Franchise Granted for Troy Interurban Line
The Troy city council approved a fifty year franchise for the Springfield and Central Illinois Traction Company to build operate and maintain an electric interurban railway through Troy with construction to begin by July 1 1913 and completion in two years. The route runs along Market street and extends toward Collinsville Dewey avenue and Rt Jacob corridor. A belt around Collinsville will include major industries. The franchise topics include minor changes from the original, acceptance within thirty days, and broader regional ties as Troy eyes a near term electric-road realization while cautioning future progress depends on continued booster effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Springfield & Central Illinois Traction Company
City of
Springfield & Centra Ilinois
Market Street
Collinsville Road
Dewey Avenue
Rt. Jacob Cond
Highland
Greenville
Collinsville
Elestria
Madison County 1913 Tax Rates Released for Townships
The 1913 tax rates for Madison county townships were published last week after delays for the East Ride Levee District. Rates listed include Tarvis State 48, county 45, local road and bridge 60, Troy corporation 73, school district 49, Vin Oak State 48, county 45, and nearby townships such as Jarvia having similar figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacob
Corporation
Helvetia
Highland
Rock Road
Marine
County
Town
Edwardsville
Conty
Town IL
Glen Carbon
Side L, & S
Bond
Collinsville
Calimavite
Clialriot
H. Side L
Madison County
East Ride
Jarvia
Tarvis
Bridge
Troy
Vin Oak
Making Good at Red Bud
A. Mayer leads Red Bud Shoe Company as stockholders report solid gains from a 11,000 investment yielding 2612 percent. They approve raising capital to 15,000, issue at 58 a share, consider a new two story brick building and aim to heighten daily capacity to 200 pairs. Mayer receives a solid gold watch from grateful stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Mayer
Red Bud Shoe Company
Mayer
Roy Shoe Company
LIGHT DYNAMO BURNED OUT IN CITY BLACKOUT
A week of ice and heavy wind damaged electric lines causing a short circuit that burned out the city’s large dynamo. Widespread darkness followed until Sapp repaired the unit by Saturday evening restoring light. The report notes this was the first outage in years and mentions a timetable change for Troy mail service starting January 20. Mrs. Margaret James, 79, died at Greenup after a napalysis stroke, survived by two sons and a daughter. funeral held in Greenup cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wleetwician Sapp
Louis
James
Greenup
Mira
Blargaret James
Etra
B. W. Jarvis
Vandervert
Uniontown
Nathaniel ¢. James
Shela
Sans
Last Rites Held For Well Known Troy Citizen
The funeral of Throfore Guennewig, well known Troy resident, was held Monday at 9:80 from the family home. Rev J A Wieneke conducted the burial at St Jerome's Church, with interment on the family plot in the city cemetery. Surviving are wife Margaret Appel and seven children, plus a brother and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Curnnewiz
Westphalia
Germany
America
Troy
Bear
Brookside
Schott
Main
Market
Margaret Appel
John
Theodore
Edwin
Marie
Rank Guennewig
Anna Leise
Robert Ackermann
Staunton
Guennewig
Catholic Knights of
Sen McCormick Expires After Long Public Service
Former state senator from Madison County and longtime treasurer Georgy M Cormick died Sunday at his son William Cormick’s Collinsville home at age 74. A Clermont Ohio native, he served in the Civil War and was wounded at Chickamauga. Funeral rites were held in Ohio but he had earlier aided Confederate forces, their fate now questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
GAL HR
Collinsville
Aradisen
Countie
McCormick
William
Wade
George M. McCormick
Daaghter
Mary &. Thitchinson
Alton
Colinsville
Vinderseuspicus
The
Masena
Georgy
ML. McCormick
Madison
Wiliam Mec Cormick
Clermont
Ohio
Chickamauga
Wigan
Septuagesima Sunday and church events noted
Sunday marks Septuagesima with a sermon titled The Approved Christian at 7 pm in the Presbyterian church. St Boniface parish opens a new Edwardsville parochial school, costing 25000 dollars and described as one of the state’s most modern. Merry Workers Society postpones its meeting to next Wednesday at Miss Josie Moeniz’s home due to bad weather. officer elections will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Grown
Presbyterian Church
St. Boniface
Edwardsville
Merry Workers Society of the
Josie Moeniz
Sudden Hearing Return for Belleville Man
Anthony Christmann, a devout churchman from Belleville, regained hearing after two years of deafness. He reported a stinging sensation in his ears on Sunday morning before he could hear again, and his physician could not explain the restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Christmann
Bellevile
Christmann
Electric Lights for Marine Proposed Franchise Growth
Marine residents push for a twenty year franchise to furnish electric street and commercial lighting. John Pfague of St. Louis proposes high power tungsten lights to illuminate streets and business areas. Meetings have favored the plan, with forty lights planned and progress toward implementation noted. Nearby, Thomas and Arthur Taylor completed a stock inventory at Mt. Olive and Arthur Taylor plans to manage the project and relocate there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine
John , Pfague
St. Louis
Thomas and
Arthur Taylor
Mt. Olive
Arthur’ Taylor
Social News Notes From Madison County Visits
