Booster Day Planned by United Commercial Travelers
The United Commercial Travelers association sets a big booster meeting for Saturday November 10 in the K of C hall. Candidates will be initiated in the afternoon under Supreme Secretary Murphy supervision with a 6 o clock dinner and Chicago guilds Bagman of Bagdad and W J Sullivan to preside. Walter Cook and J W Crowder were new initiates last night. Members entering military service will stay on the books as in good standing with dues paid by the council. A $100 purse was donated to Company F HQ and chaplain funds for Camp Parker soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Commercial Travelers’ Association
K. of C. Hall
Murphy
Chicago Guild
Bagman of Bagdad
W. J. Sullivan
Grand Council of
Walter Cook
J. W. Crowder
France
United States
Canada
U.C. T. Lodge
Camp Parker
Flag display inquiry in Washington park raises questions
A reader questions why the flag has not been flown in Washington park on Mobilization Day and beyond. He notes a prior flag and pole may have been donated and offers a flag from a friend if funds are lacking, seeking an explanation for the daily absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whig
Washington Park
F. H. Greenman
How Fat Folks May Become Slim
A promotional health piece claims an easy method to lose weight without dieting or exercise. It advises daily outdoor time, a drugstore capsule treatment, and weekly weigh ins, promising noticeable results and improved health for those 10 to 60 pounds over normal weight.
Prominent Quincy youths fined for disturbing peace
Four well known Quincy men, part of the city’s social set, paid $3 and costs to Judge Reardon for disturbing the peace on Saturday morning near Second and Elm streets. One man did not appear. A woman passing by was allegedly insulted. They were released on personal recognizance at the police station. Names given to prevent blank spots were J. Bennett, Prescott Morey, N. McNay, George Buttrell, and Frank Johnson. the latter did not show and will be arrested under his own name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Reardon
Second
Elm Streets
Temperature Drops Prompt Winter Wardrobe Reconsideration
A cold Saturday follows a warm Friday with Willie waking to a lower thermometer reading. Willie’s family shifts back to winter apparel as heavy clothing sales surge. country visitors boost demand, while straw hats lose popularity despite an official Sept 15 lease. Fashion remains frugal with few style changes from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
County W C T U Meet Here Tuesday
The county W C T U gathering will be held all day Tuesday at the Temperance Home with Mrs. Mary Edwards and Mrs. Elmer Lummis in charge. A basket dinner is planned at noon, and delegates from nine local unions are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temperance
Mary Edwards
Elmer Lummis
Is Killed in California Fred Currens Dies at 38
News from Quincy reports Fred Sunny Jim Currens, 38, was killed in California. He worked as an electrician for Quincy Gas and Electric until a year ago. A member of Bodley lodge No 1 Eagles and Electrical Workers, he had recently relocated with his parents who lived at 1121 State street. They planned to move to Salinas to live with him in his furnished five room cottage. His death leaves few particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Sunny Jim” Currens
Calfornia
Quincy
Quincy Gas and Electric Company
Bodley Lodge
No. 1
Eagles
State Street
Christ Congregation Church
Salinas
Cal
Fed
Bowles 74, Riverside Resident, Dies After Ill Health
Holeman Buck Bowles aged 74 of Riverside township died at Blessing hospital after uremic poisoning surgery. Born Feb 17 1843 in Locust Grove Ellington, he spent most of his life in Ellington and Riverside, married Lydia Barr in 1866, survived by wife five children and thirteen grandchildren. Funeral at 2 pm Monday in Riverside home, burial Ellington Presbyterian Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holeman
Buck” Bowles
North Eighteenth Street
Riverside Township
Blessing Hospital
Locust Grove Farm
North Twentyfourth Street
Ellington Township
Monmouth
Ellington
Riverside
Quincy
Bowles
Lydia L. Barr
Anna E. King
Arthur E. Bowles
Edith Hastings
Luray
Susie E. Swan
Caldwell
Kansas
Warren E. Bowles
Robert Bowles
Chicago
Charles Bowles
Kansas City
Ellington Presbyterian Cemetery
North Thirty-sixth Street
Funeral for Mrs Anna Wilke Planned in Freiburgs Chapel
The funeral of Mrs Anna Wilke is set for 2 o clock Monday afternoon at Freiburgs chapel and 2 30 in St Jacobi Lutheran church with burial in Woodland cemetery. Friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Wilke
Freiburg
St. Jacobi Lutheran Church
Woodland Cemetery
Funeral for William John Peters Held at Home and Church
