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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1906
Page
5
Partial county returns show Republicans winning key representive and congressional races. The general election summary highlights party gains across districts, with detailed vote tallies pending final tallies from several precincts and counties.
Complete returns show Republicans winning every county ticket in Madison with majorities from 1300 to 3500. J E Hillskotter topped for county judge. David Jones won sheriff by a sizable margin. Rodenberg retained congress seat. McCormick and Lindley win state senate and bonds district. Only Michael S Link breaks Dem hold in the county legislature.
A Springfield newspaper clipping reports Dr Joseph McAdoo of Springfield, Missouri, collapsed with paralysis last Sunday in Fresno while visiting wintering relatives. He had traveled with two stepdaughters three weeks earlier from Troy, and relatives in Troy hope for improvement despite advancing age.
The marriage of Joseph Healey of Troy to Emma Ricker of Glen Carbon took place at St Charles Missouri on Wednesday at 2 pm conducted by Justice Bruns. The couple slipped away from Glen Carbon to St Charles for a quiet ceremony and returned to Troy to start married life. The bride is daughter of Herman Ricker of Glen Carbon and the groom son of William Healey, a local butcher. The couple plan to live at the Healey home in Fairview addition and bring the bride to Troy tomorrow.
Rufus Busse, son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Busse, died at 7:30 this morning at the family home on Main Street after a rapid onset of diabetes. Born January 22, 1892 in Troy, he would have turned 15 in January. He attended St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran parochial school and later McCray-Dewey Academy before withdrawal due to illness. He leaves parents, four brothers, three sisters, and many relatives. Funeral at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Monday at 1:15, with internment in the Lutheran Cemetery. the ’06 confirmation class and academy students will attend.
Circuit and probate notes list real estate transfers and marriage licenses. Petit jurors drawn for weeks five and six report Monday November 12. Names include Mans, Buente, Lightner, Berg, Laxton, Smith, King, Raembke, Selb, Strumpstick, Wrigley, Williams, Megowen, Blake, Bircher, Hart, Kinzie, Schrump, Ohm, McMichael, Augustine, Mott, Barco, Hayers, Ruderhauser, Federer, Bender, Ravens, Flynn, Hartmann and others. Judge Moyers presiding in place of Burroughs. State's Attorney Gillham's report filed. Circuit Court dispositions include foreclosures, divorces, attachments, verdicts awarded, and one not guilty manslaughter defense. Page 5 continues.
A clipped wartime style exchange questions a rival’s claimed cleanliness and superiority. The dialogue fragment hints at comparison and critique, with a wary refrain about stating a verdict and a referenced Philadelphia Press source.
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