SPECIAL CROP BULLETIN FROM ILLINOIS AIDING CROP CONDITIONS
State Agriculture and Weather Bureau report notes uneven weekly moisture with central and southern districts well supplied while northern areas suffer from dryness. Corn is favorable though some fields laid by. oats need rain in the north. wheat harvest active with good grain quality but smaller acreage. rye and barley near harvest. Clover harvest slowed by wet weather. fruit prospects mixed with blight affecting apples and pears. potatoes promising except in the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Timothy
Dream tale at breakfast sparks social quarrel
Mrs Smartiea laments a nightmare and argues with TT about a dream and a refused payment for a bonnet. The exchange reveals household tension as they discuss money and dreams with evasive replies and light humor.
Tan Shoes Deals and Balloons Offer at Klein’s
Brief items note Tan Shoes for sale at Kiern’s and Klein’s next Sunday with a balloon promotion offering $1 worth of merchandise for tag returns by August 4. Also lists fresh butter at Bollmann Mercantile and Donk Mine daily output records 1644 tons with 41 loaded cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiern's
Bollman Mercantile Co
Donk Mine
Donk
Canton Troy No. 68
J. E. Marsey
Krause
Pleasant surprise party honors Oscar Sprick at home
Social notes report a birthday surprise for Oscar Sprick at his mother Mary Sprick's home Monday night. Several locals are noted traveling to fairs, meetings, and events with names like Mrs. Rawson and Mrs. Sims. Also mentions a health tip for croup and sale info for Hallard's Horehound Syrup at S. Kingston's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Sprick
Mary Sprick
Hallard
Ballard
S. Kingston's
Scheme Exposed at Bollman Mercantile Co Store
Reporter encounters manager P M Davidson planning July Fourth balloons to drift across Troy. Each 5 foot balloon carries a tag for one dollar merchandise if returned by August 4. Balloons to be released Monday. keep watch on Santos-Dumont. Also note ad for Bucklen's Arnica Salve at 25 cents for boils and pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bollman Mercantile Co
P. M. Davidson
Troy
Santos-Dumont
Curious China Exhibit Delights Worlds Fair Visitors
The Chinese display at the Worlds Fair showcases carved ivory and bone inlayed furniture, silk and gauze textiles, and life scenes from Chinese weddings and daily life. Notable features include two elaborately carved beds, a summer and a winter version, plus lanterns, temples, arches, and elephant tusks carved in intricate detail.
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Ab Mnoter Rcom
Ioner
Gill
Court House Items Probate Real Estate Transfers
Court and probate records list final reports balances and discharges for deceased estates including Gravina Gieselman Willock McGee Pollard Huestis Hotz Paoli Stricker Kalbfleisch Saegesser and others. Guardianships adoptions and adjourned matters are noted with balances and discharges, with several court decisions on theft burglary assault and civil damages.
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John E. Hillskotter
Dorothea Ulrich
George Gravina
Antonio Paoli
Frederick W. Stricker
Hertha Tontz Et al
Guardian
Bertha
John A. L
Minnie
Property transfers in Edwardsville and Collinsville area
A sequence of land and lot deeds records show Mary Tegimeier and others selling parcels in Highland and Collinsville, with amounts ranging from 200 to 3250 dollars. Transactions include WDs and various adds such as Jas. Suppiger's, Wing, Reed's, Easton sub, Troy, Collinsville and Metcalfe Place. Names include Mary L Delport, Eliza Hediger, Henry Spengel, Highland Brewing Co, Lu maghi Coal Co, John R Sutter, Gazang Ohren, Charles Metz eer, Lena Aderhold, S J Stubbs, Chas Glaes, and Gov D Burroughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Tegimeier
