Life of Early Hancock County Settler Highlighted
Sarthage May 14 Mrs Eliza Couchman widow of Oscar Couchman died at her home nine miles southeast of Carthage after weeks of bronchial illness aged 70 born in Hancock County and lifelong resident She was daughter of William Metcalf one of the county s earliest settlers Survived by husband four children two sons Melgar (deceased) Miller and Defiah and daughter Eula who heads to Washington for the funeral Also survived by a brother Thomas Metcalf Funeral arrangements pending.
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Sarthage
Eliza Couchman
Oscar Couchman
Carthage
Hancock County
Couchman
William Metcalf
Mothe
Melgar
Miller
Defiah
Eula
Washington
Thomas Metcalf
Crow
Margaret E. Crow
Albert Salisbury
John Crow
Wes
Ciara Salisbury
Wes Crow
Harvey Crow
Lone Tree
E. W. Jenny
Columbus
Kan
Christian Church
Burnside
Rev
J. W. Porter
Union Cemetery
Durham Township
Nine Caught in Raid Fined in Police Court
Police chief Koch and detective Bum ster led a raid on a flat on North Third Street Friday afternoon. Nine people were fined for vagrancy. two women paid 10 dollars plus costs, seven men 5 dollars plus costs. Children of the two women may be placed in new homes after testimony. Kittie Bedford, a colored girl, was fined five dollars plus costs for pilfering a ring belonging to Olia Dorsey, with the fine suspended on return to Canton Missouri.
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Koch
Bumster
North Third Street
Mae McCubben
Rose Justus
Ray Davis
Earl Rhodes
Henry Gale
H. C. McKenna
William Merritt
Earl Peters
Henry Clark
Thomas Nolan
McCubben
Justus
Kittie Bedford
Olia Dorsey
Canton
Local pick ups and visitors in Gem City
Maize of Lancaster Missouri and Louis L Emmerson Mt Vernon Missouri visited the city Saturday. Mrs E J Branamann of Milan Missouri was here on business. L M Loomis of Dallas Texas visited Gem City Business College. Mr Emmerson will be Republican candidate for secretary of state. Gunther Hardware Co. offered lawn mowers and rubber hoses while flowers advertised for Mother's Day. Ralph and J W Gardner return today from the East business trip. Dr Hi Lafler offered chiropractic treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunther Hardware Co
Maize
Lancaster
Gentemann Bros
E. J. Branamann
Milan
Hi. F.lafler
Illinois State Bank
Ralph Gardner
J. W. Gardner
Louis L. Emmerson
Mt. Vernon
Emmerson
L. M. Loomis
Dallis
Gem City Business College
Dr King's New Discovery Promises Quick Cold Relief
The ad touts Dr King's New Discovery as relief for fall to spring colds and persistent coughs. It claims rapid symptom relief, healing of inflammation, and invites readers to keep a 50 cent bottle on hand with a money back satisfaction note from a user in Franconia New Hampshire.
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Dr. King
Dr. X. G
William Johnson Dies After Illness at Blessing Hospital
William T. Johnson of a farm near Kinderhook Illinois died at 5 30 Saturday morning at Blessing hospital after a weeklong illness from complications He was born February 12 1854 in Batchtown IL and was 62 He moved to Pike county at age 12 and lived there since He was father of attorney Roy D Johnson of Quincy He was twice married first wife died about 11 years ago then he married Martha Tooley He leaves a widow five children from the first wife Herbert E Deer Lodge MT Charles P Kinderhook Roy D and J William Quincy and Delia M Wood Spokane WA He also leaves three grandchildren Virgil Wood Inez Johnson Elsie Johnson two brothers Columbus Johnson Spokane and Wesley M Johnson Idaho The body will be taken to Kinderhook for funeral services and burial
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William T. Johnson
Kinderhook
Blessing Hospital
Batchtown
Pike County
Roy D. Johnson
Johnson
Lis
Martha Tooley
Herbert E
Deer Lodge
Mont
Charles P
Roy D
J. William
Quincy
Delia M. Wood
Spokane
Wash
Virgil Wood
Inez Johnson
Elsie Johnson
Columbus Johnson
Wesley M. Johnson
Idaho
Funeral for Henry P. Oberling at home and church
The funeral for Henry P. Oberling will start at 2 PM at the family home 636 Kentucky Street and continue at 2:30 PM at Salem Evangelical Church. Burial follows in Greenmount Cemetery.
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Henry P. Oberling
Kentucky Street
Salem Evangelical Church
Greenmount Cemetery
Funeral for Mrs Elizabeth Bock Enfeld set at two times
The funeral for Mrs Elizabeth Bock Enfeld will be held at 8 o'clock Saturday morning at the residence Forty-eighth and Broadway and at 9 o'clock at St Francis Catholic church. Burial follows in St Boniface Cemetery.
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Elizabeth Bockenfeld
Seadey
Forty -Eighth
Broadway
St. Francis Catholic Church
St. Boniface Cemetery
Funeral for Mrs. Theresa Helena Lohmann
The funeral service for Mrs Theresa Helena Lohmann was held with family and friends attending. The obituary notes her role as a mother and community member and lists surviving relatives. Funeral arrangements were announced by the family.
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Theresa Lohmann
Theresa Helena
Lohmann Service Held in Melrose and St Mary’s
A memorial service for Lohmann will be conducted at the Melrose residence south of Gurtig creek on South Eighth Street Tuesday morning at o'clock and again at 8:30 o'clock in St Mary’s Catholic church.
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Lohmann
Melrose
Gurtig Creek
South Eighth Street
St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Boniface Cemetery
Funeral rites for Mrs Anna Schumacher scheduled
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Schumacher will be held at 8:30 a.m. Monday at the home of her daughter Mrs. B. H. Engels, 1124 North Ninth Street, and at 9 o'clock a.m. at St. John's Catholic Church.
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Ana Schumacher
Anna Schumacher
B. H. Engels
North Ninth Street
St. John's Catholic Church
St. Boniface Cemetery
Pastor Hertzler Returns From Evansville Mission
Rev A H F Hertzler, pastor of the First German Methodist Church, returned Saturday noon from Evansville Ind where he conducted the...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Habbe
A. H. F. Hertzler
First German Methodist Church
Evansville
Ind
Kidney health warning boosts Warner remedy claim
Advert explains kidney failure signs from uric acid buildup between ages forty and sixty and promotes Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Remedy as a treatment. A testimonial from Mrs. W. P. Brabham of Govern, S. C., supports its effectiveness, noting dramatic recovery after other doctors failed. Available at druggists in 50c and 100 bottles with free samples by writing Warner's Safe Remedies.
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Warner
W. P. Brabham
Govern
S. C
Rochester
N. Y
Funeral of C. W. Habbe Ends in Indiana Burial
The funeral for C. W. Habbe, who died here recently, was held with burial in Indiana. Relatives and friends attended as final rites were performed before interment elsewhere.
Funeral for Sarah E. Cameron Held at Union Baptist
The funeral for Sarah E. Cameron who died at her Chicago home will be held at 1 o'clock this morning at Union Baptist church on Tenth and Chestnut streets. The body arrived in Quincy on Saturday morning.
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Chicago
Union Baptist Church
Tenth and
Chestnut Streets
Quincy
South Side Boat Club to Hold Semi Month Meeting
The South Side Boat Club will hold a semi monthly meeting in the club rooms on Friday night May 10. The item notes a witty life philosophy from a bar figure.
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Thale
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