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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1896
Page
5
A trove of short items recounts weather notes, shop ads, parish notices, a teachers club formation, a stray theft in Troy with a bicycle getaway, marriages in nearby farms, a birthday party, street lighting concerns, and a burglar captured near Marine. Names include Troy, Edwardsville, Kane and St. Louis merchants.
Citizens face a lighting crisis as the Globe Light and Heat contract expires on the 14th. Officials debate extending the six month term to allow better planning or a cheaper arrangement, avoiding a return to darkness. Wheat price in St Louis last Tuesday opened around 8678 cents with a favorable outlook for consumers.
A list of local residents visiting nearby cities and relatives. Mrs. Jas M Taylor spent Saturday in St Louis. Bent Willoughby of Collinsville was in the city. H A Canedy and G A Purvianca traveled to St Louis on business. Mrs D B Burroughs of Mexico Mo visits relatives here. Daisy Hobsot spent Sunday with her parents in Edwardsville. Gov Davia of Kansas was a guest of Mr A Risser's family. Mrs John Phillips of Pekin visited here last week. Mrs Low Park of Decatur visited her sister Mrs L J Tilly. Mrs Bent Willoughby visited relatives Tuesday and Wednesday. Miss Mollie Murrin and Ruth Jepson of Lebanon visited. Prof Jas M Osborne and wife of Edwardsville spent weekend here. Herman Rump Jr of St Louis attended the dance Friday night. H T McUrex of Litchfield and D M Blahup, County Superintendent, visited Troy Public School last Thursday. Attendees at the funeral of J O Evans Sr included John O Evans Jr and wife and daughter Martha Dell, and Mrs Balle Hassinger and her son Frank. The teachers attending the Teachers Quarterly meeting </S:
John C Evans Sr. died at one o'clock from pneumonia following burns sustained in a gas accident at the coal mine on election day. A Welsh-born former Brookside mine pit boss, he lived in Troy after moving through Belleville and Brazil, Ind. He leaves a son, a daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren in St Louis. He was an Odd Fellow of over 40 years and a temperance advocate. Funeral at his residence in Troy with Masons in charge.
Win. Wallis apeat. Sunday with home folks at Troy. J.C. Hoxasy took a load of potatoes to St. Louis last week. Rev. Swift will preach at the M. E. Church South Sunday evening. Rev. Crowder of New Douglas will preach at the M. J. Church Saturday evening. Rev. Gillare held service at the M. BE. Church South Sunday morning and evening. Those who were neither absent nor tardy at the Sabbath school were Ernst Bloemer, Ligzig and Annie Teeshe. Those who attended the Teachers' meeting at Highland Saturday were D. W. Huanong, Mrs. Bosch, Miss Albertie Gregg, Miss Sadie Husaong, Mrs. Weikenaut and daughters Martha and Mary.
The column lists residents and visitors including Vitor and Fay Leiter, Starry Canedy from Troy, Mrs Emma Blanke of Chicago, and J Meurer of St Louis. It notes sickness among children, post office candidate interest, Fred Huchuk visiting, a Bonn Colorado return, a child’s death from membranous croup buried at Keyatone, and a rapid early snowfall. It closes with a conciliatory note after election tensions and a shift to business.
Highland updates note J C Brommerman of Marine with a St Louis relative, Chan Boehm musical artist in town, and social events. The Silent Hours club meets Mrs Chow Pabat, Firemen’s Ball poor attendance, supper shared with the poor. Y LR CI meets Miss Amy Gerber, Annie Briner admitted. Teachers’ meeting well attended, Hedwig Kerchels visits. A youth party at Mueller’s Mall. W A Northcott and wife pass through town from Marine. John Weber and son Victor visit from Marine. Cora Muelleria hires assistant at the fl M. Cond. Ca office. Musical Society meets Miss Laura Boeschenstein, Leta Krummenacher admitted. Six resignations read.
Fragmentary OCR notes promote Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. The text includes typographical errors and mentions a demand to not purchase substitutes, urging readers to trust the advertised remedy.
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