School Days Begin In Local Schools With Openings
Public schools and parochial institutions opened this week amid strong enrollments. St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran School started Monday with 112 pupils under Prof. Ernest Schreiner, while the public school reported 249 students across eight rooms led by Mrs Adda Matthews and others. McCray-Dewey Academy inaugurated its term with 45 enrollments, aiming for 50, led by Principal M B Coker. St Jerome's Catholic parochial school will start next Tuesday with the same teaching sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Parochial School
Ernest Schreiner
Schreiner
H. E. Bundenthal
Gussie Bohland
Adda Matthews
Grace Davis
Maude Hamilton
Agnes Gaskill
Sarah ‘Wilkinson
Misa Blale Hoenig
Mamie E. Bryant
W. L. Oliver
McCray-Dewey Academy
Wedenday
M. B. Coker
Bfrieda Brede
St. Jerome's Catholic Parochial School
Among Church and Society Meetings Reported
The Merry Workers Society of the Presbyterian church will meet at Mrs. Wm. Baglin's home next Wednesday afternoon. The Troy Cemetery Mite Society will meet with Mrs. M. F. Auwarter next Friday afternoon September 10. The Ladies Ald Society of the M. SS. church will meet next Thursday at 2 o'clock instead of 7 at Mrs. Stone's home. Rev P Li Eversull has returned to Keimbra to serve as high school principal and may fill the local pulpit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Workers’ Society
The
Presbyterian Church
Wm. G. Baglin
Troy Cemetery Mite Society
M. F. Auwarter
Ladies’ Ald Society
M. SS. Church
Ternoon
8. Kingston
Parish to hold biweekly services until pastor found
The church will conduct services every two weeks in the future until a regular pastor is appointed. Rev. Fr. B. Montruccio, pastor of St. Jerome's Catholic church, has left for Quincy for duties at the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. He had been temporarily succeeded by Rev. Dr. Clement T. Stolze of Edwardeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Montruccio
St. Jerome's Catholic Church
Quincy
Soldiers’ and Sailors
Montruccio
Clement T. Stolze
Edwardevilie
Weather forecast for Great Lakes region and plains
The Weather Bureau issues the weekly forecast starting September 1. Warmer temperatures are expected Wednesday and Thursday with cooler spells Friday and Saturday in the upper lake region, otherwise seasonable and generally fair. Higher midweek temperatures in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Plains States give way to a moderate fall and continued fair weather thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Great Lakes
Upper Lake Region
Mississippi Valley
Plains States
Highland's Annual Fair Opens With Ideal Weather
The eighteenth Highland Madison County Fair began Thursday for four days. Attendance is high with large exhibits. Thursday is children's day with free admission for under 14. Livestock days are Friday and Saturday. Sunday is Die-namic Day. Free attractions include Trevor's Sea Lions Bar nello Jocko the Monk Papila the Accordionist and the Syberg Trio. Highland Concert Band provides music. Troy supplies visitors and there are baseball games and other attractions. Fourth class mail will no longer be registered after Sept 1 but can be insured up to the item's value with fees. Indemnity excludes losses to the Philippines Islands unless within U S postal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland
Madison County
Highland Thursday
Plas
Trevor
Sea Lions
Barnello
Jocko
Monk
Papila
Syberg
Troy
Philippine Islands
United States
Sloan's Liniment Ad Claims Quick Infection Aid
A vintage advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as an emergency doctor, stopping infection by killing germs and removing poisons. It promises rapid relief of pain, improved blood flow, and recovery from illness, urging constant readiness with 26¢ and $1.00 sizes offering more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Sloan's
Faithful Cough and Cold Remedy Promoted at Picnic
An Evangelical church and Sunday school picnic on the McCray-Dewey campus drew a large crowd. Refreshments and amusements were abundant, and attendees enjoyed the event despite seasonal sniffles. The advertisement touts Dr King s New Discovery as the best cough remedy, with prices 60 cents and 1.00.
