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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1897
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR line from St Louis Daily shows unclear time and item. Reads as stray letters and numbers with possible reference to Louis or St Louis, no complete event, name, or outcome to anchor a summary.
Town topics note scarce prosperity ahead as residents comment on lights weather and local shortages. Announcements include sick lists, bread promotions, housing moves, spring goods, tax deadlines, and upcoming community events at the opera house and church.
The Democrats of Jarvis township will meet in convention at the City Hall on Saturday March 20 at two o’clock to nominate township officers.
John Taylor visited O'Fallon Sunday while W. W. Jarvie stayed in St Jacob and Fritz Liebler was in St Louis midweek. H A Osnedy did business in St Louis the other day. Will Keating of Collinsville came to town last Friday. Miss Seddie Jarvis left Thursday for St Charles Mo. Miss Emma Gonager of St Louis visited relatives here last week. Mrs J F Clepper and children of St Louis are visiting. Mrs James Hindmarch and son Erwin were in St Louis last week. Miss Jennie Hardy of St Louis stayed with her sister Carrie last week. Hubert Vonwinkle and children of St Louis visited Mrs A B Droll and family Sunday. Robt Harding of East St Louis visited his brothers Sunday. Bert Lange and Maude White of St Louis spent Sunday with Jarvie family. Richard Jarvis of St Louis, formerly a Troy boy, called this week. Fresh home made bread for sale by Mrs L Jones. Rheumatism Quickly Cured. Frank Dolson of Sault Ste Marie Mich., cured by one bottle of Chamberlain Pain Balm costing 25c. no further trouble since. For sale by S. King store.
Oscar Appel and Hugo Meyer listed as sick and injured in St Jacob with Dr Bernase from St Louis examining a wound. Public school results show nineteen pupils participating in a central examination with top averages from Lulu Handrich and several others. Local social notes include Melba musicale, Miss Alice Hochuli in Alta Mont, and Vinnie Richards visiting St Louis. Also ads for overshoes at A Klein and Hood's Sarsaparilla claims, plus a caution about La Grippe and pneumonia backup.
The Board of Education records profound regret at the death of Miss Jonnie Rawson on February 19, 1897. They praise her life as devoted to educating and training the young with pluck, determination, and honesty. Sympathies are extended to her family, and the resolutions are to be filed and sent to the family and to the press.
Hall of Troy Lodge No 588 resolves the death of George W. Miller. The lodge notes his long service as a good neighbor and citizen. It drapes the charter in mourning for thirty days and commemorates him on a dedicated page. Copies go to his widow Lone Star Lodge 408 and the Denison lodge, and the city paper for publication.
A defense of proactive local effort to attract business and residents. The piece urges citizens to invest energy, avoid complacency, support new industries, and create a bustling, businesslike town to lift property values and community pride.
Incomplete minutes show names Buele Hollis Fannie Brird Daisy Hobson and Jennie Rawson as attendees. All voting aye. board adjourned with there being no further business noted. ClerK Minner recorded the proceedings.
City council notes include a petition to force section 22 of ordinance 1. Bills approved by finance committee and several unpaid fines noted. Clerk to notify treasurer and Globe Light about street holes. Amendment to city attorney pay set at 50 per year. Evening adjourned to Wednesday. At adjourned session, election results canvassed with lights and bonds votes. Licensing actions discussed for peddling fruit and annual licenses. mayor appoints polling judges and clerks for three wards. Polling place summits listed. adjournment motion recorded.
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