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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1905
Page
5
A fire destroyed the Photograph Gallery of Fred Hall at OmPcare's Store Studio. Cause suspected as overheated pipe or chemical explosion. Firefighters battled the blaze through the night with damage estimated high. No word on injuries or exact date.
Rock Island sees a major fire at the S Beie Gnbde & Ges department store in the McCabe block damaging the Second and Third avenue sections. Losses include McCabe stock between 25 000 and 46 000, Robinson building 7 000, and the photograph studio 1 600. Fire started in the photographer Fred Hall's studio and spread through the roof. firemen battled for nearly an hour. The incident prompted repairs and revealed strong smoke and water damage across both blocks. Wesley C. Haskell, former Moline minister, chosen vice president of a Los Angeles based corporation leading to his departure from church duties.
The Military Tract High School association announces a prize contest for original orations not exceeding one thousand words. Entries must be typed in triplicate, signed with a fictitious or private mark, and reach the association president by March 6, 1905. Each submission requires a principal's affidavit of authentic student work.
Denes as Kney Ann Crandadl a city pioneer died two hours after a jury ruled her incapable of managing her affairs Her estate valued at 100000 relatives filed the luracy petitions An administrator will be appointed instead of a conservator Battle Creek Michigan January 81 Seth Pratt long time Michigan surveyor dies at 84 Born Phelps New York moved west sixty years ago He worked as a purveyor and carpenter until his death
Illinois sportsmen urge a law banning Sunday shooting to protect game for legitimate sport. Letters sought opinions from hunters and officials in several states. Ohio, Massachusetts officials praise Sunday prohibitions for rest and reduced pressure on birds near cities.
Members of Skandia Mutual Life Insurance Co at Moline voted 4011 to 340 to consolidate with Scandia Life, ending the old assessment plan. The new legal reserve company, formed with 190000 capital, will rewrite members as new upon examination while those who stay retain current rates, aided by a $100000 transfer to retire stock. The association holds 400000 in assets plus policy liens totaling about a million.
Frank Anderson showcases a home grown lemon of twelve and a half inches in circumference at the interurban depot news stand on Sixteenth street. A second fruit from the same tree measures sixteen and a quarter inches. Growers Forber and Bird of Davenport nursery say the tree is small, about four feet tall. Mr. Forber is a former Moliner.
Weather Observer Sherler of Davenport reviews February climate over 33 years. No forecast is implied. Report covers mean temperature 24 degrees, record highs 67 and lows 23 below zero, precipitation 1.57 inches, and 9 days with measurable precipitation. Wind from northwest. peak velocity 46 mph on the 8th in 1880.
The Second Congregational church outlines seven events for a 1905 lecture and entertainment course. Six will be lectures by notable ministers, with one concert by local talent possibly from the First Congregational church. Dates include March 7 March 28 May 28 October 3 and October 24, plus a still undated concert. Net goal is to help fill a roughly $300 budget deficit.
With three large lumber firms out of business rafting on the Mississippi next season will be confined to about ten boats. Mills closures reduce logs and raft operations. A list of raftboat captains and boats is given, including EB. R. Rutledge and J. W. Van Sant among others. Also mentions Ely's Cream Balm for nasal catarrh with mail-order offer.
Deere and Co will erect a large seven story warehouse for the St Louis branch occupying the remaining site in the block. The 100 by 300 foot building will house branch offices and serve as a repository for Deere lines and output from the adjoining four story buggy factory. Two sided switching facilities will be provided, among the best in the city. The firm continues rapid modernization at branch centers including Indianapolis Omaha Portland and Dallas.
Rault Ste Marie Mich Jan 31 Lumbermen are killing the deer of the upper peninsula in large quantities and great inroads are being made on the antlered tribe says Charles H Chapman state game and fish warden A large number of lumbermen kill deer in a systematic manner and many camps where thousands of men are employed keep a man busy killing the animals throughout the winter season Unless this practice can be stopped the great hunting region north of the straits of Mackinac will soon be divested of its idea The punishment for such offense is 50 dollars Game Warden Chapman favors a law making the pear puplulanent pingty daya im A
Real estate transfers show multiple parcels exchanged in Moline East Moline and Rock Island for sums from 25 to 9000 dollars. Notable buyers include Wesley P Ammerman Gust Ed Chas Heidemann and Harriet Cornell with various lot and outlot descriptions in multiple additions. Disjointed name fragments and boilerplate ad text follow.
The Moline club's board plans to relocate from the post office quarters to the John Deere building at Seventeenth street and Third avenue. Pending approval, the plan envisions securing floors three and four for bowling alleys, a Thill Yard parlor, kitchen, and a dancing area with a new elevator and rebuilt stairways to improve access and facilities. A Thursday meeting notice will go to members. a large turnout is hoped as Masonic hall issues and other options are reviewed.
Railroad circles report Rock Island plans extensive improvements on the Davenport to Kansas City Southwest Division with estimated costs of 1 to 1.5 million dollars. The scheme may include a double track between Des Moines and Kansas City and lengthening sidetracks to better accommodate freight and passenger trains along the Missouri line.
The Rock Island arsenal will not issue the United States Magazine rifle model 1903 with bayonet irons. Army observers note bayonet use remains a factor in warfare, prompting removal of the short blade from future production. Production slows as gauges and machinery are updated, but rifle manufacture continues with improved efficiency toward parity with Springfield.
Ormond Florida report details a 100 mile motor car race won by H W Fletcher in an eighty horsepower car, completing in 1 hour 20 minutes 38 seconds at an average of 45.4 seconds per mile. Ten cars started at one minute intervals along a two to sixteen mile course with multiple turns, finish at the club house, beating rivals by about three minutes. An unrelated medical ad for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea appears in the same dispatch short ad section.
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