Routine opening of board surveyor appointment
The county board of Supervisors met in a routine session with officer reports accepted and filed. County Clerk Billy Smith's six month receipts and disbursements totaled 9557.04 and 3413.00, recorder James Buffington reported 1826.60 received and 1696.50 expended, sheriff's office had 1590.55 receipts and 3150.00 disbursements, treasurer Ed Peters held 117357.75, coroner M. J. Haley conducted 35 inquests for 395.50, and Overseer Carl Hoffmeister reported 1489.85 for detention-home care. Two applications for county surveyor were presented, H Z Mueller yesterday and James Ervin to be heard today, with a board vote likely this week. The 1916 state surveyors convention will be in Springfield with Adams County keeping dues of 10 dollars. Road work was summarized, with broader but non detailed indications of effort. Chairman Arntzen is to present a bonding plan for county roads, with outcome uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Billy Smith
James Buffington
Peter
Coronner
M. J. Haley
Carl Hoffmeister
L.H. Richardson
H. Z. Mueller
James Ervin
State ‘Association of Surveyors
Springfield
Adams County
Arntzen
Funeral of Mrs Steffen at Salem Church
Funeral services for Mrs Henrietta Steffen were held yesterday at her home at 732 Jackson Street at 2 pm and at 2:30 pm at Salem Church. Burial followed in Greekmount Cemetery with Rev Leemhuis officiating. Six grandsons served as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steffen
Henrietta Steffen
Jackson Street
Salem Church
Greekmount ‘Cemetery
Leemhuis
Community Training School plans stalled by rain
Torrential rain kept crowds away from a Presbyterian church meeting on the Community Training School. Organizers rescheduled for next Tuesday to finalize fall and winter plans at Gem City Business College. New classes include parental guidance and home music with aim to expand the school beyond last term’s success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Gem City
Business College
Missouri Highway Engineers Coming to Hannibal Visit
Delegates from the Highway Engineers Association of Missouri will visit Quincy this evening by steamer Dubuque. About one hundred people from Hannibal, including Senator Reed and State Highway Commissioner Buffum, will join a city tour by chartered streetcars, visit Soldiers Home and Baldwin Park, then return for a Chamber of Commerce smoker. The pilot car will be marked for easy identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Engineers Association of Missouri
Hannibal
Quincy
Dubuque
Harry A. Scheidker
Baldwin Park
Will
Senator Reed
Buffum
Legal Notices and Names Across Counties
George Loher and Rose Angeline Meyer listed in legal notices. Edwin C Falk, 25, of La Belle Missouri. Bessie Davis, 26, Wyaconda Missouri. Frank J Vernon and Nettie E Viers noted as legal, with Viers from Detroit Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Loher
Legal
Rose Angeline Meyer
Quincy
Edwin C.falk
la Belle
Bessie Davis
Wyaconda
Frank J. Vernon
Springfield
Nettie E. Viers Legal
Detroit
Mich
Plan to close north court door dropped in county action
A March meeting special committee of the board of supervisors considered halting the north court door closure at a private office site near the County Attorney J T Inghram. The plan was dropped and a new idea to extend into the Circuit Clerk Exde Beatty’s office was favored. The finance committee reappointed John T Inghram as county attorney at 1200 dollars yearly with 300 dollars for staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
J. T. Inghram
Exde Beatty
Jews Observe Day of Atonement at Temple
Rabbi J H Halprin of Cincinnati to conduct solemn services at the temple marking Yom Kippur. Non Jews are invited to attend the observance and join in the solemn rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Halprin
Cincinnati
Day of Atonement Observed at B Nai Shalom Temple
Sacred Day of Atonement to be observed Friday and Saturday September 17 and 18 with services at B Nai Shalom Temple North Ninth Street. Rabbi J H Halprin of Cincinnati to lead. Services Friday 7:45 p m Saturday 10 12 p m and 2 30 5 45 p m. All Jewish and non Jewish attendees welcome. services free with no collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B’nai Shalom
North Ninth Street
Broadway
Spring Streets
B'Nai. Shalom ‘Temple
J. H. Halprin
Cincinnati
Halprin
God
Local Pick Ups and County Corn Outlook Ahead
A Quincy area column reports on the Knight Motor visit to Overland Chamber of Commerce, a lecture by H H Hower, and a public lunch. It also surveys Adams County corn, noting progress, regional optimism, and varied outlooks from Fowler to Clayton as two weeks of fair weather could finalize harvest potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. McPhail
Timewell
Timéwell
Hampshire
Oliver
George
Charles Lawless
Paloma
Quincy
Taylor Road
Frank Worthington
Geo. Orr
Ellick Kerr
Oklahoma
Kansas
Sloan's Liniment Promises Quick Pain Relief
The ad touts Sloan's Liniment as a cure for neuralgia rheumatism lumbago neuritis toothache sprains bruises and sore stiff muscles. It claims the liniment penetrates to the sore spot relieves injury and congestion and offers instant relief. Prices shown 25c 50c and 1.00 with larger bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Sloan’s
Death of Mrs. Annie W. Roberts Shocks Quincy
