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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1917
Page
4
More than 3,000 Quincy men aged 21 to 31 registered for the draft Tuesday. By 3 a.m. total regis trations reached 2,970 with 3,144 estimated for two unreported precincts and a city total around 3,500. Drawings will begin in a few days at city hall and the county courthouse under mayor and sheriff supervision, with exemptions handled later.
Born to Mr and Mrs Francis L Patton of Berkeley California a daughter. The mother formerly Grace Feore man. The child named Frances Grace. Also a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Montague at 303 Washington Street Tuesday August?
More than a hundred attended the Red Cross benefit at the Knights of Columbus hall hosted by the Good Shepherd church. The evening featured whist and five hundred, dancing, a musical program, and vocal numbers by Mrs May Trescher Brady and Thomas Grimmer. Prizes were awarded to winners in whist and five hundred while merchants donated card prizes and the hall was loaned by the Knights of Columbus.
Delegates from the Evangelical church led by Rev. H. J. Leemhuis return home from the East St. Louis conference. A cyclone in southeast Hannibal caused anxiety as the group traveled back to Quincy. Leemhuis was re elected vice president of the district and named to the Pittsburgh general synod next fall.
The Euphonia male quartet of Eden Theological Seminary St Louis will present a concert in Salem hall this evening under the Booster club of Salem Evangelical church A choice program of music is promised for an enjoyable evening.
D W Wisherd returns from St Louis with the Prince and Princess aboard the General Excursion Agency boat and barge bound for Evansville Indiana to work in the excursion business. He reports seeing the Ad convention parade and Quincy’s winning turnout.
The Presbyterian church services tonight will feature a Sunday school rally. A recent Sunday school convention in Kewanee will be discussed and any items of interest to the school will be presented at the meeting.
Springfield dispatch reports nationwide registration progressing with few disruptions. Ohio and Michigan governors authorized extended polling in Cleveland and Detroit to finish registration. Adjutant General Dickson, receiving only fragmentary county reports by midnight, noted most sheriffs reported orderly activity and that state totals would be forwarded to Washington within two days. unofficial Springfield tally around 4,987.
Vienna reports official Italian losses in the tenth Isonzo battle at 180000 with 36000 dead or wounded figures across about 36 divisions on a 40 kilometer front. The enemy’s losses exceed 160000, plus 16000 prisoners, while Mount Kuk and Jamiano were occupied. The note claims indisputable success despite Italian casualties.
Two men were arrested in Kirksville after a tire theft ring tied to Quincy surfaced. Police traced stolen tires by serial numbers, including tire 641189 from Chester Polling’s car, leading to arrests and plans to bring suspects to Quincy for charges.
Miss Mary Louise Kidney of Quincy, a Knox College student in Galesburg, won first prize in the annual L. M. S. debate for girls at the school, earning $25. Gatesburg papers praise her performance.
The Woman's community class at the YWCA gave Bible to Rev Tom Bingaman Tuesday afternoon marking the year end. The group formed after the Bob Jones campaign and he has attended weekly. Mrs Earl Meyer Mrs Bert Ryan and Mrs Landwehr audit the Women's Labor League books at Labor Temple meeting Tuesday evening. Officers to be elected July 3. A sunshine party followed the gathering.
Edward Peter of Melrose township filed a circuit court bill of foreclosure seeking $1000 owed to him. The mortgage is on Iot MW, block 18, Barnan addition, Quincy.
In a heavy downpour Mrs. Joseph Arrowsmith of 125 South Fourteenth street kept watch at Fourteenth and Jeracy, guiding schoolchildren away from a hidden manhole carried downstream by floodwaters. She stood in two feet of water for 30 minutes to ensure all students passed safely.
Ellington township earned a county medal by being the only township to file a registration report with the sheriff Tuesday night. One hundred five men registered there, with registration officers T. C. Stern and Ray Siepker on the job.
At a hospital association meeting in the Nurses' Home, W G Musselman urged that an addition to Blessing hospital is likely soon to relieve chronic overcrowding. The report shows 1437 patients admitted last year, 808 surgical operations, and investments in a new boiler, improved operating room, and coal storage. Eight nurses graduated with extensive training, and charity work rose six percent.
Quincy Ad Club wins top honors in the World Advertising Clubs parade in St Louis. The group led by the State band depicted Mother Goose and Lincoln figures, drawing cheers from crowds and promising future business for Quincy. Delegations from Chicago Kansas City and others joined the event noting Quincy’s standout display and spirit.
Readiness for a minstrel show at 8 pm Thursday in St Peters school hall. Participants include L Simpson B Britt J Kelly T J Lenane with Ed Mays Joe Dierkes Elmer Britt and a chorus of Kurz Heelan Dettle McGuire Schregge OConnor Trapp Ricker Taylor Ford. Interlocutor Charles Blanchard. Monologs by L Winking Dierkes quartet Vansteel Winking Dierkes Luthin. Lenane L Simpson Frank Krez lead arrangements.
The citys swimming school led by George H Corsan drew many participants this week with multiple classes daily. An afternoon course serves inexperienced boys with 36 enrolled, a later session trains aquag club youths, and a separate evening class for older men covers advanced techniques and stunts. Special Saturday sessions for boys are planned, with the program continuing through Saturday night.
Illinois expects showers and thunderstorms Wednesday with strong shifting winds. Thursday looks cooler in the south portion and generally fair in Missouri with varying conditions. Iowa faces unsettled Wednesday with showers and thunderstorms, cooler southeast, then Thursday fair and warmer.
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