Iron Men Formines B J Jarvis Dead Beginning New Era in Mining
The Donk Bros Coal and Coke Co plans to install eight Goodman electrical mining machines in No 3 mine at Troy. Foundations are laid, engineers oversee concrete, and a test machine shows promise. Expected output rises from 1100 to 1500 tons daily, with up to 400 workers. The change aims to cut mining costs and boost Troy’s coal prominence locally. Sydney B Jarvis, native Trojan and Civil War veteran, died in Quincy at 73 after cerebral hemorrhage following a cancer struggle. burial in Home cemetery. He had served in Company I, Ninth Missouri Infantry, and left no widow. Survived by sister Mrs Sarah B Osborn and half-sister Mrs M W Powell.
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Donk Bros. Coal and Coke Company
Bob Kneedler
Troy
Troy m
Sydney B. Jarvis
Soldiers ® and Sailors
Quincy
Jarvis
St. Louis
Sarah EH. Osborn
Upper Aston
Sarah BH. Osborn
Upper Alton
Home
Sidney Breese Jarvis
John G
Ellen Jarvis
Ninth Minors Infantry
Sarah EB. Osborn
M. W. Powell
William Jarvis
Howard Y. and
R. W. Jarvis
John F. l
Wi. W. Jarvis
Proclamation for Troy Fourth of July Observance
Mayor James I. Davis announces the one hundred thirty ninth independence anniversary and urges citizens to refrain from demonstrations on the Fourth. Noise restrictions apply 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. July 1 to July 5 with cannons and pistols banned. A local public celebration is set for Monday July 6, with all businesses closing at 11 a.m. and citizens urged to join in.
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Troy
James i. Davis
Rural Mailmen Get a Raise and Savings Access
Beginning yesterday rural mail carriers in the United States postal service are on a uniform salary of $1200 a year, replacing $1100. The plan to base pay on miles was abandoned as impractical. Also effective yesterday is a change allowing deposits to the postal savings department of any post office, not just the carrier’s office. In happy news, Mr and Mrs Joseph Beutel welcomed a son named Joseph John August at their home Monday. A newborn son arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs Thomas Lewis last Sunday, Tom displaying evident pride. Relatives in Troy report a son born Monday to Mr and Mrs Alvin Peterman of Gilman City, Mo, son of John S Peterman of this city.
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United States Mail Service
Post Office Department
Postal Savings Department
Joseph Beutel
Joseph John August
Thomas Lewis
Tom
Troy
Alvin Peterman
Gilman City
Peterman
John 8
Collinsville
Wm. Bohnenstieh
Miss Pearl
St. Louis
Henry Buhrmester
H. A. Buhrmester
East St. Louis
Anna Bernhart
Taylorville
James W. Taylor
C. BH. Molden
Jare
Ferguson
Reno
Bond County
John Hollis
D. G. Jones
Louis Smith
Eunice Powell
Wm. J. Ruff
Henry Casey
Simon Howard
Katie Bohland
Edwardsville
Minnie Bohland
Laura McManus
Normal
Mose Johnson
W. L. Oliver
Jamesport
C. P. Cromwell
Helen
Indianapolis
Ind
Silas Shadwick
John Feldmeier
Otto
John F. Deimling
Johnnie
O'Fallon
M. B. Coker
Little
Mcleansboro
Omaha
Thin State
Auto Census Showed Edwardsville Tops Madison County list
An automobile census by the Edwardsville Intelligencer counts 932 cars across Madison County from 21 townships. Edwardsville leads with 268, Chouteau 100, Alton 99, Helvetia 93, Collinsville 48, Jarvis 6, and several townships report small counts. The piece notes rapid auto growth signaling county prosperity.
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Madison County
Edwardsville Intelligencer
Edwardsville Townsip
Chouteau
Alton
Helvetia
Collinsville
Jarvis
Edwardsville
Bos Chouteau
Cebeeeaneecgrere
Boo Alton
Venice
Oo Nameoki
Jarvig
St. Jacob
Woodriver
Saline
Alhambra
Fort Russell
New Douglas
Hamel
Pin Oak
Cseenee
Fosterburg
Leef I.eesesee
Eec
Sorbie Brown Wedding in Quiet Troy Ceremony
Miss Isabella M Brown, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas M Brown, wed John Sorbie of Gillespie in a private Friday evening ceremony at the bride’s home conducted by Justice J L Hagler. Witnessed by about a dozen guests, the couple plans to live in Gillespie. The bride, born Uphill Scotland, is a Scots newcomer to Troy. the groom, a Gillespie miner, leads its famed pipe band and was Scotland champion piper.
