Shoot Hatch Well No 3 Prospects Never Brighter
The article notes the Hatch well No 3 has prospects that never look brighter and mentions a requirement of 60 quarts of nitroglycerin to complete the major operation successfully.
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1915
Page
4
Oil Well No. 3 Near Plymouth Shoots Debris to Boost Output
The No. 3 oil well five miles east of Plymouth was shot with 60 gallons nitroglycerin yesterday morning. After the blast, workers began cleaning the well with pumping to resume in about three days. Royal Oil and Gas Co reported pre‑shot capacity satisfactory, and officials expect output to double once the well is cleaned, with further drilling planned on the lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Royal Oil and Gas Company
G. A. Urban
Dances Resume by Quincy Married Folk Club at Arcade
Quincy community notes announce the Married Folks Dancing Club will restart dances at Arcade hall on September 9 with the John Fuelbier orchestra providing music through fall and winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcade Hall
John Fuelbier
Rev Mahle Ends Last Visit To German Methodist Church
Rev F M Mahle of Proria district superintendent of the German Methodist church visited Quincy for his final official meeting with the First German MM E church board He will leave to his Pekin conference on September 8 and is recalled as a beloved leader in the district Cast Not Fully Selected for South Side Boat Club Play The Bachelor's Club casting was only tentative at a recent meeting with a full cast to be named next Friday night and a performance date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahle
F.M. Mahle
Proria
MM. E. Church
Pekin
Quincy
South Side Boat Club
Bachelor's Club
Hannibal
Keokuk
C. H. Wood
St.Paul
St. Paul
Minn
Edward P. Allen
Charles Anderson
Bertha Anderson
Beatrice
Eagies
Caroline, McDavitt
Bluff Park
Montrose
Mary. Musselman
Halba‘ch- Schroeder’ Co
Amos L. Wilson
Oklahoma City
Okla
Fulton ‘County
Lewistown
Cunnane’s
Hampshire
Auto Chemical
No. 2
Anne P. Terrill
Vermont Street
Adams County
Oliver. Rundle
Warransburg
Henry Rundle
Colchester
Citrolax Best laxative claim from Salt Lake City ad
Citrolax touted as a cure for constipation sour stomach lazy liver and sluggish bowels promising fast relief a thorough pain free flushing and a clean wholesome system. Customer testimonials from R H Weihecht and Miller Arthur Drug Co claim no griping or after effects and high satisfaction with the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Weihecht
Salt Lake City
Utah
Miller & Arthur Drug Co
Quincy College of Music and Art Opens Sept 1
The notice lists opening for registration at Quincy College of Music and Art on September 1. It mentions W G Musselman and family returning home from Bluff Park, plus various local travel plans and small ads. Also reports legal notice of divorce suit and local travels, with local business promotions and weather vane notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy, College’ ‘of Music and Art
W.G. Musselman
Bluff Parks
Big Circus Enjoys Fine Year Despite Rainy Season
Barnum and Bailey circus reports good business across the middle west per W. L. Wilken, advance man who arrived in Quincy. He notes 65 days of rain in 72 and says a drier season could have yielded the biggest year in history. Wilken, in Quincy for the season, will promote with Schubert attractions and No. 3 advance car under George Clair, plus 27 bill posters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Middle West
W. L. Wilken
Quincy
Wilken
Interest In Tennis Title Event
NEW YORK August 27 All roads of American lawn tennis lead to Forest Hills Long Island for the national championships opener Monday at the West Side Tennis Club Grandstands for 7000 spectators have been constructed in anticipation of a record gallery of fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Forest Hills
L. I
West Side Tennis Club
Decorations for gallant conduct at Convalescence hospital
Paris reports ceremonies where 83 blinded soldiers from the front received honors. Sixty two were awarded the War Crosses, while the rest received military medals for bravery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Irish Father Thomas Burk Completes Quick College Course
The Rev Father Thomas Burk O S B of Atchison Kan a cheerful Irishman completed a six month post graduate course in two months at Gem City Business College with top grades He also served St Rose of Lima parish during his studies and plans to join St Benedictine College in Atchison to lead the commercial department His diligence friendliness and devotion earned many friends during his short stay and he leaves with honors and high regard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Burk
Atchison, Kan
Gem City Business College
Father Burk
St. Rose of ‘Lima
Father Brennan
St. Benedictine College
St.’ Benedictine
College
Father Burlé
Hannibal and Quincy Labor Day Picnic Planned
Hannibal will join Quincy for Labor Day celebrations at Baldwin park. More than a thousand Hannibal union members with families are expected to attend. The steamer G. W. Hill will bring crowds to Quincy. Final picnic arrangements to be completed next Monday. Two bands will perform, led by Band Master Emil Reinkendorff. The usual Labor Day parade will feature all local labor organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Quincy
Trades and Labor Assembly
Baldwin Park
G. W. Hill
Hannibal, Trades and Labor “Assembly
Quincy Trades and Labor Assembly
Fifth Infantry
Imperial Band
Emil Reinkendorff
Will of Chicago race track owner filed for probate
