Benevolent Offerings Rise in Quin District Report
Annual report by Rev. A. 8. yan, superintendent of the Quin district of the Methodist church, notes strong material growth and a new church in Sterling. A Chaddock School cottage, a major fund campaign, and revival efforts boosted benevolences despite poor crops. Several churches report large membership gains from four gospel tent campaigns and district-wide philanthropy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yan
Methodist Church
Seasion Ingfield
Sterling
Chaddock Boys’ School
Uccessful
Davis
Camp Point
Charles Hof
Barry
Gtleton
H. R. Kasiske
Wilson Mbe
G. L. Lesle
Kintsville
Or. G
On McCumber
Rch
R. Powers
Mt. Sterling
Hop Quayle
Serence
Golden
Plymouth
Versailles
Pleasant Hill
Foreign Missionary Society
W. H. Davis
Home Missionary Society
Quincy
Earth
Lowden for Governor Club to Meet Friday Evening
The Lowden for Governor club will convene Friday evening at Republican Headquarters, 1244 South Fifth Street, to finalize plans for mobilizing support on primary day. Local supporters are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowden Club
Birth Announcement for Van Blair Son in Kentucky Street
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Van Blair on Monday at 2504 Kentucky Street. The infant's arrival adds a new member to the Van Blair family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew van Blair
Kentucky Street
Comes Back To Look at River Front
Captain E. B. Stewart, born in Quincy and long away since 1874, returned Thursday to inspect the river front he knew years ago. Now in Chicago in the grocery business, he recalled the old C. B. & Q. Hannibal and Wabash stations near the current steamboat landing. He formerly worked as a railroad engineer and later as a steam fitter for local firms. He spoke with August B. Hutmacher, Pacific hotel proprietor, about old times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Stewart
Quincy
Captain Stewart
Chicago
Hannibal
Wabash
August B. Hutmacher
Pacific Hotel
Political Advertisement Slips Tied to Thompson Campaign
Supporters of S H Thompson Republican candidate distributed reader slips in the city over a dispute about Thompson and A Otis Arnold petitions in Springfield. The slips include a paragraph printed in The Whig August 27 as a paid ad not an endorsement by The Whig. Thompson says he is not responsible for the slips and did not authorize their distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Thompson
Mr. Thompson
A. Otis Arnold
Springfield
Whig
Mr. Arnold
Thompson
Gilmer Township
Prisoner Crim Sought by Pueblo Chief of Police
Constable Fusselman of Pay son brought Earnest Crim of Plainville to the sheriff asking how to move a prisoner to Pueblo Colo. The Pueblo police chief allegedly ordered the arrest by long distance call, but no word was received. Crim, son of A J Crim editor, is in poor health from drug addiction and was taken to Blessing hospital. Authorities doubt Crim is wanted in Pueblo, suspect a hoax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Fusselman
Payson
Earnest Crim
Plainville
Coens
Pueblo
Colo
Crim
Fusselman
A. J. Crim
The
Plainville News
Young Cri
Blessing Hospital
Both Parties Lacking State Committeemen in 15th District
Both the Republican and Democratic parties in the Fifteenth congressional district lack a state committeeman due to the deaths of C. H. Williamson in July and H. N. Wheeler last Sunday. Since vacancies have no filled-date provisions, chairs may appoint but no legal opinion confirms this. This is a first in the district with a general election campaign imminent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifteenth
C. H. Williamson
H. N. Wheeler
Williamson
Republican Committee
Man Wanted Here Arrested Near Lincoln Illinois
Jesse Moke formerly of this city was arrested Thursday morning on a farm near Lincoln Illinois on a charge of wife abandonment at the request of local authorities. Complaint was filed by his wife and Lincoln officers located him to effect the arrest. He will be brought back to Quincy today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Moke
Lincoln
Ill
Moke
Quincy
Clem Hair Dies Amid Oil Fire At Mt Sterling Fair
Clem Hair, known mule dealer and horseman, collapsed from heart disease as oil from Joe Royer s tank wagon ignited near Mt Sterling fair grounds. Royer escaped. Goodwin home burned. neighbors saved contents. Hair spokesman for Adams county ties. survived by widow and two children and brothers in multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Sterling
Ill
Clement Hair
Abraham Goodwin
Fair Grounds
Joe Royer
Royer
Clem" Hair
Illinois
Sey
Mt. Sterling Fair Grounds
Fair
David Hair
Maine Street
Clem Hair
Adams County
Quincy
Columbus
Daniel Hall
Merle
Ada Curry
Kirksville
Delano Hair
Okolona
Miss
William Hair
Breckenridge
Minn
Speeding fine and city departure in police court
