Portes Morse Hevidw Disputcd 1881 Moline Items
MOLINE ILL January 13 1881 Residents note the death of Mr Waker Sr aged 85 born in England and long time local. The obituary recalls his breakfast routine and burial at Zuma Cemetery. Also reports a Florida visit for health and a controversial médium episode and a mining accident with a rope break near the Porters coal works.
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Waker Sr
Ngland
Raine
Henly Werel
Zuma
Geo C
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Annual Bank Stockholders Meet Elects Old Board
The annual meeting of city banks stockholders elected the old boards with two exceptions. First Bank chose John M Gauld and a slate including Charles Anthon, John T Browning, Samuel Bowles, John S Gillmore, D C Dimock, H W A Barnard, Morris Rosenfield, John Deerd, Charles H Deere, James Shaw, Jonathan ange Porter Skinner. Moline National re-elected all but J Stark, replaced by J S Keator. Also listed were Porter Skinner, J Silas Leas, Hiram Darling, Nelson Chester, A S Wright, Ezra Smith, C F Hemenway, S W Wheelock, H A Barnard, Casper Vitzthum, J S Keator, L F Hemenway, J M Christy.
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Our City
John M Gauld
Charles At@nbon
John T Browning
Samuel Bowles
John S. Gillmore
D C Dimock
HW A. Barnard
Morris Rosenfield
John Deerd
Charles H Deere
James Shaw
Jonathan Ange Porter Skinner
Moline National
J . Stark
J. S. Keator
Porter Skinner
J. Silas Leas
Hiram Darling
Nelson Chester
A S Wright
Ezra Smith
C F. Hemenway
S. W Wheelock
H A. ‘Barnard
Casper Vitzthum
J.S Keator
L. F. Hemenway
J. M. Christy
Real Estate Transfers and Local Notices from Moline
Recorder's office lists transfers including John E. Johnson to Ellen B. Nourse lot 2 block 4 Edwards first addition Moline for 335 41 and Robert Robinson to John Haya ey ow yt 17 and e2 nw rw G 16 3w 2800 etc Eliza M. Prince to Sarah F. Nourse lot 8 Nourse second addition Moline 325 Sarah Nourse to August Johnson same property 326 C M Waters to TH M Baker part lot 4 block 2 Osborn's addition to Moline 800 Margaret Osborn to CH Q RUR Co 631 feet lot 8 block 19 old town Mo line 450. Samuel Slaver to H M Gilchrist John W Gilchrist and Warren G Wood for 14 block 6 Repl Is City han George Mixter Elizabeth Bo Mixter to mixter wily wis tot block 19 did town Rock Island 3000. Also notes on remedies ads and local opinion pieces.
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Recorder's Office
John E. Johnson
Ellen B. Nourse
Edwards
Moline
Robert Robinson
John Haya
Eliza M. Prince
Sarah F. Nourse
Nourse
Sarah
Cith, Han
George Mixter
Lizabeth Bo Mixter
Rock Island
Marriage Licenses Issued This Month by County Clerk
The County Clerk issued multiple marriage licenses this month including Gustaf O Nelson with Matilda Malum and Wm B Garrison with Ellen Drennan. Other couples listed include Luther Pearsall and Ella Ashdown, Frank Stout and Sarah Kitchen, James Bell and Sarah Buford, and several additional pairs.
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Gustaf O. Nelson
Matilda Malum
Wm. B. Garrison
Ellen Drennan
Luther 8
Pearsall
Ella E. Ashdown
Frank E. Stout
Sarah A. Kitchen
James F Bell
Sarah Buford
Oscar C Marshall
Lucy C Sexton
Joseph Titterington
Purleyetta E. Robison
Ambrose Downing
Rosa Repine
George E. Gaskill
Maggie Gallaher
Edward Purse
Hattie Kelly
Herman Bareel
Theresa Effland
Thomas W Jones
Hannah Thomas
Ennis Knobb
Mattie Cook
Theodore Black
Agnes Tablet
Frederick Reeves
Laura C. Cool
John Beck
Louisa Snyder
Eugene Allen
Kate M. Baker
Weather, crime, and local notes from Cordova area
Mrs Dovwnirig mother of Mrs Hamblin recovers from a stroke under Dr Hoke. Ira Karr and Fred Reaves go to Rock Island. rumors say Fred had business with the County Clerk. Johnnie Sexton returns after illness. Cold snap described as the coldest in 25 years, 23 below zero. Elder Elton loses a horse in a runaway but escapes unharmed. Post office location dispute heats up. near fights arise. Warrant issued against S M Wadsworth of Whiteside for forgery. pursued to Clinton Iowa, arrested, brought to Cordova. He waives hearing, bonds posted fail, sent to county jail. Officers praised for pursuit.
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T. Hamblin
Hoke
Ira Karr
Fred Reaves
Rock Island
Fred
Johnnie Sexton
Elder Elton
Groker
Elton
Clinton
Iowa
Vandeburgh
Cordova
Calaboose
Esq. Shew
Joliet
Jason
Muscatine A Bird's Eye View of a Thriving City
Special Correspondent describes Muscatine as a lively business city on the Mississippi bluff. Highlights include the water works opened in 1876 at a $75,000 cost, the river and reservoir elevation, and the Journal and Tribune offices with their editors and stock company ownership. Local notes mention Charlies Arenshhield’s Ohio trip and a winter school contest with young reciters Rosa Fairman, Louise Babcock, Jessie Kittredge, and Edmund substet excelling.
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Lows Avenue
Second Street
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Ohto
Rock Island
Journal
Republican Evening
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Ohio
Rosa Fairman
Louise Babcock
al, Warren
Oeeph Lee
Joseph Albrecht
Local Notes on Kansas City Journal Change and Village Events
Vida Bleethen leaves for Kansas City to oversee the Kansas City Journal. A Workingmen's Order benefit dance drew near 100 dollars with strong singing and readings by local performers. Plans for a pillowcase dance at Crompton's Hall on January 26 are led by Stoddard Heagy Albert Wae and S S Crompton. The Hampton Cornet Band and Bleuer’s Rock Island Band supply music. Village blacksmith S S Crompton reports high cop pick demand. banking paydays loom at Heagy Stoddard and Williams. William Webser remains frail and distant from bed since May.
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Clara Francis
Moline
Lillies Bloom
Muss Hattie Clark
Stoddard
Samuel Heagy
Albert Wae
S S Crompton
Bleuer
Rock Island
Hampton Cornet
Heagy & Stoddard Bank
Williams
William Webser
Ile
Local Notes and Family News From Golden City
Mrs John Hartzell and Miss Grahapay are visiting Abram Hartge of Golden City Colorado. John Hartzell and Ames Howard travel to Savanna on business. Byron Warren moved to a new house and enjoys it. Mrs Joh Babcock regains mobility and hopes for quicker recovery. The thermometer barely froze this morning in a wintery day. One year ago a boat went up the river. none seen yet this year. TARQUINIUS signs off.
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Clintall
John Hartzell
Grahapay
Abram Hartge
Golden City
Col
Ames Howard
Savanna
Byron Warren
Joh Babcock
Tarquinius
Republicans Feet in Rock Island
Letter to the editor from 1881 complains of Reidophobia in Rock Island and defends local Republicans against attacks in the Union newspaper. The writer mocks the Union as unreliable, notes reactions from Moline and Keokuk, and ends with a boast of Rock Island Republicans’ steadiness despite verbal jabs.
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Rock Island
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