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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1891
Page
3
Riverside items report arrivals and visits including Mrs. Will Velie and Mrs. Wallace of Helena Montana, the Merryman family at D. D. Merryman’s funeral, and various moves such as J. Brooks Davis patent venture and A. Woodyatt opening a new store. Mention of church seating updates, civic orders, and the Decatur Illinois encampment train special.
Port Byron veteran and lawyer Hon E H Johnston died at 10 30 p m Thursday March 28 at his home after a long illness. Born Barrett Vermont September 18 1828 he taught school and studied law in Pennsylvania and Ohio before moving to Port Byron in 1886. He served as supervisor and later in the Ohio General Assembly. He enlisted in 1862 in the 126th Ohio Infantry and rose to captain, aiding Grant at Memphis and in the Mississippi campaign. He was twice married leaving several children and was respected across the region.
The Mo line public schools won a gold medal for the Paris Exposition exhibit and a certificate indicates future delivery at no expense. The diploma frame remains prepared for the gold medal, following the bronze medal previously received, with inscriptions noting the Exposition Universelle de 1889.
The Rock Island county bar gathered at the county clerk’s office on Saturday at 5 PM to honor the late E. H. Johnston of Port Byron. Judge Wilkinson chaired the meeting with E E Parmenter as secretary. A committee led by Sturgeon Gest Jackson Connelly and a Moline member was charged to draft resolutions for a future gathering. The Port Byron funeral occurred Sunday afternoon as road conditions and Milwaukee line train absence prevented bar attendance.
An advertisement extols Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a longtime remedy used by millions of mothers for teething children. It claims to ease pain quickly, help the child sleep naturally, soothe gums, relieve wind, regulate bowels, and treat diarrhoea, noting its pleasant taste.
E A Wheelock of Moline dies in Southern California at age 77 after a long career in Illinois. The family wrote of his health, travel from Moline, and plans for a Riverside burial beside his wife. Funeral details to be announced.
Mme de Barrios widow of Guatemala’s late president stands as New York’s most noted young widow, hosting grand balls, wearing an authentic Egyptian headdress and jewel student, and drawing attention from society. Her Madison Avenue mansion, family, and daughters fuel ongoing chatter.
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