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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1917

Page

3

Henry Freiburg Dies at 81. longtime Quincy shoemaker

Henry Freiburg, 81, oldest Quincy shoemaker and founder of Crispin Shoe Co, died June 19 at 1534 Oak Street after a severe cold. Born October 18, 1835 in Allendorf Germany, he emigrated in 1856 and held various shoe trades before establishing a wholesale and then Crispin Shoe Co. He leaves his wife and eight children plus 31 grandchildren. active in St Boniface and St Francis churches and Western Catholic Union. Funeral Saturday morning at St Boniface.

Henry Freiburg Crispin Shoe Company Oak Street Mr. Freiburg Allendorf Westphalia Germany America New Orleans Quincy Freiburg J. Rn. Erner Hampshire Street St. Paul Fort Kearney Neb St. Joseph Maine Street Chicago St. Louis Joseph B. C Chris Stek Josephine Meyer St. Boniface Church St. Boniface Catholic Church St. Francis Catholic Church St. al St. Aloysius Society No. 3 al. Beebe Crispin Shoe Factory Joseph Geers Chris Freiburg Bernard Brinks Alphonse Freiburg Rose Freiburg Lawrence Wavering

Dry campaign launched in Quincy by Adams County Anti-Saloon League

S M Spurgeon, head of the Adams county Anti-Saloon League, announced a dry campaign to make Quincy a dry city. He cited national trends toward prohibition, urged both men and women to vote dry, and urged residents to join the effort to put the county seat in the dry column.

S. M. Spurgeon Anti-Saloon League Adams County Quincy Spurgeon AntiSaloon League of Adams Coun United States Danville Springfield Anti-Saloon League of Ilinois SM. Spurgeon

Funeral service set at St Francis Catholic Church

A funeral for a family member will be held at 9:00 AM at St Francis Catholic Church. The service honors the deceased and will be conducted by church officials. Immediate family and relatives are invited to attend.

Auditing Department Plans Kate's Lake Fish Fry Saturday

Thirty members of the Standard Oil branch in Quincy will attend a fish fry outing at Kate's Lake Saturday. The menu includes baked ham and fish. A similar sales department outing occurred last Saturday.

Standard Oil Branch Company Quincy Kate's Lake

Call for Older Men to Enter Final Officers’ Training Camp

The War Department issues a final call for civil life men over 31 to enter a new officers training camp. Applicants must be 20 years nine months to 40, with preference for those over 31. Pay is 100 dollars a month, with uniforms and transportation provided. Applications run June 15 to July 15 at local recruiting offices.

United States James E. Adams Wells Major Adams Military Training Camps Association Washington War Department United States Army Army of the United States Secretary of War

Deaths and Funerals Read in Local Notices

Mrs Catherine Hilbing funeral held at 8 30 in home and 9 in St Boniface church with large attendance. Grandsons served as bearers. Burial in St Boniface cemetery. William Kilusmann funeral at 2 private home service then St Jacobi Lutheran church burial in Woodland cemetery. Henry Burnzen funeral at 8 30 in home and 9 in St Marys church, burial in St Boniface cemetery.

Catherine Hilbing North Eleventh Street St. Boniface Catholic Church Father Degenhardt Frank Edward Tenk Ollie Westmann Harry Ollie Steinkamp St. Boniface Cemetery William Kilusmann Washington Street St. Jacobi Lutheran Church Woodland Cemetery Henry Burnzen Adams Street St. Mary's Catholic Church

Funeral services for Mrs Anna Mae Roach held at sister’s home

The funeral for Mrs Anna Mae Roach was conducted at 2 30 this afternoon at her sister Mrs Cora Marshall’s home at 1006 Elm Street by Rev G T Shaw. Burial followed at Greenmount cemetery. Friends are invited to attend.

Anna Mae Roach Cora Marshall Elm Street G. T. Shaw Greenmount Cemetery

Mrs Welch Died in Oakland Illinois at 82

Mrs Welch aged 82 mother of E A Welch a local mail carrier died at her Oakland Illinois home Wednesday morning from heart trouble. Her son, who had just returned from a visit, learned of the death and left Wednesday night to attend the funeral.

M. Welch S. M. Welch E. A. Welch Oakland Ill

Real Estate Transfers in Clayton and Quincy

Frank and Mary Burgesser transfer $2,700 valued Clayton lots to W. 8. Dennis. Francis C. Saxer sells fots in block 76 John Woods addition Quincy to J. H. Harberts.

Frank and Mary Burgesser Dennis Clayton Francis C. Saxer J. H. Harberts John Woods Quincy

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Western Catholic Union C. M. Spurgeon Dren William Klusmann Atry The Red Cross J. W. Wall W. A. Jackson
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