Schools Open Across County Amid Enthusiastic Start
Opening day sees nearly 500 children joining public, academy, and parochial schools. Public enrollment hits 292 with 302 by Tuesday. detailed room by room counts and teachers listed. New substitutes fill gaps while McCray Dewey academy begins with smaller turnout and St Jerome’s Catholic parochial reports 42 students. Various country schools also start, with staff returning for a new term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy
Uzzell
H. F. Thurston
Miasal
J. Mills
J. R. Reafro
Alice Collins
Mamie Bryant
Adda Matthews
Laura Anderson
Pearl Courtney
Alpha Hogan
Bessie Renshaw
McCray-Dewey Academy
W. F. Stratton
Troy
Stratton
Omeda
Ill
University of Indiana
St. Jerome’s Catholic Parochial School
Burglary Stunt Involving Bike Trade Near Edwardsville Road
Fred J. Barnsback awoke to a window screen cut and a ransacked home but found only a pocket knife and small change missing. He pursued a bicyclist burglar along Troy road until the thief vanished in a thicket. the pursued bike was recovered by Barnsback and held for the owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Barnsback
Edwardsville
Barnsback
Mr. Barnsback
Kersey
WIFE DECLARED INSANE IN EDWARDSVILLE COURT
Lizzie Behli of Collinsville was declared insane in county court and committed to the Illinois Central hospital for the insane in Jacksonville. Her husband, Chris Behli, testified to four years of mental decline and recent wandering, with concerns over meals and night street walking. She is 36, mother of two, and formerly from this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Behli
Collinsville
Chris. Behli
Edwardsville
Illinois Central Hospital For the
Jacksonville
Behli
Behling
Erest Hiller
Troy
Madison County WCTU Convention Next Tuesday and Wednesday
The annual Madison County Woman's Christian Temperance Union convention will be held in this city at the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Almena McDonald of Chicago will be a guest. A gold medal oratorical contest is planned. The program covers devotional sessions, addresses by local and state officials, committee work, and a noontide prayer. Events include a noonday session Wednesday and a gold medal contest Wednesday evening. Also notes: St Jerome's to host an ice cream social next Wednesday. Troy Cemetery Mite Society meets Saturday. DeWitt's Little Early Risers advertised by S. Kingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Presbyterian Church
Almena McDonald
Chicago
Turspay Moraine
M. J. Armstrong
Alton
N. C. Donoho
Troy
Blanche Seligman
Troy Y. Branch
W. H. Cartwing
Upper Alton
K. M. West
Jeavie Armstrong
Blanche Selig¢man
St. Jerome's Catholic Church
Troy Cemetery Mite Society
Joseph Kiesel
Marriage of Rev Mitten dorf and Miss Edna Weber
The wedding of Rev Frank Mitten dorf pastor of the German Evangelical church and Miss Edna Weber of St Louis occurred Wednesday evening. The ceremony followed a romantic courtship begun in St Louis and was conducted in the Troy church with a from parsonage path strewn with flowers. The bridal party included Miss Julia Weber and Rev F P Schlinkmann. Rev H Rahn preached a fitting sermon from a Burden bearing text. A wedding feast and social hour followed with guests from St Louis and Collinsville. The couple received many gifts and both were praised for character and promise. The congregation and friends extend best wishes for the church’s future growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Mittendorf
Edna Weber
St. Louis
Troy
Hulda Ashauer
Louise Gebauer
Lillian Burk
Lohengrin
Julia Weber
Rabn
Bertha Schmitt
Clara Christmann
Charles Weber
Frank Klaas
Relatives Visit Toggles Through Labor Day Gatherings
A parade of social visits marks Labor Day as Miss Ethel Nearin of Collinsville visits Troy friends while many others from Collinsville St Louis and local towns spend weekends with relatives. Notable names include Sam Cartwright, the Schultzes, Cecil Collins, Mrs. Hencke, Bennie Schuler, the Geffen and Schuler families, with trips to Edwardsville Normal University and the University of Illinois noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Taylor
Collinsville
John Hazard
Collimsville
A. P. Mossmann
Highland
Troy
Fred Schreiber
Marine
Maud Anderson
Sarah Horsley
Collinsville Friends
Wm. Atherton
St. Louis
Bertha Council
Wm. Canan
Fred Clare
Livingston
Ed May
Hannah, Rubine
Ethel Nearin
Sam Cartwright
Ben
Henry Schultze
Cecil Collins
Philip Hencke
Bennie Schuler
Viola Schuler
Will Deer
M. Deer
Joseph J. Brown
Henry H. Wood
Pocahontas
James Shadwick
Carbondale
Silas Shadwick
George C. Ritcher
James W. Taylor
John W
Ed Housam
East St. Louis
Earl W. Donoho
Champaign
University of
Rucker
Oklahoma
Ida Snyder
Mary Lamore
A. R. Horsley
Elizabeth Titter
Glen Carbon
Amelia Joseph
Ida Kirsch
Bernhardt
Lawrence Riggih
Wm. Collins
Herman A. Rump
Chester
B. Ww. Jarviis
W. W. Jarvis
Bessie
Mary’ ‘Rawson
Carrie Braner
Paducah
F. W. Braner
Tunita
Enota Simner
Agnes Shay
P. W. Rarick
Rosa Fannette
Julius Nill
John Hall
French Village
Maynard Joseph
Pavanontas
Joseph
Gilmore Avis
Labor Day Celebration Attended Warmly in Troy
Labor Day observance in Troy and vicinity featured a park picnic at Rieder's park with sport events, trap shooting, and baseball games. The A I Cs beat Highlands 9 to 43 and Calls lost to Glen Carbon 12 to 9. I M W A band played on the square despite morning showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Braner
Noot
Rieder's Park
Highlands
Glen Carbon Cardinals
Prof. Cook
The
Pink
Improvement Progresses on Troy Sidewalk Construction
Rapid progress in Troy for granitoid sidewalk work. Southwestern Graffiteid Company of St. Louis has contracts and crews under W. J. Swink. Old brick walks were removed to reuse bricks for a new modern city hall. Excavation underway along Powell's addition and Market Street. J. K. Hindmarch also holds contracts and plans to start soon with a workforce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Southwestern Graffiteid Company
St. Louis
W. J. Swink
Powell's Addition
Market Street
J. K. Hindmarch
Police Courts Get Busy In Local Arraignments
Charles Schaeffer and Herman Schramm were arraigned for attempted assault and vulgar language. found guilty, fined 5 dollars plus costs. Italian miners Arso Desard Loyce Pianfetti were charged with disturbing the peace, fined 25 dollars each, then reduced to 1 dollar costs after venue changes. A later entry notes a bilious attack and a drug store find, with De King’s New Life Pills advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Schaeffer
Herman Schramm
Marshal Coons
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ST. Jerome's Catholic
Victoria
Coletta
Formosa
Barbara Sapp
Eva Renfro
Gilead
Blackjack
Emma Wittmann
Spring Valley
Maple Grove
Mamie Steinhage
Josh Wise
Fred Barnsback
Taylor
W.S. Taylor
Kentucky
Goebel
Wilson
Samuel Leathe
Indianapolis
Collinaville Herald
St. Louis Times
Daniel Peterman
Madison County
T. U
Thomason
St. Jacob
L. M. Armstrong
Tillie V. Roe
M. E. Church
DeWitt
S. Kingston
LABOR
S& Kingston
de King
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