Ten Feet From Expected Land At Aleshire Well
Water in considerable quantities halted operations as the Royal Oil and Gas Aleshire well neared the oil sand. Drillers faced a cave-in when within ten feet of the target, delaying completion. observers Urban and Heisler witnessed the scene and expect continued work today. Nearby activity included a dry Ohio Oil Co. well two and a half miles east of Huntsville. Blue Ribbon No. 2 and Hatch lease wells showed progress after cave-in removal. production potential remains uncertain but promising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Oil and Gas Company
Aleshire
Scoming
G. A. Urban
Andy Heisler
Ohio Oil. Co
Huntsville
Auto In Flip-Flop All Safe from Camp Point Crash
In a Sunday afternoon incident three miles northeast of town, a light auto driven by John Garrett from Camp Point was struck by a larger passing car, tossing it into a ditch. Mr and Mrs Sam McClintock, also of Camp Point, were aboard. no injuries reported, only damage to the smaller vehicle. The larger car is owned by R Glenn of Beards Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Point
John Garrett
Mrp
Sam McClintock
R. Glenn
Beardstown
Dr King’s New Discovery Stops Coughs
A health ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a proven remedy for coughs and grippe, claiming 46 years on the market and wide use by youth and old age. It promises relief from pneumonia risk due to delayed treatment, with a money back guarantee and price of 50 cents or one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Cole 8 Leads Auto Race Contention at Y Club
The report details a youth automobile race within the boys department of the Y and the Gele-B team known as Overland. Thirty eight to three is noted as a sizable margin, with plans for a show event tonight and a display of local competition in the court setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the “Y
Thea
Twenty Cent Corn Theft Arrests in Adams County
Two married women, Mrs May Landrum and Mrs Frieda Allen, were arrested in Adams County for allegedly stealing twenty cents worth of corn. The case involves minimal property value and a speedy trial is expected. Complainant William Thomas resides south of the city. the accused allege a man named Van Meter provided the money. A Friday hearing before Justice E J Bonney will feature the defendants and their husbands as witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Illinois
May Landrum
Frieda Allen
Ward’s Island
William Thomas
Thomas
van Meter
van .Meter
Justice Bonney
Former Quincy Boy Receives High Honor In Engineering
Edgar W. Jansen, son of Charles C. Jansen of Quincy, was elected president of the Association of Railway Electrical Engineers at its Chicago annual meeting. A Quincy native, he has worked in the Illinois Central railroad electrical engineering service and is a local product educated in Quincy schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Edgar W. Jansen
Association of Railway Electrical Engineers
Chicago
Jansen
Charles C. Jansen
Illinois Central Railroad
F. W. Jansen
Whig Party
Edgar Jansen
Quincey High School
Tipton Cattle King Sells 266 Head in Record Sale
John Weesen of Montreaire county sold 266 head of 1595 pound cattle to Swift & Co at 10.15 per 100, earning a $57,429.80 check. It was the largest cattle sale in this section’s history, arranged through Moody Commission Co of St. Louis by C. W. Callison. Twenty four train cars carried the cattle, witnessed by farmers and stock men from nearby counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
John Weesen
Montreair County
Swift & Co
Moody Commission Company
St. Louis
C. W
Callison
Four Teams Drawn For W Membership Supper Campaign
At a gathering last evening at 6 30, two sides named four squads each. The Hustlers and The Rustlers on one side and The Chiff Dwellers and The Association Club on the other announced team lineups led by captains including J A Hanna D P Wilcox and L A Cook Wich Wells and Dickhut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Hustlers
J. A. Hanna
Megr
Capt
D. P
Wilcox
KK. Stone
Wm. Rupp, Jr
G. W. Covert
E. W. King
W. R. Gelston
C. F. Eichenauer
J. L. Pipe
M. F. Carrott
the Rustlers
L. A. Cook
Mer
J. R. Pearce
H.'+ Whitney
George Gabriel
H. Channon
