Purviance Barn Fire Sparks townwide alarms
Troy faced a string of fire scares starting Monday when a pipe fell on a whistle wire at the electric plant triggering a false alarm. On Wednesday at 6 45 am sparks from the public school chimney touched off a small roof fire, quickly controlled. Later that evening a large blaze at G A Purviance’s barn spread burning debris over a wide area in a brisk southwest wind. Four horses were evacuated but one perished. Nearby sheds and a paint shop were destroyed. the cause remains a mystery. Insurance coverage valued at 1500 and 450 dollars was appraised by Louis and Wm Hagnauer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
G. A. Purviance
Lexander
Elizyn “Wild
C. E. Rood
E. Joseph
Helvetia Mutual
Rouse” Insurance Company
Louis
Wm. Hagnauer
Thuraday
Roads signs planned for Madison county old trails
Local Commercial Clubs from Collinsville Troy St Jacob and Highland will share 310 per mile to post heavy warning signs along 32 miles of the old trails road from the county west to east line. Crews will install signs next spring by auto truck. The National Old Trails already signs Los Angeles to St Louis and aim to extend to Washington city making the route fully marked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Purp
Si. Quis
Terre Haute
Collinsville
Troy
St. Jacob
Highland
Madison County
Los Angeles
Cat
St. Louis
Washington, D. C
Sheriff orders county saloons closed after January 1
Sheriff Jenkins announced that all saloons in the county will be closed starting January 1 and kept closed by the full authority of his office. He warned that no doors should stay open and that enforcement would be strict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenk
Arison County
Jenkins
Aldo
George Mitcherson Dies at 58 in Troy
George Jordy Mitcherson a 58 year old miner died this afternoon at 2 45 at the residence of Mr and Mrs Edward Felvis where he boarded. He was born in England and had lived in Troy ten years. He leaves three brothers in Taylorville Kincaid and England the Taylorville brother was advised to have the remains shipped there for burial. The body will be shipped to Taylorville tomorrow. The Southern Illinois Light and Power Company asked the State Public Utilities Commission for permission to issue 480200 of stock and bonds with 286000 first mortgage bonds and 114206 common stock and 81000 preferred stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George “Jordy” Mitcherson
Edward Felvis
England
Troy
Taylorville
Kincaid
Southern Illinois Light & Power Company
State Public Utilities Commission
Springfield
Interurban extension gains pace with fare boost approved
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a five to ten cent fare increase on the McKinley lines from St Louis to the Tri Cities, boosting hopes for a line through Glen Carken Maryville Troy St Jacob Highland and Pocahontas to Greenville. Officials plan a St Louis to Greenville route once the bridge fare issue settles, with legal challenges anticipated. The article notes related franchise issues and prior losses driving the price rise as groundwork for the projected extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Interstate Commmerce Commission
St. Louis
Venice
Madison
Granite City
Winds
Stallings
Madison County
Greenville
Bond County
McKinley
Glen Carken
Maryville
St. Jacob
Highland
Pocahontas
Advocate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tri-Cities
Iion
I Schéen
St. Louis Electrical Terminal Railway Co
Post-Dispatch
McKinley Bridge
United States Court of Claims
Tri- Cities
Court of Claims
McKinley System
Comings and Goings of Troy Visitors and Musings
