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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1881
Page
1
Friday shower relief noted amid drought talk and village happenings. Reports cover school teaching start, a burglary, a chimney fire, camp meetings, immigration debate at Joshva Literary Society, and local travel plans of residents with mention of Beale Bros hogs sale and prairie chicken outings.
Citizens met at Cobb's Hall on the 13th to appoint delegates to a railroad meeting in Muscatine on August 11 to discuss a road linking with Rock Island. Capt Whitney advances river work with 21 Dallas men, Moses Lindsay dies, Sam Wakely recovered, and a dram shop opens under supervisor effort. Bromley ferry Tululu runs between Here and Buffalo. Muscatine Branch line could pass in two to three weeks, boosting John Buffum's trade.
In Edington last Friday August 12 a large fire alarm filled the village as carts rattled and bells rang. By the time responders reached the scene flames engulfed a dwelling owned by Mrs Jake Carpeer and occupied by Mr Cornelius Baker, who barely saved some furniture before the blaze.
Early Monday a horse driven by Mr Ferman of Harlipton ran wild, upsetting a buggy near the depot. His wife and three children were hurt, with the wife suffering a cut above the right eye. The horse and buggy were returned to Hampton, while the woman, with husband and children, rode the train for Rock Island to see the circus. The engine ran off the track after switches at Happy Hollow were left open, but no one was seriously injured. crew waited while the engine returned to the rails. In town, Dave Allsbrow joked about an eye injury from rifle practice. Mr and Mrs Snow and two children had a rough outing while riding. crops were poor and prices high. Watermelon season waning due to dry weather. Watertown, Aug 17.
Mr King Walker visited his cousin Marion alkey in Kes wick Keokuk County. Dr Freek of Cordova stayed in town Wednesday evening. Freddie Brewer son of Capt James Brewer injured feet last Thursday jumping into hot ashes near H C Trelts lime kiln. Mr LS Lisk Albany has horses in training at Rock Island Co Farr Grounds for Sept 7 9 purses. Undertaker J I L Aathogether buried five children under twelve in the past week. E B Stone of Gaylord Stone to buy goods in New York and ship to Port Byron. Rooms over Shepherd Son boat store plastered. new stair to Main St for Ken Shepherd residence. Port Byron Gatherer Aug 18.
Rain prayers persist as corn on the sand prairie suffers and Rathbun begins shelling at Princeton. Minnie Perkink visits Rock Island. J. from Lincoln Town returns for school duties next month. Burglary hits Geo A. Deans restaurant with little loot. Wm G. Marshall plans corn shelling. lime trade remains strong. H H Hull buys Clay Woodward’s threshing rig for fall use.
A brewing suit involves Beriyeart H CC Woodward and H W Athbun with details to follow. Anxiety grows over the President’s condition amid unfavorable reports. Dr EE Cady of Port Byron visits Cordova biweekly and has delivered notable dental work. A fire incident injures D Rathbun’s son when a powder can explodes in a improvised stove. Elliot Adams, ex train dispatcher, returns home to recover health as Williams seeks to mend after summer illness. Jason Cornos reports from Aug. St.
We offer a thirty day trial of electro voltaic belts bands and suspenders to young men and others with weaknesses nervous debility and lost vitality. We guarantee speedy cures and full restoration of manhood. Send for address at Marshall Michigan Voltaic Belt Co.
An inquiry from York County Pennsylvania asks for the present whereabouts of Captain Henry Hale who left the area 3 to 39 years ago and is said to have settled in this county. Any information will be appreciated by the requester.
The city shows rapid growth with nine new residences completed or near completion on Park street east of Sugar Hollow, many more on Ann Street and Elmry area, and further houses rising toward the railroad. Other city sections are expanding at a similar pace.
A humorous tale from John Wolstencroft’s house describes the birth of a plump boy named Garfield after Beaconsfield, reflecting friendly ties between two nations. The passage blends light narrative with a note on public sentiment and a lighthearted “celebrity in the family” idea.
Friday afternoon a freight train on the C R J P railroad eight miles beyond Davenport spotted a small child five to four years old on the tracks. Engineer W W Scott could not stop in time but fireman W Bender leapt from the foot-board to grab the child and pull it to safety before the train halted. The child was returned to its Davenport mother visiting nearby.
An order of the Postmaster General issued July 28 reduces clerical hire funds at Rock Island and similar offices to box rent receipts, a plan deemed unfair and inadequate. Rock Island, a major railroad hub and regional distributing center, lacks a large patronage base but serves as a key terminus for shipments.
