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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1889
Page
5
Dense clipping reports court actions and civic notes from Davenport and surrounding towns. Saloons face closure orders, river ice disrupts transport, and community meetings progress amid legal actions, construction, and charity boards.
The birth notice reports the arrival at 2220 Pendleton Avenue Kansas City Missouri on January 9 1849 of a baby boy named James Robert Sum nith son of an old fellow townsman Graves and Smith. Wishes of luck to the family.
Mrs John Anderson dies at 6 o'clock Tuesday evening of consumption at 733 Thir Wecotb Sireet aged 4 years. She leaves five children and a husband. Youngest child is 12, oldest 22 years. Deceased came from Sweden to Meline. Mr and Mrs Rod won lost one child in November 1887. Funeral at 1 P M tomorrow from Swedish Lutheran church conducted by Rev H O Linde Vladvliclaung.
A Tuesday evening Mre at the Masonic Hall attracted no fewer than Afry couples. Guests came from Davenport Rock Island Chicago St Louis and other points. The evening featured elegant Giusque costumes and masked fun before a grand march. Engley of Chicago prepared the legst. Further dancing and entertainments followed the festive event.
A distressed woman reported seeing a man claim responsibility for a child’s drowning as she described a grisly scene in the depot area. Police took the woman into custody after alleging her husband, a dispatcher, may have been involved and a marshal noted the case as a drunken dispute.
While ice cutters worked on the river at Davenport, a loosened Auld adrift carried three teams and a dozen men toward the main channel. Most workers waded back to shore as the barge moved down river, horses and wagons left behind. The drift lodged against thick ice near Credit Island, allowing drivers to pull to safety and the crew to reach shore.
Local property owners along seventeenth street and Second Avenue protest a plan allowing teams to operate on the west side of et Square. They warn of strong opposition if Third Avenue blockades restrict access, citing disruption to the Union Store and B HM Quick business at Dispatch Block.
Coroner Hawes reports John Adams 26 died after a pillar collapse at the old Bioscomburg mine in Coal Valley. A jury of six found the death accidental with no negligence, noting the fall was unavoidable. Adams previously worked as a miner and funeral rites were held by Coal Valley Lodge No. 5 A M.
A retrospective on the First Unitarian Church project in Moline details a near completion building at Sixth Avenue and Sixteenth Street. It covers design, cost estimates of 6 000 to 7 000 dollars, construction by local firms, a slate roof, Venetian glass transoms, electric lighting, and planned Easter dedication.
Judge Brewer files an opinion in a railroad dispute brought by jobbers of Des Moines against U S P O B and Northwest Railway. The case, removed to federal court, was argued in Des Moines with the state law issues under scrutiny and remanded for civil proceedings. The decision states no ground for further appeal and directs action back to state authorities.
English Lutheran church in Rock Spring held its annual meeting on January 21. Pastor O W Foss was elected deacon for three years and W M Reck was reelected for three years. The group discussed buying a lot for a church in Edgewood Park and authorized trustees to raise funds for the project.
A letter to Captain Vant Sant at Chippewa Falls describes snowy, slushy conditions across the region on Friday. Reports note heavy snow in western Chippewa, with 6 to 7 inches locally, and lighter amounts east of the Chippewa River. The message mentions a cold snap, improves in logging traffic with lumber and branches, and sparse snow in areas west of the branch river. The Grand Rapids area and nearby tributaries are also touched, with the steamer traffic reshaping winter flow.
A young con artist posing as a Chicago optician visited a Davenport woman claiming to be Mrs M. He examined her eyes and sold a cheap pair at five dollars after fitting her with a lookalike sample. The scarfed thief left with the carpet bag and later proved the new glasses were inferior. The real intention and end of the scam remain undetailed.
Alderman Kerns said the council adopted a resolution on Monday to deed a ground tract from Sixteenth to Seventeenth streets to Velie and Nason. He claimed the city’s title to the land is undisputed and warned against potential defrauding if the site is used for a future boat landing or public works. The move signals a contest with the Water Power Co. over the tract.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a new inn in the city and something about Os and Mt. No clear names, dates, or places beyond city context.
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