Wood Paving on Maine Adopted by Quincy Council
The Quincy city council approved an ordinance to pave Maine street from Eighth to Twenty-fourth with wooden blocks, passing all readings. Absent were Aldermen Bisser Ames and Owen. Mayor O'Brien and Corporation Counsel Inghram attended a Springfield hearing and joined later.
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Maine Street
Eighth
Twenty-fourth Street
Bisser
Ames
Owen
Quincy
O'Brien
Inghram
Springfield
Geers
Binkert Brothers
Collins Plow Co
State Street
Sixth Street
Jefferson
Washington Streets
Plumb Plan League
McNutt
McNutt, Bergmann and
Tompkins
O'Brie
HW. el Chubbuck
Quincey
Chubbeck
Council
Farmer fined for killing skunk during closed season
Larry Muessate, a farmer near Pobanks, was fined $14 and costs after Judge Bearmitn found he killed a skunk during the closed season. He claimed the skunk threatened his chickens and that he preserved the hide. Witness Werden Clarke said the duty was to bury the animal.
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Tlarry Muessate
Pobanks
Bearmitn
Antons
Muegpeea Chioken
Street Car Magnate Chubbuck Visits Quincy
H. E. Chubbuck vice president of the street railway company spent 2 to 5 pm Sunday in Quincy with W. A. Martin. He planned a mid November return to discuss local street car issues after new cars have operated 30 days, with no commitments on owl service.
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Finnigan
Quincy
H. E. Chubbuck
Street
St. Louis
O'Brien
Chubbuck
Marriages in Adams Reach 245 Since July 1 at Court House
Marriage licenses remain popular as Adams County issues many licenses daily. Deputy Clerk Charles Spikler totals 245 licenses to wed since July, with September 3 and 62 issued this month so far. Notable licenses granted Monday include Archie Williams and Eva Wilson of Quincy, Lawrence Ehrhardt, Ida Benz, Albert Frese of Quincy, Agnes Tushaus of Quincy, William Sanders of Quincy, and Bertha Bergman of Quincy.
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Court House
Charles Spikler
Archie Williams
Legal
Gurney
Eva Wilson
Quincy
Lawrence E. Ehrhardt
Metroce
Ida Benz
Burton
Albert H. Frese
Agnes Tushaus
William Hf. Sanders
Bertha Bergman
Iygal
Hartman Case Delayed Again In Traffic Arraignment
Bernard Hartman asked for a continuance after arraignment in police court on a traffic ordinance charge. Attorney Frank Penick represented him as the case drew much attention with many witnesses subpoenaed. Hartman is said to have collided with William Zelle on a bicycle, with Zelle claiming Hartman was on the wrong side and his bicycle was damaged.
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Bernard Hartman
Frank Penick
Hartman
William Zelle
Zelle
Burglaries Decline in Richfield Reports
A series of burglaries in Richfield occurred between midnight and noon Sunday. A thief pried open a bar shop safe belonging to Frank Deering and entered the rear of IHW General Store, taking $10 in cash. Sheriff Jim Simmons and Deputy Sheriff John Carter investigated. no arrests made.
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Frank Deering
IHW
Kistner
Richfield
Jim Simmons
Quincey
John Carter
Mainville
Tocal
Foreclosure suit set for today in Macomb
Jutge Leman McCard travels to Macomb today to take evidence in a foreclosure case tied to bonds issued on a manufacturing company. The matter, before the master in chancery, concerns Titinais State Bank as a party in interest. Roy travels to Springfield for a conference with Attorney General Brundage on Ferguson case civil suits against Illinois. Jury selection continues in the Indian Grave Levee and Drainage district case with five of twelve jurors excused and seven more called. Redmond bail set at 2000 after automobile theft charge. stenographer civil service exams Saturday at 9 in Gem City Biat-Niesg college. applications due Wednesday.
