Rock Island Faces Need for Bigger Shops to Repair Locomotives
Rock Island officials announce the Gold State Limited will run only in winter and will be discontinued at month’s end due to unprofitable service and repeated accidents. Twenty locomotives in bad shape require large shops at Davenport, Vallejo Junction, and Blue Island, while existing shops strive to clear a heavy backlog.
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Rock Islan
Eer
Golden State Limited
Rock Island Road
Bearh
Pleasant Wales
Davenport
Valles Junction
Blue Island
Renair
School board endorses public kindergartens plan
The board of education unanimously endorsed introducing public kindergartens and will place the proposition on the April 18 election ballot. It outlines costs likely over 3500 and suggests two room school buildings costing up to 2000 to house the program, with room by adding quarters in existing buildings to clear space.
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Edcation
Messrs Lindvall and Smith
Entrikin
Finance Committee
F. H. Cooper
Ericsson
Grant
Willard
Garfield
City
6Th Ave
Goodmanson & Rush
5Th Ave
S. Crompton
McKinnie Elk
Horne
Penal & Lynde
Rock Island
Watertown Social News and Local Movements
Watertown notes report residents attending church events and hospital visits. C J Wright returns to Jacksonville, Augustus Smith visits hospital, Denver Wiley leaves for Missouri, Richard Noyes plans a Watertown build, W C Fritts travels to Geneseo, William Paul to develop Arenshhield’s addition, a baby is born to Dr and Mrs J E Rankin, Howell in Moline, visitors from multiple towns tour the hospital, Manuel Smith of Hampton calls on relatives, Bert Clark from Mollne shops at the hospital, Myrtle Arenschield is ill, and Firkins and Mrs Keene are in the tri Cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
C. J. Wright
Jacksonville
Augustus Smith
Mt. Carroll
Watertown Baptist Church
Denver Wiley
Missouri
Richard Noyes
W C Fritts
Geneseo
Barstow Train Receives New Cars On Burlington Route
The Barstow passenger train on the Burlington road now features a new car set including a combination baggage express and mail car with a post office and modern desks. The train also has a smelting room, steam heating, and two daily trips to Barstow and back with a staff including conductor M Burke and engineman R C McGlinsey.
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Barstow
Burlington Road
Baker
M Burke
W H Bryant
Fred Brown
R C McGlinsey
Samuel Long
E C Heuck
Davenport
Doc Harrington
Letters Advertised At Moline Post Office Week Ending March 19 1903
List of names advertised at the Moline post office for the week ending March 19 1903 includes Anderson J H Angle Harry Banning Mrs Wm 7D Bergstrand Mrs Alfred Beckwith L B Brown Fred Cow Hugh W Crossman W D Dolph Gen W Ehinger George H Fitzsimmons Glen Fortier Jacobus Grosenburg Mrs Maggie Hess Isador Heninger Chas Keesling Howard Murphy Leo Laughren Frank Lovel and Mrs Marsh J J Nilson Lars Peterson Edi Roth Joe Schultz John Smith Art Tranneau Raymond Towns Francis Utter ¢ C Westerdahl Oscar A Wood Mrs William GEO H M'KINLEY P M.
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Moline Tll
Anderson
J H Angle
Harry Banning
J J Nilson
Lars Peterson
Edi Roth
Joe Schultz
John Smith
Art Tranneau
Raymond Towns
Francis Utter
C Westerdahl
Oscar A Wood
William Geo H M’kinley
P. M
Woman Sues Over Insurance Claim Belief Husband Dead
Mary Fell of Cherry Valley files suit against Modern Woodmen of America for 2000 dollars claiming her husband has been legally dead after seven years absent. He left May 1894 with three children. Woodmen headquarters doubts death and may still pay if legally resolved.
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Mary Fell
Cherry Valley
Woodmen of America
Fell
Woodmen
Cherry Vale
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California
School Board
Indorses
Mexico
Illinois Central
Tcomb
G. A. Smith
Peoria
Tomas
William Keene
Tri- Cities
12Th Ave
G. W.walker
Henry Hoffman
16Th St
Care Dispatch Office
Shaffer
Sheridan Heights
Box 245
Moline
Dispatch Office
Russia
17Th St
Collins Plow Co
Quincy, Il
Columbia Park
E. L. Eastman
12Th St
H. P. Cosner
Wheelock
D. A. Babcock
James Cook
C. Guldenpfennig
7Th Ave
Rufus Walker, Jr
James A. Weed
1St Ave
G. W. Walker
Samuelson
19Th Ave
24Th St
HE. L. Eastman
23D St
J. P Nielsen
Ee Ee
A. L. Mills
East Moline
15Th St
28Th Ave
J. D. Metzgar
McKinnie Block
Surrey
Minnesota
South Dakota
Sulte 5
Skinner Annex
Polk County, Minn., Land and Loan Co
Charles W. Brown Co
Oneida, S. D
Pleasant Valley
Stewartville
14Th St
24Th Ave
26Th Ave
Crompton, McKinnie Block
Healy
29Th St
8Th Ave
Crompton
The
New York Life
Walker Station
Geo. Walker
11Th St
J. J. Rogers
H. PP. Cosner
Warr Building
Journal Building
4Th Ave
Journal
East End
W. Parsons
McKinnie
Peter Florin
Carbon Cliff
Crescent Telephone Line
10Th St
11Th Ave
Furnace
Willard School
J.D. Metzgar
Tage
9Th Ave
Port Byron
Crompon
McKinnie Bik
Rock River
Fred R. Young
Christine Anderson
Fire and General Insurance
Kimball Building
Madam LA Dew
18Th St
3D Ave
2D Ave
Benson
Anders Chattstram
Royal Institute
Stockholm
Sweden
Bidg
Brady St
Moe Kinnie
Tacoma
Estey
DRS, Geo
J &J.D. Pearsall
H. C. Harris
Derre & Maasur Ven
Callendar
Moline National Bank
F. G. Allen
HH. A. Ainsworth
Singh
Walsh
J. E. Walsh
McCullough Bldg
West Third Street
Iowa
Dr. Horne
Hegel
Aoa
Rere
Erta
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