Locals note sales and talks on city life
J G Livingston sold the Moline House to Thomas Stoltenberg and the Moline Furniture Factory plans a February 1 startup. Bob Ingersoll to lecture on Shakespeare at the Burnisopers house February 12. The Mutual Wheelwork shifts tonight in several departments. Funeral services for Mrs Bathe Frazier held from Rock Island to Riverside Cemetery. Local tax receipts show 60 percent higher payments than last year. 8 8 Davis bought land west of the electric light station for People's Power Co. G I LeVeille reportedly left for Canada regarding a high school contract. Ladies of Rock Tal and WTU arranged with Dr Traci for an illustrated lecture on Ber Hor at Harper's theatre next Tuesday. J W Good to occupy the Harper residence on lease. Mr Goods moving in soon. Barry F and Sarah E Burger arrested for setting innol hotel on fire. their furniture insured. CJ Grimes death notice from Mansfield. Davenport out-of-town visits noted. Funeral of Philip Bowden held. interment at Reynolds. Morry Kiskadden pleads guilty to petit larceny. sent to reform school. William Hoffman pleads guilty to grand larceny. sentence deferred. Oscar Thornton injured at Barnard Leas shops. hand wound treated. Kitty St Clair, Davenport, linked to robberies and past Davenport residence. Postmaster Potter, Rock Island, tied to money order forger losses. dozen postmasters affected nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Livingston
Moline
Thomas Stoltenberg
Moline Furniture Factory
Bob Ingersoll
Burnisopers House
Bathe
Frazier
Rock Island
Riverside Cemetery
Davis
Moline Water Power Co
People’s Power Co
G I LeVeille
Moline Board of Education
Canada
CJ Grimes
Mansfield
Davenport
Schaefer
Spinks
Vn Steanson
Philip Bowden
James Hannah
Prospect Park
Fletcher de Clark
Renaines
Reynolds
Morry Kiskadden
Reform School
William Hoffman
Oscar Thornton
Stewartville
Barnard& Leas
W.L. Goodnow
Kitty St. Clair
Jobo Galvin
Watertown
Nuol
Frank
Chicago
Garden City
Davenport Business Association
Phillips
Congress
Ben Cable
Judge Hayes
Iowa
Mld Reed
Tribune
Frank B. Soman
J W Morgan
Soman
Ahe
Morgan
Suman
Myers
Hilla
W Wheelock
F Hemenway
Mr Wheelock
Western Land and Live Stock Co
Mary J. Flint
Everett Wheelock
J B Wheelock
Lexington and Borton
Wtogie
Dre J B
Nettie Hi Wheelock
F E Wheelock
Boeking Dispatch
B. ‘Ly
Grimes
Manefier
Ohio
Omicer
Mra. A
Mowry
Guy Darling
Moines
Ows
Dispatch
P. Cosner
California
O. A. Larson
Fourth Street
W. H. Triplett
Deere & Mansur Works
Milton F. Edwards
T. H. Bein
Maquoketa
Williams, White & Co
William Condo
Cambridge City
Ind
Richmond
Indianapolis
W. J. Entritin
Bartow
Fla
Caspar
L. J Gamble
E. A. Pierr
John A. Davis
Abingdon
Hedding
Agnes Barnard
Dixon
Anna Pauly
Will Walker
Roseville
Misa Mary Helander
Peter Helander
W O. Bennett
Kansasity
Xenophon Jordan
W H Whiteside
Joslin
A. W. Wadeworth
Sixth Avenue
Lena Myers
Denver
Col
Adolph Findling
Io Company
Mr Mann
Ottumwa
W O Bennett
Kaneas
Misa
Ida Norman
Aurora
L Grimes
Mr Hager
Hage. Bros . Baxter
Moline Pam. Co
Sugar Bounty Repealed by House Democrats
The House Democrats repeal the sugar bounty in the McKinley bill making all sugar duty free. Louisiana and Nebraska oppose, warning of industry ruin without a bounty. The move shifts sugar market control toward Claus Spreckels and harms beet and cane growers, mills, and workers. A closing line touts lay ers arsenic? (omitted in context)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Louisiana
Nebraska
California
Claus Spreckels
Griffin Brick Tile and Coal Works Representative Showcases Products
F A Griffin of Griffin Brick Tile and Coal works visited the Disputcs office on Wednesday to display brick tile and a softer clay used for side walk tiles. The neighborhood offers rich brick making resources and Griffin plans to expand in Rock Island and Moline this season, citing testimonials from Gulpin Moore E H Guyer L McCabe and others along with tiles laid around Lincoln school house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F A. Griffin
Griffin Brick, Tile and Coal Works
Disputcs
Galesburg Fe
Griffin
Rock Island
Gulpin Moore
E. H. Guyer
L. §. McCabe
Lincoln School House
Moline
Weather Summary From Davenport Signal Office
The 24 hours ending 8 Wednesday morning showed a high of 15 degrees above zero and a low of 11 degrees below. The Thursday 6 AM reading was much colder, with the government thermometer at 20 below, indicating very cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Arsenal appropriation plan outlined for Rock Island Arsenal
Col. A R Buffington, commandant, recommends fiscal year appropriations for Rock Island Arsenal including 32 600 for hospital 41 750 for stables 20 000 for machinery and tools 5 000 for roads 15 000 for bridge maintenance and 10 000 for pay Also a testimonial line about Hood s Sarsaparilla from Charlotte Reedman of Rock Island Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Buffington
