City Council Faces Suit Over Rain Damage After Heavy Storms
The council meets as court news highlights potential legal action against the city for damages tied to recent heavy rainfall and flooding. Other local happenings accompany the session.
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1915
Page
2
Aldermen Refuse Pay Precedent After Flood Damages
Quincy city officials face potential lawsuits from property owners after heavy rains overwhelmed the sewer system. City Engineer Hancock warned a 2.14 inch two hour downpour would bankrupt the city’s property owners if paid, and urged against setting a damage payment precedent. A rector’s $300 claim for boiler room flooding was discussed as aldermen plan inspections of damaged sites and storm water sewers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Fred Li Hancock
F. Hausser
St. Francis Solanus , College
Twelfth and
Jersey
Ross
Twelfth ‘Street
Park
Sixteenth
Oak Streets
Hancock
R.F. Shanahan
Shanahan
Hummert
Naples Young Man Commits Death by Own Action
Naples June 21 John Chapman a well known young man of this place committed death by own action Saturday at noon by drinking a bottle of carbolic acid at the home of Henry Mayes north of Naples where Chapman was working. He procured a glass of water and took it to his room, then told Miss Ruth Mayes what he had done. The family called for help but he died within a few minutes. No cause has been assigned for the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
John Chapman
Henry Mayes
Chapman
Ruth Mayes
Clayton man is crowned
Warren Fierge a farm hand near Clayton drowned while swimming in a pond Sunday morning with three others. Coroner M J Haley led an inquest finding death by accidental drowning. Fierge, 30, born in Camp Point, left a widow and three children, with siblings in Camp Point Springfield Great Bend Kan Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Fierge
Dan Whiteford
Clayton
M. J.haley
Fierge
George Carr
Albert Walker
Fred Fierge
Camp Point
Fred
Charles
George
Springfield
Anna Brown
Great Bend
Kan
Margaret Hollstein
Liberty
First Salem Graduating Glass Eighth Grad Class
Five students from Salem Evangelical church parochial school received eighth grade diplomas at a Sunday service. Rev H J Leemhuis and Prof Hugo Schuessler spoke in German and English urging continued study and church involvement. Sophie Ahlmeier won the Musselman gold medal for best penmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Kramer
May Niemeyer
Sophie
Ahlmeier
Gilbert Schuette
Albert
Elligsen
Salem Parochial School
Salem Evangelical Church
H. J. Leemhuis
Hugo Schuessler
Leemhuis
Léemhuis
Quincy
Musselman
Sophie Ahlmeier
Lutherans Aid Missouri Church Sixtieth Anniversary
More than 100 Lutherans from Quincy traveled to La Grange Missouri by steamer Keokuk to celebrate St Peter's Lutheran church sixty years since its founding. They visited homes, shared dinner, and attended evening services as rain fell. Rev G T Merbitt of Chicago preached the anniversary sermon before the return voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
la Grange
Missouri
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Keokuk
Buggy and Bike Collision Hurts Arthur Hill
Arthur Hill suffered a sprained ankle and painful bruises Sunday morning after his bicycle collided with a buggy on South Eighth street. The buggy, driven by Henry Speaker, was ahead. Hill became entangled with the buggy wheels and was thrown. His bike was demolished and he was taken to Dr. Charles Pfeiffer's office and then home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hill
Marchine
Eighth Street
Henry Speaker
Hill
Charles Pfeiffer
June circuit court opens with contested and noncontested divorce cases
