Local notes and civic updates in Edwardsville region
Wm Humble opens a lunch room in Schott building while W J Gebauer handles tombstones and cemetery plots. Central Hotel receives a spring paint job. City council and board of education schedule regular session. Mr and Mrs Richard Thomas relocate to Granite City. Jury duty underway for area residents at Edwardsville circuit court. Michael Brennan, formerly of Alhambra, escaped from Edwardsville poor farm. Keystone Building and Loan Association holds annual meeting April 14 at J C Gebauer's. Mrs M Auwarter reports on home science department activities in Edwardsville. An eagle shot near East St Louis is brought for mounting. Miss Genevieve Jarvis improves at home after hospital stay. Dr James A Egan, Illinois State Board of Health secretary, dies in Springfield. State Mining Board to meet April 15 in Springfield for mine certification exams. registration closes April 14. Troy Press Brick Co resumes operations with 15 workers. G M Metzger returns as general manager. Illinois railroads report 965 deaths in year to June 30 1912. 11 593 injuries. Nokomis coal mines touted as top regional projects. Young & Crickenberger promote town additions near mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Humble
Schott
W. J. Gebauer
Central Hotel
Board of Education
Richard Thomas
Granite City
Henry A. Buhrmester
Theo. Gebauer
Fred T. Hess
Edwardsville
Michael Brennen
Alhambra
Keystone Building and Loan Association
J. C. Gebauer
M. ¥. Auwarter
Department of Househool Science
Madison County Farmers’ Institute
Wm. Powell
East St. Louis
Collinsville
Powell
Illinois State Board of Health
Springfield
Egan
Troy
State Mining Board of Ilinois
Arion Hall
State House
Troy Press Brick Co
Town and Farm Property for Sale in Troy Illinois Area
Auction notices list multiple properties near Troy and Collinsville Illinois including a 125 acre dairy and grain farm four miles from Troy, a 120 acre Missouri farm with 90 cultivation acres, a six room East End Troy residence, a 40 acre Troy area farm, a brick two story house on Main Street Troy, a corner lot in Jarvis Addition, and two 3 room frame houses in West End Troy. Contact B. W. Jarvis for details and terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Collinsville
Missouri
East End
Main Street
J. BP. Jarvis
West End
Electric Bitters Promised to Aid Stomach and Kidney Health
A Raleigh, North Carolina man testifies that Electric Bitters relieved his deranged kidneys and inactive liver, saying he felt like a new man after the first dose. The tonic is promoted as the best stomach and kidney medicine, selling for 50 cents and 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kright
T. Alston
Raleigh
N. C
H. Rb.lulfendick
Free sittings and optics services announced at Hayes Studio
J A Thomason offers free sittings for babies five to seven months in April and on April 25 for ages 65 to 70 to advertise his work. He guarantees satisfaction and handles all steps from sittings to delivery. He is an optics graduate offering glasses. Hayes Studio announcements also note H A Miller’s visit and future projects, plus transit updates and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve promotion and newspaper subscriptions via Daniel Peterman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Thomason
D. D
Hayes Studio
Bucklen
L. H. Haflin
Iredell
Tex
H. R. Huffendick
Personal and News Items Noted by Our Corps of Correspondents
Val Liebler visited St. Louis on Monday. Otto Thurnau and son Oliver were Highland visitors. Mesdames Baer and Adler visited Troy last week. Christ Metzger of Kaufman bought cattle. Martha Collins daughter of J A Collins fractured her arm. Leto May and Addieville visitors visited Casper Hoell family. Assessor Noeltner began 1913 assessment. Gates daughters Ruth Habegger visited Jamestown relatives. funeral for Phineas Sackett attended in Highland. James Miller and Samuel McCallen went to Cleveland for Illness of Miller’s daughter. Amon Aebischer died at 64. burial at Marine cemetery. German Evangelical church event postponed to April 17. Wm A Faires tax collection: charged 14293.85, collected 13674.08, delinquent 167.05, commission 282.54. Bertha Morstain died in St Louis. death reportedly from unlawful operation. buried Keystone cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val. Liebler
