Arth estate case heads for conclusion in Madison County
Special Master Simpson recommends deeds valid and six Arth sisters receive one eighth each of about 40 thousand dollar estate. The case, tied to 1909 deeds transferring most of Martin Arth Sr’s wealth to his sons, has drawn nearly a hundred witnesses and faces further circuit court arguments. Deceased Martin Arth Jr dies after heart failure. funeral held in Troy with local and out of town relatives attending.
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Arth
Madison County
Martin Arth
Troy
Martin
Joseph Arth
Anna Walker
Barbara Loyet
Regina Loyet
Mary Sauer
Rosa Mersinger
Wa Sauer
Jesse L. Simpson
Simpson
Circuit Court
Gavrilovich spared from hanging by governor commutation
Nicola Gavrilovich, Madison wife killer, had his death sentence commuted to life in prison by Governor Dunne last week. The five year case cost Madison County an estimated $15,000 in total, with defense at about $1,500. Gavrilovich murdered his wife in a drunken frenzy on April 3, 1910, was repeatedly sentenced to death, and was moved to Chester penitentiary after the commutation.
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Nicola Gavrilovich
Madison
Edwardsville
Dunne
Chester Penitentiary
Gavrilovich
Criminal Court
Madison County
Chester
Supreme Court
V. D. Coons
Troy
William Leuth Succumbs in St Louis Home
William Leuth, 40, a former Troy resident, died suddenly at 10 p.m. last Thursday at his sister Mrs. Joseph Schneidermeyer’s home, 3254 Knapp Street, St Louis. He had been troubled by ailments for some time and suffered one of his medical attacks the previous Thursday. Local authorities were notified and the death was reported to follow a brief illness.
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Troy
Vandalia
Evangelical Friedens Cemetery
Martin Holz
German Evangelical Church
Joseph Schneidermeyer
William
John
Milla
Sadie Thoma
Joseph Schneidermeyer, Jr
Frank Raselauf
St. Louis
Henry J. Leuth
Edwardsville
Joachim and
Mary Leuth
Mrs. Schneidermeyer
Henry J.leuth
William Leuth
Knapp Street
St. Loui
Leuth
Glorious Fourth Observed Quietly in Troy Main Streets
Troy marked a calm Fourth with a Sunday Sabbath note, while the Fifth felt like the Fourth with holiday closures. A big picnic on the McCray Dewey campus under Sunday school auspices featured a 9 am fife and drum parade, noon basket dinner, afternoon games, and evening fireworks. No accidents occurred.
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Troy
Davis
McCray-Dewey
Academy
Mayo Divorce Case Heads To Circuit Court
The Mayo divorce case before Judge J. F. Gillham drew attention in Troy. Judge Gillham ordered J. N. Mayo to pay Mrs. Sarah Mayo 80 for solicitor fees. She seeks alimony though the court questions his ability to pay given his meagre income.
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Mayo
Troy
Circuit
J. F. Gillham
Gillham
J. N. Mayo
Sarah Mayo
Sarah Frey
Frederick Kohler
Maryville
Three Day Tractor Show Promises Large Mid West Attendance
A three day tractor plowing demonstration will run Wednesday to Friday on the Ramey and Griswold farms west of Collinsville along the St Louis road. Twenty three entries from leading manufacturers will attend as Collinsville Commercial Club hosts tents benches and a spectator bureau. The event aims to prove engine traction cuts costs versus horse labor and mirrors a Champaign demo planned for August with shipments from Griswold to that city. Social notes recount visits and gatherings of Collinsville residents during the week.
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Ramey
Corn Belt
Collinsville
1915 Assessment of Jarvis Township Real Estate and Personal Property
The Call prints the 1915 assessment list for Jarvis township by Assessor George C. Morriss. It records each land and lot with values deemed to be one third of fair cash value. The directory serves as a record of landowners and taxpayers, with Pin Oak township to follow in the next issue.