The June civil term of circuit court opened yesterday at 9 a.m. before Judge Albert Akers. Divorce docket set for Thursday and Friday. contested cases to be heard, others dismissed or decree withheld. List includes Altenheim v Altenheim, Breuer v Breuer, Butner v Butner, Riggins v Riggins, Wilson v Wilson, Lueders v Lueders, Hilgen v Hilgen, Wright v Wright, Meise v Meise, Montgomery v Montgomery, Harmon v Harmon, Jones v Jones, Ross v Ross, Little v Little, Kemple v Kemple, Peter v Peter, Clow v Clow, Myers v Myers, Jones v Jones, and others. Cases to be tried Friday include Dewitt v Dewitt, Harmon v Harmon, Holmes v Holmes, Willey v Willey, James v James, Gilmore v Gilmore, Long v Long, Inman v Inman, Martz v Martz, Hand v Hand, Sacra v Sacra, Johnson v Johnson, Hickman v Hickman, Graham v Graham, Williams v Williams, Petersberger v Petersberger, and Reinheimer v Reinheimer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Akers
Ella Marie Altenheim
William F. Altenheim
Ida Breuer
Frank W. Breuer
Bell Nicum
Gladys Hilgen
Harmon Hilgen
Bertha W. Wright
Frank’ B. Wright
Lillian Meise
Fred, G. “Meise
Anna Montgomery
John Montgomery
Maude E. Harmon
James Conrad’ van’ Orden
Fred’ M. Harmon
Dame’ Jones
John Jones
Anna M. Ross
Samuel Ross
John. Little
Emma Little
Saidié Kemple
Elza Kemple
Blanche
Peter
Raymond Peter
Inas Clow
Leo F. Clow
Elizabeth MM
Myers
George E. Myers
Arvilla
Jones
Charles
E. Jones
Etta ‘Buerkin
Albert, G.buerkin
Pearl O’harrow
George O’harrow
Zepha M. Johnson
George E. Johnson
Emma
Balthrope
George E. Balthrope
William
Anna’ A
Emma Scott
William A. Scott
Othrow Hicks
Cora Hicks
Cora Dewitt
Francis’ Dewitt
Maggie Ann Harmon
Jacob ‘Harmon
Nora . Holmes
Lawrence Holmes
Eva
Willey
Joseph. A. Willey
Florence James
Robert S James
Bertie Gilmore
Alford Gilmore
Mabey Jackson
Merrill H. Jackson
Zelma Long
Jesse W. Long
Hiram Inman
Elizabeth Inman
Sarah A. Martz
William A. Martz
Fannie Hand
Foley Kidney Pills Promoted for Joint Pain Relief
Advertisements claim Foley Kidney Pills restore kidney health to relieve rheumatism backache swollen joints and stiff muscles. Miller Arthur Drug Co. endorses the remedy for widespread pain relief and renewed strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Miller & Arthur Drug Co
Miss Ozela Bass Leaves Lincoln School for Illinois Summer Term
Miss Ozela Bass a well known teacher in the Lincoln school has gone to Urbana where she will attend the summer term of the University of Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozela’ Bass
Lincoln School
Urbana
University of Illinois
Forty-ninth Assembly Noted as Major Wet Era Victory
Representative W H Hoffman returns from Springfield praising the forty ninth general assembly as a strong wet victory with many bills approved. He cites lengthy sessions, heavy work hours, and large appropriations while noting labor concerns were underrepresented and that no extra session is likely unless unforeseen issues arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Hoffman
Springfield
Forty Ninth General Assembly
Tower House
Senate
Hoffman
Forty-Ninth Assembly
Severe storm leaves city streets damaged and flooding
A Sunday night storm caused extensive street damage on Broadway between Third and Second, with a 40 by 15 by four foot gulch washed out. Cellars flooded, curbing and sidewalks ruined, sewers overwhelmed, and at least $3,000 in city expenses anticipated. Streets department and city engineers worked all day repairing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Second Street
Bradley” & Thomas Taxi
Svas
Shanahan
Hancock
South Park
Twelfth
Monroe Street
Eleventh
Twelfth Streets
Sixteenth
Oak Streets
Demand for jury in Brown burglary case continued
Carl Brown was arrested by Sheriff Coeks on a charge of wife abandonment and held in jail until trial. He demanded a jury, but the case was continued until tomorrow with a jury to be summoned. Brown had been liberated from the house of correction after a prior burglary conviction. Officers arrested him at Eighth and State streets in the act of breaking into a store building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Brown
Coeks
Brown
House of Correction
Fred Meise
Eighth and State ‘Streets
Dr Kings New Discovery Cough Remedy Ad
An old advertisement urges taking one fourth to one teaspoonful of Dr. Kings New Discovery as needed to soothe coughs colds and bronchial and lung ailments. It claims cheap simple relief and urges readers to visit a druggist for a bottle and start treatment immediately promising relief and cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Chamber of Commerce Home and Exposition Dedication Postponed
