Sidewalk Boom In Quincy Shows 3 1/4 Miles Built
City engineer reports three and a quarter miles of concrete sidewalks laid in the past year at about 1 per running foot, totaling roughly 17160 dollars. Two new sewers were completed at an estimated cost of 22000 dollars while paving was minimal, with one concrete alley block and a postponed Fourth street project awaiting spring.
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Quincy
Board of Local Improvements
James Gardner
North End
North Eleventh Street
Broadway
Spring
Sixth
Safety Firsts Take Two From Kaisers In Bowling League
The Safety Firsts beat the Kaisers two games to one in the St. Pauls Men's Bowling league at South Park Garden alleys last night. Scores show Safety Firsts 762 732 807 and Kaisers 405 2? The league alleys will be open Sunday afternoon.
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Kaisers
St. Paul's
South Park Garden
RTT
Abe Martin Gran man Pash and his famed coupon khamidor
Abe Martin Gran man Pash owns a remarkable four hundred fifty coupon khamidor. The horse has seen its prime days and the owner wonders who will ride it next as the animal’s strength wanes.
Public appeals urge workhouse reform for jailed fathers
Charles Alexander, accused of cruelty to animals for allegedly setting a cat on fire, has left the city after his wife appealed to Probation Officer Thomas Nolan. She and their children remain with no relatives to assist them, highlighting a pitiful state. Nolan advocates state reform to place such men on roads or county projects, paying about 1.50 dollars per day to support families while the prisoner serves. Alexander’s location is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Alexander
Thomas Nolan
Nolan
Alexander
Auto Car Collision After Depots Streetcar Hit
A Burlington depot streetcar struck an auto driven by R. V. West as the auto slid along the track. The collision occurred at Fourth and Hampshire streets at 3 PM, pushing the auto 40 feet, bending the fender and causing minor damage to the streetcar. West had attempted to cross tracks before the car halted.
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Fourth
Hampshire Streets
Burlington Depot
R. V
West
Hampshire Street
Fourth Street
New Library Plans Adopted At Y M C A Meeting
At a Y M C A meeting of the boys department librarians Manuel Schwartz was elected head librarian with Claude Bradley Horace Cheesewright Earl Carlton Leslie Leggett Roland Gray and Robert Dopheide named assistants to run the library through April A plan to purge old books and install new volumes was approved along with a new general system Regular monthly meetings are planned by the librarian force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderson
Manuel Schwartz
Claude Bradley
Horace Cheesewright
Earl Carlton
Leslie Leggett
Roland Gray
Robert Dopheide
Ghicago Couple Weds in Quincy Rite at Vermont Street
The Rev N M Rigg of Vermont Street M E church officiated last evening at 5 o'clock in his home a wedding for Fay Virgil Ketner of Chicago area a Chicago druggist and Augusta Brindley of Chicago The couple traveled from Chicago to Quincy for the ceremony and will reside there after brief visit witnesses included J L Taylor of Chicago. the couple will return to Chicago to establish their home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. M. Rigg
Vermont Street
M. E
Chicago
Fay Virgil Ketner
City
Augusta Brindley
7. L. Taylor
Quincy
Reunion At Home Of David Zoller
The home of Mr and Mrs David Zoller at 687 North Eleventh Street will host a New Year reunion with their children gathered for a social day. Miss Alma Zaller, a nurse in Englewood hospital Chicago, arrived last night on the Eli and Albert, with his wife, have returned from Syracuse NY. The other children are already present.
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David Zoller
North Eleventh Street
Alma Zaller
Englewood Hospital
Chicago
Eli
Albert
Syracuse
Funeral for Mrs Susan Lock on Friday at 2 PM
The funeral of the late Mrs Susan Lock will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from her daughter Mrs Price West 1842 Broad Way. Interment will be in Woodland Cemetery. Friends of the family are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Lock
Price West
Broadway
Woodland Cemetery
New Pipe Organ Dedication at St Francis Church
The St Francis church dedicates a new Wick Organ Company triple manual with electric action. Installed by Eugene Buchheim, it features an echo organ, oak case, 34 registers, and a 30 by 12 by 30 foot instrument. Concerts follow a morning mass with afternoon and evening programs of organ and vocal pieces.
