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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1895
Page
5
A rural and townly roundup of daily events from Collinsville area includes visits by residents to St Louis and Edwardsville, social gatherings at Mt Zion and local churches, business notes on jewelry, bicycle races, and a matinee at Troy Driving Park, plus town council actions and a near-drowning rescue by a 10-year-old boy.
A series of real estate transfers is recorded. Rebeces J Brown and husband convey to Louis Ka ling a northern half, except coal, on State Street Alton. Meky Levis and husband convey to Sarah A Morrias a pilot 53 lot on State Street. Christine Broeggemann and husband convey to Christian Spoenemann a west half of block 60 in Barton Ellis. Collinsville Building and Loan Association takes title to lot 20 in Comb s and Osbere addition. NN Montgomery and wife convey to Z J Montgomery a portion of Bec 25-8. Wm Hobbe and wife convey to ee P Belin a portion of ok 8w 0 27-8-5. Wmn PGallins and wife convey to Adam Keil ch Sr a hex gw B00 27-85:2457 a1. Mary Lavis and husband convey to Sanam Levis lot 4 in Joating's addition Alton. John E. Hayper and wife convey to Phillip Dilling lots 3 and 9 in block 3 Monroe dec Miller and Breath's sabdy Alton.
Marriage licenses issued in Edwardsville last week include WE Compton and Mary Sein. Jacob Zilies and Helvetia. Clara Demoulln and Mona Otis Barnett. Leura Schwarz. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Collinsville had a double ceremony Sunday. Arch bishop J J Kain ordained John Duval of Collinsville in St Louis Saturday. Sunday services featured bells and Mass by Rev Joseph Meckel of Highland. Attendees praised ordination. Duval, 23, seen as promising. Children’s Day at Presbyterian church drew large turnout with songs recitations and a Holy City solo by BR L Dawson. Maggie Ringer organist.
Post office list shows uncalled letters for June 1 1895 in Troy Madison county Illinois. Names include Dr F W Zanders Mina M Pittman Mina M Losmer Samuel S White John and others. Tickets on sale July 1 to July 4 with return to July 5 1895 inclusive two hundred of initial point fare details truncated.
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