Fresh oysters and local notes fill The Call
Weather reports, social notices, and local tidbits fill The Call. Ward's serves fresh oysters while Henry Clark lectures next Thursday at Rieders opera house. An infant dies, stockholder meeting at Troy Shoe Company, and town residents face saloon license changes. Ads promote Christmas goods and clothing. Community updates include illnesses, deaths, and local movements with multiple named residents and businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward’s
Henry Clark
Rieders’ Opera House
St. Louis Globe
Republic
Post-Dispatch
Star
Times
Daniel Peterman
Charles Wandling
Troy Shoe Company
Edward &. Deimling
Social and Personal Notes From Local Residents
Day guests of Mr and Mrs H C Kersey include visitors from Alhambra and relatives. Mrs Philip Schultze and children stayed with her uncle Charles Kingery. Mr and Mrs W F Peter traveled to St Louis. Mrs Peter plans an extended visit. New arrivals Mr and Mrs Francis Moore relocated from Pittsburg Kan to the Acker man property. Watts family visited from Collinsville. Miller couple joined Mayme Miller for a day trip. Edward Junker and mother plus Ben Wilhold from Marine visited. Healey from Livingston called on relatives. Wheeler Davis returned to live here after working in Chicago. Mrs Veley Perry and daughter from Council Grove Kan were guests of Elizabeth Spohr. Pratt entertained friends at a country dance northeast of town. Local sports trip to St Louis to watch Pilgrims of England vs St Theresa Academy. Nurse Jane Hughes returned from California for a short hometown stay with brother George Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Kersey
Philip Schultze
Alhambra
Charles Kingery
W. F. Peter
St. Louis
Peter
Francis Moore
Pittsburg
Kan
Ackermann
John Watts
Raymond
Glen Jardon
Wheeler Davis
Marshall Field & Co
Chicago
Veley Perry
A. G. Alexander
Greenup
Council Grove
Elizabeth Spohr
Louis Pratt
Pin Oak
Thomas Chapman
Alfred Capelle
Thomas Higgins
Thomas
John
Pilgrims
England
St. Theresa Academy
Jane Hughes
California
George Hughes
Mierroy cuts in saloon brawl ends with fines
A Sunday fight in Rudolph Beck's saloon near Baden Baden and Salisbury involved Martin Weiss and Johnny Wachter. Magistrate Joseph Leiting and Henry Twiling intervened. Weiss used a knife, injuring Joseph Geiling and Wachter. Weiss pleaded guilty to three charges in Leiting's court and was fined 55 dollars plus costs.
Names and Ages From Granite City Area Listed in Paper
A long list of individuals with ages and hometowns including Granite City Collinsville Edwardsville St. Louis and several others appears in a German Sunday paper via Daniel Hetermen the agent. The roster includes Q J Bergmann 28 Kate Schroeder 23 Klaustermeier 23 Adna King 0 26 and many others with ages from 17 to 48.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q. J. Bergmann
Granite City
Kate S. Schroeder
Flerman Klaustermeier
Alhambra
Adna King
Max Dytkiewicz
Grand Rapids
Grace Stoughton
St. Louis
L. Teichgraeber
Collinsville
B. H. Richards
Highland
Hosa Thiel
Walter Rockwell
Jennie Adamson
W. K. King
Maggvie Gammer
Peter Perucea
Monica Vito
John Mulvey
Springfield
Grace Hunt
WW. Spicer
East St. Louis
Elsie Galyean
Geo. Whisher
Edwardsville
Francis Metz
W. P. Langehening
de Soto
Barbara Cerny
James Rylance
Worden Ora Jones
New Douglas
J. A. Wild
Die Catherine Peipert
J. G. Brandt
Cordelia Stutz
As. Doerr
Emma Sellmeier
Walter Muggenburg
Alton Beulah White
Upper Alton
W. G. Groves
Bunker Hill
Amitta Sparts
Alton
Joseph Tusher
Oe Dorsey Louise Kline
Prairietown
Stephen Kellog
Mary Carter
Mississippi Blatter
Daniel Hetermen
Council Proceedings Reported Elections and Bills
The Journal of the Council records the acceptance of the Finance committee report and payments to city officials, reading of bond licenses for Henry Pratt and John Norbury, and reconfirmation of Elmer Sapp as city electrician. It notes the resignation of S S Avis as street superintendent and adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stolte
George Eckert
Wm. H. Goalby
G. W. C. Gates
Edward T. Vetter
Herman Schmidt
N. M. Kinder
James Bosomworth
Donoho
Steve
Avis
Peterman
Norbury
Finance Committee
S. S. Avis
Garnet
Henry Pratt
John Norbury
Beutel
Sapp
Gornet
Chris. Busse
W. J. Vetter
Notice to Hunters On Premises Prohibits Trespassing
Notice by the undersigned forbids hunting or trespassing on any part of their premises under penalty of the law. Names listed include Chris Diepholz T. A. Riggin Charles Schultze A. N. Riggin Frank Bauman Fred Tegtmeier Wm Langewisch Edwin Zenk Joseph Arth Venatius Riggin Henry Niehaus Benj Schultze Wim Ackermann John Dollinger. New names to be added for hunting season at 15¢ each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Diepholz
T. A. Riggin
Charles Schultze
A. N. Riggin
Frank Bauman
Fred Tegtmeier
Wm. Langewisch
Edwin Zenk
Joseph Arth
Venatius Riggin
Henry Niehaus
Benj. Schultze
Wim. Ackermann
John Dollinger
Forced Into Exile. Glen Oak man cured by new discovery
Wm Upchurch of Glen Oak Oklahoma suffered a two year crippling cough. He tried mountain air then Dr King's New Discovery and after six bottles recovered completely. The ad claims it treats coughs colds bronchitis asthma and more with a 50 cent bottle and a one dollar trial bottle. The piece ends with wedding notices at The Call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Upchurch
Glen Oak
Okla
Dr. King
Kingston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Our Church
Troy
Methodist
St. Paul’s
Merril
Naptha
Colllinsville
Fellows
Fae
William G. Eisenpreis
Pierron
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Collinsville Herald
Henry Wuench
Kiowa County
Kansas
Mesdames J. St. Samuel
W. H. Vetter
John R. van Hooser
Olive Township
Mr. van Hooser
Jarvis Township
Snodgrass
James I P. Anderson
Marine
Koch Orchestra
Calaboose
Wm. Norbury
Ed May
May
Henry E. Pratt
Pratt
Shoop
James Duncan
Haynesville
S. Kingston's
Ipa
Social and Personal
Journal. OF the Council
Troy Market
Sexton
Troy Cemetery
Alice Collins
Louis Sudhoff
Wm. Meiners
J. F. Jarvis
A. F. Seligman
Fritts’ Meat Market
J. R. Fritts
Prop
Corinth Woolen Mills
ST Louis
M. F. Ruwarta
Eneral Merchandise
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