Local notes and notices from Troy and Edwardsville
A digest of short items reports a new baby born to Mr and Mrs John Contratto a staged birthday cards shipment in The Call, wheat price uptick to about 1 02, workers departing for carpentry jobs in S bovis, The Best Man serial in The Call, hot weather is lingering, timing dept now run by C F Cramer, and several local business and civic items from Madison County including horse thief society meeting, Thomas Litz named rain weigher by Gov Deneen, Woodriver industry plans near Stand ard oil refinery, land transfers, a foot injury at Domnk 3 mine, attendance at a stork visit, a 1910 Cadillac auto purchase, Labor Day plans in Troy, jail crowd near Edwardsville, Dr Shoop pain tablet ad, a long-distance horse journey story, and new Troy dentist Dr Walter Vaneha taking over practice with Linder moving to Greenville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson's
John Contratto
Stanley Ritcher
John Edwards
S. Bovis
Canpentering
C. F. Cramer
Geffen & Roeben
Madison County
Court House
Edwardsville
Thomas Litz
Highland
Charles
Deneen
Litz
Fast St. Lantis
Commercial Club of
Woodriver
Standard Oil Refinery
Elmer Duckett
Jacob Duckett
Wesley Jarvis
Thomas G. Jarvis
Domnk
John W. Garnet
John
FP. W. Fritz
Greenville
Cgulhek
Conrad Fritz
Troy
Sunnday
St. Louis
Shoop
S. Kingston
York
Filwardsville
Walter Vaneha
Board of Education holds July 9 1909 meeting Troy Ill
Regular meeting of the Board of Education in Troy Illinois on July 9 1909. Present Boston Davis Dawson Friesland Horsley absent Morriss Preston James Boston presided. Minutes approved. House and Grounds repairs authorized. Finance reports bills from The Call Ira P File and Georgia Horsley approved. Thanks extended to Mose Johnson for school picnic service. Levy set at 5475 for school purposes and 525 for band and interest. Clerk instructed to order fifteen blocks of official school letter heads. Meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Ill
Board of Education
Roll Call
Boston
Davis
Dawson
Friesland
Horsley
Morriss
Preston
James Boston
House and Grounds Committee
Finance Committee
Ira P. File
Georgia Horsley
Mose Johnson
Dawsom
Worsley
Rn. L. Dawson
Weekly Weather Bulletin Notes Cooler Week Across Region
The Weather Bureau report shows cooler weather than last year for the same period and above normal rainfall. Missouri received needed Sunday rain to soften ground while Texas saw frequent showers aside from the northern panhandle. Illinois enjoyed bright sun most days with sunshine over 80 percent. rainfall was scarce and temperatures ranged from 49 to 95 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
Washington
Missouri
Texas
Illinois
Sunday Socials Across Troy and St Louis Districts
Miss Clara Schmidt sick. Mr and Mrs Charles Metzger visited relatives Sunday. Rosa Redford spent Sunday with Mrs James E E Smith. Marta Smith visited George Gimner and family Sunday. Leo Burk of Troy spends this week with sister Doltic. Theodore Wendler of St Louis visited with home folks. L Bohm and Henry and Catherine Tanke spent Sunday with relatives in Troy. Amelia Broekmier of St Louis spent several days with Lena Wendler. Henry L Schmidt and family visited near St Jacob. Martha Minnie Ella Kloepper of St Louis visited Misses Busse. Will Daakenbring family visited Bohm family Sunday. Win Brewe and daughters Florence and Elsie of near Marine visited parents Sunday. Bertha Wendler and Mrs Moritz Wendler visited Charles Fedder near Collinsville Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara, Schmidt
Charles Metzger
Rosa Redford
James EE. Smith
Marta Smith
George Gimner
Leo Burk
Troy
Doltic
Theodore Wendler
St. Louis
Lena Wendler
Henry L. Schmidt
Andrea Schmidt
St. Jacob
Martha
Minnie Franke
Ella Kloepper
Busse
Will Daakenbring
Norman
Esther
Wm. Bohm
Win. Brewe
Juttte
Florence
Elsie
Marine
Sunikay
Bertha Wendler
Moritz Wendler
Charles Fedder
Collinsville
Electric Bitters Cited By 70-Year-Old User
Mrs. W. L. Gilpatrick of Danforth Maine reports a remarkable turn in health after using Electric Bitters for 20 years of dyspepsia. She says the tonic revived energy, appetite, sleep, and relieved liver and kidney trouble though doctors had given up. Available for 50 cents at Kingston's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gilpatrick
