Local notes from Fairview Township 1884 spring
April items report spring plowing sowing wheat and oats. Roads improve and school opens with new teacher George Merriman. Coal Valley trustee election May 12. Daniel Gordon proposed as candidate. Advisory board members mentioned. comments on competency. Various moves and social events noted including church and school matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.G. Ericson
George Merriman
Coal Valley
Daniel Gordon
Board of Trustees
Warr
Moline
J W. Dewrose
South Moline
Vanhock
E. Viago
Gardner
John
Pleasant Valley News From Last Week 1884
Miss Katie and Emma Rudy visited Miss Clara Schlemmer in Rock Island last Sunday. James Madison Jr. of Lyon County Kansas had an eye injury while stretching wire. Madison family moved from the Valley to Kansas a year ago last March. There was a party at Morgan McDonald’s Tuesday night. Fred Smith owns two six week old calves. one escaped and swam down the river after Dan Smith chased it. Mr. Korb needs a new hired man due to matrimony plans. Charles Skinner moved to his father’s place. Ed Corbin moved into Charles’s old home. R. S. Silvis moved to the coal mines. S.R.S. is tired of farming and coal mining. Wm. Wining will occupy the farm this year. Winter term at Valley school closed last Saturday. Mr. Barton left for holidays and will return after two months. He has many friends in the Valley. J. A. April 9, 1884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell
Shepard
Frank Newton
A. C. Stevens
Witherspoon
M. Norton
Greenwood
Robert Aay
John
Mach
Walton
Hayes
Wells
Smith
Old Gable
Lizzie May
Francis Weaver
Amelia Wendell
D. R Wendell
Milan
LAB Church
Tne
British Lion
Shaw & Sons
Littler's
Katie
Emma Rudy
Rock Island
Clara Schlemmer
James Madison, Jr
Lyon County
Kansas
Morgan McDonald
Fred Smith
Watertown
Dan Smith
Dan
Mr. Korb
Charles Skinner
Ed Corbin
Charles
Silvis
SR. S
Wm. Wining
Mr. Barton
Coal Valley
Sabbath School Convention Cancelled in Watertown
In Watertown the Sabbath School Convention mentioned last week will not occur next Sunday. Rev. McCowan preached to a full house last Sunday evening. Mrs. Sibly and her son Frank left for Savanna to spend the summer. Ed Tipeon returned from Chicago after college. Mr. Warren and family drove toward Watertown and drove off two tramps attempting to break into their house. Edma Lewis departed for Springfield with cousin Miss Fannie Lewis for a short visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCowan
Sibly
Frank
Savanna
Joe
Albrecht
Davenport
Ed Tipeon
Chicago
Ed Warren
Watertown
Warren
Edma Lewis
Springfield
Wis
Fannie Lewis
Southeast Moline Farmers Busy in the Field
Southeast Moline report notes farmers are in the fields amid busy spring work. The brief emphasizes typical agricultural activity and local rural life.
