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Newspaper

Troy Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1916

Page

5

Troy & Eastern Rates Challenge Before ICC

W Ropiquet counsel for St fwortis Coal Operators Traffic Bureau said before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington that the St Louis Troy & Eastern St Louis & Q FaNon and Litchfield & Madison railroads lack lawful right to pool rates with Terminal Railroad Association for coal moves across the Mississippi. He argued the three short lines violate the commodities clause by moving mine products controlled by their own owners. Hayes for Troy & Eastern urged the hearing show no evidence of violation and defended the lines.

W. Ropiquet St. Fwortis Coal Operators Traffic Bureau Interstate Commerce Commission Washington, D. C St. Louis Troy & Eastern St. Louis & Q Commission Coal and Oil Investigation and Industrial Railways Op Hayes St. Troy & Eastern de. Hayes Ae i

Graduating Class to Hold Big Exercises at Edwardsville High

The county prepares for a large graduating class with two hundred and forty two students completing. Graduation exercises will be at the Edwardsville high school auditorium on June 10. top scholars from townships receive free scholarships to the state normal school. list includes Jarvis Oisie S. Glammeyer and many others across multiple townships. Evangelist Mitchell to preach and lecture across services with music by George Preston and Clinton Fisk.

Ekiin Edwardsville Staur- Fiowine Jarvis—Oisie S. Glammeyer Marine Edna Brooks Edwardaville George Dolite New Douglas Albert ‘Traver- Dicht Fosterburg Edward Droster Helvetia Mary O. Geiger St. Jacob Edith Townsend Chouteau Margaret Sager Saline al Bruenenfelder Lees Earl Rockwell Pin Oak Ella Naumann Namcokl Elmer Branding Moro Lucille Smith Olive Robert Irwin Venice Edna Winkelman Alhambra Lucy Ann Faank Fort Russell Estella Sanders Hamel—Leone M. Schwalb Belist Mitchell George Preaton Singer Mra Preston Clinton Fisk Cornettiat Evangelist Mitchell Engalé

Revival Meetings Continue at Tabernacle with Mitchell

Evangelist LeRoy J. Mitchell leads nightly revival at the public school tabernacle. Attendance and interest rise with more than forty conversions reported so far. Visitors from Mulberry Grove and St. Jacob join the week’s meetings. Tomorrow includes a free magic show for children. all ages welcome, and Sunday promises a big day.

Tabernacle LeRoy J. Mitchell Mulberry Grove St. Jacob Evangelist Mitchell

Memorial Day Observed In Troy With Half Holiday

Memorial Day will be observed in Troy next Tuesday under the auspices of the Sons of Veterans and will be a half holiday. A program starts at 1 30 PM on the public school grounds, followed by a parade to the city cemetery for graves decoration. Veterans, sons of veterans, lodges, students and citizens are invited to join the procession and program including music by Crorkin Orchestra, addresses by Hon Frank Warrington and Jesse L Simpson, and a roll call of fallen heroes.

Troy Sons of Veterans America

Schools Close Next Week With Graduating Exercises

Public schools plan to close their 1915 16 term on Monday and hold a large picnic midweek on the grounds. Graduation exercises will be held Thursday evening at Rieders Opera House for a class of twenty fifteen girls and five boys who will receive diplomas. The McCrayt Dewey academy also closes next week with a campus picnic on Thursday though no graduating class this year. G N Robinson of Granite City bought the Baughman jewelry store and ice cream parlor and moved into the upper rooms with his wife while Mrs Baughman and children relocated to Wood River for a new telegraph operator position. Funeral attendees from Troy included many local families. For a good job of paperhanging, call Arthur Meiners, Phone 111.

Rieder’s Opera House Elsie Glammeyer Eva Borst May Sapp Hilda Riggin Marie Dawson Agnes Chapman Fern Droll Hazel Snodgrass Beatrice Samuel Vera Joseph Velma Joseph Libbiedwards Morie Pistone Nellye Thompson Leona Gebauer George Naylor Augus Shadwick Arthur McCain Wilbur Garnet Fred Scott McCrayt Dewey Academy Academy G. N. Robinson Granite City W. J. Baughman Mr. Robinson Baughmans

Pin Oak Beaten by Lutherans In Close Sunday Game

The Lutherans defeated the Pin Oak ball team 15 to 12 at Engeling's field in Pin Oak. It was a closely contested contest with both sides exchanging leads, and the result reflected a hard fought afternoon of baseball.

Engeling’s Pin Oak E. Kueker Tb Otte Taake Eeteenee Schlimme Ackermann P Polwort Peters Kueker Is Et Kueker Meier H. Busse Spitze W. Engeling F. Engeling Friedhoff Peree Kucker Prt A. Busse Teeey Hd Kueker Baile Engeling Friedhof Tegtmeier Vohswinkel

Milkmen Picnic Brings Dairymen Together in Bernhardt Graveyard

Local No. 17 of the Southern Illinois Milk Producers Association held a Sunday picnic and fish fry at Bernhardt's grave. President D. A. Brooks of Marine and Vice President Wm. Fahrenkrog of Bunker Hill spoke. About 250 pounds of fresh fish were served by ladies on the grounds, and the gathering was a successful social event aimed at advancing dairymen's interests.

