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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1916
Page
4
Adam Petry and others visit Pocahontas Beardstown and St. Jacob on business. Local weddings and births noted along with church revival plans and community events. A circuit court divorce notice and ads for medical liniment complete the neighbors page.
Marine notes report a ball announced by the Mid Knights at Turners hall for Sunday evening. Recent visits include Miss Lillian Prange of New Douglas visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Wetzel and Mrs. J. Schneider of St. Louis visiting her mother Mrs. M. Hetzel. Memorial Day observances are being prepared by marine lodges. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Neudecker and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John Nemnich. Elsie Vollrath returned from a week with Mr. and Mrs. Er. W. Burroughs of Edwardsville. Alhambra Baseball Club will perform Blundering Billy at Turners hall on March 4. Louis Bode and sister Julia of Edwardsville and Charles Schaffer of Alberta, Canada, were guests of Walter Kolm and family, Leopold. Hill sold his Marine farm to Andrew Schmidt for 5800 dollars and plans to move to Indianapolis. Catherine Burkhardt, widow of John Burkhardt and former Marine resident, died in St. Louis aged 74, survived by three sons and a daughter. interment at Bethany cemetery, St. Louis.
Miss Lucile Burton returns to Shawneetown after an extended visit as new bowling alleys at the Rest awhyle complex opened last Saturday.
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