Enrollment rises as board reports start of term
Superintendent Bauman outlined enrollments for the first day of school totaling 3,903 with a projection to 4,000. Attendance at the various schools listed, plus detailed building and grounds work at Berrian, High, Jackson, Madison, Washington, Webster, and Adams, including boiler repairs, new floors, and equipment purchases. The August auditing showed salaries, supplies, repairs, and the Jefferson school project nearing $20,800 paid with about $65,000 still due. work progress described as satisfactory.
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Board of Education
Bauman
Webster
Adams
Berrian
Dewey
Emerson
Franklin
Irving
Jackson
Jefferson
Lincoln
Madison
Washington
Pengman Ship Room
Best Bros. Plumbing
Heating Co
Melinda K. Germann
La‘bor
Clyde le Sears
Edward G. Bauman
Clyde L. Sears
Joel H. Smith
Adams County Farm Improvement annual meeting program
The Adams County Farm Improvement Association plans a house warming for the new Chamber of Commerce building next Saturday. The program includes 1:00 music by the Chamber of Commerce Glee Club, 1:15 banners for towns with best free road work, 2:00 business session with reports, 2:45 soil survey explanation by F W Washer, and 3:00 Berm Management problems address by Prof W F Handschin of the University of Illinois.
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Adams County Farm Improvement
Chamber of Commerce
iChamber
Quincy Chamber of Commerce
J. E. Meatheringham
Camp Point
Adams County
F. W
Chambers of Commerce Banners Inspect Road Work 1915
The highway committee led by Mayor Abbott and Supt. Boyer plans an inspection of township road work from Quincy to Taylor. Banners will be presented Saturday afternoon at the Adams County Farm Improvement Association meeting. Reports praised progress on the Quincy Hanibal road and Taylor road. Whittaker oversees vegetation removal along the West Quincy to Taylor stretch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Boyer
Court House
Chamber
Highway Committee
Abbott
W. J. Singleton
Geo. McAdams
Adams County’ Farm Improvement Association
Quincy-Hannibal
Melrose
Fall Creek
Taylor Road
Ferry Landing
Whittaker
West Quincy
Taylor
Cheney and Company Named Honorable by Signers
The undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for 15 years and deem him perfectly honorable in all business transactions. They believe he is financially able to carry out any obligations of his firm, National Bank of Commerce, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is sold nationwide as a direct internal remedy, with testimonials and a price of seven and a half cents per bottle.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
National Bank Or Commerce
O Hall
All Drugeists
Hall
Salem School Open with Bright Prospects for Term
Salem Evangelical church shows its Salem Hall as a modern multi use complex housing primary to junior high classes with a German language and Bible history emphasis. Rev H J Leemhuis highlights clean facilities a 15 piece orchestra and a 800 seat assembly hall while noting cautious stance on dancing. Teachers include Prof H Schuessler and J Schlinkmann as the new term begins.
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Salem Church
Ninth Street
Quincy
Rev. Leemhuis
Salem Hall
Salem
Leemhuis
Inter Church League of
H. Schuessler
J. Schlinkmann
Woman’s Beauty Tied to Inner Health Says Pinkham Ad
An advertisement asserts women’s beauty comes from health inside the body. It cites symptoms like distressed expression, lassitude, headaches, and low mood as signs of trouble and promotes Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a restore remedy made from roots and herbs.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Sail Breaker Returned to Complete Term in Jail
Sheriff Johnson of Palmyra brought W Murphy of Hannibal back to Marion county jail to finish an unexpired term. Murphy, who had escaped from a chain gang while on road work, was arrested Sunday night after an attempted robbing of a veteran’s watch in a Hampshire street saloon. Evidence was circumstantial, and Palmyra authorities were notified, allowing his return.
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Johnson
Palmyra
W. Murphy
Hannibal
Marion County
Murphy
Hampshire Street
Women Arrested After Morning Disturbance
Susie Brown Lucile Vancil and Lou Weber were arrested yesterday on intoxication charges. Brown and Vancil were taken into custody on North Third Street while creating a disturbance.
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Susie Brown
Lucile Vancil
Lou Weber
North Third Street
Irish Pioneer David Fitzgerald Dies at 88
David Fitzgerald died at St. Vincent's Home after a long life rooted in Ellington and Irish stock. Born in Waterford Ireland in 183? he came to the United States 17 years after birth and taught school in Connecticut for six years before settling in Ellington. He lived on a farm until 1904 then moved to St. Vincent's Home. his wife died 38 years ago. Survived by four sons David Monroe City Missouri Lawrence Kansas City Missouri John Denver Colorado Thomas Millerhaus Alaska and four daughters Mrs Katie Daniels Payson Mrs J W Daniels Quincy Mrs Ann Pfeffer Chicago and Mrs Nellie Sullivan Guadalajara Mexico.
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Middle West
David Fitzgerald
St. Vincent's
County Waterford
Ireland
Connecticut
Ellington
Fitzgerald
David
Monroe City
Lawrence
Steiner On Long Cruise
County Superintendent of Schools Steiner plans a county tour visiting all schools after a resumed term. He will travel daily across the county until snow flies, aiming to reach country schools as soon as possible after school starts.
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Steiner
Irwin Overland plans big Quincy celebration week
Automobile dealers in this section of the state show strong interest in the Irwin Overland company event next week. Quincy will host about two thousand autos with sixty dealers in the territory, some escorting forty or fifty cars and bands leading delegations. The company will spend two dollars per car and aims to boost Quincy as a retail car center with local merchant support. Several local firms have agreed to advertise Overland week, including A F Odell Heintz Shoe Crooks and Cox J J Reid Stern and Sons Tenk Hardware Duker Dry Goods Halbach Schroeder Kespohl Mohrenstecher and Miller Helbake Shoe.
