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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1880
Page
8
Prof Mack reports nearly one hundred pupils enrolled in two Hess Métine night schools with about sixty attending nightly. He notes many eligible youths idle on streets, urges parents and manufacturers to ensure attendance, and calls for citizen support of public education. An advertisement for Simon Hirsch’s large underwear stock closes the piece.
A superb 200 foot walk of Joliet stone surrounds Mayor Wheelock’s residence. It features a five foot main span and a four foot side path with a branch to the side entrance. Total cost nears $500 including flagging freight and foundation sand. The writer predicts the walk will outlast today’s generations.
On Rodman Avenue workers for the American Union Telegraph Company raised a new pole when an old one near Knox's was removed. Mack La Fontaine of Chicago climbed to disconnect wires. the pole fell slanting, throwing him about 25 feet. He was found unconscious, later treated at Corns' Clean store and then to the American House for boarding.
A harsh horse epizootic tightens its grip on Moline with livery barns and private stables afflicted. Horses snort and sneeze, becoming unfit for work, while experts suggest temporary disability and hopeful recovery with proper care.
James First has closed the purchase of the Rock Island watch factory property on Vandruff's Island near Milan. The five acres include two dwellings, brick buildings, and water power with machinery. First pays 10 000 for the site and will move his Moline machinery to start light wagons, expanding later as demand grows.
H. P Beattie started in Milan and Camden Mills before buying the Johnston Mills and later a Davenport Hemet mill. After a damaging fire he rebuilt with costly machinery, faced bankruptcy, and has leased a Toledo mill. The Davenport plant now belongs to a German firm set to resume operations.
Five car loads of Hereford cattle imported from England travel through the city Tuesday toward Muscatine. They are owned by Mr Hershey, a noted importer and breeder near Muscatine. Six weeks earlier Deacon Richards bought a Jersey heifer for $60 with a Christmas expectation, later returning the animal and receiving a draft for the paid sum minus return freight. the proper action would have been a full refund plus return freight.
The wife of A M Beal Esq, attorney, died at her parents home near Andalusia on Saturday. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Thompson she was about 24 at death, illness listed as consumption. She went to Andalusia three weeks ago and funeral held this Monday afternoon. Husband and their daughter receive condolences from friends and acquaintances.
Simon Horsch introduces a fresh display of neck wear with new styles for gentlemen. Shoppers are invited to preview the latest elegance in men's accessories.
The Armory Association met on Wednesday and outlined a $3,500 fundraising goal for a new armory. So far $800 from two companies A and B and $1,500 from manufacturers have been subscribed, with $1,200 more to raise. Construction may begin this week near Lynde Street south of the Swede Methodist Church.
The editorial notes a severe housing shortage in Moline forcing families to seek homes in Rock Island and Davenport. It urges local investors to build more dwellings, arguing they would profit twice over by meeting demand and stabilizing the community.
Official returns from Springfield show Garfield 4025, Hancock 2535, Weaver 1001 in Rock Island county. Garfield leads Hancock by 1490 and tops both rivals by 489. The paper congratulates local Republicans on the countywide victory.
A special election is set to fill the Fourth Ward Alderman vacancy left by Hickcaide. Candidate lists include A P Fisk and B Davison with votes expected to shape the ward's leadership.
Abram Hartzell, an Old Sattler who went to Golden City Colorado in 1869, is back among neighbors. His wife died last February and he has sold his property and is footloose. The Hartzell family arrived in 1835 and settled on Rock River.
Mr N S Ketchum of Moline will return to his old home in Marshalltown Iowa by month end. He owns a good home and a thriving agricultural implements business there and plans to resume charge and develop the venture. Moline loses a valued citizen and representative as he departs.
A letter to the editor outlines a savings and loan plan offering $1,000 loans at eight percent with $200 down stock, monthly payments of $5, and immediate reinvestment to build equity. It claims homes can be bought without rent, with buildings rented to cover costs. investor stock gains security and accelerates payoff. The note invites inquiries and lists meeting times at W.R Moore’s office.
