Simons and Jehu Win Fabius Levee District Race
Peter Simons of Quincy and R O Jehu of Taylor were elected supervisors of the Fabius River drainage district at Taylor Missouri. Lee Robertson was defeated by about 1200 votes as each landowner casts one vote per acre. The district, west of Quincy, spans over 13 000 acres and features levees canals and tile systems built after a 1917 flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Simons
Quincy
R. O. Jehu
Taylor
Fabius River
Lee Robertson
Mr. Simons
R. O. John
Blessing Hospital
E. B. Monroe
Kingdom of Reclamation
Gem City
Perking Co
A. H. Beitman
North Fabius
North Fabius River
Williams funeral services set for 2:30 this afternoon
The funeral for William B. Williams will be held today at 2:30 pm from the residence at 1508 Spruce Street. Burial will follow at Greemmount Cemetery. Friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Williams
Spruce Street
Greemmount Cemetery
Funeral services for Frank Thompson announced
Funeral services for Frank Thompson will be conducted this afternoon on SAG State street. The Moose will have charge of the burial at Woodland cemetery. Friends are invited to attend the service and burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Thompson
Sag State Street
Woodland Cemetery
Funeral services for Frank Edward Spencer Sunday afternoon
Funeral services for Frank Edward Spencer will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of his son George Spencer on Washington Street. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Edward Spencer
George Spencer
Washington Street
Woodland Cemetery
Lippe Funeral Services Held in List Ohio Street
Funeral services for Mrs. Amelia P Lippe occurred Friday at 2 30 PM from a List Ohio Street residence with Pastor Rey W Bingaman of the Luther Monae church officiating. Mrs Wilms and Mrs Ross sang. burial followed in Greenmount Cemetery. Bearers were John Hoelscher Peter Heidbreder Frank Bemsmeyer J Kilemme J Heitland and Henry Nickamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia P. Lippe
Ohio Street
Rey W. Bingaman
Luther ‘Monae Church
Wilms
Ross Sang
Greenmount Cemetery
John Hoelscher
Peter Heidbreder
Frank Bemsmeyer
J Kilemme
J. Heitland
Henry Nickamp
Funeral services for Mexime Payton this afternoon
Funeral services for Mexime Payton will be held at 2 o'clock from the residence 918 Adams street. Burial follows at Greenmount cemetery with friends invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexime Payton
Adams Street
Greenmount Cemetery
Funeral services for Samuel Johnson in Camp Point
Samuel Johnson who died in Jacksonville will have funeral services this afternoon at 2 30 from the Christian church in Camp Point. Burial will be in Camp Point cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Johnson
Jacksonville
Christian Church
Camp Point
Mrs Arthur McNally Dies in Hannibal After Illness
Mrs Arthur McNally born Minnie Elfers of Quincy died at her Hannibal home on Thursday. She left her husband and four children plus her mother Mrs Mary Elfers of Quincy, three sisters and one brother. Relatives traveled to Hannibal Friday for the funeral services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur McNally
Minnie Elfers
Quincey
Hannibal
Quincy
Mary Elfers
HH. Hi Platt
Henry Till
Toledo
William Spars
Davenport
George Elfers
Steamer G W Hill Plans Winter Excursion Route
The steamer G W Hill left Quincy and moored at Hampshire street in preparation for its first Moose excursion from Hannibal to Keokuk. Sunday’s schedule lists departures from Hannibal at 7 24 5, with stops in Quincy Canton and Keokuk, returning to Hannibal by 10. The crew includes 42 men with Walter Wisherd as captain, AL Wilcox and Harry J Wilcox as pilots, Louis Hochlser chief engineer, J W Coovert second engineer, and Virgil Dent purser. The Niles orchestra of St Louis is engaged for the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Hill
Quincy Bay
Hampshire Street
Hannibal
Keokuk
Quincy
Canton
Walter Wisherd
Harry J. Wilcox
AL Wilcox
LaCrosse
Wis
Louis Lhoclscher
J. W. Coovert
Virgil Dent
Niles Orchestra of
St. Louis
Overseas call sends Capt Walter Stevenson to France hospital work
Capt Walter D Stevenson, longtime Quincy physician and specialist, has been ordered overseas from Camp Sherman Ohio for hospital work behind the battle front in France. He will head the eye ear nose and throat section of Base Hospital 54 and has been granted a ten day furlough. He recently visited his Baltimore home and will be in Quincy Monday for a brief visit before departing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Base Hospital
