Republican Nominations For State Treasurer and Other Races
Republican nominations listed include General J. C. Smith of Cook County for State Treasurer Charles T Stratton of Jefferson County for Superintendent of Public Instruction Ben F Marsh of Hancock County for Representative in Congress Thomas Nowers Jr of Atkinson and Lugian Adams of Rock Island for County Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen
J. C. Smith
Cook County
Charles T. Stratton
Jefferson County
Ben’. F Marsh
Hamcock County
Atkinson
Lugian Adams
Rock Island
Independent Candidate for Sheriff
The note announces M. D. Havuena as an independent candidate for sheriff. He appeals to Republicans Democrats and Greenbackers, pledging faithful administration regardless of party politics. Cog, July 13, 1882.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.D. Havuena
Temperance lecture and stock market notes from Illinois City
Mr. Sheldon spoke on temperance to a full house Sunday evening. Administrators sold Stephen Brayton’s personal property at high prices. A Norfolk Polled bull, imported from England, sold for $467 as a two year old. heifers averaged about $400. The school house extension vote passed, with rebuilding to start under contract. Cattle trading remained brisk, beef at three cents per pound, sorghum syrup rising to around sixty five cents a gallon. Fred Elmer Youngs offered fat sheep. Henry County horse thefts noted. Sept. 25, 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
Stephen Brayton
Iowa
Fulton County
New York
England
Henry
Elmer Youngs
Bert
Moline Distribution Plan Promises Higher Circulation
A proposal for improved delivery of The Dispatch targets greater readership. The plan suggests door to door distribution by capable youths and a ten cent weekly subscription, with a goal to double circulation within ten days.
Return of Convalsions Hurts Earnest Howe on Bluff
Earnest Howe suffered a last week return of convulsions and remains in serious condition. King Malaril has influence here amid many malarial cases on the bluff. Trade improves in the area and a rainstorm would help settle the dust. Our bluff tailor Mmark hires two new workers. Doc Sept. 27 1882.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe
King Malaril
Mmark
Andalusia News Roundup and River Ferry Update
The steamer Viola from our wharf to Muscatine suffered gear failures near the town and had to return for repairs before continuing. The Andalusia ferry resumed service, Miss Brown visits from Grinnell, and a social at the Thompson home preceded notes on local visits, a flatboat project, a runaway team damaging a sidewalk, and a fire damage assessment on John Shawback’s dwelling three weeks prior. Bowman sale held Sept 25 with strong turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola
Muscatine
J ¢ Bromley
Isaac Staples
Bromley
Andalusia
Miss Brown
Grinnell
Iowa
Mrv
Drs
Seth Ruffum
Reticker
Rock Island
Gould
Moline
Finley
Dave
Wm Smith
D M Boney
A. A. Jones
J. A. Steckman
John Shawback
Mat Bowman
Cordova News Briefs Touch Town Growth and Demographics
Local notes report little sickness for the season as farmers cut hay in Docia bottoms and a Rock Island telephone line project nears completion. D. P. Pinneo builds a two story dwelling for C. B. Marshall, W. D. Webster expands his store, and L. F. Young sells his properties to Andy Bigelow. Gov. W. Nelson sells livery to Dan Durbin. J. J. Johnson buys fall stock in Chicago. Mrs. J. L. Cool and Ed Cool group visit. Two old settlers, Jonathan Marshall and Mrs. Vanderburgh, pass away. funerals held. Dan Gould campaigns for County Treasurer. local politics show Repubicans favored in fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
W. D. Webster
D. P. Pinneo
C. B. Marshall
L. F. Young
Andy Bigelow
Luke
Iowa
Gov. W. Nelson
Dan Durbin
H. Reeves
J.J. Johnston
Fred Reeves
Johnston
J. J. Johnson
Chicago
J. L. Cool
Ed Cool
Jonathan Marshall
John P. Vanderburgh
Mr. Marshall
Meredosia Association Tightens Hunt Policy
Cool and his family enjoy years of honest toil while Mrs. R M Grenell departs for Michigan to visit relatives. Uncle Rufus faces a temporary widowhood. The Meredosia Association plans strict enforcement against unauthorized hunting on their lands, promising punishment under the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cool
