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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1908
Page
5
Objections to petitions cloud local option voting as town officials delay ballot inclusion. Town Clerk Jarvis omits local option language after protests about petition circulation and signatories. Anti saloon leaders promise further rallies and legal challenges as voters prepare for a heated spring election.
Julius Lemen of St. Clair county sues his cousin Mrs. Josie Fisher in Belleville circuit court for slander claiming she spread false stories about him poisoning her well and seeks $5000 in damages. The file follows Lemen being charged earlier with shooting Mrs Fisher and a related $200 fine.
Henry C. Eickmann a prominent farmer in Pin Oak township collapsed in his barn last Saturday around 7 30 PM from a sudden heart attack after a long day of work. He had spent the day splitting rails and returned to assist with milking and feeding.
The Greenville Sun reports plans for an electric line from Hillsboro to Troy via Coffeen and Greenville, with a bond proposition discussion in Coffeen. E A Tennes J L Traylor and Rev J D Wilson spoke on benefits to travel and local development as the company seeks incorporation to build along the Vandal ia Line toward Troy or East St. Louis.
Christian Behli longtime Collinsville butcher and former Troy resident dies at his home after sustaining injuries two weeks earlier while loading a gasoline engine for shipment. He was 42. survived by wife, son Benjamin, daughter Sylvia, and two half sisters. Funeral at Collinsville church residence services by Rev H T Babsen and burial in Glenwood Cemetery.
The 1907 Jarvis township tax collection finished with $16,485.55 collected from $16,815.26 charged, leaving $329.71 delinquent. State $2,190.32, county $3,287.05, township $658.75, road fund $2,628.30, day tax $147.98, Troy corporation tax $1,412.43. School districts totals range from $60.45 to $4080.45. Also notes local ads and brief notices about Dr King’s remedy, Jule Gindler, threshing outfit purchase, and Rev. P Starbird endorsement.
Layfayette Fields of Collinsville wed Misa Nola Fern Michael in St. Louis on Wednesday. The groom is a Collinsville young man and the bride is daughter of Mrs. Dora Michael west of the city. Friends here extend congratulations. A social by the Epworth League at the M E church Wednesday evening drew a fair crowd with various diversions. Personal notes record numerous visits by local residents to St. Louis, East St. Louis, Chicago, and other nearby towns, with several relatives and friends noted during the week.
A notice warns subscribers that after one year in arrears The Call will be discontinued and the account turned to collection. The Post Office ruling requires this step to keep the second class mailing privilege. Check the date beside your name and renew to avoid discontinuance.
East St. Louis workers and others travel Wednesday to Mt Olive to see ailing Richard Schmidt. Collinaville resident Mrs. Harry Kennedy visits family in the city. Spousal pairs from Pocahontas and St Louis stay with relatives here. Mr and Mrs Deimling and children return to Westboro Wisconsin after weeks here. Mrs Kienzle of St Louis and Mrs Esterlein of Troy visit Anna Esterlein for her 82nd birthday.
The W T O meets at the Baptist church Friday at 7 o clock. Lenten services at St Pauls on Thursday morning. Mrs F E Linder to host Merry Workers at Presbyterian church next Wednesday at 2. Ladies Aid quilting at Mrs H F Thurston’s Thursday at 5 30. The W C T meets Saturday at Miss Jessie Harvey’s at 2 30. all members urged to attend.
A pasted column mentions a narrow escape from pneumonia and consumption due to a lingering cold. It touts Fo ley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds, then lists ad snippets for paint closeouts at 15c off, a meat market promotion at Deimling Bros., and Ada trial suggestions, with several local business names and phrases.
The March grand jury filed fifty new indictments and several cases await true bills. Notable charges include larceny, burglary, and murder acts with varied bail amounts. Petit jurors for weeks three and four were drawn from multiple townships. Circuit court dispositions cover damages, divorces, and guilty pleas for larceny and forgery, with new cases about coal and coke and personal injury.
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