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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1910
Page
8
R C Leedy J D Metzgar and Mrs D Poole bought the Swedish Methodist church property at Fifth Avenue and Sixteenth Street. Metzgar submitted the bid, Horstkamp Sherman handled the sale, price 332 60 for 80 feet front. Leedy plans a modern business block by 1911 with Leedy’s 5 and 10 store nearby.
Judge Ramsay reports the parole law dispute halts prosecutions statewide and delays the Hawes murder case. State's Attorney Magill and Attorney General Stead seek continuances, with the stay on the stay order prompting rare Supreme Court action. Treason kidnapping and other offenses face similar impact under the parole loophole.
Washington state representatives Hull Dawson Pickett Kennedy and Haugen urged General Marshall on February 24 to keep Major Ricbe at Rock Island. They argued that the upper Mississippi River survey and Des Moines river work should stay under his supervision and that he could not be reassigned easily without affecting ongoing projects.
The Electral Supply Company launched operations with directors listed as WoT Ball president, F E M Kunkel vice president, J Ball secretary and N Butterworth treasurer. The firm plans to engage in contracting and hardware supply, serving an electric and machinery market. The charter shows a capital structure and filing details, with notices of commencement to be paid upon completion.
The Morning Oregonian warns homeseekers about scams tied to the Oregon & California Railroad grant, where agents promise 160 acre selections for fees and claim a prior right to buy at $250 per acre. If the suit restores the lands to public domain, filings may become worthless and victims face losses totaling hundreds of thousands.
The Illinois Farmers Institute at Edwardsville Feb 24 passes resolutions urging reallocating auto tax to state highway needs including concrete bridges and convict labor aid, funding soil research, expanding livestock farming, and tightening hunting license enforcement. Local disputes over paving Fourth Avenue and property costs are noted, with residents questioning traffic and costs amid city plans.
Kelativer of Wis died Saturday night from lung trouble after a long illness. Mrs George Brooke and Aunt Lizzie Montgomery were unaware of her death as they traveled westward to visit. she was formerly Miss Rooks, daughter of Mrs and Mrs George Rooks of this city. Survived by three sisters and one brother, she was a member of the First Baptist church.
The Swedish Lutheran conference covering Iowa and Missouri voted Friday to proceed with a proposed hospital in Des Moines valued at about five hundred thousand dollars.
The board of local improvements approved paving Fourth Avenue from 34th to 55th streets and a plan to connect Fifty Fifth Street with East Moline pavement at Second Avenue. Total cost is estimated at 68 689 40 and assessments will be spread over ten years. Corner and adjacent lots face varied charges from about 39 to 10 dollars. The plan anticipates Third Avenue paving later, with assessments on property fronts. Some Cross street owners support direct benefits but oppose broad assessments.
The article notes Halley’s comet will not be visible to the naked eye before May 19 due to its proximity to the sun. It describes March observations of Venus and Jupiter, the rising Virgin and Arcturus, and the motion of Mars, Saturn, and a recent bright comet, with notes on their positions, brightness changes, and predicted paths through March and May.
L. R. Meyer of Davenport was arrested after a domestic quarrel led police to his room where two loaded 42 caliber public safety items were found. He confessed to multiple holdups as a light-skinned man, with saloonkeepers Hanson and Johnson identifying him and Agent Burnett confirming the robbery.
State board of health reports about 6000 diphtheria cases treated with free antitoxin since October 1907. Pre antitoxin death rate hovered near 8 percent. now fatalities average about 6 percent. Early administration greatly improves outcomes, with best results on days one or two of membrane formation. Delays after day two prove costly and dangerous.
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