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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1896
Page
5
A readable roster of city leadership including Mayor Eltaa Burk Aldermen Flist Ward Ward members Norbury Jones econ Ward Gue Vootk er Gebauer Third Ward Geffen Hi Btionhana City Clerk Daniel G. Jones Treasurer W. W. Jarvis Superintendent of Streets Chas. Smith Marshall Bob Holliday Police Magistrate James N. Jarvis.
The township announces its official roster with Supervisor C. St. C. Kersey, Town Clerk C. E. Hitcher, Collector Geo. Licbier Ansesger, and Wim. Schuitze. Highway Commissioners I. W. Cook, W. Ifilly, RB. EB. Jacobs. School Trustees William Lloyd, Ignatius Riggin, and others. Justices F. I. Hampton and Philip Eckert. Constables H. C. Kersey and A. RB. Snodgrass.
Van dalla Line to inaugurate through Pullman service between St Louis and Mackinaw via Terre Haute St Joseph Grand Rapids and Petosky Bay. Passengers for Charlevoix change sleepers at St Joseph. Service continued this season with last car leaving Mackinaw Sunday night September 67th 1896 for full particulars contact local agent or B A Ford St Louis Mo.
News and social notes from Edwardsville and surrounding towns. Includes weather hints, festival and market updates, school and church events, road and rail talk, local business ads, and brief mentions of residents and visitors.
Farmers blame low wheat prices while Silver men fault Wall Street. Wall Street blames silver margins. Manufacturers cite fear of free trade. Consumers cite tariffs. Capitalists praise credit costs tied to labor demands. Debtors blame creditors and political administrations. Populists see both sides. Prohibitionists target whiskey. Preachers cry devil.
Those Who Come and Go lists a large set of visits and movements, naming Henry Schwalm, Mrs Robt Holliday, Herman Rump and Jr, Chas Hetk, Sam Loutwiler, Chas Peters, Mrs J J Brown, Mike Gaber, J F Clepper, Mrs Louis Morriss, Andrew Sculley, Jas Cammaun, Mina Carrie Hardy, Mrs Wm Keown, N M Jarvis, Henry Kleimeier, T E Gouterman, Miss Annie Riggin, Mrs F K Hildebrandt, Mrs Hobson, Mrs H A Risser, J W Taylor, Geo Hughes, Bernet & Craft, Miss Vannah Greenking, Miss Augusta Garnet party, Miss Julia Stebbins, Miss Bertha Rump, Mrs Chas Gehrig, Miss Alice Willoughby, Prof W W Edwards, Misses Nettie Lanham and Genevieve Chandler, Misses Beseie and Ruby Marka, and others attending the tanch era institute at Edwardaville.
Incomplete notice asks all parties indebted to me to make payment at their earliest convenience, with emphasis on prompt settlement of outstanding accounts. Non-specific names or dates are present due to damaged text.
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