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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1897
Page
3
Arbor Day observations and local news briefs include plantings and flower displays, a new bicycle sale, a wedding near Sweloek, and real estate transfers. Community updates cover porch repairs, window shades, shoe ads, and acknowledgments of local residents moving or ill.
Troy voters packed the city on a lively election day with a presidential mood as a president and two school board members were chosen. Three tickets contested, nearly 3000 ballots printed, and vendors ferried voters. Polls closed at six. results listed for Clerk Treasurer City Attorney Police Magistrate and Alderman wards.
The Troy Dramatic Club led by Mr. Harry E. Brown performed Caprice or Only a Farmer's Daughter at Rieder's Opera House on Friday to a large appreciative audience. All members were praised for their even performance though no individual is singled out. Miss Maude Anderson of Collinsville played the piano between acts. A minor disturbance near the door occurred during the last act but did not spoil the evening. The weather was gloomy with rain earlier but cleared as townspeople and many Collinsville residents attended.
A string of local residents are noted visiting St Louis and returning home. Joe Brown and several others including Miss Cora Granger and Mrs. Elmer Berkey are listed with Monday or Easter travel dates. Spotted here are Mayors, postmasters, and business travelers among those visiting and hosting relatives and attending events.
Directory listing city officials including Mayor Elias Burk Aldermen in three wards City Clerk Daniel Jones Treasurer W W Jarvis Superintendent of Streets Charles Smith Marshal William Healy Police Magistrate James N Jarvis Supervisor N C Kersey Town Clerk C E Richter Collector Geo Liebler Assessor Wm Schultze Commissioners of Highways I W Cook W Mills R B Jacobs School Trustees William Lloyd C F Edwards Ignatius Riggin Justices of the Peace F I Hampton Philip Eckert Constables H L Kersey A R Snodgrass
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