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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1875
Page
1
A Beverly gathering debated moving the Adams County seat from Quincy to Coatsburg. Col. Richardson urged a fair, fact based presentation, arguing Quincy is central to population and records, while Coatsburg proponents claimed lower costs and easier access. Speakers from both sides urged voters to decide at the upcoming special election.
At Liberty a large crowd debated relocating the county seat from Quincy to Coatsbury. J A Muggins, a Quincy area supporter, urged the move while accusing county supervisors of mercenary votes over courthouse spending, claiming Quincy’s courthouse would cost over 100000 versus a Coatsburg building under a quarter that amount.
Iron, Almeron Wheat and Gen. M. M. Bana spoke at Central Schoolhouse Full Creek on Saturday evening. Attendance was fair and attendees showed readiness to hear all sides of the county seat question. Wheat's lengthy talk drew cries to continue as he traced Quincy’s history before the Board of Supervisors and argued for retaining the county seat locally. Bana followed with a sharp, cost focused case that county affairs could be managed cheaper here, while Quincy supporters were cordial and ready to weigh the issues before voting.
At Keokuk Junction Saturday afternoon Senator Bernard Arntzen and William Govert, Esq., urged retaining the county seat at Quincy. The meeting drew many Coatsburg supporters. Arntzen spoke over two hours, answering interruptions. Govert delivered a strong address. both lawyers were seen as stronger than opponents in the house. The speeches were well received by Quincy supporters and viewed as influential locally. A parallel meeting for Coatsburg was held that evening.
The Hon Bernard Arntzen Wm G Ewing Capt E B Hamilton L E Kinmons and Dr M M Sturgiss will speak at Payson on Saturday night Oct 30 at 7 oclock comparing charity of Quincy and Couisburg as the county seat of Adams County. All voters invited. The Hon Almeron Wheat and Gen M M Bane will address Mendon on November 3. Centra Committer.
Proposed levee negotiations advance for a flood defense from the northern Ursa Township to the city. The embankment would run south of Buar Creek to Port Riley and along the river and bay, converting swamp lands into productive acreage and preventing overflow. Preliminary survey completed with work expected to start soon. A separate dispatch notes Prof Atchicun was severely injured in Owenstown during a balloon ascent attempt.
A Quincy, Missouri & Pacific line extension project moves toward success after Mr. William Charles reports strong local support. Counties including Adams, Grundy, Nodaway, Atchison, and others vote to issue hundreds of thousands for the road, with sums earmarked on northern and southern survey routes and broad backing from Nebraska to Illinois observers.
A Brown County correspondent to the Quincy Wing argues against moving the county seat to Contuburg. He praises Quincy as a thriving second city with railroads and major trade, urges Adams County to support its growth, and suggests banning pro change voters. The letter, dated Oct 14 1875 from Courrnstown, cautions against undermining Quincy’s future.
A reader-letter from Munson Illinois accuses J N Higgins of biased campaigning for Frogg Point as Adams County seat, alleging misstatements about road funds, while praising Quincy supporters. The piece paints a contentious county politics scene ahead of the Coatsburg meeting and notes a broader religious revival in New York with Moody Sankey and Beecher events drawing tens of thousands.
Last Saturday a daughter of Gyrus Williams, a worker for the Illinois Central railroad, fell into a mortar box while playing near a new building. Neighbors freed her, a physician treated her at home, and she died Sunday morning. Williams later learned another daughter, 4, jumped into the lime to rescue her sibling, keeping her head above liquid until help arrived. the act is noted as remarkable bravery.
A woman in Concord Connecticut is arrested in a case linked to a Canadian murder suspect. Reports say she eloped with Lipsze and is connected to a sister’s death and a man fled to Vermont. Authorities believe she may have aided in the Loarmoid murder.
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