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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1891
Page
1
The Rock Island city council confirms Mayor Wessel's nominees for marshal and policemen, appoints a paving inspector later, and names committees. Budget notes show a $14 000 balance on April 1 and $22 825 43 on April 30. several petitions for water mains and sewers are filed for action this year.
The Electric car No 18 ran a successful trial on the syndicate lines in Rock Island under Ben Willard H Schnitger and Louderback with most lines visited and crowds cheering. Officials aim to start regular trips in Rock Island tomorrow and to Moline on the Blue line before week’s end.
A new railroad company the Muscatine Rock Island and Peoria Railway is incorporated to build a line from Illinois opposite Muscatine or Rock Island to Peoria. The list of incorporators includes Andrew Henry and William Slteroe among others. Also announced Prom Thursday's Evening Dispatch: Prof Palmer Hartsough named instructor and leader of the Svea Male Choir with two new members joining. invites Swedish descent youths for voice, meeting weekly at the Swedish Lutheran church.
Julius Platt, 40, a laborer at Moline Plow Co, was found dead in Rudolph Oberlander's boarding house with a gunshot wound to the forehead. A 22 caliber revolver lay in his hand. coroner's jury ruled death by self-inflicted pistol shot between 6:30 PM May 4 and 6:30 AM May 5, 1891. Platt, reportedly divorced, had relatives in Scott County near Walcott Iowa. seen last at supper, no clear motive. The room faced Railroad Avenue. Oberlander alerted police after finding the body, Johnson, another boarder, provided testimony.
Colonel John H. Lord’s forthcoming Illinois coal statistics report shows 94 mines closed, output up 1,040,401 tons, average mine value down to 1.02 per ton, state average 68 cents, more mining machines and a rise in fatal and non fatal accidents, with regional activity patterns and total cost raised to 12,882,936 dollars.
Landlord Snyder retires from the Keator House and transfers management to Frank Y. Keator and Perry A. Merryman. Merryman becomes manager with Mrs. Merryman as landlady and head of household staff. The change follows negotiations that closed this morning after Snyder’s retirement from hotel work to pursue a spring factory venture.
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