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Kear
Leman McCard
Macomb
Master In Chancery
Titinais State Bank
Roy
Springfield
Arthur Roy
Brundage
Ferguson
Tmnois
Fxeeme
Gem City
Biaat- Niesg College
sAll
Hockaday's Wall Paint Attracts Homemakers
Consumers recall Hockaday's wall paint praised for kitchens and bathrooms. Advertising notes buyer call Resch at Main 4584 J for details and purchase information.
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Hockaday
Embankment Crash on Cannonball Trail Endangers Eight
A car driven by Hugh Reeder with seven passengers slid down a fifteen foot embankment along the Cannonball trail near Melrose injuring none seriously. Blinding headlights from an oncoming car forced the maneuver, with several vehicles passing by as occupants aided the rescued. Residents call the spot dangerous and urge highway officials to install protections and enforce dimmer use.
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Hugh Reeder
South Thirty-sixth Street
Melrose
Reeder
Mr. Reeder
Wesley Sammons
Earl
Roxanna McNeall
Western Catholic Union to Drive Membership Drive
In a final meeting of supreme officers held in the Dumnois bank building a membership campaign was proposed for the Western Catholic Union across the Mississippi valley with Joliet official J A Wilhelmmi in charge of District No 1 which includes Quincy The auditor reported a solid financial position with net gain of 500 members recently and total insurance membership not over 1200 Davenport Jr named 1920 convention city Dr M E Klein resigned as supreme medical examiner and was publicly regretful The attendance included FLW Heckenkamp supreme president J A Wilhelm supreme vice president Dr M T Wlein supreme medical examiner Walter Ruedger chairman of the board of trustees rank v A Darhus secretary of the board Herman Qottens John Koos Andrew Littel Hast and others</S:
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Supreme Officers of the
Western Catholic Union
Dumnois Bank
Mississippi Valley
J. A. Wilhelmi
Joliet
Quincy
Tetal Insurance
Davenport, Jr
M. EL. Klein
Supreme
Flw. Heckenkamp
J. A. Wilhelm
M. T. Wlein
Chicago
Walter Ruedger
St. Louis
Rank v A. Darhus
Herman Qottens
St Louis
John Koos
Aurora
Andrew Littel
Supreme Trustees
Two Birneys And Two Autos In Collisions
Two auto incidents occurred in Quincy on Monday. W J Reins of Riggs Optical and A H Morgan were unhurt as their car struck a street car at Seventh and Maine, causing damage to the auto and denting the street car. At 3 15 pm N N Graver and brother J Graver of Mt Sterling collided with a southbound car at Twentieth and Vermont. both were uninjured as the auto was badly damaged and the rear door of the street car was struck. Grover said he did not know a street car was at Twentieth and was going too fast to stop.
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Quincy
Seventh
Maine Streets
Maine Street
W. J. Reins
Riggs Optical Company
A. H. Morgan
N. N. Graver
Mt. Sterling
Twentieth
Vermont Streets
Questions on ballot for November constitutional vote
Certification of three questions by county clerk cleared the way for ballot inclusion. The concerns cover initiative and referendum, the Gate Way amendment, and public ownership of public utilities. The state supreme court upheld the dissolution of an injunction, enabling printing of the ballot form.
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Conunny
W. Z. Smith
Smith
Sangamon County
Springfield
State Supreme Court
Wanted a carrier boy for east end route
Short help wanted notice from Whig Office seeking a carrier boy with a good east end route. Call at the Whig Office today to apply.
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Whig
Long List Divorce Cases To Be Heard In The Circuit Court
On the October term starting October 27 the circuit court docket lists 85 divorce cases, with 28 continuances and 57 new filings from the past weeks. The 57 suits are spread among 24 lawyers led by Frank Penick with eight cases and Floyd Munroe with six.
