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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1917
Page
4
In Nants City Aldermen clash over a proposed raise for council members with debate on five dollars per meeting and a broader salary plan. Proponents argue officials deserve pay for service while opponents say current compensation suffices, leading to the measure being laid over for another week. A separate report notes new sidewalk lighting at Winds State Bank building to be installed by a Chicago firm.
A folksy reflection compares a man with a quart to one with a seven passenger car, suggesting future gains in popularity and social standing depend on prosperity amid hard times. The speaker notes prosperity itself as an art form shaping social favors and prestige.
Rheumatism pains and aches are eased by Sloan's Liniment a clear liquid that penetrates quickly without rubbing. Useful for strains sprains gout lumbago back aches toothache and stiff neck keep a bottle at hand at druggists 25c.
Mayor Abbott and all city aldermen are summoned to court to show cause why a writ of mandamus should not be issued over the Westin Mills awning in the 200 block of North Fourth street. The council delays ruling another week. discussion cites past ordinances and calls for full mayoral power. Other awnings including Newcomb porch and a Broadway awning are noted.
Registration books for the city election will be displayed outside polling places until March 27. Judges will be available that day from 8 AM to 9 PM to add or correct names. Unregistered voters may apply on registration day. The April 3 race features Mayor W. K. Abbott and Republican John A. Thompson in a likely hot contest.
Prof Garman head of troop 3 led a Webster school meeting Monday night with science demonstrations to engage the Scouts. Lt Hugh King advances nautical scouts needing a dozen more boys to form a charter, with calls for 16 year olds at Bligh school. King lectured in Schuyler county and Porto Rico, and visited a sugar camp on Crooked Creek while Brooklyn scouts plan a raft trip on the Illinois river.
Alderman Geers cited that Electric Wheel Works workers bought coal at 4.75 a ton all winter while others paid 5.75. He used this to challenge the coal price reduction committee. Alder Ross sought a progress report noting advertisements claiming all dealers contracts expired April 1 while dealers said none existed. The mayor praised the committee and noted a larger price rise was averted by state officials and the Springfield convention.
The city council approved a motion to halt storm sewer connections deemed unsanitary by the rivers and lakes commission. Mayor Abbott said abating the nuisance is required, with plans for new sewers in the works and a grace period for residents to switch connections before enforcement.
Walter Moran 25 is in custody charged with shop lifting after stealing two $3 shirt waists from Duker store and silk stockings from Thalbach Schroeder. Police caught him at Fifth and Hampshire at 4 10 Monday after employee descriptions. Moran, uncooperative, is believed to be wanted in other cities for the same thefts. He had been in the city about a week and allegedly sold wares for under half value.
Word arrived Monday evening that the Quincy Masonic meeting scheduled for today in Columbus has been postponed because of inclement weather.
K C members plan a big Memorial Day dinner next May. Details not yet arranged. Also notes on Bodley lodge special meetings at the Masonic temple Monday at 8 and 7:30 with a smoker after the evening session. Steinbach home at 2316 Maine Street sold to W E Morehead for 6000 with possession April 15. George Dashwood acted as agent.
The river stage rose from 2.2 feet to 4.7 feet last night and is expected to continue rising for a week or more. Authorities monitor levels and warn residents in low-lying areas to take precautions.
Jurors for the third and fourth weeks of circuit court March term were drawn Monday. Names include Quincy Robert Flannigan A I F Bakers John Haverland Henry Bergstrasser George Dover I H W Garretts August Heidbreder Gerhart Olpe Henry Strunk Frank and Phil Disseler George Glattfeld William Kriner Lima R S Crank Riverside William Cook A C Ippen gen Joe Koetters Frank Morris Keene Fred Tieken Charles Ward Honey Creek Thomas Orr Gilmer Elmer Bowman Houston John Cover Camp Point John Beckett Liberty Dan Deege Herman Koch Melrose Fred Klusmeyer Payson Omer Nowell William Totsch. The term begins next Monday for the third and fourth weeks. Brother-in-law Dies report: Louis Nickley police member learns his brother-in-law John Kreher died in Virginia Monday afternoon after a fall at home Monday morning causing a brain concussion. Kreher formerly ran a butcher shop locally and had worked in Virginia and Beardstown.
Sparks from a flue started a fire in the attic of Frank Hummelt captain of the No 4 engine at 700 State Street at 10 AM Monday. A dresser stored there was damaged. Units 2 4 and 5 responded. A chimney fire at 825 Vermont Street home of Mrs Nellie Taber at 1 PM involved engines 1 2 and 3 with no damage.
Claiming to remove winter wastes from the intestines and blood, the ad promises renewed vigor and health. It touts a non-griping laxative and urges purchase from druggists, noting the price of 25 cents.
