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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1907
Page
5
A council approved granitoid sidewalk work prompting clashes on Main Street as Mayor Brauer orders removal of old walks under police protection. Some property owners resist, while others complied for thousands of feet of new sidewalks. The dispute mirrors public debate over a 1819 land grant document now shown in a window.
Henry C Gerfen, a well known citizen and former business man of the city, died at his North End home at 3 oclock yesterday afternoon after a lingering illness of consumption. The funeral is set for Monday at 1 30 PM from the residence to St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church and then to Lutheran cemetery for interment. Obituary deferred to next issue.
F F Wilmes writes to St Louis Globe-Democrat about an old deed conveying seventy five acres at old Kaskaskia to Jacob Mayer and heirs signed by James Monroe as U S president dated Washington May 3 1824 The land was washed away by the Mississippi River Notary J N Jarvis holds a deed to John Jarvis for part of section nine township three range seven tied to Congress acts and disposal of Illinois public lands. dates and details align with era signatures and the Monroe endorsement.
Frances L Snow 67 of Troy died at her daughter s home in the North End after heart disease illness. Funeral at the Soudles home conducted by Rev Sweeney, burial in St Louis. Survived by three daughters and a son, 14 grandchildren. Also report of a warehouse fire on Clay Street, the faulty hose, and $50 damage. death of Fred Raber in Belleville mine. and Louis Bour filing $25,000 suit against Illinois Traction for injuries from an electric car.
Regular meeting of the City Council with Mayor Braner and officials present. Treasurer submits monthly report. Finance committee approves claims. Petition from citizens remonstrance to grant sidewalks discussed and tabled. Continues on page 5.
The social column reports the marriage of Henry Volk and Margaret Harrison of Collinsville at Greenville with a reception at the station for Troy friends. It notes Col. Maple's lecture at Rieder's and a successful Twentieth Century Club ball, plus numerous visits among residents and out-of-town guests from St. Louis, Mt. Vernon, Okawville, and nearby towns.
Yesterday marked the filing deadline for the October term in Madison county circuit court. A total of 340 cases are docketed, with 188 new filings this term, including 20 criminal, 132 chancery, and 188 common law suits. List of new circuit cases includes actions against City of Granite City, Commonwealth Steel Co., and various defendants with damages, divorces, and assumpsit claims. Probate proceedings show inventories, adjustments, and claims presented for several deceased individuals, with several estates issuing letters and widow’s awards.
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