Acid Attack Husband Arraigned In Burlington Case
Mrs. Alexander Swinley survived a deep acid burn to face neck and shoulders from her jealous husband at Burlington station. Alexander M. Swinley is jailed on $10,000 bond for assault with intent to kill, with preliminary set for July 24. The victim’s condition improved but remains grave. prosecutors fear possible murder charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Swinley
Burlington Station
St. Mary’s Hospital
Alexander M. Swinley
County
Burlington
Reardon
Swinley
Liberty deputy arrests man for drunkenness in Quincy
E. J. Grubb of Liberty, deputy sheriff, brought Fred Miller from Liberty to Quincy on a drunkenness and peace disturbance charge. He appeared before Judge Bonney and was fined $2 plus costs. The report ends with a moral line about Prudence and industry as ingredients of good luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Grubb
Liberty
Fred Miller
Quincy
Bonney
Four Hundred Veterinarians Back New Insurance Company
Quincy will host a new livestock insurance company capitalized at 100000. Already 75 thousand subscribed by Quincy residents and others in Illinois and Indiana. The Illinois National Live Stock Insurance Company has 400 veterinarian members and 300 stock owners. J W Ireland to head, J H VandenBoom treasurer, L R Hetherington secretary. Directors include numerous veterinarians and doctors from Illinois and Indiana. The bank’s sale force will market stock and existing stockholders will assist. The policy will blanket cover losses including theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Illinois
Indiana
Ilinois National Live Stock Insurance Company
Bankers’ and Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Wells
J. W. Ireland
J. H. VandenBoom
L. R. Hetherington
J. H. VandenBoom, Jr
F. H. Clark
Augusta
Lll
F. N. Carpenter
P. A. McHugh
L. E.rown
Delevan
W. L. Hollister
Avon, Ill
R. A. Luzader
Morrisonville
Ill
W. D. Mobley
Mt. Sterling
H. G. Bowers
Elmwood
Olen Moore
Clayton
George A. Fox
Sycamore
George W. King
Kings
Stanley R. Pierce
Creston
Charles Seebach
Franklin Grove
Thomas J. Frazier
George Ihrig
Golden
Herman F. Jochem
H. M. Wakelin
Melvin
R. P. Frans
Monmouth
George Gordon
Gibson City
S. L. Bratton
Walton
Ind
Harry B. Cale
Macomb
Abram Ackert
Dixon
C. W. Bond
Swan Creek
C. E. Page
Bicknell
T. E. Eigin
Tipton
E. D. Anderson
Mentone
H. N. Warren
Ihiopolis
T. H. Seaworth
Chana, Ill
I O O F Officer Diploma Grant By Illinois Grand Master
Grand Master A Otis Arnold of the I O O F Illinois offers a diploma to 1 000 lodges officers who qualify in ritual work J M Markee Liberty first to qualify and will receive the diploma in person at the Presbyterian Church Prof R O Gibbons to speak at morning services with no evening service quoted proverb about trousers at knees rather than pockets
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Otis Arnold
Illinois
J. M. Markee
Liberty
Arnold
Prof H B Ward to Speak on Fish in Quincy
President J R Pearce of the Quincy District Food league announced Professor H B Ward of the University of Illinois will lecture on fish in Quincy on Monday July 23 at the Chamber of Commerce building. A preliminary talk for ladies at 2 pm and an evening lecture at 7 45 pm will feature stereopticon slides and cover all aspects of preparing cooking curing fish. Ward represents the U S Bureau of Fisheries and speaks with authority on the subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Pearce
Quincy District Food League
H. B. Ward
University of Illinois
Quincy
Pearce
Chamber of Commerce
Ward
U. S. Bureau of Fisheries
Mrs A T Dunavant Dies in Kentucky
Mrs A T Dunavant formerly of Quincy died at her Frankfort Kentucky home. She was a Grace Whipple chapter O E S charter member and wife of A T Dunavant. She leaves a sister Mrs Catherine Thomas and a half sister Mrs Patton plus a half brother W F Whitehead. Funeral to be held in Pleasureville Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Dunavant
Whitehead
Quincy
Frankfort
Catherine Thomas
Grace Whipple
Pleasureville
Patton
Monroe City
W. F. Whitehead
Springfield
Thomas
Nine Year Old Boy Dies From Tetanus In Versailles
Delbert Rollie Keylor aged nine, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Keylor of Versailles, died at St. Mary's hospital at 5 AM Saturday after a foot cut became infected. He was born July 12, 1908, completed second grade, and leaves parents, three sisters, and two grandmothers. Burial followed in St. Peter's cemetery, with services by Rev. Father Amos Guisti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Rollie Keylor
J. R. Keylor
Versailles
St. Mary’s Hospital
Sadie Redmond
South Eighth Street
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Father Driscoll
Felix Albright
Aldo Kaesen
Paul Heine
Leo Corcoran
Paul Ernst
George Doellmann
St. Peter's Cemetery
Amos Guisti
N. Murphy
Kate Smith
Hannibal
Local Social News From Griggsville Area
Griggsville residents and visitors are mentioned in a roundup of weekend trips and calls. The report notes Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bartholomew and two children traveling from Keokuk to visit friends, with Mrs. T. E. Clark accompanying them home. Various residents, including Miss Lucy Dunham, Miss Phila Bleckberger, and Kath eryn and Joe McHose, are seen in St Louis Baylis Barge Davenport and Jacksonville, while illness prompts visits by Ruth Brown and Mrs. Stanley Quinsberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griggsville, III
Harry Bartholomew
Keokuk
T. E. Clark
Lucy Dunham
St. Louis
Phila Bleckberger
Baylis
Bar
George McHose
Katheryn
Joe
F. Lewis
Davenport
Iowa
Ruth Brown
Pittsfield
Stanley Quinsberry
Jacksonville
Little Doger Bradshaw
Porter Bradshaw
Earl Metz
Chambersburg
L. A. Edmonson
Bowling Green
H. T. Heine
Quincy
Earl Calhoun
E. Riley
Marjorie Black
Ill
S. M. Stead
Janice Taylor
Winchester
B. B. Spaulding
Hickman
Mendon
Mendon Drug Co
Henry Bush
B. Leeds
Green Ferguson
Detroit
Mich
Ray Varvey
Peoria
A. R. Morrison
Jacksonville, Ll
Morrison
Kitty Mullady
Keefe Wins $30,000 Verdict in Burlington Railroad Suit
Richard J. Keefe of Galesburg won a $30,000 jury verdict against the Burlington railroad after a 1915 accident left him scorched and injured. Testimony included his wife and two daughters, with allegations of a boarder who may have been planted by the railroad and a claim that the boarder kissed Keefe’s wife. The jury deliberated about an hour before reaching the award in Judge Sabath’s court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Keefe
Galesburg
Casey Jones
Burlington Line
Keefe
Albert C. Henry
Burlington Railroad
Ave. Keefe
Henry
Yeomen Will Have Annual Picnic Today
Members of the Quincy lodge of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen with families and friends expect a big outing today in Berrian Park. Games races and contests are planned with basket lunches at noon and in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Pomona Farmers to Harvest Two to Three Crops This Year
In Pomona California farmers who previously grew a single crop on their land will, through intensive cultivation, harvest two to three crops before December. This shift reflects a move to maximize yields amid favorable conditions and input practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona
California
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roy
Palm Beach
Illinois National Live Stock Insurance Company
Knollenbers Milling Company
H.B. Ward
Kentucky
Weilers
Digk Keefe
Yeomen
Cuticura
Dept
Boston
W.T. Duke
Dimity
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