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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1914
Page
4
An early 20th century advertisement promotes Electric Bitters as a spring health cleanse. It claims to purify blood, stimulate kidneys liver and bowels, reduce fatigue and restore vigor. The four week treatment is offered with guaranteed results, priced 50 cents and 1 dollar at H. R. Huffendick's.
News notes from Huffendick and Deimling Bros. highlight spring purchases including Early Ohio seed potatoes at $1.10 per bushel and fresh fish on lent days. Also announced are a spring millinery opening by Miss Rose Wilkinson, a new birth to Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Stienhans, and a death of Mrs. Thomas Utely in Los Angeles. The Illinois State Dental Society marks its 50th anniversary with a Chicago meeting.
Tax collector F O Leidel completes 1913 tax gathering in Jarvis Township and reports to County Treasurer Eisele. Nearby townships show totals and delinquencies. Board of Auditors to meet March 31, 1914 at 2 PM in Troy for auditing town accounts.
The 74 year old remains to be buried at Summerfield. Miss Olza Schwartz sent a hand crafted Foresters emblem to her brother in Richmond Cal. Mrs Ed Ward of Collinsville died after paralysis, survived by husband two daughters a son and seven grandchildren. funeral held in Collinsville. May meeting of the Southern Illinois Editorial Association set for Carbondale May 22 28 with trips to Anna and Murphysboro. Executive committee meeting at the Itme hotel in East St Louis. Relatives in Troy informed of the destruction of the Killey farm home near Murdo S D due to a kitchen fire. Mrs Murdo formerly Adda Anderson known locally. James H Belt formerly of Bunker Hill found guilty of embezzlement in Carlinville and sentenced to two years and $300 fine. Belt bank failed last fall amid crop drought. James Rawson named grand juryman for May term. Lee Morriss drawn as petit juror for March 26. Wim Rucker Jr and Fred Garnet drawn for Aston city court starting April 27.
Mrs Walter Miller visited St Louis. Mrs George Hoffmann toured Highland. Charles Kilby made a business trip to Highland last Friday. Miss Leona Schoeck stayed with Miss Marie Raeber in Highland last week. Mesdames A Kirchein and Rufus Fike visited Highland last Saturday. John Faires and Miss Bertha Searcy visited Dr E Faires and family in Chester. A social hop at Turners hall Saturday evening by St Jacob orchestra. Miss Julia Michael returned from wintering in California. Mr and Mrs Wm Kircheis of St Louis visited relatives in St Jacob Sunday. Miss Schiefer and Buchmann of Highland were Sunday guests of D Schiefer family. Children of E N Michael held a Sunday family reunion. Miss Mabel Pain visited from Pocahontas. Dr L B Michael and family from Collinsville visited Sunday. Jacob Fehmel, John Frey Sr, and Henry Buchmueller were Highland visitors last Friday. Misses Zitha Geismann Paula Buchheim Sophia Nagel of Highland visited St Jacob Sunday afternoon. Mrs Otto Spellerberg and children and Mrs John Metzler and children visited Highland Sunday. Royal Neighbors gave a St Patrick's Day program Tuesday evening.
St Louis visitors and visits recur among Marine residents including Pahlmann Brizius Buhlmann and Aldrup. The Marine band reorganizes under Dr Veateh with biweekly practices. A 27 year old Emil Gebauer dies in St Louis. A Holstein herd passes tuberculin test. Local resignations and a April election select a new highway commissioner. Irma Leduc and Edwin Hoefle wed in Highland as groom works for Highland Milling.
A Democratic committee announces P M Davidson as a candidate for the office of Collector of Jarvis Township subject to the Democratic primary.
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