Well Known in Moline on Way to Jewell Junction
A. P. Johnson builder from Ohio county was last to register at a hotel in Cedar Rapids before boarding to visit his daughter in Jewell Junction Iowa. He perished in a fire at Ce ly hotel morning of Friday last, and was the man who traveled night toward his destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mee
Hotel Clifton
Jewell Junction
Iowa
Dar Rapids
Cely
A P Johnson
Nat Oriah
Henry County
Moline
J Man
Johns Jewell Junction
Daughter Rapids
Orion Johnson
Hox
Cedarght
Jewell
Illinois Western Hospital Club Formed at Watertown
A meeting of Watertown area male employees of the Illinois Western Hospital organized the Illinois Western Hospital club. Officers elected included President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, with W. C. Fritts and D. Ro Ho Beets among others. Various members visited, discussed recent personnel movements, and business changes at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Illinois Western Hospital Club
Donald
Burglars Fail to Find Loot in Rock Island Homes
Burglars broke a kitchen window at 533 Thirtieth Street, Ro Island, but missed valuables as Rose Weitmann’s residence was ransacked without theft. They also attacked across the street at Mrs A Tegeler’s home, alarmed and frightened away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Weitmann
Thirtieth Street
Ro Island
A . Tegeler
Postmaster Murphy Hurt in Coal Valley Accident
Coal Valley postmaster Murphy, a well known county figure, suffered a severe accident yesterday while removing a sign. He broke a wrist, fractured several ribs, and sustained internal injuries, an illness regarded as potentially serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Coal Valley
Bridge Builder John G Ryan Killed for Money
John G Ryan native of Milan and bridge foreman killed for money after saving about seven dollars. His body arrived in Rock Island from Arkansas, carried by his brother Lares. Funeral held at St Joseph's church in Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G Ryan
Rock Island
Arkansas
Lares
John
Southwest
North Nethor
Batesville
Ryan
Milan
James Thompson
Sixth Avene
St Joseph's Church
Rock Is
Three Holiday Baseball Schedule Set By Conference Officials
President M H Sexton will arbitrate between California and North Pa end leagues as official copies of the Three I haeneoschedule are prepared. Decoration Day games pit Rock Island against Davenport Joliet vs Roch ford Bloomington vs Dubuque Decatur vs Cedar Rapids. July Fourth games feature Davenport Rock Island, Rockford vs Joliet Dubuque vs Decatur Cedar Rapids vs Bloomington. Labor Day matchups place Rock Island vs Dubuque Joliet vs Cedar Rapids Decatur vs Rockford Bloomington vs Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M H Sexton
Pacific Coast
California
Davenport
Rock Island
Rockford
Jollet
Dubuque
Decatur
Cedar Rapids
Bloomington
Mission District Youth Association Forms League
The Young People's Association of the Bock Island Mission District formed a league after adopting a constitution and bylaws. About a hundred delegates from eight towns attended the meeting at the Swedish Lutheran church, electing officers including President J A Hoberg Osco and Secretary C V Streed Cambridge. The league plans two meetings per year with Orion hosting the next gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Association
Bock Island Mission District
Young People's Societies
Finois
Thorstag
Swedish Lutheran Church
Orion
J A Hoberg
Osco
C V Streed
Cambridge
Amelia Peterson
Moine
Ely's Cream Balm Cures Catarrh Say Sufferers
A letter from Mrs. Franklin Freeman of Dover New Hampshire reports catarrh relief after using Ely's Cream Balm. She notes restored taste and smell and that the product does not irritate or trigger sneezing. The item is sold by druggists for 50 cents or mailed by Ely Brothers New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Marcus G. Shantz
Rahway
N. Y
Franklin Freeman
Dover
N. H
Cts
Ely Brothers
Warrer Street
New York
Humphreys’ Med. CO
Cor
William & Jehu Sts
Colona Notes Brighten with Weekend Visits and Moves
Colona Illinois residents share a flurry of visits and relocations. James Dilingsworth tours El Paso with his aunt Mrs. Julia Carroll, while John Hillis transfers from Beardstown to Rock Island. Families plan moves as fifteen households prepare to relocate within a few days amid social visits and weddings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colona
Ill
James Dilingsworth
el Paso
Texas
Julia Carroll
Anton Becht
John Hillis
Beardstown
Rock Island
Lewis Shuh
Deneseo
Ida Ellingsworth
Moline
Mary Milem
Robert
Clarence
Walter Shuh
Gilchrist
S. H. Weed
Monmouth
Warren Mabie
Evan Jones
D S Andrewartha
the Mabie
Charles Baum
John Swanson
Pleasant Valley
Wim O Skinner
Erecting a Modern Office Building in Davenport
W O D Peterson of Davenport became owner Saturday of the vacant 40 by 150 foot lot on the south side of Third street west of Brady. The property lies between the Hoyt Piano house and the Sickely Preston Nutting hardware house. Peterson plans a modern office building with an elevator and all modern conveniences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W OD Peterson
Davenport
E M Emerson
Third Street
Brady
Hoyt Piano House
Sickely, Preston & Nutting Company
