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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
2
William Boger recounts waking to a sinking warship the Schurz he was aboard. He found no lifeboats, jumped into the sea and swam for an hour before rescue. He lost all belongings including saved money and hopes to reach Camp Point by the Fourth of July. Camp Point notes include Chau tauqua date change to August 18 25 and social news.
A social note reports plans for an ice cream festival to be held July 18 on the lawn of Mrs. Neil Hennick. Guests include Mrs. Glenn Bogue and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rhea.
Emerson Missouri reports a baptism at Bailey's branch after Sunday services, Rev Ingold officiating, with family visitors from near Philadelphia. A kitchen fire Saturday destroyed Milton Phillips' smoke house and cellar contents including lard fruit and two stoves, with insurance partly covering the loss. Several local residents visited, traveled, or attended musicales and hospital plans. multiple families are listed as visiting or hosting in Emerson and nearby Palmyra.
Irene Stein leaves Denver for an extended visit to Canton Peoria and Farmington accompanied by her grandfather J M Davis visiting Chas Stein's family. Mrs Ora Griffin recovering after surgery at St Joseph hospital. Alethea Bible school class to stage a 13 character play at the new Christian church next Saturday at 8 45. Camp Grant departure of John Botkins and Aris Kindred among 110. Bankers banquet attendance by Mr and Mrs Walter Klippert and Mr and Mrs S W Scott. Newly elected C E officers listed including H O Brien president and Mildred Herring secretary with illnesses hindering activity.
LA PRAIRIE ILL Co W Robbins visited Chicago with stock. Mr and Mrs C H Herron and Mrs Herman Duden motored to Quincy. Dr and Mrs Ross and daughter Winifred left for Rochester Minn for Mayo Brea course. Henry McVay headed to Avon to take depot job. Albert Redenius Guy White Bruno Meints Richard Eicken John Osterman Adolph Eicken left for Camp Zachary Taylor Kentucky. Roy Morton and son with Leta Carlin of Bowen attended church. John Hailey and Ruth Herron visited. Susie White at alumni banquet in Augusta. Ora Alexander family attended dinner at Horeb. sixty three present. Bill Gronewold visited Champaign relatives. Ethel Alexander Pearl Covert Pauline Lancaster Florence White attend Epworth League convention Camp Point. Rev Flannigan in town one day.
John Graham and Elza Predmore departed Monday for Quincy to attend training camp. Mrs. Pitts and family visited relatives, and several local residents spent Sunday with friends and relatives. A large crowd attended the Standard Bearers entertainment at the M. E. church Sunday evening as the Red Cross prepares a play in the Christian church Thursday.
Mrs Charles Fusselman suffered a severe shoulder and upper arm injury this week. Iga Nelle Pierson returns from Quincy to live with her grandfather. Mrs Alfred Wagg and daughter Mildred visit her parents Mr and Mrs Moore. The Christian Sunday school plans an ice cream supper on July Fourth. Johnnie Brown and Otis Oltker left Monday for Camp Taylor.
Plymouth and nearby communities report visits and travel as residents group for farm labor and military service. Courting impressions include Bonita Adams joining Ruth Griswold from Macomb and Nora Wiggins visiting from Omaha en route home near Huntsville. George Collins and others host family gatherings while movement toward Camp Wheeler, Macon Ga, continues for several men including Laurel Brown and Clarence McCutcheon. An accident near the concrete bridge injures Miss Cox but no bones broken. farmers busy with clover hay and harvest as work proceeds.
J W Zimmerman of Green Castle visited his mother Mrs J P Gregory between trains Sunday evening. Mrs J T Holmes and daughter Miss Maisy, Mrs D Mattingly and Mrs Robert Rouse and R W Taylor drove to Quincy Saturday in the Holmes car. Dr and Mrs Edwin Robb formerly Miss Geraldine Thompson of Kansas City are noted residents.
The column records visits and travels among local families. Irene Perry learns her brother near Green City is seriously hurt in a cyclone. Misses Clara Quail Edna Roberta and Mrs Harry Naylor with two children drive to Lewistown. Mrs Ford Garratt contracted mumps. Mr and Mrs W B Anderson Jerome Redmund and others visit T B Anderson near Edina. Nesbit returns home in La Belle after a week with son Lee and family near Knox City.
Roy Henning, named as alternate, returned home after not filling the county quota. Hugh Eary, Orville Wilson, and Isaac Odell entrained for Camp Taylor in Kentucky. Leslie Hedrick left for Ur bana aviation corps training, while brother Edward completed Dallas training and awaits commission. Dare and Ray Dare returned from Des Moines auto trip. Chester Bary visited, then returned north. Lake Eary replaced Hugh in May and is now in a hospital. Charlie Adams, home from North Dakota, hurried back to answer his call.
The Home Guards sponsor a Fourth of July celebration here with a planned Red Cross dinner. Local solicitors are efforts to obtain donations for the event as rain disrupts harvests and the corn crop.
Durham vicinity saw a 2 inch rain on Monday while hay and grain harvests ran full tilt. A big crowd watched the Home Guards drill Sunday. J W Schofield painted his residence, Judge Tom Brown began a new farm home east of town, Stanley Killebrew bought a new Chevrolet, J H Roberts sold a cow to J S Quinn and bought another from Tom Nelson. Loveta Roberts visited her aunt Miss Zoe Nelson. Children's exercises are set at M B church Sunday at 7:30 PM. Epworth League supper proceeds went to the Home Guards.
New York June 27 Mrs William Cumming Story former director general of the Daughters of the American Revolution was arrested on indictments charging grand larceny petty larceny and conspiracy in connection with the National Emergency society of which she is president. She was paroled to her counsel until arraignment this afternoon bail to be fixed. Indicted with her were her sons Allen an army lieutenant stationed at Aberdeen Maryland and Sterling in government service at Washington. They are charged with jointly purchasing a profiteering scheme to divert money for comfort kits for soldiers to themselves.
Indictments allege Mrs Story arranged with solicitor William Garland Brown for his help to a funding group and that Brown gave Sterling a share as compensation. The inquiry chief said no way to verify contributions or use, leaving total misused funds unverified. Authorities say Story never elected president and the society’s representation was irregular.
With the American army in France clear weather allowed resumed air work. Five American bombing planes conducted an attack on Conflans in the Woevre dropping a considerable number of projectiles. Several hits were observed.
Hannibal Missouri reports the death of Neat Chase, age 28, member of Co C 38th Infantry, who was in France after transferring from Camp Funston. He overseas since April and last wrote April 18. He was killed June 2 by an accidental shooting. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs William Chase, four sisters, and several brothers. He previously joined the Ralls county contingent from Ashburn on Sept 20.
An old advertisement urges readers to avoid skin pimples and troublesome eruptions warning of eczema and boils. It promotes S S S blood medicine as the sole purifier reaching the bloodstream, claiming fifty years on the market and offering free medical advice from Swift Specific Co in Atlanta.
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