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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1910
Page
2
The Tri Cities contributed 44799 dollars toward a 250 000 dollar Jubilee Endowment Fund. More than half of the target was raised in this appeal, showing strong local generosity and support for the community program.
Church members across Moline Rock Island and Davenport contributed 44700.75 to a jubilee endowment drive for Augustana college, boosting the total toward 275000 with 163000 paid cash and 112000 in the college treasury. The 26 cent synod fee adds about 24475 annually, yielding a near one million in combined assets. Endowment funds include Esbjorn Hasselquist Oscar II Christianity professorship and engineering funds totaling 71465, plus Windom and Paxton properties valued at 58000 and 50000 respectively.
The King s Daughters executive committee met at the Manufacturers’ hotel to plan the thirteenth Illinois state convention at First Congregational church October 20 21 and 22. Delegates enroll October 20 9 30 am with reception and reports from each circle, plus memorial service and special guests Miss Georgia E Libby Mrs Ida Mansfield and Dr Jennie McCowen.
Arrangements for the funeral of John C. Swank are complete. The Rev Mr Mackin of Albany will conduct services at 2 Friday afternoon from Swank’s home. Burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery in Zuma township. The Masonic lodge of Coal Valley will oversee the service with members of Moline lodge of Elks planning to attend.
Coe Township seeks county aid for a new bridge as supervisors adjourn after a short session. Education committee proposes a county funded assistant to the rural school superintendent, costing about $500 annually. Next week features bridge plats for Rock River at Colona and a Rock Island request for a new county jail. County levy and township road taxes to be set, last year at sixty two cents per $100.
Representative McKinney announces plans to seek a $30,000 appropriation to build a Mississippi River water filtration plant for the arsenal. Leaders Hobbs and Crozier support improved fire protection and water reliability after cisterns failed during droughts, with bids on a new storehouse to follow.
The Rock Island County Agricultural Association marks the Joslin fair's thirty seven years of progress since 1873, building a tradition of farm exhibits, rival contests for pumpkins and poultry, and gatherings that draw 3000 to 4500 attendees from rural and urban areas, with merchants and residents of Moline and Rock Island increasingly taking part.
An ad on page 9 touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a remedy used by mothers for teething, claiming it soothes the child, calms the arms, eases pain, relieves wind colic, and treats diarrhoea. The bottle price is twenty five cents.
The article lists officers and leaders for the 1910 fair including president Rersen Se ase Seert Hitedale secretary F. J Joake treasurer EH Ls and other key roles. Thomas McCall is noted as superintendent of Speed Ring with W. 4H Whiteside and W. F. B. Filbert holding floral hall and barns duties.
Fred W. Moller proprietor of a Rock Island grocery at 1328 Fifth avenue lies critically wounded in St Anthony's hospital after being found unconscious in the road three miles from Buffalo Iowa. Doctors say three bullet wounds could be self inflicted or the result of an attack as to the motive police await clear information from the injured man.
The Whatsoever circle of King's Daughters enjoyed sewing and a luncheon at Rural residence of Mrs. Drew Donaldson. Attendees included Mesdames Sargo Meyers Martin Myers Hass and others. a short meeting followed by contests with prizes. notes of visits and travels to Orion Columbus Junction and Moline. Rev West attended presbytery in Aledo.
Victor Norton, longtime Cleveland resident now of Hazen Nevada, died at 58 after being injured while opening a tank car valve to transfer oil into a cistern near Churchill. A Mason lodge funeral followed in Cleveland with Will Jacobson as master. Norton was married in 1875 to Augusta Jacobson. he left two sisters in Moline and several brothers. His widow traveled east with the remain, met by their son Oscar Norton near Kansas City.
The Postal Telegraph Co. opened a branch office in East Moline under F. J. Clendenin in a local drugstore with incoming deliveries continuing from the Moline office. A second branch will open September 26 in W H Dumbeck’s drugstore in Silvis.
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