Court house transfers and marriage licenses listed
Court house transfers show numerous property deeds in Granite City Edwardsville Collinsville Troy and Alton with values from 100 to 3500 plus an array of lot and tract descriptions. Marriage licenses issued in Collinsville Troy Chesterfield O’Fallon Alton and Granite City list ages and names of couples.
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Subject
Fannie Wittels
C. R. Woolridge
Hamilton Street
Danforth’s Purchase
Alton
Clara Elliott
Alice Hardy
Brookside
Troy
Morris Mendel
Joe Mendel
Versen
Add
Marine
W. H. Grayson
B. Bateman
McCasland & Youree
Granite City
Isedor Aszenberg
S. W. McKittrick
Jarvis Township
East Madison
G. W. Niemann
P. J. Schoyan
R. A. Morriss
M. Courtney
Sheriff
C. R. Kiser
West Madison
Venice
Geo. W. Niedringhaus
Henry Hrppengarner
Granite Place
A. C. Gallen
Henry Jobusch
Union
Abraham P. Cohen
St. Louis
Sadie Cohn
Collinsville
Luella ‘Bohnenstiehl
Wee Even J. B. Jeffers
Alice R. Johnson
Jessie Ivie
Oma Ray
Local Races Prices Set for Admission
Ticket rates announced for the event list 35 cents for first seats 25 cents for second seats and 15 cents for children indicating scaled pricing for all attendees.
Forty Years Ago recalls dead body found on railroad
The Highland Leader notes the discovery of the body of B. S. Gale, an elderly resident, on the railroad between St. Jacob and froy. Gale was struck by a train while walking on the tracks, a grim reminder from the paper’s backfiles.
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Highland Leader
B. S. Gale
St. Jacob
Froy
Gale
Old Songs Re twisted Sing them over again to me
A brief verse remembering singing old songs aloud and the Victrola to carry the tune when effort grows tiring. The lines hint at nostalgia for music playback from a Victrola as a substitute for live singing.
Brief News Notes Happenings and Gossip
Relatives in Troy announce the birth of twins to Mr and Mrs Arthur Gebauer in Kansas City. Kent D Wild, son of Mr and Mrs Wm H Wild, is seriously ill with appendicitis but reported improved. A son was born Christmas Eve to Mr and Mrs Arthur Taylor in O Fallon. Mrs Taylor formerly Lena Walker of Troy. G A Purviance, a former Troy resident, is very ill with Brights disease at his daughter Mrs H V Renfro’s home in Sullivan, Missouri. Mrs David Thomas, ill for some time, was taken to Nokomis on Christmas Day and now staying with daughter Mrs Harry Belcher. husband to remain over New Year. Mrs Fannie A Dawson and Miss Bess G Davy attended the funeral of Mrs Sarah E Jester at Collinsville on Wednesday. Mrs Jester was sister to Dawson and Davy. Julius Neubauer, local fancy poultry raiser, won prizes with Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds at Mt Olive show, including first on cockerel and first, second, third on pallet. In a Christmas guessing contest Mrs Adella Hampton’s pillow top prize went to Miss Phoebe Schmacker with 2205 guessed vs 2201. Miss Grace Davis won two pounds candy for nearest toothpick guess with 2783 vs 2781.
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Troy
Arthur Gebauer
Kansas City
Kent D. Wild
Wm. H. Wild
Arthur Taylor
O’fallon
Taylor
Lena Walker
G. A. Purviance
H. V. Renfro
Sullivan
Bright
David Thomas
Nokomis
Harry Belcher
Fannie A. Dawson
Bess G. Davy
Sarah E. Jester
Collinsville
Jester
Mesdames Dawson
Davy
Julius Neubauer
Rhode Island
Mt. Olive
Neubauer
Adella Hampton
Phoebe Schmacker
Troy Ill City Council Adopts Light Plant Sale Draft?
Adjourned meeting of Troy city council on December 15 1915 discusses Ordinance No 140 selling the city electric light plant. Meyer Taylor and Wild vote aye for passage while Cooper Foster vote against. motion fails for lack of three fourths. Mayor pro tem Cooper and Clerk Garnet preside with present officers.
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Troy
Ill
Clerk&Garnet
Wild
Foster
Cooper
Garnet
Meyer
Taylor
Davis
Preston
Harry Cooper
Fred H. Gornet
Johnny on Ears and the Trouble They Bring
A child recounts how ears attract trouble as nature makes him and his mother a target for teasing and cruelty. When ears freeze, peers rub snow on them and they swell, leading to avoidance of school, deemed a godly place, while the father urges silence about hate and the excess of talk.
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Johnny
Brown Betty Brittle Ice Cream Recipe
A historic recipe outlines making vanilla ice cream by chilling milk with sugar, cooling with vanilla, then folding in whipped cream. When half frozen, add peanut brittle chopped or ground, mixing until caramel flavored with nuts throughout.
Town Clerk Must Enforce Road Drag Fund Law
The Greenville Advocate reports amendments to the road dragging law making town clerks ensure a road drag fund of three to five dollars per mile annually. Commissioners must award contracts, drag roads as specified, and fines of ten to twenty five dollars for first offenses, increasing for subsequent offenses.
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Greenville
St. Jacob
Dunne
Commissioners of Highways
Commissioner of Highways
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey Aids Throat Irritation Note
Advertisement warns that throat and chest troubles can inflame and swell and lead to serious trouble if unchecked. It promotes Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as soothing and healing, loosening phlegm and destroying germs in the throat and nose.
Personal notes from Troy families over Christmas visits
Frank Wilfé and Miss Mamie Lewis visit Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lewis. Ella Rea visits Green ville. Prof. and Mrs. F. M. Scott visit Collinsville. families from Troy host guests including H.A. Ritcher and others. Also copper cleaning tip using oxalic acid. humorous short clippings. estate administrator notice and local shoe ad.
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Bers
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Highland Brewing CO
Winois
Qrand
Crorain
Scotland
T.paul’s Auditorium
Liberty Bell
Sousa
Volti
Martini
Jane
Jim
Pat Crorkin
Girl’s Dream
Sabitzky
J. Crorkin
Verdi
Agnes Crorkin
Iled Banner
Brewer
Gray
Will Crorkin
Michael Crorkin
Angels
Wee
Shubert
Agnes
Jane Crorkin
DeBeriot
Frumereski
Dvorak
Beyer
Dr. King
Teressy
Journal OF City Council
Kingon
Frank Wilfé
Mamie Lewis
B Stown
Wm. Lewis
Ella Rea
J. W. Rea
F. M. Scott
Emma
W.L. Oliver
George. C.’ Ritcher
Caroline Ritcher
August Ritcher
Adda Matthews
Columbia State
Cincinnati
Charlotte News
Nashville Banner
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
F. W. Braner
W. J. Gebauer
Henry DeBass
Lee
John Gebauer
B. W. Jarvis
LEGAL
John Frey, Jr
John ‘Frey
Madison
Inois
Madison County
Edwardsville
Eliza M. Prey
John. B. Coppinger
Illinois
Mar Irguereta Hess
Fred Bernhardt
Marguereta Hess
Klein’s
Klein's
Goodrich
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