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Newspaper
Weekly Bulletin
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1874
Page
4
The current week timetable for the St Louis Van and Transportation and the Troy Station going west is listed. The notice mentions accommodation, freight stops on signal, and a local staff note. Mr Pirk offers services to old friends and the public. the weekly issue can be obtained at the office for five cents per copy.
A butcher shop adds a new sign and residents report work on lighting and ice. Three people received baptism at the mill-pond last Sunday. Taxpayers are urged to note notices. Sheriff Cooper plans visits on the 22nd and 25th to collect last year’s taxes. Friday’s brawl between John Willoughby and Michael Votsen ended with Votsen bruised and the ex-Squire allegedly receiving his due. A separate fight left J C McLanahan with a severe facial wound after Robert Swain struck him with a knife. Ellen Brady, longtime town resident under care of Mrs Swan then Mrs Peterman, died Wednesday. born reportedly in 1789 in Ireland, never married, sister of deceased John Brady. She moved to Troy in 1835 and lived there until death.
The Troy City Mills in Illinois was sold on Saturday under a circuit court decree to satisfy a deed of trust. Frank Bauer of Speeta bid the mill up to $8,600 as others abstained, with cleanup and repairs ongoing in the engine room. The nearby residence of the late Thomas A. Throp also sold to L. D. Cabanne for $8,700. Vermin Metz bought Lots 14 and 25 for $35 each. Surgical removal of a left ear tumor on Mrs. Robert Williamson was performed by Dr. Hodgen of St. Louis with Dr. Sabin assisting. operation successful and patient recovering.
An east St Louis locomotive exploded Wednesday afternoon while cars were shifted from the C. M. to the Vahhalia line near a Y-shaped switch. A boiler fragment weighing about 860 pounds flew 300 feet, tearing down a telegraph pole and a fence and burying itself. Three men aboard were uninjured. officials suspect a defective boiler though gauges had just been tested.
A damaged insurance note mentions two apples in a policy while Kirkland Hall, part of B. K. Hart estate, lost about 900 dollars in fixtures after a fire. J E Hayner refurbished the third brick structure, used for Hammond meetings, remaining packed until 11 pm. A river pebble and dew may alter the mighty oak's fate.
Madison County Illinois issues a tax collection warrant served by Sheriff James J. Cooper to levy taxes for 1873. A list directs court-approved collection by distress if unpaid, with dates and locations for payment at multiple stores and hotels around December 1873 to February 1874. Lands unpaid may go to sale in May.
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