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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1918
Page
6
The council approved a compulsory vaccination measure after a brief delay. Eight aldermen supported the ordinance with 125 unvaccinated children slated for visits, and penalties from 10 to 100 dollars were promised for violations.
Dr Kappelman warned that refusing vaccination could trigger an epidemic and city shutdown. He urged the aldermen to approve the public health ordinance to prevent smallpox spread among school children. He noted legal limits on compulsion and praised Health Commissioner Charles Martin’s work amid concerns from Dr Chapman on disease control.
Farmers Wanting Harvest Hands lists Lone Farmer Rusk cooperating with the federal employment bureau and Chamber of Commerce to place men on Adams county farms for the harvest season or longer. A growing list of names grows daily as preparations speed up. Two factory workers offered to work on farms for a limited time. No wage scale set yet, likely higher than previous years, with board not required and fewer city temptations. Messages from store managers and factory executives on how many workers can be spared are arriving this week, with Pierson sending an initial inquiry and a follow up likely today.
In a regular Loyal Order of Moose meeting at Moose hall Tuesday night thirty one new applications were read and nine were accepted for a class of forty to initiate in the next two weeks Two new members were also initiated and a big social event is planned by the house committee Many new applications came via the open Canton meeting last week Leaves Estate to Children Olva Blickhan left all her property to her children Viola and Mildred Bangert in a will filed Tuesday in county court The will dated November 13 1912 names her father William F Goebel as executor and guardian Fink Saloon Sord W W Penny bought the Frances Fink saloon on the north side of Maine between Sixth and Seventh streets The license was transferred Tuesday by City Clerk Duke Schroer Mrs Fink had run the place since her husband died years ago Otis Team Wins The Otis shop baseball team defeated the Y M C A nine in League Park Tuesday afternoon 5 to 2
John Kelker oversaw a Tuesday civil service test in the post office for a stenographer and typist. Four women and one man sat the examination. John L. Schrage supervised another test for a clerk bookkeeper. A Field service stenographer exam is set for Tuesday evening July 9 at the post office.
A concise aphorism argues depth over breadth, asserting deep knowledge of one thing surpasses shallow familiarity with many. It emphasizes thorough understanding and expertise rather than partial awareness across topics.
Firemen will receive their pay today after a council move to hold the payroll for the department was debated. Alderman Ross sought to exclude engineers from the approved payroll while proposing higher basic pay for firemen. a fire commission meeting was to address the $4 shortfall for engineers. The mayor signed vouchers but ordered comptroller to withhold payments until further action following Tuesday night session.
Sheriff John Coens defends his response to the Blickhan ice house incident. He says he went to the upper bay Sunday afternoon to aid in the call, arriving by car at ordinary speed. He notes Pierson and companions were on the bay, that no warrant could be issued, and he questions Pierson’s actions and overall conduct.
Mayor John A. Thompson indicated on Tuesday he would grant the Quincy Street Railway Company a grace period to maintain car service on the Front Street line toward Maine Street. A council reading of a letter from W. A. Martin cited equipment delays and the need for an expert from Westinghouse to fix rolling stock before warrants for arrest could be sworn if delays persisted.
The Quincy Power Boat Club will be represented in the Moline regatta July 4 5 and 6 by racer Miss Quincy the Second owned by Cliff Padgett. The boat, among the fastest in the region, is expected to win a trophy as races run in classes. Contracts were let for club hose repairs and a fish fry and smoker followed the meeting.
Dr John A Kappelman spoke to the Rotary Club during a Tuesday noon session at Hotel Ouiney. The welfare committee was tasked to seek city council passage of an ordinance compelling unvaccinated school children to be confined at home. Will Pfeiffer and John Korn received small gold medals. Korn spoke for both as Pfeiffer was reappointed president with Wo A Schwwindeler as VP and Alfred Tiiger as secretary. Directors named were Arthur Odell, Percy Brown and Charles Crook. The article notes government tests of instachionits from central and western Asia distributed nationwide.
Heavy rains in north central Iowa push flood warnings downstream toward the Mississippi. Iowa totals near five inches in 24 hours, flooding rivers and creeks. The Des Moines River is rising, with the Mississippi likely reaching flood stage around Friday after a rise noted Tuesday.
Eleanor Trimble died Tuesday afternoon at her aunt Miss Helen Bernard's home after weeks of illness. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 o'clock from the aunt's Broadway residence with burial private. She was born in Quincy 48 years ago, lived in Canada and Chicago before returning to Quincy. She leaves two brothers Harry of Chicago and Frank of Memphis. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Mrs Eugene Kingman formerly Miss Lucia Collins of Quincy died in Providence Rhode Island at age 73. She was a longtime member of the Presbyterian church before leaving here. The Collins homestead stood at Eighteenth and Maine streets. Burial occurred in Providence.
Funeral services for Mrs Vaneta Kleinstuber were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 3 30 o clock from the residence 1180 Jefferson street. Many friends attended and the floral offerings were numerous and beautiful. Burial was in Greenmount cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs Pauline Ball are held this afternoon at 2 30 from the residence 1626 State street and privately. Friends may attend at 3 from the Kentucky Street M E church. Burial is in Green mount cemetery.
