Levee Reconstruction Planned as Fabius Recedes
Reconstruction work on the North Fabius levee will start soon with new plans and drainage changes to prevent future floods. Jacob A Harmon of Peoria will draw the plan. Officials report improved conditions as the river falls, and relief efforts expand including food relief and potential relocation for flood victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon
Fabius
Jacob.a. Harmon
Peoria
Board of Supervisors
Taylor
Quincy
Hamnon
Mississippi
Melton
Humane
Fowley
West Quincy
la Grange
J. W. Brown
The
Humane Society
Travelers Vote 10 Buy Liberty Bond at Local Meeting
Members of the United Commercial Travelers local branch met Saturday night at the Knights of Columbus hall and voted to buy a liberty bond. Secretary C. B. DeJean was tasked with the purchase. Delegates J. E. Dorsey, Harry Bray and Thomas Crooks reported on the Peoria grand council meeting. Harry Bray won the post of delegate to the supreme council in Columbus Ohio. A November rooster meeting is planned for November 11 with Supreme Secretary Murphy of Columbus expected. The annual penindnw will be held July 7 in South Park, arranged by Will Crooks Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Commercial Traverlers
Knights of Columbus
C. B. DeJean
Peoria
J. E. Dorsey
Harry Bray
Thomas Crooks
Supreme Council
Columbus
Ohio
Murphy
South Park
Will Crooks Smith
Marriage Licenses and Parties Named in Quincy Area
Marriage licenses listed include Mrs Mary Jane Harris Quincy and Boney Turner Quincy aged 49 and - HY Charles F Brickman Lima with Gladys D Clapper Ursa Bernard L Domhardt Quincy 28 Tresia Berblinger Quincy 27 Harvey JT Beatty Perry 25 Pearl Holeman Perry 20 Anthony Francis Rossman Quincy and Madge E Gallup Quincy with legal notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Harris
Quincy
Boney Turner
Charles F. Brickman
Lima
Gladys D. Clapper
Ursa
Bernard L. Domhardt
Tresia Berblinger
Harvey JT. Beatty
Perry
Pearl Holeman
Anthony Francis Rossman
Madge E. Gallup
Spring Chicken Plans Ended by Heavy Rains Flood
William L. Westmann of 2510 Vermont street planned a first of the season dinner of spring chicken. Twenty Rhode Island Reds, each about a pound and a half, drowned when a rear yard pond overflowed into the chicken yard after heavy rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Westmann
Vermont Street
Dill
Russian Topics Prominent Speaker Visits City Church
M Schwartzkopensky arrives in the city to address First Christian church on Tolstoy and Rasputin. He claims Russians fear their leaders and notes ties to Kerensky from Petrograd school days.
Local Enlistments In Army Hospital Corps And Navy Picks
Shrapnell and Carroll L Wago of 833 North Sixth Street join the army hospital corps through the local station. Charles Truman Collins of Barry enlists in the hospital corps. Those who lost registration certificates may apply to the city or county clerk to obtain proof. Three men join the navy Saturday Thomas O Rourke Joe Dickson Karl Hempstead must show registration cards to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll L. Wago
North Sixth Street
Army
Charles Truman Collins
Barry
Navy
Thomas O'Rourke
Springfield
Joe Dickson
Jerseyville
Til
Karl Hempstead
Macomb
Registration Scrutiny Tightens List of Enlistees
Recruiting officers must track all registered men who enlist and forward their names to the state capitol daily so the names can be removed from the registration lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Capitol
Adams County I O O F Elects New Officers in Quincy
George W. Omer of Camp Point is named president and Alex C. Swartwout of Quincy is elected secretary. William A. Hill becomes vice president, and William A. Downing is treasurer. Attendance was light due to poor highways and uncertain train service, with future plans for an annual picnic to be decided later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
I. O. O. F. Association
Quincy
George W. Omer
Camp Point
William A. Hill
Marcelline Lodge
Ursa
Alex C. Swartwout
Gem City Lodge
William A. Downing
la Clyde
Golden
Quincy District to Send Experts for Canning Demonstrations
The executive committee of the Quincy District Food league discussed sending a corps of experts to 16 counties for canning demonstrations. Farm Adviser Rusk will recruit Illinois and Missouri demonstrators to start late this month, with each two day session funded by the hosting community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy District Food League
Rusk
J. R. Pearce
Herman H. Brown
C. F. Perry
