Township assessment list shows rise to 2 099 540
Assessor William Schultze completed the township tax listing for 1902 with a total assessment of 2,099,540, up from last year by 75,420 including real estate, lands, city lots and personal property. The record details items valued across livestock, machinery, merchandise, rail and other property. Two electric cars on the Collinsville to St Louis line collided near Monk's Mound, injuring several. one man required amputation. Public notices promote White's Cream Vermifuge and discount shoe sale at Klein's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Schultze
Feutz
Edwardsville
Schultze
Ulares
Collinsville
St. Louis
Monk’s Mound
John Morriss
Freeze
Wilbur Edwards
George Edwards
John S. Watt
The Judicial Election In The Third Circuit Imposes Quiet Win
The Monday vote for three judges in the Third Judicial Circuit passed quietly with a Democratic edge. statewide returns show nineteen Democrats to thirty-one Republicans across seventeen circuits. Cook County awarded fourteen Democrats and four Republicans from eighteen candidates. Local turnout was light, with district results listing small margins by county and district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Judicial Circuit
Cook County
Early
Story
Neustadt
Holder
Burroughs
Moore
Church and Society Notes From Local Churches
Church notices cover Sunday services at Presbyterian, Methodist, and Baptist churches with ministers and topics. Epworth League Convention set for Trenton June 24 25, with special B&O rail rates. Mrs Mabel Hilbish to lecture at M E Church, praised as a magnetic speaker. The Evangelical Lutheran Synod meeting in Chicago involves Rev Dalb Prof Keller mann and J H Stienhans. Concluding ads tout Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, Rocky Mountain Tea, and home-news advocacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Osborn
Baptist
Lebanon
Trenton
Mabel Hilbish
Women’s Home Missionary Society
M. E. Church
Wedding of Miss Emily Landolt Durer and Mark Geers
Social and personal notes cover weddings and visits across Edwardsville and surrounding towns. The marriage occurred at the bride's mother Ida Durer home with limited witnesses. Rev. E Safford officiated. The couple will reside in East St Louis. Additional items include Olive B Jones hosting a music recital, local social visits, and travel plans of residents such as Peter Scott to Scotland and various locals visiting kin in nearby cities.
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Emily Landolt, Durer
Mark Lester Geers
Edwardsville
Ida Durer
E. Safford
First Presbyterian Church
Benj. R. Burroughs
East St. Louis
Olive B. Jones
Market Street
H. B. Kerr
Idell Bryant
Miss Jones
Charles Gindler
Collinsville
Emma Roesenberg
Mascoutah
Troy
Court of Honor
Marine
Memorial Day Exercises in Troy Honor Veterans
Memorial Day observance in Troy led by the Troy Cemetery Mite Society featured a parade from the public school to the Presbyterian church, with Rev. Norman Carr delivering the memorial address. A cemetery gravesite decoration followed and the event drew many visitors and local residents. Peter Ronchetti sold his saloon business, with Adolph Kuntzmann taking over Wednesday amid concerns of petty persecution and prior city protection. Watt cemetery cleanup is planned for Saturday June 13 at 9 o’clock per S. Avis, Clerk.
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Troy
Troy Cemetery Mite Society
Troy Cemetery
Sons of Veterans
Presbyterian Church
T. H. Bell
W. Marten
Marter
Susie Hollis
Dawson
J. C. Sefton
McCollom
Norman Carr Alton
Reeran
W. Jarvin
America
Norman Carr
Shurtleff College
Upper Alton
Peter Ronchetti
Riederstand
Adolph Kuntzmann
Ronchetti
Potomac
Watt
5. S. Avis
McCollom to wed Pearl Ann at St Elmo
Rev C S McCollom travels to St Elmo to officiate at the wedding of his brother Harvey A McCollom to Miss Pearl Ann both of St Elmo. The ceremony is set for tomorrow at 8 pm with the groom serving as an assistant cashier at Fayette Bank under P M Johnson in the same city.
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Ernst Main
Blanche Snodgrass
Eunice Powell
Upper Alton
Shurtleff College
Herman Metz
Collinsville
Wm. Holden
St. Louis
F. W. Zanders
C. S. McCollom
St. Elmo
Local notes from Troy and Madison County
Fresh country butter at Bollman Mercantile. Eva Clepper hired as Bollman Arcantile saleslady. Dr Sallee offers free eye exams at Baird House on Tuesday June 30. Jury duty for R F Auwarter during June term. Madison County Board of Supervisors meets Monday in Edwardsville. Frank Arken vs City of Troy next Tuesday in circuit court. St Paul Evangelical Lutheran school reopens Thursday under Prof Kellermann. Col Louis E Kinne resigns from Gov Yates staff. Millard Harley opens lunch booth near public square. Donk Bros Coal & Coke buys about 125 acres of coal lands. Troy Telephone adds three phones to Dr Schott, Mrs Taylor, and John Edwards homes. Jacob Story of St Louis buys Powell's addition lot to reside in Troy. Memorial exercises at Oak Lawn postponed due to weather. German Evangelical church picnic postponed. August date expected. No date set for public schools picnic. Board of Education delayed by weather. Troy baseball beats Hoehns 13 0. next plays Rose Hills. By M Co's go to Highland tomorrow. Short Left College trustees elect Capt Isaac W Cook for three years. Mrs N M Jarvis of St Louis wins ten days Washington trip prize in Chronicle contest. James Harley and Ed Ackerman duel ends in draw after lively fist fight at baseball grounds.
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Bollman Mercantile Co
Weinecke
Rex
Eva Clepper
Bollman Arcantile Co
Dr. Sallee
Optician
Baird House
R. F. Auwarter
Madison County Board of Supervisors
Edwardsville
Frank Arken
City of Troy
Department of St. Paul's’ Evangelical Lutheran School
E. Kellermann
Louis E. Kinne
Highland
Richard Yates
Millard Harley
Donk Bros. Coal & Coke Company
Troy Telephone Co
D. Schott
Lucy J. Taylor
John Edwards
Jacob Story
St. Louis
Powell
Troy
Oaklawn
German Evangelical Church
Board of Education
Hoehns
Rose Hills
By. M. Co's
Shortleft College
Upper Alton
Isaac W. Cook
Capt
Cook
James Harley
Ed Ackerman
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Simi
Real Beate
Kingston's
Klein's
Foughs
Madison
Bond
Washington
Perry
Randolph
St. Clair
Monroe
Church and Society
Ammoun
Cem
C. S. McCollum
Methodist Episcopal Church
Chamberlain
S. Kingston
S. Kingston's
Social and Personal
Fred Kleist
Ed. Stienhans
Conrad Heck, Sr
Indiana
Lillie Lehr
Wm. Murten
Ian Taylor
Vandalia
Sam Huber
John Salter
Adelia Bauer
Alton
Charles Goetz
Formosa
J. E. Marsey
A. H. Krause
Greenville
Peter Scott
Scotland
A. Kleist
Theodore
Mt. Olive
I W. E. Hollis
Venice
Oliver Keown
Granite City
H. C. Kersey
Della Peters
Percy Wilkinson
Harry L. Boehm
Thomas McAdoo
J. O. Evans
Little
Martha Dell
Esther
Litchfield
August Droll
FP. G. Zenk
John Baird
James Worsman
Great Western Gold Co
Mesdames
J. A. Vance
W. W. Barosback
Misa Alice Willoughby
Jed Heintzmann
Edward Holtz
Michael Hoppe
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