Alderman McNutt denounces pork barrel state law as the council considers back pensions totaling 6415.15 for Thomas Harvey Joel Hildebrand and John B Kroner. Notices seek amounts from 1911 to 1916 with Harvey at 2435.55 after city deduction and Hildebrand Kroner each at 1989.00. The suit would begin in March. Other items include an arc light petition at Ninth and Maple, electric sign permit at 836 North Second, and auditing reports totaling 813.15 and 612.00 plus a Broadway improvement discussion with supervisors.
City Aldermen pass a resolution limiting electrolet support to places with four units or where an arc light can be dispensed with. Mayor Abbott flags a joker found in the lighting contract. A committee seeks more time on firemen pay and rules. A resurfacing bill for idle Madison Street from Eighth to Twelfth is approved due to a sewer project.
Alderman Simmonds pressed for a definite schedule after the committee reported Superintendent Martin had promised a through State street car to the depot. He warned the city is getting little in return for favors and called for firmer action. Bids for three sewer systems will be opened March 22 for areas bounded by Maine Hampshire Maine streets and related blocks.
Alderman McNutt opposes moving the levy district north of Cedar Creek arguing the upper bay would become a settling basin and eventually a corn field. Mayor Abbott proposes extending the levy and creating a pumping station to reclaim land and form a lake. The dispute centers on shaping the north bay and the fate of the pleasure resort.
Grading of the Quincy Street Railway company property begins on the north side of Broadway east of Twenty-fourth street. The work signals the loop will swing about 300 feet east of Twenty-fourth and reconnect with the main line near that street. An intended deep cut is rumored, with deeds already filed revealing the loop’s purpose. Officials previously stated the Broadway line would be jumped at this point. A loop exists for the State Street line, and plans include looping the Tenth Street and Sokier's home line at their northern terminals.
A wartime labor manifesto argues wage earners must have a voice in national defense, urging government recognition of organized labor as the agency for cooperation. It calls for home-standards in pay and conditions, equal pay for equal work, and planned industry changes with worker representation in wartime preparations.
Twelve jurors are selected to hear the $50,000 damage suit brought by Streckfus Steamboat Co. against Mississippi River Power Co. in federal court. Witness lists include captains and engineers from river boats and government engineers Majors Hoffman and Meigs. Attorneys are Mead and Garner for Streckfus. O Harra Walker O Warra for Power. Federal officials Dressendorfer and Snyders attended. Judge Humphrey at the Flotel Quincy.
Adams County Medical society held morning and afternoon meetings at the Hotel Quincy with a luncheon. Chester Van Blair of Twenty fifth and Vermont streets injured a hand during a street game of oneo cat and needed bandages for a dislocated thumb.
Members of the St Aloysius orphanage committee spent hours Monday installing a large cloth sign reading 50000 orphanage campaign on a tennis net mounted between the Bird drug store building and the opposite structure. A separate report notes a man named Frank Brite of 300 Vermont street jailed for threatening his wife and disturbing the peace. Reports also state a fatal head injury from a fall at Mr Kreher's Virginia home. Gem City Transfer plans a new barn at Third and Broadway with ninety stalls, replacing a fire-destroyed shelter and converting the lot into a lumber yard.
East St. Louis post office inspector O J Clark, known in Quincy, attended the federal court session that opened Monday and departed Monday evening as the case he followed did not proceed. Abe Seidler reports the Siegfest troupe, including Tom Beckman and Quilley’s Tod Thomas, has arrived in New York from Buenos Aires aboard the steamer Vanbam. They will join Barnum and Bailey as a feature act at Madison Square Garden to start the season.
A Kentucky mother reports her child suffered recurring croup at night. After giving Foley's Honey and Tar Compound every two to three hours the child slept through the night and awoke free of coughs. She praises it as a genuine cure for laryngitis, grippe coughs, colds, and croup. Miller and Arthur Drug Co. advertises the remedy.
Plans to bond Clayton and North East townships under a township bond scheme seek to oil 23 miles of main roads. A spring special election could authorize the bond, with oiling to follow this summer if approved. Local officials discuss petition thresholds and route priorities, noting strong local support and practical oil road demonstrations in North East.
Austin Terwische aged 19 died from spinal meningitis at his parents’ home 606 Broadway at 10:25 p m Monday night He was a student at St Louis University and had just returned home His father George H Terwische mother Mrs Terwische and two sisters Isabelle and Elizabeth survive Funeral plans were not made Arthur G Weisenberger returned from St Louis where he visited former Quincy classmates
An old advertisement touts a one day cure for colds using LAXATIVE BROMO UL NINE tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. The box bears LL W. GROVE'S signature and a 25 cent price.
Northern areas may see rain or snow with unsettled conditions Tuesday and Wednesday. Missouri reports rain in the north and cooler conditions in the south with unsettled weather and fresh winds. Iowa expects rain or snow Tuesday, unsettled Wednesday, with little temperature change and strong winds.
The river from below Warsaw to Quincy is expected to fall. From Han nibal to Louisiana it should rise slightly tonight and then fall Tuesday.
Missing notice seeks a person described as a darter at Quincy feeder. Caller urged to respond immediately with details.
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