Local Notes from Galesburg and Nearby Visits
Brief local items list visits and departures among residents including Mrs. M H Griffith going to Galesburg to visit son Herbert, Miss Laura Garner Ottumwa visiting Rock Island, and many others traveling to Chicago, Milwaukee, Omaha, or Scotland. Several engagements, weddings, and community events are noted with varied travel and social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Griffith
Galesburg
Herbert
Andrew Frandsen
Monmouth
M. Bartlett
St. Paul
George Waters
Seventeenth Street
Laura Garner
Ottumwa
Fows
M. Kerns
Rock Island
A. J. Fields
Daugter
Mae
Orion
Fields
Tea Smoking Doctors Alarm Growth In Nation
A rising trend of tea smoking by physicians across regions is blamed on nerves insomnia poor digestion and fatigue. The article promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy to whet appetite regulate bowels calm nerves and restore sleep claiming it cures dyspepsia with no morning bad taste.
Marriage Licenses Report Lists Several Local Couples
The notice records marriage licenses for pairs including Charles Hauptmann of Rock Island with Annie Chilburg, Earl Turner of Moline with Leonia Belle Bledsoe, Olof Oleon of Moline with Freda Lundgren, John H. McConnell of Rock Island with Jennie M. Quist, Mark Arnell of Davenport with Hattie Goodale, Thomas White of Moline with Sarah Jane Burrows, Martin L. Arcukilus of Hampton with Agnes E. Carpenter, Swan Peterson of Moline with Anna Kohl, and Fred Coopman with Maggie Nessen of Sears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hauptmann
Annie Chilburg
Rock Island
Earl Turner
Leonia Belle Bledsoe
Moline
Olof Oleon
Freda Lundgren
Rural
John H. McConnell
Jennie M. Quist
Orion
Mark Arnell
Hattie Goodale
Davenport
Thomas White
Sarah Jane Burrows
Martin L. Arcukilus
Hampton
Agnes E. Carpenter
Rapids City
Swan Peterson
Anna Kohl
Fred Coopman
Maggie Nessen
Sears
Announcement on Dutch Reports and Colorado Party Nominations
Semi official Amsterdam notes deny reports of an attempted assassination of Queen Wilhelmina and shooting of Countess Lim burg Stirlum. Ire J. Bloomfield declines antiteller Silver Republican nomination for lieutenant governor and J R Darnell refuses to run on the X ticket for regent of the state university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Quen Wilhelmina
Limburg-Stirlum
Ire J. Bloomfield
Silver Republican Party of
Colorado
J.R. Darnell
The
State University
Obituary: Frederick Wendell, Hampton’s oldest German settler
Frederick Wendell born in Hanover on June 19 1824 died recently. He came to the United States in 1848 and settled in Hampton township in 1850, later running a furniture business. He married Louisa Weaver in 1853. five children were born, only one living. His second wife Wilhelmine Drewiltz bore two children who died in infancy. He was a Lutheran and funeral services were held Saturday at the Hamp ton M E church with Rev Meacham presiding. bearers included A M Hayward Gustav Harder H C Glanz W Barsell Thomas Bailey and Manuel Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Wendell
Hampton Township
Hanover
Germany
New Orleans
Galena
St. Louis
Hampton
Louisa Weaver
Mr. Wendell
Wilhelmine Drewiltz
Wendell
Lutheran Church
M. E
Meacham
A. M. Hayward
Gustav Harder
H. C. Glanz
W. Barsell
Thomas Bailey
Manuel Smith
Long List of Residents Passes in Area Obituaries
A succession of death notices from Rock Island county and Davenport area record passings. Sophia Titterington dies at home near Edgington aged 88 or 89 after heart trouble. Gust Carlson, Deere & Co. grinder, dies after three years illness in Moline. Neil Stewart Gould dies in Warsaw, New York, aged 59. Thomas S. Breheny, priesthood student, dies after intestinal operation. Mary Gleason dies of apoplexy at 35. Infant deaths: Moore infant son, Carlson infant, and Anna Samuels, all noted with brief funeral details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
