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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1905
Page
3
The city census reports more than seven thousand youths under 21, with districts showing large variances from last year. Most contracts are signed by returning teachers, five unsigned, four of whom are high school staff, and will be finalized soon ensuring next year’s faculty.
Police court kept busy till midnight as eight youths were arrested for firing crackers before midnight. Individuals Dawson Woodyatt Tust Engvall John A Hobinson Sam Lamp John Moran G B Munson Quear Pretereon and Nicholas Pappas each paid a $4 fine and were released.
Mrs Nut Mathilda Tunell of Mo We filed for divorce from Yer binbared Atteast Tone, alleging they married No 27 1s and that for years the defendant drank excessively. She accuses cruelty and non support. Taidtan Adams represents the complainant. Mrs Lara Kannenbere of Molini also begins separate maintenance action against husband Otte Kannenberg. J I B Onkleaf represents her.
The Platt Deutsche verein elected officers last Friday led by Amtman A Horstman as president and Vogt Fritz Muench as vice president. The society now has eighty five members and is in strong financial condition. members discuss building half of their own hall.
The District considers four counties for Republican nomination with Allen favored in Rock Island, Searle backed if defeated. McKinney of Mercer is popular and banker in Aledo, Chandler from McDonough is a Macomb banker and former state legislator, Rankin from Warren elicits support while Harding is urged. Monmouth contenders include Allen and Moline’s McKinney faces competition across counties.
Rock Island County reports strong farm yields as of July 1. Crop Correspondent Thomas Campbell notes winter rye timothy prairie clover at or above normal with oats near, corn and potatoes close to average. Grapes, apples and peaches show varied growth with grapes 80 percent vitality, apples 50, peaches 10.
A stranger at the Gans restaurant on Fourth Avenue between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets Saturday used a Confederate five dollar bill for breakfast. The cashier gave change in good money and the man pocketed it. he has not been seen since.
Five U S surveying engineers travel along Rock River from Beloit to assess feasibility of canal and lock construction to render the stream navigable. They map the river and surrounding areas and may recommend canals around rapids with locks at dams. If approved, the project would lower shipping costs and boost commerce for Sterling and other river towns. Congressman Hitt has pushed for such action in Congress.
Herman Junge and Miss Lucy Ellen Thompson wed quietly at 9 30 pm Monday in the home of Frank Young 1480 Seventeenth avenue with only three witnesses present The bride’s father George Thompson learned of the ceremony Tuesday and was greatly surprised The couple left for Chicago last night to begin housekeeping on Seventeenth avenue and Thirteenth street The groom works as a teamster for Dimock Gould & Co The bride is a well regarded young woman with many friends
Os Bruner may seek the sheriff’s office next year. He bought A M Bruner’s residence at 1116 Twenty first street Rock Island but has not stated if he will move in immediately. A M Bruner relocates to Elgin near his Chicago office for Y M C A railway work.
In New York a nurse promotes an aromatic herb drink called Australian Leaf as a monthly regulator and cure for female weaknesses backache kidney bladder and urinary troubles. Sold by druggists or mail for 50 cents with a free sample from the Mother Gray Co LeRoy N Y.
Rev. trl R. Hicks notes six storm periods in July driven by Mars Vulcan and the Moon. Expect high heat, falling then rising barometers, and numerous thunder squalls, cloudbursts, and possible tornadic activity, with cooler conditions after the periods. Localities face storms across most of July with eastward progression.
Mrs J Lardner captured the ladies handicap cup in the fourth contest for the trophy Thursday afternoon at the Roth Island Arsenal golf links. The nearest competitor trailed by several points as the bea nace medal stays with Mrs C P Skinner, whose 11s score in the prior match remained unbeaten.
A fragment from an old ad promotes a shoe product named for relief of corns bunions and hot foot issues. It mentions ease of use and quick comfort, with a period voice and commercial tone typical of historic pages.
Albert A. Sinclair, a Mo line worker and son of Mr and Mrs Peter Sinclair of 720 Twenty third Street, was killed instantly by lightning at Flagler Colorado on Thursday June 29. He had been ordered six weeks earlier by Rock Island road officials to operate a shovel on Colorado construction work. Born March 13 1877 in Mol ine he had worked for Walsh Construction Co in St Louis and in New Orleans before joining the Colorado project. He is survived by his parents three sisters and four brothers. A letter to his father reports his promotion to foreman just before his death.
Mr and Mrs Adam Friese celebrated their golden wedding at their Stewartville home with seventy five guests. The couple wed fifty years ago in Stewartville with Rev Allen B Hitchcock officiating. Remarried by Rev John Baughman, the ceremony reunited the couple as family members and friends attended the quiet revival.
Amusements, visits, and local updates from Hillsdale and Port Byron. Notables include school building contracts, medical relief, typhoid illness, and a bridge project. The district mourns D T Kuehl with a Sunday funeral and orphaned children loss.
An old advertisement touts Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a remedy for children's teething pain wind colic and diarrhea. It claims millions of mothers use it and lists a price of twenty five cents per bottle available at druggists.
J. W. Parker of Tri City Pasteurized Milk Co returns from Vulcax Michigan with twenty five Guernsey cows from the Jesse Spaulding Chicago herd. The farm adds a large water system, a two wing 320 foot barn, 12 006 gallon tank, and three silos at about 200 tons each. A squab business and homing pigeons are planned as side ventures with a side track for shipments and a special excursion train to tour the completed dairy farm mid August.
The 17 year locust swarm that alarmed fruit growers is largely gone after reproducing and dying or being eaten by birds. Only a few twigs show egg damage, and widespread effects are minimal. Birds reportedly fed on the locusts and spared some fruit crops in places.
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