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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1917

Page

2

Pittsfield Jurist Is Honored by Bar

Pittsfield Oct 28 Justice of the Peace S P Rupert marked his 80th birthday. Longtime local official, the bar association presented a fund and escorted him to Shriver Clothing for a full outfit. Residents note his decades of service and kinship with the Pittsfield township office.

Pittsfield S. P. Rupert Bar Association Squire Rupert Shriver Clothing Company Sarah Fudge Kewanee William Tle Frank Fudge Great Lakes Woman's Christian Temperance Union Ardelia McFaddin Wallens Oshkosh Wis Charles M. Hirsheimer Daugh

Hood's Sarsaparilla Promised To Clear Scrofula Humors

Experience and observation show scrofula and humors cause eruptions and skin trouble. Hood's Sarsaparilla, a blend of roots barks and herbs, purifies blood and aids health. It has stood the test of forty years and is advertised as a reliable remedy.

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Deaths and Funerals in Local City

Mrs H D Mueller Sr dies after stroke at 73. Born in Germany last May she came to the city in 1866. Survived by husband Herman Sr son Herman Jr two daughters Mrs Perry Duff Galesburg and Mrs Peter Pinkelman of the city five grandchildren. Funeral at Camp Point for Mrs C E Taylor widow of Rev Charles E Taylor. Dr J A Davis of Kansas City dies of pneumonia leaving wife Mary and two children Loretta and William. Funeral for Mrs Margaret Murphy to be held Monday morning at home and St Rose church. Mrs Gertrude Bachmann funeral at St John s Lutheran church. Miss Lila Baker laid to rest at Woodland. Alvina Kleemeyer laid to rest at Greenmount Cemetery.

Ter Marian Gene Stebbins Congregational Church Mississippi Christian Church St. Louis A. McGuire Grace Daniels Hammond Ind Shirley Pierson Henry Linderman Harry White John Garrett Lawrence, Kane David L. Benn Nina Weihl Ida Hall George Weaver Jacksonville Eva M. Orr Battle Field of Shiloh H. D. Mueller Chestnut Street Germany St. John's Catholic Church Herman, Jr Perry Duff GC. E. Taylor C. E. Taylor Chaddock School Wesleyan J. A. Davis Kansas City Kas Katherine Quinlivan Kentucky Street Mary O'Brien Quincy Loretta Davis William Davis Margaret Murphy Aargaret Murphy North Sixth Street St. Rose Church St. Peter's Cemetery Gertrude Bachmann St. John’s Lutheran Church Woodland Cemetery Lila Baker Mumper’s Chapel W. O. Shank Central Baptist Church R. H. Hartley Presbyterian Church George Reeves Lillian Brown Inghram Alvina Kleemeyer Alvina Frank Kleemeyer Broadway Road Greenmount Cemetery

Mrs Spencer Dies After Operation In Wichita Home

Mrs T B Spencer mother of Mrs Arthur Garrett died at 5 o clock Saturday morning in her Wichita Kansas home after an operation she submitted to months ago. She leaves two daughters the one in this city and Mrs C S Welsh of Wichita.

T. B. Spencer Arthur Garrett Maine Street Wichita Kan C. S. Welsh

Mrs Johnson Funeral to Be Held at Bethel A M E Church

The body of Mrs. Charles Johnson colored of 113 South Tenth street died Thursday in Milwaukee arrived Saturday on the Wabash. Funeral set for 10 oclock Monday morning at Bethel A M E church.

Charles Johnson South Tenth Street Milwaukee Bethel A. M. E

Quincy Doctors Attend Meeting

Dr. O. F. Schuilian Dr. John A. Koch and Dr. E. B. Montgomery returned from Chicago after the eighth annual session of the Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America. Montgomery was elected to membership. The others have long held membership. An instruction from John G. Bowman of the American College of Surgeons forbids physicians who divide fees from practicing in any approved hospital.

O. F. Schuilian John A. Koch E. B. Montgomery Chicago Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America Montgomery Quincy John G. Bowman American College of Surgeons

Company E Drills On Monday Nights

A meeting in the armory by Co E Tenth Illinois infantry decided to hold regular drills Mondays 8 to 9 pm and non commissioned officers' school on Thursdays. Plans include gym, Swedish naval exercises, basketball and boxing with a four man committee to manage expenditures and fund reports. Recruits must pass a strict physical and have no dependents objecting to service.

Armory Co. E Tenth Illinois Infantry Jack Herricix

Drug raid prompts identification of seized narcotics

Police in Quincy report a raid on an Aldo Sommer Drug Co site at Third and Hampshire yielded $500 to $600 worth of narcotics stolen goods. Chief Louis Melton and chemist L E Carson traveled from Quincy to St. Louis. several suspects were arrested and may face charges if evidence ties property to the Quincy firm. Raymon Hall of Canton, 27, posted bond after being jailed on a worthless check charge filed by local liquor dealers.

St. Louis Sommer Drug Company Aldo Sommer Third Hampshire Louis Melton L. E. Carson Summer Drug Company Rai Quicy Company Quincy Canton Raymon Hall Mel and Piercy Melton Hall Zach Cissna G. Smith

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