Dahl
Deere & Co
Skidmore
J. F. Freeman
Horace Anderson
Geneseo
Arthur Dodd
Chicago
Edward Harris
Fifth Avenue
Rufus Walker
Paul
Emil Heimbeck
Beam
Andrew Olson
Peter Kneberg
Dr. Sloan
Henry de Rudder
Porter Skinner
Will Nye
Dimock, Gould & Co
Washburn- Crosby Company
Minneapolis
Will
Moline
S. E. Blunt
Rock Island Arsenal
Montauk Point
Thomas White
Sarah J. Burrows
Twenty-ninth Street
J. F. Robinson
Scotland
Sophia Titterington
Charles Titterington
Titterington
Edgington
New York State
Rock Island County
Neil Stewart Gould
M. A. Gould
Warsaw
F. A. Gould
New York
Thomas S. Breheny
St. Anthony's Hospital
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Davenport
Real Estate Transfers In Rock Island and Moline
Transfers list multiple property deeds with dates in September from Rock Island and Moline areas. Buyers include Martha R Galt, Geo B Sickles, Charlotte Stevens, Daniel Wheelock, Sarah Pettifer, George Herbst, and Andrew Engman. properties lie in Old Town Rock Island Wood's Third add Moline and Milan assensor's plat. Amounts range from 1 to 1000 dollars with several entries noting block and lot details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha R. Galt
Anna E. Blanding
Old Town of
Rock Island
Geo. B. Sickles
Charlotte E. Stevens
Wood
Moline
Francis A. Webb
Charlotte Stevens
Sarah A. Atkinson
Carroll H. Vincent
Atkinson
Daniel L. Wheelock
Geo. W. Johnson
W. Wheelock
Molin
Sarah Pettifer
John di Martin Wright
Oscar F. Preacott
Assensor
Milan
George Herbst
Frank A. Herbs
Andrew
Engman
Thomas
Frederick Ae
Multiple Suits and Personal Misfortunes Reported in Rock Island
The Rock Island legal notices reveal John A. Oswald suing the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific for 10000 damages after a freight unloading accident injuring him. Mary Rounds sues M R Ighhart Co and the city for 10000 damages from injuries from a derrick collapse. Anna King and John Fender marry in Muscatine. QO K Anderson sues James Gilmore for 3000. The Harper estate leases Harper's theatre to Stephen Miller. Edward Glawe dies at 71. Emerance Loncke seeks divorce from Edmond Loncke. Burglars rob two residences, stealing cash and items. R C Clark named clerk of stock committee. Edna Steoit dies at 17 months. Jennie Quist and Carl Steoit wed. John Carse sick in Porto Rico. Charles Carlson dies of kidney trouble. Bert Sears leaves for Middletown. Eugenia Champon dies at 35 after long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Rounds
J. Searle
M. R. Ighhart & Co
City of
Rock Island
First Avenue
Thirteenth
Fourteenth Streets
Woodman
Anna King
John H. Fender
Mercer
Muscatine
QO. K. Anderson
Jamess. Gilmore
Harper
Harper’s Theatre
Stephen Miller
John Glawe
Charles Thoms
Emerance Loncke
J. M. Beardsley
Edmond Loncke
Emerance
Officer Fitzgerald
Phil Wilcher
State Board of Equalization
Carl Steoit
Tenth Street
Edna
John H. McConnell
Jennie M. Quist
Orion
T.W. Grafton
Henry Carse
Bert Sears
U. S. Signal Corps
Middletown
Colona News Briefs Include Illnesses and Local Goings On
Ally Humberstone suffers internal rheumatism and quinsy. treated near Orion, returned home to attend business, condition critical. Miss Belle Collis contracts typhoid fever. Mrs. C. E. Pomeroy visiting Whiteside county relatives. Charles Baum returns from threshing near Rock River and attends Cambridge supervisors meeting. Rev. C. A. Gaither to attend Kankakee conference. Lida Bard Moore of Chicago to give elocutionary entertainment at U P church Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Wells
Bay View
G. A. Stephens
Gertrude Stephens
Michillindh
D. A. Caybaugh
G.L. Wilson
Lanark
Swan Peterson
Annie Kohl
Moline
J. F. Murphy
Grace Lutheran Church
Industrial Home Association
Peoria
Howard Buell
Chicago
Buell
Moline Plow Co
