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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1880
Page
1
Republican voters of Moline are asked to meet in three wards on Friday evening April 2 at 7.30 pm to nominate a candidate for alderman in each ward and to appoint delegates to a township convention to be held at the engine house on Saturday evening. The convention will elect candidates for Supervisor and other offices.</s>
One week from next Tuesday April 6 the City Township election will be held at several city voting places. An alderman per ward for two years a township supervisor and an assistant for one year assessor and collector for one year. Polls open from a.m. to 7 p.m. Republicans urged to attend primaries and party convention to nominate candidates for offices. Drainage discussed with emphasis on benefits and state law. Capt John Good highlighted for his family’s ties to Moline Plow Co. and local enterprise.
The article notes R H Moore renovating THE REVIEW printing office moving to Okerberg's building and expanding its facilities amid rising circulation. It urges Moore’s bid for City Tax Collector, citing his qualifications and public service. Easter Sunday is described as the movable Christian festival marking the resurrection, with services and egg symbolism noted for children.
The narrator describes meeting the Rev Richard Haney on the street. His grasp shows a man with heart on his fingertips and a sorrow that effort sometimes fails to match emotion. The account hints at a past as a pastor and suggests deeper personal reflection.
A new co operative mining venture forms to operate near Barber's creek. The company names officers A B E Adams president E B Berien secretary and others as directors. The plan unites owner and worker through shared labor and capital and aims to cooperate honestly.
The author argues against rigid pew designs with hard backs and narrow arrangements. They urge church builders to use skilled carpentry to provide comfortable, well-placed seating to avoid distracting worshipers and preserve the impact of sermons.
The current Board of Education includes H H Grover H L Bullen W C Bennett H J Hull Wm H Edwards and Wm T Ball. The terms of Edwards and Ball expire in April and voting will be on Saturday April 8 at the engine house. No candidates have been named yet for the two vacant seats.
The notice urges Moline voters to re elect Edwards and Ball and details Republican conventions. County convention at the Court House on April 17 with 116 delegates, Moline contributing 28. Dixon hosts the Congressional District Convention May 6 with 61 delegates. State convention May 19 at Springfield and National convention June 2 in Chicago.
The Rock Islander accuses authorities of bias and secrecy in the Port Byron inquest into the murder of a colored miner. It defends Acting Coroner Hayden and the local officials, condemns the Mollie Maguire link and Knights of Labor financiers, and urges a fair trial while warning against mob justice and threats to mines.
The annual meeting in Chicago heard a report from the President noting nearly 300 million feet more lumber sold in Chicago than ever before in history. It also mentions that during the past fall Canada supplied 889 feet in a period of price advances.
The market report for the year ending March 1 1980 records total lumber receipts by water and rail at 1 467 720 001 feet, up 287 735 381 feet from the prior season. Growth is shown against ten years earlier, with Is4 receipts at 228 836 783 feet and a substantial year over year gain averaging about 50 090 000 feet per year.
Dimock Gould & Co ship 400 dozen paper pails to St Louis and plan another carload. The Moline Malleable Iron Co starts a new stack while the Moline Paper Co aims artesian wells for water. Schillinger Trumbull finish a steel boiler for Moline Malleable. Mills near ready, saw logs, and Beers & Co expand the west end foundry. A raft boat, the Moline, is under construction for Dimock Gould with May arrival and a ceremonial flag expected by Moline residents.
The Moline steamer, built for Dimock Gould Co by C T Dumont of Cincinnati for 912000 with 8000 extras, aims to sail from Illinois shores to the Mississippi as a powerful two engine craft. Details describe 125 foot length 26 foot beam 65 foot cabin, two boilers six flues, and 18 by 18 foot stern wheel, with 19 crew members and ornate finish.
A. J. Fisk sold his Geneseo fair grounds half to James Withrow for 400 dollars in cash and a roadster, with the balance in cash. Geneseo residents Pat Delaney and James Withrow were in town on business, and Withrow recently acquired Fisk’s half in the Maple City Driving Park amid local questions about the sale and spelling errors in reports.
The high freight rates westward spur a new Nebraska and Kansas bound lumber route from Wisconsin and Michigan. A stock company with subscribers including Weyerhauser Denkman Rock Island and Renwick Shaw Crossett Davenport plans two mills at Eau Claire and Minneapolis to counter competition. Locals push to retain traffic and avoid overreliance on northern routes while bracing for a busy season with more logs and new tow boats.
An official notice announces a Sunday temperance meeting to be held at Atbey Hall. The general gathering aims to discuss abstinence and related community concerns, inviting residents and interested attendees.
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