Rural delivery for Troy prompts push from nearby towns
Rural free delivery routes expanding nationwide reach Edwardsville and neighboring counties. Four Edwardsville routes, totaling 93 miles serving 2,365 people, begin December 1. Highland and St Jacob add routes. Upper Alton approved. Troy urged to form similar lines to Blackjack, Spring Valley, Edwardsville area. advocates cite increased business, closer contact between farmers and city merchants, and rising postal revenues with higher carrier pay.
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Postoffie
Edwardsville
Post Office Department
Washington, D. C
Highland
St. Jacob
Upper Alton
Alton Road
Hillsboro
Troy
Blackjack
Spring Valley
Collinsville
Edwardsville Intelligencer
Philadelphia
United States
Former Resident A LeLauren Jr Dies in Pine Bluff Ark
A LeLauren Jr, former Troy resident, died at his son L A LeLauren's home in Pine Bluff Ark at 1230 last Sunday aged 79 due to old age. He once ran a Troy machine shop and later worked in Highland Cardonal et Palestine Texas before settling in Pine Bluff. He leaves five sons Meassrs L A LeLauren A A LeLauren F A LeLauren Jr Eugene LeLauren and Harry LeLauren, with services at 230 pm Wednesday from Mrs L A LeLauren's South State street residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. LeLauren
L. A. LeLauren
Pine Bluff
Ark
LeLauren
Troy
J. W. Garnet
Highland
Carondalet
St. Louis
Palestine
Texas
Pine Bluff Daily Graphic
Meassrs
L. A.lelauren
South State Street
Auto trio speeds toward Chicago from St Louis
Three men in a large French pattern gasoline auto from St Louis visited The Catt seeking directions to Springfield then aimed for Chicago with a 25 mph average plan to beat a sunset arrival. A C Webb acts as mechanic while Whitman and Turner travel on to Milwaukee for an auto racing tournament.
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Catt
Springfield
H.S. Turner
P. B. Whitman
A. C.webb
St. Louis
Messrs. Whitman
Turner
Chicago
Milwaukee
Saloon Keepers Switch to Cash Only Policy in Troy
Local saloonkeepers abandon credit in favor of cash sales. Knights of Royal Arch No 27 post notices in all taverns declaring cash only purchases to curb drinker hangers-on and abolish the setting up of drinks on credit. The edict promises strict enforcement, arguing the wealthy only should enjoy the privilege.
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Troy
Knights
Royal
Arch No
Christen Raymond Edward Meiners in church ceremony
Infant Raymond Edward Meiners was christened last Sunday. Attending were Mrs. Minnie Sherman and Misses Louise Kero and Theresa Helmake ofSt Louis. Numerous local visitors and relatives were mentioned at various social gatherings and visits to St Louis, Edwardsville, Belleville, and St Jacob.
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Raymond Edward
Wm. Meiners
Minnie Sherman
Louise Kero
Theresa Helmake
St. Louis
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. Church
F. F. Miller
F. W. Braner
Marie Deimling
Wm. Marten
St. Jacob
Laura Oseland
Chris Busse
Joseph Everet
Minta Seligmann
Minnie Wittmann
E. H. Klein
Worden
M. A. Shaw
O'Fallon
H. F. , Thurston
H. M. Hinchman
Pope
I. J. Mills
Herman Tegtmeier
Union Station
D. G. Jarvis
Wm. T. Eckert
Kansas City
Philip Eckert
Wm. H. Wild
Kent
Bessie Davy
Lillie Wickenant
John Collins
Alice
F. A. Dawson
Laura
Herman Beste
M. W. Powell
Mary Rawson
C. S. Smith
F. W. Zanders
Wedding Bells for Ronchetti Tarro Tie at St Jerome's
Social and personal notes record the wedding of John Ronchetti and Minnie Tarro at St Jerome's Catholic Church. Fr A Weinecke officiated, with a reception at the opera house catered by Kuntzmann for fifty at a time and Rex Orchestra providing music amid Italian guest attendance and local business leaders. The couple will reside in Troy.
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John Ronchetti
Minnie Tarro
St. Jerome’s Catholic Church
A. Weinecke
Opera House
Kuntzmann
Rex
James Tarro
Eason
Llinsville
Troy
Augusta Voelker
Ciy
Amner V. Strong
Collinsville
Startling but True Medicine Claims
D. H. Turner of Dempsey town Pa. praises Dr Kings New Life Pills as a grand remedy for constipation stomach and liver troubles saying two weeks use made a new man. 25 cents at S Kingston's drug store. Brown horse about seven years old with a white blaze and a white left hind foot informs A J Marrurw Collinsville IL.
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Dr. King
D. H. Turner
Dempseytown
S. Kingston
A. J. Marrurw
Collinsville, Il
Turkey Talk at Bollman Mercantile Company
Turkeys geese ducks and a wide range of produce sought by Bollman Mercantile Company. If Ture Catt fails to do your job printing both parties lose money. Price serves as the thermometer of trade.
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Bollman Mercantile Company
Ture Catt
Local Notes and Events From November Gatherings
Old papers for sale at Tyre CALL office and fresh oysters at Kuntzmann's headline a page of local notes. Harvest Home at Presbyterian church November 25 and a Thanksgiving service November 27. See A Noble Outcast at the opera house November 29. Birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Walker of Denver. Rex Orchestra grand ball at Rieder’s on Thanksgiving Eve November 26 with Wm Long.
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Tyre
Kuntzmann’s
Presbyterian Church
Opera House
Robert McGeachin
A. Klein
Hickory Street
Troy
Joan F. Jarvis
Sallee
Optician
Meiners
German Evangelical Sunday School
The
J. M. Hawley
Greenville
S. Kingston
Charles Walker
Denver
Colo
Walker
Jennie Hassinger
Bollman Mercantile Company
Catt
Davidson
Rex Orchestra
Rieder
Wm. Long
Collinsville
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Rural Delivery For
Wovder Wit
Ontatraw
Na Ser Atat
A. LeLauren, Jr
Pine Bluff, Ark
Goval
Deolitto
Peter Scott
Belleville
Jacob Gebauer
Harry Collins
Burkhardt
C. E. Kellermann
Fred Kleist
J. R. Renfro and
Wife
Missouri
Petersburg
Iil
California
Fein
Social and Personal
Adam Voelker
German Evangelical Church
John Voelker
Gertrude Hogan
Young Men’s Society of
St. Paul's
Moritz Wendler
Wm. Wittmann
C. E. Rellermann
Chris. Busse
Martin Daib
Messrs
Chas. Seligmann
J. A. Riebold
soMliss
Theresa Seligmann
Christian Hoyer
John T. Bohnenstiehl
Wm. S. Weber
Logal
Gohbler
Mr. Gobbler
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