Tri-City Dental Society
Davenport
Pearce
Rock Island
H. G. Pate
Hay
Taylor
Skidmore
Trent
Milan
Ally Humberstone
A. M. Pomeroy’s
Orion
Bers Humberstone
Wm. C. Skinner
Joe Wimer
Madge Kane
Belle Collis
C. E. Pomeroy
Whiteside County
L. A. Reesersilk
Charles Baum
Rock River
Cambridge
R. A. Smith
Joslin County Fair Crowns Record Setting Event
Rock Island county reports its Joslin fair as the most successful yet with standout races exhibits and huge attendance. Ed Toban won the 4-year single drivers while John Dubin led 3-year singles. Charley Negus took the 2:30 trot and Miss Murphy won the running race. bicycle winner Wil Milarkey. thus McCall captured the hypodrome race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island County
Joslin
Ed Toban
James Dubin
John Dubin
Ben Woodburn
Warren
W. W. Morgan
S. S
Beal
S. Simpson
Charley Negus
Belle Mae
Dandy Boy
Miss Murphy
Lady Belle
Wil Milarkey
F. Sample
W. S. Block
McCall
Brother of fallen sergeant seeks details of death in Porto Rico
Luther H Hicks of Savanna travels to learn how Rudolphus Hicks died after a telegraphic notice from Chicago. Hicks, born in Hanover Illinois, lived in Savanna most of his life and worked as a fireman and plasterer. He hopes to disinter the remains at Ponce for burial beside his parents in Savanna. He leaves five brothers and one sister and is a member of the M W A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther H. Hicks
Rudolphus Hicks
Porto Rico
Savanna
Chicago
Moline
Company F
Ponce
Sergeant Hicks
Hanover
Ill
Frank Seibel
Moline Mail Box Co Formed To Market New Mail Box Device
Burlin McKinley and W B Sammel have formed the Moline Mail Box Co after purchasing patent rights from FE P Chaney. Castings will be made at Moline Pump Co foundry and tin tubes assembled at Sammel’s shop. McKinley will devote his time to selling the device, already popular in Moline, noted for safety compactness and weather resistant mail delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlin McKinley
McKinley
W. B. Sammel
FE. P. Chaney
Mr. McKinley
Mr. Sammel
Moline Mail Box Co
Moline Pump Co. Fundry
Unclaimed Mail at Moline Post Office 1898 List
A historical notice lists letters remaining unclaimed at the Moline Illinois post office for the week ending June 16 1898. Names include H Busies Peter Brown J B im N Carver John VW ten G F Imquist C A Peterson A W Pierson P W wor and others. The public is advised to call or inquire and claim letters promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Rock Island County
Illinois
Wderaon
H. Busies
Peter Brown
N. Carver
John VW. Ten
G. F. Imquist
C. A. Peterson
A.W Pierson
P. W. Wor
Ronan
Dellaf
Péter Shiller
Chas
John Stromberg
Pledee
H. Ete Ee
Cyclone Leaves Barabadoes 20000 Homeless Amid Losses
London reports indicate cyclone toll and displacement far exceed initial figures. The Barbadoes devastation includes ships lost such as the Leanna and Lapland and many small craft, with limited cable connections hindering details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Barbadoes
Alert
Leanna
Dreyfus Case Delay Linked to Mercier Involvement
Paris dispatch notes ministers slow to decide on Dreyfus revision to avoid incriminating General Mercier former minister of war whose alleged illegal secret evidence to court martial judges has been established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Dreyfus
Mercio
Iwar
Zola Plans New Manifesto On Dreyfus Affair
Paris reports that Emile Zola will return in October to issue a further manifesto on the Dreyfus case. The Echo notes a new push for defense disclosures while La Matin claims ministers possess conclusive proof that secret documents from the original Dreyfus trial were not shown to the accused or his counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
the Echo
Emile Zola
Dreyfus
la Matin
Transport Concha Arrives With Wilsons Staff
