Oil Testing Near Troy Sparks Local Oil Boom Hopes
Reported oil prospecting on the Stiefel farm west of town at the Troy road crossing began this week. The Ohio Oil Company runs the drilling, with J C Blair of Lima in charge as a 75 foot derrick towers over the site. Promoters have filed leases on thousands of surrounding acres as anticipation builds over a potential oil boom.
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Stiefel
Troy Road
Ohio Oil Company
J. C. Blair
Lima
Ohio
Collinsville Herald
Madison County
Recorder of Deeds
Edwardsville
Hellia
Annual School Report highlights Madison county figures
County School Superintendent John A. Uzzell forwarded the annual report to the State Superintendent. Madison county has 38,920 school aged residents with a near equal gender split, 165 schools, 575 teachers, and salaries from 2700 to 210 yearly. The district lists 131 schools, 103 teachers in parochial and private schools, $1,228,985.50 in grounds and equipment value, and $442,367.01 in expenses with $282,61 spent on new buildings. There are 118 libraries with 26,037 volumes and eight treeless school grounds amid one illiterate and 58 one room schools.
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John A. Uzzell
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Madison County
Mrs Maria Stiefel Dies at 58 on Collinsville Road
Mrs Maria Stiefel widow of Peter Stiefel residing west of here on the Collinsville road died Thursday evening after a lingering illness at age 58. Funeral was Sunday at 2 30 p m from the residence to St Peter and Pauls church Collinsville with burial in the Catholic cemetery.
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Peter Stiefel
Maria Stiefel
Collinsville Road
Peter and Paul's Church
Collinsville
W. d. Wilson
Wm. Dacy
Father Marks
Troy
Mail Carriers' Convention Held At Aurora
Fred S. Edwards rural carrier on Route No 2 attended the Nilimoig Rural Letter Carriers Association convention in Aurora. The two day session was held at the town with delegates from member routes gathering for discussions and awards.
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Fred S. Edwards
Aurora
Fred.s. Edwards
Nilimoig Rural Letter Carriera’ “Association
Fire Devours Summer Kitchen in Troy East End
Fire alarm at 1 am drew the town’s population to the East End residence of Louis Schultze. The summer kitchen burned. restoration by neighbors and the city’s chemical engines saved the main house. Cause unclear, possibly a defective flue or mice at matches. losses insured. Several local items follow.
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Louis Schultze
Locals to Face Collinsville Ma roons Next Sunday
The Certain-teeds of Collinsville defeated the Athletics 9 to 1 at Athletic Park last Sunday with Hazenbrook fanning seven and a total of eleven strikeouts by the locals. Crowds led by Fifty Horsemann rally the Trojans as four three baggers highlighted the game. Collinsville plans to bring a large crowd and use their second team in the upcoming Sunday clash on the local diamond.
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Collinsville
Athletic Park
Heute
Hazenbrook
Horsemann
Trey Foy
Angora
Trojans
AB Rhoa Ey
Feiner
If . Martin
Hartman
Smith
Wilson
Lawhead
Weikmann
Jon Wilbert
Slazenbrook
Troy Athletics
Jp Lewis
Pilee
Essist
Stephenson
Hess
Young
If Davis
Sac Bryant
Beutel
Coll’ville
Troy
Hazen‘brook
Kreist I
Athletics
Maroons
Mrs Hadley Expires in St Louis Hospital at 66
Mrs. Mary B. Hadley wife of W C Hadley Collinsville banker and mother of Judge W E Hadley Madison County circuit court died Tuesday at Mullanphy hospital St Louis aged 66 She was stricken on a train to Denver on health trip and returned to St Louis for care Born in Madison County Kinderbrook now Granite City maiden name Smith Married September 26 1866 Survived by husband and four children Judge W E Hadley Mrs Bertha Combs Mrs J A Yates and Mrs Robert Londen Funeral from Collinsville family residence to First M E church with burial in Collinsville cemetery Also enters Misc brief items and local notes mentioning visits and birthdays.
