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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1910
Page
5
Mayor Busse issues a Memorial Day proclamation calling a citywide observance. All Troy businesses are asked to close Monday May 30 from 1 PM until after the memorial exercises to honor the defenders of the country and departed loved ones.
Memorial Day events are set for May 30 in Troy under veterans’ auspices with a larger program this year. John B Pachall of St. Louis, veteran and Blair Post past commander, will speak. The parade starts at 1 pm from the public school, proceeds to the cemetery for exercises, with participation invited from lodges societies and schoolchildren. Flowers are welcome. The cemetery program includes music by the U M W A Band, invocations, recitations, choruses, and Pachall’s address.
The Troy Athletic Association plans the formal park opening tomorrow afternoon with a game between the Athletics and the Chanticleers from St. Louis. Seats will be in the new grandstand amid high local support for Troy athletics.
Residents of the east side of the county gather in Edwardsville to call a regular meeting of the electric road company. The gathering aims to organize and plan a June 23 meeting at Highland to advance plans for an electric line serving Troy St Jacob Highland and nearby towns. Participants include John Wilds J C Ammann and Eugene Schott of Highland and Capt F W.
Cook and W. W. Jarvis of Troy Rufus Pike of St. Jacob and Joseph Long of New Dougas are tied to a grid project. The plan originally aimed to run an electric line from Maryville to Staunton linking with East St. Louis & Suburban and with the McKinley. Options were taken on the right of way and efforts were made to engage other authorities. After a lull, today’s meeting signals a move to secure an electric line between Highland and Staunton.
Ernest A Main son of H Main, Troy native, completes studies at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville and will be ordained June 7 in Troy. He is called to pastor Fayette Missouri First Baptist, taking charge June 12. Service includes exam, sermon by Rev James Osborn, charge by Dr J D Riges, and address by Rev Dr Ewing. Main graduates Shortfeff College Upper Alton. The ordinance marks start of his ministerial career. Also: Dr Kings Kingstson ad.
Bruce H Brown son of Dr J dy Brown of this city belonged to a large Barnes Medical College class in St Louis. The junior Brown arrived Thursday for a home visit and may be assigned to Alaska next month. Attending the exercises were Dr J J Brown and son Kenneth. Friends in Troy wish him well. The Ladies Aid Society of the M E church will meet at Mrs Paul B Wilds home next Thursday. Sebastopol Bethany Baptist to celebrate its golden Jubilee on Saturday June 4 with speeches by Norman G Flagg J A Uzzell and Mayor Edmund Heall of Alton.
Regular Board of Education session in Troy chaired by President Cook with Boston Davis Goalby Preston and Seligman present. Bills approved for teachers and staff including Thurston Cressey Bryant Collins Davis Matthews Campbell Hogan and janitor Deck and others. Graduation program details discussed with Uzzell to speak and seating planned.
Mrs Raphael Hagler marked her 4th birthday with a dinner at the Meeker home as she nears six decades in the community. A surprise party welcomed Mrs Elizabeth May at her daughter’s home, with a large gathering including Conrad Heiser and many Wiegand and Lampe family members. Mrs August Metz hosted relatives for her 66th birthday, while Miss Luis Allen enjoyed a 22nd birthday surprise attended by 24 young people. Other notes include Miss Linus Greenberg’s presence, a novelty shower for Mrs Arthur Taylor, and various local visits and travels to St Louis and California by residents.
Sunday visits by Nancy Donoho and Clara Struckhoff from Edwardsville. Edwardsville residents Ryder and Lieder with relatives and officials, plus trips by W. W. Jarvis, John Feldmeier, and J. Reed. Sondies family from St. Louis and Greenville earlier. Landgraf from O Falling visits, Wild from Efiteman Town, Crown from Shurtleff College, Darwitt Schott family in Troy, census agent Danuws Lane in Madison County seeking manufacturing data. Lane a former teacher.
Farmers and residents in the Collinsville area engage in planting and social visits this week. Mr and Mrs George Loyel traveled there for business, while Mrs C M Johnson of Mobile and Mrs David Kurtz visited friends and relatives. Emma Mersinger returned from Collinsville, and Mrs Martin Herbst plus daughter Elsie spent a day there. A large gathering celebrated Mr and Mrs Jacob Ottwein’s 50th birthday with relatives from Summerfield Trenton Ches terfield and nearby towns, sharing supper and good wishes.
A cautious husband notes his wife may be nervous and run down and urges Electric Bitters as a remedy for female troubles, loss of appetite, headaches, constipation and fainting spells. The ad claims thousands benefited and offers 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by Kingston.
Announcement states Troy will host a Fourth of July celebration this year under temperance auspices. It clarifies the event is not under the WCTU banner. The picnic site is undecided as plans progress with speeches and an appropriate program planned.
The March term of the Madison county circuit court adjourned Monday afternoon under Judge W. E. Hadley. The May term begins next Monday. Petit jurors for the first two weeks of May include John Santer Emil Muerri Carl Ardueser and Lee Forrister from Helvetia Melchoir Suess Saline John Freeze Lees Abraham Rogier St Jacob Pierce Purcell Olive Fred Blumberg and Fred Brown Jarvis Theo Wine Hamel L. W. Lucker and Wm. Ope Omphyhent P. W. O'Warrell Jesse Nichols Harry Kingsbury and Simon Henry Collinsville A. Gillig John Faust W. C. Coulins George Muller and Joseph Drexilius Edwardsville H. E. Dorsey Fr Russell Steve Faunikner C.S. Boring and August Huebner Nameaki Wm. Bauer Chouteau Charles Marshall Wood River George Hahnekamp Jr Fosterburg John Wuceheffney and H. Webley Sr Venice J. E. Wemper G. W. Perk inson and Charles Hull Alton.
Geo A Tagan versus Rosa Pagan divorce. Nellie Carter versus George Carter divorce. John Daniels versus M Blesigian et al appeal. Anmeunda Short versus Randle Short divorce. Carl Engelke versus HL Walke foreclosure. Oto Blasevic versus Consolidated Coal Co case. Julius Kreider versus Consolidated Coal Co case. Morris & Co versus W TH Albrocht et al appeal. Kate Obradovich versus Big Four Rail rod case. CG H Green Jr versus Gem City Store Co appeal. Henry Danhe versus Joseph Kobernay foreclosure. Moore Bros Co versus Chas F Stein hans assumpsit. Alexander HW Bell versus Thos HL Bell foreclosure. George C Stuilken admr versus F N Detwiler case. E C Robinson Lumber Co versus Nicole Bros foreclosure. John Werkst versus East St Louis & Suburban trespass. Charles Ludwig versus Citizens road way of Venice case. H M Madansky et al versus Max C Madansky assumpit. Thomas Jacobs et al versus Madiaga Coal Corporation case. Continu ed on page 5.
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