Rock Island County to Extend Taxes for 1910
County supervisors discuss tax levies for roads bridges and county purposes. They approve directing the county clerk to extend taxes on lands within townships and consider a separate petition for a Colona bridge while rejecting plans for a railroad heavy bridge and urging new wagon bridge plans. Fire protection for the infirmary is urged as a priority.
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Illinois
Eastman
Board of Supervisors
Henry County
Rock River
Colona
Joint
Rock Inland County
Committee On County Infirmary
County Infirmary Committee
County Infirmary
Committee On
Rock Island County
Henry
State Highway Commissioners
Older
State Highway Commission
Supervicor Eastman
Committee On Town and Town Accounts
Committee On Roads and Bridges
Highway Commissioners
Coe Township
Roadside Bargain Sparks Strained Night Trade
A terse roadside exchange reveals a wage dispute as a heavy item manager asserts the offered salary cannot cover the cost of cabbages and eggs. The implied one night deal leaves workers negotiating under pressure.
Veteran Employee Dies After Illness in City Plant
Herman F. Boenits aged 86, longtime wood shop worker at the Wagon company plant, died Sunday morning after a three month illness at his home 1401 Twenty-sixth avenue. Born in Germany January 6, 1847 he came to the United States with his wife July 6 1883 and settled in this city. Surviving are his widow and seven children Carl Lizzie Alice Gail Mrs Anna Malmlof Mrs Mamie Hoerafer and Arthur, plus one brother Carl Boenity.
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Herman F. Boenits
Wagon Company
Twenty-sixth Avenue
Germany
Stewartville
Boenits
Stewart Camp
M W. A
Plans for Synodical Luther League Convention
The third annual Luther League convention of the Illinois conference in Geneseo closed with Prof Frank Nelson of Minnesota College outlining the synodical league plan to include Luther leagues from all conferences. The league debuts in December with a Chicago or Minneapolis site and biennial meetings. Augustana College students performed and church officials praised The Dispatch for reporting the event and Geneseo hospitality. The next convention will be in Chicago at Ebenezer church led by Rev S Johnston known for active youth.
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Luther League
Illinois
Geneseo
Frank Nelson
Minnesota College
Augustana Synod
Nelson
Middle West
Luther Leagues
Synodical League
Chicago
Minneapolis
Augustana College
Lilie Cervin
Gertrude Neuset
O R Karlstrom
First Lutheran
Moline
State League
A F Bergstrom
Wolch
H QO Lindeblad
First Lutheran Church
Ebenezer Church
Johnston
Port Byron man to ship ore from Colorado mine next spring
Mr and Mrs A W Donahoo return from Colorado where Donahoo reports a Pitkin Gunnison county mine will ship ore next spring. The ore, valued at 100 per ton, will be sent after development. Elmer Wiley is president and miner. Donahoo and Wiley hold controlling interest. Seven hundred dollars worth of ore already stacked. They visited Colorado Springs and Grand Canyon areas and met Mr Dierolf, now prospering there.
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Donahoo
Port Byron
Gunnison County
Colo
Grand Canyon
Colorado Springs
Colado Springs
U Dierolf
Dierolf
Pitkin
Colorado
Elmer Wiley
Proceedings Against Gamblers Dismissed in Rock Island
Justice of the Peace Phil Wells dismissed the gambling case tied to the Billberg house. The bankroll of $370 remains with Constable August Schmid while gambling paraphernalia stays in Davenport under protection. No grand jury action or further state investigation noted. future plans unclear.
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Justice of the Peace
Phil Wells
John Hauberg
Billberg
Rock Island
Justice Wells
Wells
Billberg Place
August Schmid
South Rock Island
An and Order League
Davenport
H E. McBride
Magill
Grand
Aviators Prepare for Chicago New York Distance Race at Hawthorne
Augustus Post leads Avro Club entry for the Chicago New York race starting from Hawthorne in Chicago. Cliff Harmon may start for a $25 000 prize while others like Hamilton Ely Bud Mars and Curtiss supporters plan formations including pontoons and Lake Erie runs. The meet opens October 1 with speed altitude and landing demonstrations and two Hleriot monoplanes brought by James Radley.
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Augustus Post
Avro Club of America
Chicago
New York
Hawthorne
Mr Post
Clifford B Harmon
Harmon
Hamilton
Congene Ely
Sheepshead Bay
Stock Island
Bud Marsa
Lake Erie
Mars
Lake
Curtiss
Cleveland
James Radley
Atlantic
Charles F Willard
Los Angeles
Anderson Opens Flour and Seed Store in Moline
L. E. Anderson, Cedar Rapids businessman for five years, selects Moline as his future home and announces the opening of a flour and feed store at 1833 Third avenue. The Anderson family will live at 613 Twenty-fourth street, and the storeroom is rented from the Deere estate.
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L. E. Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Moline
Third Avenue
Moline Pump Co
Twentieth Street
Superlative Apple Arrives in Moline Large Pie Material
J B Frissell of 2404 Seventh Avenue owns a giant apple weighing over a pound and measuring 14 inches in circumference. It came via mail from Mrs C L Jefferson of Leavenworth Washington, the orchard’s largest this year, with seventeen cents in postage.