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Mary 8
Hadley
Wilbur
Tadley
Collinsville
W. E. Hadley
Madison County
Mullanphy Hospital
St. Louis
Denver
Colo
Kinderbrook
Granite City
Smith
W. C. Hadley
Bertha Combs
J. A. Yates
Robert Londen
Goings and Comings of Troy Residents in Social Notes
Social notes record George Handlen of Edwardsville marrying Miss Jessie M. Johnson in the North. Handlen, an Edwardsville alderman, works with the Central Car Service Association in St Louis. Also noted celebrates Thomas and Mrs McAdoo's 50th anniversary at home in Troy. Mahala Schuler wed Chester Stumpfof Kansas City Kansas, with groom a Swift & Co butcher. plans to reside in Kansas City. The Baptist Young People's Union hosted a social Friday at the Preston home with about forty attendees and refreshments.
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George al Handlen
Edwardsville
Elizabeth
George Handlen
Jessie M. Johnson
Ted
Howardsville
Glen. Mich
Vandlen
Chicago
Central Car Service Association
St. Louis
Troy
Thomas McAdoo
MclAdoo
Anderson
John I, Jarvis
Sampson Kingston
Mahala Schuler
Henry €. Schuler
Kansas City
Kan
Lathrop Avenue
Chester Stumph
Mopley
Kansas
Baptist Young People’s Union
Wm. Preston
South End
Social Guests and Visits Across Troy and Vicinity
A roundup of local guests and travelers visits from Troy to Collinsville Lebanon St Louis and Batavia. Notables include Mrs Minerva Kincaid Mr and Mrs Balding of Collinsville with daughter Mrs Charles Mantie families Mrs Kate Parker St Louis guest of Mrs Edw R Deimling and family.
Among Church and Society Notes and Meetings
Rev Carey Osborn, son of Rev James Osborn, will speak at Troy Baptist Church next Sunday morning and evening. The Merry Workers of the Presbyterian church plan a meeting August 20 at 2 30 at Mrs G L Elliott's home with a chicken supper set for September 14. The Madigan County Sunday School Association meets August 21 and 22 in Collinsville with an invited program. Dr E J Brown will teach the Sunday school lesson next Sabbath at 7 30 at the Presbyterian church. A Mission Festival drew a large crowd at Pleasant Ridge Lutheran church with Troy attendees named.
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Carey
Osborn
James Osborn
Upper Alton
Troy Baptist Church
Merry Workers of
The
Presbyterian Church
G .L. Elliott
Madigan County Sunday School Association
Collinsville
Collinsvile
E. J. Brown
Pleasant Ridge Lutheran Church
Troy
Lange
BE. Lehriiner
Charles Wilke
Mary Peters
Miss Frieda
Mra
A. Kleist
Mies Irma Garnet
K. Biermann
Mary Gerfen
Miss
Lena
Eon Raymond
Court House Items Circuit and Probate Courts
Estate and court notices from Circuit and Probate Courts include transfers and marriage licenses, new circuit cases such as Jordan vs Jordan and Winning vs Winning, and numerous probate proceedings. Many estates report final accounts, guardianships, conservatorships, and executors' duties with specific claims, balances, and dates set for hearings or continuances.
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Circuit and Probate
G. A. Jordan
Clara Jordan
Vorce
Hallie Winning
Ernest Winning
Dirotor
Geo
B. Keesserer
Julius Gabriel
Village of
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Chester
Joseph T. Williams
Lerna
Harley Tedford
Flat Rock
W. E. Gilchrist
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Evansville
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Albert
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Uzzell
Mail Carriers’ Convention
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Welleville
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News OF Baseball
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Marine
Canon City
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Fruit Station
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Caseyville
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Thomas Manion
Wm. Neumayer
Charles Neumayer
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Charles Jones
Nicklaus Gilomen
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G. Mook
Mook Bros
Leto Grotefendt
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Leo
Duc Tillie
Elmer
Mary
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Katie Bellm
Fritz Bellm
Fred Kaseberg
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