Family and public notices from Moline Rock Island era
Reports cover charity donations to Sweden famine relief, an accident injuring Stella Krone at Turners hall, and a hospital stay. Also notes on Augstana College leadership, YMCA building move, New Year reunions, bank certificate rate changes, a series of weddings and social happenings across Rock Island Moline Davenport and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Bengston
Augustania Synod
Sweden
Stella Krone
Turners Hall
City Hospital
Rock Island Social Notes Report Weekend Wedding
Friday reported couples wed at Rock Island parsonage with Rev. Marquis officiating. Richard A Woodyatt of Moline married Miss Maud Stannard on Wednesday at Broadway Presbyterian Church in Rock Island. The bride worked for Union Electric Telephone Co. Attendants named include Mrs F A Denkmann and Mr T B Davis among others from Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E J Hester
Sixteenth Street
First Baptist
R C Bryant
Hester
Isabel Anderson
Albert E. Moffatt
Bingham Lake
Minn
Ella M. Powers
Rock Island
Warren E. Rogers
Richard A. Woodyatt
Moline
Maud Stannard
Broadway Presbyterian Church
F. C. A .Denkmann
F. C.”Denkmann
T. B. Davis
E.P. Benkmann
Mae Blanding
Anna Reimers
Evanston
Obituary notices and probate actions fill early January 1908 paper
Obituaries for Alva Carpentira a 23 year old Belgian immigrant died at St Anthony's Rock Island after four weeks with typhoid fever. Other notices include infant Etta Erickson death from spinal meningitis and Mrs Minnie Stevens Dickson death in El Paso Texas from pulmonary illness. The page lists multiple probate matters estate filings and hearings for Andrew Beckstrom Samuel Holm John Lawhead Gustaf Cannon Julius Goetz Richard Mansill and others plus local removals and church funerals in Moline East Moline Geneseo and Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Carpentira
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Rock Island
Clercken
Belgium
America
Charles King
Rock River
Old Country
Moline
Henry Carpentina
Seventh Avenue
St. Mary's Church
East Moline
F. H. Gardner
Minnie Stevens Dickson
el Paso
Tevas
Dickson
S. M. Hill
Cleburne
Texas
Fred Dickson
Andrew
John W. Lawhead
Gustaf Cannon
Joseph B Oakleaf
Nredé Crumm
Nesser
Julius
Oetz
Claity
Richard Mansill
Lucy Kaiser Et al
Cathert
Ser
Frederick Blaser
Lorenzen
Alice Wright
Ellamae Vlen
Leak County
Margaret Caeb
Hale
Rorg
Jelle Weeda
John Ls Iesee
Johny Er
Lene Prana
E Billstrom
Outlet
Charles W Heck
Alice
Brigham
Candy
Helen
Harris Et Alto
Spencer & Case
Rock
Joseph Go
Bailey & Boyle
Add Island
Rock Island Mutual
J & Savings Association
John Holm
Mollig Ter Power Co
John F. Delaney
Tri City Co
Prospect Pine
Eva M. Hand
Conrad Aee
Bedter Wood
the Merchants? and Trust Co
Aaron A. Wolfersper
Louis F. Barth
Bee
McMaster Blackburn
Kramer
Old Town of Rock
Ira Akeley
Sarah J Melot
South Rock Island
John Carlson
Marguerite Fron
Ll. N. Warner
Logi Requa
Old Town of
Rock Sit
William Jackson
Fifteenth
Ruth Ann Hendren
Louis Heim
Chicago
Lower
Island
Pleasant F. Gox
Herbert
Teel
Probate notes and guardianship actions list
Jan 2 entries cover guardianships for Ollie B Young and minor heirs of Peter T H Plage with bonds and appraisers named. Debates over estates include Elizabeth Mauck, Peter Fries, and other admin actions. Multiple guardianship resignations and new appointments noted with inventories and bond approvals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie B Young
Judson D. Metzgar Aled
Peter T H Plage
Peter Fries
W. C Maucker
George F. Roth
Dart
Ollie B. Young
Charles F. Hemenway
New Guardian
Nora Wells
Nelson Wells
Almer Wells
Ira A. Wells
John Nordgren
Anna Nordgren
William R. Stull
Chas. B. Stull
Lewis L. Stull
Wilhelmina Mueller
Ventory Sled Olie
Theve
Real Estate Transfers Filed Across Multiple Rock Island Areas
