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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1902
Page
5
Weather week showery and warm then fair and cool. Rain across state aids vegetation but northern floods fields. southern light rains. Crops vary with conditions. wheat improving in south, oats at risk of lodging, corn generally good but weedy in wet areas. Pastures and meadows improving. hay light in places. potatoes and garden crops thriving. fruit varied by locality. Also local notices and ads.
August Reuter top foreman at Donk Bros No 2 mine Maryville was injured when a cage fell 200 feet after a timber crossbeam broke during repairs. He escaped with a broken arm and bruises, aided by Superintendent R H Grabruck and witnessed by John Solter. Also a Friday quarrel between Harry Capelle and Paddy Bernardin ended in a public fight outside the city limits. Vandalia-Pennsylvania-G R I route to Mackinaw City opens June 22 1902 with renewed sleeping car service and lower excursion rates.
Advertisements and brief notices offer health advice on digestion with a user testimonial to Herbine, a clampdown sale on clothing at the Annex, a May Beall eye surgery visit in Troy for June 21, hay and whiskey for farmers, discounted ladies shoes at Klein's, and Gold Medal Flour at Bollmann Mercantile, all from Wichita and nearby towns.
Social and personal notes describe a Monday picnic at Jarvis Grove closing the public schools, featuring a parade with horseback riders carriages and bicycles led by the Schultze Band. Prizes for best decorated carriage horse and bicycle were awarded. Afternoon speeches by Attorney Springer and ex-county superintendent Bishop precede races and prizes, with memories lingering into night. Other Lutheran school picnics at Rieder's Park, a moonlight picnic and dance with Rex Orchestra, an ice cream festival at Mt Zion church, and upcoming nuptials of Miss Nannie Odella Jarvis to William Baglin are noted alongside local visits and social activity.
Local society items recap visits and travels in Edwardsville and Troy. Residents attend church events, college commencements, and family gatherings, with many relatives listed visiting from St Louis, Collinsville, O’Fallon, and nearby towns. News covers health trips, lectures, and community notices about upcoming Fourth of July events and local church activities.
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