Woman Found Dead In Home On North Second Street
Mrs. Clara Meyer aged about 55 was found dead in her 912 North Second Street home last evening by Officer Ed Schulte. Neighbors reported she had not been seen since Saturday. The body showed no violence and appeared to have died naturally, with a note on a door indicating she planned to work after 6. An inquest was scheduled for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Meyer
North Second Street
Ed Schulte
Meyer
Schulte
Shulte
Koch
Cordner Haley
Down Town
Maley
Brick Delivered at Eagles Building Site
Operations on the new home for the agres lodge on North Sixth Street are to resume soon. A fresh delivery of bricks arrived yesterday, with steel and brick on hand, completing supplies for the construction project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agres’ Lodge
North Sixth Street
Licensed to Wed Record Fragments
Fragmentary license list shows individuals with hometowns and ages including Herman Clausen Lima Marguerite Beatty Lima Frank Faulkner Mt Eva Wiese 280 2000 Burlington Henry Hagenah 82 Quincy Della Gordon Monroe City Mo partial details with missing context
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman VP
Clausen
Legal
Lima
Deaths and Funerals Stir Quincy Readers
A telegram announced the death of Miss Lorene McGrath in Butte Montana after an operation. Born in Quincy she was the daughter of the late F J McGrath and a familiar figure among friends here. Also noted were funerals for Mrs Edward McGuire at 901 Jersey Street and for William K Webb at 822 North Eighth Street with services at St Peters Church and Vermont Street Methodist Church respectively and burials in St Peters and Greenmount cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Menke
North Twelfth Street
Lorene. McGrath
Butte, Mont
McGrath
Quincy
F. J. McGrath
William K. Webb
North Eighth Sreet
N.M. Rigg
Vermont Street Methodist Church
Greenmount Cemetery
Canton Man Frank B Spaulding Dies at 77
Frank B. Spaulding a longtime Canton Missouri resident died Sunday evening at 6 in St Marys Hospital after a four day stay. He was 77 and survived by a daughter and other relatives in Canton. The body was shipped to Canton yesterday at noon for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Spaulding
Canton
St. Mary's Hospital
Funeral of Adam Neumann Held at St Vincent's Home
At St Vincent's Home chapel yesterday at 9 am funeral rites were conducted for Adam Neumann. Mass by Rev Father Reis with a nephew assisting. deacon Rev Father Didacuis and sub deacon Rev Father Postner. Burial in St Boniface cemetery. Pallbearers named Peter Peters John Peters Frank Peters Walter Reis Roy Reis George Reis Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vincent's
Adam’ Neumann
Father Reis
Father Didacuis
Postner
St. Boniface
Peter
John
Frank Peters
Walter
Roy
George Reis, Jr
Death of Mrs. Dirk Rosendale 72 in St Joseph
Frank Rosendale a police officer left for St Joseph after his mother Mrs Dirk Rosendale died Sunday night at 72. She had lived in Leavenworth with a burial planned there. Survived by sons Frank Henry and John with Frank a city officer, Henry a former councilman now in New Athens and John of St Joseph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank “Rosendale
South Third Street
St. Joseph, Mo
Dirk Rosendale
Rosendale
Leavenworth
Quincy
Prank
Police Department
Henry
New Athens
John of
Colored Man William A M Roberts Dies in Quincy
William A M Roberts a well known colored resident of 2025 Spruce street died yesterday afternoon at 3 30 after illness lasting some time He lived in Quincy for 50 years and was among the oldest members of Bethel AME church He leaves seven children three sons William Robert Earl in Philadelphia and wives of Quincy and St Louis one sister in Louisiana Mo and one brother in Indianapolis Ind Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 30 in Bethel AME church with interment in Woodland cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A.’ M. Roberts
