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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1910
Page
8
A five acre tract changes hands for $15,000 adjoining Deere holdings and the Deere estate. The sale involves Allied Interests and Mr Vele Porchas with reference to adjacent lands and a twenty six acre tract noted as new ownership. The report mentions timing and connection to Deere interests and local property use plans.
Rumors surround a proposed plan in Rock Island involving a home and possible construction. The fragmented text mentions a nurse in charge and references to holidays, stamps, and local committee work.
About 150 to 200 members of Manufacturers lodge No 485 IOOF attended the annual roll call Saturday night. The entertainment committee organized the event and the degree team exemplified the first degree for nonattendees, with brief talks and short responses from members.
Sheriff Kittilyen vows to enforce boxing law amid governor and board support. Reports recount two advertised events in Rock Island and Moline dissolved by concerns over permits and safety, with later matches canceled and questions raised about the bout lineups and sponsors.
Courthouse work and county business update with mentions of Cordova teams at Albans game and local clubs. Social events include a Dancing Club party in Albany and Newtons orchestra engagement. Observations cover local trades, farming, and light human-interest bits from the week.
Court action planned next week to submit a proposed plan of settlement for the Moline Building, Savings and Loan association. Holdouts may sign as friends endorse, with two suits to recover on stock loans to be filed by the receiver’s attorneys.
A shed lamp caused a fire at Cath Bafe’s shoe shop on Cath Pilteeath Street just after 7 o clock Tuesday. The interior burned as Thomings and Mi Hirte, residents nearby, tried to fetch coal and light. Firefighters saved the building, but all shoes were damaged and stock losses tallied around $70.
The plan proposes an east line from Davenport to Muscatine with extensions to Moline and New Rock Island tied to new franchise deals. Directors say $750,000 would be needed for the road, with profits uncertain, and Davenport council’s stance on new franchise key to any result. In Davenport the project hinges on granting a new franchise and promised extensions in three cities to secure the line. A social note then records a Davenport reunion at which Mr and Mrs Frank Freed hosted thirty relatives from Geneseo and VanOrin with a large supper.
Promoter Edward H Van Patten outlines a double deck bridge across the Mississippi, with wagon traffic on the lower and a rail line on top. He says Davenport interests are not seeking to divert interurbans, while railroads may back the project. Bettendorf’s industries would gain shipping access and Metro Bettendorf Ferries will add a boat next season. A congressional bill proposing the bridge is described with conditions and time limits.
Real estate transfers show quit claims and sheriff deed actions in Moline Rock Island and surrounding areas. Transactions include G O Dietz to Jennie Natt part of Pitts addition $1, Olson to Nystrom $1625, Cordova Jacob W to Elmer Simpson $300, Carl Bronstrom to Louis Sonneville $375, L B & Savings to D A Jones $1200, Samuel Lowman to Minnie Zeis $816.75, Elmer Blakesley to Jonas Bear $800, and other transfers in Andalusia Gretna Rock Island and related additions.
A dialogue shows Aunt Spinsterly urging Mamie to uphold women's dignity and voting rights while Mamie expresses more cautious support, asserting belief in some form of woman voter participation rooted in Human Life themes.
Governor Deneen urges a bill to remove obstructions in the Chicago Sanitary District channel to Joliet linking the main Chicago canal with the upper Illinois and Michigan canal. The move aims to create a navigable waterway from La Salle to Chicago via Joliet and the district channel, boosting Great Lakes commerce. Also noted: Lola Hays departs for Europe with a large party, stopping in Kansas City and visiting Los Angeles en route to San Francisco. Mr and Mrs J W Good and son Harry plan to join.
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