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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1882
Page
8
Moline Illinois August 11 1882 notes report cholera infantum prevalence widening tax levy poll tax collected Edison light to come to Gazette office water works tests Rock Island & Milan street railway nearing completion local construction like additions on Main street and various commercial ads and notices including Brown's Iron Bitters endorsement and a new engine house for Tuk Deere Hose Co.
BaMurrison and Johnson advertise a furniture trade in deal promising new pieces for your old. Prospective customers are urged to call and compare before buying elsewhere.
Obituary notes Davenport resident Aunert Rewy dies at Dayton Soldiers Home on the 8th. P L Cable hurt by a runaway horse in Rock Island. Charles Fonp and Anna G Anderson wed in County Court by Judge Adams. Coroner paid expenses by Saran B Capp for Alonzo Clapp in Hampton. Jutta Levi recovering after Sunday runaway injury in Rock Island. Fire department parade planned Friday the 18th with neighboring city companies invited. U S cigar store moving Main Street ahead of new building. J B Hantzxxt to build sixth semither house on Edwards Street. Aurrep Corns relocates near Hedman Avenue foot for shop continuance. McKeesport iron workers strike for higher wages causing mob scene. Mills resume with new workers.
Alderman Fisher of Geneseo was in town Wednesday visiting Morris and discussing profitable land investments. A lively incident near the post office Thursday saw a buggies crash after a horse ran away, smashing the buggy against a barn under a railroad track.
A compilation of brief items mentions a 55 pound catfish caught by a guard at the Government bridge, Brown's Iron Bitters praised for health, a Rock Island tobacconist seeking the Democratic County Treasurer seat, and seasonal ice cream supply. Also noted are a Jersey heifer sale at Folly Farm, Moline Wagon Co plans to reuse old water pipe, a warning about a lawyer’s risk of court action, post office improvements, an assault case with bail, child welfare moves by Mr Stevens, recruiting efforts in Davenport for U S Cavalry, and pay scales for five years military service.
The product swiftly gains favor among medical staff as a support for patients with weak and tedious functional activity. It is presented as a stimulant aiding recovery and improving vitality during treatment.
ArxStow named with Johnson alias Til, wanted at Davenport for horse stealing, was arrested in Lake City Minnesota on Tuesday. He stole a horse and buggy from a Davenport liveryman. He is said to have married a Moline girl about a year and a half ago.
E E Moor sold his Monmouth store building last Saturday for 5500 and his stock of groceries for 5000. It appears Mr Hood will become a permanent Moline resident after disposing of all Monmouth interests except his dwelling. He plans to move his office and books to Moline this week.
A letter from Maproan Indiana dated June 15 1882 praises Warner & Co. for Safe kidney and liver care stating it fulfilled expectations and is recommended to others suffering kidney or liver diseases.
Tax first annual Mendota Union Fair will be paid at Mendota September 4 to 8 inclusive with 5815 offered in prizes. Wilcox a city director urges industries to compete and invites manufacturers to respond. Bria Mayor of Davenport gets a street named that day. No arrests reported and no incidents noted.
A Davenport Dispatch report outlines a local gossip swirl about Clara Bryant a colored girl who disappeared from home. The story involves attorney W R Moore and a possible paternity claim with Wing Finke of Davenport, plus abortionist Dr Reid and alleged blackmail.
Moline, who recently ran on the Republican ticket for the State Legislature, faces a charge his friends doubt he committed. Time will tell as the case unfolds.
A dim long streak of light appeared at 9 30 p m in the north and brightened then faded, reappearing three times wider and brighter over ten minutes before vanishing. It was not the aurora borealis, and observers sought a natural explanation for the unusual celestial display.
The LeClare telephone line is now operated by Western Telephone Company and connected with its exchanges in three cities. All users on this line pay the same toll as other lines.
Dr Dunn secretary of the board of health reports deaths in the city for the week ending Saturday. Entries include DeRoy Newton 63 heart disease and infant Baxter four months with illnesses listed in the report.
