to restore smooth surfaces for summer travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Plymouth
Eubanks
Coatsburg
Augusta-Plymouth
Maromile
Lowden Would Cut Expenses in Illinois Gubernatorial Bid
Camp Point delegation joins Quincy crowd as Republican candidate Frank Lowden promises to curb state costs. He attacks expanding departments, urges abolition or consolidation to ten agencies, proposes a finance department with a dedicated comptroller, and warns of a future burden on children. He also touches on national issues while rallying Republican support in Washington Park and at the Soldiers Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lowden
Quincy
Illinois
Washington Park
Lowden
Col. Lowden
Charles H. Cottrell
Republican Central Committee
Col. Lowaen
Republican Party
Newcomb
Camp Point
Lowdon
Eighth
State Streets
Tiiinvis
W. O .Farlow
W. O. Farlow
Augusta
Mr. Farlow
Chicago
City
Farlow
Col
Frank O. Lowden
Adams County graduates 400 pupils in big ceremony
More than 400 pupils and teachers will parade from Adams High School to Bailey Park for graduation ceremonies in the chautauqua auditorium. 245 eighth graders and 160 seventh graders prepare to receive diplomas as Judge Lyman McCarl and C. M. Gill address the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Institute
Camp Point
Adams County
Chautauqua
Bailey Park
High School
J. L. Thomas
Quincy
Steiner
Golden Band
Adams County Farmers Institute
H. D. Rusk
A. J. Winters
J R. Malloch
Picnic Draws Eight Hundred at Coatsburg German Lutheran Church
Eight hundred persons attended the annual picnic of the German Lutheran Church of Coatsburg in Lawless Grove. The Colden Merchants' band led by Prof J Po Hunsicker provided music for years. A baseball game saw Coatsboro beat Columbus 14 to 11 with Frank Miller of St Louis Cardinals on Columbus. Women served a fried chicken supper and organizers expect a financial success.
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Coatsburg
Lawless Grove
Colden Merchants’ Band
J. Po Hunsicker
Coatsburge
Columbus
Coatsboro
Frank Miller
St. Louis Cardinals
Arrangements for Banquet at South Side Boat Club
Members held a regular meeting Friday night to plan a stag banquet for regatta committees and participants held last Sunday in the clubhouse August 25. Carl Bucher and Carl Luthin will perform a surprise stunt amid laughs. Steam heating work starts immediately with other clubhouse improvements planned for winter. The four oared crew trained Friday night for a meet with North Side Boat Club. date for the inter club regatta likely set for the first or second Sunday in September.
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South Side Boat Club
Carl Bucher
Carl Luthin
North Side Boat Club
One More Case of Infantile Paralysis
Commissioner W T Gross Priday established a quarantine for infantile paralysis at the home of Mr and Mrs Al Wad die 3218 South Eleventh Street where their daughter Marjorie aged 164 months is suspected. The household became ill Wednesday and showed symptoms of infantile paralysis. The case was reported to the state board of health and orders to quarantine the house and locate exposures for observation were issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T Gross Priday
Gr AL Waddie
South Eleventh Street
Marjorie
Fragmentary Classified Notice Mix From Aged OCR
The unreadable OCR fragment shows job ads and notices including a possible recruitment for an assistant, a call for responses at a Galney or Qalney Hotel, and rent listings. It contains inconsistent names, stray numbers, and garbled phrases, with a request to call on Sunday or evenings and references to a writer or secretary typewriter experience.
Road repairs and open bridge aid Quincy traffic
Taylor Road overseer Whitaker reports a force filling washed-out spots and leveling the Taylor Quincy road to first-class condition. The long-closed bridge is now open and traffic between Quincy Taylor and Palmyra is uninterrupted.
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Taylor Road
Cicero Whitaker
Taylor-Quincy Highway
Whitaker
Quincy
Taylor
Palmyra
New Discovery Promises Soothing Pine Balsam Heals Passages
Marketed as a remedy from 40 years of use, the product claims to soothe irritated air passages and heal raw spots with pine balsam and tar. It is promoted as calming the cough and aiding natural sleep while offering general relief in a health context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ring
Muse
Coughlie Tir King
Gathie
Wilk Ordinance Gcn Approval Targets City Milk Supply Rules
An ordinance to regulate handling of the city milk supply gains approval from the civ council ordinance committee after a 2 PM meeting. It sets licensing for dairies and milk houses, sanitary standards, and delivery in kettles to ensure milk safety for consumers.
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Civ Council
Trunram
Civ
Inehram
Dy Klein
Schanz, Rexe
Roeter
Campaign talk on Adams tuberculosis sanatorium plan
W D Thurber assistant secretary of the Illinois Association for the Traven tion of Tuberculosis will meet Adams County Anti tubercular committee at Hotel Quincy at 2 30 this afternoon. They will discuss launching an educational drive to educate residents on the need for a county tuberculosis hospital and the November vote on a tax to fund it. Funds would go to the Theresa Woscoul Memorial fund of over 25100 to support the hospital project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Thurber
Illinois Association For the Travention of Tuberculosis
Carney
Adams County
RhapGsitiier
Theresa Woscoult
Church League Picnic At Meador In Mendon Aug 19
Luther League of the Meador Lutheran church held its annual picnic at Farcow's Grove. About 30 to 50 people attended as dialogs and recitations shared the program. The married men claimed bragging rights in the faceball game and the event featured shade and a cool breeze. Rev. Mr. Lindaman presided with AL G Pransen in charge of refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendon
Luther League of the Lutheran Church of Meador
Farcow
Efternoon Prestam
Lindaman
AL. G. Pransen
Weather outlook with fair conditions and cool nights
Generally fair pattern with a high Saturday near seasonal norms. Temperatures dip into cooler range Saturday night into Sunday with increasing clouds and possible light showers northwest of central Iowa. Winds shift and temperatures hover at or below normal by Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becal
River Bulletin Report On Warsaw Toeeisian Falls
River bulletin notes a noticeable fall in Warsaw Toeeisian water levels after heavy rains. Officials report steady flow but warn of localized flooding along low-lying banks. Community centers advise precautions and monitor weather updates.
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Charles Vinson
Abe Martin
Hughes
Burchheld
W. H. Hogge
Excelsior Stove and Manufacturing Company
Burchfield
South Side
Clarence
Mr. Burchfield
Street Railway
Police Department
Corper Talley
Missouri
Ambrose Gary
Sulphur
Okla
Foley
Miller and Arthur Drug Co
J. D. McMurray
McMurray
Cook
Thomas Quartet
John Grisby
Institute
German Lutheran Church
VERE
Operatiya Capital
Valio
Qalney Hotel
Mettoskey
Ron Wed
S23
Bark
Etocet
Ny Woods
Chamber of Commerce
Paul Willis
Commercial Association of
Waukegan
Harvey
J3urton Montgomery
Barstow
Cal
Chester Poling
Lake Delavan
Wis
Cora Montgomery
Chicage
William I. Thompson
Bowen
Twentieth
Maine Streets
G. A. Bauman
Thompson
Joseph Hollenbeck
Frank Nauber
Court of Justice of the Peace
E. J. Bonney
Occidental
Hampshire Street
Keokuk
Reokuk
Dubuque
St. Louis
Ladies’ Aid
Thomas More
St. Joseph Youngs Men's Society
St. Bormface Ciitch
Senets
Oae
Arthur Muehlenfeld
Wilk
Church League OF Men
River Bulletin
Warsaw
Hayes Va
Ivy St Paul
See
Davenport
AK Quainey
Hare
Bal St. Lens Au
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