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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1881
Page
8
Miscellaneous notes from Tie McLine Review-Dispatch recount train arrivals of Odd Fellows on C M A St P services this morning. A program was delayed until tomorrow, with afternoon events including a parade and parade-related activities at Pierces Hall and nearby streets.
Citizens debate breaking away from the city district over taxes and school choices. Property holders push for city district annexation while citing future benefits for local children and investment in the old commercial street. The piece also notes public notices and property transactions in the area.
Real estate activity notes Wheelock buying the rear end of a Main Street lot fronting Library and extending to the alley for 1500 dollars. Schultze purchases the west twenty feet of a Main Street lot from Pershing for 2500 dollars. The report mentions desire to acquire more frontage and notes store occupancy by Louw Weckel.
Chicago insurers and city leaders oppose council plans to allow frame buildings in the fire district. The issue, tied to Moline’s safety and property values, seeks a firm stance against tinder box construction near insured premises.
Changes on the C B and Q railroad affect St Louis southbound and northbound trains. The St Louis southbound train now runs at 1 pm, with the previous St Louis train arriving seven, and a northbound (sterilog) train arriving at a specified time. Other trains continue as usual. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve marketed by Richards & Sommerbeck, guaranteed for skin issues at twenty five cents. PProt Lispavrat of Augustana College travels to Colorado for geology and zoology vacation research.
Local lawyers rewrite and memorize passages from famed orators in anticipation of a county fourth of July event. A parade line announces hall gatherings and speakers, while community notices note Ina Woon leaving Moline for Shell Lake Lumber Co and Elis family remaining, plus Mr Wood’s departure affecting school director and mentor roles.
Hirsch's De Jens Bo Fruk notes former resident Waite wed Miss Carroll Payne of Philadelphia on the 22nd of the month. Mrs Finch may pass through the city en route to their home in Los Angeles California.
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