Drowning Death of Emmett Peters at Troy Brick Plant Pond
Emmett McDonald Peters aged 26 of Troy drowned Saturday evening in the pond at the Troy Press Brick Company plant after going swimming alone. His body was recovered after hours of search with assistance from Wm. Fries and Vorhees Conley. An inquest ruled accidental drowning. He was born April 3 1890 in St Louis and survived by his parents, a brother Roy, and four sisters. funeral held Tuesday at the Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett McDonald Peters
Henry , L. Peters
Troy
St. Jacob Road
Troy Press Brick Company
Tom Ford
Ike Pritchett
Young Peters
John Droy
Peters
Vorhees Conley
Wm. Fries
Conley
Troy House Furnishing Company
Sims
Boonya
Baptist
F. L. Eversall
St. Louis
Roy
Marshall Dillingham
Della
Marie
Ruth
Witness testimony may bar Spies from Holstein-Friesian Assoc
Witnesses testified for both sides in the case against Mr. Spies. If he is found guilty, he will be barred from the Holstein-Friesian Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ber
Spies
Holstein-Friesian Association
Mrs. Sarah E. Anderson Dies After Fall in Lawton Okla
Mrs. Sarah J. Anderson widow of James W. Anderson and former St. Jacob resident died at 1 a m Wednesday at her daughter Mrs. Edward Miller’s home in Lawton Oklahoma from injuries after a fall. She was 72 years, 10 months and 27 days old. Funeral at 2 p m today at the M E church in St. Jacob with interment in Augusta cemetery. Born Sarah E. Porter on September 7 1842 near Marine she married James W. Anderson November 22 1860. Surviving are nine children two daughters and two sons in St. Jacob, plus Edward Miller and Wm. Anderson of Lawton three siblings and ten grandchildren. The husband died February 4 1882. She was a member of the M E church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah J. Anderson
James W. Anderson
St. Jacob
Edward Miller
Lawton
Okla
Anderson
M. E
Augusta Cemetery
Sarah E. Porter
Marine
Mia
Rufus Pike
Robert Anderson
Wm. Anderson
Oklo
Joseph Porter
Troy
Riley Edwards
Mulberry Grove
R. P. Turner
Madisonville
Texas
Philip
Garrett
Roland
Frank
Elizabeth
M. E. Church
Troy Council Journal Notes August 2 1915
Regular council meeting in Troy with Mayor Davis presiding. Treasurers report shows July balance 1369.64 and receipts from dog tax electric lights and street oiling totaling 1890.04, with payments to streets police printing and fire and water and electric lights totaling 826.63 leaving balance 963.41. Finance committee recommends payments to numerous workers and vendors while minutes, marshal and electrician reports are accepted. Notes show Eastern Star visit and many personal notices from local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Til
Davis
Garnet
Cooper
Foster
Meyer
Preston
Taylor and Wild
Treasury
TSS
Fred Mosimann
Taylor
Wild
Illness Calls Brother Back From Here to Oklahoma
Herman Polworth was summoned to Oklahoma yesterday due to the serious illness of his father Henry Polworth a former resident and well known in this community and Mrs Julius Taake were mentioned in connection with the event
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Taake
Herman Polworth
Oklahoma
Henry Polworth
Local brief notes on licenses, industry, and moves
A roundup of town happenings includes a marriage license issued to Francis Schrameck and Lena Liebler in Edwardsville, Vandalia exploring an auto accessory factory, and Collinsville firms securing Jeffry auto agency with prices listed. Telegraph operator Ted Guennewig earned a Terre Haute exam pass and awaits placement on Vandalia Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Rekolt
Davis
Edwardsville
Francis Schrameck
Troy
Lena Liebler
St. Jacob
Vandalia
Chamber of Commerce
Ted Guennewig
Terre Haute
Ind
McLanahan & Holden
Collinsville
Jeffry
Brooks Cannery
Otto B. Schulter
Alhambra
J. A. Frey
Jacob Riebold
Blackjack
John M. Riebold
Mose Johnson
Johnson
United Mine Workers
East St. Louis
St Jacob Launches Its Own Independent News Paper
The St. Jacob News debuts in Madison County as a six column eight page paper started by B W Jarvis of Troy Call. It will focus on St Jacob and vicinity with county and state news secondary. An office opens in St Jacob with aim to establish a local printing plant. Local business leaders back the venture and boost the town’s press independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacob
Madison County
B. W. Jarvis
Troy Call
Journalatic
The
Call
8&T. Jacob
Irregularity Hearing In Dairy Trade Case At Edwardsville
L A Spies of Union Dairy Company in St Louis faced a Holstein Friesian Association hearing at Edwardsville over alleged irregularities in breeding. Attorneys for Spies and for St Jacob interests presented motions as W A Matterson presided, with charges claiming misrepresentation and breeding practices that blur the line between graded and full blood cattle dating to 1911 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Spies