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Jarvis Township
George C. Morriss
Pin Oak Township
Week of Visitors and Weather Outlook in Troy
A long list of visitors from Collinsville Edwardsville St. Louis and other towns spent days here this week visiting relatives and friends in Troy. The US Weather Bureau forecast predicts partly cloudy skies and normal temperatures this week followed by showers and lower temperatures later. The Upper Mississippi Valley and Plains States may see warm conditions with scattered thunderstorms then cooler, fair weather by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Cox
Collinsville
Minerva Kincaid
Eunice Powell
St. Louis
Ben Schlichting
Carlinville
James H. Bone
L. Schon
Louise
Edwardsville
Myrtle Eckert
Troy
Mabel Powell
Biz Fox
Irene Hall
Belleville
Edna Smit
Caroline Ritcher
Wilk Clark
Alton
Henry Nieman
Marine
Rank Snodgrass
G. M. Farnsworth
Josephine Schrader
Evaline Schmacker
Francis Lewis
Mittie Mitchell
Bun Mitchell
Ignatius Riggin
Familly
Henry Fehmer
Mary Barnes
Kate Fehmer
H. A. Burmester
East St. Louis
Peter Frangen
Elizabeth Frangen
Otto Kinninger
St. Charles, Mo
Anna C. Evans
Chicago
Guy Tibbett
Alton Telegraph
Dora Cox
Wm. Preston
John Jones
Lexington
J. F. Ammermann
Tuea
Betcher
Martin Holt
John Sorbie
Gillespie
Ralph Conway
Minnie, Dobbs
James M. Bosomworth
Henry M. Kimbertin
Mary Rawlings
A. E. Rawlings
Earl Foster
James Wilkinson
Harry Messimann
Joseph Currie
Thomas BE. Ward
Nokomis
Paul B. Wild
Orvil
Wilbur Garnet
Vigus
John Walitsch
Amanda Hollis
Tulsa
Okla
D. G. Jones
Lawrence Riggio
Albert Riggin
Datehter
Henry Riggin
Wai
Collins
Theo. Traullain
Win Hamipe
Emma Hampe
United States Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Plains States
Court House Items Circuit and Probate Courts
Court notices list transfers and marriage licenses and new circuit court cases. Frank Konupek vs Mary Konupeck seeks a divorce. Disposed cases include Kerens Donnewald Coal Co v Vaughn et al, Goshgaham assumpsit judgment for $81, Rebecca Reinel divorce, foreclosure actions, and various criminal outcomes including manslaughter conviction, larceny verdicts, and pleas. Page 51 continues.
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Circuit Court
Frank Konupek
Mary Konupeck
Kerens Donnewald Coal Co
J. B. Vaugn Et al
Members Industrial Board
Ertoriari
Coudy Bros
George Goshgaham Et al
Robert Reinel
Margaret Reinel
Trust Building and Loan Association of Nashville
Monk Matthews
Hugh Clark
Antono Sininic
Lorenz D. Smith
Roy Smith
Harrison Dillon
Oscar Leitner
P. G. Clark
Gulty
Wm. Bauers
Mike Surami
Charles Smith
Henry Schwab
Schwab
Smith
Calvin Griffith Et al
John Reynolds
John Roach
Henry Ewing
Goume
de Antonie Simian
Pete Dimoitte
Oscar Close
Joseph Vogelbacher
Joseph Tanebarem
John Lutkes
Bromilan Maggetti
Among Church and Society in Troy Churches Meet
The Trey Civic League plans a 7 20 p m meeting at the Baptist church and the German Evangelical church holds a semi annual meeting at 2 p m Sunday. The annual township Sunday school convention convenes Sunday morning July 18 at Troy Presbyterian. The sermon series on The Principles of Jesus continues at the Presbyterian with topics Jesus and Riches and Jesus and Poverty. The Feast of the Lord's Supper will be observed at the Presbyterian on the first Sunday. Baptism and confessions of faith are requested. notify the pastor.
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Trey Civic League
Speer
Jesus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Martin Arth Gase
Sust
St. Louie
Nome
Alaska
Globe
California
W. W. Jarvis
Monky's Mound
Ella
Catherine
Genevieve Beully
Mesdames P. W. Rarick
Charles Schrameck
Elizabeth Jackson
Marion Jackson
M. B. Parsonage
Norma Snodgrass
Edith’ Preston
Baptist Sunday School
Jarvis’ Wood
Circuit and Probate
B. Maggetta
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