Electric road for Troy connected Madison County towns
Articles of incorporation filed in Springfield for the St Louis and Miracle Electric Railway Company to build an electric system from East St Louis to Edwardsville via Collinsville Madison, Granite City and other towns with branches to Belleville Highland Lebanon and possibly Bold County. Directors include Ferdinand Vorwald C N Travous and others of Edwardsville and St Louis. Public sentiment supports the project though feasibility remains debated. A separate notice advertises Dr King s New Discovery for coughs and lung ailments and thanks to Troy Mite Society members for donated funds for new music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Wnt
Madison County
Springfield
Rose
St. Louis & Milacle Electric Railway Company
Nhe
Edivardeville
East St. Louis
Edwardsville
Collinsville
Alton
Venice
Madison
Granite City
Horse Shoe Lake
Collinsvilla
Belleville
Jintermediata Pointa
Collivavilla
Highland
Glen Carbon
St. Jacob
Lebanon
St. Clair County
Bold County
Greenvilla
Ferdinand Vorwald
C. N. ‘Travous
W. M. Warnock
Geo. B. Burroughs
Theo. Moyer
A. H. Smith
Fred Kohl
St. Louis
Hhe Company Ban
Weekly Crop Bulletin from Springfield Illinois
Rain across Illinois last week slowed farming in the Southern and Central districts while northern areas saw adequate rain. Hay quality improved but remains thin in places. corn and wheat faced mixed conditions with lodging in the South and cold, wet weather in the north. Pastures are fine, oats look good, potato and fruit crops vary, and a baseball game drew about 200 spectators in Collinsville with Eckerts and Star Brewery teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Cantral
Troy
Nev
Collineville
Sta Jin
Agneta
Board of Education Minutes and Teacher Honor Roll
The Board of Education met in regular session at the schoolhouse with President Droll presiding. Members present Collins Shadwick Cook Doucha Mantle and Rawson, Absent Rawson and Shadwick. R Mantle chosen secretary. Proceedings cover ushers for graduation, appointing Miss Jarvis to supervise the class, and various staff changes. Also reports on attendance and a long list of honor roll students across rooms 1 through 7 including D. G. Jarvis and J. C. Hout. A death notice recalls Mrs Downie formerly of this city and a seven year illness of Mrs Ponac of Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy, Inc
Board of Education
Dro Mm
Droll
Collina
Cook
Donoho
Mantle
Rawson
Shadwick
Collins
R. Mantle
Dovoho
Hollis
Wook
Misa D. G. Jarvis
Aucuat Dron
Troy
Inn
Drolla
Enair
Doucha
Mautle
Rawenou
Maveth
J.C. Hollis
J. R. Renfro
Fannie Casey
Mabel Rowson
Jessie Jepson
Rhoda Bartlett
D. G. Jarvis
J.P
Ackermai Bye
Donohue & Hennaberry
Ackerman
Misa Jessie Jepson
Sweer
Misa
Edna
Dongho
Col‘ling
Mas D. G. Jarvis
Ernest Main
Edward Struckhoff
J. C. Hout
Alice Burk
Maud. Nix
Eunice Powell
J. R. Renyno
Louise Burk
Theresa Seligmann
Louisa Kleist
Jesse Black
Aaron Smith
Troom
Fannin Casey
Lottie Black
Ritchie Jones
Eva Renfro
Annie Smith
Cedil Collins
Horace Cook
Reveue Cook
Harold Edwards
Henry Heck
Willard Rawson
Markt Rawson
Gertie Droll
Christina Schuler
Katie Bohland
Raymond Rawson
Addie Isaac
Mamie Lewis
Martha Sims
Alice Bignell
Near Alliance
Neb
Alice Badgley
Mra
Downie
Mesdames Bignall
Mitchell
Duval
D. H. Badgley
Marie
Birmingham
Ala
Alliance
Jan
Social and Personal News From Collinsville Social Scene
Visitors in and out of the city note engagements and meetings with Rev. Louis Dorneeif of St. Pauls Lutheran. A May 12 ice cream service is announced and local shops advertise new stock including mens pants and lace embroidery at Heddergott, cream polish at Hawleys, and party supply offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Heidenreich
Jamiie ‘Lochmann
Collinsville
Louis Dorneeif
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
G. GC
Ambrosius
A. G. Gerding
Mary Neville
O'Fallon
Ir. Kuntzmann
W. W. Carson
St. Louis
Bo, Taylor
Jack Sloan
Collivaville
Local Brevities and Notices From Busy Troy
Gloomy weather and plenty of shopping chatter fill this page of local brief notes. Hawley's repair shop, A Klein’s shoe offer and Welter’s instrument line mix with Edwards, Heddergott and Kuntzman ads. Widespread farming talk, church and lodge notes, and upcoming Fourth of July band engagements frame a snapshot of small-town life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawley’s
A. Klein
W.d. Welter’s
A.R. Snodgraas
Dimity
A. Heddergott’a
Kuntzman’e
Gout
A. Heddergott
Gebauer Bros
M. F. Auwarter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Electric Road
Linota Electric Railroad Incorporated
Lisie
Madson
St. Clair
Mra W.K. Haviland
Armonk
N.Y
Dr. King
S. Kingston
Scholtze Band
Ladies of the Troy Mité Society
Bockion
S. Kingston, Druggiat
Illnois
Bnarvest
Egkerts
Ave
Bil
Brickal
Britte
Gablet
Hugeard
Goohl
Ee Lewis
Hess
Voelker
Wilkinson
Kleist
Young
Youne
Horstmann
Millett
Usville
Young i, i
Orstmean
Foestolen Bases
Wilkingon
Hae
Um- K
Chapin
Eyt Bangwad
Int
Ponac
Lawreney Kav
Apollo
Kingetoi’e Drug
Frum
Lorge
Ladies’ Art Society of the
M.E Church
McCollom
Starry Sisler
John Mick
Marine
J.W. Garnet
J. dL Strevhana
Der
Burger
Masters Harold and
Clarence Edwars
Pinckneyville
Albert Beck
Mrs. L.d. Hobl
Mr. and
Mis. Geo
Linzner
Susie Hollis
Della Sisson
Altamont
Neary Barneback
Euwardaville
Misa Clara Clepper
Prédericka Meinera
Irene Jarvis
Jake Bernhardt
John ‘Neville
Sonia Spies
Leonard Adler
John Deimling
I. C. Hostetter
Iona
St. Louisa
Juliue Peter
Kling Burk
Missea Louiea
Alice
Trenton
Helen Peter
J. A. Stokes
The
Highland Journal
Stokes
Kungzrann
A. Heddergott's
A. Heddergott’s
W. J. Vetter’s
Jarvis
Schultze
Chas Schultze
J.N. Jarvis
Wm. Kobler
Kingston’s
Andrew Klein
Main Street
Franz Welte
Mr. Klein
Kingaton
Pilaa
Yahler
Kingston's
J. W. Garnet
MacLanahant
Jn. Troy
W. M. Austin
I. H. Bell
Woodmen of
America
A. lCanedy
R. Lu Dawson
Aggympaniea Xx Obeae
Jamwarde
Heury
Ana
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