City Officials Inspect Flood Damaged Streets and Culverts
The city council conducted its annual inspection tour in three cars to review flood damage from heavy rains over two months. Aldermen, the mayor, and street officials examined Chestnut and Cedar area culverts and pledged rapid repairs. grading Eleventh Street north of Spruce and other paving fixes were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myers
Hoar
Thompson
Markillie
Tompkins
Ross
Owen
Hyatt
Smith and Geers
Bridge repairs planned after heavy rains in city
Graded and widened to allow vehicle turning, the bridge across Whipple will be repaired. It is in weakened condition due to recent rains. Other inspection points include Fourth to Payson, Ninth to Madison, Harrison, Thirteenth to Adams, Eleventh to Monroe, Twelfth to Jefferson, Fifteenth to Oak, Twentieth to Vine, Twenty fourth to Locust, Twenty eighth to Chestnut, Twenty second to Hampshire, Twenty first to Jefferson, and various blocks near Washington and Jefferson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whipple
Spruce
Sycamore
Ravens
Twelfth
Delaware
Payson Avenue
Ninth
Jefferson
Madison
Harrison Street
Thirteenth
Adams
Eleventh
Monroe
Fifteenth
Oak
Vine
Chestnut
Hampshire Street
Washington and
State
Emergency League selects officers in early 1918 drive
The Women's Emergency League, including Adams, Schuyler, and Hancock counties in division 37 corps 4, names division officers led by Division General Mary E. Aleshire and adjutants from Plymouth Quincy Carthage and Lima. The group, chosen by Mary E. Aleshire and Maida Lee Fosgate, plans a financial campaign and public works to support the state during crisis and to register housewives per President Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Schuyler
Hancock
Women’s Emergency League
Wilson
Mary E. Alshire
Maida Lee Fosgate
Orville Pitney
Augusta
Mabel Garwood
Plymouth
Edward Hasson
Hampshire Street
Quincy
T. L. Morris
Maine Street
William H. Weaver
South Fourth Street
Fred Rickelhaupt
Maiden Lane
North Fifth Street
James Beatty
III
Bert Leeper
Lima
Mary Hill
Ill
Fourteen Divorces Granted in Circuit Court
Judge Akers presided as fourteen divorce decrees were granted on Wednesday. Grounds ranged from drunkenness and cruelty to dissatisfaction with married life. one case was denied. Plaintiffs included Lena Leipold, Edith Mac Gay, Olive Hoener, Edna Vradenburg, Eugenia Liggett, Ethel Denney, Priscilla Killen, Rose Phillips, Paul Green, Ruth Polson, Mae Boesing, William Millen, Lydia Robertson, Marcus Carr. Myrtle O McKinney v Harvey McKinney was dismissed for want of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clrreuit
Akers
Lena Leipold
George Leipold
Edith Mac Gay
Henry Gay
Olive Janette
William Hoener
Hoener
Edna Vradenburg
Don Vradenburg
Eugenia Liggett
Don Liggett
Ethel B. Denney
Sam Denney
Priscilla Killen
Oscar Killen
Rose Phillips
George Phillips
Paul Green
Caroline Ripple Green
Ruth E. Polson
Robert M. Polson
Mae Boesing
Frank Boesing
William A. Millen
Teresa Millen
Lydia Celia Robertson
James Thomas Robertson
Marcus Carr
Miss Sadie Redmond Dies in Quincy at 63
Miss Sadie R Redmond longtime Quincy businesswoman and office manager at American Strawboard company dies at 2 p m at 501 13 South Eighth Street after a stroke. Born January 11 1878 she lived in Quincy all her life and attended St Peters and Marys academy. She leaves her mother Gertrude Redmond two aunts three cousins and other relatives. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie R. Redmond
Quincy
South Eighth Street
Miss Redmond
Keren Redmond
St. Peter's School
St. Mary's Academy
Mrs
American Strawboard Company
St. Peter's Catholic Church
The
Young Ladies’ Sodality
St. Peter’s Altar Society
St. Peter's Aid Society
Hibernians
Gertrude Redmond
Mary Pickard
Rose Redmono
Local Resident Louis Geibert Dies After Hay Incident
