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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1910
Page
5
A six story block on Sth Street was leased in a long term deal exceeding $100,000. The Eastern Men will furnish their own plane and plan an 80 foot front design for the new store.
A six story mercantile block will rise on the southeast corner of Fifteenth street and Fourth avenue in Moline during 1911. Emanuel Mayer owns the McKinnie block to be razed for the new structure with plans drawn by Mayer's architect. Eastern investors will lease the alley corner building for a department store with 80 by 112 feet frontage, costing over 100000 dollars.
Cordova resident Frank Dice pleaded guilty before Justice Handel to hunting without a season and killing quail out of season. Deputy wardens C F Gaetter and T P Laffin reported the arrest. The fine and costs totaled 360 dollars after a large farmer gathering and a community subscription gesture.
Will iam Andrewartha died in Galva after years of local work and a devout Christian life. The funeral was held Monday afternoon led by Rev Alexander Smith with assisting pastor Dr C O McCulloch. Survivors include his wife Mrs John Crow and children Mrs John Lewin, Mrs Martha Clague, William Jr, and O S Andrewartha. He was born April 10 1840 on the Isle of Man and previously lived in England before emigration to the United States in 1880.
January showed near normal conditions with 5 inches of snow on the ground. The month recorded 75 inches of snowfall and precipitation slightly below average. The mean temperature was 21 degrees, near the 39 year January average of 22, with a 0.4 degree daily deficiency. The record highs and lows for January ranged from 66 to minus 27, and the month’s greatest daily temperature swing was 34 degrees.
The council extended consideration to February 1 for ordinances granting twenty year franchises to the Tri-City Railway Co. and the Moline Rock Island and Eastern. Attendees debated track placement and compensation terms while petitions urged double tracks on Fifteenth Street Hill and Blue Line extension. Weather data for January and process notes accompany the meeting summary.
The Illinois Supreme Court rules amendments to the Joul act constitutional and reverses a Sangamon County ruling. It fixes the tax rate at 3 percent, overturns local limits, and directs dismissal of a mandamus petition. The decision states counties and cities lack inherent taxing power. only state legislation can grant it.
The board of local improvements approved four projects including sewers and water mains in Fifth ward and 18th Street sewer and Thirteenth to Fourteenth Avenue watermain. Paving on 18th Street and 19th Street with brick was approved, while 15th Street paving hearings were postponed after objections. Sixteenth Street paving hearings continued with asphalt proposed. a petition to switch to brick may affect plans.
Andrew P Shogren of 1206 Thirty eighth street Rock Island died at 4 35 Sunday morning of old age. Born October 20 1834 in Sweden he came to America in 1858 settled in Chicago twelve years later moved to Stanton town Ohio and twelve years ago to Rock Island. He was a Zion Lutheran church member and devoted worker. Survived by his widow and children Mrs F Lundgren J B of Stanton town A B of Rock Island Rev P N of Chicago Mrs H A Carlson of Chicago and Helen Q at home.
Mrs Anna Grundall widow of Nels Grundall died at 11 p m Friday at the city hospital after a six month illness. She was born January 15 1878 and born Beck before marriage May 20 1891. Her husband died December 6 1909. Surviving are two children Arthur age 8 and Marie age 3 a sister Mrs J B Adams of Davenport and brothers Charles and Frank Beck of Dixon. She resided at 414 Seventeenth Avenue and belonged to Spencer Memorial church.
The veniremen are summoned to report to Judge F D Ramsay in the circuit court next Monday at 2 p.m. The list includes jurors from Port Byron Zuma Moline South Moline Rock Island South Rock Island Edgington Drury and nearby areas with names such as J Normand Calin Tobin Schwenecker Mardis Wells Frels Frela Bullen Berndt Anderson Barnard Carlson Cady Gasnow Jamieson Nutt Reiling Becker Johnson Kracke Myers Carlson Hodgson Hathaway Jensen Long Meenan Robb Eastberg Johnson Rogers Crumley Crawford Dolan and others.
G Henry and George W Sohrbeck sold a north side Fifth Avenue property between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets for $32,000, about $400 per front foot, to a buyer who views Faith Avenue as a business corridor. J T Browning holds an option on the opposite site at $350 per front foot. Swedish Methodist church property may change hands.
A vintage dinner plan features clam brothie cups with whipped cream, roast beef gravy potatoes, peas in turnip cups, nut jelly salad, iced rice pudding and coffee. Turnip cups are baked in pastry or shaped with a knife, filled with peas and parsley, with nut jelly salad prepared from English walnuts, onion and mace, then mixed with mayonnaise.
Adjustment of loss by Carl Bute, proprietor at 2314 Fifteenth Street, was handled by Fred Young. Bute received full policy payments and the damaged stock was cleared. Stock later sold to a Chicago dealer for a percentage of the dustances, leaving Bute with $600 and funds to buy a new stock without a typical fee.
Velie Motor Vehicle Co plans to market 4000 of the 1910 Model D forty horsepower cars this season, 1000 more than originally planned. A 2500 mile road test ending in Chicago showed the car in perfect condition. Harry G. Moore led the test and aided expansion plans including new shafting and belting to boost gasoline motor production.
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