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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1902
Page
4
City council hears waterworks proposal tied to Arsenal access and discusses a park layout for Riverside Cemetery. Moon Improvement League would fund part of the plan with Kuhn and Entrikin pushing for landscape-friendly road placement and athletic facilities.
Several burglaries were reported to Rock Island police on Monday with Adam's shoe store and Sommers & Co's shop among sites. The Adam’s doors were secured Saturday night but the rear door was found unlocked on Monday, suggesting inside access or a hidden entry. A cash drawer held $8.74 and the thefts extended to Greater New York Loan Bank and the Baptist Mission donation box. Magistrate Johnson fined Thomas Murphy $1000 for disorderly conduct amid court actions on Monday.
Miss Julia B Gettemy visits her Peoria parents. Mrs Richard Payton hosts Mothers meeting on Eleventh avenue. Mrs Froom discusses What Shall Mothers Do in case of Emergency. Mrs George Suharbeck entertains the Womans guild at Christ church. The Swedish Lutheran Young Peoples Society held a Bible discussion last evening. Miss Mary Keator travels to Chicago for three weeks then Michalinda Michigan for summer. William Ebb, deputy state factory inspector, was in the city from Galesburg. Dr C Bernhardt returns to Rock Island from two weeks at Brench Lick Springs Indiana. John P Lannen and Miss Mary Etta Barnes of Rock Island wed by Justice Island. E H Hornstein of Omaha and Ida Estes of Davenport to wed at Woodman Hall Davenport. Marriage licenses issued to True Swan Moline and Frida Jacobson Des Moines. George Hurlburt Davenport and J Catherine Sargent Rock Island. John P Lannen and Mary Etta Barnes Rock Island. Delegates J P Loonry W R Moore J B Liddell A F Lockhart Bide Ainsworth Thos I Stanley W C Maucker J F Dindinger Kelly Wm Trefz G P Stauduhar depart for Springfield to attend state convention. The G A R ladies host an ice cream sociable at Industrial Hall. J Smith and wife travel to Chicago for a vacation and Smith will arrange business for the Journal Printing Company as foreman of the mechanical department.
In a Davenport area proceeding, Arn alleges an overcharge of 22 dollars and a 25 dollar commission on a piano sale, claiming the music house owes him. Ludolph and Reynolds represent Boyles, Assistant State's Attorney Olmstead leads the prosecution. Co B Haldali and Violet Caupéli faced fast driving from Davenport. Deputy Marshal McCabe arrests. Magistrate Johnson fines Haldali five dollars and costs, the woman three dollars.
Had Rich Parents August De Meulenaere, killed by a train at East Moline at 1 a.m. yesterday, was said to be the child of very wealthy Belgian parents. He came to America to seek his fortune rather than inherit. Funeral set for 9 o'clock tomorrow at Rock Island Catholic Church with Father Mackin officiating. burial in Rock Island cemetery.
In Dresden Germany a major long distance heating plant has been completed. It serves public buildings along the Elbe including the theater museum castle royal kitchen and custom house. Heat is transmitted up to three quarters of a mile from the central station with a capacity of 5 200 000 heat units per hour and uses 10 of 14 boilers. Two main pipes guard against accidents and heat loss runs from four to 44 percent. The largest pipes measure 814 inches in diameter and are protected by two-layer tin with perforated inner and silk outer coverings.
The Pretty Sylvan Retreat will be in good order and streetcar service uninterrupted for the Moline Chautauqua. Fourteenth and one half street will be opened to Prospect Park for teams and carriages. Rain is unlikely, camping and grounds will be pleasant, and the grand tent overlooks a fresh, inspiring view. Local residents are urged to invite friends to attend sessions and buy season tickets. Subscribed manufacturers listed include Mutual Wheel Company, Moline Tool Company, Moline Heating and Construction Company, Moline Engraving Company, Peoples Power Company, and Moline Elevator Company.
Local store advertises a forced sale offering new clothing and furnishing goods at seasonal heights. The note urges customers to visit The London in Rock Island to unload inventory they claim buyers will regret missing.
First class entertainments worth up to 1 dollar and 150 dollars for less than five cents are offered with a season ticket to the Moline Chautauqua. Attending is cheaper than staying at home.
The First Baptist and Woman's Literary clubs in Bavanas will host a two day convention featuring officers Mra. M. J. Braiden Rothelle as president and Mra. Dorothy N. Law as first vice president. Reports from many committees will guide federation business with social river excursion planned.
The piece cites Pearson's Weekly praising pork, beef, mutton, veal, eggs, milk, butter, apples, and potatoes with suggested mental and physical impacts. It then notes mustard as memory aid and discusses a decade of new methods against consumption, ending with a repeated Chautauqua exclamation.
Springfield delegates endorse Ben T Cable for state central committeeman at large after a heated caucus in June 17 session. W A Compton and J W Lusk named to select and organize, with Rock Island voting fully for Cable amid debate over credentials and voting rules.
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