A. N. Calkins
Joe L. Thomas
V.G. Musselman
T. Chester Poling
Ralph. G. Gardner
Walter Wich
Goldberg
F. W. Bird
H. F. Pieper
de W.H. Baker
H. C. Peter
C. *. Ericson
W. Pearce
J. G. Stuart
N. Winters
C. A. Wells
Catt
T. ED Musselman
W. A. Heidbreder
W. D. Endres
LeRoy Johnson
A EL Sohm
C. Garrett
Ham Potter
Q. Gibbons
H. S. Nations
L. A. Dickhut
W. H. Hagerman
J. L. Howe
H. H. Heidbreder
H. Bryant
Donald Lape
E. H. Meyer
H. Witland
Elmer McLaughlin
D. Frank
H. Brazelton
G. Pfeiffer
C. A. Annewehr
I. O. Arnold
B.P. Irwin
E. M. Stewart
H. F. Lummin
J. H. Steiner
Roscoe ‘Murray
Association Club
Crew Rockmeyer
D. J. Foster
Thomas
Williford
Lester
Dickhut
Ay H- Aio AW
Runte
J. A. Groeting
George Busch
Ann Burbidge
Edward Siemens
H. Elzy Taylor
Donald H. Eddy
George Bollman
Names on Register Open Lincoln Douglas Debate Heard
Three more names joined the register of those who heard the Lincoln Douglas debate at the Chamber of Commerce rooms. B H Miller 819 Spring street George R Stewart 1113 Vermont street and J F E Michelmann 639 Ohio street signed as Will Have Halloween Frolic pupils of Webster school will host a Halloween social Friday evening with decor and amusements. The event will be attended by pupils and friends. Everything is sold in the Whig sold out ad and Funeral of Mrs Kauder held from Mrs Alice Semele’s home 2030 State street at 9 am Rev Bingaman of Luther Memorial church officiated. The body was taken to Walker cemetery northeast of Liberty for Lutheran services. large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln- Douglas
Chamber of Commerce
B. H. Miller
Spring Street
George R. Stewart
Vermont Street
J. FE. Michelmann
Ohio Street
Webster School
Kauder
Amanda Kauder
Ofrs
Alice Semele
State Street
Bingaman
Luther Memorial Church
Walker Cemetery
Liberty
Abbott
George Luther
W. H. Brackensteck
Charles McHugh
Willam Hasse
John T. Inghram
William Hasse
W. H. Brackensieck
Prof.McHugh
Wice
Bazaar at St. John's Bazaar and chicken supper set
The Ladies Aid Society of St. John's Lutheran Church will hold a bazaar and chicken supper on November 10 and 11 with Harmony Orchestra providing music. The event moved up one week from the 17–18 dates to avoid conflict with Salem Evangelical Church celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s
Ladies’ Aid
Society of St
Photoplay Writer J Breckenridge Ellis Joins Westward Film Work
Kan sas City telegram says novelist J Breckenridge Ellis passed through on an immediate call to California to aid in serial production. He carries his wheelchair used on a prior European trip, accompanied by his mother. Ellis, already famed for thirty books, has recently entered the screen world with Emmy of Storks Nest released by Metro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
J. Breckenridge Ellis
California
Mr. Ellis
Europe
Fran
Lahoma
Moving Picture
Metro Company
Mary Miles Minter
Hallowe'en Party At Loyal Legion Held By Roses Club
The Loyal Legion Co operative Educational system at Fifth and Cherry hosts a Halloween gathering this evening. Roses and Rose Bud clubs organize the event with decorated headquarters and seasonal figures ready to welcome attendees. The article notes enjoyable arrangements for the colored community through this venue and praises its use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Legion Co-operative
Fifth
Cherry Streets
Roses and Rose’ Bud Club
Hallowe'en
City Council Debates Moving Picture Regulation Rules
City council discusses formation of a permanent body to regulate theaters and censor productions, seeks broader powers over all city theaters, and considers requiring proprietors to file film descriptions five days before showings. Next meeting expected to finalize rules and by-laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seave
Quincy
Masquerade by B. G. M. set for this evening at Y
Members of the B. G. M. plan a masquerade at seven thirty in the Y building. Preparations aim to make it a very successful session and a source of great pleasure for the youths.
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B. G M
Oa ts Y ae ms
Fragmentary OCR text yields limited readable items. No clear event, person, or organization is identifiable. The fragment lacks coherent facts to form a proper news card.
