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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
4
Farmer Rusk invites every county farmer to bring ten ear seed lots to the Chamber of Commerce building in Quincy before February 1 for free seed corn testing. Varieties tested separately, with results announced at a February 5 meeting and corn later auctioned February 8 to benefit the Red Cross.
Judge C. F Epler returned to Quincy after aiding classifications under the selective draft law and reporting the board completed classifications for all conscripts in its jurisdiction. He noted the Liberty road was the main passable route amid heavy snow banks. The board’s secretary S. G. Lawless will stay in Liberty briefly to handle additional business. Class 1 entries will likely total under 500 due to many exemptions for agricultural reasons. a separate exemption list has been prepared and will be sent to the district board.
Forty one classification appeals from registrants were reviewed by the Quincy exemption district board. Four changes occurred. one moved from class four to two, three shifted in the opposite direction with further deferment. Names marked with asterisks indicate changes, and the list spans Class One through Four with multiple individuals identified. Boxer Frankie Fleming joins Canada’s Royal Flying Corps for aviator training at Camp Borden, Ontario.
Mary A. Lawrence transfers to William F. Erke in township area with cds valued at $1. Peter J. Jochem to Anna Jo chem for property in Quincy and section 36 with cds at $1,200. Marriage licenses recorded for Samuel D. Hyler and Miss Erma Seibel and George H. Davis and Winifred Platt. Estate inventories list Jacob Kopp and Casper Greeman with real estate, notes, and cash totals.
Barney Mast from Soldiers' Home de Pot to home at 1815 North Eighteenth Street. William Woodward from 1628 Vermont Street to St. Mary's Hospital.
In probate proceedings the county court hears Mrs. Elizabeth Gnuse as principal beneficiary of the will of her husband Frank J. Gnuse. The 1913 document directs $1,000 to Esther Flora Jane Charlton, a niece, with the filing occurring Thursday afternoon.
Newark Missouri report shows Unity Rebekah lodge No 690 convening to install officers for the year. District deputy president Mrs Ora Vanpelt of Atlanta helped. New officers include N G Lizzie Glover and N G C H Tucker with Virginia Whitbread as treasurer and Dalsy Hall as secretary. Appointed officers listed with L S and R S designations. Refreshments served. lodge optimistic as it enters its second year.
Market for oysters sea foods and fish grows in importance as government promotes consumption to spare beef pork and mutton for soldiers. East coast beds frozen raise prices and river fish are scarce for now with some expected next week. Lobsters have been discontinued due to high costs with prices listed for catfish lake trout halibut salmon lake white fish smoked white fish smelts Finnan haddie oysters and sea foods blue points shrimps priced per pint quart and per dozen
Miss Nelle Brinton, Irving school teacher, departs soon for Arizona to take a position in the state schools. Seventh and eighth graders hosted a farewell party at Miss Lenore Schlagenhaus home. Miss Lula Cain was away. Nell Schaefer returns to Irving after a three week illness. The Berrian School Mothers' club plans a home cooking sale at Miller and Arthur Drug store Saturday Jan 19. Rev I W Bingaman to speak at Adams Parent Teacher meeting at 3 PM. third grade pupils will sing and play.
Raleigh Dyer Visits Camp Funston. Miss Geraldine Thompson will marry Dr Robb of Kansas City at the bride's mother Mrs B F Thompson's home on Wednesday at 4 in the afternoon. Pearl Zimmerman obituary notes a 24 year old La Belle resident who served as assistant postmaster and musician. Funeral services are held at the Christian church with burial in La Belle cemetery.
In Shelbyville Missouri Mr and Mrs A L Doyle departed Tuesday to establish their residence in Denver Colorado Miss Mary Hughes Damrell daughter of T B Damrell will enter the University of California this month accompanied by her mother they left Wednesday for Los Angeles via San Antonio to visit friends Doctor Jamison of Woodward Oklahoma arrived to visit his brother T L Jamison Mr and Mrs G O Tannehill attended the Sloan trial in Macon Roy Lister of Havelock Nebraska is visiting.
Warren Robbins stores a jot of corn in the blacksmith shop while wagons line the streets. Miss Georgia Alexander is poorly the last week and not well. Dr Roas visited Quincy Saturday and midweek. Huce Herron took no Springfield trip last week but bought coal there to help relieve local shortages. Cold damaged two radiator pipes at the schoolhouse but repairs were made early in the week. Miss Nannie McVay remains bedfast with pneumonia fears. L M Hill went to Tennessee on business Tuesday. Mrs Higgins and Mrs Harm Duden were ill with visit from a daughter. Sunday school and church suspended due to coal shortage. Miss Byhr returned from Springfield. Mrs Franks Mack sells home made rugs at Fruehling's. Bill Greenewold had his straw bale Monday.
Washington January 18 the senate military committee tacitly agreed on two bills to centralize war efforts. one would create a three member super war council and the other would appoint a director of war industries. the move aims to streamline national war operations.
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