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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1882
Page
6
Wesley Martin employs Judd and Hill to sue Mr. Miller for 5000 dollars. The case centers on whether a colored man who acts as a gentleman may be denied his dinner and still receive equal rights, a question for the jury to decide.
A reader defends Miller against an article in the Gunette. The writer claims Miller did not claim tables were full of ital and notes remocrat families boarding, who would leave if present. The letter contends Amberg did not call a racial slur, but implied a heated remark.
John Henkle injured in Rock river bridge accident on Tuesday evening has rallied and is out of danger. He rests at Bernard Oakley's home under Dr Arp care and will return to Leavenworth Kan when able to travel. False work collapsed again prompting several days delay awaiting heavy green timbers to secure the structure. Erection of the bridge will be delayed, with plans to resume once conditions permit.
Sterling resident Taylor Williams visits the city while Frank Smith returns from Flyin. George Dunn plans a Denver trip. Miss Anna Chapman and Mrs Chapman attend Saratoga Springs. Several locals wed or travel, and mining news from Gibson Hills is noted along with civic updates in Davenport and Rock Island.
A Swede named Peterson narrates a humorous court scene after shooting a dog in self defense and claiming plow shop troubles caused the action. The report then details several local mishaps at Moline and nearby rail lines, including finger loss and a bruised foot, and lists a wide roll of city clubs and lodges with their affiliations.
Citizens urge improved guttering on Main Street near Mesers Richims Sordbeck and Eckerberg. Ditches are clogged with rubbish, causing standing water in wet weather. If funds prevent new gutters, officials should clean ditches and routinely open hydrants to wash away debris. A city worker at the engine house could manage hydrant flow to aid cleansing.
Col Clendenin releases General Order No 8 listing regimental staff appointments including Major and Surgeon G G Craig Rock Island Captain and Assistant Surgeon W8 Bryan Cambridge First Lieutenant Wim B Young H Co Captain and Inspector of Rifle Practice G Wiley Martin Galva Captain and Chaplain John Af Holt F Co First Lieutenant and Quartermaster Berg Benj KR McClurg G Co Quartermaster Sergeant David B Marston D Co Commissary Sergeant T P Streeter E Co Drum Major George Southwell First Principal Musician William Wagoner Second Principal Musician.
Aug 28 1882 details announce assembly of Sixth Regiment at local stations for encampment at Springfield starting Aug 30 with Co F traveling by C B and Q train from Rock Island and a six man detail from Companies A and F headed by First Lieutenant John M Holt and Sergeant Major Ed Kittleson.
Bert Wadsworth receives no invitation to the Wadsworth family reunion in Duxbury Massachusetts on September 13 celebrating 20 years since the family arrived in America. The letter invites all Wadsworths and asks to fill a questionnaire for a planned book Two Hundred and Fifty Years of the Wadsworth Family in America. The Wadsworth line began in 1632 and Bert’s family may skip this year due to distance and late notice.
September issues showcase short stories poems and bright illustrations for both boys and girls. Highlights include The Doll that Couldn’t Spell her Name The Marlborough Synds Our Largest Friends and The Story of the Archer Crossbow.
The September issue from the Russel P Polish ing Company offers farm and home guidance for farmers gardeners and housekeepers. It features pantry work boxes needle books cooling frames and a chair box in Household sections plus doctor’s talks and a picnic scene. Readers find monthly farm and garden notes nursery guidance and Humbug columns with warnings about scams.
The September number spotlights a Twain frontispiece engraved by Cole and a Harwell essay on the humorist and rivals, plus reviews of Egypt war, a Dobson halo study, Rossetti sketch, Miller story, ocean steamships, a Rebecca portrait, Ningpo travel, Woolsey career sketch, Maine coast study, Guns Abroad for Education, and editorials on Darwin, travel courtesy, and Spencer in America.
At Mr and Mrs EG White's 37th wedding anniversary celebration the children lured the couple away with staged errands and left behind a new cooking stove with accessories as a cheerful surprise. The Whites, who have one daughter and four sons all living in the city, are highly regarded for their kindness and character. The Distaren wishes them many more anniversaries.
Proposals to furnish dimension stone ashlar rabbet and footing stone for a storehouse at the arsenal. Bid details require quarry location, proof of control to supply, and bond. Bids to be opened August 20, 1882, with qualified bidders invited to attend.
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