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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
5
Local organizers announce entries for the upcoming turnfest next month with teams and riders preparing for events. Officials expect strong participation from MAA and other clubs, with schedules and competition details to follow.
A long list of entered societies signals a large crowd for the upcoming turnfest. Groups from Englewood to Grand Rapids, Chicago to Peoria, total 444 participants including 227 men 92 women 40 seniors 59 singers and 26 drum and fife players. Organizers expect vast visitor turnout with many supporters and hosts.
Mr Ruby rents Sackville farm in Coal Valley. Rev Lyman takes coal valley Presbyterian duties and will minister to Rural. Beulah church Rural hosts children day with a elaborate program on The Rainbow theme.
Ed Condo travels to Minnesota to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs W G Schott visit Geneseo to see their daughter. Ernst Bomberg and family return from Rapids City to visit Mr Bomberg's sister. Mrs Jennie Anderson visits Chicago and her sister, Mrs.
Buford of Davenport arrives with her husband and family for a stay during Mrs. Anderson's absence. Ralph Deemer resigns from his Natick Y M C A position and plans to move to Aurora then soon to St Louis. The Rev Mr Elliott visited Ridgeview and nearby Sunday schools on Sunday.
The Twin-City Driving association opens July 4 at Ninth street grounds Rock Island with fast pacing and trotting events. Entries include Mollie Barnes Alice T Irene Lawrence C Jones and more in the free-for-all pace, plus trot and gentlemen’s driving. Prophetstown Cambridge Geneseo have pledged additional entries and a ten piece band will accompany the program with a prominent speaker for the season opener.
Funeral for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs F C Cooper was held at their Arenshield addition home in Watertown conducted by Rev T J Wood of Hampton. Community notices report visits to and from nearby towns, hospital work progress, and local residents attending events and vacations.
Ringling Brothers presents Jerusalem and the Crusades with 1200 cast, 300 ballet, 200 chorus. A grand pipe organ, 50 soloists, 2000 Parisian costumes, and lavish scenery fill a stage larger than 100 theaters. Features include jousting, sword fights, chivalric pageantry, and a grand Crusaders departure procession. Rock Island performances July 7 with 2 PM and 8 PM shows.
Hillsdale July 24. Harry Fenders visits his grandmother Mrs Wiggins. Mrs. Robert Pettifer of Seattle visits daughter Mrs D C Walker. Miss Lottie Davis attends commencement and resigns Kempster school to join Bluff No 1. Bert Kempster and wife are on their wedding trip. Mrs Will Smith returns to Milwaukee. Scott family reunion attendees include Mr and Mrs Scott and daughter in Syracuse.
Ridgeview on June 18 hosts Mrs. Wm. Pinneo and daughter Lucille with Dor othy Ogdeh of Moline visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eye. Mrs. Stitt hag returns to Kansas after visiting Harry Larman family in Walker station. Elmer David of Joslin and wife visit. Rev. Wm. Story of Moline calls. Mrs. John Kittilsen trips to New Shops. Contractor Almindinger nears completion on one Devinney house and starts another.
The Markets page shows commodity prices for corn oats timothy coal and eggs with corrections by Brown Ihl Dun Ransom and Benson Pasai Bros. Prices include corn 48 50 oats 5 38 timothy 10.00 12.00 coal 14 15 and eggs 15 under a mixing of units and stray figures in the listing.
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