The Postmaster General rescinds the Rock Island route reduction and restores the four clerk allowance, arguing the in transit mail workload increases office labor without boosting box rent income. The move preserves existing staffing despite earlier budget decisions.
Advertised as a perfect food medicine for women and children, Malt Bitters claims to overcome nervousness aid sleeplessness and revitalize exhausted nature, calling itself a renovator and the most successful medicine in the world.
The article urges the people of the sth ward to elect Chas F Hemenway as Alderman replacing Ira Wood who resigned. It notes Hemenway declines re election yet argues a unanimous ward vote could secure his service and cites his ability experience and personal interests as outweighing party dictation.
Velie reports from Leadville and San Juan country that the Colorado mining boom has cooled. Speculators have left, claims with holes lose value, mining operates on firm, legitimate bases, and reckless buying declines as mining favors stable, substantial business growth.
The Moline Turners will send delegates Fred Vierich Capt Timm H A Seifert and Geo Oldefest to a Bezirk meeting in Bloomington on the 21st and 22d. After leaving the Upper Mississippi Valley Association last year they joined Central Illinois Bezirk hoping for better relations and a favorable reception. The delegates travel Saturday for their first gathering under the new alliance.
Monday morning Sam Allen and his wife and children were riding in a wagon when two horses tied to a front carriage crashed into them. Mr Allen sustained a broken bone and a dislocation, Mrs Allen bruised, children unhurt. The hay wagon behind loosened a nut, wheel failed, horses escaped with the front carriage. They were treated at Morris Co's drug store by Dr Davison and returned home.
A blaze discovered shortly after noon Tuesday scorched the roof of the rear section of the old Sears Mill, a former Plow Co storehouse used for painting. The building, plagued by years of storms and heat, had already been kept as tinder. Plow Co. had faced several prior flare ups and continued work there.
Sparks from the smoke stack of the Paper Mill set a roof ablaze in an old storage building. Fire alarms sounded and every city hose company aided private water works crews, drenching the incipient blaze within minutes and leaving a ten foot roof hole. The structure held drafts of unfinished fair samples and cultivator work. its destruction could have endangered adjacent properties.
The Paper Co is drilling an artesian well at the mill to obtain clear water for paper manufacturing. After two failed attempts by Mr Williams of Davenport, Mars and Miller of Chicago have extended the bore to over 300 feet. A wheel broke but a replacement is in place and progress resumes. a heavy water flow near 700 feet could bolster city support for the artesian plan.
An editorial urges parents to prepare children for the new school year opening Monday September 5. It stresses prompt admission, neat dress, and cleanliness, noting worn clothing, patched garments, and the value of home training to support a solid public education.
A Tuesday meeting in the Court House gathered support for a county hospital near the city center. Dr Wessel attended, Rev A B Allen urged charity and economic relief, and Dr C Truesdale called it an absolute necessity. Committees on organization finance plans location and memorializing the Board of Supervisors were formed with five members each, finance with ten.
D O Reid plans a major expansion of his tinware and house furnishing business. The 8k foot deep lot will gain a full depth store and warehouse with a two story addition and a rear elevator and stairway. The project includes a deepened cellar and expanded shop space to store common stove grades. Sidewalk will be excavated to serve as coal receptacle and convenience.
Remaining letters in Rock Island county Illinois for the week ending Aug 18 1881 include Blomberg Dorotha Larson Frederica Hayden Mrs L Nilsson J P Landgraf Qascar Ruch August Lindaw Miss Emma Swanson Victor Luckenbach Henry Sinn George. Persons must say advertised and state date of list. L E Hemenway P M
The government plans a coffer dam across Sylvan water starting near the old wing dam and extending toward the shore below Dimock Gould & Co. mill. It will cross the channel, run along the south side to below Keator & Co. mill, then to the shore, leaving both mills’ log harbors accessible for a full season’s work.
Williams Whitt and Co manufacture a binding machine for bending iron and a drop lifter, receiving orders from iron and car manufactories across the United States and Canada. The firm reports inquiries and orders from all over the country.
A New Bedford Standard note promotes Kidney-Wort as a remedy for fatigue. It claims the product renews kidney, bowel, and liver health and restores natural life and strength, available in dry or liquid form with prompt, efficient action.
The Rock River Union Sunday School will hold a picnic in Mrs Jamison's grove near the scales next Thursday August 25. Attendees are invited to bring baskets. Mrs J Wesprit of Chicago and her sister Miss Adele Downing of Louisville are guests of Mrs D D Wendell on Rock River.
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