Election results show Dry Fosterburg and wet New Douglas turnout
In New Douglas township the vote was 170 to 158 to go wet with women notably active. Harry Deck and Herman Johnson tied for supervisor at 161 each while T A McNeilly won town clerk 175 to 163. Fosterburg went dry 139 to 63 and poll tax abolished 129 to 8 with Scheuer, Mueffle, Bruetzemann, and Meisenheimer elected to offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. Johann
Aspessor
Wm. McMullen, Sr
Louis Schalkenberz
Peter Watts
Charles A. Prange
A. W. Rosenthal
Frank Drda
Fred Knapp
Justice
John HU H. Smiths
Louis Kline
Fosterburrg
Fosterburz
Frank Scheuer
John Mueffle
Charles Bruetzemann
George Meisenheimer
Brief News Notes and Gossip from Huffendick’s Market
Patchy items announce Trade notes at Huffendick’s Market and Gebauer’s wall paper HQ, local cigar prices, and A S May’s return to Peoria for miners and operators’ talks. Belleville schools reopen after scarlet fever scare while Troy endures a mumps outbreak affecting adults and children alike. Charles A. Karch of Banet St Louis named US district attorney to replace Trauttmann. Isle de Luzon battleship departs St Louis to New York for overhaul under Commander Frank H Scofield. Rumor circulating Alton hospital plans tied to a powder mill blast is questioned.
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Huffendick
Gebauer
L. W. Sandles
Deimling
Lewis
A. S. May
Peoria
Belleville
Troy
Charles A. Karch
Banet St. Louis
United States
Wilson
Wm. E. Trautmann
Karch
Illinois
Isle de Luzon
St. Louis
Mississippi
Atlantic
Frank H. Scofield
New York
Alton
State Insane Hospital
No Alarm After Board Finds Powder Mills Safe for Hospital Site
The State Board of Administration has investigated the explosion and assures that the powder mills are not a menace to the proposed hospital. The facility will be established at the originally intended location, with no cause for alarm.
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State Board of Administration
Mrs Alonzo Wood Dies After Illness in Moro Township
Mrs Alonzo Wood age 48 years 3 months 5 days died last Sunday at her Moro township home after about four years illness. Formerly Amy Jane Handlon she was born near Troy December 31 1865. She married Alonzo Wood April 22 1889 and resided in Moro. She is survived by husband mother Alison Earl Alberta four sisters and two brothers. Funeral Tuesday at 1 pm from the family residence to Moro Presbyterian church with interment in Moro cemetery.
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Alonzo Wood
Troy
Moro Township
Amy Jane Handlon
Elizabeth Handlon
Edwardsville
Walker Handlon
Handlon
Maple Grove
Moro
Wood
Alison
Earl
Alberta
H. E. Wolf
Margaret Handlen
W. N. Snyder
Mowequa
James G. Matthews
Collinsville
Edward, Handlon
Ottumina
George A. Handlon
Moro Presbyterian Church
Moro Cemetery
A Call to Country Towns for Good Roads Groups
The National Old Trails Road Association led by Judge J. M. Lowe urges Middle West towns to form good roads associations in case the Shackleford bill is defeated or altered in the Senate. Washington sources say the measure may be scaled back or redirected to favor farm to market routes, press reaction prompts local organization to secure a place on permanent roads.
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National
Old Trails Road Association
J. M. Lowe
Middle West
Shackleford
Senate
Washington
Lowe
Death Claims Henry Doerr
Henry Doerr, a well known former resident of Blackjack, died last Saturday near Murphysboro after an illness of nearly two years from stomach cancer. He was about 60, moved to Jackson county twelve years ago, and leaves a wife Mary Isenbert and several children. Funeral was held Monday afternoon. He belonged to Modern Woodmen and Court of Honor.
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Henry Doerr
Blackjack
Murphysboro
Mr. Doerr
Jackson County
Woodmen
Court of Honor
Troy
Mary Isenbert
Emil Haury
Spring Valley
Easter services and confirmations across churches
The article notes the annual confirmation at St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church with a class of twenty, including fourteen girls and six boys, and outlines Easter services at M E church, Presbyterian, German Evangelical and St Pauls. It mentions baptisms, new member receptions, and Easter programs, plus services by Rev Clark Yost, Rev Martin Holz, and Rev H Stedinz. Public notices include Epworth League, W C T U meetings, and a medical ad for Electric Bitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Catherine Bohland
Alma Kuhlmann
Alice Kueker
Clara Kueker
Norma Stolte
Helen Miller
Augusta Kueker
Clara Schultze
Bertha Gerling
Catherine George
Claretta Sudhoff
Minnie Schlichting
Norma Brunworth
Emma Sudhoff
John Niemeier
Walter
M. E
Clark Yost
Martin Holz
Rev. C. Lanze
St. Paul's ‘Evangelical Lutheran Church
H. Stedinz
Blackjack German Evangelical Church
Ladies’ Society
Pin Castle in Franche-Comte Earns Historical Status
Paris reports that the castle of Pin is now recognized as a historical monument. The fifteenth century keep measures thick walls and a stormy history, having withstood many sieges and remaining largely preserved. It attracts visitors for its well preserved condition and historical significance.
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Paris
France
Pin
Franche- Comte
New Tariff Ruling Bans Aigrettes at Ports
Secretary Me enforces a rule prohibiting Washington aigrettes or any bird plumage on hats of arriving travelers. Such plumes must be removed and surrendered to customs before departure from the wharf, with officials instructing travelers on the prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tombstones and Monuments Mention Local Cemetery
Fragmentary notice lists Loience W. J. Gebaier as a person linked to a cemetery display or marker. No clear date, place, or organization is readable. Further details are unreadable in the provided text.
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W. J. Gebaier
Th Barker
Phe
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Easant
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Wil Peterman
ST. Paul's Church
E. J. Brown
Presbyterian Church
Dr. Brown
Epworth League
M.E. Church
James Foster
J.C. van de Lande
Kirkland
Ill
H.R. Huffendick
Ralph Ward
J. Neuwauer
H. Klein
Henry Geffen
Holstein
Clyde Hart
Market Street
W. D. Renfro
Babette Deimling
Victor Talking Machine
J. T. Jones
Mary Isenberg
F. W. Braner
Elizabeth Schultze
Wm. Hampe
B. W. Jarvis
LEGAL
Annn Ward
Ann Ward
County of
Madison
Geffen Building
Miss Gussie Miller
State Court of
Madison County
John B. Coppinger
Hiles & Simpson
Mentor Lodge No. 165
K. of P
H. W. Horsley
C. C
A. J. Lewis
First National Bank
Edwardsville, Ill
the Bank
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