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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1898
Page
7
Local items report Fourth of July celebrations and preparations, weather notes, community happenings, shop notices, and small-town updates. Mentions Harrah for the Fourth, changes in train time, lightning death of a governor’s horse, new local business moves, and community roles including a blacksmith relocation in Edwardsville.
The article describes July Fourth events in Rieder's Park and Jarvis' Grove with parades, brass bands, a balloon ascent, fireworks, and a dancing floor. It also notes a police-like discharge after a confrontation at Collinsville, a mining ground survey by Troy Coal and Mining Co, a marriage near St. Jacob, and local ads for ice cream, shoes, stamps, fabrics, and a weekly newspaper subscription.
Statement of agricultural statistics returned by WM Schultze assessor for Jarvis town Madison county Illinois for the year ending December 31 1897 and average for 1898 called for by act to secure collection and publication of agricultural and other statistics approved in force May 25 1877 WM SCHULTZE Assessor
Through the kindness of James N. Jarvis and assistance to Wm. Schultze on his book, readers receive this week a detailed statement of the assessment of Jarvis Township.
A big boiler being moved from a mill to the depot narrowly avoided disaster on a cemetery hill when a detachment left a wheel chained and a chain broke. The wagon careened toward a deep ditch. horses bridged the gap to keep the rig on the road. A separate altercation left Chas Rissler severely cut and John Salter under bond awaiting Mr. Rissler’s condition.
Purely personal notes list numerous residents and visitors traveling to and from St Louis and Collinsville this week. Names include Albert Kletat, Jas Purviance, John Deimling, Johan Garnet, Elias Burk Jr, Berenice Fuller, Clara Clepper, Gustave Pfeffer, Daisy Risser, Adalyn Avisha, Louis Rauch, J Canan, Jas Gedney, Edward Moore, L J Hohl, and others visiting relatives or conducting business in St Louis, Collinsville, Edwardsville, Lebanon, Benton, Summerfield, Collinaville and nearby towns.
Time card details list VanDalia and Effingham accommodations with daily and Sunday only trains. Notes include numbers 9 7 8 16 40 and times such as 1:16 a.m. 8:31 p.m. 7:02 p.m. 9:14 p.m. Full timetable and through service information available by address.
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