Bernhardt’s Grave Southern Illinois Milk Producers’ Association D. A. Brooks Marine Wm. Fahrenkrog Bunker Hill

German Frauenverein Plans Meeting and Sunday School Notes

The Frauenverein of the German Evangelical church will meet with Mrs. D G Liebler next Thursday afternoon June 1st. Sunday school at 9 15 in the tent on the school grounds with Rev J W Tucker leading, as Mulberry Grove visitors attended the revival meeting Wednesday. Afterward the visitors enjoyed ice cream and cake. Mrs. R L Dawson was a St Louis visitor yesterday. Otto Pfeldmeier visited from St Louis on Sunday. Mrs. Philip Stock and Miss Bass G Davy drove to Collinsville yesterday to see relatives. Miss Clara Gornet came from St Louis Sunday to spend the day with her mother and family.

Irma Garnet Augusta Gornet Maude Gornet Birdie Heddergott Frieda Peters Norma Stolte Guasie Bohland Gussie Schlimme Lydia Fullriede Pheabe Schma Troy Lela Nickerson J. EB. Nickerson Robert Hill East St.Louis State Street M. E East St. Louis H. F P. Miller Collinsville Mary Kolb St. Louis W. A. Oliver Alton Fred Schuler John C. Gebauer Henry Stokte Rebecca Henrietta Allen Salem Elizabeth Scott Mary Droy John Sechwalm Edwardsville Peter Frangen Misa Lauretta Wild St. Jacob Frank Snodgrass Vera Bullock Frances Scendles Grace Anna Brendel Mary Davis Charles L. Edwards Granite City Frauenverein German Evangelical Church Mra D. G. Liebler M. E J. W. Tucker Mulberry Grove R L. Dawson Otto Pfeldmeier St. Leuis Philip Stock Bass G. Davy Clara Gornet

Local social notes and visitors across Troy area

A long list of visits and guests from East St. Louis, Collinsville, St. Louis, and nearby towns. Families and individuals like Miss Mary Capelle, Miss Laura Dawson, Mrs. Lulu Rickert, Roy Peters, Miss Jane Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Hillary Heck, and many others are noted with relatives, host towns, and brief travel mentions. Also mentions Miss Grace Davis taking a teaching post in Johnson City and local church gathering attendance.

J. Baughman Mary Capelle Hallie Davis East St. Louis Louise Voderhage Norma Stolte Hdwardsville Laura B. Dawson Quincy Thomas W. Dawson Lulu Rickert St. Louis Jacob Kirsch Reedsville Morriss Roy Peters M. Dillingham M. Rodgers Collinsville John Ganninger Wim. Garnet Philip Stock Terre Haute Troy Herman Grontemeyer Blaas Maryville A. E. Rawlings Paul R. Auwarter Shurtleff College Upper Afton Philip Rarick John Mersinger Jane Hughes Caseyville Hillary Heck Glen Carbon Crossing Myrtle Eckert Frieda Siegrist Margaret Joseph E. D. Joseph Lulu Hindmarch Chicago C. 8. Smith LaVategin Mamie Sapp St. Jacob Sapp Charles Smith Grace Davis Johnson City Charles E. Jarvin Claudina Louis Hill Theodore Cates Jennie J. W. Smith Wm. Dressel Aon Leon Near St. Jacob Valentine Ottwein Ed Schotemeyer Mabel Harrison Eleanor Jolly Ruth Gaskill St. Paul's Auditorium Michael Andrews Wm. Evans Edwardsville Harry Ryans Mary Mossmann Elmer Sapp Jackson, Mich James Peterman Wm. Fries California Salt Lake City Utah Adolph Meyer Henry Hoge Pocahontas Jorge P. Simpson Granite City C. P. Edwards R. Ellis Della James Porter Miss Maude Wm. Frangen Mary Jones Elizabeth Frangen F. W. Seele W. C. Seete W. W. Jarvis Daugthers Louis Otte Loretta David Miner Herman Wehmeier Louis Wittenfeld Louis Waggoner Belleville John Fischer

Court House Items Transfers and Marriages Licenses

Circut and Probate Courts list numerous estate actions and hearings. Deceased estates show final reports, balances, and executors discharged. Guardianships, conservators, and minor ward matters include appointments, bonds, and notes sales. Continued on page.

H. H. Look Wm. Blume Martha Smith Brown Herman Hartman Ernest Hatze L. B. Schmidt Richard W. Stevens John F. Klick Robert Dobbins Caroline P. Crane Deaith Minnie Frienz T. P. Yerkes Hubert Wetstein Joseph Wetstein Rhoda M. Snell Sarah Thomphkon Anna Maria Linsig Wilbert B. Harmann Wm. B. Harmann Eugene L. Hollard John Kremer Wm. H. Louallen Donk Bros. Coal Co J. G. Carlyle Roth Helen Roth Hannah F. Kroeger August Kroeger Catherine Starr Nellie B. Lambert Exacutrix George H. Vesper Guardian Ward Pius Linenfelser Executrix Ethel Hamilton

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R.W. Ropiquet Crorkin Orchestra McCray Dewey Frank Warrington Springfield McCray-Dewey Jesse L. Simpson Roll Cail Prof W. L. Oliver Martin Holz Adam Petry John Wilhelm Valentine , Ottwein George Ottwein Robert Bolmenstiehl Sebastian Weber Charles Mersinger Katherine Becker Jacob Ottwein Fred Blumberg Arthur Meiners Socirl News New Oj Company Community Oil & Development Company Madison County Charles E. Gueltig M. D. Powell Adam Thornton Gueltig Miss Miller St. Paul’s Auditorium Gussie Miller Kroeger School of Music Edna Sharpe Bradford The Seasons and Hastern Star M. B. Coker Hast Alton McLeansboro Philip Schultze Bernard Harman Wmn. Wessel Tila Wessel Louis W. Kriege Henry Bardelmedier Mike Kootz Joseph Schuingel
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