John Condon owner of multiple race tracks leaves his entire estate valued at 460000 to his widow and two children. Condon was blind for fifteen years before his death and was reputed a millionaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Condon
Condon
Sheriff Finds a Treasure Watch in Weilage Case
Sheriff Coens recovered a gold watch stolen from the Weilage home on the South Side during the alleged murder incident. Details of how the watch was landed remain undisclosed as investigations continue and pending matters develop. The sheriff indicated the find was made yesterday, but he cannot yet reveal the method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weilage
Sheriff Coens
Great German Battle Cruiser Sunk Near Riga Defeat in Baltic
German fleet from Kiel attempted landings at Pernov Bay in the Gulf of Riga to reinforce near Riga. The cruiser von Moltke and several torpedo boats were sunk as Russian and British sub forces hindered the operation. The land battle around Riga pushed the German forces back, ending their advance in the Baltic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiel ‘Canal
Pernov Bay
Gulf of Riga
von Moltke
Goeben
Black Sea
Pernoy
Riga
Offender forio Walter Snyder Arrested in Ellington Township
Walter Snyder, once mixed in county court affairs, was arrested late yesterday afternoon by Sheriff Coens and deputy Joe Lipps in Ellington Township on disturbing the peace charges. He pleaded guilty, was fined five dollars plus costs, and sentenced to the workhouse to serve the fine. Snyder previously drew attention for alleged blackmail attempts on two neighbors who paid with checks, leading to his arrest. He has long been a familiar patron of the sheriff's office and Billy Schaefer’s service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Snyder
Ellington Township
Coens
Joe Lipps
Snyder
Sheriff's’office
Billy, Schaefers
Billy
Miss Clara Grow Joins Barnum and Bailey Aerial Act
Cincinnati native Miss Clara Grow, famed for her gymnastic prizes and daring nerve, leaves domestic life to tour as an aerial artist with Barnum and Bailey. She seeks travel across the country and aims to see the world before settling down, with the circus set to perform in Quincy on September 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Grow
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Madison Square Garden
New York
Miss Grow
Cincinnati
Ohio
Siegrist’ Slybon
Aérlists
Quincy
Lincoln chautauqua set for Griggsville September 5 to 10
Griggsville Illinois residents prepare for the Lincoln chautauqua assembly to be held September 5 to 10 with a packed slate of platform artists. Day by day the program features the Craven Orchestra and Dr Willant A Canfield Alpine Singers and Yodlers William Lloyd Davis Colonial Concert Company Glenn N Merry Maude Willis Brooks and his Military band Walter R Poole Beatrice Weller Bello McBride The Gales Chicago Artists quartet Edith Strickland Moodie and Judge George D Alden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennady
Griggsville, Illy
Lincoln Chautaqua Assembly
Craven Orchestra
Willant A. Canfield
Alpine Singers
William Lloyd Davis
Colonial
Glenn N
Merry
Maude
Willis
In Brooks
Walter R. Poole
Beatrice Weller
Bello McBride
The
Gales
Chicago Artists Quartet
Edith Strickland Moodie
George D. Alden
Continued Proceedings in Mindsans Federal Case
Springfield Aug 27 Crim inal proceedings against five Mindsans charged with violating federal migratory law were continued today by U S Judge Humphrey pending a decision by the United States Supreme Court on the same question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
United States
Humphrey
Supreme Court of the United States
Auto tanen frog in front of Turner Hall
Mrs William Schmidt of Twelfth and State streets reported a Ford car stolen from in front of Turner Hall last night. The vehicle license is 60167 and police were alerted as dawn approached, with night men notified to watch for the missing car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Hall
William Schmidt
Twelfth
Urban family to travel to St Louis for vacation and inspection
G. A. Urban and his family plan a Monday departure by automobile to St. Louis for a vacation trip while Mr Urban stays behind briefly to visit in Staunton oil field on inspection duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A.urban
St. Louis
Mr. Urban
Staunton Oil Field
Divorce Judgment in Johnson Case Cites $28 Award
Mrs. Arthur Johnson won a judgment of $28 from Justice E J Bonney in a contested divorce case. The dispute centered on a contract for monthly support, with July paid and August disputed. the court allowed $28 after deducting $12 for child care from the August obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Johnson
E. J.bonney
Johnson
Bonney
Cargo Vessels at a Premium Rise in Steamship Values
London reports steamship values have soared in recent months with many fortunes made by owners of ocean going vessels. Second hand steamships fetch prices far above their construction costs as buyers seek shares in these ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Clubs Hit by the War in London
London clubs face financial strain as war reduces membership and revenue from wine and intoxicants. Hotels and several leading clubs are rumored to merge to avoid collapse, with many clubs badly hit and considering cost-saving measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rifle Club
Quincy: Rifle ‘Club
Camp Prentiss
John Carroll
H.C. Johnson
Charley Chaplin
Quincy Theatre Foday
Barnum
Bailey
Atchison
Hippodrome
Terry Produce and Seed Co
Hampshire St
Coens and Lipps
Lincoln
A. Johnson
Justice Bonney
Es Parker
Balsari
Druryists
Quincy Gas, Electric & Heating CO
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