Opening of Parish and Country Schools in Troy
Opening day for public, parochial, and country schools in Troy drew 478 pupils, with the public school enrolling 297 students, 134 boys and 172 girls, across seven rooms under teachers Thurston, Millis, Renfro, Collins, Bryant, Matthews, Anderson, Courtney. McCray-Dewey Academy opened with 19 pupils under Prof. Conley. Parochial and country schools reported enrollment gains and staffing, highlighting St Pauls Lutheran, St Jerome’s, and Formosa, Gilead, and Maple Grove locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Thurston
I. J. Millis
J. R. Renfro
Alice Collins
Mamie Bryant
Mrsa
Adda Matthews
Laura Anderson
Pearl Courtney
Oak Grove
Clinton County
Godfrey
Troy
Thornton
McKendree College
Lebanon
Misa J. J. Mills
Edwardsville
Pope
St. Louis
J.R. Renfro
Troy School
Alice Colling
McCray- Dewey Academy
Formosa
Jardy
McCray-Dewey Academy
C. ©. Conley
Rockford
Conley
Valpariso
Ind
DeKalb Normal
Escanaba
Mich
University At
Champaign
Schasle
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Parochial School
C. E. Keltermann
Teutheran School
C. E. Krueger
St. Jerome's Catholic Parochial School
Victoria and
Coletta
Gilead
Eva Renfro F
Barbara Sapp
Emma Wittmann
Blackjack
Mamie Steinhage
Maple Grove
Spring ‘Valley
Lavona Collins
St. Jacob
Cook
Rhoda Bartlett
Sylvan Hall
Harriss
Elm Grove
Webb
Board of Review boosts Madison County taxes
The Madison county board of review finished a 48 day session last Saturday and increased assessments in every township except Alhambra. The total net rise is 669,400 with personal property up 717,210 and real estate down 47,810. One fifth of the rise implies 6,024.60 in extra taxes next year. Personal raises and real estate adjustments varied by township, with largest real estate cuts in some areas and Alton township showing the highest overall change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County Board of Review
Alhambra
Alton Township
New Douglas
Jarvis
Board of Review
Lee
St. Jacob
Marine
Saga
Collinsville
Edwardsville Jb
Fort Russell
Wallker
Foster
Alton
Venice
Godfrey
Louis Koch
Highland
Charles W. Milner
J. F. Ammann
Edwardsville
Church and Society Items and Local Notices
The Troy Cemetery Mite Society meets this afternoon at Mrs. Alice Collins home. Ernest A. Main preached at Oak Hill Baptist near O Fallon last Sunday in place of Rev. James Osborn. Merry Workers Society sets a September 29 cooking sale at M F Auwarter’s, with Christmas market dates listed for December 12 and 13. Frauenverein of the German Evangelical church meets at the church tomorrow at 2 pm. Rev Bahnsen says Sunday morning services will be held in the local church each week. Tomorrow is hospital Sunday at St Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran with envelope collections for Granite City Lutheran hospital, supporting the Southern Illinois conference. A note on sailboats, wind, and a bottle of Kodol for Dyspepsia appears, followed by a line about pattern selections in The Call pattern department and ten-cent patterns through The Call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Cemetery
Mite Society
Alice Collins
Ernest A. Main
Oak Hill
O'Fallon
James Osborn
Merry Workers’ Society
M. F. Auwarter’s
Frauenverein
Southern Illinois Conference
Labor Day Celebration by Troy Volunteer Company Burns Bright
Labor Day observance in Troy under the Troy Volunteer Company drew a large crowd and ended in success for the fire department. A morning parade led by fire engines and the U M W A band highlighted floats from local businesses and organizations. Park events featured games and races, dancing by Prof. McCormick and Prof. Thomas orchestra, and refreshments. Gross receipts reached about 475 dollars with high expenses leaving a net around 1.75 dollars, a portion aiding a new fire bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Volunteer Company
Industrial and Trades
Edw. R. Deimling
W. D. Coon
HB. A. Canedy
Robt. C. Morriss
Water and Chemical
Troy and
St. Jacob
Pocahontas Lodge
Walier-Spies Milling Co
H. T. Sims
Edw. H. Ktein
Herman Schmacker
George Liebler
Davidson Store Co
Mill Creek Located in Troyang Area
Charles D. Walcott of the United States Geological Survey queried the local post office about the creek named Mill Creek also known as Little Creek It starts several miles southwest of Troyang flows southeast to Silver Creek just north of the St Clair county line An inquiry confirmed the name origin from a water mill once located about a mile from its confluence with Silver Creek The note was sent to Washington Also includes unrelated advertisements for a bath product DeWitt s Little Early Risers Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar and a CALL Want Ad
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Walcott
United States Geological Survey
Troyang
Silver Creek
St. Clair County
Mill Creek
Little Creek
Department At
Washington
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Torchort
Mary H.walters
St. Clair St
Columbia, O
Ss. Kingston
Dri
S. Kingston
Canes
Presiment
Gee
THE
Sam Kendall
Phillipsburg
Kan
Kingston
Troys
Curtiss Comedy Company
Rieder
Opera House
Eloda Evans
Nugget Neillor
Thomas E. Marshall
Edna Heller
Jerseyville
Auten
H. W. Marshall
Troy ‘Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church of
St. Charles
Lindenwood College
Philip Rarick, Jr
Hattie Droll
Ethel Morriss
Mayme Lewis
Josie Liebler
Bertha Young
Catherine Jones
Mayme Schrameck
Martha Sims
James Scott
Erwin Hindmarch
James
Cecil Cains
L. Roy Main
James Porter
Edgar Joseph
Missouri
Clarence Ledbetter
Ona Kurtz
Marshall
James Tarro, Jr
Beald
Will Clayton
Frank Welte
Will Schlichting
Paul Geffen
Fred P. Kinder
Vandalia
Labor Day
Henry Griffen
Sophia
Case
F. W. Braner
Alpha Hogan
Marion
Marion Normal College
George Kiesel
B. W. Jarvis
Greenup
Cumberland County
Charity Archibald
Freeburg
Greenville
Church and Society
CaLl
Fire Company
Rieder’s Park
DeWitt
S. King
Ston
Kennedy
Soldiby
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