Happenings and Goasia Roiled Down for Easy Reading
Local notes report new hat arrivals, social events and sales across Troy and nearby towns. highlights include a chicken supper dance at Diamond Miner Springs Grantfork, pay day at Donk Bros Coal Co, Belleville county fair premiums over 6000 dollars, and a moving picture show by H Milo Rea at Rieder's opera house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juat
Misa Rose Wilkinson
Diamond Mineral Springs
Grantfork
Ill
Donk Bros. Coal Co
St. Clair County
Belleville
Albert Isenberg
Edwardsville
Woodlawn
H. Milo Rea
Rieder
Opera House
Pete Schmacker
St. Louis
Charles Struckhoff
Fred Hampe
Troy
Ladies of St. Paul's Church
Theo. Gebauer
R. Daimling
Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs Millett in Collinsville
Social notes celebrate the Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Millett Sr former Troy residents at their Collinsville home with 200 guests. They native of Poynton Cheshire England married August 1865 in England and settled in St. Clair and Madison counties. Millett long served as mine manager for Abbey Coal Company. Their family includes five children ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Millett
Troy
Madison
St. Clair
North Center Street
Coklinsville
Hooley of
O'Fallon
Millett
England
America
Collinsville
Abbey Coal Company
Martha Mayer
Mary Baham
Jenkin Jenkins
Edwardailie
Thomas Minett
Proy
John Millett
Fay Oechsle
Grr
Highland Fair Guests and Local Visits Highlight Evening
Miss Lulu Keck joined visitors at the Highland Fair yesterday. Miss Winnie Eagleton of St. Louis is the guest of Miss Della Peters. Mrs. Mary Struckhoff visited Edwardsville relatives. Mrs. Francis Lewis and children of Maryville spent Sunday with Troy relatives. Miss Margaret Rucker and Asther Eiffert were Collinsville visitors Wednesday. James Scott and sister visited St. Louis with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt of Collinsville were Sunday guests. Bests of Mr. and Mrs. Hagler noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsh
Mast St. Louis
Percy Wilkinson
Lavida
Henry Taake
Misges Hilda
Etta
Edwardsville
German Evangelical Church
Misa Gwendolyn Jones
Troy
Louwis
Wm. Frangen
Hattie Heaves
Duke, Ohls
Kate Kinder
Edna Nindas
Margie Smith
H. F. Bicher
Lebanon
Hicher
Viola
Erna Weil
Ernest Engel
Adela Engel
New Orleans
Catherine Becker
St. Louis
George Becker
P. B. Wild
Eliza Wild
Ann Ramshaw
Laurette Wild
Mary Palitzsch
John Palitzsch
St. John's Hospital
Lauretta Wild
East St. Louis
Hattie Armstrongs
Springfield
Kingston
Louis Sudhoff
Near St. Jacob
Fred Becker
Martin Holz
Fred Bernhardt
Collinsville
Grover Griffin
Pic
Henry
Buhrmester
H. A. Buhrmester
Jacob Fritz
Anna
Mary Evans
Oakdale
Tenn
Joseph Stevenson
Belleville
Ephriam Young
Grace Fritts
Irene Liles
Charles Casper
Kansas City
James H. Davis
Ella Rea
Greenville
J. W. Rea
J. J. Brown, Jr
Little Son
Philip Zenk
8. Kngston
Wisie Hoehig
Jacob Weil
St. Jacob
Wm. H. Wilds
Leola Albrecht
Marie
Verna Daw
Mra. Westey
Sandws
H. T. Sims and Son
Charles V. Smith
Smith
Morgan Thomas
Rosedale
Ind
Otis Chrystal
Scott
Emma
W. L. Oliver
Ralph Conway
Ruby Conway
Minnie Dobbs
Henry H. Wood
O'Fallon
A. B
Snodgrass
Margaret
Minnie Joseph
Jana Mra. B.D. Joseph
B. W. Jarvis
