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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1910
Page
6
City council prepares to adopt an ordinance to officially incorporate a tract within Moline Township. The measure, described as an almost unit annexation, aims to extend municipal limits and adjust jurisdiction.
A near unanimous vote approved annexing a 240 acre tract southwest of the city in a Tuesday special election. Officials expect the next step to be an ordinance extending Moline corporate limits, with likely action at the March board of supervisors meeting.
The Moline club board paid off a $3800 debt from 1906, leaving $300 to settle the final amount for furnishings and cafe equipment. They consider noon lunches in the cafe and will host a reception for GAR National Commander Van Sant during Memorial Day ceremonies. New members, and an annual banquet with John Barrett as chief speaker, are announced.
Lard reaches a new average of 18 cents per pound with quotes up to 21 cents as shortages push meat costs higher. Hog prices in Chicago rise to 9.05 per 100 pounds, up 50 cents from January, while some dealers with large lard stocks hold prices steady, expecting a temporary rise until hog supply improves. Pork cuts also gain about a cent per pound this week.
A list of marriage licenses issued in Moline Davenport Dubuque and surrounding towns includes Sidney J Bond with Bilza K Grant Gust A Rodell with Minnie A Eastberg Wiliam H Delaney with Anna Bartels Arnold G Stallman with Lyle M Gibbons Carl Teron von Engel with Caroline Duerr Charlies L Reeves with Rose Anna Boyd and George G Schafer with Horne C Lyford. The Elizabeth Hardin Gamage suit against the city of Moline for 20000 was declared unresolved after a thirty hour jury session and dismissed by the judge.
Mrs Eunice T Harper wife of Rev A Harper pastor of the First Congregational church at Port Byron for 25 years died in Chicago after a brief pneumonia illness. She was 80 and survived by her husband and three sons Edward T Robert and Eugene.
Lawyers for the H A Barnard estate Searle Marshall and T E Casady win a $94,900 claim against the estate over Illinois Straw Products Co bonds. All bonds are cancelled and F W Gould’s signature is released. Armour & Co purchases straw plant and invests $100,000 in improvements.
The Molino Furnitures Works held its annual meeting Tuesday with a majority of stockholders present. The year’s business was satisfactory and a dividend was declared. The factory employs about 100 men, with plans to hire more in spring as the busy season begins. An extension in the form of a new warehouse is planned for the plant. Officers reelected: Geo W Johnson President Treasurer, F A Landee Vice President, F A Johnson Secretary, Directors include Geo W Johnson F A Johnson F A Landee Julius Johnson J B Oakleaf G A Shallberg Gust Ed.
A customer reports a recently purchased student lamp is defective and unenjoyable. The dealer apologizes and acknowledges there was a miscue about the lamp being cold to the touch, noting the communication should have clarified its condition.
A campaign to complete an 18000 dollar road between Rural township and Moline starts Monday. Subscriptions have reached 7500 dollars as merchants and professionals are urged to donate. The project will shorten travel to Moline and open a farming area to city markets, boosting local commerce.
Petition circulates among property owners along the Moline East Moline and Water town Interurban route requesting double tracking from Twenty third Street to the east city units. The line runs along Fourth Avenue to Thirty fourth Street then north to Third Avenue in the annexed area and toward the East Maine line. Paving of Third Avenue in the east end is proposed to accompany the improvement.
Grace Lutheran met for its annual session with reports from the pastor and church boards. Receipts were 2726.65 and disbursements 2659.25 leaving 67.20. Mortgage payments, new heating, and parsonage walks were completed. Membership totaled 409 with 316 communicants and 94 unconfirmed children.
Mack W. Glynn owner of the Bullfrog saloon on Third avenue and Twentieth street Rock Island was likely fatally injured after a sleigh toppled while attempting to pass a street car on Fort Armstrong avenue. Glynn skull base fracture and jaw split with tooth loss. He was taken to St. Anthony's hospital. Arthur J. Hines had minor injuries. Glynn's fate considered poor.
Judge Foster dismissed the suit brought by Olive Lender against Mrs. Lina Collins and Miss Myrtle Dade, Royal Neighbor of America officers. The case, over services alleged as press agent, was continued earlier to allow newspapers to be admitted as evidence. With absent counsel and cost concerns, the judge granted dismissal at the plaintiff’s request.
Joseph H. Murphy of Davenport announces his resignation from the New York Central as contracting agent with offices in Davenport. The departure takes effect Saturday. Murphy has spent eleven years in rail work, including six with Milwaukee and four with Pennsylvania. He joined New York Central on January 27, 1909, and has not yet completed a year with them. He expects no definite future plans and has received an offer from another line.
A brief exchange in the Dispatch Short Ads humor column features Bronx and Lenox debating the price of a fine umbrella. Lenox quips eternal vigilance as the punchline, highlighting the lighthearted tone of the ad section.
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