Harvey G. Riggs
W. Dean Mobley
Mt. Sterling
Geo. R. Davis
la Grange
L. K. Seymour
Payson
Illinois
Missouri
Canning
Mayor thanks registrars for orderly registration day
Mayor J A Thompson commends registrars for a successful registration day in Quincy. He notes only minor errors during rush hours and praises prompt corrections, adding the effort helps send timely reports to Springfield and Washington and keep Quincy among the first received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Quincy
Springfield
Washington
J. A. Thompson
Messengers Buy Liberty Bonds In Local Western Union
Western Union Telegraph employees in the city join national bond drive subscribing for a $50 Liberty Bond each. The local office reports over $1,000 in bonds. Manager T W King announces bonuses for staff below $1,200 yearly and details a company plan to advance up to 23 percent of salary with 18 month installments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Telegraph Company
T. W. King
Western Union Company
Liberty
Large subscription made in Liberty Bonds by local chamber
The Chamber of Commerce received a $5,000 subscription in Liberty Bonds from the Bank of New Canton Pike County via cashier J R Easley. The subscription is to be credited to the amount raised by Pike County banks toward the St Louis federal reserve district goal. The chamber acknowledged receipt and referred the matter to the Quincy Clearing House joint committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comimierce
Bank of New Canton, Pike Co
J. R. Easley
Easley
Associated Banks
Pike County
St. Louis
Notice Eagles Hold Afternoon Meeting at Eagles Hall
Eagles Hall hosts a 2:30 PM meeting this afternoon. All Eagles are urged to attend. PW REARDON president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
Eagles Hall
Reardon
Pres
Canning Series to Start Tuesday Morning in The Whig
The Whig will publish a series on canning and preserving fruits and vegetables starting Tuesday morning. An expert writes every recipe, all proved successful and highly practical. Articles appear every other day, urging housewives to clip the recipes as they come and the complete series will become a valuable recipe book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Whig
Birth Announcements and Local Moves in Quincy
Mr and Mrs Rol and Mrs M Holder report a son born May 26 at 1844 Spring street. Mr and Mrs John K F Poppe announce a son born May 28 at 1405 Harrison street. George M Corson leaves Quincy for Evansville Ind to conduct a week long YMCA life saving and swimming course. Sheriff John Coens takes Tom Barnes and George Webb to Pontiac for reformatory terms after guilty pleas. Judge Montgomery attends Knox College trustees meeting in Galesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland M. Holder
Spring Street
John K. F. Poppe
Harrison Street
Evansville
George M. Corson
Ind
Mr. Corsan
Pontiac
Tom Barnes
George Webb
John Coens
B. Montgomery
Galesburg
Knox College
Brinkoetter Buys Beckman Property in Master’s Sale
Fred Brinkoetter purchased the Edward Allen house at a master’s sale for 1075 dollars in the Beckman vs Beckman case. The transaction completes the court ordered sale process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Brinkoetter
Edward Allen
Beckman
Knights To Hannibal Class Adoption Event
Knights of Columbus from Quincy travel to Hannibal today to attend a class adoption. Dr Nations returns with his wife and family after attending a wedding in Osawatomie Kansas. They left Kansas City Friday night at 6:30 and reached Quincy Saturday morning. Signs of flood and storm damage are evident along the travel route. Rev and Mrs W C Martens and family of St John s Lutheran Church depart Monday for Danville to join a trip to Milwaukee for the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church annual meeting. In Danville Mr Martens will deliver the address for the mission festival at Danville Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church on June 17. Mr Martens led the church for 35 years. Services in Danville will follow the schedule: Sunday school 9, morning service 10 30, evening service 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Galesburg
Burlington
Carthage
Marblehead
St. Louis
Kansas
City
West Quincy
la Grange
J. W. Watt
Hannibal
Palmyra
Fall Creek
East Hannibal
Kansas City
K-line
Mark
Dr. Nations
G. J. Nations
Osawatomie
Kan
W.C. A. Martens
St. John's Lutheran Church
Danville
Milwaukee
Missouri Synod of the
Lutheran Church
Martens
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Liberty Bonds urged by Masons and civic notices