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Circuit Court
Frank Penick
Floyd Munroe
Frank Garner
John Wall
Florence I. Birchfield
Oscar Birchfield
Ollie Hutton
Susan Hutton
Isaac J. Earel
Mollie W. Earel
Eva L. Johnson
Roy D. Johnson
Nellie R. Thompson
John Thompson
Henry Riley
Mary C. Riley
Mae Waggoner
Joseph Waggoner
Jane Hammond
Thomas Slammond
James W. Akers
Mary C. Akers
Etta B. Lymenstall
Fred Lymenstall
Amy Louise Layton
Byron B. Layton
Cora Belle Ryan
Thomas W. Ryan
Joseph J. Smith
Mabel Broughton
Mabel Smith
Mary Postle
William D. Postle
Lavina Sanders
Benjamin Sanders
Albert Hoskins
Alice Hoskins
Elizabeth J. Shields
James C. Shields
Effie Simith
John Smith
Mary Ann Brown
Grant Brown
Edith G. Brite
Frank W. Brite
Myrtle M. Nelson
Arthur C. Nelson
Alda L. McCunn
Vernie R. McCunn
Pearl Jolley
George W. Jolley
Flora May Miller
Charles P. Miller
Georgianna Wilckeling
William Wilckeling
Alice Cole
William T. Cole
Cora Adeline Shepard
James A. Shepard
Elizabeth K. Schermerhorn
Clifford T. Schermerhorn
Maud Laughlin
Claude Laughlin
Laura McQueen
Stoward McQueen
Zepha Sego
Victor Sego
Dora Smith
Bert Smith
John L. Moore
Ollie Frances Moore
Lola McCubbin
Harry H. McCubbin
Helen Sohm
Carl Sohm
George
Agnes A. Berndsen
Robert MacLaughlin
Agnes S. McLaughlin
Jesse F. Smith
Cecilia Smith
Myrtle Coulson
Charles Coulson
Alvert J. Edmonson
Katherine Edmonson
Henry Peters
Kittie Peters
Otto G. Stickney
Lucille Stickney
Hattie Crawford
Edward Crawford
Hiram A. Martin
Mary A. Martin
John A A. We
Lester B. Smyth
Ima N. Delaplain
Charles E. Delaplain
Kuehn Will Upheld In St. Louis Court
In St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Tand ehr upheld the will of Louis Kuehn a former Quincyan bandmaster music professor and violinist. His daughter Mrs Cora Richmond of St Louis receives the bulk of the estate while each of his three sons Louis Alvin and Otto are left cancels. The sons challenged the will claiming diminished mental capacity.
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Tandehr
St. Louis
Louis Kuehn
Cora Richmond
Louis
Alvin
Otto
Quincy
Hampshire Street
Bishop Fawcett Shows Signs of Improvement
Friends of Bishop Fawcett cheer as Harper Hospital reports slight improvement. Mrs Fawcett writes home that day to day strength gains offer hope for full recovery.
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Bishop Fawcett
Harper Hospital
Tiettinty
Deaths and Funerals Byron Slaten and Anna Tults
Byron Slaten of Grafton died Saturday in St. Mary hospital after a prolonged illness. His body was sent Monday to Alton for burial, with Mrs. Walter Price of Chicago accompanying. Funeral services for Anna Tults were held at her son George’s residence and at Salem church with the Salem quartet singing. interment followed at Green Mount cemetery. Bearers listed as Fred Pieper Teho Meyer Tienry Sprick Tohn Beeler Fred Wessels and Chrig Schaeffer.
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Byron Slaten
Grafton
Alton
St. Mary Hospital
Walter Price
Chicago
Quincy
Anna Tults
George
South Twelfth Street
Onelock
Salem Church
Greenmount Cemetery
Fred Pieper
Teho Meyer
Tienry Sprick
Tohn Beeler
Fred Wessels
Chrig Schaeffer
Funeral services for Mrs William Speckhardt held
Funeral services for Mrs William Speckhardt were held Sunday afternoon at 820 South Twelfth Street. Rev H Z Leemhuis of the Salera church officiated with selections by Miss Dora Michelmann and Mrs William Appenbrink. Interment followed in Bluff Wall cemetery with bearers Adolph Kaiser Ferdinand Warpner Frank Speckhardt William Speckhardt and Joseph Kappner.
