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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1909
Page
8
The Tate Assembly keeps a slow pace with limited activity during the week surrounding Washington's inauguration. Officials report few major moves as ceremonies proceed.
Gentlemen's agreement bars ballots until March 10 as Hopkin’s circle predicts victory. No further voting steps expected before the date, with supporters optimistic about the outcome.
In Springfield this week legislative activity was light with many lawmakers absent and committees unnamed. In the senate only perfunctory sessions occurred while the house focused on bill introductions and second-reading advances. The judicial apportionment committee is expected to begin work soon to redraw county circuits.
The Illinois legislature debates reapportionment of the state into new judicial circuits, with a senate bill creating four new circuits clashing with house preferences. Primaries are set for April 13 and any effective June reapportionment must pass before then. House members from affected counties push for fewer Cook County judges to ease country dockets. Inauguration party travels to Washington led by Gov. Deneen with Illinois officials listed. Hopkins projected to win renomination. West predicts Hopkins will prevail. Military appropriations total 725000 for Chicago armories and state troops in Quincy. Lederer files bills criminalizing white slavery and forbidding participation in debt slavery.
Census figures from Ottawa report Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta produced about 107 million bushels of wheat valued at roughly 85 million dollars in 1908. Oat barley and flax added another 35 million. The note includes letters from settlers, notably Rev. Oscar L King of Edmonton praising Alberta for grain stock and dairying with hardy winters. He urges writers to contact Canadian agents for homestead details and highlights railway expansion and new branch lines aiding settlement plans.
A visitor questions a prison head keeper who states a man there never attempted escape. The conversation notes the inmate is imprisoned for bigamy amid a mix of period advertisements and literary lines.
An advertisement urging use of Pettit's Eye Salve for eye inflammation itching lids aches and sensitivity to bright light. Promotes the product as a remedy carried by Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo New York.
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