Spruce Street
Roberts
Quincy
Bethel AL M. E
William
Robert
Quincey
Earl
Prominent Farmer Jeremiah H Martin Dies in McDonough County
Funeral for Jeremiah H Martin of Scotland township McDonough county was held yesterday at 10 30 AM conducted by Rev Te Murlan. Born September 20 1847 in Armstrong county Pennsylvania he moved to Schuyler county then to Missouri and Illinois living on farms before dying Saturday night at 2 15. He married Emma Mitchell and later Francella A Shear producing ten children nine of whom survive. He leaves five sisters and one brother and was a respected farmer with good health most years until a recent severe illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah H. Martin
George Hartman
Spruce Street
Otlock
Te Murlan
Scotland Township
McDonough County
Martin
Hartman
Jeremiah He Martin
Armstrong County
Pennsylvania
Iss
Sebsler County
Sus
Emma Mitchell
Missouri
Milnois
Tie
Pottawattamie County
Francella A. Shear
Schuyler
Schuyler County
Death of Theater Janitor Precedes Local Inquest
William Kleyensteuber a 79 year old theater janitor and area threshing veteran died yesterday afternoon while sweeping the Family theater. An inquest to determine the cause will be held by M J Haley this morning. He had lived in the city 18 to 20 years and survived by a stepson Louis Kleyensteuber. His wife died about two months ago and he had been in generally good health prior to the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kleyensteuber
M. J. Haley
Coatsburg
Louis Kleyensteuber
Cruelty Charge After Cat Set Ablaze by Owner
Humane Officer John Fowley filed a gross cruelty charge against Charles Alexander, an Otis Elevator Works employee, for saturating a cat with kerosene and setting it on fire. The burning cat fled into Alexander home at 2318 Spruce Street, started a house fire, but was extinguished. the cat died from burns. A warrant for Alexander’s arrest was issued, but he had not been apprehended by night’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fowley
Charles Alexander
Otis Elevator Works
Spruce Street
Alexander
Fowley
Fifty Years of Love: Mendon Couple to Mark Golden Anniversary
Mendon Illinois December twentieth—Mr and Mrs W T Nutt celebrate fifty years of marriage with a family reunion and fifty invitations. Both natives of Adams county they lived as early farmers and have strong ties to Mendon where Nutt manages real estate and seed interests. The couple’s daughter Mabel and sons William James W Charles and George attend with other relatives, while Arthur Nutt who died recently is mourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendon
Ill
Hale and Hearty
Nutt
Adams County
Eliza Jane Schaffer
Mr. Nutt
William H
James
Charles
George K
Mabel
Arthur Nutt
Local Pickups Reflect Illnesses and Obituaries
Obituaries note Frank Kunkle of near Mt Sterling died after a stomach illness at home. Born near Columbus Ohio, he moved to Missouri township 50 years ago and had two children with his wife. Funeral at St Joseph’s Mt Sterling with burial in Catholic cemetery. Also reported are deaths of Mrs Florentine Bordenkircher born in Alsace Germany in 1846 and James A Beam aged 28 in Plainville Illinois, plus Anna Belle Bowker of Pike County. Local notices mention church services and memorials, plus hardware ads and Christmas Savings clubs.
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Frank Kunkle
Mt. Sterling
Mr. Kunkle
Columbus
Ohio
Missouri Township
Sparta
St. Joseph's Church
U.S
Florentine Bordenkircher
Bordenkircher
Alsace
Germany
St. Josephs
Church of Me. Steling
C. P. Wagg
Plainville
Til
James A. Beam
Beam
Tiinois
Pearl, Jr
Mr. Beam
Adams County
Valparise
Ind
Anna Belle. Bowker
Akers Chapel
Pike County
M. E. Church of
Ten Weeks of Declining Health Ends in Death
The individual had been able to be about for ten weeks after a period of illness but gradually grew weaker. A week ago he was again taken seriously ill and continued to worsen until his death.