Tuk Grand Lodge of the Odd Fellows of Illinois in Lincoln elected W T Scott of Cairo as Grand Master Horace Donalson of Quincy as Deputy Grand Master Troy Porter of Paris as Secretary R H Gorman of Springfield as Treasurer W Williams of Paris as Chaplain A Mattock of DuQuoin as Warden C L Wilson of Quincy as Guardian Samuel Owen g of Cairo as Marshal for the ensuing year
Mr Epraam Warren states that two days after a Grinnell Iowa cyclone a piece of carpet landed on a Tomah Wisconsin house. He saw the carpet alight and linger in the air for a time, while another light object passed over the city. The source of the carpet is questioned.
At their future residence on West Henry street, this city, August Carlson and Matilda Anderson were married on Saturday evening by Rev Bendix of the Swedish M. E. church. A large number of elegant presents and many friends offered congratulations.
A committee will soon organize a celebration on September 29 at Sylvan Island to honor the Emancipation Proclamation anniversary. Events include a barbecue, baseball, plantation stage, dances, and melodies with Jerry Busey, Wallace's cook, a leading organizer guaranteeing a lively program.
A Westsday evening festival at Crampton's Hall Hampton organized by A. C. I. W. No. 62 and I. C. h. F. No. 888 will feature supper music and a dance. Speakers include W L. Sweeney of Rock Island and Capt Morris of Moline. Proceeds aid Hampton lodge fire losses restoration.
A Swedish man with a wife and five children, unable to speak English, came to the city seeking work. He later worked on a LaSalle railway, fell ten feet from a porch fracturing a leg, was treated and brought back to town destitute. Overseer Stevens took him in while his family remains in town in poverty.
Monday evening in the machine shop Frank Beery presented foreman Stewart Irwin with a gold watch chain and compass charm. Irwin has resigned as foreman and will be succeeded by William Fowler from Barnard & Leas. Fowler plans to move to California to pursue fruit business.
A Dispatch reporter interviews W R Moore and Judge Wilkinson in Rock Island. Moore denies guilt and blames press coverage while Wilkinson hedges on specifics, suggesting multiple parties may be implicated in the alleged affair with Clara Bryant and noting possible further developments.
A reporter records a courtroom exchange with Judge Wilkinson regarding Moore. The reporter notes no desire to publish unless truth, vows to keep Moore informed, and mentions two other young men implicated. Startling developments expected in a day or two for THE Dispatch readers.
Rev John Bendix, pastor of the Swedish Methodist church in Rock Island, was surprised Saturday evening by about forty members of his congregation. The group attended a party after a double wedding ceremony, stayed late, and left valuable gifts including an envelope with 28. Bendix thanks the donors in return.
Kate Scanlon of Davenport, sixteen, spurns a marriage to Frank Martin after his bastardy arrest. He posted $500 bail for the circuit court appearance. Martin sought a license to wed, but the girl insisted only a clergyman may perform the ceremony and the squire discharged the match.
A notice said a dramatic society would be organized in Moline with expenses borne by two organizers, but no applications were received. The public remains indifferent to the proposal and the organizers wonder how to proceed. Vose Populi suggests paying all expenses and rewarding responders.
Geneseo News reports Dr auppaan brought a strange two to three inch creature to the office found beneath a box. The animal has a projecting trunk like an elephant that can extend and retract. Onlookers describe it as both hideous and comical, possibly the only one of its kind in the family.
Twenty five men work swiftly on Wagner's new opera house in Moline. Carpentry nears completion in a couple of weeks before plastering begins. Scenic artist Mr Kindt will paint twenty complete sets with accessories for twenty more. He starts painting next week. The article urges locals to patronize the finished venue.
The paper notes a pardon petition by Pat G. Wittick’s supporters for the murderer of Conrad Wittick. A remonstrance circulated by his son Geer B. Wittick is referenced. Chicago Tribune reports the pardon will not be granted, a reaction cheered by law abiding citizens amid earlier opposition in Moline.
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