Successful Meet of Odd Fellows Encampment at Bowen
By staff correspondent Bowen October 21 The 15th district I O F encampment held their meeting at Bowen Tuesday with good attendance Seven encampments represented Grand Patriarch Thomas Waltrip and Deputy Grand Scribe Milner were present The work was conferred on 18 candidates by Willard encampment No 64 of Rushville Rebekahs served supper and midnight lunch The grand encampment degree was conferred on 16 past chief patriarchs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen
15Th District
I. O
Thomas Waltrip
Scribe. Milner
Willard
Rushville
Rebekahs
Young Burlington duo linked to hotel checks scandal
Sheriff Joann Coens hunts Gilbert Wells and his Burlington ally Gordondale Wells for a string of bounced checks tied to the Hotel Quincy in Quincy. Manager Adelpohl says Wells’s brother Gordonal(e) at Burlington aided the deception before the pair vanished, with a third man Howard Bokenkamp later arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Coens
Burlington
Hotel Quincy
Charles A¢helpohl
Quincy
Gilbert Wells
Orchard City
Gilbert
Gilly
Empire
Wells
Adelpohl
John Coens
William Schaefer
Sheriff's Sleuth Corps
Coens
Gordondale Wells
Howard D. Bokenkamp
Gilly” ‘Wells
Halbach Schroeder Co offers era items and notices
Special for today many bargains at Halbach Schroeder Co. Bleached sheets lace and towels on sale alongside embroidery towels and wide Venice lace bands. A steamer Keokuk excursion returns. A Mt Sterling wedding between Henry Simon Friday and Viola Hibbs is reported. Circuit court term set with 357 cases. A Kresge wallet found and awaiting owner. Funeral of Jesse Brannon noted. A gossip of a large alligator sighting and local fishing notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Halbach-Schroeder Co
Henry Simon
Sterling
Viola Adlaide Hibbs
Macon
Lyman McCarl
County ‘Court
Mt. Sterling
Friday
Halbach- Schroeder, Co
Erde W. Beatty
Hampshire
Kresge
J. M. Brady & Co
Halbach- Schroeder Co
Jesse H. Brannon
St. Louis
Bellafontaine
J. L. McKeon
May Brannon
B. F. Johnson
The
Whig
Missouri
Brown
Point Pleasant
L. B. Roswell
Quincy Freight Bureau
Chicago
Venice
Halbach-Schroeder ‘Co
Nothing Shrinks Fades Wrinkles Dry Cleaning Tip
An old advert claims a homemade dry cleaning method using Solvite and gasoline. It promises to clean a wide range of fabrics and garments without shrinking fading or wrinkling, requiring minimal effort and cost. The piece urges readers to buy two ounces of Solvite and two gallons of gasoline from drugstores and groceries or garages to complete a home cleaning kit.
Train Arrival Sparks Bond Talk at Burlington
The Burlington incident centers on a train coming down from Burlington with Bokenkamp seeking release on bond. Officials indicated a bond is expected but no timeline was provided for its posting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Bokenkamp
Bond
Meeting of Educators At Quincey Schoolmasters Club
The Quincey Schoolmasters club held its second meeting of the term at the High School with Principal Z L Smith presiding. Attendance was strong as members discussed reorganization of education, vocational teaching, and methods to teach students how to study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincey
Z. .L. Smith
Penmanship
Thimble Club
Bauman
Smith
C.’ I. Hawkins
Riverside School
Western State Teachers’ ‘Association
Monmouth
Caldwell
N. J. Hinton
Franklin School
Gov. Ferris
Michigan
Jackson
G. W.gaylor
Canton
Chautauqua wind-up at Eighth and Elm Baptist Church
Tonight marks the final chautauqua night at the Eighth and Elm streets Baptist church where a week of solo and group performances ends. Mrs. Mattie Green leads the program as pantomime closes the week with high expected attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth and
Elm Streets Baptist
Mattie Green
Married sixty years in Coatsburg county event
A long married couple, residents of the county since their union, celebrate sixty years of marriage at the home of Mr and Mrs Oliver Collins in Coatsburg. The event gathers many relatives as the couple, once residents of Liberty, are esteemed as a historic county family. Mrs Collins was Laura Pond before marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Collins
Coatsburg
R. NM. Wagner
Liberty
Collins
Laura’ Pond
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
The Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder problems in men and women, dissolves gravel, treats diabetes, back pain, rheumatism, and irregularities of the kidneys and bladder. It purports to regulate bladder issues in children. Sold by druggists or mailed for 1.00. two months’ supply. Testimonials available on request from Dr I. W. Fall, 3928 Olive Street, St. Louis, Mo.