R. M Grenell
Michigan
Rufus
Meredosia Association
Jason
Local Notes From Bowlesburg and Surrounds
In Bowlesburg Mr Geo Blood of Chicago visits Mrs Flagg. A newborn boy brings congratulations to Mr and Mrs Odendahl and to William Miller and wife their third son. Uncle Henry Miller returns unwell from Iowa. Peter Groth injuries his knee with a drawing knife but recovers. Groth plans a housewarming at his near-complete residence. Charles Stevens stays on his low land farm despite June July flood losses. Jamerson and Massie acquire mine lease at Newton shaft with David Jamerson and John Massie. Sam Boggs likely moving to Rapids City. M Cracraft remains but sells out. Dist No 6S school crowded. Argillo Works expanding with repairs and new fittings. Frosts help ripening. Stoic notes a promising location and a new general store by two young men. store later rebuilt after fire ca. 1863 with F N Young and Wm Young overseeing departments. Baseball clubs Reds and Blues draw attention. Reds win 28 21. Charlie Christy improving. Milan street railway nearing completion. weekend outings to Rock Island curtailed by conductor’s pass issue. A prank involves a councilman’s pass expiring Dec 81 1882. A rider’s proposal interrupted by a runaway horse. the girl faints after exclaiming Yes JOC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Blood
Chicago
Groth
Charles Stevens
Jamerson & Massie
Newton
David Jamerson
John Massie
Sam Boggs
Rapids City
M. Cracraft
Dist
Argillo
Eeen
F. N. Young
Wm. Young
Reds
Blues
Charlie Christy
Stock Island
Milan
Tower
Rock Island
Hakes
Gideon
Black Hawk
Milan not a dreamer's retreat says Mourne Dispatch
The Mourne Dispatch argues Milan favors practicality over romance noting thriving mills and industry. It describes the Milan and Rock Island street railway nearing completion and the town’s robust business, schools, churches, and rail access, contrasting romantic depictions with real growth since 1848 when Johnston mills began as saw and flouring mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mourne Dispatche
Black Hawk
Milan
Milan and
Rock Island
Camden Mills
Johnston Mills
Taylor Ridge News Notes and Local Hints
The Review-Dispatch arrives with timely local news and market notes. Hogs once thought gone are still shipped this week, coal demand rises, and farmers prepare for cold weather. Mrs Bacher and Miss Lou Gibson visited their sister Mrs C E Mudge in Monticello and returned to Iowa. Wa R Little visits home after years at Pawnee Agency. Report dated Sept 28, 1882. Bex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacher
Lou Gibson
C. E. Mudge
Monticello
Iowa
Wa. R. Little
Pawnee Agency
Indian Territory
Washington, D. C
Bex
District No 4 Sees Travel Shows Banned and School Plans
In South East Moline the community notes rising corn and plans a Sunday 8 PM preaching and biweekly schoolhouse services. A new minister is expected next Sunday and school starts Oct 2 with Miss Kennedy. The board votes travel shows as a nuisance and prep for fall field work continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Hains
Dist. No. 4
Miss Kennedy
Board of Directors
Dist
Copp & Eggleston
Rock Island
Davenport
Jameson
Richwood Songsters
Daniel Haines
Wendell
Quaker Advice and Corn Seed Comment in South Moline
A column recalls a tale of planting corn seed seen as worthless. After two weeks of germination failure Wendell calls it a fool fizzle and, with James Griffith, replants the eight acre field. The piece ends with a quip about consulting Mayor Wheelock and Daniel Haines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell
James Griffith
Haines
Wheelock
South Moline
Daniel
Social notes from Moline and surrounding towns in 1882
Mrs Moody of Moline visits her daughter Mrs Ed McMurphy and many friends. Mrs A Dunbar travels to Keswick Iowa to visit daughters. Mr and Mrs Thomas Tinsman begin a trip through Ohio and likely Virginia. Leslie Hanna heads to Arkansas for the winter. Ex Sheriff Wip Paine and family enjoy rusticating on Rock River. Miss Mollie McKnary of Osborn visits sister Mrs Dwyer in St Louis. Frank Schrader and companions leave their Pennyslough camping area. Neighborhood youths host a party at Mr N B Joslin's on Sept 28 1882. Percy Fairfax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody
