Retail Grocers Organize Quincy Association
Quincy retailers form the Quincy Retail Grocers Association with officers James W. Brown president James R. Albright secretary and William Brackensick treasurer. The group, initiated after a November Chamber of Commerce meeting, aims to coordinate distribution, regulate peddlers, and secure fair weights and measures for groceries amid wartime concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sident
James W. Brown
Retary
James R. Albright
Asurer
William Brackensick
W. C. Abbott
Ed G. Bredeweg
Clat L. Adams
Jos Nauert
Ins
Treanent Retail Grocers’ Association
Quincy
Chamber of Come
Mes W. Brown
James R. al Nt
Sir Friday
Permat
Les R. Albright
U Man T. Pierson
Chamber of Commerce
Doseheart Legion Installs Officers in Mooseheart
Installation of the officers for the coming year took place at Mooseheart Legion Friday night. Regent Mrs. Katherine Emerson installed the following: past regent Dorothy Sibbing senior regent Mrs. Katherine Emerson junior regent Mrs. Larosia Reed chaplain Mrs. Chandler secretary Mrs. Emma treasurer May Wellman sentinel May Miller guard Mary hp organist Mary hp. Banquet to be held next meeting December 21 at home of Mrs. BR pst 2105 Hampshire Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mooseheart Legion
Katherin Emmerson
Carl Rarschaak
Dorothy Sibbing
Mary Kate
Bk. Larosia Reed
A Chandler
Emma
May Wellman
Agnes Bowles
May Miller
Mary Hp
Uring
Little Red
Funeral rites for Mrs Emma Kinsley Lape at home and church
The funeral for Mrs. Emma Kinsley Lape will be held Sunday at the home of her granddaughter, Edward J. Oswald, 2049 Chest Street, with services to be announced. The body lies in state from 2:00 to 2:30 at the old Shepherd Church, followed by public services and burial in Woodland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Kinsley Lape
Emma Kinsleve
Edward JD. Oswald
Chest Street
Old Shepherd Church
Woodland Ceme
Elected officers named for Quincy lodges and society
Hugh E. King was elected master of Quincy lodge No. 286 with A. A. Simon as senior warden and W. F. Henderson as junior warden. Quincy union No. 1 of the State Mutual Life elected R. J. Burrows as president and Mrs Lydia Ebermeier as vice president. Officers to be installed the first Friday in January. Oysters served after the meeting. Fred W. Dover named noble grand of Gem City lodge No. 357 with W. B. Ro land as vice grand and Oliver J. Briscoe as recording secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh E. King
Quincy
Masonic Temple
A. A. Simon
W. F. Henderson
S. W. Eldred
Arthur Garrett
Masonic Temple Association
C. A. Wood
Quincy Union No. 1
State Mutual Life Association
K. P. Hall
R. J. Burrows
Lydia Ebermeier
M. E. Post
G. W. Johnson
Caroline Lagemann
A. H. Mester
G. A. Leggett
John Montag
L. W. Ellermeier
R. R. Swaynie
Lyman McCarl
Adams County Life Association
Fred W. Dover
Gem City Lodge
W. B. Roland
Oliver J. Briscoe
William Miller
John F. Hunter
Alex C. Swartwout
Fire Department Spends Busy Day with Four Calls
The city fire department responded to four calls Friday. At 7:35 a chimney spark caused a small roof fire at Ray D. Hobbs 1316 Sixth Avenue North. At 8:45 a chimney incident at Fred Niere 523 Payson Avenue caused smoke but no damage. At 10:20 a roof fire at A E Seeger 824 Maine Street damaged about 2 dollars. At 11:35 a second floor roof fire at Miss Fannie Ringier 1259 Vermont Street caused 15 dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray D. Hobbs
Sixth Avenue North
Pliny
S. Jones
Fred Niere
Payson Avenue
A. E. Seeger
Maine Street
Binkert Bros
Fannie Ringier
Vermont Street
L. L. Boyer
Christmas baskets for needy school children planned
School Children's Aid society met in YWCA rooms to plan Christmas baskets with mittens stockings and food for needy families. Donations should go to Mrs A O Calkins who can be called to arrange pick ups. The group also funds shoes for students and aids families year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
School Children’s Aid Society
A. O. Calkins
River ripples as Canton ferry enters Quincy bay for winter
The Canton ferry Il lmo and the Sandbay entered Quincy bay for the winter Friday. The bay shows ice along the river front and is partly frozen in narrow areas. The river runs very low, with the stage Friday morning at one and a half feet above the low water mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Il Lmo
Quincy Bay
Quincyans Raise 3607 Toward Adams County Road Plan
About half the teams reported pledges totaling 3607 for the ill-fated drive to raise 5000 for permanent road improvements and dragging of county roads. Campaign organizers under the Chamber of Commerce Quincy Motor Club Rotary Club banks and merchants association expect more gifts today and aim to finish the drive soon with a final report to follow tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Adams County
Quincy Motor Club
Rotary Club
Banks of Quincy
Retail Merchants’ Association
W. Z. Singleton
Flow. Crane
George I. Levi
Walter D. Franklin
Harvey G. Riggs
Frank J. Tenk
J. W. Myers