Rock Island Arsenal
Rock Island Bridge
Funeral plans for Johnny Cooper of Moline announced
Johnny Cooper aged in his late sixties dies after liver cancer. Born in England in 1824 he lived in Taunton Geneseo Rock Island and Moline where he was an engineer at Deere & Co. until illness. Survived by seven children and wife Alice Leech Cooper. Funeral services set Sunday at First Methodist Church with Moline lodge and Odd Fellows assisting at the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lliaat
Johnny Cooper
Granveon Goats
St Deere & Odd's
Cian
Sloan
Truesdale
Cooper
Charles
Quedar Rapids
Arthur
Mt. Vernon
O. J. Beardsley
Redfeld
Ark
Mr. Cooper
Hinkley
England
America
Taunoa
Masq
Methodist Church
Misa Alice Leech
Taunton
Mass
Charles F
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
C. J. Beardaley
Redfield
Emma L
John W
C. O. North
Rock
Fred JL
Stewartville
Geneseo
Henry County
Naples
Til
Rock Island
Moline
Deere & Co
Odd Fellows
Cemeery
Deaths and notices from Apop lexy and local figures
James Montgomery prominent Rock Island hardware merchant dies of apoplexy at noon aged 52. He leaves a widow and two children and was longtime Stewart & Montgomery partner and later president of Black Hawk Building and Loan. Also reported are deaths of Benj Long former O R J P cashier at 74, Philip Bowden born England 1816, Esther Eakin Frazier, and Pearl Elizabeth McHatton in Rock Island/Davenport area with brief funeral details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Montgomery
Hoe
Capt Montgomery
Pennsylvania
Rock Island
Frm
Stewart & Montgomery
Black Hawk Building and Loan Association
Montgomery
Obituary: Louis Byer Dies in Paullina at 83
Louis Byer 83 died in Paullina Iowa after illness from age. Stepfather of Mrs John Effland Davenport resident, he spent years visiting children and grandchildren. He planned to return to Davenport if well enough. Survived by three daughters Mrs Louise Grantz Mrs Annie Alick and Mrs John Bilstein and four stepchildren. Burial arrangements by John Geisberger to transport remains to Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byer
Paullina
O’brien County
Iowa
Louis Byer
John Effland
Davenport
Charles Holm
Holm
John Geisberger
Boyer
Louise Grantz
San Francisco
Annie Alick
Mra. Géisberger
John Bilstein
Plattamouth
Neb
Mra
Bon
Unitarian Church supports Miss Hultin’s stay in Moline
A packed Unitarian church in Moline debated the future of Miss Alisa Hultin as pastor Wise Haltin. Attendance was high but for bad weather. A resolutions committee, led by Warr Hemenway and Crampton, will report on Sunday affirming retention and pledges to cover next year’s expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise Haltin
Unitarian Church
Ailsa Hultin
Miss Hultin
Moline
Messrs
Warr
Hemenway
Crampton
February Weather Summary From 22-Year Observation
Observer Walz releases February weather advance from 22 years of data. The mean February temperature is 22 degrees, with February 1882 at 39 as the warmest and February 1875 at 10 as the coldest. The highest February temperature nearly reached 67.5 degrees this cycle. Snowfall data notes inches of snow in a string of days ending February 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walz
Amateur crook tries wife hand at breaking rate office
J H Spencer finds tampered safe at Moline Water Power Co in Postoffice block. Cash box attempted theft with chisel marks. door unlocked by likely false key. Objects suggest amateur burglar frightened away before success. Transom marks indicate attempts on Kobler and Odell offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline Water Power Co
J. H. Spencer
Postoffics Block
Mutual Union Insurence Co
Spencer
A. H. Kobler
8. W. Odell
Would the Dis Patch announce J H Millee for Moline collector
J H Millee writes from Moline asking readers to support his candidacy for city collector in 1894. He notes forty one years in town, acknowledges a rocky race, pledges to collect taxes honestly, and promises that no guilty person will escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
J. H. Millee
Tri-City Milling Co plans new oatmeal mill and packages
The Tri City Milling Co contemplates erecting a new building to expand oatmeal production and add packaged goods. Partners Sears and Johnson push for railway shipments and scale, aiming to grow into a larger industry with many employees and capital. Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern offers Mardi Gras excursion tickets to New Orleans at low round trip rates, with sale dates Jan 29 to Feb 4 and return by Feb 28, 1803.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-City
