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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1889
Page
5
Local Barstow items report new Moline church contract for 1300 dollars and a move to a new schoolhouse site east of the village. Mentioned are teachers Miss Odell and J L Murray, church workers, and village debates over train-yard proximity and relocation costs.
Fragmentary notes mention Bennett and William Roseman both very ill in Porterdville. Mr G Corbin opens a creamery at Carbon Cliff. Church work progresses with contracts and improvements, including two new churches being built or painted. Methodism growing in Heathendam and Hampton township with ongoing religious privileges.
Mrs Eli Corbin suffers pneumonia but slowly recovers. Miss Abila Vincent of Hampton begins teaching. Rev Peregoy of Hampton M E Church preaches here tonight. John McDonald rents land last year by Charles Edsterman and Morgan McDonald and plants oats. Baptists start Sunday school at the schoolhouse with steady attendance. Dana Edwards holds prayer meetings for several weeks.
Rock Island and Moline vote tallies show Wessel leading for mayor with a narrow majority while Caarleton and others win city offices. Amid mixed counts, officials debate counting wrongly deposited ballots. results settle with McConochie winning mayor by about 261.
Coroner rules man killed by being struck from a moving coach at the West Liberty C B L P depot. He appeared to lean from the car and was dragged under the wheels. A belt marked Moline Ill. found on the body offers little clue to home. no missing belts reported. Local doctors examined the mangled remains.
The town election results indicate a Republican tilt with a likely large majority on the next board. A near tie between Robert Montgomery and James Walt is noted, and several named candidates appear on the slate: Atkinson, Collins, Benenden, Olson, Se Bostsek, Zuma-Was, and Wijeside.
Judge Gest visits Postmaster General Wanamaker and Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson over Democratic postmasters in his district. He pledges to file only merit-based recommendations and insists no one will be removed on partisan grounds. Wanamaker compliments his frankness but requires case merit, while Gest vows open proceedings and warns against misuse of charges. ROCK ISLAND ITEMS note new mills, water works vote, and local marriages and church activities.
The issue features John Burroughs recounting his boyhood in an engaging essay suitable for both young readers and adults. Also included is Raleigh and the Petite, along with an Easter game titled The Catcareal Dance illustrated by Edmond H Garrett. Short stories include A Dash for a Fing set during the Civil War, with poetry and music from Midway.
Fragmentary OCR text appears from a probate notice or legal notice page. It references names such as Edwakcount lod and March dates, with garbled phrases around distributions and official actions. Content is incompletely legible. no clear event or outcome can be stated.
Readable names and numbers appear for various parcels and transfers, including individuals such as Narcissa A Cheney Rufus Walker and J G Meck, with dollar amounts and lot block references. The fragmentary text references Rock Island and Island additions, multiple blocks and lots, and several property transactions or divisions.
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