Hernan F. Jochem
Truman T. Pierson
Frank W. Crane
Charles C. Crooks
Ray Oakley
Frank Surlage
Robert W. Halbach
A. O. Lindsay
Joseph J. Freiburg
Morris Adler
Herman N. Hemtz
W. T. Eddy
Julius Respohi
J. M. Winters
H. F. Jochem
Robert F. Gunther
J. Ed Cameron
W. K. Abbott
Maurice Vasen
Walter A. Heidbreder
C. Fla
Behrensmeyer
Charles E. Bowers
John Korn
E. B. Gibson
W. H. Pape
Joseph J. Fischer
High School Girls Defeat YWCA Team In Armory Clash
The YWCA high school girls beat the Business girls 14 to 4 in slippery floor conditions with Alma Dressher starring for the victors and Bertha Otte scoring all goals for the Business squad. Over 100 fans attended and a postgame oyster supper followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Girls
Armory
Alma Dressher
Bertha Otte
Wes G
Peakee Pega Bertha Otte
A. Dressher
Anna Todd
V. Thompson
Neva Schallenberg
Bertha Bock
RB. Castle
G. Gard
L. Martin
Mary Hansborough
L. Meyer
Emma Shutte
E. Newman
Lieut Weisenhorn Honored by Knights of Columbus
Lieut Paul Weisenhorn recently commissioned at Ft. Sheridan was honored by thirty members of the fourth degree of the Knights of Columbus with a banquet in the Hotel Quincy Friday night. He spoke at length about his work in the officers' school and the council discussed several matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Weisenhorn
Ft. Sheridan
Knights of Columbus
Quincy
Botsford Recovers After Severe Operation
E. M. Botsford of the Quincy Herald company withstood a severe operation at Blessing hospital. Friday night doctors reported he had recovered nicely from the shock and was resting easily. A final note said his condition remained stable as of late reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Botsford
Quincy Herald Company
Blessing Hospital
Mr. Botsford
First Shot Fired by Battery C in World War I
In Hannibal Missouri a letter from D Alvin Smiley, range finder for Battery C, recounts how his unit dragged a cannon a mile and a half through deep mud to reach a firing point for the first shell against German trenches. The fifteen days in the first line trenches ended without casualties as the company rested behind lines in a French town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
America
Germany
D. Alvin Smiley
J. W. Smiley
West Broadway
Smiley
Whig
Knights of Columbus to raise 2 million in US war effort
The Knights of Columbus plan a nationwide campaign in the United States to raise 2 million dollars for recreation and chaplain work for soldiers. The Quincy council outlined a district canvass with 18 committee members and eight city sections to cover. The effort adds to a prior 1 million contributed by the Knights and supports camps and recreation both in the United States and Europe, with ongoing communications to soldiers’ families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
United States
United States Army
War Department
Council
Illinois
Quincy Council
Quincy
Front Street
Third Street
Maine Street
Third
Hampshire
Front
Broadway
Twenty
Jersey
Adams Street
John J. Moriarity
Henry Rupp
George J. Fischer
Joseph J. Freiburg
Adam Scholz
James Halligan
Maine
Lawrence Jochem
Frank Heintze
John Carroll
James Albright
Joseph Faerber
Alfred Boudreau
James O'Neil
Thomas Scherer
Martin Geise
Elm
Locust
John Connery
August Streot
George Thimmerwilke
Adams
Cornelius Terwische
Joseph Vanden- Boom
William Bernbrock
John Kerkering
Lawrence Weisenborn
Rome Wiskirchen
Otto Linneman
James Schaepers
America
Europe
France
Cosmo Athletic Club tops Quincy Maroons in tight meet
In Quincy Missouri the Cosmo Athletic Club of Louisiana defeated the Maroons of Quincy 26 to 22 in a hard fought basketball game. Dr George Apfelbach of Chicago lectured on Occupational Diseases at Labor Temple to a large curious crowd. OFarrells dancing school held a Friday night dance in Ertel hall with plans for holiday events. Lawrence Blatter and Leo McClelland were fined 25 dollars each for hunting without a license in police court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maroons
Cosmo Athletic Club
Louisiana
Quincy
Missouri City
George Apfelbach
Chicago
State Factory Inspection Department
Labor Temple
Lawrence Blatter
Leo McClelland
Policeman Lincoln Resting At Home After Fall Injury
Officer Lincoln is confined to his residence with a wrench ed ankle sustained in a fall Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bis
Lincoln
Williamson Estate final report filed in probate court
Emily G Williamson widow and executrix presented a final report in probate court on Friday stating 3800 was paid to seventh class creditors on a pro rata basis of 17.14 percent. Judge Lyman McCarl approved the settlement and allowed 501 as commission to Mrs Williamson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson
Emily G. Williamson
Charles H. Williamson
Lyman McCarl
Lives of Great Men Reflect on Humility and Power
A brief aphorism notes that revered figures warn against arrogance in small deeds. The line emphasizes humility amid achievement and the danger of oversized ego regardless of stature or status.
