Longtime Moline figure pleads guilty in libel case
Thursday in the circuit court Dr J H Long of East Moline pleaded guilty to a libel charge brought by George Sarginson. He was fined 26 dollars and costs. The piece also notes bank plans for safety deposit boxes at MoLine Trust and Savings, with a contract to Art Metal Construction Co of Jamestown for eighty boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Long
East Moline
George Sarginson
Long
Sarginson
Moline Trust and Savings Bank
Fifth Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Art Metal Construction Co
Jamestown
N. 8
Boynton
Rock Island
Hawes
Rock Island Arsenal
Weddings and social notes from Rock Island events
Social notes recount two weddings in Rock Island. Nellie White and Elon G. Weaver wed at 8 pm with about fifty relatives, later leaving for a western trip. Edith M. Crane married Charles J. Bruck at a residence ceremony with guests and a wedding supper. Other items mention residents’ travels, health updates, a Masons Halloween party, and local society ties to newspapers and fraternal groups.
Local notes from the tri cities and surrounding areas
News briefs report travel and visits of residents, engagements, illnesses, and moves. Mentions include G B Crissmann's three week trip through Galena and nearby towns, Fred Berglund’s marriage plans to Minnie Orleans Johnson, C P Curtis visiting Jacksonville and Crescent City, and Marvin H White’s illness. Also noted are court visits, a Chicago visitor Jason Messick, and several residents moving or visiting Anamosa Chicago Denver and St Louis with family plans and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Curtis
Jacksonville
Fla
Crescent City
Mr. Curtis
Marvin H. White
Williams, White & Co
Chysanthermums Mark Elegant Rock Island Wedding
Miss Ernestine Frances McNevin wed Colman Stuart O'Loughlin of New York City in a chrysanthemum themed ceremony at the bride's Rock Island home. About 200 guests attended as the bridal party processed under a lit smilax canopy to Mendelssohn music. The bride wore white chiffon over liberty satin with duchess lace, and the groom presented his gifts including a diamond and sapphire necklace to the bride. The couple will reside in New York after December 1 at 2645 West 148th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernestine Frances McNevin
Colman Stuart O'Loughlin
New York City
Thomas McNevin
Rock Island
Bleuer
W S. Marquis
Broadway Presbyterian Church
Gerald O'Loughlin
Rupert Henry
Rockford
George Fitzgibbons
Moline
Magdalen Stewart
Evelyn O'Loughlin
Josephine Whisler
Paula Harms
Bertha
Miss O'Loughlin
O’loughlin
West One Hundred and Forty-eighth Street
New York
O'Loughlin
Rock Ialy
Pontiac conference to meet in September at Pontiac
Central Illinois conference of Moline churches will hold its annual gathering in September in Pontiac. The appointment committee met at the First Methodist church in Monmouth last week and selected Pontiac as the conference site for the coming year while district elders discussed the year ahead.
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Central Illinois
Moline
Pontiac
Monmouth
Watertown Residents Move In As Builders Plan Local Changes
Mr and Mrs S P Cosner reside in the frame section of the former McNeal dwelling while brick part is torn down for a new Cosner residence. Hospital authorities bought apples from Fenton. Several local visits and property transactions, including sales of lots to Wilson Harris Port Byron John Swanson and Erick Boman, are noted.
