Glorious Fourth Parade of Troy Schools and Floats
Troy celebrated a safe and sane Fourth of July with five Sunday schools taking part. The parade, delayed briefly by the Thomas Band, featured schoolchildren, floats, decorated cars, and riders. Prizes were awarded for best float and best decorated auto, followed by a campus program, games, fireworks, and a day of companionship with visiting friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Thomas
Edwardsville
Maryville
Market Street
Main
Vandalia
Barnsback Street
Clay
McCray-Dewey Academy
A. A. Garnet
Garnet, Bros. Mercantile Company
Ysd
D. G. Iebler
Walier & Spies Milling Company
H. GC. Rucker
Wm. Schmidt
Merrill Eliott
Lutherans Beat Blackjack 22 to 12 on Mersinger Field
Lutherans bested Blackjack 22 to 12 after a Sunday game at Mersinger Field. H Polwart and Rucker formed the battery for Troy while Kirsch Bros. did the heavy lifting for Blackjack. The match featured many hits, errors, and runs. Following is the score and summaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mersinger's
H. Polwart
Rucker
Troy
Kirsch
Two-base hits and team totals in baseball game
Lo'ans 0 4 0 48 1 4 4 DOx-23 Bijack .206 30 10 0-12 Two-base hits Al Kueker F Pol wort BE Kueker O Dressel Stolen bases H Polwort E Kueker E Faitz Bases on balls off Kue ker off B Kirsch off L Kirsch Struck out by Kueker by Polwort by E Kirsch by L Kirsch Time 2 45 Umpire H Kueker E Z Hoffmann
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lo'ans
al Kueker
F. Polwort
BE. Kueker
O. Dressel
H. Polwort
E. Kueker
E. Faitz
Kueker
B. Kirsch
L. Kirsch
Polwort
E. Kirsch
H. Kueker
Z. Hoffmann
Troy to vote in special election on electric plant sale
Troy residents may decide in a forthcoming special election whether to dispose of the municipal electric light plant. An offer of 6000 dollars from Southern Illinois Light and Power Co. is tied to a franchise for 24 hour service. If sold, proceeds would be used to improve streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Commercial Club
Vetter
Troy
Southern Illinois Light and Power Company
Troy civic league and church society meetings listed
Community notices schedule multiple church group meetings for next week across Troy, including Baptist, Presbyterian, and M E churches. Also reports Mt Zion services attended by Troy M E members and a church basket luncheon with communion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Civic League
Baptist Church
Troy W. C. T. OU
Presbyterian Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Church
August Ritcher
Merry Workers’ Society
The
R. Green
Troy M. E
Mt. Zion
C. C. Hall
J. W. Smith
Troy City Council approves special election on municipal electric plant
Regular meeting notes Troy July 3 1916 with Mayor Vetter, Clerk Garnet and aldermen. Petitioners seek a special election to decide disposal of the municipal electric light plant. motion to grant and call the election passes. Treasurer reports a balance of 2162.75 with receipts from licenses fines and electric lights. numerous claims approved. Resignation of John M. Sapp as engineer accepted. Harry Trost appointed as engineer at the electric light plant. Several community notices and social items follow, including weddings and personal visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Vetter
Rollwall
Garnet
Beutel
Meyer
Preston
Raeben
Taylor and Trost
Roeben
Treasury
C. P. Edwards
Henry Geffen
August Krieger
John Simpson
Henry Rucker
Lews Figge
Charles Dettmar
Jacob Mick
Henry Strucklaft
H.W. Liles
Dale John Reiss
Wm. Taake
Fred Mosimann
Taylor
Ben “Tel
Finance Committee
James W. Taylor
WM. Preston
R. L. Dawson
John M. Sapp
Fred H. Garnet
Mylts Co
Joseph Spencer
Commercial Electric Co
J. D. Street & Co
Ellison Mfg. Co
Donk. Bros. Coal Co
Edwardsville Intelligencer
Barney Porter
A. Gornet
Fred Gerfen
A. A. Gornet
Duckett
Gerling
Troy Cull
Biessereene Trum
Trost
Harry Trost
Yaylor
WM. J. Vetter
FH. Gornet
Many visitors gather in Troy for Fourth of July
The Call notes a flood of July Fourth guests and relatives visiting from St. Louis, Collinsville, East St. Louis, Nokomis, and Chicago. Individuals including Blanche Jacobs, Lulu Hindmarch, Susie Keck, Emaline Campbell, and families of Reid, Hoenig, and Dixon are mentioned visiting Troy and nearby towns, with trips to Collinsville, French Village, and O'Fallon. The piece concludes by citing the Jarvis and Pin Oak township assessment lists on page 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Fred Bohnenstiedh
