Births and local happenings in Troy and Collinsville
A daughter was born last Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ruff. George Collinger and Martin Artn bought Ford touring cars from McLanan and Sweitzer in Collinsville. A test well is planned in Olive township to seek oil. Henry Schultze and Herman Schmacher reopened a picture show in Rieder's opera house with nightly shows. Belle Ward, 16, a year married, vanished from Collinsville on August 5. The Collinsville post office was burglarized Monday night. Misses Alice Mantle Edna Kinder and Norma Jarvis will soon leave for government teaching positions in Dakota. Wm. Tilley suffered a severe left leg injury at the Dénk mine. no bones broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Ruff
Troy
Olive Township
George Collinger
Martin Artn
McLanahan & Sweitzer
Collinsville
Henry Schultze
Herman Schmacher
Rieder
Opera House
Belle Ward
Michael Melanephy
Federal
Alton
Noblittana
Alice Mantle
Edna Kinder
Norma Jarvis
Dakota
South Dakota
Northwest
Wm. Tilley
Dénk
Tilley
Local baseball defeat to East St Louis stockyards club
The Troy Advertisers lost to East St Louis Stock Yards 12 to 4 last Sunday. Scott pitched for Troy with nine strikeouts, three walks, and ten hits allowed. Koontz limited Troy to seven hits with eight strikeouts. The game featured four two-base hits a homer and several doubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Stock Yards
Hast Stt. Louis
Scott
Koontz
East St. Louis
Trojans
East St Louis AB
Bennett
Murphy
D.cker
Stephens
Schein
Ma On
Tenia
Henshaw
Perrin
Mann
Thabane Teeters
Ener Nold
Eee
Tetea
Ae Depen
HPO
Bryant
Eeennes
Raber
Joe Scott
Luebbe
Decker
Mason
Schlimme
Opening of Schools in Troy Schedule 1914
The week after next will see most Troy schools open except the public school which starts the 1914 15 term on Monday September 7. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran school opens August 31 and Rt Jerome's Catholic academy and the McCray Dewey academy open September 1. County public schools delayed due to the county teachers institute at Edwardsville beginning September 1 for five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Paul's Evangelical Lutheran School
Rt. Jerome's Catholic Aches
McCray Dewey. Academy
Teachers’ Institute
Edwardaeville
Acadion
St Jacob Neighbors News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Local notes from St Jacob record visitors from Nashville Highland and Jamestown, ill health of a resident in St Louis, a schoolyard German Evangelical event and a 15 to 1 Cubs win over Collinsville. The Oscar N Witsche Ethel Hertzler marriage occurred at Highland parsonage with Rev Carl Meier officiating. A Prof Coker visit at The Call offices is described with humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lela Thurnau
Carbondale
Elizabeth Cole
St. Louia
Maude
Lillabelle Porter
KE. N. Michael
Fritz Koehler
Trenton
Ottilia Gaffner
Mulberry Grove
Lulu Cox
German Evangelical Sunday School
L. G. Habbeazer
Freddie
Ada
Ruth Habegger
Josephine Gates
Jamestown
L. A. Adler
Hudson
Kan
Mr. Adler
St. Louis
Oscar N. Witsche
Ethel Hertzler
St. Jacob
Highland
Carl Meier
John Witsche
Barbara Abricher
Marine Visitors and Local Socials Highlight Small Town
Miss Helen Mueller of St. Jacob visited as a Marine guest on Sunday. Miss Mabel Stager and the Wiegand sisters were visitors in Troy. John Zobrist Jr. from Highland aids Henry Schreiber in painting. Edward Schaefer becomes assistant cashier at State Bank of Marine, succeeding L P Wetzel. Edward and Mrs Bone of Poplar Bluff Mo visited D A Brooks family. The Anti Horsethief Association picnic is set for Sunday August 30 in the village park. The Marine Band gave a concert and ice cream social Tuesday in the village park, well attended. Mrs Louis Kolb and daughter Hilda left Friday for Graettinger Iowa to visit the J A Spies and Pregton Fahnestock families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Mueller
St. Jacob
Mabel Stager
Wiegand
Troy
John Zobrist, Jr
Highland
Henry Schreiber
Edward Schaefer
L. P. Wetzel
State Bank of Marine
Edward Bone
Poplar Bluff
D. A. Brooks and Family
Anti- Horsethief Association
Marine Band
Louis Kolb
Hilda
Graettinger
Iowa
J. A. Spies
Pregton Fahnestock
Academy's New Head Here Prof M B Coker Arrives in Troy
Prof M B Coker takes charge at McCray-Dewey academy arriving from McLeansboro with his family and settling into the Troy campus. He is tall, well regarded as a schoolman and mixer, and has already made a positive impression on local residents and the new principal. The account notes his dramatic entrance and casual outreach to the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Coker
McCray-Deweyee
M.-B. Coker
McCray-Dewey Academy
Troy
McLeansboro
McCray-Dewey
Coker
City Council Special Session Tackles Ground Purchase
City council convened a special session on August 17, 1914 to transact business including buying a quarter acre from Dr. J. J. Brown for 123 dollars and awarding a well digging contract to Mack Peterman at 1.25 per foot. Ordinances 128 and 129 on streets and sidewalks were read and passed. The meeting adjourned with Mayor Nelson R. Kinder and City Clerk Fred H. Garnet presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trayal
Cooper
Llewellyn
J. J. Brown
Roll Call
Mack Peterman
Taylor
Geffen
Peterman
Wild
Nelson’r. Kinder
Fred H. Garnet
Also Mentioned on This Page
Black Cat
H.eauwarter
Hmccrapy
Dewey Academy
McEcray-Dewey Academy
Mocray-Dewey Academy
Trop
Wallops Troy
Edwardsville
Academy
Town Auditors’ Meeting
Board of Auditors
Town of
Jarvis
Henry C. Dettmar
Garden City
Kansas
Martin Keck
A. Wiencke
Wm. Langewisch
W. J. Gebauer
Fairview
I. J. Mills
B. Deimling
Andrew Klein
B. “W. Jarvis
Henry P. .Otz
Fred H. Teetmeyer
Troy Exchange Bank
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