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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1910
Page
6
The Moline Plow Co won a city ordinance granting a switchtrack along Third Avenue from near Thirteenth Street to the People’s Savings Bank line. Deere & Co was denied the same rights pending special meeting and further negotiations.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a proposed bond issue of $100,000 related to city accommodations for a city court at a site near Fourteenth Street and Fifth Avenue. Details are unclear due to garbled text.
Aimed at the city council of Moline this letter urges two priorities for growth. It argues for a city court to ease travel to county courts and for a new city hall to match future population and business needs. It notes costs covered by state and county treasuries and urges timely council action.
A playful paraphrase from the New York American blends nursery rhyme imagery with urban motifs. It twists the cat and cow fable into modern city life, noting a citizen dining on a prune amid lunar whimsy.
East Moline officials vote to extend Seventh street from the railroad to the river and from Seventh avenue to Colona avenue. Condemnation actions ordered against objectors while most landowners offer donations for the right of way. Judge Howard resigns as police magistrate to move to Chicago.
The council adopted ordinances to open five streets across railroads in the east end this spring including ity-foufth Thirty-sixth Thirty-seventh Thirty ninth and Fifty-fourth streets. Fourth avenue paving from Thirty-fourth to Fifty-fifth Street at an estimated 64946.40 was confirmed. Contracts awarded for No 4 Fire Station Victor Palmquist 38498 electrical Tri-City Electrical Co 260 Moline Heating and Construction Co 761 heating Plant and Lockhart Heating 55470 heating system though not taking plumbing sole award pending decision.
Jack Taylor a former county resident and uncle of O M Bisant and Mrs Ranson died February 26 at his Buffalo Minnesota home. Born January 19 1819 he came to the country in 1835 and married a Rock Island girl in 1849. A Civil War veteran he served twenty years as Buffalo postmaster and built the towns first frame house. He was prosperous and a friend to the poor and pioneers in Minnesota.
John Lough of the west end grasped a broken telephone wire lying across a city lighting wire on Fourth avenue between Seventh and Eighth streets. He was unconscious for over two hours as doctors and bystanders fought to revive him with artificial respiration. He survived with burns on his right thumb and finger.
The Gillchrist mine shaft was closed Saturday by order of the state mine inspector due to dangerous conditions. Black damp has been found and the mine is declared unsafe. The new Gilchrist shaft and the Rock Island Southern mine will operate day and night to maintain supply from Motherville.
Claus Sievers, a retired Scott County farmer living apart from his family, was found dead Friday in his Davenport boarding house at 431 West Second Street. He appeared in good health upon retirement, and leaves a widow and two children in Davenport. Dispatch Short Ads Bring Results.
Two development plans for Riverside cemetery tract into park use were presented to the city council. Henry C. Kiehm proposes a $40,113.43 layout with 9326 feet of macadam road and 13 726 feet of cinder walk, plus lakes, bridges, fountains, and plantings. HE P Zimmerman of Rock Island bids $81,283.23 for his plan with eight proposed bridges and park features.
The will of George H Edwards was admitted to probate Friday dated February 22 1900 witnessed by Crompton Smith and Nelson with a codicil dated October 25 1902 witnessed by Oakleaf and Mitchell. Milton F Edwards son receives one thousand dollars at twenty one and the widow gets the homestead for life plus an annuity and household furniture. Milton is named executor or a substitute if non resident. Personal property valued at ten thousand dollars is alleged.
The Rock Island city clerk announced that the local option petition meets sufficiency and will appear on the spring election ballot. Moline's clerk reached a similar conclusion, with liquor dealers challenging the petitions. Attorney Joseph L Haas said the organization may appeal to the court to test validity in both cities.
The Rock Island county Prohibitionists held a two year executive committee election at the court house with R G Summers presiding. Delegates to the state convention in Springfield May 11 and 12 were named along with township chairs and alternates. Michael J Fanning and Charles M Stanley spoke at the gathering.
The quote recounts Mark Twain noting he often played women’s roles and recalls a scene in Hannibal Missouri where he asks a woman about a girl and a baby, and the woman affirms both are girls. The anecdote ends with Twain acknowledging the humorous misidentification.
The council considers a city hall on city property with a city court for Moine. Proposals include issuing $100000 in bonds and extending a one mill tax over twenty years to fund construction and a new post office at about $80000. Election set for April with polling places and judges to be determined.
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