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Irwin- Overland Company
Chicago
Peoria
Quincy
Irwin-Overland
Irwin-Overland Company
A. F. Odell
Heintz Shoe Company
Crooks and Cox
J. J. Reid, Stern and Sons
Tenk Hardware Company
Duker’ Dry. Goods Company
Halbach-Schroeder’ Company
Kespohl- Mohrenstecher Company
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promise Liver Boost
A vintage health ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills to wake the liver and improve bile flow. It claims mood and health benefits with stronger bowels and brighter days, priced at 25 cents per bottle.
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Dr. King
Tuition Law Sparks Board Meeting Over County Payment
Decatur board debates a state tuition act requiring county payment to high schools, fearing Supreme Court action could void funding. A committee will meet parents to outline who pays if the law is struck down. Budget figures set tuition rates and clock repairs dubious. staff resignations and new hires approved. phones ordered for shop and domestic science offices.
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Board of Education
Supreme Court of
H. M. Swope
Supreme Court
Decatur
Bauman
Baa
Ethel. Oldaker
R. H. Barnes
Minnie Lackey
Florence Bastert
Hazel Allard
Frances Reeder
Veneta
Shumate
A.P. Juhl
Lulu Cain
Pleasure launch Polly visits local port on river voyage
The pleasure launch Polly, among the largest boats on the upper river, stopped at the local port Monday on its way to St. Louis. Owned by St. Louis parties, Polly is about 160 feet long and returning from a trip to St. Paul, having visited here several times.
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Polly
St. Louis
St. Paul
Baptism at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Sunday
Rev Paul Langhorst conducted a Sunday service baptism for his son Roland Walter at St Peter's Lutheran Church. The ceremony highlighted family and faith within the neighborhood church community.
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Paul Langhorst
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Roland’ Walter
Lost Item Ad From The Whig Reference
A fragment notes sending a lost item inquiry to The Whig after discovering a personal possession such as a watch or parasol. The terse reference implies a newspaper lost and found ad request.
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the Whig
Schools Open for New Term
The High school began the term with over 500 students on opening day and expects final numbers soon. Several other schools reported initial enrollments: Adams 114, Berrian 282, Franklin 395, Dewey 184, Lincoln 219, Madison 312, Washington 286, Jackson about 400.
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Adams School
Berrian School
Franklin School
Dewey School
Lincoln School
Madison School
Washington School
Jackson School
Quincy rifle team shines despite runner up finish
The Quincy unit placed second in the regional regimental shoot in Chicago with First infantry winning the state event. Capt. Wingerter qualified for the state rifle squad, ranking twenty second with 179, and D. Kilburn acted as range officer. The state squad will shoot again next weekend to determine the team for Jacksonville Florida.
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First Cavalry
Fifth Infantry
First Infantry
Engineers’ Corps
Sixth Infantry
Third
Eighth
Seventh Infantry
Fourth ‘Infantry
Chicago
Wingerter
Quincy
Lieut
Nelson
Second Infantry
Westerfield
Canton
Jacksonville
Florida
Illinois State Rifle Association
Dale Kilburn
Walter Miller Here Visiting Old Friends
Walter W. Miller, formerly business manager of The Whig, is spending a few days in Quincy renewing acquaintances with old friends. He has worked in California newspaper circles the past year and appears healthy. Mrs. Miller remains on the coast and would join him in Quincy if he decides to stay.
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Walter W. Miller
the Whig
Quincy
Miler
California
West
Labor Day Picnics Draw Large Crowds in City
Labor Day celebrations in the city were marked by a huge turnout for the parade from the Labor temple to Baldwin park. The Baldwin park picnic drew about eight thousand people with events including a baby show, Miss Theresa Mass as Labor Day queen, races, and a wedding officiated by Rev. Oliver Reed. Highland observances featured fireworks and daytime events. St. Francis and St. John churches each held large church picnics on their grounds with dinners, stands, music, and substantial fundraising.
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Trades and Labor
Assembly
State Streets
Baldwin Park
Theresa
Katherin Rusk
George Julfs
First Baptist’ Church
St. Francis
St.Francis Church
Vine Streets
St. John's Picnic
St. John's Church
Tenth and
Cedar
Spruce
Dubuque First Voyage From St Louis Trade Route
The steamer Dubuque will be up today from St Louis on its first trip in the St Louis and Quincy trade. It has operated between St Louis and Burlington all summer but will not run farther north than Quincy for the rest of the season.
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Dubuque
St. Louis
Quincy
Burlington
Foley Kidney Pills Help Backache Patient claims relief
O D Wright of Rosemont Nebraska reports six months of kidney pain and disrupted sleep. After doctor advice he tried Foley Kidney Pills, using one 50 cent bottle to become well. He recommends the remedy for backache rheumatism sore muscles and swollen joints without habit forming drugs from Miller Arthur Drug Co.
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O. D. Wright
Rosemont
Neb
Foley
Miller’ & ‘Arthur Drug Co
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Jefferson School
B. G. Vasen
Pacific Coast
German Methodist Church
Pekin
Earl. Nolen
Associated Press
Canada
A. P
Henry Neil
Neil
iMiss Tillie Eberhardt
Gem City Produce Company
State’ Savings, Loan. and. Trust Company Bank
Sixth
Maine
H. J. Leemhuis
Salem Evangelical Church
Tuition
F. Company
Walter Miller
Highland
St. John’s
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