Mystery illness halts Macomb girl in sleeping state
Miss Gladys Dobson of Macomb has slept for a week at her home after feeling unusually well the day she fell asleep. Physicians are puzzled by her condition as her vitals show no awakening. DeWitt Dobson, a University of Chicago student, is her brother, with the father a wealthy wholesale grocer based in Macomb and Boise, Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macomb
Ill
Gladys Dobson
Dobson
Marriage Licenses Cost More There Seems to Be
A wartime tax increases the marriage license fee by ten cents, with a government stamp required on each license. The minister affixes and the clerk processes the stamp, shifting the small revenue to the issuing office while the couple bears the cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Cupid
H. Finance
Congress
Mew Firm to Open Shoe Shop in Quincy Gem City
G R Crum of Forest Ohio secures a one story and basement lease at 524 Maine street Quincy for Walk Over shoes. He will open after remodeling with a new front and metal ceiling. Architect Martin Gelse handles plans. Crum cites hospitality and beauty of Quincy as attracting factors. L A Morest will join Crum in the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.R. Crum
Forest
Ohio
P. L. Dickhut
Maine Street
Crum
Martin’ Gelse
Dickhut
Quincy
Civic League
L. A.morest
Lad In Painful Condition After Civic Parade Crash
Joseph Vogel Jr aged 1119 Washington street carrier for The Whig is in a painful condition with a deep leg wound from a parade float and streetcar collision. He will require confinement in bed for several weeks. R A R Club outing reports a camp visit with city officials and a colorful parade by band and chorus members in rubes, followed by a big chili dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Vogel, Jr
Washington Street
R. A. R. Club
R. A.R
Schroer
Jasper
Reardon
Blackwood
Emil Reinkendorff
English Class At 7 P M By Y W C A
A decision was favorably reached last night at a meeting of the Y W C A to establish a class in English for all education levels. The first meeting is Monday evening from 7 to 8 o'clock, with Miss Elizabeth Schreiber in charge teaching English, letter writing, business courses, and useful branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Schreiber
Fine Time in Monmouth District Knights in Maple City
Deputy J D Wall and Grand Knight John D Carroll of the Quincy Knights of Columbus returned from Monmouth after aiding in the installation of Monmouth council officers. A banquet at the Colonial hotel followed the ceremony, with positive reports on the Monmouth group and their stay in Maple city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth
J.D. Wall
Grand
John D. Carroll
Quincy Council
Knights of Columbus
Monmouth Council
Colonial Hotel
Quincy’ Mien
Writ of certiorari denied in Cassidy property case
In Springfield the Illinois Supreme Court denied Frank P. Drennen’s petition for a writ of certiorari. The Cassidy property foreclosure remains as ruled by Judge Akers in Adams County circuit court, with no further appeal. The W U case ends with sale proceedings forthcoming. Marie Hatcher v Quincy Street Railway Co proceeds to higher court after appellate ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassidy
Locust Boulevard
Supreme Court of Illinois
Springfield
Frank P. Drennen
Akers
Adams County
Drennen
M. F. Carrott
Western Catholic Union
W. Co. UL
Ozra Saule
W.C. U. Drennen
Supreme Court
Circuit Clerk
Hatcher
Marie Hatcher
Quincy Street Railway Co
John E. Wall
Wall
Signs of the City Beautified and Updated
Charles Eberling a East Maine tailor joined the progressives and removed a tin sign from his storefront. J B Corrigan replaced protruding cellar doors at Ninth and Maine with iron doors flush to the walk. T L Morris plans to remove wooden steps at Eleventh and Maine. E W King Western Union manager announced removal of a tin sign at the Wabash depot after out of town company action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles _Eberling
East Maine
Busines
J. B. Corrigan
Ninth and
Maine
T. L. Morris
Eleventh
Civié League
E. W. King
Western Union Telegraph Company
Wabash
Kirkwood Postmaster Bans General Delivery for Minors
Edscorn postmaster at Kirkwood Missouri issued an order denying general delivery to girls and boys under legal age claiming about 25 high school girls used it daily for love letters. Letters will be delivered at the bones where parents decide if the correspondence continues. Boys also received letters. Parents protested but the order stood as Edscorn cited majority local approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Edscorn
Kirkwood
Edscorn
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Palmyra
Quincy Girl
Marion County
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Decker
Alice Lake
Heather
Hays
Whig
Paul Weisenburger
Monroe Street
Hollister Whitney
Weisenburger
J.breckenridge Ellis
Ellis
Emmy
Stork’s Nest
Fine Arts
State University of Missouri
Arkansas
Breckenridge
Nan Iqweeh Tanenut
Mallucel LW
Puriott
Loyal Legion
Will
Want Power
Gem City
Urrot
Circuit Court
Edict
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