Mayor Davis to Leave Troy for Kansas City Dairy Venture
Mayor James H. Davis and son Wheeler will depart for Kansas City where Davis has purchased a dairy to run next Monday. Carl Davis plans to join soon. wife and Grace Davis will stay in Troy until spring. Davis retains mayoral office, with a mayor pro tem to serve in absence. dairy to install pasteurizing equipment and serves 500 to 600 gallons daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Davis
Wheeler
Kansas City
Carl Davis
Davis
Troy
Grace Davis
Spies Vindicated In Holstein Case At Edwardsville
Louis A. Spies of St Jacob, dairy farmer and Union Dairy Company president, was fully exonerated by the Holstein-Friesian Association after a lengthy hearing in Edwardsville. Accusations centered on misrecorded breeding and blending of graded with registered stock. A Utica representative and many witnesses aided the case, which concluded in Spies favor after a committee review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis A. Spies
St. Tacob
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Spies
Calla Lily
St. Jacob
Union Dairy Company of
Association
Patrick Grannan succumbs after long injury in Troy mine
Patrick L Grannan aged 29 6 27 died at home near Loogootee Ind after more than four years with a broken leg from a Donk mine accident in Troy that left him an invalid. Eldest son of John M and Mrs Grannan born March 17 1886 in Montgomery. Funeral held Loogootee. Legal action against the company endured three trials and appeals before a judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick. L., Grannan
Donk
Troy
Homs
Loogootee
Ind
John M. Grannan
Montgomery
Goting
Apellate
Supreme Courts
Local Resident Pat Grannan Dies After Illness
The obituary notes Pat Grannan, known in Troy, died after long suffering. He bought a $15,000 farm west of Loogoatee, Indiana, and moved there from Troy a year ago with his family. Surviving are his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Grannan, a sister Mrs. Peter McQuade, and a brother Clement Grannan, all living in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loogoatee
Ind
Troy
Pat
John Grannan
Peter McQuade
Clement Grannan
Indiana
Weekly Weather Forecast for Great Lakes and Plains
The Weather Bureau, Washington, issues a forecast for the week starting Wednesday October 20. Rain is expected Wednesday over northern upper Lake district, then generally fair with cooler temperatures for a day or two. The Upper Mississippi Valley and Plains enjoy generally fair weather, with local rain possible in the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys Wednesday or Wednesday night, and unsettled conditions possible in the extreme northwest toward week end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Great Lakes
Upper Lake District
Lake Region
Mississippi Valley
Plains States
Mississippi
Missouri
Among Church and Society in Troy Community
The Troy-Civic League schedules a 7 30 Monday meeting at M E church. Dr Highfield of Belleville preaches Sunday at the Presbyterian church. Marie Catherine Voelker infant christened at German Evangelical church. Merry Workers Society set for 7 30 Tuesday in church basement. German Evangelical church anniversary observed in St Louis with a 550 voice choir and 3000 child choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy-Civic League
M. E
Dr. Highfield
Belleville
Presbyterian Church
Marie Catherine
G. A. Voelker
German Evangelical Church
Martin Holz
Merry Workers’ Society
German Evangelical Church In America
St. Louis
O Jehildren
New Woodmen Rituals Issued For Active Camps
A revised edition of the Modern Woodmen ritual is issued from the order’s headquarters. Six books will be sent to camps meeting monthly and active in the head camp, with free sets to camps moving from dead to live status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen of America
Executive Council
School Board Schedules Bills and September Report
Troy Illinois October 1 1915 school board meets with President Dawson present and two absentees. Board approves minutes and board reports including slate blackboards purchase and finances. Principal Oliver reports 299 pupils enrolled with 246 average daily attendance and 3 corporal punishments. Truant officer notes fines under compulsory education law. Music supervision proposal tabled. Meeting adjourned. Also notes hearing in Stephens case and local circus announcement for October 26 at Rieder's opera house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Ill
Board of Education