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Sorbie—Brown
Isabella M. Brown
John Sorbie
Gillespie
J. L. Hagler
Thomas M. Brown
Scotland
Uphill
Stonehouse
Troy
Dentist Sells Residence to John Wilhelm for $1900
Dr. F. K. Liermann sold his residence Monday to John Wilhelm for 1900 dollars. Liermann will remain as occupant until fall, when Wilhelm plans to move from the farm into town.
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F. K. Liermann
John Wilhelm
Liermann
Wilhelm
Birthday Parties Highlight Local Social Scene
A spiced parade of birthday and party news from the Ottwein and Herbst families with games and lawn luncheons. Schoolmates gathered at Bertha Buhrmester’s home for a Saturday evening event. Irma Hagler and Wilbur Peter noted as recent St. Louis visitors plus several local calls and visits among St. Jacob Collinsville and O Fallon residents.
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Bertha Buhrmester
Henry Buhrmester
Flood threat ened by Nubbinaville river near old dam
The Troy area faced a near repeat of the Johnstown flood as heavy rains filled the pond at Nubbinaville to the brim and overflowed the dam. The embankment danger forced evacuation of an Italian family living in the wedge while crowds watched the river overflow. Cars and roads along Edwardsville and Collinsville were under several feet of water, and a horse narrowly avoided drowning after being swept downstream, pulled to safety with damage.
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Troy
Johnstown
Mill Pond
Nubbinsville
Edwardsville
Collinsville
Dan G. Liebler
Epworth League Convention Held in Collinsville
The twenty sixth annual Lebanon District Epworth League convention met in Collinsville at the M E church for a three day session attended by 121 delegates and visitors. Officers elected for the coming year include Lester Brewer as president and Nora Gelwicks as first vice president.
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Lebanon
Epworth League
Collinsville
M. ES
J. H. Ford
Collinsville M. BE
Bellevillle
C. L. Peterson
V.M. Wahi Baksh
Bombay
Northwestern University
Miss Maguire
Carlyle
A. Weaver
Greenville
Charles EB. West
Decatur
J. E. Schafer
D. W. Hopkins
Creal Springs
V. M.tlahi-Bakash
Lester Brewser
Nora Gelwicks
Belleville
Jessie Ebert
Trenton
Leona Killinger
Anna Marie Brown
Cora Jones
Arthur Woosley
Pocahontas
Mabel Ver Beck
O'Fallon
Troy
Marion Jackson
A. S. May
Kent Wild
Raymond Matthews
Minerva Kinneaid
Bess G, Davy
Mabel Fend
Ruth Cramer
Janet Thomas
Elizabeth Chrystal
Citizen of Joliet Dies After Long Residence
John F. Wall of Joliet died at his home 505 Wilcox Street aged 71. Born in Wisconsin in 1852 he moved to Joliet in 1881 and ran a large implement business later sold to Kaffer Brothers. He married Bessie O Connor 29 years and a day before his death and leaves a widow and seven children. A new six cylinder Hudson car was purchased by L B Harris of Rivisig Valley.
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The
Implement News
John F. Wall
Joliet
Wilcox Street
Mr. Wall
Wisconsin
Kaffer Brog
Misa Bessie O'Connor
Troy
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Iron Menformines
B. Jarvis
Soldiers
Esors
Social
Helen Ottwein
George Ottwein
Ottwein
Helen Herbst
Leonard Herbst
Irma Hagler
Wilbur ‘Peter
Karl Gathard
Orville
Jacob Weil
Son
Ed J. Helmich
Wy i. Oliver
Nubbinaville River
Troy Cemetery Mite Society
Babette Deimling
L J. Mills
the Merry Workers’ Society of the Presbyterian Church
Mary Riebold
Sharpe
Misa O’connor
L. B.harriss
Th ‘Rivisig Valley
Buay Little
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