The funeral for William John Peters will be held at 8 o'clock Monday morning at the family home, 729 12 Jackson Street, followed by an 8:30 service at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will take place in St. Boniface Cemetery. Friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William John Peters
Jackson Street
St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Boniface
G. W. Hill Strands on Sand Bar During River Trip
The steamer G. W. Hill became stuck on a sand bar one mile before LaGrange on the return trip from Canton. After three hours immovable, it backed downstream two miles due to low water and narrow channel. It reached Quincy about 3:20 a m Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Hill
Canton
Quincy
LaGrange
Shrapnel E S Capt Keeler Inspects Quincy Recruiting Office
Captain J P Keeler of Peoria arrived in Quincy for a general inspection of the local recruiting office. Sergeant J E Lunsford reports the station is in order and meeting government standards, with a need for volunteers for six regiments. Men may join with occupations from daily life, such as physicians, bakers, cooks, horseshoers, and more. Harry and Otete Mahon, formerly of Quincy, now in Kreik Saskatchewan, Canada, report fondness for the country and good crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Keeler
Peoria
Quincy
J. E. Lunsford
France
Harry and
Otete Mahon
Kreik Saskatchewan
Canada
Personal notices and local society items from Quincy
Brief items from Delaplain's Adt note meetings and church visits. Snyder's Taxi contact. Rev Bauman and daughter Evelyn back from Dubuque. Oysters from Cunnane's. Weigman teaches in Decatur. piano for sale. Wheetcroft to Winnipeg for exam. Dr H F Lafler in Quincy. Various residents travel, teach, marry, or relocate locally and to Champaign, Springfield, Hannibal, East St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Delaplain
Grace Whipple
C. E.S
Snyder
Rev
B. R. Bauman
Christ Congregational Church
Evelyn
Church
Frederick Wheetcroft
Winnipeg
Canada
Freiburg
William Padberg
University of St. Louis
R. J. Padberg
Albert F. Weigman
C. Weigman
South Thirteenth Street
Decatur
Trotter
Maine
Helen Riley
East St. Louis
Ted Young
Delaplain
E. A. Grubb
St. Paul
Minn
H. Starnes
North Fifth Street
Springfield
Orlo
H. F. Lafler
Illinois State Bank
Dr. Knapp
Mendon
Quincy
Futze Merrill
Chaddock School
Gray Lummis
Broadway
Quincy High School
Champaign
Ill
Illinois University
Giles Bros
Frank Heymann
Berrian Mothers’ Club
George Stipp
Walter Bahle
J. H. Wells
J. M. Dunlap
Walter Dorsey
Food and Conservation Committee
Council of National Defense
Charles Wallin
Corpus Christi
Texas
Wallin
United Cereal Mills Company
Jim Wallin
Quincy Herald
South Fourteenth Street
Ted" Young
Charles Rupert
Celesta Darling
Hannibal
Judge Dent
O. O .Furgeson
Maine Street
Lewistown
F. T. Hill
Gen. Btill
Houston
Tex
France
Bessie Lilleton
S. L. Lassard
Taal
Alton
280 Men Must Be Certified for Local Draft Boards
Hannibal Missouri report states 280 men must be certified to 20 county local boards by September 19 to meet a 40 percent training camp draft. District board member B F Brown notes the volume, 30,000 registration cards, and delays in Marion County. Others report boards lagging. first draft likely not finished before year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
District Exemption Board
B. F. Brown
Canton
Brown
Marion
Missouri Conference Elects Delegates to Higher Orders
Missouri conference at Richmond elected B. H. Smallwood and W. L. Halberstadt from Columbia and Robin Gould of Jameson to elders orders. A. B. Coffman of Columbia to deacons. R. S. Cunningham granted location. L. R. Sparks withdraws from ministry. ill health prompts superannuated referral for A. C. Browning. delegates to general conference named along with lay delegates and alternates. Look at the foundation of the ladder of fame before attempting to climb it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
B. H. Smallwood
W. L. Halberstadt
Columbia
Robin Gould
Jameson
Missouri
A. B. Coffman
R. S. Cunningham
L. R. Sparks
Monroe City
Methodist Church
A. C. Browning
Gallatin
A Drunkard's Plea Tells How He Was Released from Alcoholic Slavery
A sensational plea touts a so called cure for alcoholism using tes cum powder. The advertorial claims the powder s taste less, odorless, and colorless and can be mixed in drinks. It promises a money back guarantee if the treatment fails and cites testimonials from grateful families and a druggist endorsement.
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Supreme
California
Syria
Palestine
Holeman Bowles
E&s
W. N. Reynolds & Sons
Joseph Ward
the House of Kuppenheimer
Meee
Hampshire Street
Canton Board
Tion
Tescum
HetAbreder Bros
Potter & Vaughn Co
Ste
Walebone
Maine St
Aimee Gage
Gage
Disselhorst
W. A. Simmonds
Goldburg
Goldburg’s
B. Goldburg
Mgr
The
Old
Owl Drug Store
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