London and Illinois Traction Plan Nears Start
Isaac Smith of St Louis heads the Springfield Central Illinois Traction Company planning a new interurban from London to St Louis via Indiana and Southern Illinois with a western terminus in St Louis. Construction may begin this summer. project aims to parallel Vandalia with low cost routes and England backing, featuring a 20 million dollar budget, a power plant east of St Louis, and key officers White Skillman and McMillan all St Louisans.
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Ohinley
Ringfield & Central Illinois
Trac- Company
St. Louis
Vandalia
George W. White
A. C. Skillman
N. E. McMillan
St. Louisans
Smith
England
Free Night School Launched at McCray-Dewey Academy
A free night school opened Wednesday at McCray-Dewey Academy with 34 enrolled, expanding a free mining course from Prof. H. E. Smith of the University of Illinois. Local instructors, led by Prof. M. B. Coker and Prof. W. L. Oliver, will teach two evenings weekly without pay, focusing on arithmetic spelling and business penmanship. Classes welcome Troy residents with no tuition, only minor book costs, and will run through the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCray-Dewey Academy
H. £. Smith
University of Illinois
Nes
Swoith
M. B.cbker
McCray-Dewey
W. L. Oliver
Troy
Ind
Mamaghile
Harpist Genevieve Smith Headlines Troy Lyceum Night
Genevieve Smith and Helen Norton appeared at the St auditorium in a Troy Lyceum series program. Smith, a famed Chicago harpist, spoke on the instrument before her numbers and impressed with elegant playing. Norton, a Cumnock School graduate, delivered humorous dialects and readings in costume to entertain a fair audience. The event received praise as a pleasing, well executed program.
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Genevieve Smith
Helen
Lyceum
Chicago
St.ditorium
Troy Lyceum puedTa
Miss Smith
Lady ‘Norton
Tillinois
Springfield
Norton
Cumnock School
Oratory
Jon
Mourns the Mexican War Veteran James Seybold of Troy
James ME Seybold aged 94 1 8 died at the Soldiers Home Quinty after living in Troy vicinity for nearly a century. He served in the Mexican War, married twice, and was a longtime member of Neilson Lodge No 25 I O O F. He is survived by relatives in the area and was buried in Troy Cemetery after a funeral at the Baptist church.
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James ME. Seybold
Troy
Jarvis Township
Quinty
Troy Bunday
Peéilaws
Marion Jackson
M. E. Church
Troy Ceemetery
Neilson Lodge
Samuel C. Seybold
James M. Seybold
Cominaville
Sarah Mize
William
Laura
Crucilla
Abbott
Collinsville
Seybold
Mr. Seybold
Neilson
Uadgs
Albert Wilson
Editor's Wife Found Dead In Collinsville Home
Mrs. Bessie Schimpff wife of A W Schimpff editor of the Collinsville Advertiser was found dead on a couch at 3 20 Sunday afternoon by her husband after a brief illness. She aged 44 formerly Miss Bessie Davis of Sidney Ohio had lived in Collinsville seven years. An inquest ruled heart neuralgia as the cause. funeral at Collinsville Presbyterian Church on Morrison Avenue with Rev Mary Heinecker officiating. Remains shipped to Sidney for interment. Mrs Schimpff was active in church and local groups.
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Aurora
Jed Cramer
O'Fallon
BR. F. Cramer
Ephriam Youns
Ursula
Stella Scully
Philip Rarick
Margaret Joseph
St. Louis
W. L. Oliver
Collinsville
Alonzo Farnham
Hooper, Cole
Jenatins Rizzzin
Wm. Collings
Mabel Struckhoff
Sadie Riegin
Robert Rawlings
Edna Wood
Columbis
Hannah Woid
Caroline Ritcher
Mary Cooke
St. Jolia
August Ritcher
Adda Mathews
Ira P. File
Anton Philipsen
Old Ripley
Myr
Louis Mincer
Tirnce
Samuel Vans
John Gaskill
Wm. FE. Engrly
Edwardsvyle
Busie Schimpfif
A. W. Schimpff
Morrison Avenue
Pres By Teetin Church
Marry Heinecker
Sidney
Ohio
Troy Civic Runson Meeting and Church Society News
A Troy Civic Runson group will hold a meeting Monday evening at the M E church. The Ladies Aid Society of the M E church plans to meet with Mrs Kingston next Thursday afternoon. Ep worth League discusses Good News topic next Sunday evening led by Miss Mabel Cramer. German Evangelical church elected officers for the year: Mrs Sebastian Weber president, Mrs Charles Goetz vice president, Mrs W J Gebauer secretary, Mrs John Feldmeier treasurer. The Kuccle Kaffee annual event is set for Tuesday February 16.