Moline
Ed McMurphy
A. Dunbar
Keswick
Iowa
Thomas Tinsman
Ohio
Virginia
Leslie Hanna
Arkansas
Wip, Paine
Rock River
Mollie McKnary
Osborn
Dwyer
St. Souis
Frank Schrader
Pennyslough
N. B. Joslin
Percy Fairfax
Edgington Notes on Local Relationships and Happenings
Edgington items note H J Mosher's wedding to Lizzie Hofer of Andalusia on Sept 21, a Chicago trip, and return on Sept 26. A J Morton has moved to Davenport Iowa while Mrs Morton stays with her mother. H P Stoddard ill with fever. Lydia Robins back from Davenport with bronchitis. Ball planned at Stoddard's hall Sept 30. David Robison and family relocate from Andalusia to Edgington and run a wagon shop. Rev. Thomas R Johnson at Nauvoo for presbytery. County Superintendent Southwell visiting school. Southgall urged educational focus. Sept 28, 1883. CHARLES.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Mosher
Edgington
Lizzie Hofer
Andalusia
Stoddard's Hall
David Robison
Telephone gang sets up headquarters in Watertown today
Rumor says the telephone gang will stay several days in Watertown as their base. A local grocer begins a new front porch, signaling good business. A stray remark mentions a little white butterfly and an odd craft in a pail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Bee sting mishap during honey hunt at Savannah
A bee tree misadventure near Savannah involved Lynn and Jerome Wells. Lynn endured many stings while Wells remained with the swarm until honey was gathered, then disappeared. Lynn recovering in Savannah under a doctor's care, expressing unwavering love for honey. Date noted as Sept. 27, 1882.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Wells
Savannah
Mr. Lynn
Jerome
Lynn
Wells
Mr. Wells
The Same Thing Over Again Robbery on a Train Bond Scam
Thomas Cheswick of Thorntown Indiana was robbed of 80 on a Davenport to Chicago trip in a bond scam. An elderly man befriended him, borrowed 80 against a bogus 1800 bond, and vanished with the money before Cheswick could react. The trick is described as a common interstate fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Cheswick
Thorntown
Indiana
Davenport
Maine
California
Cheswick
Chicago
Nebraska
Prairie Fire Traps Men Near Redfield
An enormous prairie blaze in Redfield county traps Dr H M Towner and Zachariah Joslin. Both men were thrown from a wagon as flames closed in. Towner died from burns and a broken leg while Joslin was badly burned but escaped. Unconfirmed reports vary on Joslin’s fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Redfield
Dakota
Snys
HM Towner
Chicago
Zachariah Joslin
Taylor Ridge
Illinois
Towner
Joslin
Dr. Towner
Institute Programme at Hampton October 7
County Superintendent J. H. Southwell outlines the Hampton institute schedule with Rev. A Harper and Miss Cavett leading sessions on reading, orthography, dictionary work, vocal music, natural defense, language, geography, and method discussions. Teachers urged to bring notebooks and pencils. Mr. Marx Asupown sells farms totaling 190 acres to his son for 7000 and 80 acres to Wm McRoberts for 4000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Southwell
Hampton
A. Harper
Miss Cavett
G. BR
Aftrawoon
W. H. Bate
Marx Asupown
Coe
Charlie
Wm. McRoberts, Sr
Canoe Creek
Mark
Pott —Hode
Byron
Chicago Market Receipts Show Mixed Signals Amid Declines
Market observers report uneven Chicago receipts with soft exports and lower prices over the period. Traders note slow demand and rising inventories, while agricultural goods and staples show mixed directions in price and volume.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Seney A. Ainsworth
Henry 0. Cleaveland
Thomas Nowers, Jr
Fog County Cla
Richard A. Donaldson
William G. Morris
John E. Fleming
Por
David Hawes
Eregnaiaemea
H. L. Fraxime
Mrzax
Disrato
Illinois City
Andalubia
Cordova
Bowlesburg
South East Moline
Joblyn
Charles
Moline Markets
Senneesereseorratoneeses Coobeseeveseborsereereaysas
Timothy Hay
Chicago Market
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