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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1915
Page
10
Winter weather persists in Edmen Missouri. The sick are not improving. Mrs D S Sharp returns from Hannibal after treatments. A country wedding occurred with Miss Alta Mayes and Mr Homer Pope. Local show featured corn prizes won by Frank Darrell and others. Community news covers travel, visits, a deer ridge oyster supper postponed due to rain, and updates on illness and household moves.
Deer Ridge reports a baby born to Clarence and wife and another girl arrival at Charles Archer’s and Bud Miller’s. Families visit from Lewistown and Oklahoma. oyster supper draws crowds but travel hampered by rain. Local accidents, health worries, and numerous visits from relatives mark a busy week. hog shipments reach 5 50? per hundred and corn yields average about 60 bushels.
Dr. R E Wilson and family returned from St Louis after Thanksgiving stay. Mrs Albert Leavengood visited Rutledge with her son Guy. Miss Hazel Primrose spent break with grandmother Mrs Carter near Steffenville. Elmer Brown returned home near Ewing after visiting relatives in and near La Belle. Ralph Nicol of Edina spent Saturday night in La Belle. Lola Snyder of Ewing visited her parents Mr and Mrs Harry Naylor. Two children returned from a short visit with Haley Barton near Lewistown. Mrs Randall and her little daughter of Bowen Ill visit sister Mrs John Nichols. Clara Quail went to Knox City Monday to visit niece Mrs D H Thompson. Will White and wife spent the latter day in town.
Contralto Augusta Meeker of Chicago will give a concert at the Crystal Theatre Friday night December 3. The performance offers urban cultural entertainment and an opportunity to hear a renowned singer while she is visiting Mrs. H D Thompson and Miss Mable Hight.
Dodge City residents and visitors share Thanksgiving week activities. Ruth Madison visited Mrs Mary Hoskins while a postponed Thanksgiving program drew a full house Saturday with a fine musical program. Lela and Lena McCarl visited relatives in town. Wayne Fusselman sustains a broken wrist in a car kick incident. Ben Collins and family from Quincy holidayed with relatives. Mrs C B Monroe of Oklahoma visits her mother. Florence Bonifield of Barry visited cousin Dolly Wagg. Grace Lacy returns home after months in the Messinger office. Dr George Lytle and wife of Tallula join Thanksgiving dinner with Frank Waters. Elsie Hendricks and Mrs Collins spend time with Fusselman relatives in Richfield. Prof Warner’s mother from Payson visited last week. William Dye and wife return from a week in St Louis with Mrs Dye’s sister.
Meredosia Illinois hosts relatives and friends for Thanksgiving and weekend visits. Visitors include Mrs John Rugan and children from Winchester, S Post from Jacksonville with Mr and Mrs Charles Thomason, and families of Benton and Beardstown. Local departures include Dr J H McIntosh heading to Chicago and Mr and Mrs George Hearner planning to move to Beardstown.
Payson residents share Thanksgiving greetings with friends in Paloma Quincy and Golden. Bertha McKenzie from St. Louis arrives to spend winter with J A McKenzie. Miss Josephine Thompson joined Mays Powell wedding attendants in Quincy. Mrs A P Edmonds improving after illness. Bernice Wright and Florence Howard visit Quincy. Robert Hood and Willis McCrory hosts in Quincy. Margaret Elliott travels from Golden to Thanksgiving with Elliott family.
Public notice states that under a 1915 circuit court decree in Adams County Illinois a master will sell on December 23 1915 at 1 PM the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 21 in Beverly town excluding portions described by plat and bounds. Sale is to cash at the Beverly residence. The action is Robertson v Robertson No 3507. Edward P. Allen master in chancery and Frank J. Penick solicitor signed.
Under a decree of the Circuit Court of Adams County Illinois in October 1915 a master in chancery will on December 24 1915 auction the Quincy property described as Lot 8 Block 16 and south 38 feet of Lot 13 Block 16 in the original town now City of Quincy Adams County Illinois free of encumbrances and 1915 taxes.
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