The transport Concha arrived from Porto Rico carrying General Wilson and a portion of General Miles's army. The troops include a detachment of engineers from Battery A Missouri Volunteers and Twenty-seventh Indiana Volunteers. Health of the men reported as good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Miles Falls Ill With Fever in Porto Rico
Washington September 15 Special General Miles was compelled to bed due to a fever contracted in Porto Rico. The illness does not raise fears of serious consequences and he is resting at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Miles
Porto Rico
Gossip Over Controversy Between Miles and Alger
Washington reports renewed gossip over strained relations between General Miles and Secretary Alger after General Shafter's report omits any reference to Miles beyond noting his arrival. The omission prompts comment among officials and observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Miles
Alger
Shafter
Peace Commissioners to Attend McKinley Dinner Tonight
All members of the peace commission will be in the city tonight to attend a dinner in their honor hosted by President McKinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Peace Commission
McKinley
Secretary announces town and Oregon to be sent to Manila
Secretary Long officially states that the town and Oregon are to be sent to Manila. The announcement confirms an overseas transfer involving these entities and outlines the plan for dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Long
Towa
Oregon
Manila
Sons of Veterans Choose Detroits for Next Encampment
In Omaha on Sept 15 the Sons of Veterans selected Detroits as the site for next year's annual encampment. A simplified ritual with one degree was adopted reducing the three existing degrees. The group rejected restricting membership to male descendants of Civil War veterans and supported continuing military tactics in public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Detroits
Sons of Veterans
Deaths in the Military Camps Reported
San Francisco September 1 Ellery B Miles of the Fifty first Iowa unit died of pneumonia at the local camp. Santiago September 15 Private George B Lovejoy of the Thirty fourth Michigan died there yesterday. Cincinnati September 18 J M Basten of the Forty ninth Iowa infantry died at the Cincinnati hospital. Knoxville September 15 Michigan hospital train departed for the north carrying sick from Camp Poland. buque ia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Ellery B. Miles
Iowa
Santiago
George B. Lovejoy
Michigan
Cincinnati
J. M. Basten
Fortyninth Iowa Infantry
Knoxville
Tenn
Ruimety
Poland
Buque, Ia
Political agitation to annex Havana island urged by merchants
Havana on September 15 reports a large petition to President McKinley asking for immediate U S annexation. Merchants sugar planters and wealthy residents sign while some Spaniards oppose the plan fearing American enterprise would ruin local merchants. Some Spaniards favor independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
McKinley
United States
Six Commissioners Appointed to Probe War Department
Six officials named to investigate the war department include General Scofield General Grantville Dodge Professor D C Gilman Colonel James Sexton Charles Denby and Evan Howell. The set comprises military and civilian figures to probe departmental conduct and operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Scofield
Grantville Dodge
D. C. Gilman
James Sexton
Charles Denby
Evan Howell
Substantial Points Agreed To After Evacuation Meeting
San Juan September 15 Special It was announced after this morning meeting of evacuation commissioners that the substantial points under discussion have been agreed to The departure of the Spanish war ships yesterday is regarded as the beginning of the evacuation The troop withdrawal will follow when transports are secured Inland town troops are arriving while outpost troops are being maintained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Politicians favor retention of the Philippines
