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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1915
Page
4
The Women’s Guild of the Presbyterian Church meets this afternoon at 2:30 at the church. After routine business, they discuss “the Chaddock Boys’ school” with Mrs. Freunds from the school as speaker. a Christmas program by the boys will follow and social hour is led by Mrs. William Govert.
Wartime style testimonial for Sloan’s Liniment claims it cures pain with a simple skin application. Marvin H. Loister reports neck stiffness after wet feet at a Param Exposition, notes rapid relief after a second application, and praises the product as a great pain killer. Druggists price: 250.
Quincy Pulse Lodge No. 6 OtF Monday night elected officers led by Wor thy master J W Tutt and deputy master Charles Vaughn. Chaplain Solomon Humphrey and secretary James Ewing named, with treasurer Harry Ruffner and other officers including Hugh Bassett John Vinson S H Shumaker John Smith Albert Smith William Young Henry Carr Thomas Monday J I Major Edward F Eleanor.
Yesterday afternoon's meeting of the W C T U held at a north Eighth Street home was well attended and devoted to routine monthly business. The session, held on the first Tuesday each month, focused on standard union affairs and organizational matters.
Pioneer Louis Gunther of Camp Point spoke of residing in the best township in the best county and best state during a city visit. River convention arrangements cost over 500 dollars with funds from a pending subscription to cover all bills. visitors were pleased with hospitality in Quincy. A license to wed was issued to Roscoe Loren Boyer and Francis Grubb of Liberty. Charles H Turner, respected Clayton farmer, died after strokes, aged 59 years 10 days. six children survived, funeral held with Modern Woodmen duties at the cemetery.
Albert Klocke was arrested yesterday morning by Officer Ahern on a complaint from Wabash conductor Lepper for jumping on and off Wabash trains. The incident raises concerns about passenger safety and railroad trespass.
The Quincy post office urges early Christmas parcel mailing to ease holiday congestion. Readiness tips include prepaying postage, clear sender addresses, wrapping without sealing, insuring parcels, and placing inscriptions on the outside. Avoid fragile items, third class matter, and ensure proper weight and size limits for domestic and international routes.
In St Louis today Miss Mary Francis Alofs, 19, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Lamberth Alofs, wed Sidney A Busch. The bride recently studied at Washington University. the groom is son of Edward Anheuser Busch of Chicago and a grand nephew and heir of the late Adolphus Busch, famed brewer.
Gen. Carranza left Monterey today for Saltillo his former home where he will be a guest of the governor of Coahuila state. John R. Silliman special representative of the United States state department accompanied the party which will stay several days.
New York December 7 1915 women volunteers offer to raise money to provide an aeroplane for coastal defense of New York. The appeal notes the urgency of air and naval threats and calls on local organizations to contribute to the defense effort.
In a letter to Alan R. Hawley the Aero Club of America, Mrs Edward D. Mosley outlines plans for a subscription ball tomorrow night at the Hotel Biltmore. Prominent women including Mrs French Vanderbilt Mrs Willard Straight Mrs John Drexel and Miss Helen Ware have subscribed. The largest gift of 11000 came from an anonymous woman.
Alton Illinois report says the Alton Steck plant once in receivership was sold to LaClede Steel of St Louis. Built at 1.2 million dollars the plant is to reopen January 1 and employ about 600 men.
The golden jubilee convention of the Iowa State Horticultural Society convened at the state house in Des Moines this morning marking seventy years of the group’s activities.
The society will hold sessions for three days with addresses delivered by Dr Raymond A Pearson president of Iowa State College Dr Thomas H Macbride president of the state university William H Harrison state food and dairy commissioner and by practical fruit growers from many sections of Iowa
The Empire Poultry Association opened its annual exhibition in New York at the Grand Central Palace and will run through Saturday. Thousands of entries of chickens ducks turkeys geese and pigeons are on view, with exhibitors from states including Louisiana Texas Kansas and California and from parts of Canada.
The report of Katharine Richardson conservator of the estate of Elizabeth Richardson filed in Souingy court yesterday shows receipts of 2440.79 dollars and disbursements totals.
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