Toward Kan City and Atchison
Train schedule fragment notes departure at 6 10 p m Sunday with redinton cat and fibo sleeper sighted. context unclear.
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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1882
Page
8
Train schedule fragment notes departure at 6 10 p m Sunday with redinton cat and fibo sleeper sighted. context unclear.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference the Gad P M line and Sunday exceptions, with unclear routing or destinations. The text mentions passengers, a banded schedule, and a dining fortress reference, but specifics are unreadable.
A mixed patch of notes on weather and local events. mentions White Sox tramca pictures and Straw hats at Hirschs. Mr Tomas Moore moved to Arkansas. Tax day dull in tri cities. Brown s Iron Bitters praised for tonic effects. Davenport Argus and Rock Island items include changes in staff, council late session, and baseball clubs forming. Also references to St Jacobs Oil and nearby regional news.
A house in a good neighborhood offers all or several rooms for rent via B R Towndrow. C G Burant joins Telephone Exchange as latest subscriber with an instrument placed Saturday. W M Brown elopes and marries. Mrs Brown, daughter of St James Hotel landlord, congratulates the couple. Uncle Eph Warren reports rain and wind causing havoc in Watertown Tomah region with rail travel heavily affected.
A Denver clerk, F. B. Sempe of the American House, writes that four years of kidney trouble were ended by H. H. Warner & Co.'s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. He signs his gratitude on June 6, 1881.
Professor W. H. Pratt curator of the Davenport Academy of Sciences and father of C. L. Pratt of the Gasette received a life size portrait presented to the Academy by Hastings White and Fisher. Pratt is popular with the Academy friends.
A new association named Tam Meredosia Hay Road Company forms to serve the upper county area. Capital stock is $1,000, and its purpose is to repair and maintain a hay road along the Meredosia for hauling hay and grazing stock. Members are farmers and the road is restricted to hay transport use only.
Tus Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad plans a bridge over the Des Moines River about three miles east of Des Moines to link the Winterset Branch with the main line. The project would cut maintenance on the branch and remove washout trouble and the current circuitous city approach.
Tom Carpenter Organ Co of Mendota Illinois has been incorporated with capital 15000. Corporators are Edwin B Carpenter Aron Anderson and H T Eckenbrecht. The firm replaces the Western Cottage Organ Co previously in Mendota and moved to Chicago. It will manufacture church parlor and cottage organs.
A Chicago Times excerpt quotes General Leib of the Chicago Democrat endorsing Jacobs Oil for rheumatism and neuralgia. He asserts the remedy matches its advertised claims and notes his personal experience with its use.
Geo H Speaker, agent for the St Louis and St Paul line at Rock Island, drew checks on Mitchell Lynnoc’s bank then halted when a set expectant deposit arrived. He sought quick money, acted mysteriously, and a report arose that he had skipped town.
In Burlington Iowa a crow guessed a jar of 8526 beans. The prize went to Gus Herminghaus who predicted 8502. Several estimates ranged into the thousands in the odd, humorous event.
A fragmented note lists a four-column quarto format with one item per year. The phrase references yearly entries and a sequence of columns, implying a structured archival or cataloging method.
Fragmentary notes recount a report by W E Stevead poor master of the town Molise regarding a raid in the year 186. The text is incomplete and omits clear dates exact places and outcomes. Further readable details are unavailable for full summary.
Bridge tender Oakley records business at Rock River bridge from June 1 to 17. Entries include double teams and horse and riders with cattle totals. April figures appear as partial data.
Dr Dunn Secretary of the Board of Health reports to the National Board of Health from Washington D C on deaths in the city for the week ending at noon Saturday Clara A Livingston age 17 Otis 17 years Anna Peterson 9 years Pofney ttis 9 years
The Moulders Union of this city marks its 23rd anniversary with a picnic in Brook's Grove on Wednesday. The group formed in Odd Fellows Hall and, led by Bluer's band, marched to the grove where foot races baseball and other athletic events took place and a busy dancing floor attracted many attendees.
In Grinnell several women amused themselves with bow and arrows. A playful shot aimed at a man across the street shattered his right eye, surprising him and causing minor injury.
Montgomery, guard at the north end of the Government bridge, nearly lost his post for over officious conduct toward a local gent. Col. Flagler forwarded the matter to Superintendent Fleming, who offered discharge but was rebuffed in favor of a reprimand. Another case cites brass buttons and blue cloth making a nincompoop of the wearer.