Dec 31 transfers show Peter F Brown to Chiis O Lewis and many others including Stafford to Blanche Harper and Maxwell to Ullman. Numerous parcels in Rock Island Moline and Milan exchange hands for amounts from $1 to $13,000, with dates Jan 3 and 7 noted and parcels described by lots blocks and subdivisions. A final item notes Waukegan council refusing a front permit on Inke front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter F Brown
Chiis O. Lewis
EH. Stafford
Blanche
Dag & Youne
Add
Milan
Clarence S Trevor
Trevor
Stewart
Cod
South Moline
Willian Ho Albredge
Geof Mathers
Savanna Girl Nellie Paul Dies In Mishawaka
Investigation into Nellie Pauls death in Mishawaka Ind concludes it was likely a self inflicted tragedy. The Savanna Ill native recently moved to Mishawaka following her sisters drowning in Savanna. A revolver lay several feet from the casualty, a puzzling detail in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Paul
Mishawaka
Ind
Miss Paul
Savanna
Ill
Social Evening At V Hakinson Home In Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge residents recall a Saturday night family gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs V Hakinson with a substantial supper and musical entertainment. Attendance included Miss Florg nce and Henry Lundberg of Moline while others suffered ailments noted by local observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M Hubbard
Hubbard
Abbie Walker Gould
J. W. Atkinson
Oak Ridge
V. Hakinson
Florg@nce
Henry l Lundberg
Moline
Reuben Swanson Sill
Long
Bo tanic Blood Balm Promises Cure All Ailments
An old advertisement touts Bo tanic Blood Balm as a universal remedy for blood and skin diseases including blood poison cancer and eczema. It claims to purify the blood, heal sores, improve digestion, and strengthen kidneys, offering free sample by mail from Atlanta Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brood Balm Co
Atlanta
4Ia
Specfist
Spirit of Winter Affects Health and Remedies
The piece notes winter's arrival influencing ailments like rheumatism and colds. It claims Hood's Sarsaparilla offers a cure, with “abundant proof” of radical, permanent relief and easy access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehery Sun Thine
Liistening
Young Representative-Elect Wesley M. Owed Honored in Leroy Farewell
Leading politicians from both parties gathered at DSL Buckworth’s Leroy residence Monday to bid farewell to Representative-Elect Wesley M. Owed before his departure for Springfield. He is noted as the district’s youngest ever chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Lls
Jann
Islefs
DSL
Buckworth
Leroy
Wesley M
Springfield
Moline Man Adjudged Insane and Committed to Watertown
Henry Olsen of Moline aged 24 was declared insane by a county court jury and ordered confined to the Watertown asylum. The violent patient had been deteriorating for a year and had been in the insane ward at Mercy hospital Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Board
Harper's Encyclopedia
Henry Olsen
Moline
J. R. Hollowbush
W. D. Gall
George Perry
C. A. Johnson
G. W. Sample
Fred Trenkenschuh
Watertown
Mercy Hospital
Davenyport
Hillsdale Notes and Local Visits Change
Hillsdale reports January schedule with G W H Atchison the Erle photographer visiting Mondays and Tuesdays. Mrs Flora Johnson and Mrs Mert Tinsman visited friends Monday. Mamie Selle travels to Kansas City to visit Mr and Mrs Hines. Roy Mercer and Houschells family arrange visits. Johnny Doose dies of blood poisoning with Zuma church funeral at 1 p.m. Miss Mason improves from stomach trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsdale
Jan G
W. H Atchison
Erle
Flora Johnson
Mert Tinsman
Mamie Selle
Kansas City
Hines
Roy Mercer
Moline
Houschell
Johnny Doose
Zuma
Mason
Colona News Mixed Marriages Events and Local Notes
