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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1907
Page
7
A Velie Saddlery concern is formed to take over and operate the John Deere Saddlery Factory, continuing to run the plant at least for the present. The move signals a transition of ownership and ongoing production at the site.
A license to incorporate was issued in Springfield to Velie and Deere interests forming the Velie Saddlery Co with capital of 290000. Incorporators are Charles H Deere Willard L Velle and Stephen H Velle. The new firm takes over the harness saddle and collar business of the John Deere Plow Co of Kansas City and will operate as a separate industry with main office in Springfield and factory in Kansas City. The southwest is its principal field with plans to boost output. Interests include C H Deere William Butterworth WL Velle CD Velie Mrs Gruce Harper and SH Velie.
Officials elected include President C. H. Deere, First Vice President H Velie, Second Vice President George N Peek, Secretary Tom A Velie, and Treasurer W. A. Stevenson for the Welie organization and GC Webber.
The Colona avenue improvement league pledges support to the highway commissioner to drag the road as needed to satisfy the post office and preserve rural mail delivery from the Moline office. Residents of Wells district join to curb hunters and fund repairs for cinder walks to Fairview school.
Final testimony to determine priority between patent note holders and stock certificate holders will occur in January, likely the second week. Hearings may last four days with a yearlong settlement process ahead as Master in Chancery B W Connell prepares an opinion for Judge Gest. Objections from adverse parties will follow the opinion before any final ruling.
Members of Swedish Olive Lodge No 583 IOOF gave a Christmas party for their families last Friday at the hall. A large tree, Santa Charles Erickson, and two thousand feet of moving pictures provided holiday entertainment for about 700 people with 290 extra chairs.
The 1907 sky will feature two moons and a rare Mercury transit with partial and total eclipses visible from parts of the United States. Observers will track the sun’s prominences and the planet Neptune, Saturn, and Orion’s nebulae, noting timings and shadows across the globe.
Stockholders and employees demand the superintendent’s resignation citing ungentlemanly conduct and drunkenness. Thirty four young women sign a petition saying they will not remain at the plant and asserting a hostile work climate created by the superintendent.
A vehicle broke through the front of a shoe store, shattering a large front light and a side light, and ruining many shoes. The car backed onto the walk, then rolled forward in a semicircle, colliding with the display, scattering glass across the window and injuring merchandise. The car was brought back to its moorings.
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