St. Louis
Otto Thurnau
Oliver
Mesdames Wm. P. Baer
A. Adler
Troy
Chris, Metzger
Kaufman
Martha
J. A. Collins
Leto May
Addieville
Casper Hoell
Wm. Noeltner
Josephine Gates
Pearl
Ada
Ruth Habbegger
Jamestown
St. Jacob
Walter Sackett
Emma Hertzler
Ethel
Phineas Sackett
Highland
James Miller
Samuel McCallen
Cleveland
Wilbur Bussong
Amon Aebischer
Fred May
Marine Cemetery
German Evangelical Church
Wm. A. Faires
Bertha Morstain
Charles Morstain
F. E. Allen
Births and visits mark community week in Marine area
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Henry Wright. Marcus Koch and Otto Elbring were county seat visitors. Miss Hilda Kolb hosted the Althens. George Hoffmann visited relatives in St Louis. A B Davis returned to Sterling after a visit with Dr H B Veatch. Miss Gertie Voight of Alhambra visited Miss Edith Rheinhart. Melvin Baum hosted friends for his birthday. Ed Reding and family returned to Edwardsville after visiting Mrs Peter Reding. A mask hall at Turners hall drew a large crowd. E W Baum left for Decatur for a new job. family to follow. Fred Henze and daughters Julia and Maggie returned from a Southwest trip. Arno Gericke visited from Dapo for the mask hall and stayed to visit relatives. Leto L May, formerly of Marine, married in St Louis to Alvina Becker of Addieville. groom is son of Mr and Mrs John May of Addieville. Phineas P Sackett, native of Marine, died in Highland aged 84. Funeral held in Highland. Mrs Anna Ward, widow of Patrick Ward, died at 80. survived by daughter Mrs John H Schaefer and five grandchildren. buried Catholic cemetery. In Powell county Montana prisoners built 24 miles of road with cement bridges at $1326.64. Seven miles of Granite county road built cheaply. Friends grow closer when good roads connect them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wright
Marcus Koch
Otto Elbring
Hilda Kolb
Althens
George Hoffmann
St. Louis
A. B. Davis
Sterling
Colo
H. B. Veatch
Gertie Voight
Alhambra
Edith Rheinhart
Melvin Baum
Ed Reding
Edwardsville
Peter Reding
Turners’ Hall
E. W. Baum
Decatur
Fred Henze
Julia
Maggie
Southwest
Arno Gericke
Dapo
Mask Hall
Leto L. May
Marine
St.’ Louis
Alvina Becker
Addieville
John May
Phineas P. Sackett
Highland
Anna Ward
Patrick Ward
John H. Schaefer
Public funds statement and tax reform discussion
Pin Oak supervisor Tegtmeyer presents annual financial statement for the year ending March 24, 1913, detailing funds on hand, receipts from county and town sources, and expenditures by item. The Nebraska article notes tax reform activists debating constitutional amendments to empower state legislatures to enact fairer tax laws, with echoes of Illinois and New York models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llinsis
Madicon
Pin Oak
Tegtmeyer, Jr
I. Tegtmeyer, Jr
H. R. Dankenbring
Dogg Fund
R. ‘Dankenbring
H. J. Mackinaw
Also Mentioned on This Page
Metzger
Ilinois
Nokomis
United States
Nokom
Young & Crickenberger
B. W. Jarvis
Troy, Ill
H. A. Miller
Pennsylvania
Terre Haute
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Globe-Democrat
Republic
Time
Star
Daniel Peterman
Troy Markets
Baveraneves
Powell County
Montana
Granite County
H. F&f, Dankenbring
Justice of the Peace
Lee Whiteside
PBR
Egres
Wm. Hunsche
Cee Wee
Charles Helmieth
Casper Mick
Wee
H. F. Preras Bear
Justice Fees
Henry Schou
Wm. Friedhoff
Printing and Publishing
C. A. Kuhn
Fred Tegtmeyer, Jr
John Berner
New York
National Tax Association
Wiccontin
Oregon
Illinois
THE
Humber
Belfry
OUR Pres
Pest
Dr. King
H. R. Hufffendick
Troy and
Vicinity
Troy House Furnishing Co
Agenta
Highland Marble Works
G. A. Purviance & Son
Hack and Dray Line
Vandalia
Citizens’ Shaving Parlor
Julius Peter
x-Union
Main &J
Notary Public
Kinloch
R. ©. Morriss
Deimling Bros
Rhode Island
J. W. Rea
Prairie State
R. M. Foster
I. J. Mills
A. Klein
North End
L. W. Sandies
Ida M. Holliday
E. CG. Runyon
George Clepper
Homer E. B. Dunstan
Miss Gussie Miller
Edwardsville, Ill
Henry. Traiis
Pres
Guo
W. Murmur
J. F. ‘Kuauner
Cashier
Geoner
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