Violet party hosted by Mrs Nason and Mrs Bryant in Rock Island
A Wednesday afternoon violet party hosted by Mrs Clarence Nason and Mrs A R Bryant at the former’s home drew a large group from Rock Island Davenport and Moline. Guests played eleven tables of cards with heart shaped violet ribbons, then enjoyed a violet themed supper. Prizes included a violet embroidered center piece won by Mrs T M Sechler and a heart shaped violet box won by Mrs Butterworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Nason
A. R. Bryant
T M Sechler
McMaster
Putnam
Blackburn
Isving Burgh
Lceut Thompson
Misses Burgh
Denkman
Comegya
Frysinger Conley
Charlotte Buford
Blanche Buford
Masterson
Davenport
Mra
Bradford Thompson
Moline Merdamen
H Deere
Hl Velie
Wm Butterworth
A Barnard
Nason
M Hill
J W Good O Wicks
George A Crampton
Walter Tollen
Herbert Cooper
F. Allen
Arthur Stephena
George Huntoon
BKB
Ogden
Miarken Cady
Anthony
Sechler
Misa
Lara Anthony
Mra Nason
Helen
Saloon dispute ends with woman firing at Woodward
In Davenport Clay Woodward, a former local saloonman, is under arrest after a Janesville attack on his mistress Em Webb led to her firing four or five shots aimed at him. The woman, now at Mercy hospital, survives. witnesses describe severe abuse. Attle Swanson relocates to LeClaire, hauling family goods after a failed scam. A wildlife dispute spreads as frontier birds deter crops. Iowa law seeks gun penalties for crossing farms while Bird Protective League ideas surface in Moline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Woodward
Davenport
Em. Webb
Webb
Mercy Hospital
Woodward
Attle Swanson
B K Pershing
le Claire
LeClaire
Iowa
Bird Protective League
Moline
Ita
Cross Street Paving Costs Rise for Private Owners
Amended paving assessment filed in county court shows private property owners face higher costs due to a court finding double assessment of railway properties on Fourth Avenue and adjacent streets. The new figures spread the increased cost evenly across cross streets as required by a single ordinance. A separate note recounts a Carbon Cliff church entertainment by Baptist youths, receipts about 3 14, and a runaway incident with Lou Maylord's team causing a minor mishap but no injuries.
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Fourth Avenue
Fourteenth Streem
Fourteenth Street
Carbon
Carbon Cliff
Lou Maylord
Mraylord
Port Byron Junction
Man Commit Suicide After Job Change on Davenport Street Cars
Louis Karsgard, a four year Davenport street railway driver, died by his own hand after taking carbolic acid. He had worked on the bridge line when electricity came to the system, later acting ill and unsettled by the prospect of a new assignment. He leaves a wife and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Karsgard
Davenport
Karsgard
Endorsement for American Encyclopedic Dictionary Lauded
Dr Bartholomew of Augustana College approves the American Encyclopedic Dictionary as a thorough, affordable revision of Cassell’s work. He notes its comprehensive definitions, abundant quotations, and careful lexicography suited for business, teaching, and study. The review praises its mechanical quality and value for teachers and readers alike.
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Bartholomew
Augustana College
Roca Inpasa
April
Meesrs Cassell & Co
London
E F Bartholomew
Rock Island
Conta
Mc Corkie Hill Mining Co elects new vice president
An adjourned meeting of the Mc Corkie Hill Mining Co held Tuesday afternoon elected a new vice president to replace O. S. Hepburn, who remains at Webb City, Missouri. The mine now yields about twenty five tons of ore weekly while expenses are paid despite low ore prices. The report also notes continued political announcements for Rock Island County offices and court actions, alongside local society and community notes.
