Govert Divorce Victory in Cook County Court
Agnes W. Govert won a final decree of divorce from George W. Govert of Quincy for desertion. Judge Charles W. Thompson granted custody of their son to Agnes until June 15, 1917, after which custody shifts to the father for one year. The decree awards Agnes $10,300 outright and assigns the boy’s education and clothing costs to the father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dispatches
Charles W. Thompson
Cook County Circuit Court
Agnes W. Govert
George W. Govert
Quincy
Frank W. Penick
Govert
Cook County
Hannibal
Govert and Lancaster
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Promises Quick Croup Relief
A Miller and Arthur Drug Co advertisement urges mothers to keep Foley's Honey and Tar Compound at home for immediate use against croup. It features a testimonial from Bro Chas Reitz of Allen's Mills PA praising the remedy's ability to prevent doctor visits, ease hoarse coughs, and restore quiet sleep in children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Chas. Reitz
Allen’s Mills
Property Transfers in Williard Keyes Addition and 13th Township
Annie L Johnson and others transfer to Emily J Schallenbs the east 40 feet of lot 6 block 39 Williard Keyes addition Quincy for 2000 dollars. Leslie and Stella Reid transfer to Steven G Lawless all of swi4 of section 13 township 23 range 6 west containing 120 acres for 6500 dollars.
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Annie L. Johnson Et al
Emily J. Schallenbs
Williard Keyes
Quincy
Leslie and
Stella
Reid
Steven G. Lawless
Trepoff Sets Policy After Duma Opening
London dispatch reports Premier Trepoff in Petrograd reiterates Russia will prosecute the war to victory. Reuters notes the new premier outlines this stance at the duma opening in Petrograd.
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London
Alexander Trepoff
Petrograd
Reuter
Russia
No Vespers Today at Y M C A and Local Notices
Quincy brief notes report no vesper services at the Y M C A this afternoon though the building remains open for rest between tabernacle meetings. Other items include Henry F Geers opening a Fourth and Lind street branch, Miss Fannie Blatter receiving a Florida lemon, two women taking state civil examinations, William L Busby joining a Waterloo tour, a city water works interest payment plan, Judge Reardon’s November report, Nick Korn’s boats located, a horse and buggy theft report, pumping plant repairs at Lima Lake, a small fire at Chad dock Boys' school injuring a firefighter, a broken Ware Wayland store front window, and related local notes.
Lamy Brothers Visiting Here From Beaumont Tour Fame
Lamy Brothers actors Carl Maurice Arthur and Eddie visit Dallas with mother Mrs Helen Lamy after a 15 week Beaumont Texas tour. Carl heads to Chicago to arrange winter bookings as the act nears a noted state fair run and border service guest appeal. Eddie, the flyer, missed only two triples in the tour, a likely casting record.
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Lamy Brothers
Helen Lamy
Oak Street
Carl Lamy
Chicago
Carl
Maurice
Arthur
Eddie
Beaumont
Texas
Lamys
Union
Dallas
Quincy Boys
San Antonio
Eddie Lamy
Monday's Meetings in Local Lodges and Clubs
Queen of the West camp and several unions meet in various halls and temples including Labor temple and the public library tower room. The list covers Masons, painters and decorators, plumbers, machinists, metal trades, Modern Woodmen, Marquette lodge, I C C F, and a round table society.
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Touge Ze of Masons
Painters and Decorators’ Union
Plumbers’ Union
Machinists’ Union
Metal Trades’ Council
Gem City Camp
Modern Woodmen of America
Marquette Lodge
Round Table Literary Society
Y Follows Boys to Outer Patrols
Marfa Texas Dec 3 Two traveling Young Men’s Christian Association secretaries return from a tour of the Big Bend district border patrol camps The pair visited sixteen camps spending two or three days at each place they held motion picture shows and delivered supplies to five border patrol camps by wagon due to bad roads Their traveling automobile truck carried envelopes magazines and writing paper for the camps
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Marfa
Texas
Young Men's Christian Association
Big Bend
Border Patrol
Older Boys Conference draws large Galesburg delegation
Hundreds of Galesburg homes opened to welcome the Fourth Annual Older Boys conference delegates. Friday saw officers elected with Charles H. Wood of Chicago chosen for a leadership role as the event proceeds in the city.
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Galesburg
Charles H. Wood
Chicago
Delegation Sees Leaders Emerge at Four Day Meeting
Elected as president and William Pore of Evanston Illinois named secretary. Quincy and Adame county sent a large delegation. The four day program ends today with the local delegation likely returning late tonight or early Monday morning. Invitations for the 1917 conference were received Saturday evening. Critics warn that objections presage a bumper crop.
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William Pore
Evanston, IL
Quincy
Adame County
Probate action allows sale of estate stock to Matilda Sommers
In a probate proceeding Judge McCarl granted leave to sell 44 shares of State Savings Loan & Trust stock to Matilda Sommers for 200 dollars a share on petition by Harry L Beard executor of Aldo Sommers estate. The inventory shows Matilda M Sitter died owning property at Prospect Place Quincy.
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Harry L. Beard
Aldo Sommers
McCarl
State Savings, Loan & Trust Company
Matilda Sommers
Ste. Sutcrs
Ae | M
Prospect Place
Quincy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Was. Govert
Geikek
Trepoff
Potter & Vaughn Co
Henry F. Geers
Fifth and Locust
Fourth and Lind Streets
Florida
Fannie E. Blatter
Locust Street
W. C. Wingate
Lynhaven
Fla
Wingate
Minnie Len
Pitsfield
Ral Maxfield
Toulon
Ill
Paul Duncan
Gem City Business College
William L. Busby
Empire-Hippodrome
Waterloo
Pat White
Mr. Busby
City Water Works Company
Ross, Bickhaus and Geers
Reardon
Nick Korn
J. E. Herr
Bob Jones Tabernacle
Blickhan and Patterson
Lima Lake
Chaddock School
Chaddock Boys’ School
George Goeppert
Ware-Wayland
Queen of the West
Centenn Uy al Neighbors
Hampshire St
Orpheum Building
Sporting Goods
Tenk Hardware CO
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