Death of local South Side businessman Henry G Garretts
Henry G Garretts 71 died at home of heart failure at 10 15 p m Thursday after a year long illness. Born in Norden Germany he came to America at ten, lived in Pekin a year, then Quincy where he built a prosperous business. Survived by wife two sons Henry H and George J four daughters Mary Anna Lena and Clara of Springfield two grandchildren and a brother Jacob G a German minister. He was a Salem Evangelical church member and belonged to the mens league. Funeral plans not announced.
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Henrys G. Garretts
South Eleventh Street
Norden
Ostfriesland
Germnany
America
Pekin
Ill
Quincy
South Side
Henry H
George J
Mary
Anna
Lena
Clara
Springfield
Jacob G
Germany
Salem Evangelical Church
Mens’ League
Lodge Elections Royal Arcanum in Quincy council
Quincy council No 195 Royal Arcanum elected officers for the coming year at a Knights of Pythias hall meeting. Officers named include Regent John T Ofall Vice regent James E Wilson Orater Charles C Gause Secretary Alex C Swartwout Collector Frank Dang Treasurer Fred W Hoehne Chaplain George Grimmer Warden Henry L Westman Sentry John L Potter Trustee William M Gorman Representative to grand council John TP Total Alternate representative Charles C Gause Grand Regent Frank Daley spoke applauding the session. Installations set for the second Thursday in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arcanum
Quincy Council
Knights of Pythias Hall
John T. Ofall
James E. Wilson
Charles C. Gause
Alex C. Swartwout
P Frank Dang
Fred W. Hoehne
George Grimmer
Henry L. Westman
John L. Potter
William M. Gorman
Grand Counci
John TP
Total
Frank Daley
Officers Elected by Quincy Drove No 104 Stags
At a meeting in the Eagles hall the Order of Stags No 104 Quincy Drove elected officers for the year Exalted director Charles W Zang Past exalted director Anton Krins Senior warden LeRoy Wolf Junior warden O E Wodell Recorder O F Robb Treasurer G J Schumacher Inside guard L A Sigler Outside guard Frank Baum Trustees D B Thompson William Lees L Ames Physicians Dr T B Knox Dr George Burch Installations set for Jan 11 Eight candidates were initiated and a social session followed C J Sutton was elected president of the Street Railway Employes Mutual Benefit association after a tie with A E Owen required a second election
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Order of Stags
Quincy Drove
Protective Order of Stags
Eagles’ Hall
Charles W. Zang
Anton Krins
LeRoy Wolf
O. E. Wodell
O. F. Robb
G. J. Schumacher
L. A. Sigler
Frank Baum
D. B. Thompson
William Lees
L. Ames
T. B. Knox
George Burch
Alpha Chapter O. E. S. Elects Officers at Temple Meeting
Alpha Chapter O E S met in the Masonic temple Wednesday evening and elected Miss Doris Fisher as Worthy Matron and C S Tuffle as Worthy Patron. Associate Matron is Mrs Lillian Wolfe with Kathryn Kuhle as Conducetress and Louise Peters as Associate Conductress. Secretary is Ella Thomasmeyer and Treasurer is Mrs C S Tuffli.
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O. E
Masonic Temple
Doris Fisher
C. S. Tuffle
Lillian Wolfe
Kathryn Kuhle
Louise Peters
Ella Thomasmeyer
C. S. Tuffli
Col W W Berry Circle W R C Elects Officers
The Col W W Berry Circle No 30 of the W R C met Wednesday and elected officers: President Julia Laughlin Senior vice president Louisa Bowen Junior vice president Jennie Baum Treasurer Hattie Kruth. The meeting included a dedication under the highway bridge near Ill according to the association.
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Col. Berry
W. W. Berry
Julia E Laughlin
Louisa Bowen
Jennie Baum
Hattie Kruth
Weddings Spark Huseman Beaver Union in Memphis
Miss Sarah Huseman daughter of Mr and Mrs George Huseman of 646 Payson avenue and Samuel Lloyd Beaver son of Mrs Meyers of 523 Jersey street wed by Rev G D Hamm at St Jacobi church parsonage at 4 pm Thursday. Attendants were Miss Elsie Huseman and Roy Huseman. Bride wore white dotted voile with white roses. sister wore white and pink roses. Reception and wedding supper for about 50 relatives at the Huseman home. Couple to housekeeping at 623 South Seventh street. Beaver employed by Monroe Drug company. Huseman previously at Morris Shoe factory.
