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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1916

Page

11

Fad Concerts on the Agenda at Brown County Meeting

The Brown County Mer chants and Farmers association met at Rough Riders club rooms to discuss band concerts and fund raising. A committee will approach city merchants to cover Saturday night concert expenses. Other items included good roads duties and a suggestion that Mr. Sterling celebrate the Fourth.

MT. Sterling Merchants and Farmers Association of Brown County Rough Riders Club Good Roads Committee

Local Remnants Half Price at Dukers with Blue Ribbon Lunch

Local Pick-Ups Today notes Duker Co offering remnants in silk wool and curtains at half price. Blue Ribbon serves the city’s biggest lunch all day. Also reports Rev. W. D. Endres ill at home with grip and tonsillitis and a list of local visits and notices from Quincy and nearby towns.

Duker’s W. T. Duker Co Blue Ribbon W. D. Endres Endres Snyder B. M. Cavanagh Carthage Quincy Harry Foltz William McLaughlin State Street Claude Merton O. N. Custer Galesburg Hlf Hannis State Bank Emma Rose Wiehl Beardstown August Halle Walter Hudbreder Barry Canton G. W. Hill Morris Adnjer Nivnls Motor Company Charles Gay E. M. Botsford David King Hilda Wullmeyer Peoria Fred Reese Ewing, Mo Law William Lehbring Monroe Street Payson Ndow John Ssaith

Local notables and residents listed in community notices

A succession of names and brief biographical notes fills the page. Discharges, visits, family events and moves are recorded for residents and relatives including Mrs. Flipper, Lucy Palmer, Miss Esther Robertson, R. B. Wall, Arch Booth family, Frances Miller, Claire Stevenson, and others with hospital, travel, and relocation details.

Esther Robertson Macomb Normal Lillian Robertson R. B. Wall Blessing Hospital Arch Booth Near Paloma William Little Frances Miller Golden William Downing Jasper Glines Columbus Rose Flynn Claire Stevenson Maplewood Marinette Wis E. E. Finchum Bert Kay Margaret Kay Camden Ill Kate Kern Chicago William and James Liggett Lillie Liggett Ralph Warren

Augusta senior class play The Ulster Friday night

Augusta High School seniors present The Ulster at 8 o clock Friday evening in the Christian church. Admission is 25 cents. The cast includes Holbrook Hamilton Geoffrey Ralph Decker Sing Fallonaghy Herman Bilderbach Wilmington Keith Hamilton Burton Snorter cabman Mike servant Peter Jones Donald Crain Adam Quick detective Harold Hoyt Mr Valentine Flipper Professor Barton Paul West Chester Noel John footman.

Augusta Augusta High School Christian Church Holbrook Hamilton Geoffrey Ralph Decker Fallonaghy Herman “Bilderbach Wilmington Keith Hamilton Burton Glen McCreery Snorter Mike Peter Jones Donald Crain Adam Quick Aren Opeey Harold Hoyt Valentine Flipper Barton Paul West Chester Noel John

Capital women take interest in National Service Shows

Crowds in Chevy Chase Washington observe National Service Shows with notable participants Miss Elizabeth Harding daughter of W P G Harding of the Federal Reserve board and Mrs Henry B Joy wife of a Detroit carmaker. Frances Lippitt daughter of a Rhode Island senator also attends the prairie ground of the camp amid other attendees.

Chevy Chase Washington Societe Women Elizabeth Harding W. P. G. Harding Federal Reserve Board Henry B. Joy Detrot Mis Frances Lippitt Itland Praire

Leela Davis Returns Home From Camp Point Visit

Leela Davis came back home Thursday after spending time at Camp Point. The report notes her return and suggests she had been away for several days.

Leela Davis Camp Point

Village Dinners and Visits Highlight Weekend News

Families and friends gathered for meals and visits as T. C. Lewis and Luella joined Mr. Brown for dinner with Wm. A. Heaton and family. Frank Tweedell and family stopped in Coatsburg to see Mrs. Elmer Miller. Wallace Haxel journeyed to the Ozarks to visit relatives. Mrs. T. J. Wiar returned from Quincy after visiting her daughter Mrs. Roy Hobbs. Myrtle Hagmeyer visited home folks, while Charley and George Pilchler spent Sunday with relatives. Myrtle O Neal shopped in Quincy.

Fred Comstock O. E F. L. Comstock Millett Alberta Canada Macomb St. Paul Minn Mathew T. Wilson San Francisco Calif John Silberburg Mystic Workers Benjamin Ausmus FW Aber Transfer Co Stillman Cady Thomas Barton Susan Bates Minneapolis W. Y. Baker Barton Will Schmitt Meredosia Quincy Mart Orr A. A. Dandy Abingdon J. W. Hampton T. J. Beedles Pittsfield Aaron Stinson Albert Orr Jacksonville Besse Conder Astoria A. E. Conder Miss Conder Luella Mr. Brown Wm. A. Heaton Frank Tweedell Coatsburg Elmer Miller Wallace Haxel Ozarks T. J. Wiar Roy Hobbs Myrtle Hagmeyer Charley Erke William Davis Myrtle O'Neal Charley George Pilchler

Court of Honor Whist and Dance at Moose Hall

New Century district court No. 1052 hosted a whist and dance for members and guests at Moose hall on Wednesday night. Whist featured 16 tables with prizes. Fuelbier’s orchestra provided the music for dancing after refreshments.

New Century District Court Court of Honor Moose Hall Fuelbier R. E. Weeks John Fuelbier George Timerwilke Henry Paul John Moscher Roy Busby Sam Busby B. H. McCann Bloomington

Spraying urged for codling moth control in orchards

Palmer Rusk received a notice from an assistant state entomologist urging orchardists to spray for codling moths between May 25 and May 30. Mr. Flint notes eggs are laid now and hatch around May 30. recommended mix is one half gallon lime sulfur solution and two pounds arsenate of lead per 50 gallons of water.

Keupper Sold To Burlington Club In Central Association

Pitcher Keupper, who faltered in the third inning Thursday, has been sold to Burlington Indiana of the Central association. The deal was completed Thursday night by Manager Johnny Castle of the local team.

Keupper Burlington, In Central Association Johnny Castle

Witty street encounters spark barbed quips in London

An Irishman in London meets a beggar woman who curses his bald head as a candle to light a soul. A penniless German nobleman courts an American heiress and jokes about buying or shopping. A proverb notes that successful men lack time to revisit their footprints.

London Pat

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