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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1889
Page
5
Fragmented local notices, movements of residents, deaths, and public events across Davenport Iowa Rock Island and surrounding towns. Mentions new wills probate, school and church affairs, New Year gatherings, and early 1890s community updates with scattered personal itineraries and business news.
A scrambled excerpt describes the planet Vinns catching a recep of tres manihs above the western horizon and a chase with planet Mara. It notes the reader may not grasp the distance of 2 degrees and mentions Venus and Mare with possible orbital passage and near miss.
Edith J Freaks, nearly 87, born February 24 1807 in our county Virginia, married James V Freaks in 1825. Her life spanned early county history, treaty era camps, and long residence near Davenport. Funeral held yesterday and interment at the cemetery.
From Wednesday's Evening Dispatch Mack arrived home from cL after traveling from Springfield to discuss leading the Western educational work of the Prung Educational Co Boston whose art and text books and manuals are used in major cities. Negotiations indicate he has accepted the offer and a Board of Education meeting may be called to consider his resignation. He will base his headquarters in Chicago.
A raffle at Harper's Theatre on Monday raised bids to sell J. J. Lowry's horse Toxo Kirkwood for 250 dollars after organizers moved tickets to a live auction run by Guy Pic Esiry. The drawing closed at 4 30, judges were F. P. Welch, Darfiog, Audrawa, and Meskra, winner Constable Edward Liebernecht claimed the prize riding a horse and buggy.
The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran church in this city held a three hour meeting Tuesday reporting prosperous branches. Treasurer C D Josepheon showed cash on hand $544.15 and total church collections $1 040 43 with other accounts bringing receipts to $4 084 90. The church was reduced from $10 000 to about $5 000 but hopeful for full restoration in months. The parish school showed improved attendance and enrollment with eight months of work. Officers elected for one year included Trustee Peter Lind Henry Rund yquist Deacons Andrew Peterson G Anderson G Toline and professors A G Bernell and A G Andersdal. A local obituary noted Daniel Wadsworth born 1799 in Maine, longtime church and Masonic member, passed away in Auburn Maine. The report also referenced a misstatement about enrollment figures and a reception event with music and civic activities.
A lively Molige hall event featured an auxiliary program with uplifting exercises and seasonal compliments. Guests included Mrs Knowles and local ladies who served a delicious supper. Performances ranged from hive claw to difficult calisthenics and musical pieces, under Prof Barrett and Woodford’s leadership, ending amid a wave of praise for the performers.
The coroner and jury investigated the death of Andrew Peterson aged about seventy nine who died in his daughter’s home on a Sunday morning after a day of illness. He retired early and was found dead in his room after a lamp incident. The jury returned a verdict that the death was from natural causes. The funeral was held at 2 o clock in the afternoon.
An unclear OCR fragment references a wine bid and a Sao event with scattered names and dates. The text is garbled but hints at a bid context and a possible sequence of actions related to a wine sale or auction. No clear persons, organizations, or definite outcomes are discernible.
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