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Troy
M. E. Ebhurch
M. E. Church
Kingston
Epworth League
Mabel Cramer
German Evangelical Church
Death of Mrs Annis Garrett in Kansas City Missouri
The Sehet City News reports Mrs Annis Garrett died in Kansas City Missouri on December 19 at age 32 years 9 months. Daughter of Mrs Jennie Garrett nee Jarvis she was born a cripple and worked as a stenographer for the R G Quan Mercantile Agency. Her funeral occurred December 22 in Bohai City.
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Kansas City
Sehet City
Mac
D.cemlberdist
Annis Garrett
Jennie Garrett
Jarvis
Troy
Henry 'C. Winfield
Andrew Jarvis
R-G. Quan Mercantile Agency
Bohai City
Busy January circuit court docket totals eighty one new cases
The January term of the circuit court opens next Monday with eighty one new suits filed Friday. Dockets include appeals assumpsit partition divorce foreclosure to remove cloud accounting relief attachment debt creditor's bill injunction and other cases. Dispositions since last report include several divorces and foreclosures plus assorted assumpsit and debt actions.
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Circuit Court
Yarry
Bricker
Frank Dahmus
Ralph Nichols
Della Nichols
Bertha Rodgers
Thomas Rodgers
Lizzie H. Jones
C. Hadfield
Calling
Joseph Kneedber
Assumpsit
L. Coyle
People’s Bank
Mary O'Neil
Benj. Witte
F. C. Witte
Wh. Kroeger
Mary A. Brennan
Alton National
Bank
Michael Humelly
Henry Weitkamp
Frederick Weitkamp
Mary
Nichols
St. L. Ry
Barber Asphalt Paving Co
National Roofing Materials Co
Probate Inventories and Final Reports Across Numerous Estates
A series of probate items list inventories approved balances and allowances for many minors and deceased individuals. Several hearings are set for final reports with dates like January 15 and January 25. Letters testamentary and bonds are issued or authorized for multiple estates including Saeger, Schafer, and Riebold, with approved proofs of death and probated wills.
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A. Perfetti
Edward R. Starkey
J. T. Meisenheimery
Benj. EP. Cummings
Wm. Fehling
Shand
Edward Barnett
Wilhelm Moes
Th. L. Borsey
Sarah E. Smith
Charles A. Schwartz
John Saeger
J.herrill
Mary Saenger
Holmacier
Dunnery
Fred J. Riebold
Emily Robinson
John Robinson
John
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London
Catalpa Anto
Tingle
Syndicalists
Opgles
Soa
Tstac
Isaac
Yinkers
Dr. Bell
Soldiers Home
Withiit Evelyn
Will G
Take
Martin Holz
Emma Norbury
Misa Ide Mixon
Henry W. Take
Edwardsville
Martin Holt
Elizabeth Schultze
Alberutti
Wil Voss
Nelson
Nigels
B. Dixon
Alice
Theo'ore Mick
Clara
Theodore
Wilma
Frank Rinkel
Air
Edward Meier
Edward Miller
Yerman
Niebruegte
Wist
Collinsville Road
Niebruegg
Marie Henke
Migs Mary Sehlafer
Dainty Retreshuiente
Estelle Niebruesge
Verna Taake
Neosha Council
de Bree
Pocahontas
Branor Hall
Hampton
Rowena Kurth
George Hicks
Joseph D. Scott
Laf-Alot Club
Walter Liebler
George Licbler
Brancr Hall
Chris Gerling, Jr
Wilbur Gebauer
Myrtle Lewis
Leola Albrecht
Mary Brennan
Ben Schlichting
Misa Minnie
Carlinville
Hannah
Clayton
Jacob
H. J. Bayer
Co. A. Bchlucher
Amos Jones
Alowed
Probate Proceedings
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