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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1882
Page
9
Fragmentary 19th century notices show tradesmen advertising cheap hats and carpets, a new hose house in progress, a town board meeting on assess ments, and an American Bankers Association convention slated for August in Saratoga. Also listed are paintings, paint orders, a C B Q excursion, and Brown’s Iron Bitters touted for vitality.
Mrs. Chas. Carr of Trinidad Col on visit to sister Mrs. Sam Kennedy amid malarial fever. F. C. DeLane, Chicago ink maker, has arranged with Wim. Cleadenin to handle retail trade in Moline. DeLang now offers about a dozen writing fluids for various uses.
A collection of brief items: a testimonial for Safe Kidney and Liver cure from Joseph F. Lorris. the Iowa State Firemen's Tournament to feature a $500 free-for-all race and a $1000 hub race. Geo B. Wittick displays Mexican filigree jewelry at Richards & Lohrbeck. report on Fred Waller’s fatal accident at Barnard & Leas Mfg. Co. noting a blue mark above the heart and uncertain cause.
A jumble of local items covers a birthday surprise for Mrs. O P Bowers at 512 East Main, a theft at P L Capis’s Fifth Avenue residence, and a German English school shift with Dr Witter earning $50 monthly. Also noted are Liebig’s death and his malt extract legacy, plus scattered mentions of society officers and medical endorsements.
A brushmaker at Barnard Leas was fatally struck by a stick that hit him while sawyered in a shop. Dr Piper ruled death from heart paralysis due to stomach concussion. Waller, 40, left a wife and child, born in Wisbech England, buried in Sterling Illinois per his wishes. He was an Odd Fellow and insured for 2500. The inquest found no blame.
The Augstana College commencement Thursday praised graduates for strong studies and credits to faculty. Eight theology graduates will be ordained Swedish Lutheran ministers in Altoona Illinois on June 18. Names and assigned fields listed. additional college graduates include four more names. Attendance reached about 200 visitors from multiple states amid healthy student enrollment.
The Board of Education fixed the coming school year at nine months with three weeks vacation. Fall term Sept 4 to Dec 22, Winter Jan 8 to Mar 30, Spring Apr 9 to Jun 1. Staff: bids for coal, insurance on office fixtures, and building repairs to be examined. Graduating class averages listed for Minnie Buchholtz, Florence Shields, and Ben Tyrrell. Printing bids sought for 1,000 copies of the annual report.
A reader in Caro explains affiliations with Rev. Barnard and disputes claims of writing anonymous letters. The writer says one message to Mr. Barnard offered constructive critique, was vetted by church members, and asks it not be misinterpreted to justify resignation. The piece argues good intent and duty to the church.
Chief Crallo orders a ten dollar gold medal to be contested by Moline hose teams Minnehaha and A. C. T. The circular medal features a raised center block engraved Champion Hose Company of Moline with cross bar pendants. Races start next Thursday at 7 pm from Bass Street along Main and Wells to Rodman Avenue.
Saturday evening John H. Hartman fifteen, acting oddly, fled from his father Henry Hartman toward the river. The chase ended when the boy leapt into the water and sank. The father perished pursuing him. Body recovered later near Lindsay and Phelps lumber yard. No inquest held. Authorities cite overheated condition affecting the boy’s mind.
H. H. Butler and W. K. Hoagland plan a new cultivator factory at Peru Illinois with $20,000 from owners and $15,000 from locals plus their investment. 150 employees expected immediately. The design mirrors other plows with frame and tongue similar to standard models. Butler declined other offers to keep the invention for himself.
Just before noon Friday John Wretan an employee of the Moline Plant Works used a punch on steel ware when a fragment about three fourths of an inch long broke free and struck him below the eye entering the socket. He was taken to Sand hospital for treatment.
The Cincinnati gathering of the lodge concluded with remarks on amendments to the constitution, a five member quorum for openings, raised jurisdiction quotas, and one vote per thousand members. The session adopted a new Grand Lodge installation, abolished kneeling on obligations, and approved new monitorial work for subordinate lodges. New officers were chosen, and the event saw cordiality with an expense of five to six thousand dollars. New Yorkers California and Illinois noted as leading jurisdictions.
Mr. Conrad Grantz plans to link his meat market to the local telephone exchange within days. The system will keep the same numbers as E E Hood used, with sixty more phones to reach one hundred as instruments arrive.
An alumni reception at sonic Hall Friday drew Alpen and friends to a well filled hall. Ice cream and cake were served, with music by Walle and Biekl's orchestras. A reading by J Lyman Gregory of St Louis and remarks by Alice Brett highlighted the event.
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