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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
2
Local planners push a new electric line project along Another Point area to improve reliability and service capacity for the city. Officials cite anticipated better grid resilience and potential economic benefits. Public comments are invited at upcoming hearings.
A new corporation plans rail links from De Kalb and Dixon to Chicago with branches to Aurora and Mequon, plus a southern reach to Cairo. Incorporators include Titus and Shaw with directors listed. capital set at 5000 dollars. The project envisions a consolidated line linking Red Island to Chicago and extending toward Springfield via De Kalb & Southwestern Electric Railway.
Builders push to complete Moline hotel by June 15 to host the Gill Below event. Carpets, beds, furniture, and banisters rushed. dining room, main stairway, and lobby being finished before opening. Memorial Day observance set aside to finish interiors. Manager Leave and directors oversee progress.
Orion formed as a 36 000 corporation to engage in hay press manufacture. Incorporators are G A Fair P Westerlund and F L L Anderson.
Government crews expect to complete the great aqueduct over the Green River this year as part of the Hennepin canal project. The bridge will span about the river with the canal passing above, supported by levees and earthworks. Materials like crushed rock cement and sill come from Rock Falls and will be hauled by government trains along a 23 mile narrow gauge line from Sterling to the site.
Treasurer John H Mueller of Moline Lodge No 976 BPORER received a sterling silver chest from the Elks in a surprise testimonial. Exalted Ruler George McDonald led the presentation as District Deputy Allen attended, praising Mueller for three years of faithful service and lodge welfare. The Gorham pattern chest, engraved from Josephson’s, marks the gesture of appreciation.
The Iowalines Theatre circuit serving Fort Quincy Clinton Marshall town Davenport Rock Island Monane Muscatine Fort Madison Rochford Burnington Canton Keokuk Iowa City and Monmouth operated with perfect ed Saturday. Controllers listed include F. W Chamberlain of Burlington Charles Kindt Davenport S W Harrington Peoria W.L Bushby Clinton and A J Busgy Marshall town.
A brief notice outlines an FY up slate for the MWA election in Harmony. The item mentions candidates or groups seeking endorsement and the upcoming voting context.
Nebraska candidate R Talbot is poised to succeed Northcott as Woodmen of the World head in Indianapolis next week. Lt Governor Northcott says no opposition to Talbot and asserts a state agreement on officers. Readjustment likely to lower rates for younger members, promising a smooth, harmonious convention.
The will of Agnes Josephine Hollister of Port Byron was admitted to probate last week. She leaves 500 to be distributed under the American Congregational Church society and 500 to the American Board of Home Missions and the American Board of Foreign Missions. The residue goes to her adopted daughter Rhada T McRoberts.
The new Chautauqua temple will be a permanent facility costing 5000 dollars, seating 2500 to 3000, with rain shelter and a ground loop planned for 1904. Tickets go on sale under Carl Gamble with prices 1.50 for adults and 1 for children, season tickets 75 cents, assembly runs July 9 to 21 with 26 programs.
The Tri City Construction Co. won the contract to add to the dining hall and build a new kitchen at the Watertown hospital. The two improvements total $1000 and work is underway with a carpenter shop and new insane ward to be let in weeks.
A petition to pave Thirteenth avenue from Ninth to Fifteenth street with asphalt moves before the board of local improvements with strong frontage support. Twelfth avenue paving awaits funds, while summer work progresses as funds allow. Mayor Skinner approves a one man broom and scoop cleaning test on Sixth avenue, with monthly flushing after initial mud flush. A July first new law lets boards order pavement without majority frontage, but unlikely this year in Moline except sewer districts on the bluff Fifth and Sixth wards. Sewer costs to be shared by all benefiting rather than by frontage-based property owners.
The average June temperature is 71 degrees, about 10 above May. Highest June 78 in 1473, coolest 67 in 1883. Extreme highs and lows noted, with 98 on June 17 1897 and 39 on June 4 1889. Rainfall averages 4.14 inches. greatest 10.79 inches in 1892, least 0.49 in 1886. Nine clear days, fourteen partly cloudy, nine cloudy. winds mainly southwest, with a 60 mph north wind on June 6 1876.
An unclear ad-like excerpt touts Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as especially suited for children. It claims soothing relief for throat and lung ailments with seductive wording, though details are garbled and non-specific.
A $200000 dam on Rock River near Rock Falls will be 1500 feet wide and 10 feet high, spanning the river at its broadest point. Built of concrete and steel, it will supply 150000 horsepower for interurban lines and power electric lines radiating from Rock Falls, with routes to Moline Proptestown Tampico Genoa Stewart DeKalb Dixon Milledgeville Mount Carroll and Savannah.
The McKinley syndicate of Champaign announces a plan to build an interurban from Galesburg to Moline and Rock Island connecting with a broader network. W B McKinley says the first line will be Galesburg to Moline to Rock Island, with incorporation papers to be filed soon. The Galesburg to Monmouth segment will be built first, and Monmouth will be on the through line to Rock Island.
The body of Miss Benetta Cook was recovered from the river in Davenport on Saturday morning after she had been missing since Tuesday. An autopsy determined the cause as self inflicted. Rumors of an elopement with Ross Scandrett were dispelled when Scandrett appeared to identify the body. he had been at work the entire time. The uncle opposed the match, and Scandrett has since left Davenport.
Due to continued heavy rain the Memorial Day ceremony at the National Cemetery on Arsenal Island was called off. Graham post and August Wentz post committees still decorated graves while morning exercises occurred at the Wagner-opers house.
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The Patriarchs Militant department council meeting will convene June 12 to 14 in the Skinner building, with invitations sent to cantons across Illinois. Railways offer favorable rates and hotels provide special daily rates as hundreds of visitors are expected. Chevaliers and Rebekahs plan decorations of Chivalry with a Saturday evening ceremony featuring eight Fencing Girls in exhibition drills.
Elgin implements new civil service rules for police and firemen and the police commission may reshuffle personnel. Saloons are now required to close at 10 PM with back doors sealed on Sundays, and officials reportedly favor changes to strengthen enforcement.
F G Mason a former South Mo lineman who moved with his family to Upland Nebraska last February describes a cyclone that leveled a newly built house and cellar wall. Mason and family were away, escaping harm. Furniture and clothing were scattered for miles, horses missing four days and badly injured upon return. Only farm machinery was saved.
Carthage Missouri claims a distinction of the oldest elk in the world. Judge Anthony Thornton, born 1814 near Paris Kentucky, is highlighted as a long-serving figure in politics and law. He helped organize the Illinois Bat Mass delation and led the state arbitration board under Gov. Altgeld.
A tall three piece granite memorial near Augustana College president Olof Olsson and his wife Anna marks their graves in Riverside cemetery. Made by M R Iglehart & Co, the stone features a single polished cross, oak and palm sprays, hammered surfaces, and a modest design reflecting Olsson's life. The piece was redesigned after initial dissatisfaction and funded by the Swedish Lutherans of the Augustana synod.
The city will issue fifteen gold star badges for aldermen and Mayor Skinner to wear on coats or belts. The badges, with wreaths and enamel ward inscriptions, signal police authority and may be used to enforce ordinances on loads and tire widths.
An old advertisement promotes Electric Oil claiming instant relief for croup and emphasizing safety. The fragmentary text suggests a boastful tone with lines about never falling and the product being provides quick comfort.
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