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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1908
Page
4
Court record items list numerous probate actions and wills from the county, including inventories, appraisals, and executor appointments for deceased residents. Court appeals involve City of Granite City and several civil disputes with damages and custody issues. Multiple property transfers are recorded, detailing parcels in Collinsville and Highland with various sums.
Arthur Stanley the young romantic actor and Troy favorite opens a week at Rieder’s opera house with the Stanley Stock Company. A strong repertoire, fourteen performers, special scenery, nightly vaudeville acts, and electrical effects highlight the engagement starting Monday November 30. Admission 15 25 and 35 cents.
Clemens Mettler and wife convey lots 4 and 5 in block 1 Highland to Fritz Fellhbauer for 1700 dollars. J C F Baer transfers lot 9 in block 4 Fairmont on Jed wardsville to Rosa V Smith for 75 dollars.
A long OCR dump lists numerous individuals with ages and places, spanning Alton, New Douglas, Hillsboro, Edwardsville, Collinsville, Granite City, Troy, and nearby towns. The fragmentary names include Harry Hannan, Grace Moore, John Bauer, Mattie Johnson, Hazel Banton, Cora P. Livingston, Lydia Wilhelm, Eva Johnson, and many others, with ages and scattered city and county labels, amid unclear codes. The result is a jumbled roster-like record without a coherent event or narrative.
Louis last Saturday and remained over Monday visiting J. T. and C. F. Stienhans and families. Miss Viola Weiman came from St. Louis to attend the ball and stayed for Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Samuel. Miss Leta Hill of Quincy, a Shurtleff College student, visits Miss Eunice Powell. Henry J. Leuth and family of Pocahontas spent Thanksgiving with relatives. their daughter returned home with them after a two week visit with grandmother Mrs. Mary Isenberg. L. Bertha Bunn arrived home from Virden for business, moving next week to the White Earth Indian school in Minnesota. Mrs. E. H. Schwarz and Dorothy stayed with E. H. Donoho. Dr. E. H. Schwarz joined them Thursday. Begin the new year with The Call and a December gift mix.
Local notes report Xmas happenings, including a Presbyterian bazaar offering gifts for all ages on December 3 and 4. Miners cheer for Thanksgiving payday, heating stove sale at 10 percent off for 30 days, and school and church activities noted alongside local prizes for corn and poultry shows.
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