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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1903
Page
1
Officials announce temporary relief in Grant District this year as the planned improvement will not be completed by September. The setback shifts completion expectations and outlines interim measures. Local residents await further updates on project timing and funding terms.
An estimate outlines a four room addition and basement repairs plus exterior painting at Ericsson School. A new heating plant is quoted at 6 000 with total project 18 000. Architect Cervin proposes 12 000 for adding two furnaces instead of a full steam plant. Grant building remodeling priced at 17 000.
The board of education approved an $18,000 remodel of Ericsson school with a bond proposal not to exceed $20,000 to be presented to voters at the April 18 election. The plan includes a two story north addition, new heating, and basement rooms to alleviate crowding, with future east end expansion considered and a temporary use of Olivet chapel for a kindergarten.
Corvin officials acknowledge impossibility of finishing improvements before fall. Superintendent Cox supports expanding existing facilities rather than new buildings to avoid an $800 higher principal salary. Proposals shift from a tax levy to bonds, with plans to erect a new building later. Architects note an $18,000 Ericsson upgrade could start a new building and partially complete it, with remainder funded when money is available.
The Swedish Lutheran church council met and finalized details for the Illinois conference of Augustana synod to meet in Moline on the first Thursday in May. About 175 delegates will attend with ward host committees chosen to arrange homes and meals for visiting delegates.
Alderman G W McCaskrin hosted a political free show at the Illinois Theater in Rock Island. The event featured a Woodman Quartet performance, three explanations of property valuation reductions, and a two hour monologue attacking party machines. The evening announced a $25 prize split among three contestants. Delegates and ward caucuses planned for a city convention Friday at Warr Hall with multiple wards naming candidates and delegates.
On Wednesday G A Stephens refused the People's Party plea to run for mayor citing health and water as reasons. Alderman Christison faces uncertainty though rumored. Henry Vierlech is named as a sacrificial candidate for city clerk amid party maneuvers.
The Citizens present nominees for seven wards. Details on candidates and ward boundaries are noted in local notices and election material. Community organizations may announce slates and polling guidance as available.
Chautauqua Assembly associations may take the place of street fairs in Illinois towns this coming season. Organizing work has been ongoing for weeks with claims that these events draw large crowds for periods of ten days to two weeks and attract a desirable class of attendees.
The township collectors have begun returning books to the county Collector Lyon. H Hill, reader of Canoe Creek township, reports Tuesday the first to be returned.
Joseph Murphy was found guilty of burglarizing Herbert Foster's store in Drury township. He faces a vagrancy hearing, bail set at 100 dollars, and likely a trial for robbing the post office. The case follows Louis Nellie's burglary trial at Rock Island, while Louisa Bramer seeks divorce from James Bramer with a court injunction to protect the family and property.
Central Union Telephone Co in Rock Island reports resignations by multiple operators including Miss M Dietz Miss Edna Had sell and Miss Ella Shields amid union tensions and past strikes. Others, Berthe Ostrom and Pauline Lamb, also quit for friendlier work environments.
Rock Island Republicans held the Wednesday primaries for alderman nominations and city convention delegates. Wm. McConochie secured the mayoral nomination by winning four wards and 61 delegates, surpassing the 57 needed.
A convention leader nicknamed Looney suffers a public humiliation as reports surface of internal friction and failed rhetoric during a heated convention session. Details remain vague as observers note embarrassment and discord among attendees.
John P. Looney again led Rock Island Democrats as caucuses nominated J. W. Linn for alderman in the Fourth Ward despite a fierce fight. Sexton and Maucker clashed over candidate lines, while the organization backed an independent delegate slate. Linn won 90 to 82 for Dauber as the party faithful rolled to a hard fought primary. Seventh Ward delegates named for the convention include M Bulger J Larkin M Cavanaugh H Rohwedder W Beals and others.
Fire crews were summoned Wednesday night to the Kiingberg residence at 1508 Sixth Ave for a blaze caused by a defective flue in the roof. Mrs Kiingberg alerted neighbors after discovering smoke from the stairwell as flames and heavy smoke filled the home. Firefighters extinguished the fire with water and efforts were made to rescue possessions before the roof fully ignited.
Miss Mary Louise Middleton becomes bride of Dr Samuel Craig Plummer in Davenport at the home of the bride’s mother. Rev J B Donaldson officiated before a large company. The couple plan a Boston and Europe trip before settling in Chicago. The groom, from Rock Island, rose to chief surgeon in the Rock Island system. The bride is daughter of the late Dr W D Middleton and active in tri city society.
W T Foster in Washington DC issues a nine day forecast starting March 23 detailing storms cross continent warm and cold waves from March 25 to April 1. He predicts sharp temperature drops, a fierce late March winter pattern, and offers his weather chart for a small stamp fee.
Rock Island democrats convened Wednesday evening with G. M. Lukens as chairman and Thomas Dougherty as secretary. A ticket named Cornelius Donovan for supervisor, Gilbert McCarthy for clerk, Lukens for collector, and a commissioner position also listed.
A decision within a week may settle the interurban route to Watertown with a conference in Chicago discussing Rock Island crossings and the Jamieson viaduct. If approved the line would head toward the Pleasant Valley shops and cross the government bridge to Davenport. One fare from Rock Island or Moline to Davenport would be five cents.
In circuit court Judge Gest presided as the trial moved forward. Louis Nellie, indicted for burglary, was found guilty of petty larceny with the age noted under 20, avoiding jail. Frank Foltz pleaded guilty to stealing 30.90 from Rathburn and received a sentence to the Pontiac reformatory. Six counts were stricken and 23 remained under consideration as the jury recessed.
The passage urges March April May as a prime period for cleansing the blood noting facial pimples and eruptions signal the need. It promotes Hood s Sarsaparilla and Pills as remedies and claims other medicines fail to work.
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