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William Speckhardt
South Twelfth Street
H. Z. Leemhuis
Salera Church
Dora Michelmann
William Appenbrink
Bluff Wall Cemetery
Adolph Kaiser
Ferdinand Warpner
Frank Speckhardt
Joseph Kappner
Audit Invoked for Chamber of Commerce Books
An exhaustive audit will examine the chamber's finances and records after the departure of Business Manager Truman T. Pierson. Col. C. D. Center reported missing minutes since April 1918 and questioned a $3,051 six month salary charge, plus $507 in stationery expenses. Directors voted to hire auditors to determine spending and retrieve missing records.
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Chamber of Commerce
Truman T. Pierson
Whig
Col. C. D. Center
Chamber
Col. Center
Pierson
Famous Negro Band Coming To Quincy
The American Syncopated Orchestra, a 30 member Negro company of musicians and singers, plans a January visit to Quincy under J. Allen Whyte, advance man. Conductor Will Marion Cook leads a program blending vocal and instrumental works including plantation melodies, with prior tours in Paris and Chicago. Whyte cites this as one of the best acts he has brought to Quincy since 1879.
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Quincy
J. Allen Whyte
City
Oe Oop Aen
Paris
America
Music Hall
Chicago
Will Marion Cook
White
Remenji
Litta
Strakosch Italian Opera Company
Tle
Slavton Lyceum Bureau
Ownership Of Sand Bar To Be Decided
Roy Reeder George and John Feild faced a police court arraignment on a charge of hunting on another's premises without authority. They requested a continuance to next Saturday at 2 PM as ownership of a sand bar in the south bottoms, claimed by witnesses as leased property, must be settled before any conviction or acquittal. The defendants threaten to retaliate with warrants against their prosecutors if convicted.
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Roy Reeder
George
John Feild
Officers of Light Company Visit Quincy
Light Company executives Van Horn Edy president and H J Crowley general manager of American Railways, owners of 32 light and streetcar companies, toured Quincy on Monday with PH O Channon local manager. They inspected the electric plant on South Front street and the gas works at Ninth and Jersey streets, expressed satisfaction, and noted both mens homes in Philadelphia. This was their second Quincy visit, the first about a year ago.
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van Horn Edy
H. J. Crowley
American Railways Company
Quincy Gas, Eelectric & Heating Company
Quincy
Quincey
South Front Street
Ninth
Jersey Street
PH. O. Channon
Probate Court Final Settlements in Multiple Estates
In the final settlement of Henry G. Echterckamp estate widow Mars Eechternkamp receives 8088.42 with 200 to Minnie Echternkamp and 1000 to Washham B. Echternkamp. Alice Mary McCabe as executrix of Elizabeth Foust’s will receives 435.43. James T. Ruddell distributes 2592.69 among nineteen heirs. Mary Kurk’s report shows 375.22 receipts and disbursements. guardian W P Martindale bonds for 200. Frank J. Penick and Thomas A. Scherer rated as securities. Katherina Reuter bonds 130.
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Henry G. Echterckamp
Mars Eechternkamp
Exec- Wirix
Echwarnkamp
Minnie K. Echternkamp
Washham B. Echternkamp
Alice Mary McCabe
Elizabeth Foust
James T. Ruddell
Diana McAdams
Mary Kurk
Werman Kurk
W.P. Martindale
George FE. Keller
Frank J. Penick
Thomas A. Scherer
Katherina Reuter
Frederick W. Reuter
Quincy Loses 1920 American Legion Convention Bid
A Quincy delegation failed to secure the 1920 convention for the city at Peoria, as a zealous Edwardsville delegate spoke against Chicago and shifted support to Quincy’s rival. Chicago backed Quincy to win, while several Quincy delegates, including Dr. Thomas B. Kues and Masaulay Irwin, returned home with others to promote Quincy’s cause in future efforts.
