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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1910
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text shows a probate matter before a district or county judge, noting a fee sale and major properties referenced within a local court proceeding. Details are incomplete but indicate official action involving a sale under probate jurisdiction.
Incomplete returns from Rock Island County shape the Republican sheriff and probate judge races with O L Bruner of Rock Island and Ben B Bell leading. William H Whiteside wins county treasurer nod over Peterson with Clark ahead of Campbell in the Thirty third Senatorial district race. Abbey and Campbell split votes in Henderson and Rock Island counties, Clark holding a 459 vote lead that may endure after canvass.
A short OCR fragment references eight operations, two entities, and multiple indicators related to indie wind development. The text is garbled and lacks clear facts, making precise identification of involved parties, locations, or dates impossible from the readable portions.
A brief item notes local Republican offices in Speers Wisconsin with sparse details. The text references county level Republican activities and events, indicating organized party presence in the area.
A fire at 1520 Ninth Avenue Rock Island badly damaged the Free Methodist parsonage discovered at 3 p.m. Thursday. Mrs C C Taylor reported the roof was burning and alerted authorities as Rev John Harvey and family were vacating the house.
Fire destroyed the entire upper portion of the two story house after the cooking range was taken down. Household goods were piled in the yard. Estimated damage exceeds 1600 dollars. The blaze was not controlled until the structure collapsed and the firemen fought hot spots.
On the Saturday Dispatch page for both boys and girls a clue leads to the final locket’s location. The article notes bright morning crowds and a small park where the treasure is hidden, with the finder receiving praise from peers and organizers.
Lynn Walker, a first year senior class member and son of Frank Walker, will miss play after sustaining a fractured left collarbone during a Saturday scrimmage at Moline high. Walker, who had gained approval to play this fall after parental objections, was hurt when tackling Isaacson as two squads split for the first season scrimmage.
George Cram Cook of Davenport publishes The Chasm and Roderick Taliaferro in The Frederick A Stokes Co. It is billed as a well written dramatic novel set in Moline Davenport and Russia, tracing a wealthy Moline girl, a Russian intellectual, and a socialist gardener as their clashing worlds span 1905 Russia and a modern urban life.
Hampton and nearby towns greet visitors and plan events. Mr and Mrs E C Henn hosted relatives, Miss Elzina Smith taught at a sitting school, and a singing festival was discussed at the Methodist church. The Ladies Aid elected officers while locals shared travel and visit news.
Ad for Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin promoting its use for frail women during menstruation, pregnancy, or lactation. Claims the product helps strength and health. price listed as 50 cents and one dollar per bottle.
Official returns from Rock Island Henderson and Mercer counties show Thomas Campbell defeats Charles A Clark for state representative by 253 votes. Campbell totals 7274 to Clark 7021 with Abbey at 9357 in the district race.
Official returns from the thirty third district show Henry Wheelan of Rock Island as Democratic representative to the state legislature. He led Sloan and LarVanway in renomination attempts with a distinct plurality of 186 votes over his opponents.
Earnings for the year ended June 30 show Rock Island Road and Pacific Railway Co applying to dividends. Net earnings reached 4,747,000 dollars, about 63 percent of the outstanding capital. The company paid only a portion of stock taxes rose, operating expenses increased, and overall operating income fell.
Justice George P Nissen ordered continued hearings for 174 saloonkeepers charged with Sunday tippling. Trials are set to resume in Rock Island Turner hall on September 27 amid expected objections from defendants. Adelaide report notes a mother’s statement regarding Gold Medal Flour claims.
Huge crowd at Rock Island Exposition witnesses Eugene Bly in a Curtiss aeroplane perform a dramatic flight. Bly circles at low altitude then climbs to about ten feet above river level before a safe landing. He later soars higher and returns, earning cheers as spectators cheer and applaud. The event ties into Chicago to New York air race entries with daily trials beginning at Hawthorne track.
Mrs Edward Van Paul, longtime milliner in the city, died Saturday evening at the city hospital of acute nervousness. She was 35, born in the city, married eight years ago, and leaves her husband, two daughters, three brothers, and three sisters.
A severe thunderstorm at 3 a.m. struck the Lyford farm northeast of Port Byron, setting a large barn ablaze and destroying it. Glen Skelton, sleeping in the barn, escaped unharmed as horses, rigs, grain, hay, and new wagons were consumed by fire. insurance covered part of the loss.
Official figures show 2500 entered Wednesday with total fair week attendance around 4900. Secretary Fred Whiteside said reports of moving the show are false and that Moline and Rock Island have no chance to host next year’s event at Joslin. Thursday races drew interest with Shade On er winning the free for all pace and Judge Russell taking the 2 20 trot. Boys and girls races followed, with Jack Mercer and Iva Martin winning sprint dashes.
Farmers urged to move west to Aberdeen area with cash payments and easy terms on four farms. Agent Lo Hutcheon, Aberdeen Saskatchewan, offers commissions of fifty cents per acre paid at sale. Notice also records Deere Implement Company name change to John Deere Plow Company of San Francisco and filing of certificates in Illinois records.
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