Advertised letters at Moline post office for week ending Feb 26 1903
List of names published as advertised letters for return at the Moline Illinois post office for the week ending February 26 1903 includes Mrs Oliman Mrs Nell Burris J D Busch Miss Marie Blegaert Camiel Cowdery Miss Della Clarks Allen H Fisher & Son F W Graham Mrs Carrie Herrold W J Johnston Miss Jennie Charlotten Johnson Miss Jennie Surgerson A A Jenkins & Son Scott Madison Nelson E Paterson Mrs Schmid Miss Amanda Stromberg Oscar Syummar Mae Schaley Frank Washburn and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Ill
Rson
Anders Anderson
Gustayer
Henry Febinger
Oliman
Nell Burris
J. D. Busch
Marie Blegaert
Camiel Cowdery
Della Clarks
Allen H. Fisher & Son
Graham
F. W. Herrold
Carrie Herrold
W. J. Johnston
Jennie Y Surgerson
Clara Johnson
Jennie Charlotten Flohnson
A. A. Jenkins & Son
Madison
Scott ‘Nelson
E. Paterson
Schmid
M. ‘Smith
Amanda Stromberg
Oscar Syummar
Mae Schaley
John
Washburn
Frank
Geo. H M'Kinley
P. M
Missouri legislature backs prison plant for binder twine
The bill approves a penitentiary based plant to manufacture binder twine sold to farmers at cost. The item appears in a garbled section of an old Missouri legislative record with unclear surrounding text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
The Boy Phenomenon Remains in Rock Island for Cures
A famed healer known as the Boy Phenomenon stays in Rock Island due to high patient demand and numerous cures performed at the Harper House. He will not take new patients after Saturday, Feb. 28, and his office hours are 10 am to 8 pm daily except Sunday. He has reportedly cured thirty seven patients free of charge since arriving, drawing crowds from across the country to witness his magnetic treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Harper House
Real estate transfers listed include multiple liquidations
The notice compiles February 18 transfers from Clyde Glazier to Edgar Glazier and others, detailing metes and bounds tracts, parcels in Moline and East Moline, price tags from $1 to $14,400, and several Brown family deeds among numerous buyers and sellers in a historical property registry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth M. Haemer
Metes and Bounds
James L. Babcock
BE. D. Kohn
Moline
Lucinda Warner
Louise Newton Miller
L. W. Warner
East Moline
Clark Corbin
M. L. Carey
Metes
Bounds
Myra A. Smith
Emma Lundquist
M. A. Skinner
Susan Shrom
Annie E. McGinley
E. W. Hurst
Harriet Shrom
William T. Dilley
Thomas H. Brown
Elia A. Skinner
A. M. Beal
Lemuel Skinner
Myra A Smith
Frank Smith
Thomas H Brown
Cldus Ll. Lundquist
M A Skinner
Alfred Cosgro
B. F Fountaine
Clyde Glazier
Edgar A Glazier
H Cattenberg
C. A. Miller
United States
John D. Worthington
Susan Griffith
Agnes M. Korb
George Ssherer, Jr
Illinois Theatre February Attractions and Concerts
The Illinois Theatre lists events from Feb 27 to March 26 including Hall Caine's The Christian and Paul Gilmore in The Tyranny of Tears. Dances, suppers, and concerts follow at Swedish Olive Hall Industrial Hall College chapel First Baptist church Metropolitan hall and First Congregational church with proceeds for Swedish relief fund and various fraternal and musical groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Theatre
Hall Caine
Paul Gilmore
Rebekah
Swedish Relief Fund
Sylvan Lodge
Industrial Hall
Freed
College Chapel
King Phillip
First Baptist Church
Home Fraternal League
Metropolitan Hall
Svea
First Congregational Church
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Johnson
Imall
Inwa
Viaift A Mar
Jewell June
So Miller
Imtead
Western Hospital
Taylor
Warenahy
A Crooks
C Fritts
Ausbrook
A. Soulemmittee
H .A ‘Mc Freeburn
T B
Cham
WE Fritts
W. G
HO Bische Son
Sun
Fritt
Gienesco
P Flynn
Miss Anna Swan
Miss Swansons
Institution
Wea
Lee
Ins
Hawthorne
Smith
Belle Wil
Treachan
Lizzie Witten
Cork
Ste Ha
Ethelis
Hawthovertown
Tan McNea
Miller
Fred Meeshe
Colopa
Miler
John G. Ryan
A. S
Moline Trust & Ne Bank Wala. Pres Lane Ainsworth
Cphens C. F. Anderson
Cashie
Sooa Cs
Ete, Peti
Brown & Christison
Duncern & Ransom
Timothy Upland
R. C. Benson
Passig Bror
Austin
A ‘_ i donain
6Th Ave
R. O
Care Dispatch
Liberal Commission
John H. Hartog & Co
Chicargo
C. H. Lippincott
Bth Ave
17Th St
H. P. Cosner
12Th Ave
S. S. Crompton
McKinnie Block
14Th Ave
James A. Weed
Ist Ave
16Th St
13Th St
E. L. Eastman
38Th St
Railroad Ave
G. W Walker
New York Life In Office
S Crompton
McKinnile Block
10Th St
11Th Ave
Stewartville
18Th St
30Th Ave
26Th Ave
14Th St
24Th Ave
J. D. Metzgar
Mce- Kinnie
I. Eastman
9Th St
7Th Ave
19Th St
25Th St
Healy
29Th St
8Th Ave
G. W. Walker
Rock River
Fred R. Young
Columbia Park
Eastman
Crompton, McKinnie Block
W. H. Tolles
W. Parsons
McKinnie Elk
Mith
L. P. Nielson
15Th St
Warr Building
Journal Building
4Th Ave
Journal
9Th Ave
G. W .Walker
Apt
Goodmanson & Rush
Sthave
S. S. Crompton, McKinnie Bie
5Th Ave
11Th St
J. J. Rogers
Big R. R. Shops
Jas. A. Weed
Crompton
East End
Hunt
S. S. Crompton, McKinnie Block
Crompton, McKinnie Bik
Calvin Ainsworth
Dimock, Gould & Co
YGR
3D Ave
Phosic
Minnesota
South Dakota
H. P. Cosher
Skinner Annex
Polk County, Minn., Land and Loan Co
OnariPf W. Brown, Co
Lof Oneida
Pat Enise
Sevene & Co
Rake
Ste
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