Retail Merchants Elect New Officers
Apne Retail Merchants Association held its annual meeting to elect officers with good attendance. Reports showed a large membership gain and a healthy financial balance. The group reaffirmed its focus on retail trade, avoiding politics, and adopted a state postal parcels delivery note. Officers: President John Swanson, VP C F Dewend, Secretary C F Peters, Treasurer S S Hoffman. Directors listed by ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apne Retail Merchants’ Association Y i
Iiste
Business Men's Association
Moline Club
State Association
John Swanson
C IF Dewend
F Peters
S. S. Hoffman
Wm Efflandt
F A. Landee
Patrick Mullane
F W Rank
Chas. Rank
Hafis Wind
A. P. Fisk
Velie Lot Will Cost 510000
The library board met to act on the library building site fund. Barnard reported the fund reached 10509 dollars and Mrs Vee valued the corner lot at 10000 dollars. The building committee was instructed to hire an architect to submit plans for the new library building.
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C A Barnard
Alte Fund Committee
Vee
6Th Avenue
17Th Street
Messrs Barnard
Anderson
Meese
Dunn
Moyer
Moline Insurance Company in Good Condition
The Moline and Hook Island County Fire Insurance Company held a meeting last evening with officers elected for the coming term. Directors include A V Esterdahl, C G Thulin, and Eric Liljegren, while LL M Beckdahl, Charles A Creutz, and John Hegren serve on the Auditing Committee. Reported risks total $700,651 with 850 members and strong financial health. Loss since organization 11 years ago stands at $1,540.
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Moline and
Hook Island County Fire Insurance T
Emery Again Takes Up Dairying Routes
L Z Emery the popular dairyman resumes his old dairy business and routes and urges customers and the public to remember that he will handle milk that has been inspected and certified by proper authorities. See his large ad in this issue.
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LZ Emery
Ling Boys Annual Meet and Officers Elected
The Ling Boys held their annual meeting and elected officers for the year. Four new members joined, bringing total membership to 40 and adding four honorary members. New officers include President Sanford Brissman and Vice President Wm Stahinacke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ling Boys
Edward Anderson
Phillip Anderson
Harry Jensen
Peterson
Sanford Brissman
Wm_stahinacke
Arthur Johnson
Carl Engh
Hjalmar Johnson
Chas
Gilberts
Wm &Stahinacke
Henry Johnson
Cartedian
Jno Esterdahl
Carl Engh Athletic
Wm& Stahinacke
Blaze at Secondhand Store Sparks Quick Fire Crew Action
A small fire in Whit NamBon's second-hand shop in Market Square near Skinner & Co. was detected by Mr Ammerman around 9 30 last evening. Firefighters arrived after box 33 alarm and prevented a larger blaze between the wall and sidewalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WhitNamBon
Skinner & Company
Market Square
Ammerman
New Discovery for Consumption Praised by Editor
Editor O H Downey of Churubusco extols Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption as the most infallible remedy for coughs colds and grip. He states it is invaluable for weak lungs and can prevent pneumonia or consumption with instant relief and certain cure. Clendenin's drug store offers 60c and 1 bottle, with trial bottles free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O H Downey
Churubusco
Dr. King
Clendenins Drug Store
Salts Down Dead Horses Nuisance Exposed by City Officials
Mayor Knox and Marshal Darnell raided a Rock Island site beyond city limits uncovering a rendering operation that fed dead horses into kettles. Officials described the conditions indescribable and served immediate abatement orders threatening river disposal if ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Marshal Darnell
Rock Island
Grisen
Inox
Diamond and sapphire ring lost at Rock Island Arsenal
Reward offered for return of a diamond and sapphire ring with chased steel setting lost at the Rock Island Arsenal. A $50 reward will be paid to whoever returns the ring to the Journal office.
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Rock Island Arsenal
Journal
Ice Harvest Rushes From Mississippi and Rock Rivers
The ice harvest peaks in this section as farmers and dealers push supplies inland due to drought reducing lakes and streams. Brisk shipping from the Mississippi and Rock rivers and the Hennepin canal, aided by better roads, aims to stockpile for next summer's heat.
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Mississippi
Rock
Hennepin Canal
Connelly Resigns as Secretary of Rock Island Club
Connelly resigns after two years as secretary of the Rock Island Club citing private affairs. Directors will meet Thursday evening to elect a successor as members regret his faithful service. Dont get left on the Journals oil proposition call today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DD. Connelly
Rock Island Club
Connelly
Oil
Mine Workers Prepare for Peoria State Meeting
United Mine Workers annual state gathering will convene in Peoria on Thursday February. Delegates are expected to attend in larger numbers than at any prior convention. Rumors swirl about possible actions and operator plans leaving miners and operators at a strategic standstill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers
Peorla
Peoria
Coroner Granted Wider Jurisdiction Under New Law
A new statute effective January 1 expands coroner authority to investigate all deaths from violence or undue means. The coroner may order exhumation and an inquest if no prior inquest exists, a change raising concerns among physicians and survivors due to burial delays.
Tri-Cities to Host Tom A Marshall and Chas Budd Shooting Event
Tom A Marshall from Kelthsburg and Chas W Budd of Des Moines, two top wingshots, are slated to appear in Davenport. Organizers plan a major trap shooting meet with live birds and targets, expecting 80 to 100 top shooters and a lively program in the club enclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Tom A Marshall
Kelthsburg
Chas. W Budd
Des Moines
Oil investment pitch urges quick action for profits
An advertisement urges readers to call the Journal business office for details on an oil investment promising high returns. It emphasizes the need to act quickly before stock allocations sell out and invites immediate contact.
Sisters to Solicit Funds for the Annex
The Sisters of St. Frances, overseeing St Anthonys hospital, begin a citywide canvass to raise funds for an annex building. The hospital has long faced crowded wards, with many patients cared for without payment, highlighting the need for expanded facilities and support from the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisters of St
Trial Aims For 20000 Damages In Cass Estate Suit
John Brennan administrator for Mrs Mary Cass seeks 20000 against Tri City Railway in circuli court for injuries in 1899 and death in 1900. This third trial follows two prior verdicts 2200 and 2500 overturned by new trial motions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ape
John Brennan
Mary Cass
Tri-City Railway Company
Cass
Caps
Funeral services for Mrs Anderson held at residence
Brief funeral services were held at the residence of Albert Anderson for Mrs. Anderson who died yesterday. The remains will be shipped on the 7 o clock train to Andover for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Anderson
Stg Street
Ice Cutters Discover Corpse Under River Ice
Workmen cutting ice near Davenport opposite the Glucose works found a man’s body floating under the ice. The coroner was notified as the badly decayed remains showed no clear identity. a postal card hinting at a Burlington Iowa address may aid clues. The deceased, a mason possibly namedison, was about 30 to 40 years old, 5 feet 10, with dark hair and a red mustache, wearing worn shoes, corduroy trousers, a pepper and salt vest, and a clay worsted coat. Two knives and a toothbrush were found in his pockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport Glucose Works
Ryudge & Peterson
Whie
Idmbuach
Burlington
Iowa
Billy Kelly
Rock Island
Nelson
Matson
20Th
Davenport
Ison
National Hotel
Aeeas
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Tom A. Marshall
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