Troy votes to sell municipal electric plant for franchise
In a Troy special election 322 votes were cast with 206 for selling the plant and 116 against. The proposition carried with strong female support, as totals show First Ward 54 for 56 against, Second Ward 66 for 24 against, and Third Ward 86 for 36 against. The plan aims to grant a franchise to Southern Illinois Light and Power Co to provide 24 hour service and industrial current, with a potential $6,000 offer for the plant. A council meeting is set for next Wednesday to discuss securing a contract and implementing 24 hour service.
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Troy
Troy Commercial Club
Hiinois Light and Power Company
St. Jacob and Marine
L. O. Wallace
Collinsville
Lightning Sparks Blaze at Allen's Department Store
A Monday night fire at Allen's Department Store was sparked by a lightning strike during a severe electrical storm. James Shea first spotted smoke from his window as firefighters struggled to reach the blaze and cut through the roof and ceiling to extinguish it, with water damage the main aftereffect.
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Allen’s Department Store
James Shea
Itia
Storefront Loss Partially Covered by Insurance
Goods displayed in the forward part of the store were lost but partially covered by an insurance claim. No further details on cause or exact item values were provided.
Among Church and Society in Troy Civic League Meeting
The Troy Civic League plans a Monday evening 7 20 gathering at the M E church. A Labor Day picnic and chicken supper is announced by the Ladies Society and Pleasant church for September 4. Catholic Feast of the Assumption observed August 15 with mass at 7 30 a m and reception ceremony at St Jerome s Sodality. St John s Blackjack celebrates high mass at 9 30 a m with sermon and benediction. A Madison County Sunday schools convention will meet at Edwardsville at St Jon s M E church next Thursday and Friday, featuring a parade and song service led by Rev Robert Morris. Sessions run morning, afternoon and evening. Dr Blake to lecture Friday on Winning the Boys.
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Troy Civle League
M. E
Ladies’ Society
Pleasant Church
St. Jerome's Church
Blessed Virgin's Sodality
St. John's Church
Blackjack
Madison County
Edwardsville
St. Jon's M. E
Robert Morris
Blake
Freight Wreck on Vandalia Delays Line Near St Jacob
A heavy freight derailed along the Vandalia line east of St Jacob after a draw bar pulled free and activated the brakes. Seven cars left the track. six were burned after extensive repairs by the St Louis wrecking crew.
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Vandalia
St. Jacob
St. Louis
Soil Expert In Urbana Visits St Jacob Farmers
Soil expert Logan from the State Agricultural Experiment Station visited St Jacob last Friday engaging local farmers about soil fertility. He took orders for about seven carloads of limestone phosphate to sweeten the soil and urged more farmers to follow suit.
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St. Jacob, Co
C. Logan
Urbana
State Agricultural Experiment Station
St. Jacob
Logan
City Council Minutes Troy August 7 1916
Regular meeting called by Mayor Vetter with toll and roll. Treasurer’s July report shows balance 1596.07 and total 1928.57 receipts. expenditures listed. balance 1037.62. Finance committee recommends claims and payments. numerous suppliers, laborers, and services listed. Council approves treasurer and electrician reports. donation of 50 to Troy Cemetery Mite Society approved. Resignations of street superintendent C P Edwards and city warden Joseph Spencer noted.
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Troy
Vetter
Garnet
Beutel
Meyer
Preston
Roeben
Taylor and Trost
Anglele Ste.evel
Treasury
Fred Mosimann
Electrician
Taylor
Finance Committee
James W. Taylor
WM. Beutel
A. A. Garnet
Fred Gerfen
Ferdinand Rucker
M. Dillingham
John J. Jarvis
John Reiss
Jacob Duckett
Chris. Gerling
Teaming
C. EB. Road
Wimt Schmitt
Pred Schuler
E. D. Joseph
Wm. Taake
Louis Figge
F. H. Gornet
Troy Telephone Co
Wim Schmitt
Barney Porter
C. E. Rood
A. A. Gornet
Crane Company
Commercial Electric Co
Standard Oil Co
Donk Bros. Coal Co
R. L. Dawson
Harry Trost
Fred H. Gernet
Geffen
Joseph Spencer
Troy Cemetery Mite Society
Fred Schter
John Heiss
Seers
Trost
C. P. Edwards
Warshal
Family reunion marks 70th birthday for Alfred Joseph
A Monday gathering at the Blackjack country home of Alfred Joseph celebrated his 70th birthday. Family from Highland Waterloo St Louis Collinsville and Troy joined a long day of dining and socializing. Gifts included a records assortment for his phonograph, reflecting his 44 years on the present farm and high esteem among friends.