The Goings and Comings of visitors span SE Louis last week with Rev Martin Holz meeting business visitors in St Louis. Curt Ren and family visit home folks. Jyese Mead stays Greenville Mississippi. Anna Abel visits Mt Louis relatives. Amos Hayes returns home from a few days away. Earl Foster and Fred Mossman seek work in East St Louis. Harry Belcher heads to Trinidad Colorado for prospecting then possibly California. Edward Gates visits his parents in Mast St Louis. Slazel Sandles arrives from St Louis to visit relatives. Kate Parker of St Louis visits daughter Edw in Yeinling and family. Nora Austin visits from Collinsville to see aunt J L Hagler and kin. Erwin Kunigmann visits his mother Florence Kuntzmann in Madison area. Grace W Sehmacher, now in navy, stationed at U S Naval Training Station North Chicago Edwardsville. Mr and Mrs Samart Barber of Coffeyville Kansas visiting Madison county relatives. guests of Mr and Mrs Fred J Barnsback, with Sarah Greenbusch and W H Barnsback hosts. Barber’s maiden name Addie Brown of Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SE Louis
Martin Holz
St. Louis
Curt Ren
Jyese G. Mead
Greenville
Mis
Anna Abel
Mt. Louis
Amos Hayes
Sr. Jacob
Earl Foster
Fred Mossman
East St. Louis
Harry Belcher
Trinidad
Colo
California
Edward Gates
Mast St. Louis
G. W. G. Gates
Slazel Sandles
LW. Sondlva
Kate Parker
St. Lois
Edwin. Yeinling
Misa Nora Austin
Collinsville
J. L. Hagler
Erwin Kunigmann
Florence Kuntzmann
Grace IW. Sehmacher
Navy
U.S. Naval Training Station
North Chicaggo
Edwardsville
Inteligneer
Samart Barber
Coffeyville
Kansas
Madison Colo'y
Fred J. Barnsback
Troy Road
Sarah Greenbusch
Barber
W. H. Barnaback
Tax Paying Time Nearing in County
Tax collection for 1012 looms as collectors file bonds and receive books. The first six districts report bonds and sureties with names including Pin Oak, George, Rucker, and Negtmaler. Officials listed are H B Nankenbring collector and John H Kuni, Alton clerk, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pin Oak
H. B. Nankenbring
Bend
George — Ifpitmean
Jobn
H. Kuli
Rucker
Fred
Negtmaler
Sureties
Alton
Glyn
Gollestor
Fragmented surety list with bonds and names
The text lists several bonds and sureties across multiple locales including Woodriver Joep and Alhambra. Names such as Gallaghan Seger Hadley Bernhardt Lumaghi Hart Oswald Bardelmeier and others appear with bond amounts ranging from 18 000 to 190 000. The fragmentary OCR preserves scattered party names and obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis FF. Lumaghi
C. A. Hartipann
Suretics
Alhambra
Wm. Oswald
F. Oswald
Chrialan‘Tonts
Suretica
Hamel
Edward C. Bardelmeier
John W. Blackburn
Rudolph Bardelmetitr
Sure Ties
Mrs Henry Stolte Dead at Troy Home
Mrs Vannah Stolte, wife of Henry Stolte and longtime Troy resident, died Tuesday at 6 am at her Clay Street home after a brief typhoid illness. She was 42 years, 4 months, and 5 days old. Funeral 2 pm tomorrow from the family home to St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church. Rev Kertzberger of St Louis to conduct burial at Lutheran Cemetery. Obituary to be continued next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vannah Stolte
Henry Stolte
Troy
Clay Street
St. Paul's Evangelical “Gutheran Church
Kertzberger
St. Louis
Severe Sleet Storm Hits Local Telephone Lines
A major sleet storm last week damaged the local exchange breaking multiple wires and forcing a full overhaul. Crews in Kinloch Belt and Long Distance divisions repaired lines, with linemen working in Troy and nearby areas for over a week to restore service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Post office at Afit chel faces closure plan
The Post Office Department proposes discontinuing the Y post office at Afit chel in the county to be replaced by a rural route from Granite City. Residents, many of whom have relied on the Afit chel office for 50 years, oppose abolition and will seek to keep the office open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Afitchel
Granite City
Mitchell
Court notices of marriages and probate proceedings
Circuit court cases and numerous probate matters listed including trustees reports approved and claims allowed. Individuals named include James Monaghan Bridget Greco Louis Schwartz Adam Schmit Lizzie Buble and many others with hearings set for January 29 and March 3, executors conservators and heirs appointed or reports approved across estates and minor settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Monaghan
Bridget Greco
Ward Barnett
R. H. Robimign” & Bon Construction Co
Agbnm
George ©. Brulken
Eetatu
John Mathes
Biz
Case
Louis Schwartz
Adam Schmit
Lizzie
Buble
W. Sell
John Moleer
Caroline Riggin
Louis Granitow
Rob
Henry Stuirt
Wm. G. Burroughs
Prego Brandes
A. J. Brandes
Bond HH. Naylor
H. KR. Armour
Hend Fyiret Sobule
Oref Y Ambrisius
Wen
Ny cMung
Lena’ Bbyelke
Chris, Lange
Leopold Wingohink
Fyne Cena Weischink
Maurion
Mochan
Fetters
Lesur
Mattie
Merbin
Bend
Ernest Morderker
Notigr
Wm. Brinkaan
Mary ‘.J. Crawford
Augiat Drexiliid
Minora
Elizabeth
Ape
Sarde
Baldane
Win
Hernan Webneier
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jarvis
Migiokty
Shoe Company
Henry Clay
New Orleans
Dr. King
H.R. Bulstendigk's
Montnegro
Theo
Sen. M’cormick
Mt. Qlive
Social
Donahue
Haven
Mich
H. R. Huffendick
McKinley
Rhs Alton, Granite & St. Louis Traction Company
East St. Louis & Suburban Company
St. Louis Street
Republican
Gran
Gustave Voelker
West End
Vyorlkes
P. D
Troyar
Jarvin Township
Ouo
Bor
Gotthe
Lautan
Daniel Peterman
Gourt House
TEMS
Argult and
Trane
Dettmar
Ever's Add
Trustees
Lot Ld
Pilger
W. R
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