Union Dairy Company of
St. Louis
St. Jacob
Edwardsville
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
C. W. Terry
Spies
R. G. Kneedler
Collinsville
James Pike
F. M. Rule
W.A. Matterson
Utica
N. Y
Holstein-Friesian Association
Herman Littow
Bayle’ City
Younis Bonham
Collinaville
Dheaday
Terminat
Circuit Court Schedule for Seven Counties Names Dates
Judges Crow Bermreuter Gillham set terms across Monroe St Clair Bond Randolph Madison Perry with Sep 6 to Nov 1 dates. Belleville hosts the circuit meeting arranging the calendar for the district courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Crow
Louis Bermreuter
J. F. Gillham
Belleville
Monroe
Geo. A. Crow
St. Clair
Bond
Randolph
J. Berm
Chinch Bug Threat Seen Diminished by Weather
Professor S. Forbes, state entomologist, says chinch bug danger to wheat is over for years. Wet cold weather has reduced the pest, forcing most of Forbes' assistants to halt field work across parts of the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Forbes
Nature
Dr. Forbes
Forbes
Mrs Landgraf Succumbs in Illinois at 72
Mrs Elizabeth Landgraf of O Fallon died Tuesday at St Elizabeths Belleville at 2 05 pm age 72 years 11 months 22 days from heart failure and asthma Funeral set for 1 30 pm from Landgraf residence to German Evangelical church burial in Shiloh Cemetery Survived by daughters Mrs Feldmeier and Mrs Deimling two sons Edward and Philip and two grandchildren She was well known in Troy and O Fallon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Landgraf
O'Fallon
Mesdames
John Feldmeier
John F. Deimling
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Belleville
Landgraf
German Evangelical Church
Shiloh
Joseph Landgraf
Edward
Philip
St. Louis
Lundgraf
Troy
Among Church and Society in Troy and Nearby News
The Troy Cemetery Mite Society plans a meeting at Mrs. Kate Kinder’s home next Friday afternoon. Rev L Eversott will discuss The War Vest at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning and The Prodigal Son in the evening with special music. Rev Howard Billman of East St. Louis administered the Lord’s Supper. one member joined and seven children were baptized. Constipation ad copy promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills for a morning bowel movement. 86 pills cost 25c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Cemetery Mite Society
Kate Kinder
Lsb
L. Eversott
Presbyterian Church
Howard Billman
East St. Louis
Troy Board Sets Sidewalk Bid At 327 Sq Ft Preference
The Troy board of education met in special session on July 24 1915 with President Dawson presiding. Bids for a 25309 foot granitoid sidewalk north of the school were read A S May 14 cents per square foot Philip Schultze 99.00 for 327 square feet. Schultze bid accepted pending one year bond of 150.00. Bids for filling teacher supply requisition 36.92 by Snodgrass and 42.50 by Gebauer were read. Snodgrass bid approved. Meeting adjourned. The Troy Advertisers headline a local ball game against St Jacob on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Board of Education
Dawson
Wild
A. S. May
Philip Schultze
Watts
Snodgrass
Schultze
A. R. Snodgrass
W. J. Gebauer
Naylor
Goulby
R. L. Dawson
W. H. Goulby
Also Mentioned on This Page
Don” Peters
Brick Yard
Sarah E. Anderson
Lawton, Okla
Council
City Electrician
Adolph Meyer
Harry Cooper
James Taylor
John Sapp
Fred H. Garnet
J. B. Spencer
Emory Simpson
Henry Geffen
Eph Young
Jacob Mick
Labor
August Krieger
Conrad Heck
J. L. Hagler
Chris. Gerling
Herman Roeben
Roy Elliott
John Simpson
Wm. Osland
Jacob Duckett
Fred Hiffert
E. D. Joseph
Stolze-Travel Lumber Co
John Reiss
Brown
Troy & Hastern
O . Butt
O. Nelson Mfg
Gebauer
Philip Schhultze
Oty Peeraichliegs Aee Fae
Donk Bros. Coal Co
Western Electricial Co
Quaker City. Rubber Co
Charlies Delimar
Ffland
Thomas Lyles
George Goetz
Standard Oil Co
Early
Hiles & Simpson
Alter Toys
Fred HA. Gorn
Heck
Moonstone
Order of Eastern Star
Bertha Herbst
J. G. Gebauer
Charles Schultze
St. Elmo
Sadie Riggin
Frank Massoglia
Frank Malete
Minnie Riggin
Normal
Wm. Ackermann
August
George Corneal
Amelia Canan
L. W. Sandles
Geraldine
Leonard Herbst
Julius Schiller
Q. Leidel
O’fallon
J. W. Rea
Francis Lewis
Maryville
Adella Cox
August Mossmann
May Sapp
John Cullum
Katherine Rawlings
A. FB. Rawlings
Helen McCormick
Imogene McCormick
John Noll
Greenville
Margaret Joseph
Clarence Edwards
John Schlichting
Minnie Joseph
Caroline
Auta Witzig
Helen Hohnstraten
HE. B. Joseph
James Fritts
John Fritts
Collingville
H. F. Lites
Irene Lites
F. W. Braner
Garden City
Kan
Breeders’ Association
Mrs. Landgraf Suscumbs
Mesdames Feldmeier
Deimling
the Board OF Education
Jacob
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