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Huseman-Beaver
Sarah H. Huseman
George Huseman
Payson Avenue
Samuel Lloyd Beaver
Meyers
Jersey Street
G. D. Hamm
St. Jacobi Church
Elsie Huseman
Roy Huseman
Huseman
Beaver
South Seventh Street
Monroe Drug Company
Morris Shoe Factory
Ridge Steinfeld wedding tied at Vermont Street church
Miss Charlotte Ridge daughter of Mr and Mrs William Ridge 420 Elm street wed Ralph J Steinfeld at Vermont Street Methodist parsonage Thursday at 3 30 pm Rev G F Oliver officiated Bride’s sister Mabel and Olva Butler attended The groom is a merchant in Albuquerque New Mexico and the couple will reside there They left Thursday night for Chicago then to New Mexico
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Chicago
New Mexico
Davis Campbell Nuptials Reported In Memphis Church
Miss Nellie Gray Davis of Memphis Missouri and Peyton Campbell of Birmingham Alabama wed at the Christian church parsonage 910 Broadway at 430 Thursday afternoon officiated by Rev. W D Endres.
Germans Attack Near Lassigny Front Inches Toward Paris
German forces estimated at about 40 000 men attacked French lines near Lassigny north of Paris after an four hour bombardment. French three inch guns and machine guns repelled the assault. The Germans briefly reached trenches over a 300 yard front but were driven back in a counterattack. Few attackers survived the later renewed assault.
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Paris
Lassigny
Munday
la Liberte
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Holland Seeks Consulate General in Chile
The Hague foreign minister M Loudon asked parliament to approve 8800 for a Dutch consulate general in Santiago. He cited growing Dutch commercial interests and a potential expansion, with a steamship line already planned to Chile.
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Hague
Netherlands
M. Loudon
Chile
Santiago
Extra dividends and employee bonuses by LaClede Gas Lighting
LaClede Gas Lighting directors in St. Louis have declared a 10 percent extra dividend on common stock totaling 1.7 million dollars and ordered a ten percent bonus on one year of salary for every employee. President C L Holman attributed 1916 profits to by-products sales for war supplies.
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ST. Louis
LaClede Gas Lighting Company
C. L. Holman
Marriage Licenses and Applicants Listed
Charles M Hobbs of Chambersburg files with Minnie A Noel of Chambersburg for marriage. Samuel Lloyd Heaven of Quincy with Sarah H Huseman of Quincy. Knotts Bailey of Palmyra with Janie Rogers of Palmyra. Ralpho Steinfeld of Albuquerque with JasRilles of Quincy. Peyton Campbell of Birmingham with Baldy 5. Nellie Gray Davis of Memphis, Mo. listed as legal applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Hobbs
Chambersburg
Turngis
Lee
Minnie A. Noel
Linois Samuel Lloyd Heaven
Quincy
Sarah H. Huseman
Knotts, Bailey
Palmyra
Janie Rogers
Ralpho Steinfeld
Albuquerque
JasRilles
Peyton Campbell
Birmingham
Ateneel Cidebies
Nellie Gray Davis
Memphis
Palmyra Couple Miss Janie Rogers and K S Bailey Wed
Miss Janie Rogers and K S Bailey, both of Palmyra, were married Thursday afternoon at the bride’s brother S J Rogers home. The ceremony at 3 o’clock was performed by Rev W D Endres with a small gathering of relatives. The couple will reside in Palmyra where Bailey operates Bailey book store and the bride has worked there. Both are from long established Marion county families. the bride is daughter of James L Rogers, a retired farmer.
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Janie Rogers
K. S. Bailey
Palmyra
S. J. Rogers
South Fifth Street
W. D. Endres
Plebiscite favors sale of Danish West Indies
Copenhagen reported that yesterday’s plebiscite on selling the Danish West Indies to the United States resulted in 283000 votes in favor and 157000 against. The vote tally confirms public backing for the transfer despite debated terms and international interest.
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Danish West Indies
Copenhagen
London
United States
Delay in German reply on Belgian deportation note
Washington December 15 The State Department will likely delay discussing Germanys note protesting the Belgian deportations for forced labor while Teutonic powers peace proposals to the Entente are pending Officials indicate all U S questions might be held in abeyance until Allies can consider the German offer Germany asserts no breach of international law or humanity and the United States will proceed with caution before any further action
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Washington
Germany
State Department
United States
Carranza's Views Delivered By Pani
On December 15 Alberto J. Pani delivered First Chief Carranza's views on ratifying the Atlantic City protocol to Luis Cabrera and Arredondo in New York. Pani had come from Queretaro to seek Carranza's ratification. Juan T. Burns attended. Cabrera said comments would not be released now, likely after the joint commission session Monday in Philadelphia.
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New York
Carranza
Atlantic City
Community Notes From Camp Point Illinois
Camp Point residents host Five Hundred luncheon and visit family members travel updates include Frank Omer moving to Michigan and Ellen Reed visiting, with church activities and local visits by Hunsaker, Metz, Beasley, and Adams family relatives. illness reported but no change.