Danforth
Kingeston’s
Court House Items Summary of Edwardsville Edwardsville and neighboring properties
Court house notices list transfers and deeds in Edwardsville Worden Collinsville and Troy. Transactions include listings of parcels on West End Heights Hillsboro avenue Belmont Heights Heintzville and W Jarvis add Troy with prices from 100 to 2402 dollars. Names include F E Allen B H Richards Dippold Tegtmeier Purdy Thayer Barbton Sperino Burroughs Vercelline and J A Duckett among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Allen
Amd
W. R. Coil
West End Heights
Edwardsville
B. H. Richards
Hillsboro Avenue
Fred Dippold
D. P. Schmidt
Main St
Caroline Tegtmeier
Emma J. Purdy
Worden
Miner
N. B. Thayer
G. L. Barbton
Heintzville
Elmer Duckett
J. A. Duckett
W. Jarvis
Troy
Names and Ages Listed Across Illinois Towns in Local Notice
A long list of names with ages and towns from Illinois areas including Granite City Alton Venice Madison Edwardsville Hamel Collinsville St Louis and Belleville appears, likely a social or voter roster. The text also contains an editorial blurb on nerves and Dr Shoop Restorative claiming it treats the cause of stomach heart and kidney weakness and sells through S Kingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. R. March
Chicago
Dorothy Krauskoph
Granite City
W. C. Hoptkins
Roadhouse
Reba C. Simpson
Medora E. H. SchmoeWer
Alton
Jessie M. Stobbs
Alton H
Wazeltemn
Wager Park
E. C. Boerckel
Venice
Elizabeth B. Moerlin
Wim
J. Maseranrg
Rosa A. Stumpf
Wim. Reiseher
Witt Pearl Butler
Walter Beckmeyer
Hamel
John Ponelitt
Collinsville
Mary Dimamnn
G. W. Schilling
Memphis
May A. Ditmainn
St. Leavis
George Peco
Madisem Amna Benbins
Manlisear Wim
B. Holm
Dr. Shoop
S. Kingston
Night Riders Raid on Rest with Dr King Pills
A humorous note warns of nightly rest robbers calomel eroton oil and aloes pills. It claims Dr King’s New Life Pills never distress and cleanse the system curing colds headaches constipation and malaria. Also mentions 12 1 2c ginghams at Davidson and a chapter from The Best Man in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
S. Kingston’s
the Best Man
Troy Market Prices Corrected Weekly
Market price list from Troy showing weekly rates for wheat corn oats clover hay timber flour meal potatoes cattle hogs sheep spring lambs milk eggs butter and other farm commodities with per unit and per hundred weights figures, reflecting a historic rural trade record.
A.B. C s Visit Glen Carbon for Key Matchup
Local teams schedule games tomorrow as the A B C s travel to Glen Carbon to challenge the rival there while the Blues head to Collinsville. In last Sunday action Pin Oak Stars fell 7 to 2 to Fruit after Schafer and Jones powered Fruit and Ostendorf and Wendler starred for the Stars. Marine Pirates edged Marine Stars 9 to B for the championship. Other results include Glen Carbon 2 Le Claire Bimes 0 and Collinsville Reds 0 in twin bill. Bids open August 2 1909 for Main street macadamizing in Troy Illinois with a 10 percent bid bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Carbon
Blues
Collnsville
Pin Oak Stars
Schafer
Close
Jones
Fruit
Ostendorf
Barnsback
Wendler
Stars
Cata
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ladies’ Home Journal
Elgin
Waltham
Guaarantee
Largresi Optical Schools
U. S
F. O. Leidel
Troy’s
Washington University
F. E. Linder
Linder
Vaughn
M. F. Auwarter
the Board OF Education
Tlinois
U. S. Weather Bureau
PIN
Toille du Nord Ginghams
Davidson
Troy Market
Marine Pirates
Marine Stars
Sumlay
Leclaire Bimes
Trenton Stars
St. Jacob Athletics
St. Jacob Cubs
Green Sheets
Kaufman
Hunter Bros
New Douglas
New Douglas Red Sox
Mt. Olive
Empires
W. J. Vetter
Dwelling House Mutual Reliable Home Companygent
Troy, Llinois
Helvetian Fire Insurance Co
Y. M. W. Powell
Gebauver
Jersey
Robert Holliday
Charles L. Edwards
A. F. Selipman
F. W. Braner
John Kirsch, Jr
Alice Reinel
St. Clair Avenue
East St. Louis
Cumndar
Mary Kueker
L. S. Napier
Rugless
Bucklen's &S
Kingston
Mississippi Slatter
Damiel Peterman
Wick Bros. Jewelry CO
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