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Newspaper

Troy Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1913

Page

5

Aged Resident Dies In Troy After Long Life Of Service

Mrs August Beutel Sr aged 81 died at home Tuesday after kidney and liver trouble. Born Caroline Stahl in Germany she emigrated in 1857 and lived in Troy 53 years. Survived by husband August and six children with 17 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral at St Pauls Lutheran Church with interment in Lutheran cemetery.

Troy August Beutel Beutel St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church C. Lange August Joseph Henry Beutel Frank A. Weltée William Fred Schlichting Caroline Stahl Rasso Mecklenburg Strelitz Germany America John Beuttel New York Milwaukee Wis Mary Fred Hohlnenstiebl Henry William Beutel

Boy Victim of Blood Poison After Nail Injury

Bennie Dobbs age six died from blood poison after stepping on a rusty nail. He fought lockjaw briefly as physicians battled to halt progress but the illness progressed rapidly. Born January 7, 1907 in Heroeshoe Lake, he leaves mother Minnie and six sisters. Funeral held Monday at M. B. church with Rev. Nickerson. burial in Troy cemetery. Out of town mourners included Mary Trader of Clinton Indiana and others.

Bennie Minnie Dobbs Heroeshoe Lake Benjamin Dobbs Mia Mary Trader Clinton Ind Maggie Dora Florence Edith Bernetta Dobbs Troy M. B. Church J. E. Nickerson Mra Pan Jide Pollingville Mrs. Hoecker Miew Emin” _Hoecker

Shafer Leaves City Husband Abandons Home

Roy Shafer, long time Donk mine fireman, left by car for St Louis to dispose of his auto. His wife found his suitcase and best clothes missing and Shafer did not return. He later confessed. couple began housekeeping in West End, amid domestic trouble and local gossip.

Roy Shafer St. Louis Shafer Miss Mary Me Cord Chicago Carlyle

Girls on Long Hike Reach Troy in Transit to San Francisco

Miss Bertha Kimball and Mac Lillie, Indianapolis pedestrians, arrived in Troy near noon last Saturday during a cross country trek to win a $5,000 purse from a Cleveland firm. They started June 20 at Indianapolis and must finish by February 22, 1914, funding expenses by selling postcard pictures of themselves. They wear khaki boy scout uniforms, carry no baggage, and must obtain postmarks at towns along the Vandalia railroad route, carrying letters from Indiana officials. They expect to reach St. Louis by Saturday evening.

Bertha Kimball Mac Lillie Indianapolis San Francisco Troy Cleveland Indiana Boy Scouts Vandalia St. Louis

Senate confirms August Droll as Troy postmaster

The senate confirmed August Droll this week in Washington to head the Troy post office. He has forwarded his official bond to the Post Office Department and will receive his commission once the bond is accepted, succeeding Thomas Millett Jr who has held the office for eight years and is currently holding over.

August Droll Troy Senate Washington Drol Han Postafice Department Thomas Millett, Jr

Troy Athletics edge East St. Louis in tight baseball win

The Troy Trojans beat East St. Louis 5 to 4 after leading 4 3 until the ninth inning. Baber pitched well with nine strikeouts and seven hits allowed. Next Sunday the Athletics face the Bakers of East St. Louis.

Bakers of East St. Louis Troy Athletics Stock Yards Troy Trojans Kuntz Ecco Kat. L Baber Con Balla Plicher Rogers Stephenson Hega Moore Hess Yount Scott Mease Bryant McKane Ellis McDonald Coonan Athletics Bakers

Jim Flynn Stops in Troy During Travels

Pueblo heavyweight contender Jim Flynn and his wife Miss Fannie Vedder visited Troy early Tuesday morning. Flynn travelled from Pueblo to New York City, planning a bout with Guid boat Smith on August 8, and he paused on the square for about fifteen minutes to survey the National road.

Troy Percn Jim Flynn Pueblo Flynn Fannie Vedder Cola New York City Smith New York Oointe

Visitors scatter through Troy area families in latest social notes

Visiting and returning residents appear in Troy and nearby towns. Collinsville guests include Mr. and Mrs. Claud Gaskill and families with Esther Claytor of St. Louis and George Farnsworth. The community also hosts Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Hagler, Miss Irma Hawler visiting from the Princess Theatre, and Mrs. L. Bertha Bunn arriving from Oregon. Other items report an Okawville treatment update for inflammatory rheumatism and local diphtheria cases among Dillingham and Pierpoot families, while an agreement enables traction lines to extend into East St. Louis once franchise issues are resolved.

Alberta Huss Staunton Ross Wilkinson St. Louis Matt Hoffman Old Ripley Troy Friends Stella Bertram Bethalto W. W. Jarvis Mike Fisher Collinsville Don Peters Leng Bertoretto Beald Sophia Lewis Caseyville Jane Wilkinson Arthur Capelle Alfred Capelle L. Bader Marshall Dillingham May Strain George Deek Frieda Gehaefer Trenton Troy Emma Scott Wm. A. Oliver Fred‘ Huffendick H. R. Huffendick Mary Struckhoff Edward Wm. Herlemann Edwardsville Lant Bath Claud Gaskill Mary Sprick Esther Claytor Rees Llewellyn Ethel Kimberlin Henry. Kimberlin Charlies Watt George Farnsworth Ritcher Godfrey Marshall Borst Hartley Texas Okawville Wriehold’s John Beck Fred Lena Coyle Ohts Beck Oklahoma

Court House Items: Circuit and Probate Courts

Trans fers and Marriage Licenses. Circuit Court reports dismissals and verdicts including a $160 fine for slot machine offenses. Several civil and equity actions resolved with judgments, partitions, and alimony. New circuit cases listed. Probate proceedings show numerous estates with claims allowed, inventories approved, and final report hearings set.

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