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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1880
Page
8
A brief ad urges frugal living with healthy foods and affordable clothing. It denounces expensive doctors and quack medicines, promoting Hop Bitters as a pure remedy that cures at low cost and promises better health and times.
The community accepts Ed Kettelson as the new policeman filling the vacancy from D A Holt’s resignation. Many favor John Jasper, a longtime special policeman seen as deserving city reward for an injury at Water Power Co work that left him permanently disabled but fit for duty. Jasper would stay on the force. Kittleson plans to return to his ice dealer work when season begins.
An inquest found Peter Piers a 26 year old Belgian who came from South Bend to work for Wyerhaeuser and Denkman died by drowning in the Mississippi around September 15 while reportedly suffering temporary mental alteration. The verdict attributed his death to drowning during illness.
The text recalls events from 1776 and 1787 including British seizure of New York and the Brandywine battle. It mentions General Howe leading British forces against Washington and references movements in Philadelphia and congressional actions following Brandywine.
A compact note lists key September milestones from 1780 treason and Arnold to 1869 California statehood. It cites Major Andre’s capture, the 1783 peace treaty, the 1787 Constitution agreement, Perry’s Lake Erie battle, Plattsburg, Baltimore operations, Monterey, Mexico City, the 1862 Antietam, 1863 Chickamauga, Sheridan’s Shenandoah victories, and the 1869 Fugitive Slave Law.
The Dispatch rebuts Jim Ballard's push to audit county treasurers from 1859 onward. It defends Treasurer Robin Reid's custody of books, condemns Ballard's secretive star chamber plan, and reports costs and motives behind the so-called smelling committee. Local officials face scrutiny over bills totaling hundreds of dollars as debates continue.
County board in Rock Island convened with most members present. Delegates named for state fair conventions, finances debated, salaries fixed, investigations authorized, and mine inspector and election judges appointed, with adjournment planned for December 1880.
The Ballard Smellers aimed to seize the treasurer’s records and inspect them in secret but the plan is stopped. Treasurer keeps books openly with J E Fleming guarding them, adding $3 per day expense to taxpayers. Ballard warns the investigation might as well never have started.
Free trial bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs colds asthma bronchitis and throat lung issues. Recipients urged to try for severe coughs wheezing hoarseness or breathing trouble. Thousands cured and no other medicine matches its claimed efficacy. Sold by Richards and Sohrbeck.
All Republicans interested in party success urged to assemble at Peal's Hall Friday evening the 24th at 8 30 oclock for a campaign march. Singing by glee club and band music provided. Circulars mailed widely though some may be missing. C F Hemenway H O Svercur S Ho Veviz invite all Republicans to attend.
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