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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1916

Page

11

Monthly Report of Superintendent Gill

The November enrollment totals 4,098 with 2,808 in grades and 1,290 in junior and senior high. Attendance averaged 98.7 percent with 384 tardies in 152,084 possible chances. Diphtheria has three cases. chickenpox epidemic but mild with 50 fat cases. Miss Emma Treat resigns. resignation to be accepted. Permission sought to attend Illinois teachers’ meeting and to acquire administration books for up to twenty five dollars.

AGHMS Berrian Boowey Irving School Jackson School University of Ilnois Erving Jackson W Las Jefferson Linco Madison Washington Webster State Supreme Court Steiner General Assembly Miss Treat Emma Treat Jackson, Jefferson and Franklin Dinois State Teachers’ Association Springfield

Prohibition Leaders Hint National Capital Dry Move

Washington December 8. First efforts of Prohibition leaders in Congress this season aim to make the national capital dry. Senator Sheppard of Texas and Senator Kenyon of Iowa will champion the measure from the Republican side.

Washington Congress National Capital Sheppard Texas Kenyon Iowa

Fraternal Order Eagles elect officers and plan class adoption

At a Thursday meeting of Eagles No 55 officers for the year were elected and a committee was appointed to arrange a class adoption for about 100 children. One new member was initiated and five applications received. The 13th annual Eagles ball will be held at Turner hall on Tuesday night November 12 with O Farrell’s orchestra. Officers include President P W Reardon and Treasurer Charles W Zang.

Order of Eagles Eagles Alois Hleckle Fred Waack Charles W. Zang P. W. Reardon BH. Br. Stannus Prink Jasper Police Relief Association Police Reef Association George Koch Cgeorge Kach William Westmann George Conrad Frank Ernst Henry Maas

Officers Elected at Sisters of the Mysterious Ten Meeting

The Sisters of the Mysterious Ten elected officers on Wednesday evening led by Princess Mrs. R. A. Roberts and Vice Princess Mrs. Nannie Hall. Other posts included Secretary Mrs. Mattie Lillye, Assistant Secretary Miss Frances Robinson, Treasurer Miss Martha Edwards, Senior Marshal Alisha Moore, Junior Marshal Miss Grace Ball, Outside Guard Tobe Kerr, and Joshua Hilda Kerr.

Sisters of the Mysterious Ten R. A. Roberts Nannie Hall Mattie Lillye Frances Robinson Martha Edwards Alisha Moore Grace Ball Tobe Kerr Joshua—Hilda Kerr

Community fraternal groups elect officers across several clubs

John Wood Post No 96 G A R elects officers at the Armory with Turner Caddick Hoeher Hlild Osgood Welch Cashman Koehler to serve. St Rose Western Catholic union names Pigott Haley Unde O'Neil Curry Polaseliwab. Police Relief Association re elects Koch Westmann Conrad Ernst Conrad Maas and plans 13th annual ball. St Anthony W C U branch 11 elects Engels Struck Terwelp Olps Hacker Carl ieckle Winking Hummert August Dickers Anton Winking.

John Wood Poat John Wood Grand Army of the Republic Henry C. Turner Thomas C. Caddick Joseph Hoeher Adam Fhild Samuel P. Osgood James M. Welch Michael Cashman John J. Koehler St. Rose W. CC St. Rouse Western Catholic Union William Pigott P. H H. Haley J. EB. Unde Tristees M. B. O'Neil Bat Curry Polaseliwab St. Anthony St. John's School Hall Bernard Engels Henry Struck Frank Terwelp George Olps Gottieb Hacker Carl Ieckle Herman Winking John Hummert August Dickers Social Chalrmin Anton Winking

Court sought to halt auction of Bankers' Trust bonds

A federal suit asks a St Louis court to restrain the sale of mortgages and bonds worth 4.539 million tied to the Bankers' Trust Company receivership. Creditors say the Uvalde and Gulf railroad securities would fetch far less than value. auction set for Friday. Judge Dyer to hear injunction arguments. Plaintiffs are W. E. Breuer of Hilovleton, TL, and E. V. Holte of Tuckerman, Ark.

ST. Louis National Bank of Commerce of St. Louis Bankers’ Trust Company Federal District Court Dyer

Horseshoe Falls Erosion Warns of Loss of American Side

Secretary Baker told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the American side of Niagara Falls could disappear if current water erosion at Horseshoe Falls continues. He urged diverting some water and supported temporary power permits to slow wear.

Washington Niagara Falls Horseshoe Falls House Foreign Affairs Committee Baker

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