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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1917

Page

9

Welling Family Suffering Typhoid Fever Amid Local News

Local tidings report Mr and Mrs Ernie Welling and child ill with typhoid fever. J W Nicholson Mrs Nicholson and L D Worley depart for extended western trip. Church service drew large patriotic audience, a flag presented to soldier boys by veteran John Grimen, and new testaments given to each young man. Alta Corey to attend Culver Stockton College. William Wollbracht Co build seed house for clover seed trade. A G Garard moves to Diana McAdams property. Mrs George Castro visiting. German picnic near Moliring's grove drew big crowd. William Keim buying Amanda Shephard residence, moving September 1. Prof S F Hall to lead Lima school next year.

Ernie Welling J. W. Nicholson Misa Alta Corey Culver- Stockton College Canton William Wollbracht

Lewis County Exemption Board Certifies 25 for War Service

Twenty five men were certified by the Lewis county exemption board as fit for military service on physical grounds and not exempted for other reasons. The group, drawn from the first seventy called, will join the county quota unless later exempted by the district board, and includes James Earl Lillard Ewing Elmer Lee Case Lewistown James F Thrasher Lewistown Riley Tapscott Lewistown Milton A Taylor LaBelle John Bradshaw Maywood Sherwood P Waledeman LaBelle Kelly Tolbert Canton Louis Elmer Shoup Williamstown John S Abell Durham Joe B Hardin Canton Hurley English Williamstown Chester C Williams Lewistown Elbert A Jennings Durham J Leslie Sublet Ewing James O Lewis Canton Joseph F Howell Canton Alex F Stephenson Ewing Frank F Rudd Lewistown Robert L Stokely Tolona Sanford E West LaBelle Pearl Anderson Monticello Ralph W Stork Canton Grover Job Canton.

Lewis County James Earl Lillard Ewing Elmer Lee Case Lewistown James F. Thrasher Riley Tapscott Milton A. Taylor LaBelle John Bradshaw Maywood Sherwood P. Waledeman Kelly Tolbert Canton Louis Elmer Shoup Williamstown John S. Abell Durham Joe B. Hardin Hurley English Chester C. Williams Elbert A. Jennings J. Leslie Sublet James O. Lewis Joseph F. Howell Alex F. Stephenson Frank F. Rudd Robert L. Stokely Tolona Sanford E. West Pearl Anderson Monticello Ralph W. Stork Grover Job

Local residents visit kin and attend fairs and events

LA BELLE and surrounding area residents travel for family visits and attend social happenings. J O Sanderson and family return from Fulton with Mrs Sanderson. Dr J K Musgrove’s sister Misa Anna of Winchester, Mo is near death. W T Mitchell visits Riverton Wyoming. out of town guests attend basket dinner in town from Quincy Ewing Lewis town Bunker Hill and Green Castle hosts guests. Misses Agnes Byers Clara Quail EKilste Snyder Edna Roberts Pete Taylor travel to Memphis for the fair. Coker Doran of Cheyenne visits Grant Doran family. Ben Jones goes to Green City for the fair. P J Sandknap from Edina in town.

J.O. Sanderson Robert Sanderson Shelbyville Stewart Little Son J. Rogers Farrar Quincy John Wallace Ewing Jease Brightwell Lewistown Julius Lay Guy Bowles Tompkins Bunker Itill

Threshing near Augusta reports high yields and prices

The Augusta area threshing is nearly finished with the best prices and yields in years. Crops show corn prospects at an all time high. E Hoyt of Pittsburg Kansas is mentioned in connection with the report.

Augusta

Local Social Ties Highlight Weekend Plans

Friday to Monday travels with his brother J S Hoyt, and Mrs Josephine Cooper led Camp Point chautauqua attendance by Bertha and Edith Winters Grace Young Maude Ogden. Cora Custer on Macount business, Helen Younts with Hamilton relatives, Ollie Fahye to Boston for G A R encampment, Gene Steinbarger in Quincy on business. O F Hughbanks of Plymouth shopped Augusta, Lewis Graham and son Lawrence visiting Hort on Kan. Eva Robison week with La Fayette friends. John Roberts called to Clarksburg W Va due to mother illness.

J. S. Hoyt Josephine Cooper Bertha Edith Winters Grace Young Maude Ogden Camp Point Hhautauqua Quincy O. F. Hughbanks Plymouth Augusta Lewis Graham Lawrence Horton Kan Eva Robison la Fayette Ind John Roberts Clarksburg W. Va

Local notes and church news from town and region

Frastus Bradshaw from Men don. Emmett Bradshaw leased the club house farm. J o H Stkes of Springfield visited town. L H Kennedy, a business visitor in Quincy. Burton Grayleaf for Montana. G W Loy recovering from injuries. Grovenor Sprague rejected by the loreal board. Nazarenes closed a successful three weeks meeting Sunday night. Mrs Sgt Hull of 1505 North 5th vindicating relatives nearby. Illinois roller mill machinery arriving and being installed. William Dorgan of Middletown in town Friday. Methodists begin rebuilding their church at 2500 cost. Nazarenes raised 1500 for new church. James Musgrove from Bavils Tuesday.

Frastus Bradshaw Mendon Emmett Bradshaw J O H. Stkes Springfield L. H. Kenndy Quincy Burton Graylef Montana G. W. Loy Grovenor Sprague Hlinois William Dorgan Middletown Methodists Nazareneg James Musgrove

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