Supervisors Resume July Term and Adjust Assessments
The Board of Supervisors resumed the July term with Chairman Vnteriech presiding. The Equalization Committee proposed reductions in land and lot assessments across Hampton Moline South Moline Rock Island Andalusia Buffalo Prairie and Drury, and increases in South Moline and Rock Island. Additional actions included jail room updates and salary adjustments, plus financial settlements and disallowed newspaper subscriptions.
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Board of Supervisors
Vnteriech
Committee On Equalization
Hampton
Moline
South Moline
South Rock Island
Ate
Andalusia
Buffalo Prairie
Drury
Rock Island
Mitchell & Lynde
David O Reid
Aster
Schneider
Heath
Goodlow
The Baptist Sunday School Convention convenes in union sessions
The Baptist Sunday School Convention assembled on Tuesday with an opening song service led by J. W. Welch. President L. E. Fish presided as Rev. R. D. Fish spoke on The Foundation and the need for sound building blocks of character.
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Baptist Sunday School Conventio
J. W. Welch
L. E Fish
R. D. Fish
Cambridge
Jesus Christ
God
W. L. Wood
Watertown
Stewart Gray
Deacon Riggs
Waldron
Rock Island
Deacon Edwards
L. E. Fish
L. D. Edwards
Rock Island County
E. R. Riggs
Henry
A. Coffman
Mercer
Evening in Cambridge Sparks Gossip and Tragedy
In Cambridge two handsome young men greet each other and joke about Tuesday plans to attend the rink while a backstory unfolds of Isaac Jaman, a twenty eight year old man who returned home after a failed westward venture and later died by his own action, prompting local police inquiry.
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George
Henry
Harry
Miss
Cambridge
Issac Jaman
Isaac
John
Keator Wins Repeated Court Battle Over Safe Payment
After multiple trials and an appellate remand, Keator again defeats J Greanhood & Co in circuit court. Plaintiff E Lewis and defendant E D Sweeney presented arguments as the jury, including William Golden and others, returned a verdict in Keator's favor asserting he paid the agent.
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Keator
J. Greanhood & Co
Circuit Court
Kextor
Mr. E. Lewis
E. D. Sweeney
William Golden
N.F. Carey
Ed. Mahar
Oscar Berlin
Frank Moore
Henry Brockman
M. R. Igiehart
Frank Hundsell
Death of Chas Swanstrom Follows Seven Week Illness
Chas Swanstrom died at 11:30 pm Thursday after a seven week illness. Born in Sweden on March 3, 1851, he came to the United States in 1868 and lived here since. He served at Moline Plow Co. for the last fifteen years, a faithful worker and affectionate husband. Burial at the Swedish M.E. Church with Rev. B. Newman. a quartet provided music and flowers filled the services with somber reflection and prayerful verses.
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Chas. Swanstrom
Sweden
Moline Plow Co
M.E
B. Newman
Frank Johnson
John Rodin
Samuels
Miss Johnson
Sunday School Convention Discusses God’s Plan at First Baptist
The Baptist Sunday School convention of the Rock Island Association met at First Baptist Church in Rock Island Monday evening. Rev I W Read of Rock Island spoke on The Sunday Schools Gods Building, outlining the plan for organization harmony and oneness of aim to foster character development and social perfection with committees named for nominations, special meetings, resolutions, and enrolment.
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Baptist Sunday School Convention
The
Rock Island Association
First Baptist
L. E. Fish
Moline
I. W. Read
Rock Island
J. W. Welch
Mr. Dean
W. H. Carpenter
Deacon Edwards
E. O’brien
E. O’brien, Mrs. Riggs. Resolutions—I.*W. Read, W. W. Warner
Deacon Powell
Charles Knox
R. C. Cool
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