Stevenson
Camp Hospital
Army
Local men enlist in navy and train for service
Shrapnell and William R. Martin of Bowen and other locals join the navy as radio electricians, with leaves and travels to Great Lakes and France. Letters from brothers Fred and Grover Gray reveal Navy training in the Great Lakes and upcoming France-bound journeys. Community notices include Company E's complimentary armory event next Wednesday with Parrell's orchestra, plus YMC A motor truck service enlistment drive seeking men of all ages with basic mechanical knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Martin
Bowen, NL
Navy
Peoria
Elmer Lummis
Fred
Grover Gray
Countsburg
Great Lakes
France
George B. Cawthorne
New York
Y.M.C. A
Mr. Cawthorne
Woman to be Sent Home Today From Fort Madison
Minnie Carver a former inmate of a resort on lower Broadway and arrested weeks ago at Burlington depot will be taken to Pt Madison Ta today by Sheriff John Coens to live with relatives. Her health is poor though not mentally unbalanced. Fare money was provided by the sheriff. She comes from a well known Fort Madison family and has used the name Martha Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Carver
Lower Broadway
Burlington Depot
Pt. Madison
John Coens
Coens
Ft. Madison
Martha Williams
Funeral service for Frank Thompson at State Street home
Members of Gem City Lodge and L Q C M are notified of the funeral for Frank Thompson this afternoon at 2 30 from his residence, 306 State Street. Mourners are asked to meet at the Moose Lodge at 1 70. Plans for the Eagles convention in June were discussed but nothing definite was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gem City Lodge
Frank Thompson
State Street
Moose Ailb
Eagles
Eagles’ Hall
Mrs. Sweet to Get an Award From Court
Judge Albert Akers found for Mrs. Sweet in the divorce case, awarding her the £9,000 or $10,000 spent by her husband during the marriage. The court will decide later on reimbursements for Oklahoma oil stock purchases and maintenance costs, amid a hard fought case detailing alleged drunkenness and reckless spending. Sweet admitted living on about $11,900 of his money and roughly the same of his wife’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Sweet
Albert Akers
Akers
Cornelia Kreitz
Sweet
Oklahoma
Wall
E. K. Sweet
Slacker Suspect Under Investigation by Police Chief
Chief Louis Melton probes William Foster Fredericks detained at police HQ for magazine soliciting. Fredericks claims the St. Louis wife separation and cites mag orders signed by Jasper Fischer. He says Salt Lake City registration placed him in Class 4 for being married. Melton seeks whether class before or after wife left him. telegrams to magazine firm and wife in St. Louis await replies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Melton
Salt Lake City
St. Louis
Chicago
William Foster Fredericks
Fredericks
Jasper Fischer
Magazine Company
Man Wanted For Old Brass Thefts Taken
Arnold Barnes, sought for brass thefts from strawboard firms on South Front street, was arrested Friday afternoon by Chief Louis Melton and Detectives Henry Meise and Pat Piercy in a West Hampshire second hand store while negotiating for clothes. Authorities say he sold several hundred pounds of brass, previously evaded capture at Ninth and Hampshire junk shop. At arrest he had $30, $25 later spent on talking with a local attorney. he faces arraignment before Police Magistrate P. W. Reardon this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Barnes
South Front Street
Louis Melton
Henry Meise
Pat Piercv
West Hampshire
Barnes
Ninth
Hampshire
Chief Melton
Gloves Theft at Adams Express Company
Emil Gisiker employed by Adams Express was arrested after confessing to stealing two pairs of leather gloves from a broken box on the platform. He says several other employees also took gloves, and the incident occurred after a box fell from a vehicle. Gisiker faces arraignment in police court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Express Company
Emil Giseker
Express Company
Giseker
Prompted Telegraph Qs For The Whig Answered In Morning Print
Local readers sent questions via telephone throughout the day and night. The Whig promises to publish answers in the next morning edition, inviting further inquiries.
