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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1901
Page
8
The remains of Claus Saunders, an elderly man found frozen to death that Sunday morning in Bowling, were taken to Rouk Istend yesterday afternoon and buried today at the county's expense. The article notes his immediate family and the solemn arrangements.
Snow tonight and Thursday with rising temperatures. Colder air spreads from Manitoba to Minnesota and central and eastern Iowa. Very cold conditions persist in the southeast with subfreezing readings from the gulf coast. Light snow extends from the Missouri valley to the Atlantic coast and down to Tennessee.
Saturday readings from Sandstrom's standard thermometer show 9 00 am three degrees above zero at 1200 m and three hundred p m zero. The record notes the highest temperature since yesterday at three degrees above and the lowest below zero.
A series of holiday events in Moline list Dec 21 a grand masquerade by Caremakers Union No 17 Dec 22 a Turner ball concert and vaudeville by the Marine Band Dec 31 a mask hall by Social Sevens at Industrial Hall Moline
Local merchants advertise Christmas goods and sales at Lambert’s Toggery Rock Island Schiotfeldt Wiese and others. The Marine Band hosts a Turner Hall concert and vaudeville on Sunday with 15 cent admission. Caremakers Union plans a masquerade ball Dec 21 at Industrial Home hall with prizes and Freed’s orchestra.
Mantel and wall clocks in wide range at Oberberg's jewelry store lure shoppers. Also the article notes Christmas gift lines at Tuckerberg's jewelry and John Hallgren stores, plus windows for slippers and silverware. Nearby, Dr James Hedley will lecture at Augustana College next Thursday as part of the Lyceum series with reserved seats at Harper House drug store and Josephsons.
Petitions for guardianship of Richard Weyer haeuver and heirs of Wilhelmina TF Hanshaw filed and approved. Estate reports, administration, and final discharge noted for George Jo Kies. Bond and administration actions for Annie Pool, Amanda C Bloomegren minor heirs, and others. Local ad promotes Arnica Salve product.
The Battles Pharmacy and H Sandetrom offer a refund on Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure coughs or colds. They also guarantee a 26 cent bottle to prove satisfactory or money refunded.
George Crippen aged 62 died at 6 30 on Monday at Reynolds farm near Barstow after a six month paralysis. He leaves his wife and several children and was brother in law to Will and Reynold Leach. Rev R C Bryant conducted the funeral held yesterday morning with pallbearers Albert Reinhart W H Hopper L Anderson J Albrecht O Arenschild JL Schave Andrew K Davidson of 809 1st avenue. The same city resident died at noon today from typhoid pneumonia. He was born in Storang Sweden June 8 1880 and the funeral will be Sunday at 2 pm from his residence.
Mrs. I B Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced a dire stomach trouble and yellow jaundice caused by gall stones. After doctors failed to help she used Electric Bitters and was wholly cured. The remedy treats stomach liver and kidney ailments and costs 60 cents at Clendenin's drug store.
Davenport high school beat Company A 7 to 4 at the Rock Island armory after a spirited game. Davenport players Fisher McGregor Webb Grant and center Webb faced Company A Bloomquist Morgan Smythe Cook and Barber.
News notes that conductor Bart transfers from the Watch Tower car to the Prospect Park line, with riders missing him. Otis Crank fills the vacated Watch Pine A route previously handled by Power Hart. Roy and Mrs. Lane celebrate the birth of their first child.
Special correspondence from Illinois City reports visits by Mrs. M F Martin and Mrs. Cora Titterington, births, new homes, and multiple society dinners. Local residents like the Powells, Taylors, Sedams, and Schuttes are active with visits, hogs hauled to Muscatine, and plans for Christmas and New Year dinners by M E Ladies and U B Undies groups.
Carbon Cliff residents note changes as Mr Corbin moves his hall up town and Mr William Beckwith visits from Watertown with Mrs O'Donnell and son Edward returning from the east to settle locally. A Christmas program is planned for the community.
The annual stockholders meeting of the Moline Building Savings and Loan Association will be held in Warrhall on Monday January 18 1902. Directors to serve three years with vacancies and other lawful business on the agenda. P C Simmons president J W Warr secretary Moline Ill December 18 1901.
L C Overstreet of Elgin Tennessee recalls his wife’s throbbing cough and collapsing lungs before Dr King’s New Discovery saved her life. The ad touts a guaranteed remedy for coughs colds bronchitis asthma and lung diseases priced 60c and 1 with trial bottles free at Clendening’s drug store.
The ad claims putrefying food in the intestines causes arseniclike effects. It promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a gentle, easy, but sure remedy to expel poisons from clogged bowels and cure constipation biliousness sick headaches fevers and liver kidney and bowel troubles at Vy tas Fe.
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