Tragic mine accident claims young miner John Titter
John Titter 23, a miner at Troy, fell from a motor during a flying switch at Donk Bros No 3 mine. He suffered a fractured skull and other injuries, died at 7:50 pm after an inquest found accidental death. He belonged to Mentor Lodge K P and United Mine Workers. funeral at M E Church, Troy. Elsewhere, nine year old Johnnie Williams died after his leg was crushed in a wagon wheel incident in Fairview. His family refused amputation. funeral held at St Jerome's Church, Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Titter
Donk Bros
Young Titter
Leonard Herbst
Titter
Herbst
Holliday Home
Brown
Weir City
Kan
Napoleon and
Mollie Titter
Alma
Ill
Troy
Mentor Lodge No. 165
K. of P
United Mine Workers
Wm. Lewis
M. E. Church
Troy Cemetery
Pastor David Kurz Dies After Short Illness
Rev. David Kurz pastor of St. John's German Evangelical church in Blackjack died at home after a three day illness of uremia and heart trouble. Funeral is Monday at noon from his residence with interment at Blackjack Evangelical cemetery. He was 67, born in 1837 in Koenigsrieth Germany and came to America in 1857. He served 37 years in ministry, four years at Blackjack after Burkeville Il. He is survived by two sons, two daughters, a stepson, a brother, and a sister. Epworth League bazaar set for November 10 and 11 at Rieder's opera house with supper, candy, and a fish pond. Admission 10 cents, season tickets 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Kurz
St. John's
Blackjack
Blackjack Evangelical
David Katz
Koenigsrieth
Wittemburg
Germany
America
Burlington
Iowa
Marthasville
Kurz
Burkeville, IL
Warz
St. Louis
Louis Kurz
St.Joseph
Lydia
Rose Kurz
Charles Wolf
Frederick Kurz
Gilman
el Paso
St. John's Church
Hpworth League Braaar
Epworth League
Rieder
Boston
Pastor Daib Declines Chicago Call to Remain at St Pauls
Rev. Martin Daib, pastor of St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church in Troy, rejects a Chicago mission call after two congregational votes keeping him in Troy. St Jerome's Catholic church held a successful annual fair and bazaar at Rieders Opera House boosting church funds. A Lutheran reformation commemoration sermon by Daib is set for tomorrow morning with an English service planned for tomorrow evening. The Kaiser infant was christened at St Pauls Lutheran church last Sunday after the communion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Daib
St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Chicago
Lakeview
Clearwater
St. Paul's Church
Daib
Cace
Chicago Post
Troy
St. Jerome's Catholic Church
Rieder’s Opera House
Luther
St. Paul’s Lathern Church
Wm. Kaiser
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Tur Cal
Social and Personal Notes From the M B Sunday School Party
Community members record a surprise party for B F Cramer on his 8th birthday hosted by M B Sunday school officers and teachers. The column lists numerous local and visiting relatives calling on St Louis, Collinsville, and Edwardsville, with updates on guests and short travels.
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M. Bs
B. F. Cramer
North End
Edwardsville Birthday Anniversary Guests Honored
Mrs E H Sciaches and her daughter with Miss Elizabeth Barnsback visited Edwardsville for Mrs Donoho's birthday anniversary, staying with Mr and Mrs E H Donoho the prior Saturday.