A frightened team from J C Matthas & Bro spooked by a broken wagon tongue strikes sisters Minnie and Emma Hass in Davenport. Minnie Hass, 18, dies soon after. Emma, 15, suffers severe injuries and may not recover. both girls are children of widow Annie Hass.
About fifty friends gathered on West Henry street Saturday evening to surprise Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Peterson for their fifth anniversary. The Moline Light Guard played music for hours as three chairs were presented to the couple.
At the Iron Moulders Picnic on Wednesday night a fight broke out after Pete Morgatt and Martin Kelley drank heavily. Morgatt, named a special police officer, attempted to arrest Kelley. Morgatt drew a knife and struck Kelley, who fell. Authorities investigated shortly after the incident.
A report from the Women’s Suffrage Association notes appreciation for the Journal’s defense of women seeking honest work in Mr. Keator’s law office. Three ladies from Rock Island and Moline visited discouraged workers, were met with courtesy, and the group expresses hope that respectable employment will be offered to women without ridicule or prejudice.
A melancholy youth sought a license to marry at the City Clerk’s office, mistaking the wrong department for a hand sewing machine license. After a clerk explained the error, he fled toward Rock Island, vowing to “git even” after a misdirected quest for wedding papers.
The paper marks its fifth year of publication with pride and plans for growth. It notes increased size and content since four years ago, vows cautious expansion, and hints at several major moves to enhance reach and service while maintaining its proven business approach. Residents praise the paper's quality amid local competition.
Predictions for July show variable conditions with many storms. Early July from the 1st to 4th forecast warm to cloudy weather with heavy storms. July 4th to 6th clear and pleasant. 6th to 10th warm with local rains then clear or fair. 11th very warm with heavy storms in places. 14th to 19th clear or fair and pleasant. 18th to 20th very warm with severe local storms. 21st and 22nd clear and pleasant. 28th to 27th very warm with heavy thunderstorms. 27th and 28th clear or fair all to first, warm with cloudy weather and heavy storms in places.
Leading attraction at the Tri-City Trotting meeting at Rochester New York was a ten mile race for four thousand dollars. Mies Peck won easily in twenty six minutes and forty seconds with Mires Pruned close behind.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a stray phrase about Jah belonging to Ver al Gordon and a location south of Old Sale. No coherent events or identities to confirm.
Citizens enjoyed picnics at Brook’s Grove and Akin’s Grove with dancing and speeches by Rev J W Haney. Fireworks lit Davenport and Rock Island, with large crowds at Ring’s Garden and Washington Schutzen parks. A fight marred Emerald Social Club picnic. few drunken incidents noted. no major accidents reported.
The report notes Fred Dean falling after the Argus battle door swing and Frank Harwood rising. Rock and Green rivers overflow, damaging crops on low lands between Cre and Gene Red. An express train No.4 wreck near Geneseo is being raised and sent to Chicago for repairs.
A string of Fourth of July accidents is reported. Ludwig Claus near Davenport injured his son Frank with a revolver discharge, who died about 1 a.m. Edward Best of Chicago killed by a railway train. Albert Brown, 15, Chicago, burned by a toy pistol explosion. Mrs Kate Colter's Chicago store burned. her daughter died. Frank Bennett of Kalamazoo lost an eye from a cannon. A Monticello Iowa gun accident injured Emma Brown among revelers.
A two hour and thirty minute game at the Gun Club Turk pitted the Muscatine Tribunes against the home Molines. The Molines won 29 to 17 with Frank Barnard hitting a home run the sole circuit of the contest. Tribune catcher John Van Buren was injured by a wild pitch but returned to play. Several Tribunes contribute to the city paper, Muscatine Dunp Tribune, under their bylines.
Mr E J Eastman and Miss Aupa Fitzsimmons wed at 10 A M. future home in Moline. W M Brown and Miss Lena Eldred marry in a small gathering. Trip the gallery dog dies. sadness expressed for Georgie from Muscatine. Sadie Reed to become librarian during a visit east. Reynolds man Eckstrom and Crawford in city. machinery ordered for Reynolds grain elevator. Henry Harwood to return Saturday. Capt Joe Duncan visiting mother L McLain. friends pleased to see him. Jacob Wirtz dies in Davenport after long illness. 55, five children left. lodge memberships noted. funeral Wednesday at 12.00. C J Pratt back from Kansas City. resume Gazette duties. Turn Halle fire destroys Northwest Davenport hall and adjacent buildings. loss about 7000, insured 4800.
A garbled note discusses risky driving behavior and the need for practice on public roads. It mentions potential danger and urges caution before further action, highlighting questions about street safety and driver responsibility.
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