Davenport Wins Dual Meet Over Rock Island High Schools
Davenport defeated Rock Island in a two school dual track meet held at the old fair grounds in Rock Island. Rock Island showed progress versus last year as Davenport built on strong performances in sprints hurdles and field events. Notable marks came in hammer throw pole vault high jump and various sprints. A separate Elmwood incident involving mock pistol duel and a separate assault on a Elmwood boy added jarring notes to the day.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Fair Grounds
Sullivan
Hart
D Iid
Harms
Johns
Will Marquis
Elmwood
Grand Stand
Galesburg
Kewanee
Kewanee High School
Maine
Canton
Flying Thatchman Team Defeats Picked Team In Bowls Match
Large crowd at Brunswick alleys witnesses Flying Thatchman beat the picked team 2284 to 2252 by 32 points. CR Stephens captained the picked side and arrived late. A new game with Sandstrom and Abe Stouffer is planned tonight, with a side bet rumored. Ladies also played for the gold medal in a morning match.
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Flying Thatchman
Brunswick
CR. Stephens
Stephens
Sandstrom
Abe Stouffer
Bicycles For Sale Cheap At People's Furniture House
A number of bicycles are offered for sale cheap at the People's Furniture and Carpet House on Fifth Avenue. Bicycles are real bargains and must be sold at once. Included are one ladies Eldridge, one ladies Rugby, one ladies Westminster Regent's Columbia. Wheels unused but of 1900 pattern. Call early. Peoria Oil and return 370 on certificate plan. May 1 to 6 via A I P account annual meeting Red Men Good returning until May 10.
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People’s Furniture & Carpet House
Fifth Avenue
Eldridge
Rugby
Westminster
Regent's Columbia
Hainless
Peoria
Red Men
Local society items and travels noted in Colfax Iowa trip
Mr and Mrs 5 T Duke of Galesburg are en route to Colfax Iowa visiting Mrs Duke's brother R H Taylor and family. J VU C Club officers named Lucy Ainsworth president Blanche Albrecht vice president Lulu McCurdy secretary Myrtle Beal Byrd Cox treasurer. Misc notices include trips to Sioux City, Moline and Rock Island meetings, a Delta Phi gathering, and a ministerial union address by Dr Bartholomew.
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5. T. Duke
Galesburg
Colfax, Iowa
J. Vu. C. Club
Lucy Ainsworth
Blanche Albrecht
Lulu McCurdy
Althea Beal
Tri-City
MLC
Kat Rock Island
Bartholomew
May Sale at New York Store Promises Bargains
May sale items from Pierr and Company include 1000 yards of 29 inch batiste at 6c with 8c values, 56 inch brass rods, Swiss curtains, foulards and Japanese silk at reduced per yard rates, 450 yards China mattings at 8c, ladies wrappers and girdle ballaste arts at deep discounts, and go carts with steel wheels priced to move.
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New York
Pierr & Company
Local Social Notes And Visits In South Moline
Mrs Stevens of Chicago visits her brother J Harris and Mrs Parker leaves for Green River for Sunday. Geo Sands to visit Ed Sands. Ed Fiedler recovered from typhoid fever. Minnie Garland visits Mrs Christison. Clyde Redfern ill with pneumonia. Mrs Schmidt of Falk Ridge ill. Little Light Bearers hosted by Mrs D R Ziegler. C J Stevens of Blue Island visits Twenty-fourth Ave. John Gils improves home. TL Strafford trips to Coal Valley. Irene Freed accompanies orchestra at Prospect Park opening. Lindblad reception after marriage April 26. Mrs Mars Pollock visiting Long Grove. Jennie Washburn surprised on birthday. gold ring given. Jennie Allen ill with rheumatism. Colona quarantine lifted. schools reopen.