Henry Nessage
Mary L. Delport
Eliza Hediger
Jas. Suppiger
Highland
Henry Spengel
Highland Brewing Co
Alexander Cardot
Lumaghi Coal Co
Minerala
Ptse
Ptue
Ptow
Mary L. McCorkle
John R. Sutter
E. Wheeler
Edwardsville
Frederick Johnson
Clara Luk
Johnson
Collinsville
R. W. McAfee
Tena Mitchell
Church Street
Ada Collinsville
Reed
E. C. Springer
Gazang Ohren
Easton
Cc. G. E. Seligmann
Charles Metz Eer
J. F. Jarvis
Troy
Herman Aderhold
Lena Aderhold
Central
Margaret McCue
S. J. Stubbs
Gov. D. Burroughs
Chas
Marriage Licenses List From Edwardsville Area
A published roster lists marriage licenses including Nelson Montgomery 23 Edwardsville Allee J Koch 21 Marine Fred Gregware 25 Edwardsville Pearl Rollins 25 Edwardsville George Kundrak 28 Granite City Susie Toman 19 Granite City Warren A Barnes 41 Chicago Elizabeth Baker 39 Louisville Emil M Mucri 22 Highland Cora Forister 318 Highland Chas Bollinger 24 Edwardsville Katie Boulanger 20 Collinsville Arthur Smith 23 Granite City Masry K Coon 29 Granite City James Robinson 26 Edwardsville Barrier Rollins 21 Edwardville
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Nelson Montgomery
Edwardsville
Allee J. Koch
Fred Gregware
Pearl Rollins
George Kundrak
Granite City
Susie Toman
Warren A. Barnes
Chicago
Elizabeth Baker
Louieville
Emil M. Mucri
Highland
Cora Forister
Chas. F. Bollinger
Edwardaville
Katie C. Boulanger
Collinsville
Arthur Smith
Granite
Prohibition Lecturer J J Harris to Speak at M E Church
The Hon J J Harris of Marlon, a noted Prohibition lecturer, will speak at the M E church on Saturday and Sunday July 9 and 10. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend free admission. Epworth League elected officers Tuesday: President Geo C Ritcher, 1st VP Miss Lucretia Boston, 2nd VP Miss Suaie E Hollis, 3rd VP Miss Charity Archibald, 4th VP Miss Carglyne Neuennch Wander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.J. Harris
Marlon
M. E
Coné
Epworth League
Geo. C. Ritcher
Lucretia
Boston
Suaie E. Hollis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Special Crop Bulletin
State Department of Agriculture and Weather Bureau
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Silevy 3
Kingston
Keystone Building and Loan Association
Troy Cemetery Mite Society
Margaret Rawson
Sims
Brookside
Henry Wilke
Siater
J. H. Steinhans
St. Louis
Chan
Allen
Kreiger
Thos
McAdoo
Mias Nettie
Geo. Pickle
H. Pierpont
Belleville
Wm. G. Baglin and
Alton
Vicinity
Will Rubine
W. F. Peter
Ferd
Bertram
Trojan
Collinaville
QO. R. Shaffer
Elgie Shaffer
James Kaser
Bryan
Ohio
Laura L. Anderson
National Educational Association
W. S. Gates
Chesterfield
Robt. Holliday
Texas
Call
F. A. Gulledge
Verbena
Ala
Bucklen
Kingspton
China
Celestial Empire
Marcy
S. Kingston
Circuit and
Probate Court
Mary Theinen
Clarence Manning
O. BE. Bohlen
Edward Engel Syretiés
Laura M. Prather
Josiah Hearn
Mary R. Atwood
Frank J. Marder
Meath
J. Lee Marder
M. Voegele
Andrew Eiler
Rosina B. Kalbfleisch
Deceaaed
Samuel Saegesser
Isage
Katharine Saegesser
Charles
Edward
Louis
Walter Saegeauer
L. P. Froihardt
Otto Waldman
J.C. Reintges
Taue
Chancery
Wm. H. Pence
Edward Pence
Wale
Romany Catholic Orphan Asylum
Henry Watson
I. & St. L. Short Line R.R. C
Lens
Z. B. Jobe Quarry Co
Same
Mary Hensen Sprague
Presenta
Charles Guzkow
Erastus M. Gates
Nolle
Geo. McCabe
Joseph Russell
Charles Gitzkow
McCabe
Gitzkow
Rumgell
Witcher Alexander
Pontiac
Beals
Asuault
Charles Strampiska
James Pearson
LAW
John Slosser
Vandalia Railroad Co
Costa
Wm. F. Sherwood
Louis Bickel
Emma Appel
John Appel
Alvorces
Norma
John
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