Pioneer German Gone: Death Claims Leonard Zeiner
Leonard Zeiner of 845 South Seventh Street died Sunday at 8:25 a m from senility after two weeks illness. Born in Germany on August 29 1833 he was 82 and had lived in the city 58 years. Buried at St Boniface cemetery beside his widow. Survived by five sons Alvis Nicholas Lee Til Edward and George. two daughters Mrs John Krueger and Mrs Jos Heinz. 29 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. He belonged to St Marys Catholic church and St Josephs Benevolent Society. He was a tinner on the South Side from 1872 to 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Zeiner
South Seventh Street
Germany
St. Boniface
Alvis
Nicholas
Rockford
Ill
Lee
Macomb
Til
Edward
George
John Krueger
Jos. Heinz
St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Joseph's Benevolent Society
Robbers Hold Up La Grange Depot Night Raid
J Q Campbell night operator at Burlington depot La Grange Mo reports three men robbed the depot at 10:30 p m locking him in the toilet while they opened the till taking 15 61 and other articles. Suspects fled toward Quincy as police sweep trains and watch the bridge but no matching description found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.Q. Campbell
Burlington
la Grange
Campbell
Quincy
Local Judge Dismisses Mendon Arrest Case
Leo Maas and others from Mendon faced drunken and distur bance charges after a recent arrest. Maas had pled guilty last week but yesterday the judge found insufficient evidence and dismissed the case as witnesses for both sides failed to testify, including the state and defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo. Maas
Mendon
Peice
E. Ju. Bonney
Marshal William Roberts
Couple to wed and travel after ceremony in Lima
Herman Clausen and Lise Wiarenar ite T Beatty of Lima wed yesterday afternoon at the County Clerk's office. They will visit relatives in Waukeshaw Wisconsin before heading to their new home and start their married life. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Beatty of Lima. Clausen works in drainage in Lima and has made the area his home for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman’ . Clausen
Lise ‘Wiarenarite T
Lima
Lince
Half Century Resident Sanford Lightle Dies at 65
Sanford Lightle died Saturday at his Plainville home at age 65 after living in Adams county for over fifty years. Born June 24, 1850 in Ross county Ohio, he came to this country with his parents in 1854. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 PM in Plainville.
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Sanford Lightle
Ross County
Ohio
Plainville
Mr. Lightle
Adams County
Ward to Visit St. Louis Family This Week
Thad W. Ward of St. Louis is expected here Wednesday to spend a few days visiting his family.
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Thad W. Ward
St. Louis
Chicago hearing on freight rates for coal shutdown near term
Illinois shipper leaders push to curb proposed freight-rate hike on soft coal. L B Boswell, Quincy Freight Bureau commissioner, travels to Chicago to represent shippers as the Utilities Commission weighs a week of hearings. If approved, Quincy shipments face a ten cent per ton rise on the Burlington system and five cents on Wabash lines, impacting major manufacturing users.
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Illinois
Chicago
L. B. Boswell
Quincy Freight Bureau
Utilities Commission
Quincy
Burlington
Wabash
Moose Lodge to Give 500 Children a Christmas
Loyal Order of Moose local lodge to provide Yuletide services and gifts for at least 500 children. A giant Christmas tree loaded with toys will be a centerpiece, with additional entertainment planned by the special committee after Sunday session.