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St. Francis
Didacus
Remy
Francis Werhand
Prof
A. Musholt
Sunt Coeh
Bleibe
Will Abend Werden
St. Francis Choir
H. Wessel
Frances J. Lubbe
G. Willhauk
Wick Organ Company of
Highland
Eugene Buchheim
Alley opening plan rejected by local property owners
Alderman Genenbacher pushed to open an eastward alley from Twentieth Street for a block between Spring and Oak to Twenty-second, but four abutting owners refused to support it or contribute funds. Feigenspan sought 600, later 300 dollars, for property needed to cut. The board of public works will reconvene with owners, who again said they saw no use for the alley.
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Genenbacher
Sixth Ward
Spring and Oak
Twentieth
Twenty-second Streets
Twentieth Street
Abbott
Board of Public Works
William Feigenspan
Twenty-second Street
Makes Return Trip After More Chickens
Owen Ishmeal, of 906 Lind Street, was arrested at 1 30 this morning by Officers Guegel and Brokamp after a raid on John W. Martins hen roost at 710 Cherry Street. He admitted stealing four hens and that ten hens were taken the previous Friday, selling them in lower Vermont Street and at a North Eighth Street lunch stand.
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John W. Martin
Cherry Street
Owen Ishmeal
Lind — Street
Guegel and
Brokamp
Martin
North Eighth Street
Guegel and Brokamp
Lower Vermont Street
Cheerful Home Christmas Play Delights Club Audiences
Cheerful Home presented the Christmas entertainment Thursday night featuring the play Joke on Santa Claus by club girls. Irene Weaver played Santa Claus, Lillian Falk Koopla, Helen Webber limpy the rag doll, Rose Delsin the Chinaman, and Alberta Steinbeck the talking doll. Decorations used red crepe lighting and holly. Refreshments were served and each guest received a gift, ending a happy evening.
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Santa Claus
Irene Weaver
Lillian Falk
Helen Webber
Limpy
Rose Delsin
Alberta Steinbeck
Dies in Arms of Benefactors Soldiers Home
A brief notice reports a death connected to the Soldiers Home in what authorities describe as a cause linked to benefactors. Details remain limited in the fragment.
Hermit Civil War veteran John Calbert dies at Dew Drop Inn
John Calbert a Civil War veteran and longtime levee character died yesterday afternoon while being moved from the Dew Drop Inn at Front and Broadway to the Soldiers Home. He had lived as a hermit for years, received a government pension, refused hospital care, and left no known relatives. He was taken to Mumper undertaking parlors for an inquest by Coroner Haley.
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Dew Drop Inn
Front and Broadway
John
Jack) Calbert
Calbert
St. Mary's Hospital
Haley
Cathert
Elections at St. John's Lutheran Sunday School
At the annual meeting of St. John's Lutheran Sunday school teachers the old officers were reelected after reports from the prior year. Re-elected: Superintendent Miss Amalia Kegel, Secretary Miss Laura Weber, Treasurer William Zelle, Birthday fund Treasurer Miss Ruth Luckenbill, Primary department Superintendent Miss Freda Pfeiffer, Primary department Secretary Miss Bertha Ackermann.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
Amalia Kegel
Laura Weber
William Zelle
Ruth Luckenbill
Freda Pfeiffer
Prmary
Bertha Ackermann
Local Pickups Remnant Day from Halbach Schr oeder Co
Gus Kemp, the fireman who fell from a window at the No 1 engine house eight weeks ago, remains at St Marys hospital but is able to leave his cot and walk with crutches. He will be capable for some time yet, but is progressing and hopes to fully recover. Big bargains in blankets and comforters. Halbach Schroeder Co.
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Gus Kemp
No. 1
McEly
St. Mary's Hospital
Kemp
Halbdach Schroeder Co
Deaths and Funerals Sparks
Death notices from Quincy area obituaries list Mrs. Charles Sparks dying at 64 after grip and nervous breakdown, services at Columbus Methodist Church led by Rev Grumman, with survivors including husband and siblings. Other obituaries include Mrs. Ela Lohrman, Theresa Puettmann, John B. Kaessen, Miss Flossie May Savage, J. Allen Hunter, Mrs. Anna Woodruff, Mrs. Henrietta Bentrop, Mrs. Magdelena Bittorf, George D. Gravner, and Theodore Pules, with service details, church affiliations, cemeteries, and survivor lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Stenbeck
Columbus
Louis Stenbeck
Kansas
Annual meeting notice of Quincy Humane Society
To the Officers and Members of the Quincy Humane Society. Take Notice. The annual meeting will be held Tuesday Jan 4 at 4 p.m. at 411 Hampshire Street Quincy Illinois for election of officers and business to be transacted. Fred G Wolte Secretary.
