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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1889
Page
7
Community briefs report on residents traveling to Iowa and Chicago visits. infrastructure, court, church and school items. property transfers. burglaries. census notes. weather and agriculture summaries. local dissent and social events. Includes births, deaths, and obituaries.
The joint consolidation committee opened with Dr C Trudadale as chair, hearing views from Wessel, Deere, Guyer, Jackson, Gould, and others on merging Moline and Rock Island. A vote favored study of consolidation, with concerns on names, railways, and center development. adjournment granted to pursue details.
The Maller building on Third Avenue, occupied by Chas Kopp, weakened after Skinner toppled a neighbor and excavated for a new structure. East wall cracks appeared Saturday night and after settlement talks the damaged wall will be torn down and rebuilt with a party wall. Frank Schrader’s building next door is affected and his saloon closed. he plans to hold Skinner liable for damages.
A bold burglary at the Moline post office netted about $2000 in cash and stamps. Intruders entered through a transom, drilled the vault door, and used a taped wire guard to warn of approach while rifling the closet under the stairs. Three suspicious men, aged about 35, 25, and 30, are tracked by witnesses. A rig was borrowed, and the trio roamed the city to elude capture while postmaster Gould faces the loss of stamps and registered letters.
The Saturday Dispatch reports the drowning of 70 plus year old Charles Bugge of Moling near Sxtustreet. Mrs. Bugge doubted the tale and suspects further light will emerge. Friends find current explanations unsatisfactory. Bugge, a former Swedish blacksmith, worked at Keatorsa mill for 11 years and later for Deere & Mansur.
Gus Knittle a Rock Island native and former roller skater, employed as a director for a Dubuque team laundry, left last Monday with bills for about $300 unpaid. He indicated to his boardinghouse mistress a visit to Rock Island to see his family before disappearing on a collecting tour. His employer and family in Rock Island are tracking his whereabouts.
Readers claim few have found Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy permanently curative while others praise its mild antiseptic action. The item notes a 40 cent sale by Grugeist and mentions a WCTU meeting with Mrs. M. Re. and Mrs. E. J. Saas present.
The Wolmes syndicate laid seven blocks of track on Kim Street in Rock Island on Sunday using last year ordinance rights to gain an exclusive franchise. The rails lay shallowly with few ties, not connecting to other lines as the college hill track has been removed. In council, an ordinance granting Central Street Railway Co. twenty year rights on Fourteenth Avenue to Thirtieth Street was offered, with residents approving the line. The measure was referred to committees by a vote of 11 to 2.
All farmers in Rural township invited to meet at the Town Mall on Saturday evening, September 14, 1689, for forming a Farmers' Alliance. Members of the South Moine Alliance will attend. General turnout urged across the town parties. By Request.
The piece laments rising nervousness and mental distress in America and promotes Dr. Jes’s Nervine as a cure, claiming it contains no opium or morphine. Sample bottles are advertised as free at the drugstore.
An old advertisement-like notice touts a supposed heart cure by Dri Miles and warns of sudden death risks. It claims Henry Brown of Cleveland died and references a druggist from that city, with a seller named Wm Olendenin.
FragmentaryOCR notes describe an inflamed condition affecting mucous membranes around nasal passages tear ducts and throat with spasms and unclear medical terms. The readable portions mention symptoms and a sequence of medical terms without coherent context or identifiable names or locations.
Hallie Traw 26 daughter of Conductor Hank Traw of the O R I P lived in Rock Island and taught at School No. 3 since 1935. Found dead in bed this morning. doctors say a night suffocation or convulsion caused death. Relatives include sister Urage and connection to the Rand family. Coroner’s verdict supported by physicians.
Mrs. C Vv B laments lacking silk dresses and new bonnet for three seasons and vows to work for one. The ad claims Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures uterine disorders and drags down pains, promising satisfaction or money back with a printed guarantee.
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