Miss Linda and Anna Rucker Host Nixnutz Club Night
Social and personal notes describe Misses Linda and Anna Rucker entertaining the Nixnutz Club at their home with games and prizes. Winners include Joseph Scott and Edward Rucker in the peanut hunt, Minta Seligman and Walter Busse in the Nixnutz game, and Herman Pollworth and Louise Schon in the peanut dive. Guests and refreshments noted. all recall a pleasant time. Charles Elliott and Miss Anna Maletz wed quietly in St Louis then returned to Troy to begin housekeeping. The groom is night boss at the Donk mine. bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maletz, with many friends offering congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda
Anna Rucker
Misses Minta
Theresa Seligman
Louise Schon
Adella Braun
Martha Stienhans
Lydia Helmich
Agatha Busse
Messrs
Joseph Scott
Walter Busse
Fred Schon
Tienry Rucker
Herman Pollworth
Ernest Hampton
Edward Kutker
Charles Elliott
Anna Maletz
St. Louis
Troy
Donk Mine
Frank Maletz
Marriages Highlight St Jacob and Troy Connections
Miss Alice Hochuli of St Jacob wed Rev Carl Schmidt of the German Evangelical church in Highland parlor with Rev Carl Maier officiating. The groom, recently assigned to St Jacob from Missouri, and the bride, a local native, have ties to the town and Troy. Also wed was Miss Theresa B Schultze of the city to Henry Ove Dorph, formerly of New York City, in St Louis with a visit to Troy afterward. the couple plan to reside in St Louis.
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Alice Hochuli
St. Jacob
Carl Schmidt
Highland
Carl Maier
Missouri
John Hochuli
Troy
Theresa
Schultze
Henry Ove Dorph
New York City
St. Louis
Wm. Schultze
Public meeting at Braner's hall on Red Men Redmanship
A public meeting will be held next Tuesday evening at Braner's hall under the auspices of Kas kaskia Tribe No 126 Improved Order of Red Men. Wm H Bluehorn Great Chief of Records and F W Jones Great Sachem of Illinois will attend and deliver addresses on Redmanship. All are invited.
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Braner’s Hall
Wm. H. Bluehorn
F. W. ‘Jones
Illinois
J F G B Club Hosts Emma Mossmann Visit
Miss Ethel Horsley entertained the J F G B Club at her home last Saturday honoring Miss Emma Mossmann home from St Louis. The evening featured games music and diversions with dainty refreshments. A very pleasant evening was enjoyed by all. The Conn Make social occurred Tuesday evening at the M E church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Horsley
Emma Mossmann
St. Louis
Epworth and Junior Leagues Host Christmas Event
The Epworth and Junior Leagues drew a well attended crowd for a Christmas social at Wm. Lewis's home. Admittance consisted of a box of corn flakes and over one hundred items were sent to Lake Bluff Orphanage. Braner's Hall in Branersville hosted a Foresters of America grand hall with music by a Collinsville orchestra. fifty cent admission with ladies free.
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Epworth
Lake Bluff
Onder of
Foresters of America
Braner’s Hall
Collinsville
Epworth League Society
Wm. Lewis
Local residents visit St Louis and Troy links
Miss D G Jarvis visited St Louis on Thursday. Mrs W W Jarvis joined yesterday's St Louis visitors. Charles Schultze and family traveled to Highland on Wednesday. Louis J Wick was a Highland business visitor this week. Mrs N C Donoho of Edwardsville visited with Mrs J N Jarvis on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs F O Leidel and daughter Lena were St Louis visitors Monday. Lena Liebler of St Jacob spent several days in Troy with relatives. Mrs W J Vetter, Mrs Thomas Millett Jr, and Mrs Gustave Vetter visited St Louis Tuesday. Mrs Theodore J Gebauer attended a reception yesterday in Edwardsville at Mrs E A Keller's home. Miss Mattitte Craft returned to St Louis after several days in Troy. Mr and Mrs Win T Miller drove from Highland last Sunday to spend the day with Mrs Mayme Miller and family. Kenneth Brown, attending Shortleft college at Upper Alton, ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. G. Jarvis
St. Louis
W. W. Jarvis
Charles Schultze
Highland
Louis J. Wick
N.C. Donoho
Edwardsville
J. N. Jarvis
Lena
Lena’ Liebler
St. Jacob, Apent
Troy
W. J. Vetter
Thomas Millett, Jr
Gustave’ Vetter
St. ‘Louis
Theodore J. Gebauer
E. "A. Keller
Mattitte Craft
Win. T. ‘Miller
Irom ‘Highland
Mayme Miller
Kenneth Brown
Shortleft College
Alton
Sunday Visit with Mrs Flack and Smeigh Relatives
Mrs Wm Flack and her son Arthur of Granite City visited over Sunday as guests of her daughter and son in law Dr and Mrs A A Smeigh. S W Rawson from St Louis came last Saturday for a visit with relatives and was accompanied home by his wife who spent several days here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Flack
Arthur
Granite City
A. A. Smeigh
S. W. Rawson
St Louis
Saved from Awful Death by King's New Discovery
Fayetteville resident A. McDonald shares a family救 tale of a sister saved from consumption by King's New Discovery. He notes she was thin, anemic, and failing until the remedy cured her cough and strengthened her. The ad touts the medicine for coughs colds flu asthma croup bronchial issues with 50 cent, 1 dollar prices and a free trial bottle, guaranteed by Kingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Farm wisdom from a Chicago hen tale
A Chicago woman attempted to hatch a dozen cold storage eggs by tying a hen to the nest. The stubborn failure serves as a caution to urban dreamers chasing back to the land without farming experience, showing the cost of mistaken methods and theory over practice.
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Chicago
Charity and Uncle Eben Debate Sinful Ways
A fragmented dialect note shows Uncle Eben quoting charity as a cure for sin while admitting many will not join the effort. The imperfect transcription hints at a rural speech pattern and a moral reflection on communal duty.
Troy native Larkin Keown dies at 80 in Edwardsville
Larkin C. Keown, a well known former Troy resident, died at Edwardsville at age 80. The funeral is planned for Monday afternoon at 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larkin C. Keown
Troy
Edwardsville
Erwat
Local church services and priest appointments announced
Tomorrow morning and evening several congregations outline services in Evangelical Lutheran German and Baptist churches with Rev C Krickhahn Rev A V Marsh Rev J O Strassen and Rev August Bernthal. Catholic pastorate changes in Calhoun county shift Fr Becker to Highland Rev Jaschke to Gnantuork and Stengel to Brussels with Rt Rev James Ryan overseeing transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Lewis
Evangelical Church
C. Krickhahn
The
Baptist Church
James Ryan
Ailton
Fr. Becker
Brussels
Calhoun County
Highland
A. Jaschke
Jaschke
Gnantfork
J. A. Stengel
Becker
Public School Penciling Highlights Attendance and Games
Public School No 8 notes illness absences for Paul Auwarter while lectures remain common. Many pupils joined from nearby areas. A Geography match between 8th and 9th years ended in a tie. Girls basketball suffered a postponed game with Shurtleff college, and boys beat WinStanley 11 to 10 in East St. Louis. A drive for magazines funds subscriptions to World, Review of Reviews, and McClure’s.
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Shurtleff College of
Upper Alton
No. 8
Snodgrass
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M. E. Church
Uncle “Eben
Paul Auwarter
Maryville
James
Boston
Indies
Wilkins
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