Lusitania Sinking Date Reported as May 7 1915
Reader states the Lusitania sank on May 7 1915 with 1144 lives lost including 4 Americans. This aligns with historical record of the disaster off Ireland during World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lusitania
For Trade Property in a Quiet Railroad Town
Trade a ten room two story house with ample fruit and sturdy barn. Features include concrete walks two cisterns and two lots totaling 50 by 160 feet. Located in a first class condition town on the Wabash railroad about 40 miles from Quincy Illinois. See C EB Delaplain in the Stern Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Wabash
Tllinois
Delaplain
Stern
Willie Mitchell Faces Bank Robbery Trial Monday
William Mitchell Jr. is charged with robbing the Bank of Taylor Missouri during noon hour, abducting cashier wife Mrs. Dearing, stealing about 85 dollars, and escaping to be tried in Marion County Circuit Court before Judge Ragland. He was arrested in Burlington after fleeing from Keokuk, with witnesses including Chief Melton and Officer Connell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mitchell, Jr
Taylor
Mitchell
Keokuk
West Quincy
Quincy
Melton
Connell
Mother Wins Custody and Divorce In Circuit Court
Lillian Boulware won custody of her 6 year old son Hayward in circuit court with Judge Albert Akers granting possession to the mother. Elis Boulware contested the suit. the child had resided with Quincyans in the Hampshire Street restaurant area. The court cited tuberculosis risk and favored the mother's custody and ordered a divorce. John Inghram represented Mrs. Boulware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Boulware
Albert Akers
Hayward
Elis Boulware
Hampshire
Third
Fourth
O Connell Taken For Murder Trial In Morgan County
Tim O Connell the Brown county defendant in the Lentof murder near Versailles was moved to Morgan county jail in Jacksonville and will be tried there. The case was sent by Judge Albert Akers with a May term opening next week. Prosecution seeks immediate trial while defense plans for a continuance to summon witnesses. O Connell has five attorneys led by Hartzell of Carthage. If a jury is secured promptly the trial could wrap in a week with witnesses focusing on character and few on the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Tim O'Connell
Brown County
Jim Lentof
Versailles
Morgan County
Jacksonville
O'Connell
Albert Akers
Art. Sterling
John E. Wall
Carrollton
Hartzell
Carthage
Chicago
McNeff
Mt. Sterling
Beardstown
Wall
Brown
Morgan Counties
Lent
Blind Boone Concert Delights Quincy Audience at Seventh and Vermont
Blind Boone, famed pianist and composer, drew a large crowd at the Seventh and Vermont Street Baptist building in Quincy. Accompanied by Marguerite Day and Edna Goodwin, he performed difficult pieces including Marshfield Tornado, while Roone delivered humorous songs. The O Farrell brothers led a Friday night dancing event in Ertel hall with over 200 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blind Boone
Quincy
Seventh and Vermont Street Baptist
Wind Boone
Marshfield
Marguerite Day
Edna Cgooodwin
Day
Kroone
Moses Jenkins
Youre tagged This Is The Way To Greet You Today
Hundreds of young women will stand on city streets today selling tags for St. Marys Hospital to support hospital maintenance. The tickets funds are designated for the hospital's upkeep and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Hospital
St Marys Hospital Tag Day Aims to Rally Donations
St Marys hospital conducts annual tag day to raise funds for care of hundreds of ty patients. Young women sell tags for any amount, with everyone urged to give. Those wearing tags are spared from attack by taggers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Hospital
Man From State Hospital Nabbed Near Plant
Detectives confronted R S Frey at the American Straw Board company Friday afternoon. Frey, escaped from Jacksonville state hospital, was detained at police headquarters awaiting institutional authority. He had belongings filling a desk high with strings glass cards a knife and ropes. Frey claimed West Point as his home and denied violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piercy
Meise
R. S. Frey
American Straw Board Company
John Ahern
Frey
State Hospital
Jacksonville
West Point
All Branches Of Navy Open For Recruits
Navy recruiting officer J. O. Hudson announces all naval branches are open to men aged 18 to 35 for the Naval Reserve. Radio and wireless branches welcome nonexperienced recruits, with two years of high school. Rates include Seaman, Fireman, Hospital Apprentice, and skilled trades needed, four‑year reserve terms during the war, with discharge on request after the war. Enlistment information available at Room 221 Post Office Building, Quincy, Indiana, daily 8 AM to 6 PM except Sundays and holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Hudson
U.S. N
Navy
Naval Service
Naval Reserve Force
Apyivant
Marverd University
Quincy
Man Arrested on Charge of Insulting Children Near School
Charles Vanen of Clayton was arrested Friday afternoon on a charge of insulting school children near Berrian School. After a severe lecture he was released from police headquarters on promise to return home. Vanen denied the charge and no proof of remarks was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Vanen
Clayton
Berrian
Vanen
Stray Painted Bull Jog Atoth Hampshire Reported
Two girls were seen Friday afternoon carrying a small white bull named Jog Atoth and Hampshire. Please return to 9323 Maine or Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampshire
Maine
Wanted Young Man For Collecting Job At Whig Office
Classified notice seeking a good honest young man aged 18 to 20 to do collecting. Describes good salary and steady position for the right party. Require bicycle and directs applicants to apply at the Whig Office.