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Alfred &. Joseph
Joseph
Theodore Miller
Fern
Alan
Highland
Ebner Bergman
Arthur
Bkdion and
Ray
Waterloo
H. N. Allan
Harry Fay
Julius Bircher
Helen
St. Louis
Maynard Joseph
Russell
Alice
Collinsville
Edward
George Joseph
Troy
Court Rouse Item: Circuit and Probate Courts Second Line
The adjournment of the circuit court has been postponed indefinitely and the present session will likely continue until late month due to rising litigation. Judge Gillham will preside until August 21, then Judge Crow until adjournment. New cases include Daisy Foster vs Fred Y Foster divorce and assorted assumpsit actions.
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Circuit Court
Gillham
Crow
New Circuit
Daisy Foster
Fred Y. Foster
Granite City National Bank
F. Wagner
Mattie Vaughn
East St. Louis & Suburban Ry. Co
C. F. Stelze
Assumpsit
Probate Proceedings Noted in Estate Actions
Probate listings show Theresa Lambert and Laura Schmidt estates among many others. Adjustments, proofs of heirship, final reports, bonds, guardianships, distributions, and hearings are scheduled through August and September with multiple deceased executors and heirs named.
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Theresa Lambert
Laura Schmidt
Theresa Lampert
J. G. Carlyle Roth
Eliza J. Ferguson
Rieke H. Heindichs
Simeon Ryder
Ann Susan Brown
Sarah E. Jarvis
Issiong
Johann Wetstein
Eee
Henry Brockman
J. G. Leviban
Wm. Paul
Guardian
J. H. Winter
Anna M. Linsig
Henry DeWald
Edward Barnett
H. J. Mackinaw
George Leverett
H. C. Gerke
J. B. Dale
A. O. Dencker
Emma C. Basse
George Eardley
Michael A. Lowe
Circuit Court
Joseph Kleisner
Dr. Dressel
Wallace O. Dencker Et al
Emma O. Basse
Henry Klopmeier
A. O. Denches
Frank W. Brueggemann
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City Council
Allen's Department Store
Horace L. Jarvis
Annona
Red River County
Texas
William and
Sarah Jarvis
James W. Cammann
John J. Gattner
Kingtson's Drug Store
Philip Schultze
Presbyterian Church
Carpenter
G. N. Robinson's
Council Journal
Balance i Treasury
Tbteu Tiency Tod Weelg Aes
Social
J. Allen
Louis Aten
O'Fallon
Joseph Levey
Kansas City
the Schwartz
Morris Glass
Louis Cohen
Harry
Dave Fredman
A. Tessler
Glen Carbon
Schneiderman
George Fleischman
Chicago
Joseph Freilander
Cincinnati
Morris Levin
Salem
Orville Wild
Paul B. Wild
Evelyn
Francis Sandles
Payne
Granite City
James Scott
Edna Faitz
Clarence
John Fischer
Julius Maurer
P. J. Rarich
John Mersinger
Minnie Schlichting
Bertha Gerling
Helen Diebal
Eizabeth Schultze
Ethel Stock
Linda Rucker
T. J. Wendler
Anna Bohland
Henry J. Leuth
Mary Eisenberg
George Giger
Olivette Norbury
Hillary Heck
Glen Carbon Crossing
G. N. Robinson
Laverne Dennis
Joliet
Clifton F. Cramer
Morriss
State Fish and Game Department
George P. Simpson
Clarance Edwards
Wilbur L. Gebauer
St. Joe Lead Works
Herculaneum
J. W. Gaskill
Spen
B. F. Cramer
Ernest Albrecht, Jr
Louise
Alma ‘Gobauer
Epworth League
St. John’s M
Winnifred Norbury
Missy Mildred. Hess
Morris Kennedy
Bert Kennedy
Myrtle Lewis
Centralia
Charlotte Motz
Marine
Leona Gebauer
Peart Smith
Nokomis
Lawrence Snodgrass
Nina “May Snodgrass
E. W. Hagler
Bethany
Clyde Hart
Hagler
Amos Hoenig
Rozelle
Kan
J. A. Smithers
Arthur Smithers
Little Daughter
Fred Bohnensteicl
John Schlichting
Harry Sheldon
Little Son
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