James W Taylor candidate for Alderman Second Ward
Authorized notice announces James W Taylor as a candidate on the Citizens ticket for Alderman in the Second Ward, to the primary on Tuesday March 11 1913.
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1913
Page
3
Authorized notice announces James W Taylor as a candidate on the Citizens ticket for Alderman in the Second Ward, to the primary on Tuesday March 11 1913.
Illinois Dairymen's Association met at Vandalia while Highland prepares for free city mail delivery. Oil strikes at Altamont spurring leases. county taxes on Standard Oil reportedly 24000. Notes cover court-house push, postmaster vote results, traction franchise hopes, sanity trial, Henrietta coal mine woes, and local recoveries.
Mrs. Oscar Appel visits Highland while Henry Hess relocates from Marine to a farm near St Jacob. Funeral attendees for Wm Schultze from Troy and local visits surround Mrs Stevens family. Virgin school pupils stage Too Many Husbands with a March 15 rerun at Turners hall. German Evangelical confirmation class of five girls and five boys will be examined March 16.
Miss Lilian Neudecke has gone to Denver for an indefinite stay. Eddie Haase returned to Greenview after visiting Marine. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hoyer came back from Florida last Saturday. Jacob Krucker of St. Joseph visited relatives here. John Heniser, Sr. was kicked by a mule and fractured two ribs. L. Deitz and Otto Kreutzberg returned to Middleton after visiting Marine. Vernon Heim fractured his left arm during a tussle with his brother. August Talleur’s illness improved. Adolph Boulanger and daughter Lucille of Orange, California, visited Joseph Kochnemann and family. Mrs. John Munday and Dallas visitors went on to Clinton to visit Albert Schaefer and family. St. Louis visitors included Mrs. Henry Baker, Miss Lillian, Melvin Reinhart, Wm. Ruhrman, Miss Weslie Kickmann, Fred Parker and family, and Orvil Gericke. Nilda Minette, infant daughter of Prof. and Mrs. L. P. Wetzel, was christened by Rev. Paul Buchmueller with sponsors Mrs. Frank Wetzel and Mrs. Minnie Helmich. A health note touts Electric Bitters for stomach liver and kidney troubles and rheumatism with testimonials from Dr. King’s New Discovery. The Edwardville Republican recounts an educated dog near Fruit, named Tip, taught to churn butter and perform chores, claimed to save $300 annually. Dr. King’s New Discovery is praised as a cough remedy with testimonials and advertisements.
At Springfield good roads meeting A. P. Grout of the Illinois Farmers Institute warned against repeated yearly spending on road repairs. He urged permanents improvements funded by legislature and farmers, arguing long term, costly roads require lasting methods and money. He noted Illinois farmers support a permanent approach and legislation to implement it.
The Civic Federation criticizes Illinois road spending, estimating nearly 3,000,000 dollars wasted yearly and up to 30,000,000 over ten years. It advocates efficient funding and a new road law, warning uninformed agitation could derail reform. The Call promotes home delivery by agent Daniel Peterman for Troy and Jarvis township residents.
An advertisement from The Call promotes a free 500 packet remedy from The C. H. Rowan Drug Co. of Chicago to cure bed wetting and urinary urges in all ages. It asserts the product is harmless and offers nationwide free delivery prepaid to readers who request it.
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