West Virginia Vote Totals and Elector Outcome
Charleston W V Dec 15 Official announcement shows presidential vote WV Hughes 143124 Wilson 140403 Wilson to receive one electoral vote though Hughes carried state Col S A Scott on ticket after Dawson resignation defeated with smaller vote than Orlando Depue Democratic elector
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West Virginia
Cihlarleston
W. Va
Hughes
Wilson
Col. S. A. Scott
J. W. Dawson
Orlando Depue
Extra Month's Pay Granted by Fire Railway
New York Dec 15 The Fire railway announced bonuses for non union employees earning not more than $100 monthly an extra month's wages Approximately 10 000 employees will benefit Directors of the Southern Pacific authorized a ten percent bonus for all employees not in brotherhood unions with salaries under a set limit
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New York
The
Fire Railway
Southern Pacific
Beverly Illinois social notes and local visits
Beverly Illinois residents and visitors are listed with social happenings including Day lis visitors, a spelling school and pie supper at Highland school house, Mrs. William Kellum traveling to Hannibal to see ill daughter Linnie, Mrs. E. Pierce visiting friends, and the M W A lodge election of officers followed by an apportioned supper. Altal Rhoades visits her sister Alma Mayfield.
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Beverly, Ill
Wilmot Hill
Highland School House
William Kellum
Hannibal
Linnie
E. Pierce
Prertie Jones
Clayton
William Robertson
M. W. A. Lodge
Oynter
Altal Rhoades
Alma Mayfle
Barry Ill guest lineup includes Robb and Hall visit
Barry Illinois notes list guests visiting from New Canton and Centerville Miss Mrs Alex Hall returns from Centerville while Mr and Mrs N P Mickelson of Telardin Ill host Barry friends Ralph Waines arrives from Santa, indicating a flurry of local travel and hosting activity.
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Co. P. Robb
New Canton
George Robb
Itotel Blair
Alex Hall
Centerville
N. P. Mickelson
Telardin, Til
Barry
Ralph Waines
Santa
Mary McDaniel’s Death Noted in Local Obituary
Mrs. Mary McDaniel, widow of John McDaniel, dies aged over 83 in this district. Aunt Polly, a longtime resident for more than seventy years, leaves three sons and one daughter with many relatives. Funeral held at the Baptist church with Rev. G. W. Claxon officiating Tuesday.
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Ralph Snider
Alexander Lumber Company
Adair
Barry Masonic Lodge
J. M. Kaylor
W. M
Co. & Morgan
S. W
L. Maey
J. W
J. &. Crawford
W. D. Gamble
Monie and Dunbar
St. Louis
Mary MaDaniel
John McDaniel
Polly
G. W. Claxon
Baptist Church
Monticello Gossip Items and Local Visits
Mrs. Jasper Hyde and Mrs. Sally Ellis visited sister Mrs. C. B. Payne in Shelbina from Saturday to Tuesday. Erle Knight and H. S. Rouse shopped and traveled in Canton. Henderson Biggs is sick with pneumonia and not expected to live. His sister and her husband arrived Monday. Dr. L. C. Moore and daughter Helen visited Mr. Pave Lillard in Ten Mile. Ruby Fiaugher of Lewistown returned home Tuesday after visiting Mrs. N. S. Caldwell. Rev. N. J. Johnson, now located in Jamestown, was in Monticello Tuesday. former pastor of the local Methodist church. J. H. Hicks chauffeured Mrs. Wat Anderson to Steffenville. Anderson attended HS entertainment. Mrs. Theodore Schork sold twenty six turkeys Tuesday.
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Monticello
Jasper Hyde
Sally Ellis
C. B. Payne
Shelbina
Erle Knight
Canton
H. S. Rouse
Henderson Biggs
L. C. Moore
Helen
Pave Lillard
Ten Mile
Ruby Fiaugher
Lewistown
N. S. Caldwell
N. J. Johnson
Jamestown
Monticcllo
Johnson
J. H. Hicks
Wat Anderson
Steffenville
Anderson
Theodore Schork
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Uit
Jaudit
Bnsible
C. J. Sutton
Street Railway Employes’ Mutual Benefit Association
Sutton
A. E. Owen
Mos
Davis
John P. Davis
Memphis High School
Campbell
Mrs. Campbell
East
C. F. Schuette
Albert Schuette
Harrisburg
Perth Amboy
N. J
Schuette
U. S. Army
Fort Strong
Mass
Laredo
Tex
Quincey
Holland
Fruit Market
Rogers-Bailey
Pani
Camp Point
Arthur Boger
Five Hundred
Frank Omer
Kankakee
Charles Adams
Omer
Michigan
Ladies’ Aid Society
Methodist Church
Lambert Huber
Guy Law
Galesburg
Elmer Reed
Joseph Dickhut
Paloma
Elmer
Oliver Lierle
Winnipeg
Canada
Joseph Hunsaker
Warren Omer
North Side
C. F. Stecher
New Berlin
Peter Metz
Oscar York
Francis
Marie Bean
Mary Barlow
Coatsburg
J. A. Shake
America Miller
West Point
John Omer
William Welles
Loosedale
E. W. Peter
Payson
Chester McGartland
Isaac Cutter
East St. Louis
R. C. Boger
Alvin Garrett
Fred Hunsaker
Grace McWilliams
Helen Adams
Gary
Ind
G. B. Adams
Walter Rhea
Barry, Ill
KELLY
Morris
Wvesey
Axminster
Everett
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