Louis Geibert of one mile southeast of Paloma died Wednesday in St. Marys hospital from a broken neck after a fall while helping neighbor William Wellman raise hay on Monday. Born October 21, 1857, he was 60 and a Coatsburg Lutheran church member. He leaves brothers and sisters near Coatsburg. funeral at Coatsburg this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Geibert
Paloma
St. Mary's Hospital
William Wellman
Michael Geibert
Coatsburg
Funeral for Peter Rigdon in Prairie City
The funeral of Peter Rigdon of Prairie City who was the father of Mrs. Emma Earel of Quincy died Monday and was conducted Wednesday afternoon in Prairie City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Rigdon
Prairie City
Emma Earel
Quincy
Funeral services for George Heidbreder to be private
The funeral for George Heidbreder will be held at 3 o clock Thursday afternoon at his home 413 South Eighth Street with private services, followed by a 3 30 o'clock service at Luther Memorial church. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery. Friends are invited to attend the church service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Heidbreder
South Eighth Street
Luther Memorial Church
Woodland Cemetery
Mrs Mary Koch Dies After Stomach Cancer Operation
Mrs Mary Koch of 401 Washington street died at 12 15 PM Wednesday in St Marys hospital two days after an operation for stomach cancer She was born in Quincy October 6 1860 aged 56 and is survived by her husband Louis Koch two sisters Mrs John Snyder and Mrs William Ryan of Quincy and three brothers August Fred and Henry
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Koch
Washington Street
St. Mary's Hospital
Quincey
Louis Koch
John Snyder
William Ryan
Quincy
August
Fred
Henry
Thirty Two Cantonments to Have Large Libraries
The American Library Association will provide library facilities for 82 cantonments and national guard training camps opened by the war department around September 1. Funds for 32 buildings and 10,000 volumes per library total up to about 620,000 dollars, with projects managed under a Library War Service committee. Frank P. Hill coordinates finance. a nationwide appeal for books and magazines will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Library Association
War Department
Commission On
National Guard
Raymond B. Fosdick
Herbert Putnam
Congress
Association
Bis
United States
Perha
Louisville
Young Men's Christian Association
Knights of Columbus
Frank P. Hill
Brevoort Place
Brooklyn N. Y
Library War Service Committee
J. J. Wyer, Jr
New York State Library
Albany
Edwin H. Anderson
New York Public Library
Arthur E. Bostwick
St. Louis Public Library
Gratia A. Countryman
Minneapolis Public Library
Electra C. Doren
Dayton Public Library
Matthew S. Dudgeon
Wisconsin Free Library Commission
Madison
Brooklyn Public
Funeral to be held at 2 30 Friday at sister’s home
The funeral will be conducted at 2 30 oclock Friday afternoon in the home of the sister Mrs William Ryan 729 Payson avenue Burial will be in Greenmount cemetery Friends are invited to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
William Ryan
Payson Avenue
Greenmount Cemetery
Bridges to be Let Next Tuesday in County
Contracts for twelve bridges to replace June cloud burst washouts will be let next Tuesday. The list includes McGinnis in Houston, Dempsey abutment, Mendon, Cunningham Camp Point, Frasier culvert Ellington, Hagenbaumer, Melrose Beilstein Melrose Arnold Liberty Harvard Richfield Akers Payson Lima Lima Stopher Beverly Speckhardt Fall Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGinnis
Houston
Dempsey Abutment
Mendon
Cunningham Camp Point
Frasier Culvert
Ellington
Hagenbaumer
Melrose
Beilstein
Arnold
Liberty
Harvard
Richfield
Akers
Payson
Lima
Stopher
Beverly
Speckhardt
Fall Creek
Odell Jewelry Store Robbery in Hannibal
