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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1906
Page
5
A social week centered on a public school exhibition at Rieder's opera house, raising funds for the school library with a strong turnout and varied acts. Reports note weddings, births, travels, and community visits across Troy, O'Fallon, Edwardsville, and nearby towns, highlighting local families, clergy, and civic figures along with multiple marriage announcements and personal milestones.
George Liebler found a rear door forced entry and a theft of about 25 dollars in clothing and pennies. Pants, shirts, underwear, shoes disappeared along with the money drawer. Entry used a pick handle and pick axe from a railroad tool house. Two burglars suspected. one man seen nearby.
Mrs. Powell plunged through a tin covered cistern top in the Powell yard while collecting milk from George Prentice’s wagon. Witnesses George Morriss and J. W. Garnest rushed to help as Mrs. Powell landed on her side with her head above water in about two feet of liquid. A ladder was used to rescue her and she was quickly supported until help arrived.
Mrs Powell was pulled from a cistern with no injuries but shock and fear. Helpers feared the top of the cistern could cave in and bury them alive, underscoring the danger of the rescue.
The U M W A band directed by Prof. W B Thomas of Edwardsville plans a two part concert at Rieder's opera house Monday evening. Seats go on sale. program features Jocal Edwardsville talent and pieces such as Gloria, Harvest Moon Shining, Burning of Rome, Three Star Polka, Priscilla, Garden of Roses, Won't You Be My Little Child, and Gloweland Waltz with soloists Mabel Holliday Minnie Schwarz and others.
Martin Keck Sr. died Sunday at home north of O Fallon at 74 after a long illness. He leaves a widow Emma Nemesius and ten children including Henry St Jacob Jacob Highland Troy Richard Sailor Springs Jon Troy Mo Mrs Weir and Mrs Gutersohn of Trenton Mrs Kirsch of St Louis and Mrs Bohnenstiehl of Troy. He also leaves 37 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Funeral was Wednesday at the family residence with burial on the Keck farm graveyard near O Fallon. Relatives from here attended.
Joseph Goehl aged 16 years 5 months 20 days died at his West Side home after a five day illness from pneumonia. He was the third son of John Goehl, a well known Troy resident, and is survived by his father stepmother two brothers and one sister. Funeral Mass was held at St Jerome's Church with burial in Troy Cemetery. Bring your job work to Tuk Catt.
English services at Evangelical Lutheran church tomorrow evening. W C T U to meet at MraoI W Cook ext Thursday afternoon March lat. Lenten services at St Pauls next Thursday at 7 30 pm Rev Martin Daib. County Prohibition ticket named at Alton convention: clerk D G G Ray Upper Alton. treasurer Joan O Cooper Upper Alton. sheriff Howard T Miller St Jacob. superintendent of schools L Kennedy Venice. Delegates named to senatorial congressional and state conventions. DeWitts Little Early Risers advertised with health claims. Eagle Pencil Co pens advertised in stationery dept. It pays to tell what you have to sell. or gee.
Telegraphic dispatch from the St. Louis Republic reports surveyors laying out the Terre Haute to St Louis interurban route reached Martinsville. Engineer Terhune says construction may start in April. west-end surveying and west-side decisions remain unsettled. The line may enter East St Louis over its own route after franchise and rights issues.
Hindmarch and Meyer form Hindmarch & Meyer to manufacture hollow concrete building blocks at the Hoge brick yard site. They purchased a modern machine and will produce ornamental and plain blocks, plus sand and cement trades and contract granitoid work. The local impact remains to be seen.
Luckiest man in Arkansas hails Dr King s New Discovery for consumption after his wife recovered from years of coughing and lung bleeding. The ad claims cure for worst coughs and colds with a money back guarantee and mentions S Widgaton drug store selling 50c and 1.00 bottles with a free trial. Also notes wedding invitations printing at Tue Cana office and ink and fresh seafood at F S Riebold Co., 47-48.
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