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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1901
Page
2
The column collects scattered notes on growth promises in Troy, vanished locals, oil stock schemes, a Kentucky doctor involved in a fatal shooting, a New York lawyers’ dispute over red hair, a cemetery naming puzzle, praise for new urban improvements, critique of a portrait of Booker T. Washington, and a nod to Barnum’s humbugging legacy.
A farmer near Troy Kansas was swindled out of 500 dollars in a two‑stage scam. A stranger bought a farm at 75 dollars per acre with a 500 dollar forfeiture clause, then another man offered 85 dollars per acre. the farmer paid 500 dollars to cancel the first contract but the second man vanished. The piece also quotes an exchange arguing small towns can attract trade by offering bargains and persistent advertising, warning readers to beware and shop smart.
Comptroller Bird S Coler offers a critical view of municipal governance arguing that city management differs from private business, stressing openness simplicity and public accountability. He calls for transparent, inclusive administration to prevent corruption and waste and notes further excerpts will appear in future issues.
The Call highlights an act approved May 11 1901 amending Section 30 of the 1898 property assessment act. It requires the Board of Supervisors chair and two county citizens, appointed by the county judge, to form the Board of Review by June 1 annually in counties under township organization of under 125 000 inhabitants. One citizen must come from the party polling highest in the last general election. Vacancies filled by the county judge. The chairman is the Board chair, compensation set by the County Board, and the act takes effect upon passage as an emergency measure.
The 1901 series of postage stamps commemorating the Twentieth Century are now in circulation. The one cent stamp is green with a lake steamer, the two cent red shows a modern railroad express train, the four cent brown features the automobile, the eight cent lavender depicts a canal boat at Sault Ste Marie, the ten cent brown presents a modern ocean liner, and the Niagara Falls fire stamp is azure. The designs resemble the 1892 Columbian series, being attractive and color rich.
A rustic set of ten economic commandments urges buyers to support home merchants, pay cash, avoid credit, and keep spending within the town. It advocates employing local craftsmen, defending neighbor towns, and teaching these precepts to future generations to promote local prosperity and welfare.
The piece urges Beardstown citizens to unite in the first year of the new century to spur growth and public spirit. It insists rivalry among towns is rising and that Beardstown can advance through a generous rallying of forces and collective effort.
The speaker argues no single company has a right to demand a monopoly. Tradespeople invest labor and capital risking returns, while selfishly seeking protection harms neighbors. A company seeking to bar new enterprises or railways pursues self interest, not citizens’ good.
Metropolitan papers denounce the methods used to lure unwary investors into oil stock but highlight alluring advertisements for the same schemes. If promoters’ methods are crooked they should be condemned in editorials and their notices should be conspicuously absent.
For whooping cough asthma bronchitis or consumption no medicine equals Ballard's Horehound Syrup priced at 25 and 50 cents sold by S. Kingston.
Shelbyville unites for Fourth of July. Lily Lake business district in DeKalb county burned. electric road from Sycamore to DeKalb expected by autumn. Belleville suffered a major fire on the public square damaging property worth 27400 dollars. Springfield enacts an ordinance banning merchant sidewalk displays. Cairo hosts Southern Illinois Good Roads Convention July 3 and 4 as residents prepare. Dennis Reed, 18, shot George Williams at Metropolis after intruding on Williams’s daughter. Williams seriously wounded. Peter H. Vance of Danvers dies at 84. resident since 1835. Danforth Bank burglary attempt damages worth about 2000 dollars from dynamite explosion. no loot secured. Isaac R. Mills named Internal Revenue Collector for Springfield District, succeeding Henry R. Yates. University of Illinois students and Pan-American circus workers clash in Champaign with injuries. Nine-month-old near Pana dies after choking on chair attachment. Clinton county holds special election June 11 for circuit clerk. G. H. Nicholay and H. Scharlemann contenders. G. D. Barnes of Harrisburg receives a 37-year-old letter from Civil War correspondence. Vandalia Democrat notes Mrs. Linsey in Avila township ill and claims she is dead, demanding burial despite doctors’ and friends’ efforts.
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