For Sale Sound Black Mare and Suckling Colt
For sale a gentle pair a sound black mare with suckling colt suitable for single or double driving. Perfect for ladies. Weight 1400 pounds. Contact Mark Hummel Fowler Delaware Rural Route 2 Erie 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hummel
Fowler
Red Cross Dance Plans In Highland Park May 20
Miss Edna Duker chairs a shirtwaist dance drive in Quincy to raise Red Cross funds. Dancing clubs and a citywide effort will distribute tickets at 10 cents admission, 40 cents floor for men, 15 cents for women, 8 pm to midnight. Featured are volunteers, weather plans, and a parade set for May 18 with band participation and school child involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Duker
Red Cross
Highland Park
Quincey
W. O. Lee
Oscar Mueller
Dean Thomas
Nima Grieser
George Cottrell
OQ. G. Mull
George Thompson
A. Q. Lindsay
L. B. Boswell
John Carroll
W.A. Schwindeler
William O'Farrell
Charles C. Crooks
Quincy
Illinois State
Joel Benton
Crooks
Richard Hackman
Walter Franklin
Princess
Savoy
Family and Gem
Colonial
Orpheum
Belasco
Star
Majestic Cafe
Frank Allison
Ellington
Singleton
R. H. Harttey
H. Craftyn
John Tl Taghram
Chram
Geoaree Bo Vasen
North Sixth Street
Weather Summary for Illinois Missouri and Iowa
Partly cloudy conditions across Illinois on Saturday with night or Sunday showers in the south and central areas. Missouri expected to grow more cloudy Saturday with possible showers Sunday. western regions likely fair, eastern areas chance of showers, temperatures stable. Iowa shows partly cloudy skies Saturday and Sunday with a slight warmup Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Sauday
River Warning Bulletin Predicts Slow Rise Near Quincy
River forecast shows levels above Quincy steadying with slow rise from Hannibal to Quincy tonight, reaching stationarity by Saturday. Data from Davenport and Hannibal stations indicate minor changes and overall low water movement as flood conditions ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincey
Iele
Hannibal
Nait
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Simons and
Jehu
Fabius Levee
Perkins Engineering Co
A. TH. Beitman
A Il Bertman
Perkins Co
Ouiney
Bertman
Vavier
Maron County
Fabius
Isham Randolph
Bonney Levee
Abe Martin
Wiliam B. Williams
Frank E. Spencer
Amelia F. Lippe
Winter Quarters
Walter D. Stevenson
Judge MecCarl
Richard
Ambulance Corps
Company E
Yparrell
Wiliam E. Jennings
Frank Jennings
Elm Street
Milwaukee
Emmett Spencer
Camp Love
Houston
Tex
Frank Spencer
Ralph Keller
George Keller
Philadelphia Naval Yards
Navy Yards
Guv. P. Stipp
Sec. Co
E. Cory
Dic
Mrs. Sweet
Willie Mitchell
O'Farrell
Ertel Hall
Mi Red Cross Dance
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