Death of Mrs Susannah Simpson Hines Troy native dies at 77
Former Troy resident Mrs Susannah Simpson Hines aged 77 years 6 months 22 days died last Thursday at the Edwardsville home of her son George A Neary after a four month illness She was known as Grandma Nedry and buried at Woodlawn beside veterans of the Civil War The Edwardsville Intelligencer recalls her life from Maysville Pa born March 26 1826 through two marriages to Michael Neary and John Hines with seven sons two granddaughters and a brother George Simpson The obituary notes her long Baptist church affiliation in Troy and Edwardsville and her generous charitable acts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susannah Simpson Hines
Troy
George A. Neary
Edwardsville
W. F. E. Ash
Woodlawn
Hines
Grandma” Nedry
Edwardsville Intelligencer
Michael Neary
Highland
Millersburg
Bond County
Co. KX
Missionary Ridge
Thore
John H
Lebanon
John Hines
Company HH
George Neary
H. Beit
Allan Benson
St. Louis
George. W. Simpson
Opallon
Grandma
Neary
Baptist Church
Maysville
First Baptist Church of
Two Miners Die In Donkville Mine Disaster
John Delaney and Henry Schwabe were instantly killed at Donk Bros No 1 mine in Donkville when a huge clod fell on them after arriving at work. The accident, along with a miner’s funeral at Maryville, tied up the mines at three Donk Bros locations and nearly shut down the Tray and East ern rail line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Delaney
Henry Schwabe
Donkville
Donk Bros
Maryville
Tray & Eastern
Damages Awarded in Sapp Mine Death Case at Troy
Mrs. Martha I. Sapp of Troy was awarded 35000 by a circuit court jury against Donk Bros. Coal & Coke Co. in a case growing from John M. Sapp Sr.’s death at Donk Bros No 3 mine on April 9, 1904. Damages sought were 10000. Petit jurors for four weeks named, including Lensig, Fulliger, Carhart, Bour, Hellring, Handrich, Kranefield, Winters, Collins, Alexander, Challacombe, Dubre, Holle, Warren, Dennison, Clark, Lorenz, Hessi, Hagler, Accola, Fay, Koch, Sims, Marti, Kusterman, Heinrich, and Mersinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha I. Sapp
Troy
Donk Bros. Coal & Coke Company
John M. Sapp
Donk Bros
Tiree
George Lensig
al Fulliger
George Carhart
Frank Bour
C. P. Hellring
Wm. Handrich
Wm. Kranefield
J.B. Winters
J. H. Collins
Walter Alexander
Norman Challacombe
Albert Dubre
Henry Holle
Bert Warren
W.C. Dennison
W. C. Clark
J. G. Lorenz
John Hessi
J.L. Hagler
Chris. Accola
F. E. Fay
Circuit Court Docket of Dismissals and Awards
Circuit court actions include numerous dismissals for want of prosecution in cases such as Elizabeth Hedges vs Mary Davies and Hedges. judgments for plaintiff in the J. St. L. & W. Ry Co. dispute for 5100. assorted assumpsit, trespass, and attachment cases with verdicts and damages ranging from 25 to 551.75. several cases continued for service or for declaration. settlements by agreement and fines imposed in city matters. The docket also notes a master reports sale in a partition case and ongoing matters involving City of Alton and various rail and mining companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Hedges
Mary Davies
Wmn. Breve
John Malensek
Mary Sobotnisé
E. W. Hilker
Hilter
City of Alton
Reinhold
Otto Gossrat
Charles Schwinhart
Jacob Hoehr
J. A. Phereon
Elmer
Nannie Ni Castle
Margaret J. Newlin
Upper Alton
N. E. Parmer
Leonard Nberhardt
Charles Buenger
Wabaah Ry, Co
J. P. Hebenstreit
A. W
Joseph Drexillius
Home Building & Loan Association
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John Tittier
Dahouls Williams
Johnnie Williams
Joe
Fairview Addition
Thomas Ronchetto
West End
Ronchetto
St. Jerome's Church
A. Weinecke
Will & Ed's
Smtw
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Monte
Elias Burk, Sr
St. Jacob
Lena Seligman
Henry Coho
Collinsville
John C. Gebauer
Louis Struckhoff
Charles
James A. Black
South Dakota
Wo. T. Scully
Donk Mines
N. M. Jarvis
St Louis
Ora Framknecht
Belle Plaine
F. W. Braner
W. W. Jarvis
Mabel
FE. W. Seele
Jenken Jenkins
Susannah Mines
George A. Nears
Lorenzo Novascone
Paul Bugne
John Clachino
Guuhi
Alreart
Tranafere
Marrineé Licensess
Circuit Court
Law
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