Probe of Department Friday Night By City Street Committee
A city council street committee will meet in city hall at 7 30 Friday night to probe alleged extravagance in the street department. Alderman Boeing urged revisions to chapters on the street department board of public works and superintendent, proposing eliminations and ward overseers for efficiency and lower costs.
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Cty Hall
John Boeing
Iis
Boeing
Board of Public Works
Board of Pubic Improvements
Superintendent of Public Works
Boving
Councl
Springfield
Coum
Koenig and
Whoehler
Joe Thomas
Abdermann McNutt
Urbana Municipal League
Abbett
Abbott
E. L. Green
FE. M. Ward
Schill Brewery
North Bottom Road
Thomas Redmond
Ite
Marys Loher
Chris Meyer
Campbell
Boung
Elm
Fifteenth
Christ Church Bazaar Presents Many Articles and Entertainment
Christ Church hosts a Christmas bazaar with crepe paper decorations, booths for fancy work, home baking, and meat and salads. The event features a play The Little Red Schoolhouse, performances by Miss Norah Moriarity and others, Santa Claus gifts for children, talks by ministers, and a missionary society drive for 1919 and beyond.
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Christ Church
Fred Albsimeyer
Kern
Red Nordsiemon
E. Bitter
AL Butrick
Prank Brown
Res
Bor. Bauman
Bo Ro Bauman
Santa Claus
Norah Moriarity
Violence Bitter Phived
Toma Rickert
Erma Weisenberger
Agnes Bitter
Ethel Hause R
Hazel Aflen
Edgar Potter
Local WCTU Meeting Reported at Tuesday Session
The W C T U members were read at the local union Tuesday afternoon while the national meeting recently convened in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Penn Road Publishes Safety Poster Warning Rail Trespass
The Pennsylvania railroad distributes a bold poster to curb lethal trespassing on tracks. It shows a white Stop signal disk with black lettering on an orange background, conveying the danger and annual casualties in the United States.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
United States
Investigating Types for New Sanitoria in Illinois
Springfield Hb Special reports eight Illinois counties voted to establish tuberculosis sanitoria. The state board of health investigates construction plans and equipment to inform communities. The board will approve plans before erection and aims to present the latest approved designs.
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Springfield
Ilinois
State Board of Health
Milk Sickness Reported in Illinois Counties
Springfield Special reports several cases of milk sickness in Jasper and Grundy counties to the state board of health. The outbreaks occur where cows graze in thickly wooded bottom lands. Grundy county data over fourteen years show forty cases with thirty percent mortality in the first twenty, while the latter twenty had no deaths.
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Springfield
Ill
Jasper
Grundy
Beautiful Beverly Wedding in Illinois and Indiana
In Beverly Illinois on December 18 at 3 PM Floyd E Cooley and Jessie Maud Binson wed at the home of J. Binson near the East school with Rev. Phir min Edwards officiating. The couple, accompanied by Glen Coole and Bertha Mixer, entered for a ring ceremony. Immediate relatives attended as the bridegroom, a farmer, plans to live on the Stockton farm north of Beverly.
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Beverly
Local notes from Rockport Ill include visitors and events
Rockport residents host and visit kin across towns with Edith Whitner taking a Chicago post, Mrs Prant en route, Mrs Miller recovering from gallstone surgery, Trex Brown losing a horse on a rural route, Win Slint returning to Colorado Springs, and social events at Staines hall Goodwin hall and a Christmas tree program. Nebekahs initiate, Christian church dances, and Sunday school plans noted across the week.
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Adis Prant
Edith Whitner
Chicago
S. 4
Lines
W. Jfainess
Quincy
Toledo
John Coalbear
Miss Chapa
Emily Pryor
G. N. Martin
Lei Dara
Walter White
Ladies of the Christian Church
Staines’ Hall
W. J. Miller
St. Mars's Hospital
Uf W. Uaines
Misa Gertrude
Quinney
Trex Brown
Reskport
Win
Slint
Colorado Springs
Saturda
Nebekahs
Serork
Mae K. Lowe
San Luis Na Huspo
California
T. J. Neller
Goodwin Hall
Christian Sunday School
JL. O. Guy
Sears
Congregational Church
Summer Hill
Aprin
P Y L A Elects 1917 Officers At Monday Meeting
The P. Y. L. A. meeting Monday elected officers for 1917 including President Mrs. Newt Carter and Secretary Newt Carter. An oyster supper followed. Rev. Sanders was expected to preach Saturday but could not attend. Officers will be installed at the January meeting with another oyster supper planned.
