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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1912
Page
5
The Democratic slate lists Tigret as candidate in two contests while the rest of the party members are elected by acclamation. The party confirms limited contested seats with Tigret seeking a position in both races. Local electors await official ballots and campaign details.
The Democratic convention at Rieder's opera house nominated George Liebler for supervisor Henry Dettmar for town clerk William Schultze for assessor Ben W Jarvis and others for collector with three ballots deciding the collector seat Henry Gindler was named highway commissioner and August Droll school trustee by acclamation A committee was named to fill potential vacancies and the meeting adjourned.
Republicans of Jarvis township will hold a convention Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock in Rivder's opera house to nominate candidates for six township offices in the upcoming election. A spirited contest is expected for the collector post, while little interest is noted in the other offices.
Mrs Benjamin Schultze a Troy resident died at home Sunday at 5 50 PM from consumption after a year long illness. She was 31 years 4 months 11 days old. Funeral held Wednesday at 1 PM at St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran with Rev J G Strasen officiating. Interment in Evangelical Kiedens cemetery. Maiden name Bertha Krantz born October 28 1880 in Jarvis township. She studied at St Pauls Lutheran School and was confirmed in 1899. She married September 25 1904 and had one son. Survived by husband son her mother Mrs Bertha Krantz and three sisters.
Five brothers and several relatives across Missouri and Texas mourn Mrs Schultze who died in the prime of life. The family includes August Ger ling and Louisa Nobbs of Troy, Lizzie Kaufmann of St. Morgan, George Krantz of Texas, Jacob Krantz of Collinsville, Henry and William Krantz of St Louis, and John Krantz of Troy. Deep sorrow fills homes and circles of friends show sympathy.
City primaries conducted in three wards for the April 23 elections produced 130 votes. In ward one J Allen defeated W Kueker for alderman by one vote on the Citizens ticket. other nominations were formal. Vote totals by ward show various results for Citizens and Independent lines, with Meeker repeatedly leading as police magistrate candidate.
The First Aid Society met to form a permanent body electing Mrs. GM Iriesland as president Emma Massman as vice president Mary Grannan as secretary John Rieder custodian and James Boston instructor. Ten members now, with weekly meetings after March 24 and post April 1. Miners union donation to equip paraphernalia, consider Red Cross name. Glorious news from Dr J T Curtiss praising Electric Bitters for eczema and general health. Kingston dealer.
The March term of the Madison county circuit court will convene Monday with Judge G. A. Crow presiding. A total of 351 cases are docketed, including 206 law cases, 89 chancery, and 42 criminal.
Last Saturday was the time limit for filing petitions for nomination for state and county offices to be voted for at the primary election on Tuesday, April 9. The final list of candidates given out by County Clerk Mackinaw is as follows with party labels and names for state’s attorney, coroner, recorder of deeds, auditor, county surveyor, clerk of circuit court, and senatorial committee across Republican, Democratic, Socialist, and Prohibition rows.
The preliminary contest for the annual M C A A literary and musical event will be held Friday evening at Rieder's opera house. The program features piano solos, vocal numbers, a declamation, and an oration. Judges will pick the finalists for the main competition.
Wilkinson several days this week. Mrs. Adolph Meyer visited East St. Louis with her daughter on Sunday. Mrs. Ed Peters returned to Greenup after visiting her daughter Mrs. B. W. Jarvis. Charlons Maurer and Miss Matilda Cook came from Collinsville to handle tax collector affairs. Fred Ammann family of Edwardsville, Mrs. Robert Pettigrew of Danville, and Mrs. Fred Dicbal of St. Louis attended the funeral of Mrs. Louis Diefenbach last Saturday.
Superintendent Aszell reports a county rise of 1222 persons under 21 since 1910, detailing available school funds since 1897 with figures from 1908 to 1916. The document notes a total fund amount and a 448.81 total in a 98117-835-448.81 format, indicating lingering financial data and historical enrollment shifts.
Rev. Martin Haig of Kurt Atkin son Missouri will deliver a trial sermon at the German Evangelical church Sunday morning. Regular services will be held at St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church Sunday morning and in the evening at 7 30 a Lent service will be conducted in English by Rev. J C Strasen. The M E church board of trustees met and organized naming James Bogton president Paul B Wild secretary and Wm Lewis treasurer. A discussion on disposing of church property for a new site was held with no action taken. Grand jurors for May term of the Madison county circuit court were named by the county board of supervisors listing numerous names from Helvetia Saline Lees New Douglas St Jacob Marine Alhambra Olive Jarvis Pin Oak Hamel Fosterburg Godfrey Venice and other communities.
Short notes list bargains at Wick Bros Jewelry and Deimling Bros Meat Market, with flowers and funeral designs at J R Ward's. Cadre includes a 80-year-old Nicholas Thalman death, jurors named for Granite City and Alton courts, a mine accident breaking Louis Coons' arm, church school construction near Easter, plus family news and an in-depth obituary alongside a travel-spirited Rhoades death inquiry.
A local ad promotes Adlerika as a simple German remedy for bowel and stomach trouble including possible appendicitis. Kingston boasts a single dose relieves discomfort almost instantly. Also mentions want ads and offers Sterling silver rings at EF. O. Leidel’s and poultry wanted at Davidson.
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