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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1917

Page

9

May Place Bait For Loose Lion Near Allerton Estate

Decatur Illinois July 17 arrangements were being made by Robert Allerton Pratt county millionaire to ship a male lion from Lincoln Park Chicago to Monticello Tuesday. The lion from the circus may attract the roaming animal on Allerton estate covering 300 acres of 12 000 acre property. Hunt for the lion has been given up with many believing the creature is a large dog or other animal at dusk. Chicago July 17 Cy De Vry keeper at Lincoln Park Zoo said no request had been received to send a male lion to Allerton estate. Chicago July 17 A Ravinia suburb sighting proved the lion was a large collie dog with a pink ribbon tied to its tail.

Decatur, Ill Robert Allerton Pratt County Lincoln Park Chicago Monticello Allerton Cy de Vry Lincoln Park Zoo Ill Missionaire Ravinia

Funeral for John Crabby Held in Loraine Thursday

John Crabby died after a fall at home in Loraine at 5 45 Saturday. Funeral service will be in Loraine Church of Brethren with burial in Loraine cemetery. Born in Quincy, aged 74, he lived in the area most of his life. He married Cathryn Rudden in 1874 and leaves a wife, five children, and three brothers. A Portland paper company bought a 2000 acre tract in Clatsop county Oregon with 100 million feet of spruce fir and hemlock on the land.

Loraine John Crabby Henry A. Craby Los Angeles Cal George Crabby Rosendale Rose Stover Ellen Runyon Zelpha Smith Hollister Joseph William Crabby Quincy Frank Crabby Edina Clatsop County Oregon Portland

Marion county farmers meet for dairying and fertilizer talks

Marion county farmers gathered in Palmyra with speakers R. Head of Miller Township County Agent H T Neilsen and Rev J T Bloom presenting on dairying soil fertilizing and the value of dairy cows Head highlighted higher corn yields from soil work and six Jersey cows averaging over six hundred pounds of butter yearly He pressed regular milking and profit from feed Head noted the need to order fertilizer early and a committee was named to gather fertilizer preferences Red Cross plans and upcoming meetings in Warren Oak View and Emerson were announced plus ongoing dairy herd testing as part of county cow testing association efforts The Missouri farm bureau convention in Sedalia was outlined with program details for August 3 4

Palmyra Marion County Warren R. Head Miller Township H. T. Neilsen J. T. Bloom Head Mr. Head Nielsen Henry Brower Henry Wagner Clarence Frederick Owen Bradshaw Monroe City Rev. Bloom Red Cross Oak View Fabius Township Emerson R. Gearhart Columbia

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