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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1919
Page
2
Crawford, president, and Fred Schildman, assistant cashier of the farmers national bank in Warsaw, are in Quincy Thursday in consultation with a state bank examiner regarding making the Warsaw bank a state bank.
A conversion plan seeks to transform the Farmers' National Bank into a state bank, citing available resources of 350000 dollars to support the transition and regulatory approvals expected. The move positions the institution to operate under state statutes while preserving services for customers.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Helsinki Finland reports that German forces are advancing on Riga with noon set for October 10. The Helsinki correspondent notes increased troop movements and strategic pressure as the campaign unfolds.
Passengers on the Wabash No 15 from Decatur to Quincy, due 9 35 p m, were stalled by a derailed freight car near the American Strawboard plant Thursday night. All passengers left the train and walked uptown while taxi cabs flocked to Front Street. Mayor O'Brien and Corporation Counsel Inghram secured taxis, missing a greeting from their spouses who came by car.
Pearl Howlett Frandon was fined 25 dollars plus costs after a morning arrest for vagrancy in a city court. She entertained George Pepmiller at room 254 Hampshire Street and was released Thursday evening when a friend paid the fine. Pepmiller paid a five dollar fine and costs. Mrs Brandon was ordered to seek other quarters after her landlord complained.
The document notes the renter agreed to refrain from soliciting men, with an additional clause stating she consented to and comply with the restriction. It outlines the terms of restraint without detailing surrounding circumstances or parties involved.
Mrs Rebecca Stumb of Mt Sterling dies at 11 o clock Wednesday night in St Mary hospital after long illness from complications of diseases. She was 69 and born in Illinois. She became a patient Aug 2. She leaves a brother and a niece Mrs Ida Mann of Mt Sterling. Funeral arrangements not announced.
Listing of transfers including Henry Willer to Roy Biglow Leach and Rosa Bay Leach for 2200 dollars, lot 35 in Riverside township. Henry C. Sprick to William H. Woodruff for 2 dollars. Dodd to John W. Totsch for 250 dollars. Blanche V. Blackwood to Ballard G. and Daisy Agee for 10 dollars. Edith Lynn and Emma McClintock to Mrs. Floyd D. Omer for 31750, Camp Point. George Fierge to Louis Lindemler for 450 dollars in Camp Point. McDaniel Lanham to James W. Lanham for 15000. Charles Poppe to Dollie M. Houseweart for 1250. Frank H. Bredeweg and Emelia Bredeweg to Charles Poppe for 82 dollars in Riverside.
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