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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1896
Page
5
Streets are muddy and city council meets Monday night. Repairs at the mill continue while corn and wheat come in slowly. Diphtheria is past and bargains on bananas appear at Aug Drovis. A corn crib theft near John W Garnet's home led to loss of about 15 bushels. Moran Feather Renovating Co left for Stixcob after three months here.
Baker Fred Kuntzmann celebrated his 59th birthday with a surprise party at his home. Bruce Brown and James Purviance hosted gatherings with friends, games, and refreshments. The paper warns against loitering and underage street trouble, notes sales, revival meetings, and a picture sociable at the Presbyterian basement. It also reports a tarantula sighting, a wedding near Edwardsville, a death from consumption, and coal mine leases with reduced workforces.
Charles Rule of the township sues Robt. Blaie marshal of St. Jacob for recovery of 185 dollars taken before Rule was put in the calaboose. The court by Squire Jay laid a verdict against Rule for 1 dollar 36 cents plus costs. Several St. Jacob participants and witnesses testified. Rule was later fined about 16 dollars for leaving his team unattended and appealed to the circuit court claiming he was in custody.
A long list of residents and visitors from Smithsboro Collinsville St. Louis and nearby areas visits relatives and friends in town. Several officials attended the Prudential Banquet in Trenton. The note urges enforcement of cleanliness ordinances amid complaints about alleys used for garbage and calls for prosecution of violators.
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