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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1881
Page
1
Public notices from Moline and surrounding area list library {likely Mol ine Public Library}, travel by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific lines, local commerce updates, items on theater, shops, and residents. Mentions include Gould & Co, McKeever, Hubbard pl ail, and Rutland area references with assorted names and events.
Local notes chronicled ongoing improvements around Christy’s corner and several nearby businesses with plans to advance the front rank for comfort and convenience. Community mentions include Wixon & Fisk livery upgrades, Wagner’s refrigerated beer car, and Moline Wagon Co structure progress. Oakdale Cemetery burial noted. Weather and health remarks conclude with population decline and summer heat shifting residents.
Observers predict possible reprieve, appeal, or new trial for Gallion after sentencing at Cambridge on September 16. The article notes public betting on legal outcomes and mentions other local items. John Mueller, 29, a Holstein native, is described, with details about his family. Also advertised are spring lamb or other meats at Grantz and moving of W G Morris’s store to a new jeweler location.
A heat related death of M Maroney at age 26 in Half an hour after collapse at 3 30 last Saturday is reported plus a serious accident to John Carver near Illinois City with injuries from a mowing machine. Photographer T M Jones travels to Cincinnati for two weeks likely to New York for a convention. Land for sale in Western states and territories listed. An odd hieroglyph cipher note and medical update on Busch who fell from a third story and survived with fractures and spine injuries are included.
A jumble of notices and ad blurbs from a 19th century paper includes Lydia E Pinkham cures for female complaints, a hand injury tale with Dr Piper saving a thumb, bullet injury notes from 1864, a hat shipment by Gould & Co, city crusade against brothels, and local industry updates. Also mentions California Kidney Tea ads, mill fire safety upgrades, and July heat records with temperatures.
The new school building aims for rapid progress as weather and material supply permit. Earth displacement totals 16 000 to 18 000 cubic yards for a solid foundation. The board, unable to accept high bids, assigns general oversight to W H Edwards and contracts are set for 480 000 brick with Huey Meertman and Abrahams. Mollfine and Nauvoo stone will form basement and above ground sections, Keator Lumber Co supplies timber, Rock Island Lumber Co provides doors and window frames, J Berg handles stone work, with carpentry not yet let. Plans reside in Rock Island and will be described soon.
The Moline community considers artesian wells to secure a reliable pure water source. George Pearrell near Port Byron showed two wells drilled in 1878 on his land, yielding strong flows and clear water around 50 degrees. The first well produced about 60 barrels per minute, with the second similar, though deeper drilling and equipment issues slowed progress.
Charles Murray, a U S Express messenger on the C R I & P line, recounts a Friday night hold up. He heard shots, blocked two doors, faced a three second miss on the last door, and refused to kneel while the robbers seized the safe.
County Treasurer Reid has paid 14502 of Rockford Rock Island and St. Louis bonds leaving only one unpaid. Bonds were issued for Rock Island and Moline towns in 1869 and 1879 totaling 15600, with only Moline bond number sixteen still unpaid. One claim came from Augusta Maine showing wide transfer of collaterals, with further payments due in 1882. A separate ad-like note mentions Cuticura Remedies quote about public life and scrofulous humor.
The article notes cost rises in labor and materials dampen new builds. Christy cites a $1000 savings if contracted 90 days earlier and $2000 if completed last year. Despite higher costs, borrowing at moderate rates aids capital needs, and Moline housing hopes survive. Those with capital can still secure homes with careful planning.
Savings report shows deposits at Moline Savings Bank now exceed 400000 dollars. This reflects a strong gain from three years ago when deposits were about a third of today’s level, indicating solid growth rather than just a nominal rise.
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