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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1889
Page
3
District court in Moline reports at 8:46 Friday a verdict for the plaintiff in the Schureman Swensson matter awarding $50. Local real estate notes include George South buying Mortis corner and a 15,000 dollar warehouse plan by D J Schureman for the Moline Wagon Company.
Reports show Barnard & Leas Co transforming steam pipes to heat its foundry in winter. Sheriff Silvis gave his bride a diamond set and $100 in gold as a token of love. Secretary Pepraon reports over $16,000 in fees for eight and a half months, above the eight-year average.
News notes a marriage at St Pauls Cathedral Wyandotte Kansas between Charles T Warriner and Miss Lee Bowen. Warriner, son of W C Warriner Davenport, is assistant cashier at Nichos Bank in Kansas City.
The Central Street Railway faces Mayor Wessel’s order to stop laying T rail on the main line turn-out near Fourth Avenue. The mayor threatens enforcement actions and contemplates an injunction to avoid police detail needed to monitor the site.
Will Walker and friends on a nutting outing near Blossomburg endured a wreck after a wagon seat collapsed. No serious injuries, though Charney Keene hurt his nose. A separate tale tells of Officer Messer foiling a cellar burglar and a cat at large. Other notes report a Muscatine burglary and a police-assisted capture, plus intercollegiate contest hangings and a Mississippi River Logging Co. purchase under Frederick Weyerhauser.
Jurors in the Griffith case at Molins reported inability to agree after a recent session tied four for the city and eight for Griffith. The impasse led to the twelve being discharged and a new trial ordered, with some jurors proposing the case be nominal to shift costs to the city.
Mrs D C Eldridge of Davenport died at 6 P M Saturday. Her husband Duncan C Eldridge died Oct 3 1882. Maiden name Rebecca E Lippincott born New Jersey married in Cincinnati 1820. They settled in Davenport 1838 after arriving 1835. Eight children born, only two survive Charles II in Kansas City and Micajah L in Davenport.
A slaughter house is planned on John Kuby’s farm about half a mile east of Stewartville and roughly three-quarters of a mile south of the city. Proximity is closer than the old site yet the location is deemed more satisfactory for Moline residents. The key concerns are cleanliness and sanitary conditions to avoid objections.
The Boston Herald reports Hamilton Willcox’s pamphlet Freedom’s Conquests claims woman suffrage is granted to a population called HOOOOOAK, five times the U S population. It lists places like Lugland, Scotland, Wales, Sweden, Russia, Austria-Elungary, Dalmatia, Italy, Burma, Bombay Presidency, Tasmania, Iceland, New Zealand, and many colonies, suggesting broad but dubious reach.
A man named Wiliam Senderson was arrested at Little's Grove on the Blue Grass road Thursday night and brought to Davenport. He entered the six mile house saloon, asked for matches to burn the world, claimed he came from heaven and bought California for 30 000 000 from the Lord Jesus Christ, and said the celestial city was there. His incoherent talk led to admission to the asylum after a hearing before insane commissioners.
Axel W. Cederholm and Maria Erickson wed at the bride’s parents home with Rev. O. P. Petésson officiating. About thirty guests attended a supper then the couple left for Omatsu where Mr. Cederholm prepared a home for them. Gifts included a costly silver tea service.
The Board of Education met with Messrs Clendenin Chester Gould Sloan Warr present. Parsons salary raised to 55 dollars monthly. Voter list reads 504 names. Election set for October 10 at Hook and Ladder House Ward 3 District 2 to authorize purchasing a school site and erecting a twelve room brick school, bond issue not exceeding 6 percent, tax levy to repay bonds. bonds dated July 4 1800. eventual payment schedule. Chester and Sloan named election judges. Gould clerk. No tax increase expected as bonds will be paid off.
Carpet sale starts Monday Oct 7 and lasts until sold out. ingrain carpets priced wholesale with gold for all wool lines at reduced rates. Offers include best all wool ingrain at 55¢ per ft regular 60g, part wool at 45¢, and a range at 15 and 20 per yard. Customers can save 25 cents on the dollar by buying now. New York Store.
Special Carpet Safe event at the New York Store offers 25 pieces of grain carpets at 25 cents off dollar, all carpets delivered free of charge. Brand names Lowell and Hartford wool carpets priced to attract customers, with bulk discounts for cash purchases during the one sale event.
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