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Opp Fritows
Quick & Meeking
Stewartville
W . Meckling
Harry Sutley
W Heck
Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge
George McLeay
W C Meckling
Hall
Wm Quick
J B Davis
C. W Heck
Frank Litter
Ed Padington
Fred Volkman
McCorkie Hill Mining Co
J W. Wiggin
Minneapolis
Hepburn
Webb City
David Sears
Milan
Mr. Sears
Rock Island County
Moline
Sears
South Rock Island Township
Jospin
Peoria
Whiteside
Lesaire Hanna
John Campbell
Wesley Hanna
Joslin
Jow Qoldaworthy
Hillsdale
Ira Morgan and
F J
George
Looker
Hillydale
Payne
Sheriff’s Office
Messrs
Schneider and Eckhart
Rock Island
H C. Harris
Levi Cralle
Wm Whiteside
Henry Nold
Port
Port Byron
H &K. Casteel
Parkston
The
Congregational Church
J. W. Simonson
W.F Nicholson
Denbigh
Samuelson
Stone
Schafer
Colegrove
W.H Swingley
Mathews
Shurtleff Place
Rapidsity
Senator Crawford
Taylor Ridge
Rev . W.thompascha
Trent
Cambridge
Main Street
George Moore
John Zollinger
Hastings
Ilera
L. H Coffman
Augustana College
John Schafer, Jr
W D. Hall
J N Rees
Maxwell House
Burglary on Thirteenth Street Near Officer Starofsky Residence
Thursday Evening's Dispatch reports a sneak-thief entered Charles K. Carlson's home at 1405 Thirteenth Street while his family was away. The thief took a $10 bill and a new pair of shoes bought just days earlier. Also noted is Bessie H Bedloe of Burlington Vermont seeking hair treatment for scalp disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starofsky
Charles K. Carlson
Thirteenth Street
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Moline Ladien
Uesdamen Nason
Bryant
Ita Proprietora
Him
Ranger
Baptist
Third Ave
Prince Albert
Chicago
Powely
Third Avenue, Moline
Dor Bartholomew
Hoe
Alumni Association of the High School
Ella (Jackson) Hyde
Lucy Ainsworth
Minnie (Stephens) Allen
Mary Bullen
Mary (Chase) Tolles
Emma Cooper
Florence (Shields) Savage
Herbert Griffith
Jennie Hull
Minnie (Gunnell) Good
Nellie Anthony
Emma Melin
Ella Wickstrom
Axel H Kobler
Sadie (Griffith) Smith
Lutie Fisk
Alice Wheelock
Herbert McKeever
Moline High School
Keator House
McCorkie Hill Mining Company
Dolvg Well
Lucian Adams
Friends
M F Swheeney
Marion E. Sweeney
Sweeney
Qrinwold College
Messrs. Parks & Pleasante
Bwesney
Circuit Court
Catherine Koch
Caubes
R. K. Swan
National Paper Co
Lucius Clark
Wm. Evers
Cheney
Mary J. Pullen
Thomas Martin
City of Rock Island
Wm. Gibson
Justice of the Peace
Chas. Daugherty
Wm. Smith
Daniel Wood
Frank Becht
Randay
Vorwaerta Turnverein
Firat
Miedke
Max Kohn
H. K. Alta
George Reimers
Conrad H. Mann
H.’. Miedke
Gus Lage
Louie First
Henry Grantz
E.E. Morgan
Black Hills
Dr Tracedale
Hock Inland
Rhysterian
Hurlington Road
Truesdale
Black Hille
Burlington
Hot Springs
Evana
Black Hilla
Deadwood
Ith
Big Horn
Gillen
William Gillen
Ninth Street
Heal
Allen
Jacksonville
Brown Dynamo Electric Telephone Company
Washington
Artemus Ward
Colona
Gonny County
Luther K. Colvin
Estelin E. Hopper
Adeline Smith
Willet Ferris
Canada
John Ferris
Colona House
Mies Jessie Baker
Jenesco
Skinner
Pleasant Valley
Wm Skinner
Barter
John Krause
Win II Sharp
Esq
Depot Street
Burt Sherrill
Charley Gilbert
Abingdon
F W McKee
Allegheny Seminary
Pennsylvania
Pleasant Unity
George Weldlein
Misa Jane Kime
Morristown
Jacob Kime
Ayer
Limeville
Keef
Sidney Steenberg
Sugar Hollow
Mrxn Steenberg
Weimeey Pee Een Oote
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
Geo H Heatford
Hattimoke
May
Robert Borattan
Princess Vooe
Bessie H. Bedloe
United States
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