JARIFF- uaNnSON NAMED MANAGER
To be Weisenborn, Injured Last Saturday in Football Game, Is Out for Season. Merle Johnson chosen manager of the basketball team. Q's will be given to girls on the girls team. Pep meeting planned to boost football enthusiasm for Saturday at Galesburg. Futze Merrill joins the high school squad for rest of season after permission. Zoology class to Soldiers' Home for study. First prelim debates set for Oct 31 and Nov 1. Weisenborn returns but is unlikely to play again this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weisenborn
Merle Johnson
Galesburg
Merrill
Futze Merrill
Chaddock Boys’ School
High Schol
Futze
Tobe Weisenborn
Kirksville
Pee Dee School
Nielson
Marion County
Hannibal
Atl
Soldiers and Sailors Home News and Updates
Mr Chidister the undertaker at the Soldiers home has gone to Chicago to visit his daughter and husband. Mr Bell will fill his place. Mrs Bozzell received a hand bag from her daughter in Chicago and may remain longer at the home. G A R ladies host a last fish fry Friday Oct 20. Tony and family return to the home after four years away. Mrs West, cottage 22, visited by her ill daughter’s family. Frank Rettig of cottage 22 marks his 83rd birthday. wife 62 years by his side will be 86 in April. Mrs Greenlee ill with pleurisy. Shepherd corps picnic a financial success. Transfers between cottages and hospitals noted. Captain Andrew returns from Champaign for his sister’s illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Chidister
Chicago
Tony
Jerseyville
West
Cottage 22
Pinkston
Frank Rettig
Quincy
Shepherd Corps
Haise
Kirby
Hill
Vrick
Andrew
Champaign
Margaret
Cottage
Samuel A Young Succumbs in Home
Samuel A Young of 839 South Thirteenth street died at 3 55 this Wednesday morning at home from a complication of diseases after 14 days bedfast. Born in Quincy on June 8 1872 he was 44. He belonged to Luther Memorial church and Carriage and Wag onmakers Benevolent association and worked for Otis Elevator for five years. He leaves his widow formerly Elizabeth Rottmann, his father Alfred D Young, and brothers William A Charles B in Quincy and Alfred D Lee of St Louis. Funeral notice later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel A. Young
South Thirteenth Street
Mr. Young
Quincy
Luther Memorial Church
Carriage and Wagonmakers’ Benevolent Association
Otis Elevator Company
Elizabeth Rottmann
Alfred D. Young
William A
Charles B
Alfred D. Lee
St. Louis
Mrs. BE Bridgeman Dies at 82 in Downer Grove
Mrs BE M Bridgeman formerly of Quincy died at her son George Bridgeman's home in Downer Grove Til Tuesday. Funeral services were held at 10 this morning at Vermont Street Baptist church with burial in Woodland cemetery. Born in Massachusetts, aged 82, she moved to Illinois in 1848 and lived in Quincy for many years. She was a longtime member of Vermont Street Baptist church. Her husband died 12 years ago. She is survived by two sons George of Whose home she died and C W Bridgeman of Carthage IL, and a daughter Anna Derry of Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. M. Bridgeman
E. M. Bridgeman
Quincy
George Bridgeman
Downer Grove
Til
Vermont Street Baptist Church
Woodland Cemetery
Bridgeman
Massachusetts
Illinois
Vermont Street
George
C. W. Bridgeman
Carthage
Anna Derry
Canada
Funeral for Mrs Mamie Roth in St Louis and Chicago church
Mrs Mamie Roth died in St Louis last Saturday. Funeral held Wednesday at 8 a.m. at 1829 State Street residence and 8:30 a.m. at St Marys Catholic Church. Rev Father Zurbensen officiated. Bearers were August Tansman Walter Ringier Albert Ridder Edward Hellstein Charles Hoeckleman Casper Freiberg. Burial in Greenmount Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Roth
St. Louis
John P. Tofatl
State Street
St Mary’s Catholic Church
Father Zurbensen
August Tansman
Walter Ringier
Albert Ridder
Edward Hellstein
Charles Hoeckleman
Casper Freiberg
Greenmount Cemetery
Funeral rites for Matilda Tobias at home and church
The funeral for Mrs. Matilda Tobias will be held at 2 PM Friday at the home of her nephew Joseph Wiskirchen, 1528 Oak Street, followed by a 2:30 PM service at St. John's Lutheran Church. Burial will take place in Woodland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda Tobias
Joseph Wiskirchen
Oak Street
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Woodland Cemetery
Funeral for Anna Corrigan Held at St Peter’s Church
Anna Corrigan died in Chicago. Her funeral was conducted at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning in St Peters Catholic church by Rev. Father Driscoll. Burial followed in St Peters cemetery. Sister Mrs Lacey and brother Thomas Corrigan, both of Chicago, accompanied the body to Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Corrigan
Chicago
St. Peters Catholic Church
Father Driscoll
St. Peter's Cemetery
Lacey
Thomas Corrigan
Quincy
Veterans to Have Good Roads Meeting
James Wilson of the Illinois highway commission will address veterans at Soldiers' Home on good roads and a county bond issue. The talk Friday night October 27 at 6 30 in Lippincott hall will cover the benefits of road building for Quincy and Adams County, drawing on his work in progressive Illinois counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wilson
Illiness Highway Commission
Lippincott Hall
Wilson
