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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1907
Page
8
A new Rock Island County Soldiers and Sailors association was formed at the Moline armory to succeed the Grand Army of the Republic in maintaining Memorial Day observances. It invites all who have followed the flag and affiliated groups to join, with Moline and Rock Island leaders elected as officers.
Notes detail the departure of Mr Mering former superintendent of the Bar nard Leas Mfg Co elevator dept and family for Indianapolis in June. Also mentions visits by Mr Allen and Mrs Allen to Vienna and Carlsbad for health, regional moves, weddings, and social events among local families including the Draper and Petersons.
In Hampton on May 14 residents noted two recent fires that underscored risk. E E Holton raised funds for a chemical engine and Mrs Glant, both invalids, recover at a daughter's home after the blaze. Neighbors and friends helped extinguish the flames. The community also reports births, visits, examinations, and local social events including church services, temperance meetings, and school activities.
Cordova notes show Mrs Jesse Simpson and daughter Belle visiting from Port Byron. Mr Williamson bought stock in Davenport and installed an orangeade fountain. Orin Smith family moved north to dam the river. School trustees named Hendercook principal Eva Taylor intermediate and Miss Lewis primary. Mrs Hazel Scott joined husband in North Dakota where he farms. J A Wooster property advertised for sale. A dwelling house burned recently.
A stream of brief items reports new residents and visits, shop updates, and small life events. Race George welcomes a baby boy Monday. Matilda Handel visits Mount Pleasant with grandparents Garrison. A soda fountain opens in Grehley Cartherson’s store. Miss Lucy brings Cordova’s first Teddy bear. A son born to Dexter Forsythe. others visit or travel between Moline Rock Island and nearby towns.
Obituaries detail Olga Bernhardina Lindstrom, 1902 birth in Moline, two weeks of scarlet fever and diphtheria, private funeral at Riverside cemetery. Also reported are deaths of Mrs C Coyne, Olof Lind, Rachel Anderberg, John W Newton, Charlotta Olson, and Seth Carlyle Brown with brief biographical notes on families, marriages, and survivors.
Peter Peterson, brother of Emil A. Peterson of the boat livery, returns to Moline for a long visit after five years away. He had last heard of his mother Hannah Peterson’s illness and later found a postal card from the missing man. He traveled from Greenville Mississippi to St. Louis and Chicago before reaching Moline by watercraft.
President Harry B Gough resigns as president of Hedding College citing poor health. Faculty committee accepts the resignation. Prof A P Roleh, chair of mental and moral sciences, also resigns due to his wife’s health. Gough had previously presented his resignation suggesting plans to seek better wealth conditions on the western coast.
Telegraphic markets report in Chicago on May 16 wheat rose late in the session with July advancing from 92% to 991% and closing 6 cents above yesterday. December up 5 cents at 101 and September at 99. Volume was immense with leading firms handling five to eight million bushels.
The fragment notes a market update in Twin City with references to Roock Island and a correction attributed to Biase. Details are sparse, but entities include Roock Island and individuals Biase and Cornotee, suggesting a local commerce or market item brief.
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