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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1917

Page

10

William J Menke Dies of Pneumonia at 36

William Z Menke died at 6 a m Saturday at his mother's home 630 Walnut alley after a two week pneumonia illness He was born in Quincy on April 22 1881 aged 36 and spent life there known as Boots He was foreman at the Wabash freight house for 18 years Survived by his mother sister Lizzie and brother William all of Quincy Burial in St Boniface Cemetery after services at 7 30 p m Monday at the home and 9 00 p m at St Boniface Cemetery

William Z. Menke Walnut Alley Quincy Boots Wabash Lizzie Menke William Menke Quincey Menke St. Boniface Familly Jack Crane Philadelphia Marion County A. Jaeger Harry Maddox Hannibal Robertshaw Gertrude W. M. Reid Carruthersville Misa Robertshaw Shreveport Manona Shearman Withers Mill Miss Shearman D. Cassady Monticello Ark Leo Bigley Henry Bigley William B Schluckebier Elmira Ore J. O. Gilson Elwyn Gilson Dos Palos Cal J. V. Proctor St. Louis

Saunders Buried in Missouri After Cape Girardeau Death

Funeral services for R. Henry Saunders, who died at his Cape Girardeau home, were held Saturday morning in Shelbina, Missouri. He had long suffered organic trouble and underwent several major operations. He once worked for the Quincy Journal and the Western Agriculturalist in Quincy.

R. Henry Saunders Cape Girardeau Shelbina Quincy Journal Western Agriculturalist Quincy

Printing veteran Saunders dies at Cape Girardeau

Mr Saunders born December 21, 1885 in Shelbina Missouri. He learned printing as a boy and worked at it his whole life. He married in Quincy and belonged to Centenary church in Cape Girardeau. He was a Woodmen of the World and Knights and Ladies of Security member. He leaves his wife.

Chicago Mr. Saunders Shelbina Quincy Centenary Cape Girardeau Woodmen of the World The Knights and Ladies of Security

Miss Fannie Reidy Succumbs in Seattle

Word arrived Saturday to Thomas Reidy telegraph operator for the Associated Press that his sister Miss Fannie Reidy of Quincy died in Seattle Washington after operations for a tumor and later cancer. She left Quincy about seven years ago. She is survived by her mother and brother Thomas of Quincy. Funeral plans not yet set.

Thomas Reidy North Sixth Street Associated Press Fannie Reidy Seattle Washington Quincy Thomas

Body of B F Bonarden Taken to Greenmount Cemetery

The body of B F Bonarden arrived on Quincy Saturday afternoon and was taken directly to Greenmount cemetery where services were conducted by Rev H J Leemhuis of the Salem Evangelical church.

B. F. Bonarden Quincy Greenmount Cemetery H. J. Leemhuis Salem Evangelical Church

Funeral notices for Boge Struck and Hagerbaumer

Funeral services are announced for Ernest Boge at 2 30 pm Monday at his son George's home 412 Payson Ave with Greenmount Cemetery as burial site. Mrs Susan Struck funeral at 2 pm today at 715 Monroe St with burial in Greenmount Cemetery. Mrs Margaret Hagerbaumer funeral at 8 30 am Monday at home 710 Jackson St and 9 am at St Mary's Church with burial in Greenmount Cemetery.

Ernest Boge George Payson Avenue Greenmount Cemetery Susan Struck Monroe Street Margaret Hagerbaumer Jackson Street St. Mary's Catholic Church

Farmers Task pamphlet by C Barber on World War

Friends in Quincy of Ohio pressman C Barber and L A Wiley of American Strawboard toured Quincy to discuss Barbers pamphlet The Farmers Task In the World War Barber, Akron resident and farm owner, advocates scientific farming with practical insight from his business and farming background.

Quincey Ohio C. Barber

Reward Offered for Overland Auto Thieves

Irwin Overland Company offers twenty five dollars for information leading to arrest and conviction of anyone who takes an Overland automobile for personal use without owner permission. The notice targets joy riders and specifies post date thefts.

Irwin Overland Company

Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples

Marriage licenses issued to Harry Carl Kreich of Quincy and Esther Louise Heidenreich of Quincy. George McCarty of Vincennes, Iowa, and Julia Butlin of Croton, Iowa. The remaining fragment contains an unrelated moral remark.

Harry Carl Kreich Quincy Esther Louise Heidenriech Quincey George McCarty Vincennes Iowa Julia Butlin Croton

War aeroplane seen near Monroe City Missouri

A man in Monroe City reports sighting a large air machine with a searchlight at 9 15 PM Monday. He estimated the craft was near Paris, similar to other recent sightings, possibly government planes on observation flights. The rest of the item lists local notices, hospital stays, school promotions, measles outbreaks, and local movements.

Monroe City William O'Donnell O'Donnell Paris J. H. Ryan Mayo Brothers Hospital Rochester Minn Ryan E. W. Schneer Home Economica Century Club

Local Military Training Camps discuss stalled applications

Senator R. 98. McClintie reports on applications for Harold Davenport Leater Fitzgerald Jewel Corder Thomas Montgomery and Leonard Gertin advancing. H. R. Starrett writes of enlistment in the US Marines at Port Royal. Dr A B Montgomery, Monroe City native, signs on as veterinary surgeon in Battery A St Louis. A proverb about flattery and ambition closes the note.

R. 98. McClintie Military Training Camps’ Association Ywaterday Harold Davenport Leater Fitzgerald Jewel Corder Thomas Montgomery Leonard Gertin H. R. Starrett United States Marines Port Royal A. B. Montgomery Monroe City Battery A St. Louis

New Faces Spark Fresh Energy Across Town

City hall welcomed a parade of new residents and volunteers this month. Local organizations introduced several unfamiliar names, including newcomers from neighboring states, joining committees and events to boost community programs and neighborhood projects.

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William. J. Menke Wabash Round House aAlso R. H. Saunders Missouri Maine Street Helm’s Hampshire St Orpheum Building Gould Soule West Victrola W.lidurier Victromas Ae Stee Ebi Quincy Awning and Tent Co Hampshire Street Saz Roarney Madras Ecru Maderia Nai Eixtra Orona Valles Ineh Courtauld Ibnglish Valles
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