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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1881
Page
1
County Correspondence reports on Gallion murder hints and family outreach, social events at Crawford’s and other gatherings, a new sidewalk costing 9792 with 4.08 left, Kelso’s barn work, Dr. Carter's practice, and Rodman amid rising winter costs. A temperance reform discussion featuring Epaue Oct 12 1581 closes the column.
Hiram Walker and son George return from Nebraska. Miss Smith of Wisconsin visits family in Joslyn. Vanderburg travels Iowa on their way home after a robbery. $150 stolen. A second passenger loses $400. Malarial fever rises nearby. Joslyn societies debate preserving vice president role and discuss alternate meeting Saturdays. Local market prices list corn 52, oats 43, rye 95 cents, butter 25 30, eggs 8 20, hogs 6, fat cows 25, heifers 23. Roads along Moline bluffs criticized for bad condition. Temperance meeting filled Joslyn schoolhouse with Samuel Wainwright chairing. Dr. Morgan denounces liquor as a nationwide pandemic. liquor interests protest temperance.
Joseph Neely buries his only son for the second time this year while friends offer sympathy. Cris Carter sells property at public sale before moving to Town. Deaths include plasterer Joseph Davis of Andalusia. Rev Morae and family leave for Graymount. Local preacher Charles Rood possibly to lead M E Church. High water disrupts Muscatine ferry and graded road. Prices soar for corn and pork. cider and apples face shortages. Jury seating questions arise over Guiteau trial. calls for lawful execution. Carlisle buys Duffield town lots. Pink eye disease hits area. cider sells at 12 1/2 cents a gallon. Robert, Illinois City, Oct.
News from Watertown reports rising Mississippi floodwaters affecting farmers and workers on the bottom lands, with hay loss and demand for Sluskers and teamsters. A farmer notes six hogs weighing 385 pounds at sixteen months sold to Five Points meat market, while a wedding is planned at Pleasant Valley with no invitation yet.
Jas.1). Clark was freed from the county jail after a 30 day sentence for stealing a coat. He remains under $200 bond for stealing a hammer and brush from John Aster. The piece urges the State's Attorney to seek full penalty rather than legal lightening through a plea. It also notes public dissatisfaction with abuses of leniency.
A Joslyn correspondence notes farmers in the county struggle to bring produce to Moline due to a ruined road between Jacob Warner and Cady. The Dispatch urges Street Commission and Mayor and Council to repair the highway, outside city limits, and to extend repairs to the cemetery road for better access to the city.
A lecturer who drew tears from the ladies with a moving passage shifts to tout Ir. Bull’s Cough Syrup, sparking indignation among attendees as the crowd reacts with heightened emotion.
The St Louis Dispatch laments recurring train delays in the city while questioning railroads for withholding explanations. It notes the Chicago fast express lagging by about 30 minutes and the mail train delayed 44 hours. The editorial calls for honesty with passengers and journalists about causes, criticizing vague or false statements and the slow provision of details.
Another Branch House of Deere & Co. with Lucius Wells as manager buys a large lot in Council Bluffs Iowa. A one story building and a new three story brick structure are in course of erection. The site will store sell and ship Deere products plus agricultural implements. The Council Bluffs site aims to serve the western states and ease home office workload.
Traveling men suffer health issues from water changes diet and rough train travel. The ad claims Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure counteracts kidney strain and related ailments.
A trunk with a child’s toys and clothes, stored in George Huntoon’s barn on Sugar Hollow road, was traced to a theft. A colored man reported the recovered goods to Officer Kelsey, who identified them as belonging to Mrs Geo Huntoon. She expressed gratitude for the return.
James Livingston, arrested for breaking a saloon window, was found dead near the C B Q railroad tracks south of the Corn Planter Works. A deep forehead wound suggests the first train cut him. jury undecided on foul play. he was a single moulder at Union Malleable Ironworks.
The Coroner's jury could not determine whether James Livingston died from injuries or being run over by the No. 4 train on the C B Q railroad near October 10 1881 between 4 and 11 p m. His grandfather Mr J C Farmer of Woodlawn Ills directed burial and funds were gathered by fellow workers. body buried Riverside Cemetery.
An advertisement extols a cosmetic tooth product SozoponT that cleanses and whitens teeth without enamel abrasion. It claims benefits include fresher breath, removal of canker, and healing of gum ulcers, promising a charming smile and improved mouth health.
The Coroner's record shows twenty nine inquests since March 12 with dates through October including April May June July August September and October. Heavier activity in May and June near the month's start and a nod to Mansill's planetary disturbance theory. Ad urged for Dr Harter's Iron Tonic from Dr Harter Medicine Company St Louis as a remedy for dyspepsia debility and female complaints. Toledo Ohio Northern Ohio Democrat.
The Rock Island Board of Health ruled that J Huber s beer cellar on Elm street is a nuisance and asked the State s Attorney to proceed under the law. The board also adopted a resolution recommending abolition of the five member board in favor of a single empowered official to perform health duties more efficiently.
Haley and Cav erly form Wew Wagon Company leasing Calkins row on Main Street east of Bass. They will fit up the buildings for new uses and start with light work before farm wagon manufacture. Haley travels to Chicago to buy stock and machinery. preparations will determine start date.
The Geneseo free reading room closes after years of service. Corn sells above wartime highs in Geneseo with bids up to 62 cents a bushel. Dixon post office burglars steal 180 dollars in stamps. A well worker Wi O Child suffocates from gas near Aledo. Rev A K Tullis named new M E pastor for Geneseo. Stockyards see 133 carloads with 75 kept over to Monday. Henry County Circuit Court October term opens in Cambridge. Wild pigeon flocks reported in vicinity. Porter Skinner assumes control of Geneseo lumber yard from his son Charles W.
Mesers Richards Lohrbeck advertise Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and lung ailments. They claim a free trial bottle or a one dollar regular bottle. The ad urges readers to visit the drug store to test the remedy and save their lives.
From Kansas Dr Klimgeer, a well known Moline figure, spends a Sunday in Lyon County near Emoria. He notes the region as thriving with farmers paid 50 cents for corn, wheat at 1.00 to 1.25, hogs at 6.00 per hundred, and calls for labor. He now manages a large farm and offers that a good physician is needed where he resides.
Jupee Henry D. Barron of St. Croix Falls Wisconsin reports severe hemorrhoids were cured by Trask's Magnetic Ointment after a single use. He insists the relief was immediate and permanent.
The jury returned a verdict acquitting Mr. Farrell on the charge of running a public nuisance. The county faces trial costs not less than $1,000 plus attorneys' fees and witness expenses for both sides.
Thursday morning we present a choice display of elegant French pattern bonnets, English round hats, and other selections from the largest stocks in Chicago. These latest colors and styles invite ladies from Moline and vicinity to inspect. all are cordially invited.
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