Quits Home Town In Rage Over Court Fight
Roy Lierle the village blacksmith left Wataga for Camp Point after a street scuffle with Trustee Johnson and constable Bangston during a June melee on the town green. Lierle filed suit for 5000 damages alleging assault by the mayor and town board. Knox county court awarded about 150. He then moved his forge to Camp Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lierle
Camp Point
Wataga, Ii
Emil Johnson
Scokum
Lierle
Johnson
Sookum
C. G. Bangston
Gosh
Rhoderick Chu
Smith
Ed. Isaacson
L. W. Peterson
Sam Parkinson
Bond
Knox County
Holiday Dances Planned by NSBC This Winter
Three candidates joined the North Side Boat club and six membership applications were approved. The entertainment committee plans a Christmas afternoon dance, a New Year's afternoon dance, and a New Year's Night masquerade at the clubhouse. Five hundred tickets are sold for the Swamp Angels masquerade on Dec 18 with a $25 prize for the best comical costume. A lunch followed the meeting and officers will be nominated at the Dec 21 session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side Boat Club
Swamp Angels
Halifax Disaster Aid Effort Details
A large Red Cross relief train carrying supplies and personnel for Halifax is due to arrive early Sunday. The effort is led by Dr. Thomas Darlington with special salvage engineers to restore shelters and sanitary housing, while Ellis Russell directs the Red Cross mission. News notes include Wilson’s expression of U S sympathy, and a list of supplied items valued over 200000 dollars, such as socks, blankets, clothing, disinfectants and bandages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Darlington
New York City
Halifax
Health Department of
Red Cross
Ellis Russell
L. A. Boyce
France
Goodwin
Medical Corps
Governor's Island
Jessie Forbes
U. S
Washington
Wilson
Local service members report on postings and furloughs
Shrapnel F and Chester Cotton, formerly a post office clerk, have enlisted in coast artillery in Los Angeles and promoted to first lieutenant. Archie J. Pape of the 101st aero squadron in Garden City has two trial flights and will fly alone before commission. Letters from England describe air raids, civilian work by women, and a nearby German camp. George Persons recovers from Camp Logan injuries and plans to reenlist. Richard McCarl writes of a ten day hike to Washington with ambulances and trucks. Albert Bastean sends a photo from Great Lakes naval training. John Hoelscher notes army recruits in Chicago heading to Camp Grant. Ralph Mathing, returning from Camp Dodge on furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Cotton
Coast Artillery
Los Angeles
Cal
Archie J. Pape
101St Aero Squadron
Garden City
Long Island
France
Officers Nominated by South Side Boat Club
Members of the South Side Boat Club nominated some officers at Friday night’s meeting. Remaining nominations and election occur at the December 21 gathering. Ten membership applications were accepted and 18 more presented for next vote. A complimentary dance is planned for December 13 at the club house with O’Farrells’ orchestra. A banner whist and dance on December 19 will award ten prizes. A large photo of August Boreman, now at Camp Dodge, was hung in his honor. A letter from former president Amos Conger, now in Canada, was read. Rip rap will be placed along the river bank to prevent washout next spring. Trees and shrubs to be planted. check room to move to second floor. A Christmas entertainment planning committee will meet next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Side Boat Club
Chas. Bucher
Warren Kartzel
R. Braun
Joe Walthouse
Clarence Gail
Canada
Ladies’ Aid
Skilled Labor Demand in U S Civil Service and Navy Yards
Local post office reports urgent need for machinists ship fitters blacksmiths instrument makers and many more in the navy yards with transportation paid for those on the urgent list. Income tax deputy collectors will be rated by ability and experience without a written test. clerks to be examined January 5 with wages 1100 to 1200. John Schrage available for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Department
Navy Yards
John Schrage
Adams County Schools Land State Honors in Bond Drive