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Watertown
S P Cosner
George McNeal
Robinson
Cosner
Fenton
Michel
Godfrey Peterson
B. F. Marsh
Mary Sear
Iowa
H. Prosner
Ed Nicholson
Rock Island
Mary Hamblin
Moline
Frank Hamblin
Clinton Donohoe
Charles Lee
William Lee
J. H Long
East Moline
T. S. Craig
McDonough County
Hig
Oscar Arenschield
Wilson Harris
Port Byron
John Swanson
Erick Boman
Hillsdale News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Hillsdale notes include Miss Weed from Monmouth visiting friends, Mrs John Krantz visiting Genesee, and attendance at weddings in Erie. Local residents travel to Chicago, Moline, Rock Island, and Erie while births, box socials, and a ten pound girl are reported. An oyster supper planned November 7 raises funds for a new church organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsdale, II
Miss Weed
Monmouth
John Krantz
Genesee
Millie Matthews
Erie
Florence Hart
John Swank
Millie
George Hart
L. Giles
Chicago
Will Dillon
J. W. Guthrie
Rock Island
Mary Chase
T. Carey
George Stanbro
Merlie Wilbur
Maud Mills
C. Dillin, Jr
Moline
Emery Dillin
Nebraska
Hillsdale
Marriage of John J. Rissell and Esther E. Lundquist
John J. Rissell and Miss Esther Elizabeth Lundquist married at the bride’s parents’ home in South Moline Township on October 28 in a ceremony conducted by the Reverend Torti. The event was held in front of a guest gathering at the residence near Prospect Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Rissell
Esther Elizabeth Lundquist
Moline Township
Rey
Torti Weris
Bride Irene Emery Weds Robert J. Rote in Chicagoland Move
Miss Irene Cecelia Emery of Moline and Robt J Rote of Chicago were married Oct 28 in a white chrysanthemum ceremony at the Emery home. Rev Charles H Burdick officiated with attendants Charles Rote and Anna McNeil. After a dinner the couple left for Rock Island then Chicago to begin residence at 1834 Hamlin Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Creutz
Charles Rote
Cleveland
Anna McNeil
Rock Island
Charles H Burdick
Second Congregational Church
Helen Kittilsen
Miss Creutz
Paris
Miss Mc Neil
Merry Company
Rote
May Kennedy
Chicago
Mr. Rote
Robert J. Rote
McCormack Harvester
Danville
Woodman
Agnes Rote
Muskegon
Mich
Fourth International Live Stock Exposition Set for Chicago
The fourth International live stock exposition will be held at Union Stock Yards Chicago from November 28 to December 5. It promises to be larger and grander than previous editions as organizers expect broader participation from stock men worldwide. Attendees will share ideas and meet buyers with reduced railway rates available for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Ridgeview Notes on Local Residents and Moves
Ridgeview news records Mr. Nelson of Fortieth street seriously ill. Rosa Bilgéshausen returns from Hampton visit with parents. Roy Smith, carpenter for Contractor Skinner, back near Silvis coal mine to work through winter. Emil Groth and wife visit Groth parents in Coal town. Mr and Mrs Robert Kerr sell Ridgeview home to Mr Biebings and plan a Chicago move soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeview
Nelson
Fortieth Street
Rosa Bilgéshausen
Hampton
Roy Smith
Skinner
Silvis
Emil Groth
Mr. Groth
Coaltown
Tri-City Oil Co. reports year results and dividends
The annual stockholders meeting of Tri City Oil Co held October 28 at Rock Island Turners hall reported a year with a six thousand dollar cash balance after obligations. The Beaumont Spindletop well yields 73 barrels daily despite water issues. Two dividends of five and ten percent were declared. three of nine directors were reelected for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-City Oil Co
Rock Island
Tri-City
Frank Collins
J. F. C. Ludolphs
John Freed
Nine Tenths of Right of Way Reported for Interurban Line
A J McNiel of Rock Falls says nine tenths of the right of way is secured for the Dixon Rock Falls and Southwestern interurban and contracts for much of the road are let. The line from Rock Falls to Geneseo may extend to Dixon city, with construction started early spring. Otto E Colgrove of Rock Falls was arrested in New York on alleged misappropriation of 8000 dollars tied to road funding. Bail set at 2000.
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Dathy Dispatch
A. J McNiel
Rock Falls
Knights of the Globe
Geneseo
McNiel
Otto E Colgrove
New York City
Steam Plows Reach Illinois Farms In Agricultural Innovation
Steam plows are common on central Illinois farms showcasing rapid progress in farming tools. A fifty horsepower traction engine pulls twelve fourteen inch plows with a rolling cutter, turning twenty five acres daily. four workers operate it and control engine, steering, and plow levers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Ely Cream Balm Praised By Catarrh Sufferer In Rushville
In Rushville Indiana Rev R M Bentley notes long relief from catarrh and hay fever after eight years using Ely s Cream Balm. The letter from Del M Potter general manager of Arizoria Gold Mining Co. encloses 5 80 cents for a shipment and lauds the remedy as the quickest and most permanent cure for cold in the head.
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Rushville
Ind
Ely Bros
Ely
R. M. Bentley
Messrs
del M. Potter
Mgr
Arizoria Gold Mining Co
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South Moline
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Denver
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St. Louis
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Oklahoma City
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