St Aloysius Society Plans New Orphanage Home
The St Aloysius society met at St Boniface school hall and decided to build a new orphanage home next spring at Twentieth and Vine. The project will cost about 35000, with 16000 on hand and an expected 10000 from selling property. President William Middendorf will appoint a five member building committee to consult an architect and arrange the project, reporting at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Aloysius Orphanage
Twentieth and
Vine Streets
St. Aloysius Society
St. Boniface School Hall
William Middendorf
PLAN BOYS WORK FOR YEAR AT QUINCY Y M C A
Virgil S Kibler presides as E C Wolcott of the state Y M C A reviews plans for the coming year at the Quincy Y M C A. He commends the facility and notes efforts to expand boys work. High school age boys are targeted for service and Quincy will send delegates to the fifth annual older boys conference in Jacksonville from November 30 to December 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil S. Kibler
E. C. Wolcott
State
Quincy “Y
Quincy
Jacksonville
Births. Bor Rosenkoetter Girl at Forty-second and Harrison
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Rosenkoetter at the intersection of Forty-second and Harrison streets on September 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bor
Henry L. Rosenkoetter
Cure Catarrh With Home Treatment Claim
A period ad touts a Gauss home remedy for catarrh, claiming it can remove facial distortions and mucous effects. It promises a free trial by mail from Marshall Michigan, urging readers to send names and addresses and fill a coupon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gauss
C. BE
Gauss
Main St
Marshall, Mich
C. E. Gauss
Marshall
Mich
RH. F. Co
Bankers praise Quincy park system and park visits
Convention notes highlight South Park scenery praised by a Chicago banker who has attended for years. Missouri bankers from Hannibal, Palmyra and Monroe mingle with Illinois visitors as they tour the Soldiers' Home. Gov Lowden attendance is noted and Andrew Russell of Jacksonville is mentioned as a candidate for the national council of the American Bankers Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Chicago
South Park
Missouri
Hannibal
Palmyra
Monroe
F. T. Hodgdon
Farmers & Merchants’ Bank
Missouri Bankers’ Association
Ernest Mangels
Hannibal Trust Company
Illinois Bankers’ Association
National Council of the
American Bankers’ Association
Andrew Russel
Jacksonville
Russel
Association
High School Notes and Football Ticket News
Miss Price from Fairmont IL fills a commercial department vacancy at Quincy High School after four months at Gem City Business College. Morning chapel includes talks by Coach John A Hall and faculty members Mor rison Brazelton Frank plus two students Koelsch Best. Yells led by James Potter and Lawrence Emmons. Season football tickets cover six games for 75 cents to students and $1 to outsiders, a per game rate of 25 cents. Junior Quincy High boys plan a hay rack ride Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Price
Quincy High School
Fairmont
Gem City Business College
John A. Hall
Messra
Morrison
Brazelton
Frank
Koelsch
Best
James Potter
Lawrence Emmons
Quincy Fligh School
Car Hits Farmer Auto At Sixteenth And Broad Way
A Broad Way street collision at 2 pm Wednesday damaged the farmer owned car. no injuries reported. Police investigate. J M Winters of Quincy National Bank lost two rear Goodrich tires while ferrying visiting bankers from the Hotel Quincy to the Country Club. He cannot determine if theft or loss occurred. Auto trip to Hannibal carried Mayor Thompson Paul Limber Joseph Glasgow Ted Helake A Hassen Andrew Keyes. Mr and Mrs George H Gardner to Little Rock for new work. Gardner a noted watchmaker with Stifft Co. Postmaster Elmer Lummis to repaint the Quincy post office interior under bid, Troop Two Boy Scouts reorganized at Cheerful Home with 20 members planning Burton Cave trip and year of activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Winters
Quincy National Bank
Goodrich
Quincy
Country Club
Winters
Hannibal
L. A
Boy Scouts of America
C. W. Garman
Burton Cave
Highlang Park
Weber Millinery Company
William Lecox
North Fourth Street
St. Mary’s Hospital
Snyder’s
Scotch Woolen Mills
Hampshire Street
Highland Park
Davidson Millinery Co
Big
Arthur Gehring
Anderson
Heitzler
Wick
St. Louis
Kirksville
C. F. Cain
Peoria, Ill
Naturalization Oath and Civic Inspections Noted
New Citizens Francis Gribbin, a St Francis College student from Ireland, and Jeremiah Joseph Schwartz of Bohemia took oaths of allegiance and were granted naturalization papers in circuit court Wednesday. District Judge Lyman McCarl, Attorney Walter Martindale and others will inspect improvements in the Indian Grove district today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Gribbin
St. Francis College
Ireland
