Court House Items Real Estate and Marriage Licenses
New circuit court cases listed including William Ketter versus Takala for divorce desertion in Jarvia township. Leila Hart sues John Hart for divorce and child custody. City of Edwardsville wins $100 against Wabash Railroad for crossing obstruction. Several divorces and property actions including Leota Bushnell vs Charles Bushnell and Elizabeth Ruhlander versus Frederick Ruhlander with injunctions and name restoration sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Circuit Court
William Ketter
Takala
Ketter
Alvin C. Morriss
Susan Geers
Jarvia
Leila M. Hart
John W. Hart
Harold
City of
Edwardsville
Wabash Railroad Co
Breede Glass
Wm. J. Lempn Brewing Co
Edward H. Doerr
Leota Bushnell
Charles E. Bushnell
Oratrix
Elizabeth Ruhlander
Frederick Ruhlander
Probate notices and real estate transfers from a 19th century Illinois paper
Geneseva Baumann deceased probate notice to admit will and appoint Mary Kortkamp executrix with bond. Numerous quitclaim and warranty transfers listed for Troy, Collinsville, Highland, and nearby towns including mineral reservations and sale prices such as 720, 705, 75, 225, 2000, 2000, 605, 1100, 725, 825, 115, 5068, 300, 500, 1650. Names include Joseph Williams, John Contratte, Nickolas Ghomen, Herman Kluge, Frank Busam, Theodora Longa, Anna Bertels, Boleslav Kanturrak, Cornelia Buzzi, Paul Seifriz, Highland Brewing Co., Arthur Koch, Theodore Ittner, Rome Mason, John Wick, Adolph Wick, Ami Troutier, Julius Wick, Wm Heeren, Russell Wina Bruns, Walter Crockett, O Cozier, Charles L McManus, K Schoeneberger, Henry Dustmann, Adna Everson, Wm Bardelmeier, Emma Engeling, Louis Rieke, Jennie Iberg, James Abel, Nashville mentions. Final items list residents and ages in Edwardsville, Hamel, Pin Oak areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. R. Wadsworth
Herman Kluge
North Park Place
Collinsville
Minerala
Angelino Longo
Frank J. Busam
Jos. Koepfli
Frank J. Bunany
Theodora Longa
Anna Bertels
Boleslav Kanturrak
Cornelia Buzzi
Paul Seifriz
Highland Brewing Co
Arthur R. Koch
Highland
Theodore A. Ittner
Matilda Weathers
Rome Mason
John
Peter F. Schwartz
John F. Wick
Adolph A. Wick
John F Wick
Peter F.schwartz
Louis J. Wick
E'S
Julius Wick
Ami Troutier
Wm. Heeren
Ft. Russell
Wina Bruns
Russell Walter C. Crockett
Venice
Flora
O. Cozier
Charles L. McManus
Edwardsville
K. Schoeneberger
Henry C. Dustmann
Hamel Reka Mueller
Carpenter
Louis W. G. Rieke
Jennie Iberg
Probate Proceedings Hearings and Guardians Named
Probate proceedings before Judge Hillskotter list final reports and hearings for deceased estates including Joseph Ball and Walter L Valentin with guardians named for minors. Reports show balances, bonds set, and administrators appointed with sureties. widow awards, appeals, and guardianship actions are noted with dates and bond amounts.
Weather at World's Fair: Cool Nights and Indian Summer
The World's Fair in St Louis enjoyed a mild July with an average of 67 degrees, cooler than Boston New York Philadelphia Cincinnati and Chicago. August brings cool nights and September and October offer delightful weather in what locals call Indian summer. St Louis recorded a high of 93 degrees, near Chicago, while heat waves and humidity varied by city. Relative humidity in St Louis stood at 66.3 percent, similar to other major cities, underscoring a comfortable season in the fair city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Philadelphian
Cincinnati
Chicago
Weather Bureau
New Orleans
St. Paul
Great Variance
Philadelphia
St Louis
Time Card of 1904 Vandalia Accommodation Schedule
In effect May 15 1904 the Vandalia Accommodation timetable lists trains including No 80 Vandalia Accommodation at 3 15 p m westward No 98 Local Freight Ice Cree at 6 11 am eastward No 8 Indianapolis Mail at 6 36 p m No 98 Vandalia Accommodation and No 4 Indianapolis Express with varying times plus Local Freight services Daily operation and Friday exceptions. Information on rates through care and station details provided by agent Elliott in Troy Illinois and G P A Chesbrough Br Louis Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia
Indianapolia
Indianapolis Mail
Indianapolis Express
N.m
Elliott
Troy
Ian
J. M. Chesbrough
Ana
Representative Men on the World’s Fair Comments
The article compiles public remarks praising the St Louis World’s Fair from figures including Hon. John Hay, Hon. Leslie M Shaw, Govs Grosvenor Odell Pardee Yates Chatterton Murphy White Bryan and others. They hail theExposition as magnificent, educational, and worth travel, with calls for families to visit and study the exhibits. The quotes emphasize grandeur, scale, and learning opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hay
Lesiie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Charles H. Grosvenor
Ohio
Hojanmin B. Odell
New York
St. Louis
George C. Pardee
Caliifornia
Golden State
Albert B. Cumming
Richard Yates
I~nois
Fennimore Chatterton
Wyoming
Franklin Murphy
New Jersey
A. B. White
West Virginia
William J. Bryan
John Sharp Williams
Congress
Mississippi
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Interior
President Cleveland
Perry Belmont
Daniell.Campau
Michigan
St. Louta
M. Paul Dupuy
le Petit Parigren
Paris
France
Prince George
Bavaria
Louis
H. McComas
Maryland
John F. Dryden
T. P. Shants
Chicago
Dr Rodgers Family Medicines at the Racketeering Racket
Local notice announces Dr Rodgers' family medicines of all kinds at a racketeer run venue. Community members warned of dubious sales and questioned medical legitimacy.
Modern Woodmen Day Plans at St Louis Fair
The Modern Woodmen Society approves the program for Modern Woodmen of America Day at the St Louis World's Fair. A Woodmen Foresters parade with over 5000 encamped participants will be reviewed by top officers and guests including Governors Dockery Van Sant Cummins Bailey. Governors LaFollette Bliss Yates Mickey are expected. After the parade a reception and addresses by Francis Talbot Northcott and others follow with a Shelbyville quartet performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Int
Modern Woodmen Society
St. Louis
St. Louia
Governors Dockery
Missouri
van Sant
Minnesota
Cummins
Iowa
Bailey
Kansas
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Bliss
Michigan
Yates
Iinois
Mickey
Nebraska
Woodmen
Francis
D. R. Francis
A. R. Talbot
W. A. Northcott
Woodmen Quartet
Shelbyville
Ill
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Riebold & Son
Market Street
Ith
Circuit and Probate Court
J. A. Starkey
Bethalto
Hera
Royal Tabor
A. R. Snodgrabs
Propaus
Smisut
Geneseva Baumann
Joseph F. Elbert
Mary Kortkamp
Christ. Buase
Joseph Williams
Fairview
John Contratte
David Weder
Nickolas Ghomen
John E. Hillskotter
John Balster
Joseph Ball
William Watta
Walter L. ‘Valenti
Frederick Suhre
Henry Franz
Circuit Court
Haary Hotz
Lillie S. Miller
Frank J. Rue
Edmund H. Blair
Elmer J. Whitney
Clover
M. F. Auwarter
Lata
Phil Eckert
Sife
C. E. McKittrick
J. E. Marley
Edw. H. Klein
Troy City
John Deimling
Theo. Guennewig
Illinois
Catt
H. C. Gerfen
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