Year in Alton and Edwardsville notes and obits
Review of the year lists deaths marriages and local events across Alton Edwardsville and surrounding areas. Notable items include the Voelker family death at Edwardsville, several weddings such as Slocum McMichael and Steinmeyer Gindler, a special election where the bond issue carried 95 to 37, multiple train and mine incidents, school openings and factory resumes, and regional notices from September to October with assorted obituaries business transfers and community happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
h—Big. Spake
Alton
H. C. Rucker
Aeamr Balmer
Fred Voelker
Edwardsville
Slocum-McMichael
Theo. Lange
Maryville
Eckert
Kuckett- Withening
Nettie Bertram
Bergman-Miller
G. A. Voelker
Donk's
Filer Kennedy
Troy
Paul's
Lieta Leidel
St. Louis
Bio Factory
James Howe
Fred Metz
Mittett & Allen
Edgar Housam
Fant
St.Louis
Steinmeyer-Gindler
McCreay-Dewey Academy
K. Bosomworth
Lgtaryville
Jas
Williamaan
Shoota
Killa
Barna
Pocahontas
Joseph Hess
Rawting
Frank Gusewelle
G. W. Mills
Rev.o
Krickhahn
Watervilet
Mich
Norbury
Henry
Brendle
Johnson City
Ok Main Street
Bali
Yoon Preech
Magadamizigg
Main Street
Rosa Bartels
Diea
Beller
Wartime Era Social Calendar and Local Notices
A detailed community ledger lists weddings, deaths, openings, and events across Edwardsville and Troy from late October through December. Highlights include the Frangen-Liew wedding, Latya talent showcases, coal firm reorganizations, a mine accident, multiple canyon and opera house concerts, and plans for electric line expansion.
Local Notes From St Jacob Community Gatherings
Personal visits report residents in St Louis Jamestown and Bloomington with several relatives. New Year's ball at Turner hall drew crowds, Woodmen lodge elected officers, and town board enacted ordinances. Fire damage minor at Henry Schreiber's shop. Royal Neighbors and marine turnover evento held, plus lighthouse keeper story and testimonial for Electric Bitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hochulf
St. Louie
Josephine ‘Gates
Jamestown
Harry Miller
Tuesaday
Bloomington
L- W
Adler
Leonard
Kansas
Halbert
St. Louis
Sone
George Lovet
Walter Adler
Bertha Marxer
Carbondale
Home Folke
Mra
N. D. Sweeney
East St. Louis
Monroe Stevens
B. PF
Stevens
St. Jacob
Eugene Neudecker
Chicago
Mary Ellison
A. Schmidt
Misa Olivia Staeger
Turners’ Hall
Herman Lampe
Lawrence Pachimann
Marine Turoverero
Mfenry Schreiber
Royal
L. C. Vim
Oracle
Wm. Kreutzberg
Ida Elbring
Wm. Vence
Cathy Liibert
Wm.Gericke
Troy Markets Report: Grain and Feed Prices
Corrected weekly, Thursday updates list wheat corn oats clover and timothy hay prices per bushel or ton, with flour and middlings quotes. Includes straw and shipstuff items, showing market rates for farm staples and milling products from local merchants.
St Jacob man dies from self inflicted gunshot wound
A 65 year old St Jacob resident, a well known local citizen, died Saturday from a gunshot wound inflicted the previous Wednesday in a personal crisis. The coroner's jury ruled death by his own action. He left a note for his son Fred Goss, a butcher in town. Survived by three sisters, one brother, two sons and two daughters. Remains buried in Keystone cemetery last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Goss
Bry
St. Jacob
Gosd
Fred.g. Goss
Keystone
Also Mentioned on This Page
CEUH
Dramatic’ Club
Pm Committee
Dramatic Club
Elias Burk, JR
Agency For
A. Purviance & Son
Hack and Dray
Méris
Vandetla Station
Ceenebane Prompt
Aervies
Deimling Bros
Bensgo
George T. Eckert Corn and Feed Mill
Gsiperiar
Peter
Chi
Main St
OPERA
Pera House
Helmich
Wéeeway Laundry
Opera, House
Sacra
Brown
Molden, M. J . Brown & Molden
Physicians
Baptist Chore
Molden
Byron Pr. Williams
Petry He Hiles
Jonse L. Simpson
Hiles
Simpson
Edwardaville
at'Squire
Rokoffies
Review OF the Year
Fate Wities
Br. Louis
Opera ‘House
Hostutter
Moore-Kyle
M.A
Garland
Giger
Fred Gornet
Aitis
Frangen-Liew
Éltyn
Taylor - Henderson
Farmers' Institute
Loral
Louva
Liebler
Champaign
Wilbur Ger
Icker
Martin Ae
South Dakota
Wilhelmina Bollmann
Amatt
Doak
Hallowe'en
A. A. Smeigh
Granite
City
Isaac. A. Smith
Terre Haute
Gypsies
Brookside
Coal Co
Stanley Stack Co
Opera House
Geo
We Barneback
Dwight Watt
Globetrotters
New Court House
Charlotte. Sims
Howard
Fisher-Shipp Concert Co
Collinaville
Elmer Belk
Carl Black Dica
Monroe
Barney Porter
Patrick Grannan
Donk Bros
Caleb B. Gonterman
Pin Oak
Corps of Engineers
Bridget Welch
Jacob M. Ogre
Collingwile
Svoboda
Engelman
Frigdhoff
Preas_ Club
J. L. Griffin
Denver
Jacob and
Henry Riebald
Adam Merainger
Trader-Dobbs
Dr. UV. Schottmayee
Buckley
Tilden Manley
Warnock
Soecal
G. W. Lindér
Woburn
Marie Heddergott
Henry Beutel
Irs
Fred Dettmer
Mary
Bink Gebauer
Stytningk
Bape Ball Lea “ l
Donahue
Haven
At's
Kingston's
Troy Markets
Fred. Good
Catskills
Kingston
H. Klein's
Kingston’s
H. Klein
You Fay Co
Lewis Peoria
Inya Schmidt
Jacob Wittwin
Meeker
Sete
Phil
Rarick
Bree
Bernas
John T. Botenenstiebl
F. C. Leidel
Collestor
Jarvis Township
Wena
Ignatius Biggin
Henry I . Faitz
Ed Miller
Adam Schmitt
Charles Schultze
Henry Horstmann
Julius Toake
Benj
Zenk
Hall
Aia Bolte
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Broilers Springs
Cor Uu
Keene Te
Yuede & Probst Commission Coq
North Third ‘Street
ST. Louis, MO
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