Hostilities Begin as Kuhlmann Arraigned in Troy Survey Conflict
Chief Engineer W A Bennett and assistant Harper faced aggressive opposition from Charlie Kuhmann while surveying the Maryville to Troy route. Kuhmann paid costs of 16.35 and was bonded 200 for nine months to keep the peace. The case marked the first public flare in tensions delaying the electric railway project. Meanwhile party conventions chose leaders in Cit Citizens Party and Good Government League with Stolte nominated for mayor after a tight ballot. The slate included Dawson for city clerk and Holliday for police magistrate as party officers and executive committees were formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Bennett
East St. Louie & Suburban Electric Railway Company
F. Harper
Troy
Maryville
Messrs
Bennett
Harper
Charlies Kuhmann
Kuhlmann
Edwardsville
Breese Glaen
J. F. Gillham
Costas
Kuhmann
Justice Glass
Gillham
F. H. Thomas
Kinloch
Good Government League
Reen Liewel‘lyn
Wm. Lewis
Fred Schlemmer
Napoleon Goalby
Central Hotel
Citizens' Party
Henry Stolte
F. F. Miller
R. C. Morris
S. S. Avis
Stolte
Miller
R. L. Dawson
A. R. Snodgrass
R. J. Renfro
Walter Wilkinson
Snodgrass
Robert Holliday
J. L. Hagler
Holliday
B. W. Jarvis
Robi. Holliday
A. F. Seligman
J. G. Schoeck
M. F. Auwarter
Municipal tickets chosen in ward and general Conventions
The Citizens' Party and the Good Government League have nominated candidates for aldermen treasurer and magistrate for the municipal election on April 18. Primaries were held Saturday at 7:30 pm with alderman selections in several wards including Reee Llewellyn in the first ward and John S Peterman in the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden
Citizens' Party
Reee Llewellyn
John S. Peterman
Lenten Services and Society Meetings Noted
Rev H T Bahnsen will lead Lent services at German Evangelical church next Wednesday at 7 30 PM. Rev Martin Daib conducts Lent services at St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran next Thursday at 7 30 PM. Troy cemetery Mite Society meets at Mrs M W Powell's home this Saturday at 7 PM. Ladies Aid of My E church invites all ladies to meet at Mrs A Vandaveer's home next Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Bahnsen
German Evangelical Church
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Martin Daib
Troy Cemetery
Mite Society
M. W. Powell
Ladies’ Aid Society
My E: Church
A. Vandaveer
Last Hope Vanished By King's New Discovery
Pekris Ind ian physician W M Smithart credited Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds with saving his life after declared incurable. He praises the medicine as a proven throat and lung cure usable for ten years with guaranteed 50c and 1.00 bottles at S Kingaton s drug store trial bottle free. Also touts Helliater s Rocky Mountain Tea and Sanford s Writing Inks with printed envelopes offered at low cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Smithart
Pekris
S. Kingaton
Troy butcher Deimling to replace frame market with brick building
The Deimling meat market at Market and Hickory in Troy is moving the old 27 year frame structure to Hickory street and will replace it with a brick building designed in modern style. Thomas Morton crews moved the old structure. excavation for the foundation has begun and Fielde Bros. of Collinville will construct. The new twenty by thirty six foot front will feature shale brick, round corners, plate glass, stamped steel ceiling, and a gasoline engine powering rear machinery. An ice plant is considered. The project honors Deimling's long Troy history and family involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Pressed Works
Market
Hickory
Deimling
John Deimling
Hickory Street
Thomas Morton
Edwardsville
Fielde Bros
Collineville
Troy
Wow Sarvs
Deimting
Ta-ali
Social and Personal in Troy Society Notes
Social and personal items from Troy recount the Cooking Club’s yellow tea hosted by Mr. and Mrs. August Droll with male guests observing. regular meetings, decorations, and a feast likened to a feast fit for the gods. Other notes include the Kaskaskia Association forming under the Improved Order of Red Men, a Rieder’s opera house Passion Plays program for the German Evangelical church, a peanut social at Pin Oak town hall, and various local visits and travels among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Droll
Concensus O
Mesdames Seligman
Linder
Jarvis
F. S. Edwardson
Kaskaskia Association
National Association of Haymakere
Troy
Red Men
J. W. McDaniela
C. H
C.M. Friesland
P. C
May
A. C. Hi
John S. Watt
Wm. H. Wild
Henry Dettmar
Rieder's
Ober- Ammergau
Christ
H.T. Bahnsen
Heten Gebauer
St. Louis
Pin Oak Town Hall
Pin Oak
Local social roundups show visitors and relatives across towns