J R Haerle pleaded guilty to speeding on South Twelfth street and was fined 25 dollars plus costs after arraignment before Magistrate Reardon. Matthew Strunk faced a peace warrant over alleged threats and a revolver purchase. the case was continued to September 16 with dismissal if he leaves the city. Dan Sullivan was fined two dollars for intoxication with suspended sentence pending departure from town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Haerle
Reardon
Blackwood
South Twelfth Street
Matthew Strunk
Mabel McLeod
Locust Street
Dan Sullivan
Burglars Hit Ursa Again In Early September
Ursa JIL Sept 8 burglars struck thrice on Wednesday night hitting the town elevator railroad station and the store of J B Vamier. The Vamier store lost 75 pennies from a cash drawer while the station took 101 pennies. A hatchet was the only missing item from the elevator. Entry at the store was via a pried door and the station by covering two lights in a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ursa, Jil
Ursa
J. B. Vamier
Local unions and meetings outline bond issue talks
Today's gatherings include Gem City lodge No 367 I C O F and several craft and fraternal groups meeting in city halls and temples. C F Eichenauer will explain the proposed bond issue this morning at 8 15 to Kespohl Mohrenstecher company employees as part of Adams County Good Roads league campaign. A State Federation of Labor committee met in Labor temple to plan October's state convention and report progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gem City Lodge
Hall
National Horseshoers Protective Association
Mariam White Shrine Mason
Masonic Temple
Fraternity
Mutual Protective League
Craft Lodge
Trades and Labor Assembly
Labor Temple
C. F. Eichenauer
Kespohl-Mohrenstecher Company
Adams County Good Road's League
State Federation of Labor Committee
Low Water Forbids Streckfus Schedule Change
Low water and sand bars force modifications to Streckfus steamboat service. Boats will run only to Quincy, with the Dubuque limited to that limit for the season and used for St Louis Quincy freight until November unless water rises. Up river traffic shifts to Keokuk Black Hawk and Helen Blair. Keokuk will skip Quincy to Keokuk on Sept. 17 for a Highland park band tournament and likely suspend Sunday trips from Oct. 15. Dredging near Fox Island widens the channel as the river falls. Quincy expects arrival from St Paul next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Streckfus
Streckfus Line
Quincy
Dubuque
St. Louis-Quincy
Keokuk
Black Hawk
Helen Blair
Quincey
Highland Park
Fox Island
St. Paul
Banquet 10 to Be Held Tuesday Night
Ad Men club members will banquet in Hotel Quincy dining room at 7 PM Tuesday. Raymond Voight will report on experiences from the national Ad clubs convention in Philadelphia. Krebs lectures are set for September 25 26 and 27 at the Empire theater with strong advance ticket demand. Voight spoke on salesmanship last year at the Y M C A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ad Men’s Club
Hotel
Quincy
Chamber of Commerce
Raymond Voight
Ad Clubs
Philadelphia
Krebs
Empire Theater
W C U Branch Wins Three Delegates
The St. Anthony branch No 11 of the Western Catholic Union will send three delegates to the state convention in Joliet in October. Anton Winking, membership chair, secured eight applications in the year with seven accepted and one pending. Delegates are Winking, Ben Engels, and August Dierkes. Six candidates were initiated and one application received. Winking also earns a chance at an emblem ring for submitting eight or more applications in a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Anthony
Western Catholic Union
Joliet
Anton Winking
Winking
Ben Engels
August Dierkes
Mr. Winking
Local students enroll at Gem City Business College
Gem City Business College welcomes two new pupils from distant homes, Lelia M. Jackson from Farmville Virginia and Thomas G. Bianes from Clifton Arizona, joining a growing list of Quincy entrants. The current intake includes numerous local addresses and long distance students from Wisconsin South Dakota Colorado New Ulm Minnesota and Cuba among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gem City Business College
Lelia M. Jackson
Farmville
Thomas G. Bianes
Clifton
Ariz
Quincy
Helen Judd
North Twelfth
Mildred Insh
State
Dorothy Wood
Wood Hotel
Erma E. Meyer
Nora Holmes
Maiden Lane
Allen Anderson
Hampshire
Ralph
Lind
Grace Meyer
York
Josepha Loebbing
South Fifth
Rudolph Liebrasse
Ohio
Els Price
Genevieve Schmitt
Walter Gray
Walter Jansen
Broadway
Susan Guerney
Alvin Huelsmeyer
South Twelfth
Everett Wittler
Clara Wellman
Elm
Glayds Long
North
A. Elnerum
Westly
Wis
Walter Ratliff
Alexandria
S. D
Robert Pott
Leadville
Colo
Sarah Ihrig
Springfield
Hector Lujan
Santa Fe
N. M
Stanley Stephens
Grimm's Landing
W. Va
Minnie Sutton
New Ulm Minn
Fred Zigler
Jennings
Cecil Kane
Washington, D. C
Henry and Phillip Benguria
Ciego de Avila
Cuba
Helen Blair Leaves for Northern Trip
