Adams County adopts 68 cent tax levy for next year
Adams County Supervisors set the next year's tax rate at 68 cents per $100, budgeting $165,000 from taxation and $31,470 from officer receipts to fund a $199,470 county expense plan for Aug 31 1 to Sept 1 1918. The budget includes salaries, road and bridge work, tuberculosis sanatorium funding, and maintenance for the poor, courts, and detention facilities.
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Board of Supervisors
Ous
Nance Committee
Adams
Yack Stina
Board of Reviews
Court House
Quincy
Treasury
Creete Ees
Blomer Named Grand Knight of Quincy Knights of Columbus
Blomer was elected grand knight of the Quincy council Knights of Columbus at the K C hall on Tuesday. Officers named include James A rs cellor Rome Wiskirchen Edwin J Meloney acting secretary Richard Lyon financial secretary John A Con urer William J Heintz cate John Daniels tde guard George Reinert de guard John Kelly trustees Tohn Kerkering Alfred au. Blomer and Theodore Ehrhart were chosen delegates to the Rock Island convention the second Mon May. Joe J Freiburg and John King elected alternates for nd knight.
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Blomer
Quincy
Knights of Us
K. C. Hall
James A. Rs. Cellor
Rome
Wiskirchenden
Edwin J. Maloney
Rcting
Richard Lyon
Ncial
John A. Con
Urer
William J. Heintz
Cate
Tohn Daniels
George Reinert
Tde
John Kelly
Tees Tohn Kerkering
Alfred Au. Blomer
Theodore
Emloyes Dinner Honors Botts Born Son
Teak Hardware workers hosted a large dinner Tuesday in the Oaklorth club room near North Street to celebrate the birth of a 12 pounder son to Mr and Mrs Botts. The menu included comical item names and a list of odd dish titles reflecting a playful table setup.
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le Pages
Havoline C. Harvester
T. C. Pure Maps
Group Photograph Meets Front Line Mood in Wartime
Report from a wartime gathering where Miss Tapple remarks on the mood after the Star Spangled Banner and three sailors are pictured in a setting. Some attendees question going to the front while a group photograph is arranged to mark the moment.
Frost AIDED Corn Says Farmer Rusk
"Farmer" Rusk says the frost that fell Monday night did more good than harm, hastening corn maturity without heavy damage. Reports from Quincy and Springfield note no killing frost, while Cedar Rapids reports damage to corn. In Quincy the low was 41 and old timers recall frost as early as September 11.
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Jack Frost
Phil O'Brien
Tom Ryan
Burlington
Springfield
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Danville
Til
Quincey
Quincy
Derailment Delays Burlington Freight Near Soldiers' Home
Two refrigerator cars jumped the track on the Burlington main line near the Soldiers' Home hill, rolling down the embankment and tearing the track. No injuries were reported, but service halted until noon. Freight bound for Quincy caused two trains to be delayed, with No. 1 arriving at 1:00 and No. 6 held until 1:25.
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Elfth Street Viaduct
Quincy
Home Hill
Burlington Main Line
Galesburg
Chicago
Salem Men Plan for Supper in October
A large turnout attended a Salem Evangelical church Men�s League meeting Tuesday evening to organize a big supper in October at the Salem school hall. The committee on arrangements includes George Gille Henry Nolkemper Carl Weis Aug Elligson Fred Wessels Edward Kuchmann Edward Schutte A Mester and H Schuessler. Only routine business was conducted.
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Salem School Hall
Men’s League of Salem Evangelical Church
League
George Gille
Henry Nolkemper
Carl Weis
Aug. Elligson
Fred Wessels
Edward Kuchmann
Edward Schutte
A. Mester
Quincy Ad Club 10 Sell Liberty Bonds
W A Jackson is named chair of the Quincy Ad club publicity for the second liberty bonds issue to be floated next month. William H Rankin notifies his appointment to handle Quincy’s share. The club previously sold 850000 in bonds, exceeding the city and county apportioned target.
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W. A. Jackson
Quincy Ad Club
Liberty Bonds
William H. Rankin
National Advertising Advisory Board
Jackson
Quincy
Treasury Department
Henry Kolker Opens In New Play Tonight
Henry Kolker of Quincy, a leading American actor, stars in Over the Phone by Broadhurst based on a Hungarian tale by Irme Fordes. New York debuts tonight at the Forty-eighth Street theater with cast including W. J. Ferguson Will Deming Alma Belwin Marion Valentine Earl Mitchell Elizabeth Crandall J. R. Armstrong and Arlin B. Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kolker
Quincy
America
Mr. Broadhurst
Irme Fordes
New York
Forty-eighth Street
Quincys Pulse To Use 0. of CO Kitchen
The can teen committee of the Red Cross has use of the Chamber of Commerce kitchen to prepare food for soldiers. Rome Bockenhoff is chairman. Sheriff Coens arrests Lizzie Bassett for entering a chicken house and taking a chicken. Aid society of South Side Boat club plans whist on Sept 19 with thirty women present. Judge Epler gifts French German English dictionaries to soldiers at Camp Parcel. Brigadiers of C N D postpone meeting to today at 4 due to other club events.