Quincy
Adams County
Highway Commission
Minois
Shupe Gallamore Wedding In Monticello
Miss Bertha Gallamore and William Shupe both of Ursa were married in the Southern hotel by Rev. Ament with relatives from Ursa present. They returned to Ursa that evening as Rev J E Todd began a meetings series in town and a Caldwell place picnic honored Mrs Kibler of Pittsfield who has stayed with the Caldwells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shupe-Gallamore
Monticello
Bertha Gallamore
William Shupe
Ursa
Mr. Ament
Charles Shupe
George Shups
J. E. Todd
Elsbery
Caldwell Place
Kibler
Pittsfield
Hancock County Institute Opens in Carthage 1917 Nomination
Carthage reports the Hancock County Farmer's Institute convened in the county circuit court room with J G Imboden of Vecatur Ill, president of the Illinois State Live Stock association, delivering talks on range cattle in the Corn Belt and profits from steer feeding. Officers nominated include W O Kunkel as president and S D Faris as secretary treasurer. The program featured household science lectures by Mrs R D McDonald of Danville and Miss Eleanor Kimmel readings, with plans announced for Elvaston Tioga Stillwell Dallas City and Cedarville speakers later in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Farmer's Institute
Hancock County
W. O. Kunkel
J. G. Imboden
Vecatur
Ill
Illinois State Live Stock Association
Imboden
Ieading
Corn Belt
L. B. Clark
J. H. Lloyd
Melvin Shepherd
William Sargeant
Ferris
M. E. Harter
Denver
Ward A. Cutler
Department of
Christian Church
R. D. McDonald
Danville
Elvaston
Tioga
Stillwell
Dallas City
Charles Foss
Cedarville
M. M. Bangs
Chicago
Bangs
Marion County Farm Bureau News Highlights Local Dairy Testing Plan
Marion County farm bureau reports next week October 25 to 28 visit by A G Ragsdale of the University of Missouri extension division to discuss organizing a dairy testing association. Estimated cost under $1.50 per cow annually for 400 cows. aims to promote milk and butterfat testing to reveal profitable cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G Ragsdale
University of Missouri
Marion County
Nielson
H. T. Nielson
Palmyra visitors and local social notes
PHILADELPHIA MO G H Terrill and John Crane were Palmyra business visitors Monday Mrs Ola Lyell and Mr and Mrs Claud Kincaid spent Monday with Mr and Mrs James Allen Mr and Mrs Tom Nelson and daughter Ruby Mr and Mrs Lon Freeman and daughter Miss Elizabeth were entertained by Mr and Mrs Harry Carter Sunday William Gerard spent from Friday to Sunday with home folks here Mr Fox Cooper Ragar and Jack Ragar were Palmyra traders Monday Dr C W Hamlin was a business visitor in Palmyra Monday Clay Gibbons hauled goods from Palmyra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Terrill
John Crane
Palmyra
Ola Lyell
Claud Kincaid
James Allen
Tom Nelson
Ruby
Lon Freeman
Elizabeth
Harry Carter
William Gerard
Mr. Fox, Cooper, Ragar
Jack Ragar
C. W. Hamlin
Clay Gibbons
Pal
Myra
Marcus Fountain
M. H. Fountain
George Ragar
John Martin
Hannibal
Downing Gibbons
Glover Hopkins
Flamnewell
Bertha
Charles Brown
Marjorie
Nelsonville
Charlies McKamey
John Mc
Arch Allen
Heather
Gene Moore
Rose Daniela
Odell
William Callahan
Opal Crane
Lillian McPike
George Moore
Moore
Local social notes from Hannibal Palmyra and area
Myra Monday Marcus Fountain and others trade in Hannibal and Palmyra visits occur through the week. Residents visit relatives attend meetings and celebrate birthdays. Uncle George Smith marks his 80th birthday as Rev Jarman and others visit friends and attend church events.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Exorcises Humors and Eruptions
The text claims humors in the blood cause general derangements and skin eruptions. It touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as more successful than other medicines for forty years in expelling humors and their outward effects, insisting no other remedy acts like it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
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Uo.wd
Frank
Hlome
Nic
Otis Elevator Co
Hancock County Institute
Decatur
W. C. Kunkel
Institute
Irving Grahm
R. W. Clark
M. A. Shepherd
Phin Kimball
Nauvoo
Walter van Pappelendam
Warsaw
Lee Seigfried
J. A. Stewart
la Harpe
S. D. Faris
Rev. Hunt
East Carthage W. T. C. U. la
Rev. Hurt
Soldiers Home
Frank Ruggles
Jewel City
Kansas
Theresia Cason
Ruggles
E. M. Smith
J. W. Por
Home Missionary Societies
Foreign Missionary Societies
Old Friends
J. N. Haymaker
Wichita
Kan
Kansas City
Des Moines
Military Tract Teachers’ Association
Macomb
Plymouth
Harris
Albert Pennock
Anna Pennock
Blanche Cherrill
Linug Cruise
Anna
Mary Elizabeth Baird
Edward Ketting
Magdalena Nagel
John Miller
Netile S. Montgomery
Luelle Fulton
G . Chandler
Grocers
Nana
Marion County Farm Bureau News
Pee Dee
Philippine Islands
South River
West Ely
Philadelphia
National Biscuit Company
Irene
Benbow
Charley Brown
Misa Maxine Glascock
Misa el Crane
Wilson-Gardner Club
Stephen White
Ch McKamey
Rf Russell Crane
Raymond Mecklia
Ernest Cort
Palmys
Ed Day
Ae Jennie Schaffer
Charles Chipman
Daugherhelma
Palmy
Lenella Magar
Aubrey Allen
Lucy Mook
Presbyterian Church
Raymond
Duker
Victrola Christmas Club
Pointment
Victrola Electric
New Victor
Victor
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