Moline Defeats Geneseo in High School Football clash
Moline high school beat Geneseo 28 to 6 after early defense and strong rushing. Ariel led Moline with two touchdowns and Kelting added two, Geneseo's Jeffries scored a late TD before final score.
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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1901
Page
15
Moline high school beat Geneseo 28 to 6 after early defense and strong rushing. Ariel led Moline with two touchdowns and Kelting added two, Geneseo's Jeffries scored a late TD before final score.
Social and personal items report a reception planned for Pastor Rev M V Crum baker and family at the church parlor on Monday evening with full church membership and friends invited. Other items note Miss Ethel Trimble entertaining the O C club, wedding invitations for Miss Clara Swan to Mr Wm Kaiser, Mrs Driggs’s mother returning from Michigan, D A R entertainment by Mrs C H Lippincott, Mrs Hessler’s Chicago visit, Mr and Mrs John W Lusk’s 48th anniversary, Knights of Columbus event at Dubuque, and several local travels and family events including birthdays, dances, and a marriage license issued to Max Baker and Mrs Gelda Goodman.
Resident updates reveal gatherings at Met ropolitan hall and a card party with the Myrth Rekahs. The Moline Furniture Company seeks a salesman while Bert Magill joins Bert Goldstein’s shop. Davenport brides and Port Byron deaths are noted along with the Rock Island fall races schedule and a surprise museum addition of two owls.
Winners receive Best score medal, Championship cups for D, Cady and Women events, and Consolation and Handicap cups in a year end ceremony. Maj. S. E. Blunt presided at 4:45 as golf enthusiasts gathered for the prize presentation following the season’s last matches.
E Mayer the 3rd avenue clothier unveils a new fall line including English overcoats and dainty fall neckwear. Hats follow latest shapes with consistent pricing and best quality.
The Journal features extensive local ads from Valine, Rank & Shore, Dewend-Kuschmann Co, Lindwall, Walker & Sons, Goldstein, Swanson, Drake Furniture Co, Michae & Co, F A Landee, Peter Stange, and E Mayer among others. Over 60 column inches of notices promote watches, furniture, groceries, dry goods, and coal. The paper announces a 20 page edition with promise of additional pages if needed to accommodate advertisers.
The two bridges in Moline progress with the Sylvan Island crossing and the arsenal government bridge nearing completion. A top bridge 200 feet long, built by Clinton Bridge & Iron, stands over the canal while workers deepen the canal and operate rock cars on a long incline. The arsenal bridge center span rises three feet as masonry proceeds and oak flooring is planned. Do you take the Journal?
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