Local Briefs Highlight City News And Damaged Pieces
Mount Vernon resident J. W. McCreary visits Davenport. Marriage licenses issued for Reeves pair and Elliott Colberg with Matilda Sandquist in Clinton and Rock Island. Washington School bunker fire prompts eighth grade dismissal due to spontaneous combustion. Community events include surprises, baptist parsonage move in, and local obituaries. Government bonds arrival noted and bridge tracks extension granted for Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. McCreary
Mount Vernon
Wash
Cable Reeves
Essie Reeves
Rock Island
Davenport
Genevieve Chapman
Plow Company
Indianapolis
George Hoefle
Fifth Avenue
Hoefle
Union Malleable Ironworks
Elliott Colberg
Moline
Matilda Sandquist
Andrew Sandquist
Fourth Street
Clinton
Iowa
Washington
Ernest Cox
Rebekah
Henry Swim
Cox
Body found under raft near Mueller mill in Davenport
The unknown man, about 28 years old, 5 feet 9 inches, 165 pounds with dark hair, was recovered from under a river raft near the Mueller mill in Davenport at five oclock last evening. He appeared to have been in water about five days and no identity clues were found. The body may have floated from upstream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mueller
Davenport
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Rewards
A claim that Hall’s Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages with internal use. The ad offers 100 reward for any case it fails to cure and urges readers to send for testimonials. The note is signed by F J Cheney & Co of Toledo and advertises Hall's Family Pills as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Drowned Davenport Man Identified As Gilmore At St Luke’s
The drowned man found in the Davenport river Tuesday evening is identified as John Gilmore, a former athletically skilled worker at St Luke’s hospital who was last seen Monday in a distressed frame of mind. Police note Gilmore’s mustache on the corpse contradicts earlier reports of a clean face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
John Gilmord
St. Luke's Hospital
Gilmore
Domestic Animals Volume 4 by Frederick Humphreys
A 506 page volume offering treatment of domestic animals including cattle sheep dogs hogs and poultry. Published as a reference by Frederick Humphreys with notes on breeds care and management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trederick
Obituary notes from Moline residents and Swedish births
A local obituary roundup lists Jeremiah Courtney of Moline who died of Brights disease at 9:30 am at 1440 Fourteenth Street, with details on his Kerry birth, two marriages, and surviving children. Several other deaths follow including Charles Swanson’s wife Caroline, John Peterson, Sophie Erickson, and infants, plus notes on cholera infantum and other ailments, with brief burial details and residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah Courtney
Moline
Bright
Fourteenth Street
Mr. Courtney
Kerry
Ireland
Jerry
Will
Mamie
John
Lockport
Ind
Michael
Omaha
Caroline
Charles Swanson
Peter Kneberg
Sixteenth Avenue
Sweden
United States
Edwin
Elsie
M. J. Eggan
Sophie Josephine Erickson
Peter Erickson
Nineteenth Avenue
Erick Erickson
Forty-fourth Street
Rock Island
Shsj
Swedish Baptist Church
Fire destroys Rock Island coal shed near pumping station
A narrow shed used by Rock Island Fuel Co. for hard coal storage burned Friday night in the rail yards west of the pumping station. Firemen saved ten carloads of coal and nearby structures as pressure from a 14 inch main proved insufficient to reach the flames. The blaze is likely from spontaneous combustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Rock Island Fuel Co
Harper's Theater
Henry Carne
John
Bleuer
Aster
Pender
Rock Island Council
Fire and Light Committee
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Topeka
Kas
Mra
Kahlke
Forbes
L. Straussburger
St. Louis
Straussburger
W. C. Horat
Cigarmakers' Union
Stafford
Bond
Woods Man
Fulton
Steve Archer
St. Joe
Mathias Schnell
Hulda Smith
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Father Beak
Hampton Couple United in Catholic Church Wedding
Joseph Reinhart of Scott county Town and Dora Klotz of Hampton wed at the Catholic church in Hampton with a large congregation present. Bridesmaids were Mary Mohr and Maggie Klotz. groomsmen Henry Klotz and Harry Reinhart. music by Lena Balmus and others. The ceremony lasted about an hour and the couple will reside near Davenport after the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Frank Dillon
Prospect Park
Beam
Laoker
Jerry Courtney
Father Kelly
Rock Island
Michael Foley
John McGraw
Michael Connell
Charles Mulvihill
Patrick Wynn
Patrick Considine
Arthur S. Benson
Emma Aswego
Fifteenth Street
M. E
J. F. Robinson
Sixteenth Street
Anderson
John Nelson
Arthur Funblad
Hampton
Joseph Reinhart
Scott County
Dora Klotz
J. F. Lockney
Rocklsand
Publc
Mary Mohr
Maggie Klotz
Henry Klotz
Harry Reinhart
Davenport
Lena Balmus
Laura Mohr
Elin Mohr
Martin Arnholdt
Father Lockney
John Klotz
