Local Briefs Touch on Stores Sales and Town News
Short notes report a Chicago Store sales push on ladies cloaks and shirts, a Christmas promotion by Sarnet Bros Mercantile Co, a raffle winner named Wm. Ruff, real estate sale by A. Buhrmester, and various local happenings. Also mentioned are illness in Mind Mrs. Ed Helmich's family, a near-miss at Market and Kini a Streets, possible sale of a Market Street building, and a vigil for a new Illinois guard unit formation.
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Chicago
J.C. Gebauer
fSarnet Bros. Mercantile Co
W.O. W
Wm. Ruff
A. Buhrmester
Fairview Addition
H. W
Ltick
Glen Carbon
Nes Green
Fey
Carl Xafitt
Bessie B. Jarvis
Coliseum
St. Louis
Granite City
American Steel Foundries Company
The
Presbyterian Church
City Council of Troy Deliberates Routine Business December 1913
City council in Troy Illinois held a regular meeting December 1 1913. Mayor Kinder presided with all members present. Minutes reports and finance claims were read and ordered filed or paid. The treasurer reported November balances and运营, and the finance committee recommended payment of claims. The session adjourned with Miller confirmed as street superintendent.
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Troy
Ill
Kinder
Electrician
Genfen
Beutel
Allen
Garfen
Treasury
Troy Exchange Bank
Wee Eee
John Goehl
Peddler
Li- Combe, Concise Spaces
Secaes Lea Arena Cinager
TOCA
Cocin
Jeogeiere
Dan G. Liebler
James W. Taylor
R. L. Dawson
John Sapp
W. D. Coons
Hiles &. Simpson
Aftor
George Goetz
Herman Roeben
AL Polwort
Wadok Co
Eee
Richard Eiffert
Donk Bros. Coal Co
J. E. Hindmarch
H. F. Miller
H. F. Gerfen
Walboroo
August Krieger
Fred Rekolt
C. B. Kimberlin
John Fischer
J.T. Purviance
Charles Dettmar
Western Electric Co
Taylor
HF. Miller
Nelson M. Kinder
Fred .H. Garnet
Madison County Population Growth From 1910 Census
Census Bureau bulletin shows Madison County population at 89,847 in 1910, up 38.9 percent since 1900. Foreign born residents total 15,546 with large from Germany Austria Italy Russia Turkey and England. White voters native and foreign parentage total 16,? and foreign born voters 9,247. Colored voters 1,046.
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Census Bureau
Madison County
Williamson
Lake
Putman
Saline
St. Clair
Madison
Jersey
Austria
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Russia
Turkey
England
Hungary
Norway
Sweden
Europe
Asia
Veterans on Pension Rise in Civil War Roll Count
More than one fifth of Civil War service members were on the government pension roll at the start of the current fiscal year. The Commissioner reports 462,342 Civil War pensioners as of January 1, with about 2,213,599 military personnel in the war. Ohio leads states with 77,558 pensioners, followed by Pennsylvania 75,618 and New York 68,870.
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United States
Commissioner of Pensions
Salzabarger
United States Army
Navy
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Michigan
Massachusetts
Editors Day Off Marine Treasurer and Executive Committee
Fragmentary OCR notes list names and roles including B W Jarvis Troy as treasurer and E E Campbell Times Alton Chas Boeschstein Edwardsville J W Cassidy Preas-Record Granite City as members of an executive committee, with unclear context and source details.
Troy Markets Price List Readings From Local Trade Ledger
A fragmented price sheet lists per unit rates for farm goods including butter turkeys geese ducks and chickens and staple grains such as corn oats flour and wheat. Prices show wide ranges by item with figures like corn 60 cents per bushel oats 50 cents and flour around 2.80 to 2.90 per unit, along with cattle hogs calves and hay prices.
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Merrell
Soule
Merrell-Soule Company
Syracuse, New York
Nowegome
W. T. Donoho
Everett
Wash
Vancouver
B. C
W. J. Gebauer
Barber
Council Journal
Victor J. Trarass
Fred Gerfen
Dr. King
Lewis Chamberlin
Manchester
H. R. Huffendick
Adv
House Furnishing Co. _ I
Garnet, Bros. ‘Mercantile , Co
Enpointa
Korman
Wey
Troy Markets
P. M. Davidson
Herman Schlafer
Deimling Bros
J. Neubauer
Martin Arth
Mary Isenberg
B. B. Jarvis
East End
B. W. Jarvis
F. W. Braner
Dares
Babette Deimling
Sandles
Rand Nyeeyeear
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Parsonage
City Electrician
Southern Ilinois Milk Producers’ Association
Central Hall
Weber
Herman Schlafi
Edward Miller
Benj
Zenik
Henry Horstma
Ignatius Ripgin
George P. ‘Loyet
Wim
Weber Edwin, Zenk , George
Dollinger
Wm. S., Weber
LEGAL
William Norbury
County of
Edwardaville
Emma Norbury
John B. Coppinger
Springer & Buckley
Fred. Campbell
Ilinois
Madigan
Coppinger
Hilhs. & Simpson
Miss Gussie Miller
YUEDE
Probst Com. CO
American Bank
Wwe
Yuede & Probst Commission
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