Jeremiah Joseph Schwartz
Bohemia
United States
Lyman McCarl
Walter Martindale
Indian Grove
Assistant Appeal Officers Assigned In Draft Case Probe
Assistant Appeal Officer Attorney Edward P Allen works with States Attorney Adair and Assistant S A Arthur Roy to study appeal cases tied to the county draft. The effort aims to ensure proper review and care for those appealing draft related actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward P. Allen
Adair
Arthur J. Roy
Delegates To Attend Liagot Dealers Convention
The following delegates will leave Quincy Monday noon for La Salle Illinois for the annual Liagot Dealers Protective association convention September 25 26 and 27 James Lam Charles E Ross Tony Krins Ian Richmuller and Otto J Bergmann
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
la Salle
Ill
Liagot Dealers’ Protective Associator Ept
James Lam
Charles E. Ross
Tony Krins
Ian Richmuller
Otto J. Bergann
Emergency League Plans Drive At Chamber Meeting
Women in Illinois organize a drive starting Saturday led by Mrs. Mary E. Sykes deputy field marshal who praised Illinois Red Cross gains and urged women to join the league as partners in the war effort. W F Dodd outlined governmental departments, constitutional convention arguments, and money-raising tactics. Out of town leaders and organizers attended, with final plans due Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Emergency League
Chamber of Commerce
Mary E. Sykes
Monmouth
Illinois
Red Cross
New York State
America
W. F. Dodd
Reference Bureau
State Legislature
Springfield
Judicial Department
Government
Dodd
League
Mary Elizabeth Aleshire
Adams
Hancock
Schuyler
Albert Bergland
Henry County
Galva
Til
Hiett
Keithsburg
Mercer
Henry
Warren
Sykes
Maida Lee Fosgate
Remarkable reversals as Grand Circuit races in Columbus
At the mile track on Wednesday no favorite won. Mabel Trask lowered her two mile record to 2:02 14 and Mabel Trask beat Miss Directed for second in the free for all trot. Peter Nash won the Hotel Hartman stake in 2:01 3/4, while several drivers were fined for laying up heats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
St Frisco
Mabel Trask
St. Frisco
Miss
Pooman
Irma I
B. G
Dane Cale
Erskine
Michaelowa
Fayree Rosamond
Minnie Arthur
Eva Bingen
Binion
Willie Cameron
George Summers
The
Horse Review
Murphy
Res DeForest
Gold Quartz
Don Bunco
Evelyn Kay Watts
Lad Fostyn
Donna Lola
Abbie Dryad
Hartman
Peter Nash
E. H
Peter the Great
Russell
Little Bath
Baxter Lou
Miss Adelaide Keifer Returns From Peoria Visit
Miss Adelaide Keifer of 1427 Broad way returned from a trip visiting relatives and friends in Peoria Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide Keifer
Broadway
Peoria, Il
Dean's Kidney Pills Back Pain Relief Claim Ad
Local ad features J Edwards of Quincy endorsing Dean's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney trouble after heavy lifting and shoveling coal. He describes dizziness and near fainting, credits relief to a couple of boxes, and notes price 60 cents. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
J. Edwards
N. Fifth St
Quincy
Brown & Mays Drug Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Migre
Buffalo
N. Y
Adv
Highland Bankers Ball Entertains Quincy Visitors
More than a thousand people gathered at Highland park for an invitational evening hosted by Quincy bankers. The program featured Festival Orchestra in an open air concert, glee club numbers, vaudeville acts, and dancing with O Farlers orchestra supplying music until midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois? Bankers’ Association
Quincy
Highland Park
Fraternity
Fillmore
Raymond
A. Thomas
Hirsch
Mendelssohn
Zimmerman
M. Lake
Verdi
Chamber of Commerce Glee
Georgia Marquis
H. L. Breinig
Recruits Not Accepted. Enlistments Limited to Present Emergency
At the local recruiting station on Wednesday no new recruits were accepted. Sergeant Lunsford announced orders restricting enlistments to service during the present emergency with honorable discharge once the war ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lunsford
River ripples as bank caves in on Gardie Eastman
The Gardie Eastman, working six miles downriver, was disabled Tuesday when a riverbank section collapsed tearing off the fan tail and about 10 feet of guard rail. The Helen Blair reached Quincy at 10:30 Wednesday with passengers and freight, then departed Davenport at 5 PM leaving two wagonloads of freight on the river bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardie Eastman
Helen Blair
Quincy
Davenport
Highland park dances open free fireworks tonight
Brief items note free fireworks and dancing at Highland park tonight as part of a popular events spread. The same column advertises openings and promotions from Weber and Davidson millinery stores with various local residents visiting, working, or traveling to St Louis, Rock Island, or Kirksville.