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J. B. Frissell
Seventh Avenue
Moline
Frissell
C L. Jefferson
Leavenworth
Coast Territory
State of Washington
Jefferson
Live Stock Report From the Kansas City Market
Kansas City stock yards report a week of good trade in stockers and feeders with 700 carloads sent to country buyers. demand revived for fleshy feeders with sales $375 to $625 and heifers $275 to $400. Prices held steady for stockers and feeders, killing grades steady to 10 lower, prime steers around $810, westerns $450 to $650, Colorado beef steers $440 to $510, grass cows $370 to $450. dealers expect similar runs this fall with no price reductions anticipated.
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Kansas City
Ownera
Missouri
Kansas
Chicago
Colorado
Ernes
Ferda
Rickart
Woodmen of World to Occupy a Larger Hall
Lincoln camp No 91 Woodmen of World met at Turner hall and found it crowded forcing use of the big hall only for the season. Sessions move to the ble hall on the third Friday each month through January 1 and to the same hall on the last Monday monthly thereafter.
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Lincoln Camp No 91
Turner Hall
Isue
Flags One Trainman Killed By Another in Davenport
J oT Ashby, a flagman for the Rick Inland railroad, was struck by a westbound freight while flagging at Fifth Street and Western Avenue in Davenport. The 61 year old died two hours later after failing to warn in time. He served thirty years in the army and spent fifteen stationed on Arsenal Island.
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J Ot Ashby
Fifth Street
Western Avenue
Davenport
Harma Way
Anhis
Ninth Street
Arsenal Island
Moline Pumpsco to Ottumwa. plant move underway
Officials announce the Moline Pump Co will move operations to Ottumwa Iowa. A six acre site near the Dain Manufacturing Co. plant will host a reinforced concrete machine shop 100 by 200 feet with work starting immediately. The Ottumwa site aims for a November 15 occupancy.
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Ottumwa
Moline Pump Co
G. E Killinger
Ottuwa
Ottumwa Commercial Association
Moene
Wabash
Dain Manufacturing Co
Moline
Uurlington Road
Unds Fr
Foundry
Foundry Association
Pugs Fight in Muscatine Ends in Eighth Round stoppage
A staged boxing bout at Muscatine’s former Nethes u League park between Jawene Kid Brown of Minneapolis and Kid Heideroon of Muscatine ended in the eighth round when police halted the match. About 1000 spectators witnessed the stoppage amid reports of admission fees and a chaotic scene with police intervention. Brown arrived in the forenoon with grievances, and Heideroon challenged a rematch with Kid Whitney of Cedar Rapids if offered. Local authorities near Rock Island County had stepped in to prevent further events.
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Jawene
Kid Brown
Minneapolis
Kid Heideroon
Muscatine
Nethes U League Park
Muscating
Roth
Baide
Hiown
Kid Whitney
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island County
Drury Township
Kittilson
L. Bruner
Walter Kittilson
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Rock Jeland
Board of Review
Court House
P. W Wadsworth
P. Styvaert
Charles Oswald
Napa
Ats
Fonda Ind
Bailey
Dahlberg
Iat
Hanna
Geo. Strobhle
Leslid Hanna
Geo. Stroehle
Committee On Ways and Means
Central Illinois Methodist Conference
Cumming
R. B. Williams
Pontiac
Mlines
Alexander Smith
W. R. Wiley
Wiley
Peoria
Flist
McCown
J 8
Thomas E. Newland
Spencer Memorial
F E. Shult
Milan
Watertown
F J Stevens
Aledo
Pittinger Alpha
A. Prolem
Atkinson
Glen Tilten
Bradford
E. F Root
Buda
Vincent Atten Woodbull
H T Jackson
Thomas Doney
J . Cumming
Second Methodist Church
Carrie Warren Frizelle
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Galesburg
Kankakee
Normal
Shalt
J. W Edwards
F B. Shut
Hedding College
J. 8. Cumming
Ates
Canoe Creek
Port Byron Hampton
Black Hawk
Coal Valley
Edgington Eee
Andalusia
Buffalo Prairie
Drury
Ezra Wilcher
Charles Schnier
E. H McMurphy
John Lipton
F P Styvaert
Miles Amt
Battles
M W
Beadle
J H
Cool
Ed Carlson
M. R. Ee
Eereee
Swan Ae Ee
Ezra Ll. Beens
Einfeldt
Zach
Harris
Henry Cees Hofer
Albert Oree Ee
Leslie
Huntley
J. Jeeee
James Ee
Stroehle
Geo. Schnier
Chas
Styvaert
F Peeeane
Swanson
Ben
Tambur
Coas
Venable
James Wildher
Ezra Cee Beer
Wadsworth
P. W
Wright
Hubbard, H. B
Kittilsen
Albert Hofer
H. B. Hubbard
Herman F. Boenitz
Hare
Law and Order
Gambiere
Schmid
Ely
Woodmen OF World
Gall Park
Palice
Marietta
Onder
Gong Meda Pious
Te Senate
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