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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1903
Page
5
City Council of Troy Illinois will meet March 2 1903 to hear a petition by T W Allen for the right to construct maintain and operate an electric street railway through Troy on National or Cumberland Road. Public notice dated February 18 1903 states petition to city council for license and authority.
The notice from Mr. T. W. Allen of Greenup outlines a plan to build an electric road from Terre Haute Indiana to East St. Louis Illinois, 166 miles with key Illinois towns including Marshall Greenup Effingham Vandalia Greenville and a connection at Collinsville. It urges careful council action March 2 with franchises tied to start and operation dates, notes Troy’s benefits and cautions against speculative deals. Mrs J A Moore endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy with local sale details at Kingston. The Rex cigar ad promotes five cent smokes made in Troy.
Edwardsville may receive twelve thousand five hundred dollars from Andrew Carnegie for a Free Public Library, conditioned on site and an annual maintenance cost of twelve hundred fifty dollars. City Council to act, with maintenance funded by a two mill tax. center park site suggested amid local pride.
The quiet wedding took place Wednesday at 6 pm at the home of Mr and Mrs Herman Wehmeier east of the city. Miss Magdalena Portz of the township wed Mr Theodore Hobein of O Fallon with only relatives and a few friends present. Rev Martin Daib officiated, a sumptuous supper followed, and the couple will reside near O Fallon. Numerous local social notes follow including visits by John W Garnet Percy Davidson and others.
The notice cites the death of a cousin, Mrs. Charles Voelker, in the city last week. It also notes Frank Haley selling his interest in the First and Last Chance saloon and returning to Marion Indiana to reside.
Church and society items list Lenten services at St Pauls Lutheran next Thursday at 10 AM. Merry Workers Society meets at Mrs. Isabelle Mize next Wednesday at 2 PM. Troy Cemetery Mite Society called meeting at Mrs 5 S Donoho’s Saturday 28th at 2 PM. Presbyterian Church annual meeting in basement next Monday Feb 23 at 7 PM, with elections and business. Rev Martin Luecke elected president of Concordia Lutheran College Fort Wayne. Journal offers free house and lot with sale bills and extra incentives for property sellers. Beginning March 1st the shop will close Sundays. 131 Bollman Mercantile Co. For home news, take the home paper.
Mrs Barbara Schwartz relict of Philip Schwartz a former Blackjack farmer died at her son Joseph’s home five miles southwest of Troy on Sunday at 7 PM after years of poor health and a paralytic stroke. She was 64 years 9 months 18 days old, born in Germany and resident of the state for 57 years, leaving two sons and four daughters. Funeral Wednesday at 9 AM from the home to St John’s Catholic cemetery with Rev Father Weinecke officiating.
A 1902 tax list shows twenty nine taxpayers paying $75 or more on real and personal property, totaling $4,027.51. Names include W W Jarvis, John W Cookers, Fred Zenkers, Matilda Cook, Mrs Annie Maurer, Donk Bros Coal & Coke Co, Highland Brewing Co, Consolidated Coal Co, George Loyet, John G Watters, Joseph Kiesel and others with amounts ranging from $1.68 to $365.07.
In Ed wardsville circuit court yesterday a verdict for plaintiff Frank Arken against the City of Troy was returned for 300 dollars plus costs. A short joke follows about wheat and a remark on remedies, then local ad snippets reference Tar Carr printing and Heinecke cigars.
Whispers time and events fill a busy week with birthdays and Lent dates. Jons I Jarvis invites inquiries, while Dr Sallee offers free eye checks at the Baird House on March 10. Wall paper sale at J H Stienhans offers last year stock half price to clear room.
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