Funeral services for Wesley Bounds will be held this morning at 10 o'clock from Herman Stormer's undertaking parlors at 422 South Eighth Street. Burial is planned at Greenmount Cemetery. Friends are invited to attend the service.
Mrs. Margaret Marston Lawrence widow of Judge Charles B. Lawrence dies in Chicago at 88 after a career as a pioneer in nurse training. She helped found Cook County Hospital Nurses Training school. Her family includes sister in law Mrs. Alice Marston of Prairie avenue. Five children preceded her in death. Burial to be held this afternoon in Galesburg.
Citywide decorations begin today under Mr Bartlett as banners rise for the Eagles state convention next week. Bands travel from Warsaw Peoria Chicago and other cities to send delegates. Rock Island Moline and Davenport plan a Quincy excursion with many Eagles aboard. Trannibal will contribute over 150 members as the local committee finishes arrangements.
Sergeant Poirel, assistant army recruiting officer, will ride through Adams Brown and Pike counties starting Monday to gather names of 18 to 21 year olds and men over 31. He plans to visit every post office and return to Quincy in about 21 days if weather allows. Local news items report multiple enlistments, Navy examinations, and family notices from Quincy residents with families serving in France and at Great Lakes training.
The local exemption board logs 203 Class 1 registrants and 314 limited service men with 1681 Class 1 men expected in Illinois after the June 24 quota of 14000 is filled. Exemption boards nationwide, including Quincy, await quota announcements as 9 men aged 21 to 28 register today at the post office.
Charles Oertle of Swift Packing reported a five foot American flag hung on his porch was stolen last Sunday morning. He suspects a proper man carried it off, using a ladder and cutting the wire. The flag, valued above twenty dollars, would incur a heavier penalty than larceny if charged.
Dr C W East of the state board of health led a Tuesday clinic examining babies with rickets paralysis and malnutrition. Twenty two cases were cared for and follow ups planned monthly while seventeen weighed and measured and thirty nine had physical exams.
Russell A Veach of the 32nd Company at Camp Gordon Ga writes from May 30 1918 thanking Adams County Farms Association Quincy Ill and the War Fund committee for thoughtful care on the transport to Camp Point including apples candy cigars and tobacco. He notes Adams county boys were singled out for kindness and that the camp is large and well liked.
Two divorce actions filed in circuit court allege desertion. Hattie I. Wood seeks divorce from Harvey M. Wood after 11 years of marriage from 1900 to 1911 and asks for custody of three minor children. Anna Leah Gieker seeks a decree granting divorce from Eoward Gieker, alleging desertion since last November. Floyd Munroe and S. A. Hubbard appear as attorneys for the plaintiffs.
The St Antonius branch of the Western Catholic Union held a ceremony in St John’s school hall Tuesday night to dedicate a service flag bearing nine stars. Represented were members serving in the U S military: Lawrence B Wink ing Joseph J Dierkes C H Durand William Dollman E Tenk Bo Erbie H J Jansen Harry Walford and Theodore B Koetters.
A newspaper notes that questions asked by readers via telephone during the day and late night will be printed in the following morning edition. Readers are invited to submit their inquiries on current affairs, local matters, and community concerns for inclusion.
The text discusses two questions. It denies a president can serve more than two terms. It then explores the barber pole symbolism, noting varied explanations for the red and white striped pole, including a likely historical link to barber surgeons and bloodletting.
The seventy ninth anniversary will be observed with special morning services and an afternoon Sunday school and church picnic in South Park. The event highlights the church’s long history and community activities.
Congressman Edward J. King announces his candidacy for reelection from the Fifteenth district. He has worked in Washington all winter and plans to return after the summer recess. Opposition appears from Charles F. Harbrough and Judge J. Frank Garner, with Ed Allen as the Democratic standard bearer. Knox, Henry, Fulton, Schuyler, and Adams counties split largely by party, the district about 5,000 Republican voters.
Lewis Melton of Battery T dach Artillery AEF sends a May 12 1918 Mother’s Day letter home from France to Mrs Maggie Mutz 239 North Third Street Quincy praising fellow soldiers and hoping to return home. He notes good health warm weather with rain from firing big guns and promises another letter after censorship.
The Farm Bureau Committee announces wool will be accumulated in Palmyra as last year. Wool will be sold to local buyers or shipped by car load to a central market. Marketers must bring wool in wool sacks from the County Agent. sacks may be disposed of when sold. Wool will be received June 13 14 and 15 at the Burgdorf building on Main Street.
Illinois and Missouri expect generally fair weather with little temperature change on Wednesday and Thursday. Iowa shows partly cloudy skies with similar small temperature shifts across the same days.
River Stage observations report stage of water at 7 P M yesterday at Davenport Keokuk and Hannibal with heights in feet and changes noted. Davenport at 1572 feet shows a small rise, Keokuk reads 0.2 feet, Hannibal at 18 feet indicates a drop, signaling differing river conditions across locations.
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