Quincy friends learned of Mrs. Annie W. Roberts death in Oxford Ohio after years in a sanitarium for mental illness. She was daughter of J K Webster a former mayor of Quincy and was active in church and local societies. Survived by husband estranged and daughter Mrs Will Ellis, now in California. The family home stood at 18th and Grove streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Annie W. Roberts
Oxford
Ohio
R. Harvey Cook
Roberts
Knox College
Congregational
Friends
Daughters of the American Revolution
Fromio
Will Ellis
California
18Th and
Grove Streets
Overland Celebration Week Events and River Steamer Schedule
Overland Celebration Week features a 7 30 p m public event at the city hall. The steamer Dubuque from St Louis will run its second trip between here and St Louis with efforts to maintain schedule times. Community notices include hospital admission of Blink Burlingame, YMCA attendance, and local moves and travel plans. An automobile show at the Orpheum theater, Langdon's Auto show, and the Irwin-Overland Co session are highlighted as week features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knight Motor
Chambero of Commerce
Dubuque
St. Louis
A. H.pennoyer
Streckfus - Line
YM. CA
Kentucky
Oak Street
J. N. Bagby
California
Exposition
Mr. Bagby
Johnny ‘Adams
Hot Peppers
Dick Ashman
Bulls
Southpark
Geo
Dallas City
Nauvoo
la Harpe
Hardy
M. E. Church
Canton
Springfield
John Price
John Alexander
Tannibal
Orpheum Theater
Langdon
Irwin- Overland Co
It's All a Question of Taste Dives Into River Tale
Dick Ashman and Johnny Nessler fish by the river with a cake of ice. A worm on Dick’s line appears as a rattlesnake, the boat rocks, and a serpent leaps from the water. Johnny hauls Dick aboard, waking him from a soggy dream as the worm stays on the hook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Ashman
Johnny Nessler
Johnn Y
Johnny Boy
Palmyra Schools Report Record Enrollment for 1915-16
Palmyra Mo September 14 1915 Palmyra schools opened the term with the largest attendance in history The high school enrolled 150 on opening day while the grade school counted 214 pupils Teachers in the grade school included Francis Nelson principal and eighth grade Miss Mattie Bess Sherman seventh grade Miss Ivy Leather sixth grade Miss Margaret Cook fifth grade Miss Stella Wells fourth grade Miss Hinta Ellis La Plata third grade Miss Gladys Mitchell Kirksville second grade Miss Emma Rodgers primary High school H S Sanford superintendent and instructor in the teachers training course Miss Olive Ellis principal James A Lanius latin and mathematics Miss Clara E Heidel Cape Girardeau Mo history and German Lloyd King science Miss Emily Allison music Miss Montana Rice assistant in English and mathematics
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmyra
Francis Nelson
Mattie -Bess- Sherman
Ivy Leather
Jefferson City
Margaret Cook
Stella. Wells
Salisbury
Hinta
Ellis
la Plata
Gladys Mitchell
Kirksville
Emma. Rodgers
H. S. Sanford
Olive Ellis
James A. Lanius
Clara. E. Heidel
Cape Girardeau
Glee Club Sings Old Time Songs at Chamber of Commerce event
A few hundred attendees heard the Glee Club perform Sunday afternoon with strong rendition. The program included "When You and I Were Young Maggie" and "Silver Threads Among the Gold" among other old-time tunes. The concert was top-notch and praised as a fine example of the group’s effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of ‘Commerce
Glee Club
Maggie
Quincy fall race card under way at Baldwin park track
Hasty preparations are being made for the Quincy fall race card at Baldwin park track on September 22, 23 and 24. Phil O Brien's force is shaping the course with hard work, and Secretary Frank H. Weems expects a strong field of entries to draw crowds. Advertising campaigns are extensive, with auto parties delivering bills and window cards to towns along the line. Weems travels to Ottawa Amboy and Princeton to recruit more horsemen as work continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Baldwin Park Track
Frank H. Weems
Phil O'Brien
Weems
Ottawa
Amboy
Princeton
Funeral of Miss Bessie Lee Nelson
The funeral for the late Bessie Lee Nelson was held at 10 oclock yesterday from her parents home at 128 South Twelfth Street. Born July 30 1894 in Camp Point she died September 10 1915 in Quincy aged 21 years 1 month 11 days. She joined the Christian church at Camp Point aged 12 and moved to First Christian in Quincy February 20 1908 where she was active in church work. She fell ill in March 1915 and never recovered. Survived by her parents Mr and Mrs T L Nelson one sister Mrs E McComb Tremonton Utah and one brother Thomas at home. Body taken to Camp Point for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Lee Nelson
South Twelfth Street
Miss Nelson
Camp Point
Quincy
Christian Church
First Christian Church
T. L. Nelson
E. McComb
Tremonton
Utah
Thomas
Mexico Situation Described By Vera Cruz Visitor
A. R. Wood of Vera Cruz, visiting Maywood, says Vera Cruz remains quiet but smaller towns suffer raids by gangs looting and burning. He notes Villa has suffered reverses and progress toward peace seems unlikely as factions remain far apart and loot continues amid unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
A. R
Wood
Vera Cruz
Maywood
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Job
Missouri Highway Engineers
Grop
Kenady
Adams
Fowler
Ursa
Mendon
Plainville
Avith
Clayton
South Park
Baldwin
Tragk
Miss Bessie Lee Nelson
South Twelfth
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