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the Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Rome Bockenhoff
Aid Society of the
South Side Boat Club
Carl Epler
Convention Favors Salary Rise for Letter Carriers
Quincy delegate Simpson reports atDallas convention that 1500 delegates approved a resolution to raise the maximum salary for letter carriers from 1200 to 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Simpson
Quincy
Dallas
Tex
Gem City Business College Enrolls New Pupils
New students at Gem City Business College include Ellen Stevens of Mexico Missouri Steven Tyler of Fountain Green Illinois Glen Earley from Baring Missouri J B Gough of Lakenan Missouri Rose F Tepe 1405 Vine Quincy Delma Vesmer 521 Monroe Quincy M B Herrell Urick Missouri and a returning student from last year seeking additional instruction.
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Gem City
Gem City Business College
Ellen Stevens
Mexico
Steven Tyler
Fountain Green
Ill
Glen Earley
Baring
J. B. Gough
Lakenan
Rose F. Tepe
Vine
Quincy
Delma Vesmer
Monroe
M. B. Herrell
Urick
One Candidate Initiated at Quincy IOOF Meeting
At the Quincy lodge I O O F Tuesday night a single candidate was initiated during the meeting held in the lodge hall. The event reflected routine fraternal proceedings with no further details available.
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Quincy Lodge
Moose Lodge Meeting Draws Exceptional Attendance
A Moose lodge regular meeting drew an exceptionally large crowd Tuesday night in the club rooms. The entertainment committee hints at upcoming plans but keeps details hidden. James Smith, of Seventeenth and Spruce, has disappeared since Monday. his wife appeals to police for help locating him.
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Moose Meeting
Moose Lodge
James Smith
Spruce
Navy Quartermaster Francis King Visits Home Eight Days
Francis King, U S N R quartermaster, stationed at the Brooklyn naval training station, arrives at 7 30 this morning for an eight day visit with his parents Mr and Mrs Hugh E King. He was quartermaster of the Quincy division of the naval reserves and retained rank when the reserves were mustered into federal service. He hopes for sea duty on return to Brooklyn.
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Francis King
Brooklyn Naval Training Station
Hugh E. King
Marriage Licenses From Alvin To St. Louis Area
Alvin L Kestner of Clayton 21 weds Viola M Hollenstein Camp Point 21 Loren W Hunke Camp Point 22 Flossie M Adams Camp Point 20 Walter L Strubinger El Dara 25 Nellie L Larimore Kinderhook 23 Anton G Vogel Melrose Two legal Clara C Talken Quincy legal August Dittmer Quincy 36 Barbara E Funke Quincy 22 John Joseph Godfrey St Louis 24 Gertrude Minnie Witt Quincy 25
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Alvin. L. Kestner
Clayton
Viola M. Hollenstein
Camp Point
Loren William Hunke
Flossie May Adams
Walter L. Strubinger
el Dara
Nellie L. Larimore
Kinderhook
Anton G. Vogel
Melrose Two
Clara C. Talken
Quincy
Legal August Dittmer
Barbara: E. Funke
John Joseph Godfrey
St. Lowis
Gertrude Minnie Witt
Adams county board debates road and bridge spending
The Adams county board of supervisors opened its September session with debate over a $30,000 road and bridge fund. An amendment to cut to $15,000 failed unanimously. Dr. Malinda Germann, the first woman supervisor, urged tax increases only for effective road improvements and argued for higher pay for a woman stenographer. The board endorsed President Wilson and approved multiple financial and personnel reports, with petitions on state aid roads and local projects referred to committees.
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Board of Supervisors
Chris Gibbs
Finance Committee
Malinda Germann
Adams County
Germann
Wilson
Letter Carriers Dined By Rotary in Quincy
Quincy letter carriers were honored by the Rotary club at a Newcomb hotel dinner after a spirited liberty bond drive. Rotary won the bond contest, John Korn read the carrier defeat letter, and Rotary members pledged a complimentary gathering. Dean Atchison praised Rotary ties as Postmaster Elmer Iummis lauded the group’s work. Kajiyama entertained with penmanship tricks and cube roots before moving pictures from the Atlanta convention were shown.
