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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1910
Page
3
A fragmented notice indicates a lender will take possession of the First Floor on June 1 and requires moving to a new building before November 1. The text mentions sessions and entities like SBA but details are unclear due to the damaged source.
The Fifth avenue redevelopment includes Pierr & Co. surrendering the Rosenstein block lease by June 1 1911 and vacating upper floors by November 1 with plans for an eighty foot frontage three story steel brick New York store block. The State Savings Bank will remodel the first floor and relocate south of the railroad tracks after June.
Richard Hosford narrowly escaped injury when his Velie slipped off a narrow fill between Barstow and Stivs at dusk. The car clipped a barbed wire fence, kept from overturning, and was hauled back to the road. He blamed poor road conditions near Moline and drainage works for the hazard.
South Rock Island landowners organized the South Rock Island Protective association at a Wednesday meeting to keep hunters and trespassers within the law. Officers elected were President Jake Scherer Vice President E B Kinney Secretary Henry Raither Treasurer August Gottsch. Dispatch Short Ads. Bring Results.
The Vander Vennet Clothing Co will move from Third Avenue to a sixty foot store on Fifth Avenue near the railroad tracks by November 1911, occupying the first floor and basement of the Pierz building with new fixtures. The move follows rapid growth since its 1901 start and mirrors the expansion of Pierr & Co on Fifteenth Street.
Friday's Daily Dianato reports successful Mercer county elections with all Republican winners by about 1100 votes. Henry E. Burgess becomes county judge, Frank A Gibson is county clerk, Clarence A Hickok sheriff, Samuel Johnston treasurer, and Charlton L. Gregory elected county superintendent of schools.
W Stanton appeared before Davenport council saying eastern associates stand ready to buy the Union Electric Telephone Co plants and equipment. He claimed the buyers see the three clubs as an attractive field and would acquire the plants if they can prove they are not already under Bell company control. He also asserted the buyers would not charge for service in the three cities until 2000 more phones are in service than Central Union.
The official vote for congressman in this district shows McKinney with a recorded plurality of 4165 while notes caution against machine driven processes. The text reflects on pottery making as a manual craft where simple tools and human touch rule over precision relied on by machines.
The court of Justice Charles Smith dismissed charges against John Pefauberg and Constable August Schmid after the State's Attorney argued no crime occurred. They faced counts of malicious mischief and larceny stemming from raids on a Rock Island gambling den.
Attorney Weld for H. E. Winter and Andrew Schell filed in Rock Island court an injunction to stop extending the Riverside burial ground south. They claim the plan would damage their property.
Otto Rolf 15, son of Prof E F Rolf, was fatally shot in the temple by a 22 caliber rifle held by Cecil Koch while five boys examined the weapon near his home at 647 Fourteenth Avenue. He died within a half hour. an inquest was held that afternoon.
Burglars broke a large display window at J B Ingalls jewelry in the Safety Building Rock Island between 6 and 7 am and stole jewelry including a diamond ring valued at 200 dollars. Police have no clue.
The passage contrasts temper and judgment in marriage and compares debt to drowning in deep water. It notes the groom’s nerves at the ceremony and critiques the idea of mixing strong emotions with commitment. The tone is reflective and cautionary about financial strain and social pressure.
A rural poem evokes autumn as frost touches pumpkins and fodder shocks. Vivid imagery of harvest scenes, corn tassels, barns, and churned clocks of memory reflect a nostalgic rural fall mood.
A young traveler asks about a Turkish bath in Bosmburg. The Eagle Hotel owner replies none exists yet but offers Turkish towels rugs cigarettes and a Turkish dinner on Sunday.
Deere & Company advertising argues that modern implements multiply a farmer’s work, cut costs, and raise yields. It traces farming progress from hand tools to riding cultivators, stressing taxes, labor costs, and the need for costly, efficient equipment to stay competitive.
The text argues that farming thrives due to cheaper labor from horses and machines, enhanced land values, and rising markets. It asserts farmers are wealthier and more secure than in any era, claiming prosperity is a universal truth resistant to demagogic critique or legislative change.
Oliver Smith is jailed in Rock Island after using a cane to smash a hole in the Adlemeyer Clothing display window on Second Avenue between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets. He sought a sweater coat as passersby watched a brightly lit thoroughfare at 1 a.m. and police intervened.
The Electrical Construction Co proprietor Hammerquist is bankrupt with Vierich named as assignee. Creditors, represented by Wood, Whiteside, and Hu ber, await inventory completion before a pro rata settlement. Several buyers show interest in valuable stock and fixtures.
A quirky verse imagines a future war played as a keyboard game. It envisions warships as junk to sort and cannons as tunes, mocking violence by turning conflict into a puzzle without bloodshed. It warns deadly machines are hard to tolerate.
A Wash ington Star item notes that invitations to a European style dinner may need the guest of honor’s counter signature to be valid. The piece highlights formal etiquette and the importance of official acknowledgement for proper social protocol.
Board of Supervisors approves $800 for County Clerk H B Hubbard to hire extra clerks to prepare the tax books, to start next week and finish by January 2. The finance committee will audit county books in the coming days. a Dec. 1 special meeting is planned to avoid past issues.
City council seeks an immediate telecom solution but favors a maximum rate clause to bind the franchise during use. Mayor Olsen notes intense council deliberation over proposed franchises as proof of sincere city intent.
Woman's pains and kidney complaints are addressed with Doan's Kidney Pills. Mia A. of Moline Illinois testifies the remedy strengthened kidneys and built up her system after backache and other symptoms. Sold by dealers for 56 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is sole U.S. agent. Remember the name Doan's.
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