A F. Seligman
Willard Rawson
C. PF. Cramer
Mounds
Edward Landeraf
Fallon
John F. Deimling
John Peldmeier
Fred Mosimann
Harry Mosimann
Mary
Mulberry Grove
Waltham Plano Company
Milwaukee
Wis
Lulu Keck
Winnie Eagleton
Della Peters
Mary Struckhoff
Francis Lewis
Maryville
Margaret Rucker
Asther Eiffert
James Scott
Mise Dlizabeth -Aysent
Mrs. Schmidt
Collitsere
Li, Hagler
Court House Items Court actions and probate record summaries
Courthouse column lists transfers and marriage licenses in the circuit and probate courts. Names include Gerenda, Moal Mann, Hensler, Safer, Bruecht, Cousley, Oakes, Malan, Edeall, Vierling, Charmillot, Heil, Linsig, Hartman, Haggard, Takacs, Juh, Bode, Selig, Cunningham, King, Burton, Genart with items on guardianships, executorships, probates, final reports, and distributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Bruecht
W. B. Cousley
Peter Oakes
J. L. Malan
Frank Edeall
Henry Vierling
Albertine Charmillot
Mary Heil
Louisa. Linsig
H. Hartman
Lucas G. Haggard
J.C. Haggard
John Takacs
Theresa Juh
Frederick W. Bode
Olivia Selig
J. H. Cunningham
F. E. Cunningham
Mabel J. King
A. J. King
Delight Hatch Burton
Charlotte EB. Burton
Kingman
Harry M. Burton
Emil Genart
L. J. Forman
Louis Dieu
Real Estate Transfers in Collinsville and Alton Townships
Henry Raubach sells two tracts to Frank Spernel in Collinsville town ship for 2500 dollars. Suza Probst and husband transfer lot 8 in Weber's sub lot 1 to Anton Burgest for 5200 dollars in Edwardsville. John Telesky conveys lots 186 and 186 in McKinley Place to A M Beckwith et al for 400 dollars. T H Cummings to G R Steinhaus er conveys lots 34 and 35 in bik 8 Madison for 1 dollar. B J O Neill to B Pigker conveys lots 7 and 8 in Hast Alton for 1500 dollars. J F Schneiderman by executor to E N Estes conveys lots 7 to 13 in bik 8 Miller & Mitchells sub Alton township plus other property for 96 11 dollars. H N Estes to Otto Straub et al holds same property for 200 dollars. J Krantz to Matilda Cook conveys lot 13 in bik & Montoue sub Collinsville for 1800 dollars. Wm A Emery to Frank R Carter conveys lots 13 and 14 in bik 4 Bengon s Giber sons sub Alton township for 200 dollars. R A Morris et al trustee Margaret Sanders lot 29 bik 3 add Granite City for 800 dollars. Henry Boren to Str 24 bik 1 Granite City. W Howarth to Gert Jet 29 Mounier s 2nd sub property Alton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Raubach
Frank Spernel
Twact
Collinsville
Suza Probst
Husband
Anton Burgest
Weber
W. EB. Wheeler
Edwardsville
John Telesky
A. M. Beckwith
McKinley Place
Nemecki Township
T. H. Cummings
H. N. Estes
Otto Straub
J. Krantz
Matilda Cook
Bik
Montoue
Wm. A. Eméry
Frank R. Carter
Bengon’& Giberson
Alton Township
R. A. Morris Et al
Garet Sanders
Granite City
Henry Boren
Mounier
Alton
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Lutheran School
Public School
Eth
Misangippi Valley
Highland’s
Arthur Bavy
Clara
Will
Claud Pyle
Sebastian Weber
Valentine Ottwein
San Francisco Exposition
Thin‘stord
Allen's
Social
Wm. S. Weber
Gheis.ener
Circuit and Probate Courte
Mike Gerendava
Helen Gerenda
City of Highland
A. P. Moalmann
I. A. Cook
Jacob Hensler
George Safer
John Safer
Granite City National Bank
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