Adams county schools win two of three state flags for selling the most liberty bonds. Madison school in Quincy and a Payson school receive awards, presented at the Illinois School Teachers Association convention in Springfield. Mrs Maida Lee Fosgate led the local campaign with help from women in Quincy and Adams county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vams
Adams County
Madison
Quincy
Payson
Maida Lee Fosgate
Hotel
Newcomb
Irma Mastert Suon
Illinois School Teachers’ Association
Springfield
Cernor Frank Lowden
Fosrate
Clothing Wanted for Quincy Poor
Mrs Mary White police matron reiterates appeals for clothing for the needy in Quincy. On Friday there were several demands and supplies of certain items were exhausted. With colder weather the need has grown and she hopes Quincyans will bring garments to the city hall office today to help those suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Mary White
St Francis Name Changes to Quincy College and Seminary
St Francis college ends its 57 year tenure under that name and becomes Quincy College and Seminary. Directed by the Franciscans Sacred Heart Province and recognized formerly as a Diocesan college, it retains Saint Francis SeLanus as patron. An entertainment is planned for students, with exams and holidays scheduled, reopening January 7, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis College
Quincy College and Seminary
Order of Friars Minor
Franciscans of the Sacred Heart
Diocesan College
Francis Selanus
Hy. Althoff
Belleville
American Theater Offers Strong Comedy Bill At Americar
Today's offerings at the Americar include a Frank Daniels comedy and a Hoyt Baby McAlister production The Hole in the Ground. Six big reels promise laughs and a smiling audience as the management books lively comedies for both the matinee and Sunday shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Americar
Frank Daniel
Hoyt Baby McAlister
Playhouse
Births Record For Kern And Slocum Families
A son was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Kern at 932 Vernont Street. Mrs. Kern formerly Miss Helen Gehring. A daughter was born Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Slocum at 1129 Oak Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. PB. Kern
Vernont Street
Kern
Helen Gehring
H. H. Slocum
Oak Street
Weather outlook for Illinois Missouri and Iowa
Partly cloudy and colder in Illinois with snow southeast on Saturday. Sunday expected to be fair with a slow temperature rise. Missouri sees generally fair and colder conditions Saturday and Sunday with a gradual warming. Iowa forecasts generally fair weather Saturday and Sunday with warmer conditions by Sunday, especially in the northwest on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
River Bulletin and Temperature Report Data
River bulletin shows stage of water at 7 A M with Davenport at 15 feet, Rockuk 15, Hannibal 14, St Louis 30 feet. Forecast indicates river will fall tonight and probably Saturday. Local temperatures yesterday and midnight readings are noted with scattered garbled text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cteveeevens & Ste
Ball Co.cc
Taeda Janias
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Il Quincy Grocers
Her of Commerce
Ng Iers
Forsey Retail
Doseheart Legion
Abe Martin
Tilford
ELECT
Fire Department
J. F. Wellemeyer
Dewey Parent- Teacher Association
Parent-Teacher Association of Lincoln School
Stella Zimmerman
Lillian Brown Inghram
Home Improvement Association
Irving
Parent-Teacher Association
Parent-Teachers Association
E. J. Kuchman
Nelle Brinton
Ann Kordsieman
W. O'Farrell
Irma Knapheide Parker
Mary Raymond Chipman Andrews
Olga Ruths
C. C. McCormick
Arthur Lageman
R. O. Gibbons
Jassemine Knapheide
Isabelle Stickman
Y.W.C.A
Edith Kehl
Lieut. Weisenhorn
Knights
U.S
O’farrells
Ertel Hall
Wataga
N.S.B.C
J. E. Halligan
George Persons
Mary Persons
Camp Logan
Houston
Texas
Army
Richard McCarl
Ambulance Corps
Allentown
Washington, D. C
Stephen Bastean
North Sixth Street
Albert
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Navy
John Hoelscher
Toelscher- Seifert Company
Camp Grant
Rockford
Ralph Mathing
A. N. Mathing
Quincey
Camp Dodge
Quartermaster’s Corps
Boat Club
U.S. Civil Service
Liberty
ST. Francis
American Theater
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