Denver Visit to Mountains and Friends From Moline
A letter from Pierer Couserir describes arrival in Denver after Nebraska travel. He notes 60,000 population and modern Markom Hotel, outings to Central City, snowy Sunday, Swedish friends, Lutheran services led by Rev. Kallstrom, and future pastor E A Brandell of Augustana College travels with the group toward Pueblo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Con
Tm Dispatch
Weicht
Central City
Denwr
Lutheran Church
Kallstrom
Moline
E. A. Brandell
Augustana College
Brandell
Pueblo
Pierer Couserir
New Post Office Bid Opportunity In City
Post-office inspector T A McPherson visited and announced a four year lease proposal for a new post-office building. Bids are invited for site selection with several locations under consideration including the Dispatch Coss shoe store building. Squire Tyrrell reaches seventy old but remains vigorous and sharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. McPherson
Dispatch & Coss
Stock Yards Move Debate Invites Moline Action
A correspondent urges Moline to lobby for the C R I and P to place the Geneseo stock yards near Moline. The piece argues Geneseo’s rise followed yards’ presence and asserts Moline could gain growth in shipping, farming trade, and manufacturing if the yards locate east of Moline, between it and the junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneseo
Erie Tragedy as Son Shoots Father in Home Yard
Sunday night in Erie a father William Andrews was shot by his older son John in the backyard after a dispute over moving a horse. The wounded man lies in critical condition as doctors report slim hopes of recovery. the girl Mise Andrews reported the incident to a doctor nearby. The family delays news to neighbors and the boy is believed to have fled toward Hillsdale by train. Authorities hold the matter in hand with possible new facts to emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Mise Andrews
Bowers
William Andrews
Jim Ribut
Andrews
John
Griswold
Fulton
Hillsdale
Death of Miss Lottie Boyce Ends Short Illness
Miss Lottie Boyce dies at 17 after suffering illness at home on Tenth Avenue and Seventeenth Street. Her death ends a brief period of illness as she prepared to graduate with the class she would have joined. Survived by parents, friends recall her devotion and hopeful memories await the family in sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Non Tha
DB Boyce
Tenth Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Igh
Cat Mitt
Thien
Rumor of Ex Attorney Hill Absconds with Paper Company Funds
Reported in Moline that George R Hill a young attorney and state attorney candidate has disappeared with 1010 dollars from the Paper Company after telling George Gould he would leave funds in his safe. Gould found the money missing and Hill has not been seen since in Moline. Local inquiry locates him in Davenport the prior Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R Hill
States Attorney
Hill
W. Wheelock
Paper Company
George Gould, Jr
George Gould
Gould
Moline
Moline Paper Company
Davenport
Thief Tricks Store as Mother Keeps Watches
A well dressed stranger visiting Okerberg's jewelry store in HK lured the clerk away with a tale of buying a gold watch for his sister in Cedar Rapids Iowa. He returned later with no mother and fled with three watches after deceiving the owner about factory employment at the Moline Pipe Organ Factory. The incident ends with the thief missing and the merchant out three watches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HK. Okerberg
Mr. Okerburg
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Organ Factory
Chautauqua Circle Plans 1864 Meeting Programs
The Chautauqua Circle of Moline gears up for an 1864 summer assembly from July 12 to August 25. Rev J H Vincent leads planning with lectures conferences and a languages school. Notables include A M Fairbairn Miss Susan Hayes Wart and Mrs Erving with Socratic Philosophy and devotional meetings led by Dr Tsohn Williamson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shakespere
Chautauqua Circle
Moline
Great Bend
J. H. Vincent
D.D
Chautauqua
J. W. Dickenson
A.M. Fairbairn
Airedale
College
England
Susan Hayes
Wart
Erving
Socratic School of Philosophy
Hall of Philosophy
Tsohn
Williamson
Illinois
Chautauqua Offers Summer Lectures and Music
Professors Case and Sherwin headline a grand choir and eloquent lectures at Chautauqua. Camp fires and a lively program promise a summer pilgrimage for attendees with a rich lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Case
Sherwin
Monument committee takes custody of cemetery lot and monument
Graham Fost accepts a committee to receive and hold in trust the cemetery lot and monument with appurtenances. The piece urges immediate repair work including sod, steps, and shrubs, noting the city donated the lot and urging public donations to honor fallen heroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Fost
Tax records praised for diligence and accuracy
Collector Reimer Reimers returned his tax book yesterday with Miss Minnie Kohler as assistant praised by County Treasurer Fleming for efficient, accurate work. The report notes high performance in Moline and compares it to Rock Inland, detailing levies, delinquents, and collections totaling significant sums, plus Reimer’s commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reimer Reimers
Minnie’ Kohler
Reimers
Fleming
Moline
Rock
Woline
Reimer
Public Library Donations Conveyed by Literary Society
The Library Board notes a gift to the public library from the Moline Literary Society. The donation comprises a book collection valued collectively, with the society also contributing funds as part of the support. The record records formal transfer and acknowledgment by the library authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline’ Literary
Society 1
Valtogether
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Fairview
Pleasant Valley
Tyrrell
Colona
Genesen
Hampton
Board of Trade
Geeseo
O-R-I & P-rosd
Marder
Miss Lottie Boyce
Lindahl
Augustaie
Tutto
George R. Hill
Kenworthy & Beardsley
Hneak
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