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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1881
Page
1
Local column lists trains of the I and P line to Chicago and Milwaukee with departure times and service notes. It mentions delays on the Chicago train and various shop ads and notices including bonds filed, auctions, and goods for sale in Rock Island.
Local column highlights shop changes and promotions from Hirscn to Lindwall with new wares and sales. Notices include store front repaint, roofing and pumping updates, regatta planning in Peoria, steamship service resumes, tobacco and candy ads, and dental society dates. multiple names and places appear across Rock Island and East Moline.
A collage of notices from Rock Island and Geneseo touch on library funding, wedding news, civic repairs, and local commerce. Items include Geneseo Library Association’s offer to donate books if a public library is formed, furniture repairs, Dr Barker’s Chicago ties, river steamer Josephine, and updates on post office hours and local testimonials.
Four men Henry Clark George R Wells George Heagy and Charles Fullerton crossed the Mississippi on the ice at Hampton on April 14 1881. The report notes a bridge failure downstream and adds local accounts of flooding and related repairs in Moline.
An anecdotal mortgage of thrift links riches to economy. Deacon Snyder recalls paying large doctor bills but claims wealth followed from using no medicine but Electric Bittern, costing cents per bottle, as health and happiness dominate the household. The Moline market shows a sparse supply with iron prices and goods noted as scarce.
CrarLtry Case aided by wading through flood water at Third avenue and Nineteenth street carrying Moliners to safety. He wore rubber boots and faced water depths from one to eighteen inches. Charley fell during unloading but Case continued helping others until all were across.
A historical note describes Hon. John Deere leasing the Mrs. Benham property at Main and Spencer, detailing lot dimensions, frontage on Main and back to an alley, and adjoining Kuehl’s parcel amid industrial activity around Deere & Co. shops and water damage in the wheel pit. It also mentions local notices, civic events, and nearby business updates amid winter street life.
Farmers report no ground frost except where heavy snow lingers, snow acts as fertilizer, and warm days will soon permit plowing. Roads dry, river clear, and trade active. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows fair is set for April 28–30 with season tickets available via central committee. Local events include boat ice melting on the Mississippi, discipline for five rowdy youths, and Augustana Handel Society concerts netting about $320. Local cures include California Kidney Tea endorsements and horses swapping Saturday crowds.
A letter dated April 18 from W. R. Crumpton Assistant Superintendent of the C B and Q Railway warns Marshal Fish that a stop must be put to obstructive work at street crossings. He says he will punish any employee who blocks sidewalks and streets and notes communication with Mr Brown the train master.
District No 1 Township 17 will elect two school directors to succeed Ira Wood whose term ends. Election set for Saturday the 23rd at the schoolhouse from three to seven pm. Wood has served three years and voters may consider reelecting him. The district needs more accommodations as it rents rooms for students seeking educational access.
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