Louis Figge
Collinsville
Amos Hoenig
Kansas
Ruth Cramer
Ella Rea
Greenville
Edith Preston
East St. Louis
Kate
Lucille Fehmel
Walter Kurtz
St. Louis
Martha Rucker
Amelia Hoenig
Hannah Morgan
Josephus. Porter
William
St. Jacob
Gyurt Nelson
Aliss Hazel Morriss
Willory Heck
Glen Carbon Crossing
Artd Ates
Buckley
Blanche Jacobs
Mollinsville
Susie Keck
Lulu Hindmarch
Chicago
C.S. Smith
W. J. Gehauer
H. W. Earle
Billy Bunn
Sailor Springs
Emaline Campbel
Peter Scott
Elizabeth
Edwardsville
James Shea
French Village
James Crorkin
Edward McKay
Walter Garnet
Beloit
Wis
Leonard Verbst
Walter Portz
John Clayton
Lena Thompson
Mary
J. W. Rea
O'Fallon
F. O. Letcel
Frances Hawkins
Florida
Clyde Hurt
F. K. Lie
C. R. Green
Thomas Horsley
R. L. Dawson
S. W. Rawson
Andrew Hoenig
Frank Maletz, Jr
Herculaneum, Mo
Frank Malet, Sr
Martin
East Moline
Emaline Campbell
Marcus Reis
Dallas
Tex
H. A. Miller
Julius Maurer
Ida Dixon
C. E. Dixon
Roy Reinier
Sophie Hoenig
Michael Hoppe
August Gerling
Herman Wehmeyer
Emma Buhrmester
West St. Louis
Henry Buhrmester
RK. Pitts
George C. Morriss
George Patterson
Urs
Mabel Mann
Henry Hawke
Oscar Witsche
Everett
John Witsche
Toy
Keleberger
Rees Llewellyn
Herman Fox
Walter Hoge
Pocahontas
Adolph Meyer
Jarvis and
Pin Oak
Court House Items Court divorces and probate notes
Monday saw default divorces in the circuit court with numerous decree grants including Perry Clark versus Maude Clark and Sophia Dotson versus J W Dotson all listed with desertion as the stated cause. Probate matters include final reports approved, executors discharged, and various wills probated with appraisers appointed and bonds set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Clark
Maude Clark
Alton
Sophia Dotson
J. W. Dotson
George A. Scott
Stella Scott
Amamia Knowles
Benj
Knowles
Ilia Piparca
Salmonia Piparca
Madison
Joseph Healey
Emma Healey
Livingston
Catheryn Shelton
Henry B. Shelton
Alice Evans
Stella Evans
Joseph N. Klopfer
Mary E. Klopfer
George Reithman
Della Reithman
Theodore Tibbetts
Mary Tibbetta
Hipha Baumgardner
Earl Baumgaardner
Mary Getsa
George Getsa
Real Estate Transfers Involving Several Property Deals
Real estate transfers list multiple parcels with buyers and sellers including Joe McLanham to J H Pedder for lot 7 bik 6 Combs & othadd Collins ville at 1275 dollars. Dena A Diehle to Ida C Kunne for miunn strip in section Nameoli township at 50 dollars. W Sinclair to Béss L Kirkpatrick for lot 5 Kendall Place Alton at 800 dollars. L A Schlafly trustee to Giuseppe Rallo for lot 267 Harnett Terrace Woodriver township at 240 dollars. St Louis Press Brick Company to J Racer tract in section 34 Edwardsville township at 2562.60 dollars. Geo A Lippoldt to Mary M Rodgers for lot 30 block 5 H B Turner sub Alton at 1600 dollars. Edward Votik to George F Hans continues on page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe McLanham
J. H. Pedder
Combs & Othadd
Collinsville
Dena A. Diehle
Ida C. Kunne
Miunn
Sec
Nameoli
W. Sinclair
Béss L. Kirkpatrick
Kendall Place
Alton
L. A. Schlafly
Giuseppe Rallo
Harnett Terrace
Wood
River Township
St. Louis Press Brick Company
J. Racer
Edwardsville
Geo. A. Lippoldt
Mary M. Rodgers
Turner
Edward Votik
George F. Hans
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sunday Schools
Lutherans
Betes
A. Kirsch
A. Langenwualter
T Dressel
B. Loyat
E Faitz
Scott
Madison County Medical Society
Fred J. Kern
Belleville
State Board of Administration
Frank P. Norbury
Jacksonville
New State Hospital
John Kirsch
Highland Milling Co
State Public Utilities Commission
Fred Mossmann
Council Journal Social News Notes
Goldie Foster
Verna Dawson
Milldred Millett
Lucretia McCain
Cleda Cooper
Helen Liebler
Vera Wild
Mildred Eckert
Gwendolyn Jones
Ruth Morgan
Isabelle McPittrick
Maurer—Dixon
Julius. Maurer
Circuit and Probate
Henry Bullock
Jones Worden
Peter Kopeland
Michael A. Lowe
Joel M. Williams
Wm. Roth, Sr
John B. Harris
Harriet M. Hapgood
Caroline Kroeger
Benjamin Metzger
Elizabeth Metzger
Steve Oldal
Mary Oldal
John H. Meier
Ward
Eward Herman
Anna Stil
Edward Still
Wu. C. Overbeck
Valentine Uhl
C. Smith, Jr
Hoskins
H. . Crocker
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