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Quincy
Rotary Club
Newcomb
John Korn
Will Pfeiffer
Rotarians
Dean Atchison
Rotary
Houston
Orpheum Theater
Jack Hoeffler
Kajiyama
Jofn Korn
Elmer Iummis
John Carroll
Atlanta
Court of Honor Elects Officers in Progressive District
The Progressive District Court of Honor elected officers at K. P. hall on Tuesday evening. Named were Past chancellor Arthur P. Nesta, Chancellor Cora E. Ruths, Vice chancellor Elma Crawford, Recorder Bertha Eisenberg, Chaplain Olga Ruths, Conductress Johanna Heilwag, Guard Ira Bourne, Sentinel Myron A. Smith. Directors are G. W. Herbert, Robert Nesta, Edmund Crawford for one, two, and three year terms. Installation planned for Oct 9. final arrangements to be completed Sept 25.
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Progressive District Court of Honor
K. P. Hall
Arthur P. Nesta
Cora E. Ruths
Elma Crawford
Bertha M. Eisenberg
Olga V. Ruths
Johanna Heilwagon
Ira Bourne
Sentinel
Myron A. Smith
G. W. Herbert
Robert Nesta
Edmund Crawford
May Extend Electric Wires North on 12th
Residents on North Twelfth Street north of the city seek electricity with a petition of fourteen signatures for a one mile extension. The company requires eighteen signers, but organizers expect four more pledges soon. The aim is to reach the Spring Lakes association grounds.
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North Twelfth Street
Electric Company
Spring Lakes Association
Year’s relief for Rev G F Oliver corrected
The Whig wrongly stated that Rev G F Oliver former Vermont Street Methodist pastor would preach in Tuscola. Rev W F Pitner remains assigned to the Tuscola church and Rev Oliver is granted a year’s relief from duties.
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Whig
G. F. Oliver
Vermont Street Methodist Church
Tuscola
W. F. Pitner
Mr. Oliver
Henry Arp Elected S S R C President
Henry Arp was elected president and Charles Peek secretary and treasurer of the South Side Boat Club Motor Cat Club at the meeting Tuesday evening in the clubhouse at Front and Delaware streets. The club will hold a banquet for members and their friends on Tuesday evening October 2.
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Henry Arp
Charles Peek
South Side Boat Club
Motorcat Club
Front
Delaware Streets
Eagles Festival Marred by Cold in Highland Park
The Eagles lodge hosted a summer night festival in Highland Park Tuesday with five to six hundred attendees. Outdoor amusements were hindered by cold weather and soldiers from Camp Parker will enjoy the free night. locals urged Quincy residents to attend and cheer the local boys.
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Eagles’ Lodge
Highland Park
Camp Parker
Highland
Quincy
Park
Cheerful Home welcomes two new residents this fall
Miss Gay Braxton and Miss Rebecca Crews will arrive Sunday to begin fall activities in the settlement. Braxton has spent the summer in Lexington, Kentucky with her parents. The settlement board's first meeting is scheduled for October 8. Braxton becomes head resident and Crews will oversee the kindergarten.
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Gay Braxton
Rebecca Crews
Miss Braxton
Lexington
Miss Crews
Watermelon Feast After Meeting At Court House
Supervisor Herman Henhoff provided a lavish watermelon feast on the court house lawn, with abundant melons. Sheriff John Coens spent about an hour cutting fruit for the hungry supervisors and guests.
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Herman Henhoff
Court House
John Coens
Farm adviser drives 190 miles to buy sheep
I F Gillmor county farm adviser of Mercer county drove 190 miles Tuesday after buying three car loads of sheep in Barry. He stopped in Quincy for an hour then headed home to Barry. Accompanying him were S A Longhead Taylor Longhead S Morgan and W D Cameron all of Aledo Mercer county members of the Mercer County Crops Improvement Association. Gillmor bought the sheep for these men from McNeil and Doyle of Barry.
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I. FE. Gillmor
Mercer County
Barry
Quincy
S. A. Longhead
Taylor Longhead
S. Morgan
W. D. Cameron
Aledo
Mercer County Crops Improvement Association
YWCA urges Quincy girls to stay at home in wartime
Miss Mary B. Hyde reports a letter from Miss Edith S. Aykroyd general secretary of the Houston YWCA urging Quincy women and girls to remain at home unless they seek work near soldiers. Houston YWCA offers cafeteria employment office rooms reading rooms gym and war secretary offices with cantonment six miles away accessible by jitney or trolley.