Dr Ralph Wheeler leader of the state Masons announced in Camp Point that the grand lodge has bought $25000 in Liberty bonds and urged all lodges and every Mason in the state to invest similarly. The Central Baptist church picnic moved from Gardner park to church grounds due to rain with a box supper afterward. Registration day is Tuesday for the Secondard election with Alderman candidates W H H Smith and C L Chine on the Democratic and Republican tickets, polling from 8 am to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Wheeler
Masons
Camp Point
Grand Lodge
Central Baptist Church
Gardner Park
Fourth
Jersey Streets
Register
Alderman
W. H H. Smith
Tcket
C. L. Chine
Reverend Kettlekamp Receives Doctor of Divinity Degree
The former Bethel German Methodist pastor at Quincy now serving in Muscatine Indiana was honored last Sunday with a Doctor of Divinity degree from Town Wesleyan University. He has led the Muscatine Ministerial Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis FE. Kettlekamp
Bethel Geman Methodist Church
Twelfth and
Jefferson Streets
Quincy
Muscatine
Town Wesleyan University
Middle West
Kettlekamp
Young Ladies’ Sodality
St. Boniface
Mavis P. Fitzgerald
J. L. Pickering
Springfield
Fitzgerald
J. M. Nolan
Cherry Street
Chicago
Edward
Mrs. McGaffney
Waukegan
Ill
N. E. Beard
la Grange
E. J. Grubb
Liberty
Throuch Quincey
Jacksonville
Robert Whitefield
Lima
James Whitefield
Hig
Ursa
Citizens Meet Tuesday Night Speeches Open Meeting
The first city welfare forum per May 28 motion will be held Tuesday at 8 in the city hall council rooms. Noted locals will discuss welfare and national issues, with three minute talks allowed. Speakers include Rev. Lyman Greenman on playgrounds and Frank Crane on Liberty Bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyatt
Lyman Greenman
Greenman
Frank Crane
Illinois State Bank
Perry Ellis
East
Alderman Hyatt
J. J. Driscoll
John E. Wall
Hard Road to Taylor Not Built After Flood Delay
Businessmen applaud decision not to build the hard road from West Quincy to Taylor. The iron bridge endured the flood though abutments eroded. repairs will be needed. Levee tests failed, washing out dirt road in many places. rebuilding may allow a hard road later if levee proves strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Quincy
Taylor
Quincey
Ricker Delinquent Tax Case Continued
The case of E. W. Peter county treasurer against Ricker National Bank in county court for delinquent taxes was continued after a Saturday hearing. The dispute concerns two properties held by the bank Heintz Buggy Co and Sheridan Stove Co. The bank argues taxation only on real estate or capital stock based on assets and says it has already been taxed and a direct tax would be unfair. It also claims one property was not in its possession when taxed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Peter
Ricker National Bank
Heintz Buggy Company
Sheridan Stove Company
River Towboats and Steamers Transit Upstream
The Nauvoo government boat led a tow of barges up the river on Saturday then returned down. The Muscatine tied at the Pumping station Saturday night. The Dubuque steamed above and below on the regular up river trip. The Nauvoo tied near the lower bay bridge Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nauvoo
Muscatine
Dubuque
Regutar
Lower Bay Bridge
Quincy Urges Swift Liberty Bond Drive
A Quincy meeting of business leaders and citizens at the Chamber of Commerce urged intensifying Liberty Bond sales to boost patriotic support. A follow up large meeting is planned for Monday at 10 o clock with a ten member canvassing committee from each of 30 organizations to push the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Chamber of Commerce
Gao
D. Levi
W. E. Lancaster
William Ek. Abbott
F. W. Crane
James E. Adams
Chester Poling
Herman BE
Jochem
William K. Abbott
Tornado Insurance Widespread Among Quincy Property Owners
Local agent notes most Quincy property owners hold tornado coverage. Despite recent southern storms stirring interest in Mattoon and Charleston outcomes, protection remains common with many policies in place. Rates are about half of fire insurance and large policies were sold in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Thinais
Mattoon
Charleston
Grandson Caught In Marked Bill Theft Trap
Charles Carlock of 325 Vermont street suspected his grandson Harry Crossan of small thefts. He set a trap by placing a ten dollar gold certificate in the cupboard and noted its serial. The bill vanished and Crossan, age 16, was arrested and jailed on larceny charges to be tried before Judge Reard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Carlock