Tuesday night thieves forced open a transom and entered the A F Odell jewelry store in Hannibal. Manager A S Scranton could not state the amount stolen. Pinkerton agency in St Louis and Jewelers Security Alliance notified. Odell carries 50000 dollars insurance against loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Odell Jewelry
Hannibal
A. S. Scranton
Plans Formed for Hancock County Soldiers Reunion
West Point plans a September 5 and 6 reunion with plans shaped at a mass meeting led by B. W. Nicely. A five member general committee will oversee programs and concessions, with business men backing the event as patriotic activities, music, camp fire, and contests are promised. Free moving pictures on Saturdays July and August are arranged by local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
B. W. Nicely
Hancock County
Weat Point
W. Nicely
M. K. Spence
J. J. Miller
John Workman
W. G. Barnard
Stranger Kisses Woman Anarchist in Station Ereignis
Emma Goldman is brought to St Louis from New York before her transfer to Jefferson City to serve a two year sentence for obstructing army draft enforcement. A man kissed Goldman at Union Station just before the train departed for the state capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Emma Goldman
Missouri
New York
Deiterson City
Jefferson City
Union Station
Fee dispute over administrator Mumper in Murphy estate
John P. Murphy, heir, challenged D W Mumper’s administrator fees in the Murphy estate. Circuit court cut the fee from 1440.54 to 720.27. Attorneys Hub bard and Hyler appealed to the appellate court with a 3000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Mumper
Louise M. Murphy
John P. Murphy
S. A. Hubbard
Jesse Hyler
Murphy
Mr. Mumper
German Marines Take Over 1,250 Prisoners in Belgium
Berlin army headquarters announced that more than 1,250 prisoners were captured in the Yser district of Belgium by German marine corps. The report came via London on July 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
German Marine Corps
Yser
Belgium
Army Headquarters
Drainage district to levy yearly tax in 1917
Judge McCarl on Wednesday allowed the petition of the South Quincy Drainage district commissioners to levy a repair tax to keep dykes and the pump plant in good condition. The court decree permits yearly collection beginning September 1, 1917 to meet the district’s maintenance needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarl
South Quincy
Real Estate Transfers from Peoples Savings Loan to McFadon
Peoples Savings Loan and Building Association transfers Lot 8 Block 2 Camp Point to Clarence McFadon. August and Mary Moshage transfer Lot 16 Block 14 Prospect Place to M. E. Vasen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples’ Savings Loan and Building Association
Clarence MccFadon
Camp Point
August
Mary Moshage
M. E. Vasen
Prospect Place
Quincy
Marriage Licenses For Breece Root Rosie Johnson Chester Stoniger Ella Shepherd
Breece L. Root of Hamilton and Rosie Johnson of Quincy obtain a marriage license. Chester Earl Stoniger of Mendon and Ella Ellen Shepherd of Mendon also receive a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breece L. Root
Hamilton
Rosie Johnson
Quincy
Chester Earl Stoniger
Mendon
Ella Ellen Shepherd
Also Mentioned on This Page
Whipple Creek
Board of Public Works
Cedar Street
Cedar Creek
State Rivers and Lakes Commission
Eleventh Street
Spruce Street
Emergency League
Adams, Schuyler and Hancock
Manhattans
Sadie Redmond
American Strawboard Co
William A. Fees
C. E. Cookman
Chicago
Ohio Street
St. Boniface Catholic Church
St. Boniface Cemetery
Mr. Fees
Whig
T. J. Malloney
Eagles
South Side Boat Club
Saloonkeepers’ Protective Association
Odell Jewelry Store
DR. Welsch
Hampshire St
Circuit Court
Mumper
Weilers
Victrola
Victor XI
Victor
Drago
Seneca
Rettig & Bremler Prescription Druggists
Maine St
Ice
Pure Ice Company
Jersey
Dr. Waldron
Waldron
Wells Bldg. Cor
Fifth and
Maine Sts
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