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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1910
Page
3
A city records plan seeks a widening permit for a Fifth Avenue lot cited as 16,000 dollars price tag and related parcel. The move aims to allow construction or development near the abutting property with adjustments to access.
Property owners urge widening Fifth avenue to seventy feet as plans to develop the Mo line area hinge on better light and space. L Josephson bought a Fifteenth street site for 16 000, hoping it aids a trade that secures future widening. A decision on the avenue’s fate is expected within days.
Samuel M Johnston died suddenly on Tuesday night at his farm three miles south of Milan. The coroner's inquest the next morning found death caused by acute alcoholism. Born in Ireland on November 12, 1844, he settled in Rock Island County forty one years ago.
Luther Pearsall longtime Republican candidate for sheriff and prominent Rock Island Sir Knights member died recently. A large crowd attended a home prayer service and a public Congregational church service in Port Byron. Masonic and Knights Templar rites followed at Oak Grove cemetery with pallbearers named W R Filbert William McRoberts Abe Adams Harry Wade John Fife and A G Brewster.
Work halted on Seventh Street after a funding and planning misunderstanding between city officials and property owners. The street commissioner started work believing orders existed, but council approval is required for the large outlay. Property owners raised 2600 to 3000 dollars and demand city involvement, stating funds would become a donation if the plan changes. An interparty conference is planned to resolve the dispute.
George Williams and Jesse Lightfoot, a Moline youth and a man with a possible record, are in county jail on $500 bonds awaiting the next grand jury. Williams is suspected of stealing two bicycles during the month and claims he comes from Texas. Lightfoot is named as his alleged accomplice.
Rock Island County Medical Society at its annual meeting endorsed Dr. T J Lamping case and supported his actions in reporting a contagious disease. The group discussed creating a medical library in Denkmann Memorial Library at Augustana College and elected new officers with Dr H S Bennett as president.
August Mellin of Deere & Coe reports his formal four-section yellow and pink tulip bed was stripped of twenty five yellow blossoms and pink blooms after Sunday night vandalism. A reward is offered for information leading to the thieves. The incident marks the start of a spring vandal spree in the area.
Hon H A J McDonald postmaster for Rock Island travels to Washington with Congressman McKinney to urge more funds for a Rock Island government building addition. The 80000 dollars allotted two years ago proved insufficient as bids failed to meet the budget, though the site already houses the post office engineers internal revenue and port officials.
Leo F Sickler of East Moline wed Nellie T Thompson of Geneseo. John Lindberg and Teckta Johnson, both of Morris, secured marriage licenses.
Dr Charles E Allum of Chicago praised local tenors as among the best in the state and predicted a successful May festival. He noted more than 100 singers will join Faust and Hymn of Praise selections, saying the Moline choral union is advancing each year.
Secretary George D. Gillette reports March disbursements of 30.40 including salaries, deducted from receipts, leaving a treasury balance of 74.90 on April 1. Four new members were initiated in March, bringing total active membership to 720.
A woman sought "a girl to do light housework" in a notice. One respondent asked how often boats ran from the light toward the city, revealing a mix of domestic ad and transport curiosity in Tit-Bite.
Bodies of two men recovered from the Mississippi River near Cordova and Moline pool. One victim identified as Frederick Raisch, 16, of 2817 Third Avenue, found near Twenty-Eighth Street. the other unnamed man, 35 to 40, seen in Cordova Tuesday, no ID. Witness Jesse Hall, a houseboat resident, spotted Raisch earlier in willows, suspecting suicide. coroner notes uncertain cause.
Efficiency of the Deere and Mansur plant blacksmith shop to rise by twenty five percent after completion of a $1000 contract let to G H Jordan. Addition between the old shop and steel storage, designed by Architect Whitsitt, measures about 650 by 170 feet with steel roof trusses and reinforced concrete roof. continuous sash runs along each side of a 166 foot monitor. Construction to begin immediately.
Rock Island county’s Moline Trust and Savings Bank announced a 14 percent quarterly dividend, with shareholders receiving 1 percent this quarter. The bank plans to continue quarterly dividends, a shift from previous semi annual payments, aligning with Chicago banks. Meanwhile Melville Jones of Frusta near Grand Junction Colorado visits Rock Island for his daughter Bertha Courey’s cancer treatment.
Dr A M Beal has been prevailed on to stand for reelection as president of the board of education. The women’s and board ticket nominations are complete. Election is Saturday with two polling places at the Art gallery and Garfield school. Candidates include A Minteer and John Swanson seeking another term, and Mrs O F Anderson named to succeed Mrs E K Browning who no longer resides in Moline.
William J Cressey seeks a divorce from Grace B Cressey after she deserted him in 1907 following their March 31 1902 marriage in Washington Iowa Their only child Haswell R aged 7 seeks custody The Rock Island Exposition Co sets Sept 12 to start its third annual exposition with R F Trevellick coordinating Western Vaudeville acts and stage management duties.
Luther Seward Pearsall died at 4 a m Sunday in Port Byron after a ten day pneumonia illness. A former farmer and merchant, he lived in the area since before the Civil War era and had four surviving children with two marriages. Surviving siblings and relatives include W W Pearsall, Robert, Jerry, Mrs Rathburn, Mrs Martha Miller, Mrs Elizabeth Tabor, Mrs Sarah J Pearsall, and Mrs B Rathgebar. his wives Charlotte Wake and Ella Ashdown had two daughters Phoebe and Rose, and two sons Charles and Percival. A newborn baby boy was also noted in the Quade family.
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