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South Moline
Stevens
Chicago
J Jo Harris
W A Wilcox
George Sands
Ethar
Geo Sands
J W W Parker
Green River
A. C Stevens
Ed Fiedler
Minnie Garland
Christison
Clyde Redfern
Wm Schmidt
Falk Ridge
D R Ziegler
James Pomeroy
Cable
C J. Stevens
Blue Island
F W Harris
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Mt. John
John To
Twelfth Avenue
Leving Lindblad
Charton Town
Mars Pollock
Long Grove
Hattle Brown
Jennie Washburn
Jennie Allen
Colona
Notice to Water Consumers Past Due Taxes Shutting Off
Notice to water consumers that water tax is past due and shutoffs will begin after the 10th. Warning that earlier delinquencies do not guarantee exemption, signed by T. D. Wheelock, Chief Engineer.
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T. D. Wheelock
Streetcar Conductors Find Bogus Coins on Route
Street railway workers report finding several counterfeit quarters and half dollars in recent days. The pieces are well made and hard to detect though the metal is soft and prone to bending. Hard wood for sale by Shallberg Bros.
Delegates Chosen by Molders Union No 237 at Moline
Three delegates Andrew Dow Benton Davis and John P Warren were selected Saturday to represent Molders Union No 237 at the international convention in Toronto starting July 7. The meeting discussed the New York agreement method for settling disputes with employers and possible changes to speed action in urgent cases. Dow seeks assistant financier. Warren is custodian of the Industrial Home building. Davis is a longtime union member with local reforms backed. The chosen trio is expected to uphold the union’s interests at the pivotal convention.
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Ron Molders
Andréw’Dow
Benton Davis
J. P. Warren
Toronto M
Dow
Parbie
Aseh
Eags
Ithes
Eld ‘py"Itoh ‘Molders’ Union
Toronto
Canada
Andrew C. Dow
John P. Warren
Andrew Dow
Mr Dow
No 23
Benton Tobuvis
Saturdus
Res
Oni x
Alice
Moline
Molders’ Union No. 237
Succumbs to shock after street car accident
Benjamin Dull, 83, Rock Island resident, died Saturday at St Anthony's hospital after a fall from a Davenport street car Thursday. His shock and frail health proved fatal despite no broken bones. Survived by son C W Dull of Pekin and daughter Mrs Geo W Foster of Rock Island. Funeral held Sunday at United Presbyterian church.
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Benjamin Dull
Rock Island
Davenport
St. Anthony's Hospital
Dull
C W Dull
Pekin
Geo. W. Foster
United Presbyterian Church
Rock Island Home Burglarized Friday Night
Roy Bowlby's Rock Island residence at 1827 Second Avenue was burglarized on Friday through a store room entrance. A diamond jeweled lady's gold watch and chain four rings and a brooch were reported missing.
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Roy Bowlby
Second Avenue
Rock Island
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Tri- City
Noth
Super
Clark
Smith
Nebereul
Crang
Millspaugh
Harris
Haneen
Hollinger
Vincent
Snyder
Soper
Nebergall
Mueller
Crans
Glaspell
Jahns
Webb
Marquis
Lone
Hurt
Hinach
Sears
Ting Law
Moline's
Bertha
John, Swanson
Batavia
Volpacuine
McKinnie Block
Bt Lee
Warret
Stein
Iowa
Sioux City
Byrd Cox
J J Cox
The
City Express Company
Gami Delta Phi
Fanny Entrikin
Seventh Avenue
Moline Ladies Aid Society
Moline and
Rock Island Patriotic
Princeton -Batgday
Andreen
John Gamble
Eryatpela
Mra, N. R. Ziegler
Jessie
Mr. and
Mra
H. Allen Ziegler
H . Ashbaugh
Rock Islad
J B Wells
Major
Mre
H C Connelly
Pasadena
Cal
J C McCaskrin
Harry M and
George W McCaskrin
Rantoul
Illinois
John B. Cook
Misa Dell Storms
Tiskawa
R B Wil- Hames
First Methodist Church
Des Moines
Henrietta Leithner
St. Mary's
Andrertn
Jesperson
Anguscana College
TL Strafford
Coal Valley
Irene Freed
Prospect Park
Freed
Mabel Lindsal
Shallberg Bros
U. S. Clothing Co
Clothing and Shoe House
Dearborn
Goodyear
Post Office
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