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The
Quincy Humane Society
Hampshire Street
Quincy v. Ilinois
Fred G Wolte
Funeral of Mrs James Wowdaif At Unitarian Church
Funeral services for Mrs James Wowdaif will be held Saturday afternoon at 8 o'clock at the Unitarian church. Friends are invited to attend. Burial will be private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wowdaif
Unitarian Church
Rifle Sports in Big Scores
Rifle enthusiasts report big scores in a regional event with high totals across multiple divisions. Competitors from several clubs set impressive marks, reflecting strong performance and competitive rounds throughout the meet.
Cook's Team Wins Four Man Rifle Shoot Nets Top Score
Quincy Rifle club event at Mainz street halls features two inter club matches. Cook's foursome tops with 3426 points, edging Earhart's team at 3426 and Simmonds' squad at 3344 while White's group posts 2223. Descriptions note nation level NRA contest hopes and inter city rivalries.
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Quincy
Joe Earhart
Aspeccenes
Bale
J.C. Young
Laurence Wachenheim
J. C. Carroll
C. A. Little
Dale Kilburn
A. Simmonds
Wees
A. Gertenbach
J. W. White
Bahart
Carroll
Anderson
Ladda
Kilburn White
Watt
Ting W
Simmonds
Weather Brief for Missouri Town Unsettled Friday
Local forecast shows unsettled weather Friday and Saturday with little temperature change. Yesterday's readings ranged from a low near 38 at noon to a high around 93 in the morning. River stage measured 28 inches at midnight with a forecast of rising fronts nearby.
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Hina
Mssouri
Noca
Frenths
River Bulletin Rise Fall Forecast Near Warsaw to Louisiana
River forecast notes little change along the stretch from below Warsaw to Louisiana aside from effects of ice gorges. Observers report minor rises and falls tied to river ice behavior and water flow in affected sections.
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Warsaw
Louisiana
Ite Gore
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Abe Martin
jNo Trust
Tragk
Y.M.C.A
Czarina
Dedi
Lemaigre
Phineas Haggas
Henrietta Wessel
Frances Lubbe
Fred Schonlan
St. Francis Choristers
Spencer Johnson
Francis Choiristers
Ogarew
Mary
Jack Calbert
Halbach-Schroeder Co
St. Boniface
John B. Kaessen
Spring Street
St. Francis Catholic Church
Father Didacus
St. Boniface Cemetery
Miss Savage
Flossie May Savage
U. B
H. W. Trueblood
C. E. Society
Ursa
Rock Church
J. Allen Hunter
South Fifth Street
Mr. Hunter
Indiana
Robert
Allen
Mildred
Woodruff
Anna H. Woodruff
James W. Woodruff
Caanan
Conn
William H
J. R. Woodruff
Mabel Adkins
Montpelier
Mtarry Tomlinson
Detroit
Mich
Bentrop
Payson Avenue
Henrietta Bentrop
Salem Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Westfalen
Germany
Herman
Danville
Auguste
St. Louis
Alfred
Joseph, Mo
Lydia Stormer
Herman Arends
Pauline Meyer
Henrietta
Ouiney
Woodland
Magdelena Bittorf
Old People’s Home
Rev. Hertzler
M.E
George D. Gravner
St. Mary’s Hospital
Los O
George
Gravner
Theodore Pules
Second
Maine Streets
St Mary's Hospital
Cook
Ehart
Quincy Rifle Club
Mainz Street
Inter Club
N.R
United States
St. Augustine
Fla
Des Moines
Fort Clinton
Oliver Typewriter
G. R. Cottrell
Wells Building
Fuith and Mainetts
Eligh School
River Bulletin
Davenport
Hannay vi
St Louis
Catra
Memphis
New Means
Pittsburgh
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Haevadeenaite
Httead City
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