Lewis County Sends Forty-Three to Fort Riley for National Army
Canton Missouri September 20 Lewis county bid farewell to forty three young men entraining for Fort Riley amid tears smiles and patriotic songs. Leaders included Judge J H Cooley President J H Wood and Hon J C McKinley with school children Culver-Stockton College band and grand army veterans present. The train departure drew sober goodbyes as families clung to hope for democracy and justice, naming Ralph P. Schofield Elmer L Case and others among the travelers.
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Canton
Lewis County
Fort Riley
Washington
Culver- Stockton College
Carl Johann
J. H. Wood
N. Robison
Bible
Byron Ingold
LaGrange Band
Grand Army of the Republic
Jere T. Muir
LaGrange
J. H. Cooley
Kirksville
Wood
McKinley
Unionville
John C. McKinley
Fred Howell
America
Ralph P. Schofield
Lewistown
Elmer L. Case
J. Barber Davis
Jos. F. Thrasher
Lewis E. Shoup
Clarence J. O'Brien
Durham
Hurley English
Williamstown
Jos. F. Howell
Sanford E. West
la Belle
Pearl Anderson
Monticello
Grover Jobe
Raymond Huebotter
Ewing
Richard E. Thompson
Harry P. Gullion
Wayne Spikwall
Ross Robinson
Hall Freeman
John William Childers
Austin H. Eberhart
Otto A. Williams
John Albert Hartung
Alfred H. Kroeger
Guy R. Brumbaugh
Rolly G. Dyer
LaBelle
Harvey Michel
Robert L. Murrell
Willamstown
Henry K. Wiskershen
Walter A. Wiesemann
la Grange
Jas. L. Pierce
Ernest Johnston
Wm. H. Wiesemann
Chas. B. Dabney
Hugh F. Becker
Dick Hemming
Geo. H. Heminghausen
John
Hancock's Quota To Report Friday
Hancock county workers prepare for the second quota of soldiers to report for training at Camp Dodge. About 90 men, representing roughly 45 percent of the county quota, will gather in Carthage Friday evening for transportation to the training camp. Exemption boards and the city committee arrange lodging, meals, and a public farewell with a cheering sendoff the next morning as a special train departs at 7 30 oclock. A list of selected men was posted Sept 18 by the local board, naming 27 individuals from Carthage and surrounding towns for military service.
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Carthage
Hancock County
Camp Dodge
S. S
Southern
Frank I. Johnson
Warsaw
Roy John Eichman
Denver
Chester Ross Rombaugh
Sutter
Elmer L. Borgner
Nauvoo
George A. Peluse
Augusta
Raydle F. Cunningham
Paul Bert Peyton
LaHarpe
Carman Roy Hopson
Stillwell
Guy Marion Clark
West Point
Charles Edw. Montgomery
Dallas City
Irving Marshall Graham
Clarence W. Porter
William Palmer
Pontoosuc
Arbry S. Vancil
Robert Rolla Upton
James P. Frey
Basco
Henry Carl Burger
Owen Perry
Keokuk
Joe Wilber Bryan
Lloyd Amos Choulet
Big Potato Yield on the County Farm
John Swank, superintendent, reports harvests on the county farm totaling 1000 bushels of potatoes from four and a half acres with a patch delivering 300 bushels per acre. The garden truck supplied produce all spring and summer and will fill cellars for winter. Tomatoes total 165 gallons canned from the garden. Oats cover 18 acres yielding 538 bushels per acre, while 35 acres of corn are thriving with expected 60 to 75 bushels per acre.
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John Swank
Soldiers and Sailors Home visits and anniversaries
The Soldiers and Sailors Home reports visitors from Sparta and Decatur including J. C. Brown and E. McGuire attending the Illinois Bankers’ State association in Quincy. It notes the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. George McMillen and Catherine Wright’s early marriage, with extensive details on children and grandchildren. Mrs. McMillen and Mr. McMillen adjust to life at the Home and plan a golden anniversary trip to St. Joseph. Additional notes mention visitors from Taylorville, Morrissa, Alton, Macomb, Industria, and ongoing social ties. If a man is a hustler he gets busy and secures a key to the door of success.