Dedication of the Chamber of Commerce Home and Exposition building is moved one week to Thursday evening July 15 at 8 p.m. due to continued rains delaying interior painting. Speakers are expected to remain available, tickets already sold will likely be valid, and members are urged to order tickets promptly before sales open to nonmembers after the 25th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of ‘Commerce
Clever Forger Arrested In St Louis Swindle Case
Howard C. Curtis a 26 to 28 year old man was arrested in St Louis after defrauding Hotel Quincy manager Charles Adelpohl and Bert Corey of the Park hotel out of about 73 dollars. Curtis cashed a forged check for 65 dollars on the Quincy bill and then left without paying his hotel bill. Police found blank checks and a forged letter in his Park hotel room linking to broader bad check activity. Curtis is believed to be wanted for similar offenses elsewhere and was being returned to Copeland County custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard C. Curtis
St. Louis
Coens
Charles Adelpohl
Quincy
Bert. Corey
Park Hotel
Smooth Stranger
Curtis
the Park Hotel
J. Henry Hoffman
Niagara Insurance Company
Hannital
Iva
Waterman Street
Delinquent Tax Payers Targeted by Springfield Collector
Springfield collector J L Pickering reports many Adams County residents owe federal income tax and other war tax remittances. About 110 cigars and tobacco claimants and 35 medical professionals have not filed narcotic law returns. The notice urges timely remittances and warns penalties, noting last-minute deposits fail. Quincy residents are urged to file this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Pickering
Springfield
Internal Revenue
Adams County
Pickering
Inccomnes
Springeld
Quincy
Melancholy Blues and Lydia E. Pinkham Remedy
Women should understand melancholy or the Blues as a common symptom of an organic disturbance that needs attention. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been advertised as a standard remedy for decades, supported by testimonials from women claimed to have benefited from its use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia. E. Pinkham
County Court Notes on Guardians and Estate Reports
Lawrence Travilla guardian filed an inventory for Arthur Egbers. In Jacob Tenhaeff estate the widow Bessie M Tenhaeff filed her report approved by the court. Lorena McFarland guardian of Frank and Ruby McFarland filed and approved her report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Travilla
Arthur Egbers
Jacob Tenhaeff
Bessie’ M. Tenhaeff
Lorena McFarland
Frank and
Ruby ‘ McFarland
Local Health Chief Clears Up Smallpox Rumors
Dr F E Baker of Springfield, a state health board member, investigated Quincy smallpox cases with help from the local board. He found about 51 quarantined houses and over 100 total cases, mostly mild, centered near St Francis College. He warned rumors of theater closures as unfounded and said authorities are handling the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F._E. Baker
Springfield
State Board of Health
Quincy
Dr. Baker
Alexander Sholl
Baker
Board of Health
Board of ‘Health
State Board
Board of Review Takes Its Oath
Judge Lyman McCarl administered the oath of office to Oscar Arntzen Democrat William Kells Democrat and Alexander Sholl Republican as members of the county board of review. The board began work to investigate tax complaints and will serve until about September 7. Arntzen was elected by the Adams county board of supervisors. the other two are appointed by Judge McCasl of the county court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman McCarl
Oscar Arntzen
William Kells
Alexander Sholl
Board of Review
Arntzen
Adams County Board of Supervisors
McCasl
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clayton Man
Salem
HELP
Judge Akers
House
Wolfman
Hole
da Pena
Eere
Sagan
Ake
Internal Revenue Department
Adams CO
Lands
Twelfth Street
Court House
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