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Texas
Olive Street
St. Louis
Druggtata
Electrocution of Simon P. Weinberg in Mexico
A letter from A C Hobble reports Simon P Weinberg an electrical engineer for Northern Power buried in Parral near Vera Cruz after a high tension line contact on Oct 6 at the plant transformer building. He died six days after being found unconscious. He was son of Mr and Mrs M Weinberg of Rushville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon P. ‘Weinberg
M. Weinberg
Rushville
Mexico
Northern Power Company
Parral
A. C. Hobble
Weinberg
Vera Cruz
Wade Swears Out Warrant After Assault by Contractor
W. A. Wade of the Street Railway company swore out a warrant charging Frank Reese with assault after Reese allegedly struck Wade with a brick. Wade, shown with injuries, filed the complaint with Sheriff John Coens and the case was set for 9:00 this morning before Justice E. J. Bonney unless Reese is captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Wade
THE
Street Railway Company
Frank Reese
Street Railway
Frank. Reese
Reese
Wade
John Coens
Perce
E. J. Bonney
Stampeding Foot and Mouth In McDonough County Report
McDonough County veterinary teams report improvement in foot and mouth disease as cases drop to Walnut Grove Blandinsville Emmett Chalmers Lamoine Sciota and nearby townships. Since August 13 losses total about 300000 including stock killed and price impacts with ongoing efforts to stamp the disease out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macomb
Til
Spiker
Walnut Grove
McDonough County
Sciota
Blandinsville
Emmett
Chalmers
Lam
Bowling Green Church Burns in Central Bowling Green
At noon today the Christian church in central Bowling Green burned to the ground, likely from defective wiring. Erected fourteen years ago by Presbyterians and bought by the Christian congregation in 1905, a large addition followed making it comfortable. The 40 by 60 foot auditorium and two large Sunday school rooms were destroyed. the organ and piano, plus the heating plant, were saved. Estimated value and furnishings ranged from $6,000 to $7,000 with $4,000 insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Green
Christian Church
Deputy Ernest Grubb Visits Liberty for City Business
Deputy Sheriff Ernest Grubb of Liberty was in the city yesterday on official business, meeting local officials and handling routine duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Grubb
Liberty
Child Suffers Serious Injury In Mower Incident Near Augusta
Charles Christian, two and a half, youngest son of John Christian, was playing with a lawn mower southwest of Augusta when he severed his two index fingers. He was rushed to Dr Cooper and received a dozen stitches. The doctor fears possible amputation of one finger. Huntsville Race association plans their annual meet in Huntsville with races Friday and Saturday, a ball game with Augusta, and events for boys and girls. St Francis college students enjoyed a half holiday due to pleasant weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reidinger
Augusta
Charles Christian
John Christian
Cooper
F. M. Cran
Huntsville Race Association
Huntsville
Huntsville Band
Quincy Whig
Little Girl Killed Crossing Market Street
Lillian Roberts Wilcox, four and a half, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Wilcox of 1800 Hope, died after being struck by Bert Hedges near the Holiness Mission on Market Street in Hannibal Missouri. Rev. R. T. Campbell rode with Hedges. eye witnesses say the car approached slowly and was not driven faster than six miles per hour. The child died within five minutes due to a fractured skull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal, Mo
Lillian Roberts Wilcox
Hope Street
Holiness Mission
Market’ Street
Bert Hedges
Curryville
Pike County
R. T. Campbell
New London Baptist Church
Hedges
J. H. Totsch
Market Street
Apple harvest accident injures Mrs Tompkins on farm
Mrs Charles Tompkins of 2440 Cherry street suffered a fracture to her right leg between the knee and ankle Wednesday afternoon on the farm of Mrs M S Butterworth at Thirty Sixth and Locust as the result of a runaway wagon upset while she and Mr Tompkins had driven there for apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Tompkins
Cherry Street
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Roeumarief Ae
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Munyon, Miller & Arthur Drug Co
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A. C. Poling
Ances
Samuel Woods
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F. C. Poling, Jr
Blackstone
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Howard Bokenkamp
Aviators’ Corps
Johnny
Home Missionary Society
Vermont Street
M. E
N. M. Rigg
H. W. Cranmer
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St. Francis College
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