Hancock County Bankers elect J. M. Hungate president
The Ninth Annual Hancock County Bankers Association meeting was at the Carthage Christian church on June 15 1916. J M Hungate of Warsaw was elected president with S Rowe of Dallas City as vice president and F J Reu of Basco as secretary and treasurer. An officers’ executive committee also named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Hancock County Bankers’ Association
Christian Church
Living Link Committee
Chas. Sumner
Eugene M. Smith
Frieda Kastner Kells
Frank H. Kells
Galesburg
Hancock County
Tomax
Nauvoo
Dallas City
Burnside Perris
Elvaston
Hamilton
Warsaw
Basco
West Point
Bowen
Denver
Magneta
Quincey
J. M. Hungate
S. Rowe
F. J. Reu
L. C. Cherrill
Shadrach Bond
Lake View Motorclub
Relief Corps
GA. R
Court House
I. W. Ferris
Methodist Church
America
Mary Symonds
Mattie Quinby
Hancock County Board of Supervisors
T. E. Burner
Augusta Township
E. W. Huston
Fountain Green Township
Charles Carter
Walker Township
George Boegner
Sonora Township
Zimmoertin
Snyder
Whitney
Hartman
O. B. Turner
Peabcock Township
Kimbrough
County board action on blind relief and bridges
The Hancock county board of supervisors reports eight petitions for blind relief with $37.50 each quarterly. It approves bridge construction aid for Meyers bridge in Carthage township and several other bridges with specified costs, and authorizes contracts with the county superintendent of highways. A novel county court sanity hearing for Elsie Snyder concludes with a verdict of sanity after extended testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Mescher
Floyd Wilson
la Harpe
Elizabeth Wigle
West Point
John Voorhees
David Falkenburgh
Warsaw
Laura Meridith
Augusta
Elias Kern
Carthage
Elizabeth F. Mills
Foley
Carthage Township
Crooked Creek
Meyers Bridge
Fountain Green Road
Appanoose Township
Maple Grove Road
Salm
la Harpe Township
la Harpe Creek
John Edmuns
Panther Creek
William Burgner
LaHarpe Creek
Edmunds Slough
LaHarpe Township
St. Albans Township
Se 5
St. Albans
Commissioners of Highways of
Walker Township
Lima
Adams County
Walker
Hancock County
County Superintendent of Highways
Commissioners of Highways
Dallag
Durham Township
Lomax Township
Henderson County
Camp Creek
Williams
D. I. Riley
Wilson Snyder
Dallas Township
I. F. Landis
Turner
Fountain Green
Hancock Township
State Highway Commission
Huston
O. B. Turner
E. W. Huston
Fountain Green Township
I. P. Landis
Mr. Willams
T. E. Burner
Augusta Township
A. C. Williams
Dallas
Jacob Zimmerman
Pontoosuc
E. W. Dunham
Elsie Snyder
W. D. Cloud
W. E. Hartzell
J. Paul Califf
Clyde P. Johnson
C. A. James
Harriet MclIllhenny
Ross
Irwin
Plymouth
Blender
Pumphrey
Snyder
Youth Runs Away to Join the Army in Quincy
Oscar Wells, 15, traveled from Keokuk to Quincy to enlist, but detectives Bumster and Scharnhorst intercepted him after a Keokuk alert. He was sent back to Bevter, Missouri, where his parents live, though he has stayed with an uncle in Keokuk for eight years. He aimed to see military life and pass as older to join the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Wells
Quincy
Keokuk
Bumster and Scharnhorst
Bevter
Otal
Look Good Feel Good Constipation Solution Ad
An advertisement promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as a remedy for constipation. It claims relief from fatigue and a dull feeling by taking one or two pills at night, with morning improvement and a 25 cent price at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Adv
Local Fair Promises Fireworks and Novel Features
A historical notice describes an upcoming community fair with numerous live races and up-to-the-minute set prices. Fireworks are planned for both afternoon and evening, along with additional attractions and novel features to attract attendees.
Also Mentioned on This Page
D. Faris
Burner
Boegner
Zeh
Hertenstein
Highway Commission
Charles A. Orth
Frank McWhorter
Lee R. Walker
Dr. C.L. Ferris
James E. Stockton
Frank McPherson
Orpheum
Orpheum Players
Old Kentucky
Princess—Carter de Waren
Belasco
Man
Bigtland Park
Highland Park
Fifth Infantry Band
Florence Hannick
Paduzzi
Garden
Chamber of Commerce Glee Club
Highland
Broadway
Harry Heamont
Selig Tribune
Sidney
Free Gate
Maxwell
Detroit
J. B. Thomas & Sons
South Seventh Street
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