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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1910
Page
2
Reading indicates the hearing date will probably fall during the third week in June, with prevailing opinion favorable to the proposed outcome. Attorneys and observers anticipate a smooth process given the anticipated alignment of schedules and high interest from involved parties.
County court scheduled a hearing for July 9 to hear objectors to widening Fifth Avenue between Fifteenth and Eighteenth streets. Mayor Olson announced the plan to add ten feet, with estimates prepared by City Engineer Clark Anderson. Some property owners oppose the raise in assessments, while others support the expansion for traffic relief.
Community updates report Edward Arel visiting Fairfield relatives and Ralph Johnston moving to Bloomington. L. C. Trevillyan is ill with Dr J. H. Ellingsworth attending. Families of Ben Crouch and Christian Wildermuth visited. Phil Pearce returned from Council Bluffs. Mrs J Maxwell from Hampton visited Ed Hogue. Wm Houser and family returned from Bloomington. Mrs Mabel Poatvall visited Port Byron. Ez Chatman returned from a trip. plans to move to Minneapolis. School picnic at Campbell's island closes the term. East Moline class graduation noted with Hagel Bishop among graduates.
The Tri-City Railway outlines a comprehensive franchise plan to serve Moline and neighboring cities. It promises modern, clean cars, heated and sanitary conditions, 5 cent fares during peak hours, and cross-town service with interurban connections. It details track, street renovations, owl and late-night service, public-park protections, and street-car extensions through 1910 1912 with arbitration provisions and government-backed mail carrier passage.
Absence or tardiness earned no certificate while perfect attendance brought nine or six months certificates for students Mae Chase Dan McNeal Harry Millett Charles Millett Harry Meers Truman Hogue Maria Kelley Arno Kelley Milton Gessler Clarence Brown Roy Lee Searle Rankin Charles Meeds Boyd Bensenberg Myrtle Miller Lester OConnell. Principal Ege resigns. Miss Glaspell of Davenport to replace them. Lily Graham and Clara Kollman retained as tellers in intermediate and primary departments.
An English visitor attends a White House ceremony where President Roosevelt speaks of his war exploits. Young Kermit challenges him aloud, asking if anyone could help him defeat the Apaniarda during the tale. The moment captures the informal, humorous side of the president at a public gathering.
Swedish Methodist church building committee set bids for construction of the proposed new edifice on the bluff. Bids will open Monday June 27. Plans and specs available at Rev. N P Glemaker's residence 909 Sixteenth Street. Architect Henry Eckland of Keowanee consulted. Foundation for parsonage to be laid by Fred Clausen. Residence to be built by August Safe. Olson and Benson building foundation for the house on the church site.
City of Moline passes ordinances granting Tri City Railway Co and Moline Rock Island and Eastern Traction Co rights to operate for twenty years with reductions to six years for new franchises. Concessions include street sprinkling service route changes and ten cent fare to Davenport. Council chamber filled as transportation committee and utilities president J F Porter confirm terms.
Members of Svea and Olive male choruses who attended the national convention in New York city have returned home. The party, including thirty-two Moline singers, joined concerts and a stag banquet, toured sights in New York, and spent time at Coney Island before five members sail for Sweden on the King Oscar.
The Rock Island Stove Co filed for an injunction against the county treasurer and township collectors to stop enforcement of the capital stock tax. E. H. Guyer represents the firm. The case was laid aside with no action until next month when the legality and levy method will be argued in branch court before Judge F. D. Ramay.
The late Neil Barnes used a barber shop tale to lampoon athletes as ignorant. A barber quotes a blunt skeptic who denies any hereafter, prompting a reply about Unitarianism and irony about belief.
Andrew Olson the mayor of Moline urges council action on plans for a city hall with new architectural specifications and a city court referred to a special election. He supports a wheel tax for streets and alley repairs and calls for comprehensive building regulations and inspections.
Clark G Anderson, city civil engineer, was awarded a salary increase from 1800 to 2400 dollars annually by the city council in regular session. Aldermen praised his competence and stated retaining him at the old pay was impossible. An ordinance to vacate an alley in the Welie tract east of Twenty-fifth Street was also passed.
Martin Kronholm a Deere & Company blacksmith departs from Moline for Sweden aboard the Lustania retracing the 42 year old journey from his youth when he left Sweden for the Americas. Also sailing are Miss Christine Ecklund David Swanson Gust Nelson and others with several Moliners set to depart by Cunard Caronia on June 11.
On June 23 the Scandinavian American line steamer United States will carry Mrs. McCall and David Anderson of this city, along with a party of Clinton people. The Adriatic left New York on June 1 with a party of ten local residents aboard.
Richard Hosford suffered a double forearm fracture Sunday forenoon while cranking his car before the Manufacturers' hotel. Doctors say such crank injuries are unusually common this season with multiple bone breaks requiring setting by physicians.
A terse exchange hints at a staged scene where a young man asks about the pianist and is told the pianist’s daughter is involved, prompting the unnamed accomplice question and suggesting a developing intrigue.
Mayor Olaga presented his annual address to the council proposing four recommendations. A city hall site decision and a plan to study fine halls in other cities were urged. A special election on establishing a city court and a wheel tax for street maintenance were discussed to fund building permits and two-year municipal growth plans.
The Rev. James B. Lewis, pastor of the Brighton Methodist church, was fined 50 dollars plus costs after a Rock Island police court hearing for debauching the public. He arrived in Rock Island with a woman named Miss May Smith, claimed to be hypno tized, and left for Denver later that morning.
A press agent urges the public to see a play while the manager warns that popular choices are often those audiences should avoid. The Washington Star quotes the exchange about what people flock to see versus what they ought to see.
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