The Helen Blair departed at 3:30 PM Thursday for Keokuk and Davenport with a full freight cargo and a fair passenger list. Freight demand keeps the vessel in service for some time and the schedule remains as before. The Saint Paul arrived 23 hours late and left for St. Louis, its last visit to the city, with future excursions planned from St. Louis. The Whitney bar was expected to cause trouble, while the Saint Paul and Quincy will winter in Paducah, Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Blair
Keokuk
Davenport
Saint Paul
St. Louis
Whitney Bar
St. Paul
Quincy
Paducah
Taylor-Quincy Highway Improvement Urged
Local supervisors announce immediate work on the Taylor-Quincy Highway by the Fabius River Drainage district. A rapid district progress means only another month to finish the project. The Adams County Farm Improvement Association to meet in Farmer Rusk’s office Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fabius River
Illinois State Bank
Rusk
Adams Country Farm Improvement Association
Garage Sale Passes Through Several Hands on Broadway
Fred Morgan sold the Quincy Power Boat garage at the foot of Broadway back to former owner Frank Woltman. It was then resold to Andy Oswald, who presently runs the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Morgan
Quincy
Broadway
Frank Woltman
Andy Oswald
Quincy Lumber Keeps Yard at Fifth and Broadway
The Quincy Lumber company will stay at its lumber yard after securing a new lease from Julius Kespohl, who bought the property from the Dickhut estate. The firm had planned to move to Twenty fourth and Maine but abandoned the plan due to objections from nearby property owners. William Riley, arrested for child abandonment, pleaded guilty and received probation with a $3 weekly support payment obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Lumber Company
Fifth and Broadway
Julius Kespohl
Dickhut
Twentyfourth
Maine Streets
Name Change Filed for Insurance Firm Bastert Miller Castle
A certificate of change of name for J. H. Bastert Co. insurance firm was filed in the county recorder’s office Thursday, changing to Bastert Miller & Castle. The filing records the rebranding of the company under new ownership and name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Bastert Co., Insurance Company
Bastert, Miller & Castle Company
County Recorder
Fire Hose Received from Eureka Fire Hose Co
Six hundred feet of fire hose was received from the Eureka Fire Hose company of Chicago on Thursday for use by the local fire department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka Fire Hose Company of
Chicago
Boy Runs Nail in Foot at St Marys Hospital
Earl Maas son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Maas of 1139 North Twelfth street ran a nail into his foot last Tuesday morning. The foot swelled by Sunday and he was moved to St. Marys hospital Monday for a minor operation to open the pus. His condition is not serious and he is expected to be discharged today.
New Century Court of Honor Elects Officers
At a meeting in Bickhaus hall on Tuesday evening New Century Court of Honor No. 1052 elected officers for one year. Elected: Chancellor R. E. Weeks, vice chancellor Rose Fuelbier, Chaplain Mrs. M. W. Busby, recorder John Fuelbier, conductor Roy Busby, guard J. A. Mosher, Director of three years Henry Paul. Hold-over directors are George Timmerwilke and Dan Balzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Century Court of Honor
Bickhaus’ Hall
R. E. Weeks
Rose Fuelbier
M. W. Busby
John Fuelbier
Roy Busby
J. A. Mosher
Henry Paul
George Timmerwilke
Dan Balzer
Y M C A Board Meeting Scheduled Next Tuesday
The monthly Y M C A board meeting will be held next Tuesday at the Y M C A. Reports for the month will be read.
Quincy meeting aims to fund Taylor Quincy highway upgrade
In a Palmyra courthouse conference Quincy business leaders win agreement with Marion county judges to begin immediate Taylor Quincy road improvements. A subscription of about 1200 is planned to replace a dangerous temporary bridge with a permanent steel span under Marion county highway engineer A V Ely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Chamber of Commerce
Taylor-Quincy
Palmyra Court House
Taylor Road
Marion County
W. K Abbott
George Levi
Perry
Highway Committee
A. H. Beit
Court of
County Court of
Manor County
A. V. Ely
Maron County
Palmyra
Taylor
Marion
Fabius
Abbott
Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee
Weather outlook for twin cities and states
Generally fair Friday and Saturday with scattered showers in the far south on Friday and cooler eastern winds. Missouri stays mostly fair in the north with likely Saturday showers in the south and little temperature change. Iowa forecasts fair Friday with unsettled conditions Saturday and steady temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Iowa
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Cox
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North Side Boat Club
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Ralph Kirkhart
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