Roads in township spark dispute over land passages
Two highway petitions in the township drew contention as landowners fight routes proposed between sections nine ten and fifteen sixteen near Lebanon and Highland, while a joint Jarvis Pin Oak study rejected a second plan from Staunton to Marine road. An appeal by Busse is noted, with no final settlement reached. Mrs. Johanna Soderholm of Fergus Falls dislocated shoulder and found relief with Chamberlains Pain Balm after physician attention. Tax rates per county clerk Feutz set for Troy Alton Collinsville Edwardsville Highland Granite City Madison Venice Upper Alton. The Racket thanks patrons and promotes a Cars combination offer and local ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xone
Board of Highway Commissioners
Pin Oak
Lebanon
Highland Road
Martin Arth
John W. Cook
Zenk
Lucy J. Taylor
Albert Heddergott
Wm. Bour
Highland
Toether
Jarvis
Pin Qak
Staunton
Marine Road
Tames Lang
McCray- Dewey
Jennie
Revelle McMicken
Henry
Wm. Busse
Johanna Soderholm
Fergus Falls
Minn
Chamberlain
S. Kingston
Edward Feutz
Troy
Alton
Collinsville
Edwardsville
Granite City
Madison
Venice
Upper Alton
Rural Routes Policy Sees Mail Carriers as Local Helpers
Washington announces rural free delivery is an accommodation not a mandate and success depends on effort from carriers farmers and road supervision. Carriers earn up to 600 yearly with basic pay 2600? a year and may be reassigned if routes prove impractical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Washington
Alton Sentinel-Democrat
Medals for Punctuality at Dudley Road School
A Birmingham Weekly Mercury reprint notes four McKenzie daughters earned medals for four years with perfect attendance at the Dudley Road Board School. Caroline Edith and Violet each received medals. Elsie Valentine McKenzie, six, won a book for one year. The school has 330 pupils and four medals total. Also cited are an endorsement for Ballard’s Horehound Syrup by Rev Carlinia P B Martin of Waverly Texas, and a Rex cigar advertisement.
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Birmingham
England
Mercury
Wm. Woods
Woods
McKenzie
Moiket Street
Dudley Road
Birmingham School Board
Dudley Road Board School
McKenzies
Caroline
Edith
Violet
Elsie Valentine McKenzie
Carlinla P. B. Martin
L' EL
Waverly
Texas
Ballard
S. Kingston
Edwardsville society notes and visits across towns
The Edwardsville Intelligencer notes a forthcoming marriage between Miss Mae Desmond and Mr. Robert Baird at the bride's home. A St. Louis Republic society note reports a dinner and graphophone party for Miss Lulu Hoppe. A flurry of local visits and greetings across Edwardsville, St. Jacob, Formosa, Carlyle, and nearby towns is listed, along with birthdays, travel, and family gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwardsville
St. Louis Republic
Ward Holtz
Palm Street
Lulu Hoppe
Troy
Epworth League and church revival notices
Church and Society notes list Epworth League meeting at the M E church next Tuesday at an earlier hour and Ladies Aid at Mrs Wm Bairds home Thursday afternoon. Rev C S McCollum speaks at the M E church tomorrow morning on The Way of God. Baptist revival meetings continue with sermons tomorrow and daily next week at 7 PM. Mt Zion M E church near Troy to be dedicated Sunday January 25 with presiding elder Rev C D Shumard and former pastors present. Public invited.
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Epworth League Society
M. E
Presbyterian Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
M. E. Church
Wm. Baird
C. S. McCollum
Baptist Church
Gordon Hill
James Osborn
Mt. Zion M. E
Troy
C. D. Shumard
Belleville
Lebanon District
Ilinois Conference
Liberal four-paper club offer to readers in the West
A publisher promotes an unprecedented four-paper club including The Homestead The Poultry Farmer Special Farmers Institute Editions and The Weekly Catt for one year at 1.25 dollars. The offer lasts two short periods and samples may be inspected locally. Also notes about Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and local ads including hog for sale and local residents' updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer
Homestead
Farmers’ Institute
Poultry Farmer
West
Local News Briefs From The Highland Area
Snow falls as locals note pay day for Donk Bros. Coal & Coke Co. workers. Miss Tillie Hawks and Henry C. Geffen ill at home. The Board of Education met at the school house. The Racket stock turnover tallies and bargain items offered. Highland’s State Bank and First National Bank plans announced. Dr. Sallee to examine eyes free at the Baird House. Chamberlain’s tablets advertised at S. Kingston drug store. Highland Brewing Co to add ice plant and new engine room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Sallee
Baird
M. F. Auwarter
H. F. Miller
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Kim
England School
Rex
Mide
New York Times
A. Heddergott
Charles Seligmann
John Deimling
John
W.W. Jarvis
I. W. Cook
Valentine Liebler
St. Jacob
Sam Cartwright
St. Louis
F. E. Linder
Greenville
Laura Anderson
E.H. Klein
S. W. Rawson
Andrew Liebler
Cmiss
Jane Hughes
Kanas
Samuel Hughes
Kansas
Topeka
George Edwards
John 8
Charles Wieters
Wm. H. Hale
Wm. Marten
Evansville
W. W. Jarvis
Genevieve
Mary M. Barnsback
George W. Goetz
Union Business College
Quincy
Charles Goetz
Formosa
Jacob Schneider
Jake
E. Schneidermeier
M. Leuth
D.L. Parks
Missouri
Mr. Parks
Mannie Eckert
Joseph S. Everett
Carlyle and
Boyer
Herman Britton
J. W. Howard
Gracy M. Kaufmann
Chris. Keil
John Lundock
Gertie Mealone
Peter Musil
Karl Mayer
C Manion
Crorie Paris
Lena Stephen
Anna Thompson
Tom Wells
Benn Williams
Morgan M. W. PowelLl
Henry D. Baldwin
City Waterworks
Shullsburg
Wis
S. Kingston’s
Rocky Mountain
Kingston
Church and Society
Craup
Elias Bure
B. M-Co
J. B. Stienhans
H. C. Geffen
F. F
Hampton
Martin Keck
Neway
Tillie Hawks
Kuntzmann’s
Weinecke
Board of Education
Donk Bros. Coal & Coke Co
William Woods
Joan F. Jarvis
Henry C. Geffen
Glen Carbon
No. 4
State Bank and Trust Company
Highland Bank
First National Bank of Highland
Saya
Troy Catt
Sallee
Baird House
Highland Leader
Highland Brewing Company
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