Improvements Made in Sterns Store
Improvements at J. Stern and Sons store cost 3500 dollars. A large cherry collar cabinet with drawers fills part of the left entrance, in order, revealing needed sizes by vacancy. An eighty five foot cherry wall display case on the west wall holds shirts underwear and other goods in glass doors with interchangeable trays. Advertising manager William A. Jackson toured cities to gather ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Stern and Sons
William A. Jackson
Walter Reuter Dies Sudden in the East
Edward Reuter of 1018 Jersey Street received a telegram from Binghamton New York noting the sudden death of Walter Reuter in that city. Born February 21 1871 in Quincy he was 46. He lived there until 26 years ago and belonged to Iron Molders union No 274 in Binghamton. He leaves four brothers Edward William David and Robert all of Quincy and three sisters Mrs Henry Krueger Mrs Henry Merkel and Mrs Adam Ehrgott of Jacksonville. The body will be brought here for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Reuter
Jersey Street
Binghamton
N. Y
Walter Reuter
Quincy
Iron Molders’ Union
Edward
William
David
Robert
Henry Krueger
Henry Merkel
Adam Ehrgott
Jacksonville
Mrs Price Dies After Kidney Operation at Blessing Hospital
Mrs Edward Price of 31 Monroe street died Wednesday after a Saturday kidney operation at Blessing hospital. Born in Fowler twenty four years ago, she married Edward Price six years ago. Survived by husband, her parents Mr and Mrs John Schroeder of Fowler, a sister Mrs Albert Meekes of Quincy, and grandmother Mrs Glay Fowler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Price
Monroe Street
Blessing Hospital
Fowler
John Schroeder
Albert Meekes
Quincey
Glay Fowler
Mrs Katherine Flotkoetter Dies at 57 in Quincy
Mrs Katherine T Flotkoetter died Wednesday evening at 7:45 at her residence 708 Kentucky street after six months of illness due to dropsy and heart trouble. She was 57 years old, born April 17, 1860 in Quincy, and lived here all her life. She was the widow of the late Bernhard Flotkoetter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Flotkoetter
Katherine T Flotkoetter
Kentucky Street
Quincy
Bernhard Flotkoetter
Obituary fragment notes long-ago death and family
An obituary fragment notes that she was preceded in death 38 years ago and mentions a daughter Baartnd and two grandchildren. It states she was a member of St Boniface Catholic Church and that funeral arrangements have not been made.
Thelma Steinbrecher Dies In Cholera Infantum
Thelma Steinbrecher three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Steinbrecher of 1002 Chestnut street died at 10 55 Wednesday night after a nine day illness of cholera infantum Born September 22 1914 she would have been three years old this Saturday She is survived by her parents a brother Walter and a sister Leonora Father works at the Dayton Dick Pump Co Funeral arrangements have not been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Steinbrecher
Edward Steinbrecher
Chestnut Street
Walter
Leonora
Dayton-Dick Pump Co
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St. Aloysius
20Th and Vine
Y. M. C. A. Worker
Virgil 8. Kibler
Us State
Keokuk
Quayrives
Sixteenth and Broadway
Little Rock
George H. Gardner
Ark
Gardner
Odell
C. S. Stifft Company
Middle West
Elmer Lummis
Postal Department
Quincy Post Office
Highland
Bankers
Sterns
East
Bell-Ans
J. Yousim
Hampshire St
Dr.Welson
City
Kimball
Arion Piano
Weilers
North Fifth St
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
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