Vermont Street
Harry Crossan
Crossan
Catherine Klipstein
Carlock
Reard
Sixteenth and Locust Streets
Palmyra Man Dies After Brain Operation
Joseph E. Quest, 33, of Palmyra, died Saturday in Mayo Brothers Hospital Rochester after an operation for a brain abscess. He had been taken to Rochester with wife Mrs Quest and Dr Rozelle earlier in the week. Funerals plans were not yet set. Quest, in the undertaking firm L Quest and Son, leaves a widow, a five year old son, five sisters, two brothers, and his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmyra
Joseph E. Quest
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Brothers Hospital
T. A. Rovelle
Rozelle
Quest
L. Quest and Son
William Binkley
Lane Youse
Hannibal
Henry Blakey
Cleveland
Ohio
Ida Quest
Mayme Quest
Albert
Quincey
Edward
Louis Quast
Kronstadt Defies Petrograd as Scouting Party Attacks
Kronstadt remains restive after the Council of Workmen and Soldiers delegates reiterated their deposing resolution. Cabinet meetings vow decisive action while reporting the fourth fleet is loyal to the provisional government, blaming civil and military Kronstadt for the renewed turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrogradn
London
Council of Workmen's
Kronstadt
Petrograd
Fourth Fleet
Kornstadt
Easy Payment Plan for Liberty Bonds Widens Crowds
During the conference J R Pearce said Quincy banks will sell Liberty Bonds of 50 dollars with 35 dollars down and weekly 1 dollar payments rest. W G Musselman chairs a committee to urge local clergy to mention the Bond plan today. Bond sale closes on the 15th. Quincy’s share is 750000 but progress lags. Most purchases come from large investors. aim is broad public canvassing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Pearce
Quincy
W. G. Musselman
Busy Week in Legislature Faces Big Pending Bills
Rep. Sam H. Thompson returns from Springfield announcing a packed week in the general assembly as adjournment nears on June 16. An all-night session is planned next Saturday to debate key measures including the woman's eight hour bill and a capital punishment abolition proposal, with the governor weighing vetoes on several bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam H. Thompson
Springfield
Mr. Thompson
General Assembly
Senate
Lowden
Assembly
Thanksgiving Sermon Preached At Eighth and Elm Church
The annual Thanksgiving sermon of the United Brothers of Friendship and Sisters of the Mysterious Ten and Ju veniles will be preached at the Eighth and Elm Street Baptist church today at 2 30 o clock. Rev T D Huff and Rev W OW Ewing D D of Topeka Kan are expected to preach morning and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brothers of Friendship and Sisters of the Mysterious Ten
Eighth and Elm Street Baptist Church
Nannie Hall
Roda Johnson
Isabella Johnson
Anna Lafce
Reading
Thelma Harris
Order
J. W. Tutt
W. M
T. D. Huff
W OW. Ewing
D. D
Topeka, Kan
Everting
British Retake Position in France
London reports Alvin Zillebeke has been retaken by British forces at the front in France, with Reuters noting the change in control during ongoing operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuter
France
Alvin Zillebeke
Spanish Cabinet Resigns in Madrid
London based Marquis Manuel Garcia Prieto forwarded to the King the resignation of the entire cabinet in Madrid causing political upheaval. The move signals a reshuffling of Spain's government amid ongoing tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
London
Manuel Garcia Prieto
Weather notes for Illinois Missouri towns Sunday to Monday
The forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions in Illinois on Sunday and Missouri on Sunday. Monday brings partly cloudy skies in both states with a trend toward cooler, unsettled weather and possible thunder showers by night in some towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mlinois
Missouri
Town
Rise Tall River Forecast Near Quincy to Louisiana
The river from Quincy to Louisiana is expected to stay nearly stationary for 36 hours and likely begin a slow fall by Sunday night according to forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Louisiana
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Western Union
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Knights
Knights of Columbus of
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GLAD
Ricker
Minnesota
River Bulletin
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