Dawson
Watts
Wild
House and Grounds
Goalby
Lewis
W. L. Oliver
Blfrieda Brede
Mamie E. Bryant
Elsie Hoenig
Sarah Wilkinson
Agnes Gaskill
Maude Hamilton
Grace Davis
Adda Matthews
Louis Schuitze
G. W. C. Gates
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Daniel Peterman
Roy Elliott
Oliver
Naylor
Ben
Teachers’ Library Fund
Collinsville
McCray-Dewey Academy
Snodgrass
Gates
Emily L. Hoefert
Rk. L. Dawson
W. H. Goalby
Social News Notes of Local Visitors and Events
Lloyd H. Taylor entertained Wednesday evening at the Presbyterian church basement under Sunshine Band auspices for the Sunday school. A jolly birthday party for Fay Snodgrass and another for Mary Gebauer were held with games and refreshments. A miscellaneous shower honored Miss Mary Schotemeyer of Highland and John Voelker upcoming nuptials. Bazaar and supper planned at the church, plus several social visits and local business trips noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd H. Taylor
Presbyterian Church
Sunshine Band
Taylor
Riley) Muster
Laddie
Whittaker
Grace Gaskill
Peter
Bell
Gussie Miller
Elizabeth Scott
Pittman
Caton
Ruby
Burdette
Fay Snodgrass
Frank Snodgrass
Hazel
Floyd Snodgrass
Vera
Wild
Ethel
Hazel Stock
Nina May
Raymond Snodgrass
Ruth Eckert
Paul
Clyde
Evelyn Frangen
Irene
Meriam Meeker
Elizabeth Reece
Mary Gebauer
Mary Lescoe
W. J. Gebauer
Adele Clare
Nina May Snodgrass
Dollie McCain
Henrietta Maden
Susie Demotlin
Highland
Mary Schotemeyer
Troy
John H. Voelker
Miss Schotemeyer
Numerous St Louis visitors greet Troy and Collinsville locals
A parade of Troy Collinsville and nearby residents visited St Louis and other Missouri cities last week. The record lists Forbes McCain Dora Dobbs Hiram Ward Arthur Taylor Sophie Peter Dale and many more visiting relatives and attending gatherings in St Louis, Collinsville, Troy, Belleville and Edwardsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Holz
Collinsville
Joseph D. Scott
St. Louis
Dave Sims
Wm._ Collins
Col
Unaville
James H. Bone
R. G. Johnson
Troy
George Dressel
Jay Thalmann
Harry Sapp
St. Jacob
Sophie Peter
Dale
James TE. Hindmarch
Missouri
Metropolis
Will
Ben Schlichting
Frank Maletz, Jr
Edwardsville
Martin Arith
B. F. Cramer
Mabel
Wm. Ahring
Marine
Henry Wilhelm
W. L. Oliver
D.stevieve Jarvis
James Boston, Jr
Gillespie
Thomas Jones
Alice
Belleville
Earl Foster
East St. Louis
Wm. Frangen
James Shaffer
Philip Rarick
Ida Kirsch
Lulu
Bertha Langenwalter
Mesdames F. W. Seele
W. C. Seele
Herman Wehmeyer
Louis Capelle
Henry Hawke
Samuel Taylor
Wm. Collins
Cora Watt
Arthur Smith
Emma Solter
Henry Hoge
Pocahontas
Adolph Meyer
John Meier
Amanda
Louise Geffen
Mary Vogt
Boston
Sebastien Weber
Jacob Schafer
Trenton
Sebastian Weber
Arthur Kimberlin
Collinaville
C. B. Kimberlin
Court House Items in Circuit and Probate Courts
Probate and transfer notices list approved inventories and final reports for many deceased estates. Executors and guardians named with bonds, hearings set for October 25 and November 2, letters issued, and distributions recorded across numerous estates including Hamilton, Mills, Blume, Schmidt, Wendel, Kinne, Wolford, Clark, Campbell, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Hamilton
Edgar Lloyd
Ernest W. Hosto
C. Meyer
Isabella J. Mills
James A. Colbern
Henry J. Blume
Alfred J. Schmidt
J. Yakutis
Charles W. Watt
Caroline Beckemeyer
George Wiehe
George H. Fiedler
Charles &, Willis
Henry Allen
Nannie Allen
George E. Wendel
Charles Luehmern
Guardian
Ward
James D. Hutchins
Martin Rebeck
Elizabeth Rebeck
Elizabeth Houck
John A. Berner, Jr
Thomas W. Dailey
Margaret Dawson
B. J. O'Neil
Charlotte M. Engelman
Charles W. Weihe
Henry G. Weihe
Oscar Rosenthal
Chris
Lina Rosenthal
Frederick B. Meyer Et al
John C. E. Clark
Grafton Clark
Fred Campbell
Wilhelmina Wehling
Caroline Kaseberg
Theodore Kaseberg
Henry Schart
Execu
Amanda
Johnson
Xecutrix
Anthony W. Kreinshnittge
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wit
L. A. Spies
Patrick Grannan
Troy Bay
Poca
Hadley Farm
Sullivan & Huckleberry Company
Litchfield
Adela Hampton
the School Board
Stephens
M. M. Stephens
Wright
State Bank of St. Jacob
Germantown Savings Bank
Bartelso Savings Bank
Marlborough Realty and Investment Co
Victoria
Carl Hagenbeck
Great Wallace
América
Rieder
Opera House
For & Dime
Milo Rea
Social
Merry Workers' Society of the
A. J. Lewis
O’fallon
Mabel Verbeck
Susan Poser
Blanche
Ada Scott
Ruth Neville
John Joseph Deimling
John F. Deimling
J. W. Smith
M. E. Parsonage
Braner Hall
Nas
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