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Loyal Order ‘of Moose
Mendon man Albert Wible dies after long illness
Albert Wible 59 a well known Mendon resident died at his home after an extended illness of cancer of the hip. He was born near Mendon April 1 1856 and spent his life there. Survived by wife Man A Clair and three children Harry of Los Angeles Josephine of Humbolt and Willa at home. Funeral at 2 pm from the Wible home with Rev M Lesher of Burlington officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Wible
Mendon
Mr. Wible
Andrew
Sarah Wible
Mendon Township
Man. A. Clair
Ile
Lutheran Church
Tri-State Mutual: InSurance. Association
Wible
Harry
Los Angeles
Free Wood and Wanted Notices From County 262-2
Desiring firewood for home use, contact County 262-2 or Jesse Reeder, near Weiss Paper. Several ads seek a Jersey cow enclosure and a stenographer skilled with an Oliver typewriter. A public auction at 5235 Hampshire St lists cafe equipment and fixtures to be sold by J. We Brusso on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Reeder
Weiss
Hampshire St
Old Tingis
J. We Brusso
Kirchers of Ursa Buy Four New Automobiles in City
Mr and Mrs Fred Kircher of Ursa visited the city yesterday and purchased four new automobiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kircher
Ursa
City
Drainage Burden Sharing Plan Proposed Between Districts
A proposed scheme would divide drainage burden between Lima Lake Drainage District in Adams County and Hunt Drainage District in Hancock County. Officials from both districts have met several times this winter, aiming for a mutually acceptable plan to start in spring. Hunt representatives argue shutting Hancock county flow could alleviate Lima Lake flooding, while Lima Lake landowners claim overflow causes mud and pumping challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima Lake Drainage District
Hunt Drainage District
Adams County
Hancock County
Hunt District
Lima Lake District
Hunt
Iowa Couple United in Quiet Vermont Street M E Ceremony
Frank Faulkner of Mt. Pleasant Iowa and Eva Wiese of Burlington Iowa wed at the Vermont Street M E parsonage yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock with Rev. N M Rigg officiating. The couple plans to live on a Mt. Pleasant area farm after a brief stay in Quincy. Vermillion Club Elects Officers and Plans Dancing Season at Turner Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Faulkner
Met. Pleasant
Eva ‘Wiese
Burlington
Vermont Street
M. E
N. M. Rigg
Faulkner
Mt. Pleasant
Quincy
Mt Pleasant
Vermillion Club
Jefferson Street
J. Augustine
William Leagerins
William Sehatsiek
E. J. Sanders
Turner Hall
Fowler couple weds quietly at Lutheran church parsonage
Beside Heré Albert Rettman and Miss Caroline Distelhorst, Fowler youths, were united in marriage at the Lutheran church parsonage with Rev. Oskar Luth officiating. The ceremony was private with only close family present. The couple will reside in Quincy after January 1 and host friends there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Rettman
Caroline’ Distelhorst
Fowler
Lutheran Church
Place
Oskar Luth
Weather summary for Illinois Missouri and town
Illinois forecast shows generally fair conditions Tuesday with rising temperatures by Wednesday. Missouri similar pattern with fair skies Tuesday and warmer Wednesday. Town expects partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday with warming trends. Yesterday’s early morning 7 am readings: 25, 12 noon 39, 5 pm 38, midnight 34. River stage at midnight 2.8 feet, down one foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Missouri
River Forecast: Ohio River at Warsaw Ia Falls Slowly
The forecast projects a gradual river level decline over the next 48 hours along the stretch from below Warsaw in Iowa toward Louisiana. Officials expect slow fall as weather remains unsettled with varied precipitation chances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Louisiana
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Clara “Meyer
Eagles
Edward McGuire
Jersey
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Father Guisti
St. Peter's Cemetery
Webb
Neumann
Mendow
Golden
Topples
Ing
Mr. Sterling
Tree Brand Cuttlery
Gunther Mardware Co
Henry Rothart
Hannibal
John. T. White
Palmyra
B. Metter
Hull
Gunther Hardware Co
D. J. Thomas
Koettering
Meccano
Gunther's
State Savings, Loan and ‘Trust Company
John Allen
Thomas E. Morton
H.H. Beckmeyer
Keokuk
Clarence Olinger
Olinger
Wallace Nutting
Young Bros. Decorative’ Co
Maine St
Christmas Savings Club
State Savings, Loan and Trust Company
Broadway
South Side Branch Bank
Gotham
Kespohl- Mohrenstecher’s
Tree
St. Jacobi
Fred Prante
William Hagemann
Henry Ledebrink
Christmas Savings, Club
State Savings, Leane and Trust Company
South Side
Chigagl Ate
Platt
Route
Salem
Iowa
Wells Building
Firth and
Maine Sts
G. R. Cottrell
Warren
J. Re Varnay
Oliver Typewriter
C. R. Cottrell
Wells
Lima Lake
Davenport Raee
Ehananibal Aeanee
St Louis
New Orleans
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