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Mary B. Hyde
Edith S. Aykroyd
Houston Association
Quincy
Houston
Kitchener
Illinois
Police Commissioners to Meet at Headquarters
Police commissioners will meet at police headquarters Friday night to discuss considerable business on the agenda. The article also notes that Quincy High School basketball coach Brazelton is arranging the 1918 schedule, with games to be set within a week or two, and that the Blue and White team lost many players to graduation but a strong student body squad is expected to form to face Q H S opponents.
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Brazelton
Quincy
Meeting Postponed by Y M C A Board
The meeting of the Y M C A board of directors scheduled for Tuesday evening at the association building was postponed until next Tuesday due to various members having other engagements.
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The
Association
Draft assignments place Quincy men in artillery regiment
The Quincy draft army group assigns personnel to the 339th artillery regiment U S N A with headquarters battery under Lewis C Mealey Battery A to Charles S Ryan Battery B to Elmer Whitaker August F Wachter and Paul E Winking machine gun company to Henry Bocke and Lorenzo Bull to the engineering corps.
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Quincy Boys
339Th Artillery Regiment
Lewis C. Mealey
Charles S. Ryan
Elmer Whitaker
August F. Wachter
Paul E. Winking
Henry Bocke
Lorenzo Bull
Holdups Continue for Tom Goodwin Robbery Trio
The cases of Tom Goodwin Henry Hill and August Lange identified by John Jenner as the trio who held him up near the American Paper Mill Labor Day and robbed him of 11 dollars were continued until Sept 21. The grand jury will meet before that date and no preliminary hearing will be held. In police court Judge Reardon ordered arresting officers to appear against their prisoners when cases are called the next morning.
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Tom Goodwin
Henry Hill
August Lange
John Jenner
Judge Reardon
School paper drive earns $204.15 from Weis Mill
The Board of Education's plan for students to save waste paper yielded a $204.15 check from Weis Paper mill. The result exceeds expectations and the program will continue in the future.
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Board of Education
Weis
Sleeping Cars For Boys Of Fifth Regiment
News from Quincy reports discussion and possible delay in deploying Fifth Regiment troops to Houston. Negotiations with railroads over sleeping cars face uncertain outcome, risking day coaches if not secured. Censorship limits release. troops may mobilize in segments from various southern locations, with trains backed to Camp Parker. Events at Camp Parker include morale program and entertainment for soldiers ahead of departure.
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Quincy
Houston
War Department
Quincey
Railroads
Camp Parker
Marienne G. Gould
Des Moines
Daddy Long-Legs
Jack Vincent
Company F
Hunter Rodgers
Army “Y
Fifth Regiment
Milton Lubker Re elected Senior Class Officers
The senior class met Tuesday afternoon and elected Milton Lubker as president, Ruti Pumpelly as vice president, Elmer Wilson as treasurer, and Tillie Egan as secretary. Finances are strong and the group expects a prosperous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Lubker
Ruti Pumpelly
Elmer Wilson
Tillie Egan
White Collar Line to Continue Quincy Davenport Packets
Despite street rumors, the White Collar line will not end its packet service between Quincy and Davenport soon. The company has a strong business and expects traffic to continue through November.
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Quincy
Davenort
Births Bor Born to Danahey Family at Blessing Hospital
Bor, a son, was born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Danahey at Blessing hospital. The family resides at 927 1-2 North Fifth Street.
Midwest Weather Forecast For Illinois Missouri Iowa
Illinois fair and warmer Wednesday and Thursday with unsettled northern areas Thursday. Missouri generally fair and warmer Wednesday, east portion unsettled Thursday. Iowa unsettled and warmer Wednesday, Thursday partly cloudy and warmer.
River Forecast Shows Minor Fall Over Next Day
The river is expected to drop about 0.5 feet in the next 24 hours with a smaller decline anticipated by Wednesday. Forecasters caution levels remain near action thresholds and urge monitoring for changes.
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Theodore Ehr
Abe Martin
Twelfth Street
Salem
48Th Street Theater
Coens
Lizzie Bassett
C. A. Epperson
W. J. Smith
E. W. Peter
Lawrence Amen
John T. Inghram
Carl Hofmeister
State Highway Department
Adair
Superintendent of Schools
John H. Steiner
Educational Committee
Ed P. Smith
Committee On Finance
City of
Harrison Street
Twentyfourth Street
Roads and Bridge Committee
Quincy Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Association
J. M. Buffington
Erde Beatty
Newcomb Hotel
Court OF Honor
Houston Y. W. C. A
O. H. Barnard
C. C. Seemore
Oak Streets
National Army
Draft Board
Regular Army
Jefferson Barracks
Lock
North Tenth Street
Adams County Medical Society
R. J. Christie
Cliswer
River Bulletin
St. Paul
Davenport
Keokuk
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