Messrs. D. O. Rep S. R. Zeigler and C. F. Hemenway traveled to Cleveland on Saturday and hooked several strings of top Rock River fish. Reid needed help to carry the load home and hinted the writer could have relieved part of the burden. The piece notes professional fishing folk are peculiar.
A brakeman on the CB&Q Railway named James Smith was knocked from a car near East Illinois Street by a tree limb. He fell on his back beside the track and was taken to his Rock Island home for medical care, where he is described as doing fairly.
Charley Emerson of Carbon Cliff, a skilled potter, visited Moline to showcase flower pot ware sold to Jens Lorenzen, a Davenport wholesale dealer. The Mercer County Teachers' Association plans a convention at Viola starting Friday evening November 26 and continuing all day Saturday.
Advice urges frugal living with healthy food and affordable clothing. Warns against costly doctors and quack medicines while promoting Hop Bitters as a universally effective, low-cost cure. Encourages readers to try it and read more in another column.
Advertising copy touts Buckien's Arnica Salve as the best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chillblains corns and skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction and money back. Price twenty five cents per box. Sold by Richards and Sohrbeck.
The National Council of the Congregational church meets in St. Louis as the city conducts a census. Garfield becomes a new station on the CM St PR between Elgin and Genoa. Hayes and Thompson witness naval contests at Fortress Monroe and the prizes are distributed. A new freight line links New York and Stettin. The British bark Richmond sinks with heavy loss. The New York Relief Committee aids 762 families in October at $1,120 outlay. A hotel guest is robbed of $7,000 in valuables. The Egyptian Obelisk nears its Central Park home, traveling 3000 feet in 54 days. Ice from Norway and Sweden sells in New York at $6 to $7 per ton. Gold received in New York from foreign countries totals $6,842,131 for the week ending Oct. 23. A freight rate increase of 5 cents per hundred pounds on grain and provisions from Chicago to New York is ordered to take effect Nov 22. Three murderers two robbers and a horse thief escape Las Vegas Cal jail. two murderers killed in pursuit. The Anglo American cable is broken 230 miles from Brest. Coal oil near Ponca Nebraska tapped at 550 feet. Minnesota grants Garfield 39,073 majority. Ireland’s landlord-tenant tensions rise with threats of rebellion. Thurlow Weed turns 83. New York Press Club honors him. The Minnesota Insane Asylum at St Peters burns. 600 inmates. New Orleans faces a local political row over succession of officials deemed illegally elected. A railroad from St Paul to Omaha completes. Keokuk canal to close December 1.
A Dallas and Wichita line bridge collapse kills three and injures thirteen. London reports fifty ships overdue with American wheat. Chicago hosts a fat stock show at the Exposition Building with a three year old steer winning at 2350 pounds. Hanlon defeats Trickett on the Thames to claim world rowing title. Parliament to prorogue on the 29th amid snow in London. Wind hits Chicago at twenty six mph. Demand for jackscrews rises after the election. Half a million pounds in gold to ship from Europe to America this week.
The 248th anniversary of the Lutzen battle is observed on Tuesday November 16 1850. Lutzen is a town in Prussia in Saxony where the Swedes led by Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Austrians under Wallenstein though Gustavus perished in the fight.
The article notes ships sailing up the Paraguay River 1500 miles from the mouth aided by light winds yet remaining high above sea level. It explains a gentle riverbed descent that keeps the stream nearly level, allowing steady movement. Similar effects occur in other rivers like the Ganges where water flows steadily over long distances.
An Exchange presents a method to preserve cider at any fermentation stage. It instructs to place the barrel with faucet.fixed then break six eggs with shell into a bowl, add half a pound of white mustard seed, stir, and stir into the barrel a tablespoon at a time until the bowl is emptied, yielding consistent cider.
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