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Newspaper

Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1902

Page

5

Dr L E Rawson Dies in Arkansas At 27

Dr Leslie Emmet Rawson, a well known Troy dentist, died in Mountain Valley Springs Arkansas from diabetes aged 27. Remains arrived in Troy yesterday morning and funeral set for 11 tomorrow from his home to Presbyterian church then Troy cemetery. He was born May 11 1875, trained in St Louis and Washington University, with a Troy branch office and recent real estate development. survived by mother and sisters Mabel Blanche and aunt Miss I J Mills.

Leslie E. Rawson Mountain Valley Springs Ark J. J. Mills Presbyterian Church Troy Cemetery Leslie Emmet Rawson Margaret Samuel Rawson Troy St. Louisa E.-C. Chase Dental Department Washington University Jefferson Avenue St. Louis Woodmen Lodge Mabel Blanche Mias I. J. Mills

Young Telegraph Operator Roy Elliott Serves Vandalia Line

Master Roy Elliott, aged 13, son of Vandalia Line station agent Gil Elliott, is hailed as the youngest telegraph operator on the Vandalia Line. He began lessons eight months ago and recently passed an examination before Chief Train Dispatcher J L Davis in Terre Haute, Ind, after mastering dots and dashes.

Troy Vandalia Roy Daniel Elliiott Gil. Elliott Roy Terre Haute Ind J. L. Davis

Young telegraphic operator shines in exam at office

Roy answered every question with promptness astonishing veterans like Mr Davis. The success led Superintendent W C Dowding to approve his entry into telegraphic ranks. Since then the boy has run the office in his father’s absence, while awaiting broader practice at home for speed and precision.

Davis Roy W. C. Downing Elliott

Hot Weather Warnings And Summer Remedies

A gloomy note on summer fatigue calls for Herbine a tonic laxative to restore energy appetite digestion and liver function as health column and local ad note. Also brief society bits on Kellermann family Shawano vacation plans and local trips. Weekly crop bulletin reports cool wet week with mixed impacts on wheat corn and fruit prospects across Illinois Springfield and surrounding farms. Civil service exam notices highlight upcoming testing in September October with a rising number of positions and salaries. Local ads show clothing sale at Annex and assorted goods and services including eggs ice and shoes.

H. J. Freegard Grand View Hotel Cheney Kan Newton Kingston Springfield Til

Double wedding unfolds in city homes with receptions

Social and personal notes recount the wedding of Miss Nannie Odell Jarvis to Mr. William G. Baglin at the Jarvis home in the West End. Pink and white decor, formal ceremony by Rev. J. C. Sefton, and a naval past linked to the groom. A second ceremony follows for Miss Anna Bircher and Mr. Gottliep Mick with a church and dinner, as relatives and friends extend best wishes. Additional items note anniversaries, visits, and local social happenings with numerous named individuals and families.

Nannie Odell Jarvis Wm. G. Bagiin West End J. C. Sefton Presbyterian Church Mabel Jarvis B. W. Tarvis John FB. Jarvis Eliza Wild New York Sampson South Hickory Street Anna Bircher Highland Gottliep Mick Ida Hebrank Berthold Bircher Maurice Marcoot Jacob Mick West Clay Street CaLy Louis Bohmiann H. F. Miller Emma Edmund C. Bardsley Odessa Jacobs Edwardsville C. O. Kim Kimball M. E. Church Collinsville R. E. Jacobs Silas Shadwick St. Jacob Birchie Kremer Chicago George Liebler J.J. Main S. H. Main Jas. Porter

Fourth of July plans and local notices in Troy

Local notes report a Troy Fourth of July celebration in July. Hawley’s offers fine watch repairs and Cant-Cem braces. Typhoid illness at John Thomas Wilkinson’s home. Dr Sallee the optician attends Hawley’s next Tuesday. St Paul’s Lutheran School closes for summer vacation. Townspeople invited to subscribe to The Catt for local news. A mass picnic at St Jacob by the Turner fraternity and a July 1 eye exam event are noted.

Troy Hawley’s Louis Bollmann’s John Thomas Wilkinson Sallice Hawley St. Paul's Asher Prentice Formosa Wood’s C. S. McCollum M. E Matt Charles Rauch Doak’s Yoho F. Deimling James Black Market Street Clay Street Mr. Black W. M. Austin Lebanon District Epworth League Sparta Myrtle Bulah George C. Morriss Farmond J.C. Sefton Sallee Hawiley’s Hawley'’s A. H. Beil Carlinville

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