Social notes recount Otto Ninniger a former Troy boy now at Centralia who secretly wed Velma Almegord daughter of Mrs M Almegord of that city. The couple plan to live at 318 South Walnne street Centralia. Moonstone Chapter No 442 Order of Eastern Star elected officers at a regular meeting Tuesday evening with installation planned for December 28. Numerous local residents are noted visiting relatives and towns including Granite City Collinsville East St. Louis St Louis and Edwardsville during the holiday period with friends and kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Ninniger
Troy
Centralia
Moonstone Chanter
Order of
Eestern Star
B. W. Jarvis
H. A. Canedy
Myrtie Lewis
Huniece Powell
John Feldmeier
S Dee Eliott
Ness
G. N. Robinson
Granite City
St. Louis
Ray Geffen
Brees
James Rawson
Lou Burk
Helen Peter
Collinsville
Mary Kelly
Sumlay
Alfred Capelle
En Sohereack
Edwardsqne
Frank Metager
Ashland
Elna Kinder
Duke
Oklo
Charles Voelker
Alice
Bla Gaertner
East St. Louis
Silas Shadwick
S. W. Rawson
Ruth Cramer
Edwallsville
Colm Jones
Lieta Trattner
Highland
Stephen Pritchett
P. J
Ramik
John Mersinger
Thomas Millett, Jr
Edwardsville
Henry Alts
Clarence
Suesday
Souyis Tonyannie A. Dilwsen
Laura
Thsiiig
Kallitholpel Ai Dighe
Johnson City
Walter Schmidt
Goltineville
J. L. Hagler
Dillman
Mabel
J. W. Smith
Waughter
James Adams
H. Febb
Edw. H. Klein
Jacob Schaffer
Lester
Sebastian Weber
Val. Ottwein
George Nemnich
M. Horstmann
D. G. Fries
Emma Markham
Woodstock
Mary Fitzpatrick
SS. Avis
All
P. J. Craney
Ony Phipps
Elizabeth Whitize
Phips
Dee Schultze
Gillis Thompson
Barnn
Mrs. FE
D. Josey A
Tany— Ily
Fires knock out forty plus phones at Troy Exchange
About forty phones of the Troy telephone Exchange were knocked out Monday night when a fire on the public square burned the fuse box. The fuse box was charred and damage estimated around $50. Manager EL ON reported the outage and repairs took several days. Parish notices and community events followed in the fragmented report during the outage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Arth
Martin Arth
Miss Arth
Troy
Peleen
Manger EL
Gwen
Joh
Severa
Court docket items outline transfers and divorces
Circuit and Probate Courts list petit jurors serving in the circuit court for two weeks and detail new court cases including several divorces such as Gruiescu versus Gruiescu, Morton versus Morton, and Schmacker versus Schmacker. Also items approve inventories and reports for deceased estates and guardianships with final reports set for December and January hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lees
John J. Leef
New P
Douglas
Fred Ulrich
St. Jacob
Fred Sohn
Marine
Henry Diets
Pin Oak
Frank Miller
Collinsville
Martin Brede
Henry Schramm
Fred Pfeiffer
Russell
John Hussell
Henry
Mueller
Namcoki
Wm.Fossick
Henry Weinberg
Foster
Chas. Ost
Venice
Raymond Foster
Jno
Lively
Hugh Smith
Alton
John Leverett
Ben Elble
F Haven
Geo. Wietsch
James Corbett
Peter Bruck
Harry B. Winters
Godfrey
Gus
Tibbett
New Circuit Court
Os Sara Gruiescu
Josef ‘Grulsect
Uizzie Morton
George W. Morton
Josephine Schmacker
Frank Schmacker
J. B. Fenstermann
Sylvester Hall
Lulu Frets
Walter Fretz
Nick Skendrich
Friend
Wine Weeks
M.D. Tibbetts
Clara Ruegger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Purviance
Qoree
Woodriver
Streusfer
Streuber
Ls Association
Cial
George Mitcherson
Interurban
Mckinley Line
wHenry Pyle
St. Jacob's Holstein
Henry Melm
Sorento
Mr. Pyle
James Foster
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. BE. Church
Wm. H. Wild
Kingston
Social
Gussie Miller
Tavis
Joseph McManus
Tic
Severi
Lo Hes
Ite
Little Rock
Ark
J. W. Singvind
Elzirha
Amises
John Cline
Clarence Amily
Butcher
Sullivan
John Cinewal
University of Iinois
Holdaye
Loren Anderson
Ile
Carey
Circuit and Probate
Meetiriceto Kl
Lucy A. Wilson
Joseph Kleisner
John Zurlene
Guardian
J. Perrere
Rss
Louis BH
Rinne
Nui
Bronger
Henry Vorwald
Julius Essige
James H. Cunningham
Caroline Brinkmann
Minnie Buenger
Joseph Mucha
John G. Schreiber
Karl Meibauer
Mary Promnes
Jeremy
Antonis
Thomas
Bertha Evelyn Rowe
Henrys A. Mierhuss
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!