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J. C. Brown
Sparta National Bank
E. McGuire
Sparta First National Bank
Quincy
Illinois Bankers’ State Association
R. H. Baird
J. F. Alexander
Sparta
McGuire
Mr. Brown
Homie
George McMillen
Decatur
McMillen
Catherine Wright
James B. Wright
Newton French
Sumner
Llt
Charles D
Bennett
Olen K
St. Joseph
William Dove
Charles Tracy
William Wells
Witt, NL
Mrs. McMillen
Mr. McMillen
Johnson
Taylorville
Levi North
Morrissa
William Elliott
North
Patrick McDonald
Alton
William Andrews
Macomb
Sullivan
Thomas Bruner
Jeannette
Industria
John F. Whiting
No Illinois Men to Leave Camp in Iowa
Camp Dodge Des Moines Iowa Sept 20 No Illinois troops were included in the first 5 000 drafted for Camp Cody Deming New Mexico. The plan calls for men from Iowa Minnesota and North Dakota with Illinois soldiers assigned to the 349th Infantry the 339th field artillery and special units still held at camp. The 349th moved into permanent quarters as Lt Col Ryan arranged space for newcomers beginning Thursday. Cots and equipment provided for first arrivals. Battalion assignment policy may shift with the second quota as men are distributed across battalions and companies. Arrival of men during daylight proved impracticable and registration officers will stay on duty 24 hours daily until the rush ends.
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Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Illinois
Camp Cody
Deming
N. M
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
349Th
339Th Field Artillery
Ryan
Deaths and Funerals for Mrs Katherine Doht
The funeral was held at 2:30 PM Wednesday at the home of her daughter Mrs Elizabeth Gauch 1225 South Eleventh Street and at 3 PM in St Pauls Evangelical Church conducted by Rev A W Fruechte. The Ladies Aid sang. Six nephews served as bearers. Burial in Greenmount cemetery.
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Katherine Doht
Elizabeth Gauch
South Eleventh Street
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
A. W. Fruechte
Ladies’ Aid Society
Greenmount Cemetery
Infant Edna Stanbridge Buried After Marblehead Death
The body of Edna Stanbridge six months old who died Tuesday morning at her parents home Mr and Mrs James Stanbridge Marblehead was brought to Greenmount cemetery for burial Wednesday morning.
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Edna Stanbridge
James Stanbridge
Marblehead
Greenmount Cemetery
Great Western Card Postponed By Rain At Peoria Race
Heavy rain after the second heat of the first race halted Wednesday's great Western races at the International Soil Products Exposition in Peoria. Telford and Extra Bingen had each won a heat in the 2:24 class before the stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Telford
Extra Bingen
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
A Texan remedy claims to cure kidney and bladder issues, dissolves rents, and treats diabetes, rheumatism, and irregularities. Marketed for both men and women, one bottle provides two months of treatment and is promoted with mailed testimonials. Dr. E W Hall of St. Louis endorses it. druggists sell it in ads.
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Texas Wonder
Meg
E W. Hall
Olive St
St. Louis
Trot and Pace Heats Highlight Day's Best Times
The Substance posted a 2:17 trot heat while Inez Marie led the 2:08 pace with a strong mile effort. Despite a fragmentary report, the afternoon featured swift miles and competitive performances in harness racing heats.
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Inez Marie
Hanging Ovet
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National Army
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Crastes
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Burlington
A. S. Ellis
Bank
Hancock
A. E. Prince
Newcomb Hotel
Mrs
Great Western
Texas
Siou City
Ware-Wayland Co
West Side Square
Quincy, Ill
Jackson R. Peace
John W. Williams
W. C. Ivins
Atty
Stronghurst
Charles Bartlett
James Leach
Maywood
John M. Stahl
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Bert E. Chatten
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