London dispatches report Madrid politicians largely back holding onto the Philippines. They expect Spain to gain valuable economic advantages in return for continued control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Madrid
Philippines
Spain
Clay's Child Wife to Wed Again
Dora Richardson the late wife of General Cassius Clay will marry Riley Brock a sawmill hand on Friday in this Lexington report dated Sept 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay
Dora Richardson
Lexington
Cassius Clay
Riley Brock
Deputies Present West Indies Surrender Bill for Queen Signature
Madrid reports the chamber of deputies officers presented to the queen the bill surrendering Spain’s possessions in the West Indies for her signature. The move reflects formal approval steps in the colonial transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Chamber of Deputies
West Indies
Quarrel and Then Die in Louisville Hotel
In Louisville on Sept 15 Joseph Villers and his companion Nellie McGuffin shot themselves after poisoning Villers' infant son from his late wife. The couple had quarrelled and decided to end their troubles by suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Joseph Villers
Nellie McGuffin
Villers
Wife-Murderer Hanged in Bracebridge Ontario
Bracebridge Ont Sept 15 Special Wm Hammond the wife murderer was hanged this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bracebridge
Ont
Hammond
Michigan's Thirty-fifth Infantry Ships to Camp Meade
Detroit dispatch reports Michigan's new Thirty-fifth Infantry volunteers departing Island Lake state camp in the afternoon for Camp Meade Pennsylvania to begin training. The movement reflects mobilization efforts as tensions rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Michigan
Thirty-fifth Infantry
Island Lake
Camp Meade
Camp Wike Abandoned Soon
Early reports indicate Camp Whikoff will be abandoned by week’s end. The Dowptal regiment and 1,320 soldiers were involved in the activity with movements noted on September 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motel Point
Whikoff
Dowptal
Douglas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Belle Kemp
Abe Lincoln
Herman Woodworth
Julia Gettemy
Clarion State Normal School of
Pennsylvania
Marquette
Mich
East
T. M. Sechler
Sechler
G. A. BR
J. S. Bolton
Ke- Mee
Mathilda Johnson
Blackford and Son
Wm. Schneider
Spirit Lake
Hayward Buell
Charles Mangold
Mr. Mangold
Chris Schleuter
Peter Schleuter
Denver
R. L. Hay
Milwaukee
D. W. G. Hay
Mize Maud Bear
Jonas Bear
Wellesley College
Charles H. Lippincott
Nellie Maud Stephens
John Mawthey
Central Station No
Indiana
F. H. Gardner
Sixth Avenue
H. M. Slauson
Axel Wester
Rockford
W. K. Sloan
Michiflinds
Clara Sloan
Aurora
N. Y
Nells College
J. W. Morgan
Indianapolis
Morgan
D.,8. Davies, of the Moline Plow Co
Oklahoma
Hannah Samuelson Butler
Berlin
C. L. Desers
Francis Hemenway
Winnie Crompton
Bert Rosenstone
L M. Lobenstein
Carrie and
Frances Lobenstein
New York City
M. C. Rice
M. E. Lobenstein
Hirsch
Mary Robeson
Iowa City
W. H. Carpenter
Earle Sheley
South Moline
Paul Hamann
Co, F
Connaughton Brady
Ravenport
Carlson
Gust Carlson
Sweden
Vroka
Westred
Lillie Ethel
Breheny
Gleason
Mary Gleason
James Gleason
Harry
Carl Herman
Gustav Carlson
Anna
Arnold A. Samuels
Eleventh Avenue
John A. Oswald
C. J. Searle
Thay
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, Railroad Co
Ome
Eugenia Champon
Fourth Avenue
August Champon
Colona
Johnson
Anjoy Bless Naser
Mercia
Zola
Concha
Town
Sons of Veterans At
BIX
War Department Investigation Committee
Ayer
Union
Ieee
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!