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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1899
Page
7
Palm Sunday notes show Easter hats at Mrs. Hampton’s and spring gear at Hawley’s. Local ads trumpet jewelry bargains, clocks, hat racks, and a town election ballot. miners’ pay day, gardening hints, and a grand Easter Monday ball at Rieder’s highlight the season.
Card of Thanks extends gratitude to neighbors and friends for support during illness and death of family members. Signatures include Miss Laura Anderson Mrs Jos McAdoo Jasper N Barry Joan G Ware and Family. Real estate transfers filed for record list Jon Dutton to Albert Rieder with a note on property description and location.
Died at her mother’s home in Troy on March 18 at 8 P M Angel Hencke aged 20 years 11 months and 1 day She was born in Lebanon IL on March 27 1877 and would have turned 21 next Monday A gentle Christian girl beloved by all she leaves a widow mother seven brothers and three sisters The funeral was held Tuesday at 11 A M from the family residence to the Catholic church burial at Troy cemetery James M Anderson 57 died at his sister’s home also on March 18 He served in Co I 117th Illinois Volunteers and leaves two daughters and three stepchildren plus five brothers and two sisters The Baptist Church was his chosen faith and the funeral was at 2 P M Monday with veterans and Highland Post members in attendance Books for sale by J W Bull described and priced for various titles at the office.
Edwardsville to house a broom factory signaling new industry while Alton’s city directory lists 17000 residents. Revered Highland citizen Rev L Valliet died last Saturday in Highland. Bohemian miner Joseph Dubec perished in the Henrietta mine at Edwardsville the same day. Belleville Clerke baseball team to represent Alton this season under local management. W D Williams died at his son’s home in Pontentias aged 72. burial at St Jacob. Rumor says old Mekler mill site at Edwardsville to become a power house for Mississippi Valley Electric Railway. Anton Hess of Pin Oak township died Tuesday after a long illness. funeral Thursday at Marine Catholic church with large procession to Catholic cemetery.
Public notice issued to City of Troy voters announcing an April 7 1809 election to decide on issuing 2500 dollars in bonds to fund acetylene city lighting. Bonds priced 60 dollars each, five equal installments over ten years, semiannual interest. Voters will vote at their polling places on the proposition to issue the bonds or not.
Mayor Burk and numerous residents made trips to St Louis last week. John E Wood, Ed Joseph, Mrs Auwarter, Arthur Seligmann, Chas Waters, Mrs M S Malone, Misa Lala Hoppe, Mina Jessie Jgpson, Alex Moisamanu, John Deimling Jr, S W Raweou, Frank and Chas Hassinger, G L Elliott, Mica Winifred Willoughby, Ben Allen, Jacob Jungkenn, Andrew Anderson, Wim Norton, Miss Jennie McMicken, William Grounds, Mr and Mrs Hill attended funerals and visited relatives in Collinsville, Lebanon, East St Louis, Cincinnati, San Francisco and other areas. Several locals were noted visiting St Louis for business or family reasons. students Barnsback and Rowekamp left academy to return to farming.
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