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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1907
Page
3
Office located in the Rieder Building opposite the Postoffice on Market Street in Troy. Permanently located in Troy with hours from 8:30 to 12:00 and 1:20 to 5:00. Phones listed as Office 54 and Residence 84.
A mix of local items including a raffle at the opera house tonight and a reminder that public and parochial schools open in 22 days. Wm Norbury opened a saloon on South Main near the depot. A ball game saw Calls lose 7 to 3 to the Glen Carbon Topsies last Sunday. Dank mine payrolls announced as among the largest yet. Jed Krieger appeared with an artificial limb after an accident. Construction on the Braner building at Market and Kimberlin progresses with occupancy hoped by September 1. The Madison County Interurban Belt Electric rail way promoters plan a Staunton meeting with I. W. Cook and W. W. Jarvis attending. Edward R. Deimling opened a meat market Thursday. Diamonds in the United States discussed, with discoveries in Arkansas near Murfreesboro Pike. Names and ages listed for Edwardsville, Staunton, Springfield, Alton, and St. Louis residents. A humor note from Puck about a cross word breakfast plan. Old man Gottrox boasts farm modernization and firing of hands. DeWitt’s salve ad ends the note.
A new building on Main Street by Fred Schreiber of Marine provides neat, well furnished quarters. Mr and Mrs Deimling plan to reside in the Schreiber property adjoining. A health note urges eating sparingly in hot weather and recommends Kodol For Indigestion and Dyspepsia sold by S Kingston.
A Red Heifer about 18 months old and weighing 600 pounds was taken up by the undersigned. The owner may reclaim by proving property and paying costs. Signed by Jarvis Johns. 361
The seller residing near Vandalla railroad track, 2344 miles east of Froy, will auction on Saturday August 17 at 10 a.m. five horses six cattle 13 hogs 10 geese a threshing outfit and assorted implements. Credit available on sums over 10 with twelve months. Also offered is form 913f agres. Terms one third cash balance in six and twelve months at 5 percent interest Curis Kueker 35-21.
John F Deimling executor announces probate claims for the John Deimling estate of Madison County Illinois. He will appear at the Madison County Court House Howardsville for the September term on the second Monday to adjust claims. Creditors urged to present and debtors to pay promptly. Dated July 1907.
An ordinance of the City Council of Troy establishes a bench mark at the top of a limestone stone by the Public School building near Clay and Hickory streets. The surface is numbered 100 and a datum plane is defined 100 feet below. Grades for streets and public works must reference this datum, with center-line measurements and intersections used to compute elevations.
The ordinance fixes grades for Market, Clay, Charter, Plum, Center, Oak, High, Powell, and other streets in Troy Illinois. It specifies heights above a datum plane for intersections and midpoints, details sidewalk and granitoid walk construction, and assigns a Street Sidewalk Board to oversee work with formal adoption dated July 1907.
An ordinance declares a necessity for the construction of certain sidewalks in the City of Troy and appoints a Board of Officers to oversee the project under the act providing additional means for sidewalk construction in cities. The mayor will supervise the work and related matters.
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