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Edwardsville
American Legion
Quincy
Gem
Chicago
Peoria
Thompson
Thomas B. Kues
Masaulay
Irwin
Minneapolis
Lawrence Smith
Milton Braxmeier
J. A. E. Ehart
Edison Walligan
Newcomb Stillwell
Charles Lee Weems
Ross Trevor
Football Taken In Junior High Schools
Athletic Director Rossi drives a junior high football program in Quincy to raise prep teams to high school levels. The first match Webster over Chaddock 12 to 0 at Athletic Park in rain, with Webster scoring on a long break and on a line-play drive. Next week Jefferson faces Madison.
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Quincy Public
Rossi
Webster, Jefferson
Madison
Chaddock College
Webster
Chaddock Boys School
Athletic Park
Aged Couple Reunited In Hospital After Separation
Matt Webber, aged and helpless, could not bear being away from his wife. He was taken from 1323 Ohio Street to Blessing hospital by city ambulance after Mrs Webber broke her hip. The couple, married 40 years, had rarely been apart and requested to be together in the same room during their hospital stay.
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Matt Webber
Ohio Street
Blessing Hospital
City
Mrs. Webber
Mr. Webber
Gems Defeat LaBelle In a Sunday Game
The Gem City baseball aggregation, playing as the Hard land team, defeated LaBelle Missouri 10 to 7 on their grounds Sunday. Steve Nieman delivered the decisive hit driving Wes across the plate to score. The Harditch lineup featured the Gem City lineup throughout. More than 600 spectators attended the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardland
Gem City Baseball Aggregation
LaBelle
Steve Nieman
Wes Acresa
Tua Belle
Faust
Harditch
Gem City
Genme
Dancing Widow Draws Small Monday Night Crowd
A sparse audience at the Emiuupire theater viewed The Dancing Widow, described as 1019 burlesque and lacking appeal to casual attendees. The company presented a large troupe for the city’s season, but most passersby missed a likely underwhelming show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emiuupire
Delaplain Sued for Divorce in Circuit Court
Mrs. Imo Deleplain files for divorce from her husband C. E. Delaplain in the circuit court. The case was withdrawn shortly after filing amid public controversy. Frank Pontek serves as solicitor for Mrs. Deleplain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imo Deleplain
Circuit
C. E. Delaplain
Frank Pontek
Police Briefs Report Minor Vagrancy Cases
Monday police notes include Harry Howlett charged with vagrancy for spending time around saloons and pool rooms. A Ford car owned by T C Unglaub stolen from Highland Park remains unrecovered with no clue. Rose Roberts, repeatedly arraigned for immoral associations, fined 30 dollars and costs and ordered to leave the city within the evening or face three months in the workhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Howlett
Aries
Bey
Howlett
T. C. Unglaub
Highland Park
Rose Roberts
Age VF
Quincy
Five Cent Fare Favored in Quincy Street Cars
Quincy seeks restoration of the old five cent fare after Corportation Counsel Inghram pressed Springfield utilities officials. Mayor O'Brien testified the street car tracks remain unimproved and the company ignored orders, meriting contempt penalties and a return to five cents if seven cent fares are rescinded. The commission took the matter under advisement after hearing engineers supported Quincy’s position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
John T. Inghram
Springfield
Public Utilities Commission
Ihe
O'Brien
Inghram
Utilities Commission
City of
Quincey
Wilkerson
High Dillon
The
James Knowlton
W. A. Martin
Quincy Car Lines
H. E. Chubbuck
Chubbuck
Martin
Chubtuck
O’brien
Favors Quincy
Colgate
Inehram
Weather in Boutheast town Tuesday and Wednesday
The bulletin warns generally fair conditions for Tuesday and Wednesday with a chance of showers. Temperatures are expected to be cooler Tuesday night into Wednesday with light winds. local readings vary, and overnight lows are noted around midnight at several river stations including Davenport, Quincy, Hannibal, and St. Louis.
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Tiline
Boutheast
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