Troy Reads to Get 24 Hour Electric Service Soon
Troy votes four to two to a ten year contract with Southern Illinois Light and Power Company to supply 24 hour electric current starting June 1. The city will retain ownership of its system, switch to 110 volt alternating current, and meter private consumers with meters provided free. The company will buy the local plant at fair cash value if desired, while the city may retain partial ownership. Public opinion is divided and legal action is discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Southern Illinois Light and Power Company
Geffen, Taylor, Llew
Wild
Cooper and Terf
Southern
Illinois
Light and Lower Company
Hillabar
Greenville
Collinsville
Hillsboro
Imore
Iisa
Carl
State Public Utilities Commission
Edwardaville
Kinder
Morgan Smith Dies in St Louis at 73
Morgan Smith a long time Troy resident died Sunday evening in St Louis at 6 40 at his daughter's home Mrs Henry Keller where he had lived for eight years He suffered from asthma and bronchitis for years He was 73 and a native of Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Smith
Troy
St. Louis
Henry Keller
Wales
Mel
Madison County Board Elects Chairman by Acclamation
The Madison county board of supervisors met in Edwardsville on Tuesday to elect a chairman without contest. Fred Henke of Hamel township won by acclamation, the first time a chairman was chosen this way. A. F. Seligman of this township served as temporary chair at the start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County ‘Board of Supervisors
Edwardsville
Fred Henke
Hamel Township
Henke
Belts Expires In Natural Causes In St Louis
Herman Beltz a former Troy resident, found dead at work in St. Louis on South Broadway last Saturday morning. Coroner cites natural cause, likely heart failure. Born 1845 in Mecklenburg, he moved to the U.S. as a child, married Alvina Hoffman in 1869, and lived in Troy before moving to St. Louis. Survived by widow and six children, with funeral held and burial at Bellefontaine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman C. Beltz
Troy
St. Louis
South Broadway
Beltz
North Broadway
Corn mi
Belts
City
Richard
Belmnz
Bellefontaine
Herman
Beitz
Mecklenburg
Germany
Ostober
Mascoutah
Ill
Alvina Hoffman
Brunswick
Betts
Seele Miling Company
Beliz
Bass Flour Mills
Boltz
George H. Riebold
Embree
George H. Armitaze
Social notes and visits fill Quiet week in Edwardsville area
James Evans hosts a surprise party at his home with friends for his birthday anniversary and a future ball planned at the Braner ball. Social notes list visits by Hociville Morriss in St. Louis, Mrs. Gebauer, Seligman and Millis in Edwardsville, Gates in Collinsville, and various local tours to Highland Bad wardsville St. Jacob Belleville and Glen Carbon. Intermittent names and locales are noted among families and residents in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Evans
Hociville Morriss
St. Louis
W. J. Gebauer
Edwardsville
A. FE. Seligman
I. J. Millis
G. W. C. Gates
Collinsville
Sophie Volker
Eva Leutwiler
Highland
Rose Wilkinson
Bernice Hughes
Badwardsville
Otto Trost
Pierron
August Trost
Edwin Meiners
Mabel Struckhoff
F. M. Scott
Emma
W. L. Oliver
George Klint
Highlands
John Schwalm
Troy
Minerva Kincaid
Daniel Smith
Belleville
Fred J. Barnsback
Edwanisville
May Johnson
Glen Carbon
Herman Wehmeier
Julie
Eleanor
Mary Thompson
Delia Schultze
St. Jacob
Hopper
Herman Echmacker
Arthur Liner
Bellevue
Social visits and family travel around Collinsville area
A long list of relatives and friends visiting from St. Louis and nearby towns, with several trips and gatherings noted. People include Mrs A E Rawlinga, Mrs Mary Evans, Miss Ruth Morgan, Prof M B Coker, Miss Grave Davis, Anna Hoog, Editor J N Grokes, Mrs Kate Hare, Hiram Ward, Mrs Enly Tilley, Mr and Mrs Henry H Wood, and Mr Overbeck’s funeral in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Rawlinga
Mary Evans
Carlos
Andrews
East St. Louis
Wao. Morgan
Ruth
St. Louis
Thomas D. Morgan
F. Rucker
John Fissberoni
Collinsville
T. 8. Coker
McLeansboro
M. B. Coker
James H. Davis
Miss Grave
Wilbird Raweon
Anna Hoog
Waukeetan
Mesdames
John Feldmeier
John F. Deimling
Highland
Ignethus Riggin
August Ritcher
Adda Matthews
L. W. Sondiea
Collinaville
Hiram Ward
BR. Ward
Kate Hare
Hillsboro
Herbert Kennedy
Troy
Stephen Shep
Harold
Carl Mersinger
Oliver Scharff
Enly Tilley
Will
Johnson City
H. E. Moore
Henry H. Wood
O'Fallon
Snodgrass
Beste
John W. Taylor
Hazel
James W. Taylor
Taylor
Church Groups Meet In Troy As Epworth League Grows
The Frauenverein and Ladies Aid Society of local churches plan meetings next Thursday. Epworth League topics and leaders are announced including Prof. Oliver and Rev. Holz. A Junior Epworth League is revived in Troy with Mary Evans as superintendent and officers Jenet Thomas Vera Wild and Alice Jones. Reports from German hospital note improved recovery after a major operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frauenverein
German Evangelical Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E
H. A. Davy
W Kf Oliver
Martin Holz
H. Steding
Blackjack
Herman Pape
Addieville
Troy
Mary Evans
Jenet Thomas
Vera Wild
Alice Jones
Trene Liles
Court House Items Circuit and Probate Court
Circuit and Probate Court actions list divorces, maintenance, fees, alimony, foreclosures, and inventories. Cases include Edna Newsom v Theodore Nuyson, Myrtle Doering v Philip Doering, multiple divorces and appeals, foreclosures against George W. Fardell et al, and numerous estate matters with inventories, final reports, guardianships, and executors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chancery
Edna Newsom
Theodore New
Myrtle Doering
Philip A. Doering
New Circuit Court
Helen Smith
Henry Smith
Robert Rennel
Sareh Thompson
Carrie Rice
Thomas A. Rice
Annie M. Watson
Louis Watson
Sidney R. Abbott
Margie Abbott
Dollie C. Malone
Jeremiah Maslone
Wood & Brooks Co
Horace’ H. Meade
Wm. H. Lawrence
George Wa
Lawrence
Alton Building and Loan
George W. Fardell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Southern Illinois Company
Hamel
Fc. Beltz
ST. Louis Mill
Vistors
Tay
Fred
Edwards
Circuit and Probate Courta
Circuit Court
Roy Boren
B. Daiber
Marie G. Hitt
Mike Banat
James M. Seybold
Dorothea Hofmeier
E. Wolf
Cora B. Watt
W. ©. Hadley
Charles Pohl
Herman Thielker
Robert Porter
Gottlieb Beckemeyer
Chris
Ahrens
Fia
W. R. Smith
Theresa Budde
Joseph Leady
Wom. Fruit
Orville R. Keller
Guardian
Edward Dippold
Elizabeth Dippold
Henry J. Marshall
Ida Marshall
Wilhelmina Boening
Kunigunda Wenrich
Hanath
Herren
John H. Willis
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