Sears
Johnson
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Excareton
New Orleans
J Morton
Gen. Tkt
Pass. Agt
Weaver Case Dr Lincoln Testifies On Mental State From Ailment
Dr Lincoln testified for the plaintiffs in the Weaver case detailing Mr Weaver’s deteriorating physical condition from cancer on the left side of the face to the loss of sight in the left eye and indirect impact on the right eye, asserting the illness weakened his mind. He described the patient as horribly effilated and subjected to rigorous examination with hypothetical questions reflecting the contestants’ view of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Weaver
A Little Train Robbery Reported at West Liberty
A pair of tramps David Latour and H W Roberts staged a small train robbery on a Rock Island line near West Liberty last Saturday night between 1 and 11. They attacked a train while crews were at their boarding places, stole coats and clothing and a revolver. One robber was caught within yards, the other fired thrice and fled but was later chased along the B O R N tracks and captured in a culvert with much of the loot. They were sent to Muscatine to await a grand jury at Mascatine where the case will go forward. Charges include breaking and entering and assault with intent to murder for the shooter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rook Island
West Liberty
Anamosa
David Latour
H W. Roberts
Muscatine
Mascatine
Mutual Aid Meets in Galesburg Scandinavian Association
The tenth annual meeting of the Scandinavian Mutual Aid association was held in Galesburg. Moline delegates included C G Thulin O H Boman H Kohler and Adolph Anderson. Officers J P Lundell Chicago C Nelson Galesburg Jonas A Johnson Galesburg treasurer. Membership reached 9391 with 488 new. insurance on hand 612600000. death claims paid 688283. emergency fund near 856000. A new constitution was adopted and organization updated under state law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandinavian Association
Galesburg
Scandinavian Mutual Aid Association
Moline
Messrs
C. G. Thulin
O. H. Boman
H. Kohler
Adolph Anderson
J. P. Lundell
Chicago
Nels Nelson
Jonas A. Johnson
Illinois
List of letters remaining advertised at Molne Rock Island IM
Week ending Thursday January 1804 lists recipients including Anderson Annie, Benson P K, Lofgren Anne, Cassel Gertha Laré, Stella Dalton, Willie Dyer Duncan Nyauuua JAM Dewaele Rene Osisun, Christian Fears, Maggie Ford Louis Pelberson Guatapi Green James C Petterson John Jones Delbert Paugborn Fannie Johnson John G Sanden J A Johnson Miss Ida Staelens Julius Kitlinger Geo Slaughter Andrew Larson Walton Martha Larson Miss Jose. Call for above and say advertised with date. Cure for headache advertised by John M Holt P M. Electric Bitters touted as headache remedy, 50 cents at Clendenin's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molne
Rock Island
Anderson Annie
Phina
Laron
Nellie Benson
P K Lofgren
Anne Cassel
Misa Gertha Laré
Stella Dalton
Willie Dyer
Duncan Nyauuua
Jam Dewaele
Rene Osisun
Christian, Fears
Maggie
Ford Louis Pelberson Guatapi Green
James C Petterson
John Jones
Delbert Paugborn
Fannie Johnson
John G Sanden
J A
Johnson
Ida = Staelens
Julius Kitlinger
Geo Slaughter
Larson
Andrew Walton
Martha Larson
Jose
John M Holt P M
Also Mentioned on This Page
Martin T Wright
Moline Buggy Company
Atrevaning State Board of Health
A.M & Church
Cleo Thomas
Itienow
Wood Blair
Potter
Norton Heighthn
Conn
McCaula
Wealth Association
Des Moines
Dubuque and Burington
Walter A Blair
Carnival Packet Co
City of
Quincy
Fulton Mins Fletcher
AME
Wagner Opera House
Vening
Vineer
Comayor
Nimaelf
Peay
Steve Bright
Keenler
Graham Puetroome
Prorat Aiepr
Nela Nelson
Tueseley Whale
Hanson
Cleveland
Wheeler
Fe Mosine Platz
Deutsche Verein
Albert
Nelson
Fred Peterson
Tartin Hannon
Parnard & Leas Hopa
Oakleaf
Ottys
Swanson
Andrew Shallberg
Agnust Danielaon
Eogen
Peter Ruch
Justice Bagal
Ryan
Perna
Messrs. Bergman and McKinley
Newton
THE
Arsenal
Hood's
Charlotte Reedman
Rock Ireland
Adden
Homple
Plattaniduth
Abdrew Eee
Louis
Mary Moht
Long
Hancock, Lowd
Benj. L. Long
Égt
Hfoline
F. K. van Fossen
Mr. Long
Huntingdon County
Elizabeth Myers
Bowden
Philadelphia
Margaret Travis
Cosstown
This County
Mercer County
William
Cuba
Benjamin
Gilchrist
Sarah Jane Tay
Maggie Hunter
Bowlesburg
South Moline
Corns Cemetery
Rock Foiend
Bethel Eakin Frazier
J. W. Long
Mrs. Keys
Milan
David Frazier
Dubinque
Esther Eaken
Daniel Frazier
M'Hatton
Pearl Elizabeth
John McHatton
Second Avenue
St. Mary’s Church
Rook Inland Catholic
Tri-City Milling CO
Case
Mr. Weaves
Elis
Mutual Aid Association
Clendenin
Klug
Hasler
Schwentzer Y Good
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