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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1896
Page
5
A long tropical column of local notices and ads details fresh oysters at Kuntzmans pay day at the mines and sales at Drolls. It notes new subscribers, postmaster term, church dedications, a concert and ball plans, a runaway scaffold incident, and various shop closings and offers in Troy City with names of residents and merchants.
Mr Huseong of Scudder Gate Grocery Co travels for business in St Louis and meets local merchants during a Winston House stay. Sam Davia, Brookside mine timberman, survives a near fatal accident when slate shifts and traps him. Citizens jeer a nuisance pig pen near Main Street, urging cleanup or action by the Board of Health to curb the foul odor and filth.
A column urges Troy citizens to boost confidence and organize a stock company to build an electric light plant and water works. It argues that streets and homes deserve illumination, water service, and community pride to spur growth and rival nearby towns. The piece closes with a patriotic cheer for Troy.
Names and travels fill a local social column with Phil Zouk and wife in St Louis last Saturday. Several residents, including Miss Minta Porviance and Ming Grace Kingston, visited relatives or spent Sundays at home. Many extended visits, visits to relatives in Edwardsville, Collinsville, and Springfield noted, plus attendances at a chrysanthemum show in St Jacob.
Local residents complain of hobos in the city over two weeks causing unrest. They urge authorities to arrest vagrants for nuisance and banish them, proposing a public sign near the depot restricting stays to one hour.
Free Pills claim easy action and relief for constipation sick headache malaria and liver troubles. Sample box promotion promises a trial to prove merit. Pills described as vegetable and non deleterious with no weakening effect, urging purchase at druggists for 25 cents per box.
Mrs Wim Bowler visited St Louis last week. Miss Sarah Eltringham spent Tuesday in Collinsville. John Harrington of Marine was a Sunday guest. Mr and Mrs John Cox of Collinsville visit W F Hall. Mr and Mrs J O Renfro spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs J S Hart of Bethel. Misses Sarah and Bina Moore of Collinsville visited Miss Stringham. Mrs Mary Darlington returned home at Jessle after visiting relatives. A baby girl arrived Sunday for Mr and Mrs Charles Maurer. mother and baby doing well. Mrs M Wadewell and daughter Eurice, Blanche Snodgrass, and Gertie Bennett of Troy were guests of Mr and Mrs Prentice Sunday afternoon. Epworth League program at Mt Zion M E church Thanksgiving night. oyster supper Tuesday evening November 24. Attendees invited. Emery Edwards, Harry Hall, Lee Gaskill, Barnie Webber with Misses Anna Harris, Nellie Gaskill, Grace Bowler, Hannah Gaskill, Emma Harris attended M E church services at O Fallon Sunday evening. John Miller near St Jacob was here Monday seeking funds to pay for the church under construction. generous donations collected. MARRIED: At 3020 St Vincent Ave St Louis on Wednesday afternoon 8 o clock Geo A Purviance of this city to Mrs Laura Kempin of St Louis. Rev Jas Osborn officiated. Couple returned here for wedding supper and received congratulations. May they live long and happy.
Nicholas Dilly aged 53 died at his home on Saturday November 14 1896 at 8 oclock He was born August 14 1843 in Sparbrucken Prussia emigrated in 1881 to the United States and lived in St Louis for two years He moved here in 1853 and worked in local mines He was a devout Catholic and accumulated a little fortune He leaves a wife and two grown daughters whose friends share their sorrow He was respected as an honest citizen and steadfast in his faith The funeral was held Monday from the family residence to St Jerome s Catholic church and interment followed at Troy Cemetery
At the residence of his son Robert Bethman in St Louis on November 18 1896 at 11 am Charles Bethman aged 74 years died. Funeral this morning from his late residence to Exman Lutheran church then to Lutheran cemetery for burial. Born in Treibsen Germany January 4 1815 he came to America in 1865 and settled in Troy in 1872. A brick and stone mason, he built up property and remained active in city life and church affairs until his death. He leaves a wife.
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