Colona and Geneseo residents figure in weddings and reunions. Thomas Delaney and Henrietta Buchholz wed in Geneseo with local attendance. Elijah Taylor marries Anna Rendelman in Briar Bluff. A fatal injury to Emilie Geloudhe is reported, and many residents travel to nearby cities. Ice and sleighing mark winter life as improvements and store work continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colona
Thomas Delaney
Henrietta Buchholz
Geneseo
Wm. Lowe
Gertrude Allen
Foley
Delaney
Lily Emmett
Rock Ieland
Anton Becht
Dee
Elijah Taylor
Anna Rendelman
Briar Bluff
Charles Rendelman
H. Weed
Taylor
Wm. Ferguson
Robert H. Weed
Georgia Weed
Monmouth
James A
Twin Cities
John Schall
Bernice
Allie
Colonn
Emilie Geloude
Canal
Johnson
Belgium
Ill
Jennie Berney
Twin-Cities
Emilie Galoudhe
Atkinson
N. C. McGinnis
Chicago
J. F. Delaney
Moline
Georgia
Margaret Weed
William Wood
Rock Island
Martha Weed
Sherrill's Pond
Kate Swanson
Kansas
Mr. Allen
John Reader
Jr. Ellingsworth
Mr. Ellingsworth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Andreen
Augustana College
C. E. Lindberg
Moline Young Men's Christian Association
Warr Block
Y M.ca
James Walters
Rural
Bollman
Thomas Bollman
R. Bollman
Lewis Bolman
George Bollman
Charles Eaton
Spokane
Wash
Bennett
Muscatine
Henry Deal
L.S. Stafford
Chares Johnson
Street
West
The
American Missionary Association
Congregational Churches, Sunday Schools and Endeavor Societies
Abraham Lincoln
M H Sexton
League
Harper House
Dubuque and
Joliet
Philip Reitz
Lewis Swathwood
Helight
C H. Shurtleff
Sixteenth Avenue
Charles Rahn
Minnie Browd
Davenport
Parmenter
Court House
Riley Morgan
J W Warr
Bertha Warr
Norman Warr
Los Angeles
Cal
Amos Godfrey
Eighth Avenue
Larson
Cox the Expressman
Andrew Larson
Ninth Street
Grace Sanford
DeKalb Normal School
Edwin Sanford
Champaign
State University
Charles W Dean
John Lush
Hadden
Dean
Happy Groom
Agnes Engstrom
de Kalb
Lulu Johnson
Anderson
Prospect Park
R I Young
Chicago University
Red Oak
Mask Hall
Grand Opera House
Gunton
M Sechler
Cincinnati
T M
Secher
Sechler
Edmonds
T M_ Sechler
Marjorie Allen
Smith
Etta Beal
DeKalb
Lehrbeck
Pauline McDermith
Denver
Northwestern
Bernice Taylor
Miss Williams
Downer College
Milwaukee
Gail Porter
Rockford College
Fannientrikin
Beloit
Maud Meese
Macomb
C J Nelson
Augustana Seminary
Walker Station Church
Sacred Heart, Minn
Oscar Nelson
Augustana
Sacred Heart
C. E. Koffseth
Grace English Lutheran Church
New
George A. Melin
My Brother
Fifteenth Street
B. C. Melin
Railroad Avenue
Alma Johnson
Jamestown
N. Y
Rton
Claire
M. Bisdat
Chi
Chicago Dental College
Northwestern University
C. H. Deere
Detroit
Wilhelmina Wistrand
Jewell
Iowa
Jewell College
Edward Oldefest
University of Illinois
Willard Hosford
Yale
Mrs. Schiller Hosford
Aberdeen, S. D
Henry Wheelock
Harvey McKinley
John and Harry Huntoon
Bert Erickson
Fred Wells
Henry Bergert
Fred Buchholz
Tripoli
Misa Elizabeth Hoffsten
Philadelphia
C E. Hoffsten
East
Anna Ewald
G M Loosley
McCabe
Havana
Henry Loosley
F A Johnson
Kewanee
Anna Starofsky
Barnard & Leas Co
Dallas
Fred Watt
Frank Gates Allen
Egypt
Fred Fleet
Henry J Hull
John K Hull
Vinton
John
Jennie Hewitt
Mra Peacock
15104
Third Avenue
Charles A Nason
Frank F. Johannsen
Delia C Kennedy
Clinton
Magistrate Johnson
Sadie Barker Chamberlain
L. D. Dunn
Social Notes
Fudson
Bhurtlett
Chicaa Wo Sitios Hiss
Bayt
Strey Sa
Etta V. Erickson
Etta
Oscar Erickson
Thirteenth Avenue
John D. Halkems
John Detlef Halkems
J L. Siegfriedt
Halkems
Germany
Emil Gelsler
Siegfriedt
John Frederick Doose
Coe Township
Sidney Vail
Sidney Wall
New York State
Munson Township
Waukegan
Waukegan, Ill
Council
Grant Chine
Savanna Girl
Mr. S.V Hokingen
Julius Skinner
Nebraska
Wm H Newton
Pleasant Valley
R. OC. Beypon
Passi Bros
Moline BO
Watertown Asylum
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