A stream of social notes records visits and Sunday gatherings across Troy Highland Collinsville St. Jacob and nearby areas. Names include Robert L. Price St. Louis. Julian Bircher Highland. Blanch Snodgrass Upper Alton. Amelia Hirschi Spring Valley. Thomas Millett Jr. and Mildred. Richard Thomas Collinsville. M. Foulks Collinsville. Henry Linzner St. Louis. Henry Herstein Trenton. August Beutel Jr. Collinsville. Matthias Eberhardt funeral. Harper N. Allen St. Louis. Wm. Miller St. Jacob. WP Baer St. Jacob. Felton Feutz Highland. B. F. Cramer Ruth. James N. Jarvis Troy. Fred Buhrmeater Chris Busse. Charles C. Auwarter St. Louis Chicago. plus a promotional note about a New Home Library volume sale by the Tue Car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Price
St. Louis
I. W. Cook
Julian Bircher
Highland
Misa Blanch Snodgrass
Upper Alton
Andrew Liebler
St. Jacob
Amelia Hirschi
Spring Valley School
Thomas Millett
Little
Mildred
Collinsville
Richard Thomas
Lizzie Liewell
M. Foulks
Henry Linzner
George Linzner
Henry Herstein
Trenton
W. F
Julius Peter
August Beutel, Jr
Matthias Eberhardt
Beutel
Harper N. Allen
Wm. Miller
F. F. Miller
WP. Baer
Felton Feutz
Troy
Tombstone
B. F. Cramer
Ruth
H. B. Morris
Highland Journal
James N. Jarvis
Fred Buhrmeater
Chris Busse
Buase
Shamrock
Thompson
Falla Mont
Seattle
Wash
Charles C. Auwarter
Woman’s Magazine
Haa
Chicago
Inland Printer'a Technical School
Cheated Death by Electric Bitters and Rocky Mountain Tea
Bear Grove Iowa resident BE H Wolfe credits Electric Bitters with curing kidney trouble and says they also help debility and nerve issues. S Kingston druggist backs them at 50c. Herbal tea marketed as a tonic promises red blood and strength. Weekly Call subscription advertised at $1 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. H. Wolfe
Bear Grove
Iowa
S. Kingston
Circuit Court disposes cases in varied actions
In the circuit court since last report, cases include Salverter v Harlan appeal continued. Feldworth v Coal Co trespass dismissed. City of Granite City v Rosenberg continued. Fendenkler v Ford appeal dismissed. Stubbs v Naughton appeal verdict for plaintiff. City of Troy v Sila appeal jury verdict guilty with $5 fine. Whitenack v Hopkins and Scheer assumpsit plaintiff awarded $478.32 plus costs. Brewing Assn v Paul judgment for plaintiff $233.05 and costs. Roche v Helmbacher Co damages with $500 and costs. chancery dockets show several divorces continued, partitions with master reports and fees. foreclosure master sale. injunction decree in Wheeler v Terminal. criminal Pope pleads to simple assault, one day jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Salveter
J. M. Harlan
Frederick ‘Feldworth
Henrietta Coal Co
City of Granite City
Julius Rosenberg
J. C. Fendenkler
Frank Ford
S.J. Stubbs
Wm. Naughton
City of Troy
Joseph Sila
Angie B. Whitenack
A. J. Hopkins
J. H. G. Scheer
Assumpsit
Costa
St. Louis Brewing Association
Josiah Paul
George Roche
Helmbacher Forge and Rolling Mill Co
C. S. Youree
Piasa Building and Loan Association
James A. Hall
F. Wheeler
Itlinoia Terminal Railroad Co
New Circuit Court Actions Include Divorce and Corporate Cases
John W. Brown vs Lillie Brown seeks divorce. Alton Coal Co vs Montgomery Coal Co in assumpsit. Elmer Sapp as administrator vs Doak Bros Coal & Coke Co. Henry Steinmeyer et al. vs John Schroeppel for specific performance. Toledo, St. Louis & Western Rail road Co vs Delliplane appeal affirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Brown
Lillie Brown
Alton Coal Co
Montgomery Coal Company
Assumpsit
Elmer Sapp
Doak Bros. Coal & Coke Co
Henry Steinmeyer
John Schroeppel
Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad Company
Delliplane
Probate proceedings list multiple estate actions before Judge Hillakottar
The docket records probate activities for decedents including Westrup Maul Olive Holst Suhre Baister Head Wasem Katha Statten Peters Hall Betz Kaiser and others. Inventories proofs of death final reports and hearings are scheduled through April and March with guardianships and discharges noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Hillakottar
Marty Westrup
Elizabeth Geet
Peter Maul
James Olive
Henry Holst
E. W. Suhre
Diedrich Baister
Louisa Wohswinkle
August Droll
Julia E. Head
Louis Wasem
Anton Katha
Emma F. Kaiser
Mathor
Guardian
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kuhimana Farm
Citizens’ Party
Rieder
Opera House
R L. Dawson
John L. Hagler
Wm. G. Baglin
Wm. Beutel
Percy Wilkinson
James W. Taylor
Arthur Horsley
Wm. Liewellyn
W. F.guiuzy
Walter Wilkingon
Oitisens’ Party
Church and Society
Helliater
Tae CaLy
Sanford’s
Rev Bitch Butulin
Kidsa’ Komedy Kompany
Frank Raber
J. W. Schwartz
John Feldmeier
O'Fallon
Lillian
Alice Burk
Wm. Busse
Vandalia
Geo.c. Hartung
Katharine Bour
St. Charles
Chris, Kneedler
Phil Zenk
A. Kleint
Marine
Henry Leuth
Rocky Mountain
Tae
Irenit and
Renal Eatate
Tranafera
Marriske
Circuit Court
James Pope
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