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Sanders
Newt Carter
Isagae MacMullen
Billings
Inside Guardian
Ed MelFadden
Outside Guardian
A. D. Seara
Forbe McCallister
Local notices of residents and visitors in Monticeella area
Emo S Berry and W NL Mussetter transacted business in Monticeella Saturday. M S Clarrison and RL NL Tason of Taylor were here Monday on business. Mr and Mrs G J Simp son entertained friends Friday evening. EF OW Westheff spent Sunday with family in Canton. Fred Miller from construction work west of LaGrange returned to Quincy Saturday evening. George Clark of rear Sellers visited John Winship home Saturday and Sunday. Mrs Jane Menke had the old civery barn torn down at Main and Munroe. Miss Lena Drawe improving from typhoid fever. Rev D R Piper pastor of the Presbyterian church here tendered his resignation Sunday. Miss Ellen Heatherly, Can ton teacher, spent weekend at her home. J J Ford and family moving to Cashman property at Fourth and Monroe. T Q Burnett home from Narvoo engineering season work. C I Berhning of Quincy was a business visitor.
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Emo S. Berry
W. NL Mussetter
Monticeella
M.S. Clarrison
RL NL Tason
Taylor
Mroo
G. J. Sitmipson
EF. OW. Westheff
Canton
Fred Miller
Hd Bromstine
LaGrange
Quincy
George Clark
J. J. Ford
Cashman
Fourth and
Monroe Streets
T. Q. Burnett
Narvoo
Cc. I. Berhning
Lewistown visitor and upcoming housewarming noted
Wim Bronstine of Lewistown visited LaGrange on Saturday. G A McWhinney and his bride plan to move into the flat over Vans Bros store for their housekeeping start.
Palmyra News Roundup: Directors Meet and Local Events
In Palmyra a Palmyra Telephone Co directors meeting at the courthouse reviewed affairs and audited accounts. Oscar Selnitzer slaughtered hogs for residents this week. Ladies of the Eastern Star installed a new piano bought recently. A local man Adams was fined for peace disturbance and discharged. The first Palmyra Monroe high school basketball game is set for Friday night in Mitchells hall with a home crowd expected. referee to be Bonney of Sikeston.
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Palmyra
Palmyra Télephone Company
Court House
J. Frazier
George W. Pine
Jno
Eastern Star Lodge
Adams
Wash Pentey
Chadwell
Palmyra Va
Monroe
Mitchells Hall
Rooters
Bonney
Sielbina
Liberty callers and visits in Richfield area
In Richfield Illinois Ida Brown and Laura Pierson were Liberty callers Monday. Andrew Flick and Alvin Hartshorn traveled to Mississippi Tuesday to buy land. Mr and Mrs James Sterns and family of Barry visited her parents. John McKinney was a caller in Plainville Tuesday. Carl Swan of Hannibal visited his parents the Swans for a few days last week. COW Tyler is slowly improving.
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Ida Brown
Laura Pierson
Liberty
Andrew Flick
Alvin Hartshorn
Mississippi
James Sterns
Barry
Albert Brown
John McKinney
Plainville
Carl Swan
Tannibal
Ben Swan
C.ow. Tyler
Hannibal and Quincy Social Scraps Reported Visits
Floyd Mitchel made a business trip to Liberty Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Brown and others visited Hannibal dwellers Wednesday. Florence Swan of Hannibal visits relatives here for a few days. Henry Schwartz and family and Mrs. Mary Schwartz of Wayson called on John Brown Sunday. Kistner and others attended the tabernacle meeting in Quincy. Mrs. Jack Moore, recently ill with a facial cancer, is much better. Ben Swan is slowly improving after his accident.
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Floyd Mitchel
Liberty
Brown
Albert Brown
Paul and
Raymond
Hannibal
Florence Swan
Henry Schwartz
Mary Schwartz
Wayson
John Brown
Kistner
Williick
Albert Wagg
Carrie Rice
Tabernacle
Quincy
Jack Moore
Ben Swan
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Koehler
Joneses
Tri Jones
TR. Jones
Theo Wald
Christ Church Bazar
Agnes Schumaker
Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society
Illnois
Miss Schumaker
the Missionary Society
R. AW. Hartley
St. Louis
Federal Council of Churches of Christ of America
Vermont Street Methodist Standard Bearers
China
Japan
Daisy Frank
Twenty-third End
Vine Streets
Mothers’ Club
South Side Mission
Thomas Stephenson
The
Baptist Church
Penn Road
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Rockport, Ill
Richfield, III
Comiskey’s
Hampshire Street
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Central America
Cuba
Mobile
New Orleans
Pensacola
Gulf Coast Resorts
Dixie Limited
Dixie Flyer
Southland
Jacksonville
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L.N. R.R
North Broadway
Coias
Laurippe
Lady Attendants Majestic
Maine St. Phore
Bell Telephone
Central Union Telephone Company
J. E. Halligan
Main
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Quincy, Ill
B. H. Miller
M.E. Vasen
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