Local Notes From Joslin and Surrounding Areas
Joslin area brief notes report J Sells in Zumo Sunday event. Frank Crompton Jr moved from his Joslin farm to Port Byron, Sheldon, and Mamie Walker visited friends in town last week. Mrs Beal and Mrs Karr return from relatives in Moline and Rock Island. Reverend Shultz will reside in Hillsdale for nearer appointments. Interested buyers urged to contact H W Wainwright about Dakota farm prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Sells
Zumo
Ing
Frank Crompton, Jr
Joslin
Port Byron
Sheldon
Mamie
Walker
Beal
Omer Karr
Moline
Rock Island
Shultz
Hillsdale
Dakota Farm
H. W. Wainwright
J Brice
Colona News Briefs From Oct. Frost to Local Incidents
Colona reports the first frost observed by few early risers as Blue Island visitors and local residents share routines. A wandering disturbance near Emma Egan’s pasture brings a clock glass damaged by a late night incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colona
Colona, T
G. W. Galttier
Emma Egan
Siskel
Belug
Botel
Jet
Woodfall
New Moline Hardware Firm Forms In 404 Fourth Avenue
Messrs H H Parks and B F Stow form a new hardware firm in Moline. They buy out Charl berg Sundberg’s stock at 404 Fourth Avenue and plan to add hardware stoves and timber. Parks has long hardware experience in Otion and D O Reid store. Stow moved from Iowa to Rock Island Arsenal last May and recently worked at B H Quicks shop as a skilled tinner and hardware man. Success to the new firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Warr
Owosso
Mich
Ed. E. Warren
Watertown
UC. K.fShallberg
Russell D
Stainwood Ransom
Horney
Rock Island Arsenal
H. H. Parks
B. F. Stow
Moline
Fourth Avenue
Charlberg & Sundberg
Parks
Otion
Ely's Cream Balm Offered For Catarrh Relief
A letter promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a targeted remedy for catarrh and nasal cold. It notes mailing options for a trial 10 cent size or a 50 cent bottle, lists Ely Brothers of New York as sellers, and claims improved speech and hearing after use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New Yark
J. W. Davidson
Monmouth
Ini
Marriages Highlight Local Couple two ceremonies in Cooksville
David Stanley Andrewartha and Miss Mary Chadwick wed at the bride’s mother home on Sixth Avenue in Cooksville with Rev. J G Evans officiating. The couple plan to reside in Cooksville after a brief honeymoon. Andrewartha is a Methodist preacher and Chadwick a respected teacher and church worker. In a second ceremony, Swan Forsberg and Nellie Rosenquist wed at the bride’s Sixth Avenue home with Rev C A Hemberg officiating. The Forsbergs plan a two week eastern honeymoon before settling in the bride’s home. Forsberg works in Deere & Co.’s office and both unions reflect close family involvement and community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Hubbard
L. BR. Kuhn
Annawan
Anne Hi. Evans
Samuel §. Hoffman
Seventh Avenue
Sigred Hjelm
P. A
Iowa Street
Blair
Davenport, Clinton & Eastern
David Stanley Andrewartha
Cooksville
McLean County
Mary Chadwick
Sixth Avenue
J. G. Evans
Hedding College
Abingdon
Andrewartha
Irving School
First Methodist Church
Epworth League
Swan H. Forsberg
Miss Forsberg
Svea
Forsberg
Deere & Co
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Charles Smith
Ninth Street
Lee Overfelt
Company H
Springfield
Austin Way
Moline Plow Co
Josephine Hill
R. W. Entrikin
Chicago
The
Eastern Star
Walter Frick
Des Moines
N. J. Benson
Fred Day
Peters, Day & Co
Loulaville
Lieut
C. B. Ludington
Bride
FE. A. Ludington
Ludington
Battery A
Wisconsin
Fred Kanter
Eighteenth Avenue
Kanter
Joseph Kelley
Boyland
Chas Bennett
Otto Boettscher
W. J. Cox
W. J. Willits
Three Rivers
Stewartville
Albrecht
Independent Malting Co
Avna
Hiram Darling
Ruth Barnard
August Coopman
Knockemus
East Moline
W. A. Christizon
Jamaica
Costa Rica
McKinley
John Addison Porter
Baker
Davenport Business Association
Charles ¥.Anderson
Naval Militia
U. S
Lancaster
Key Weat
Denly
Ba Traneter
Key West
Hampton Roads
Norfolk
Mr. and
Myre
Chas, Cooper
Enat
Thomas Cassidy
Council
Marchesi
Axel
Oscar Henderson
Anthony Gallagher
Webb
Gallagher
West End
Paneim
Courtney
Swanson
John Peterson
F. J. Ekstrom
Ekstrom
Waseca
Minn
Holmiqurst
Albert Franklin
C. J. Holmquist
Fourteenth Arms
Elizabeth Morton
Coal Town
Morton
Edward
Lequatte
Jeremiah LeQuatte
Drury Township
Illswife
Edward LeQuatte
Drury
Mra. N. P. Hartman
Muscatine
M. ©. Gillette
Kingman, Kas
Mra. 8. K. Howard
Lundin
Axel Lundin
Rock River Bottom
Rudolph
Elst
Nicholas Peters
Spain
Cuba
Porto Rico
Erecta Teat
News OF
Rock Island County
Harper
Nineteenth Street
Mary
Cornelius Mahoney
C. W. Horton
Horton
Harry Nichols
Burlington
Anna Coles
Holl Han
Sloan
Gus Leven
Alma Fransin
Ebenezer Drake
Rock Inland Arsenal
Tile Hoeffling
Pearl McQuaid
Ilenry Carse
New York
Obdam
Leon Conover
Missouri
General Clendenin
Fortress Monroe
Conoser
Mr. Carse
Santiago
Frank Downs
Ben Sears
Hye
Ager
Nant Ae E. Ao Wei
Mosers, Parks & Stow
First Ward Hardware
Hymoenceal
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