Porter Wins Tight County Election in Khe County
In Khe County election a personal driven canvass led to Porter’s victory by nearly 800 votes amid low turnout. Local results show Porter carried Moline and several townships while Daniel Gordon faced no opposition. Official tallies expected tomorrow.
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Covadot Porter
Porter
Moline
Hampton
Black Hawk
Carbon Cliff
Cordgyn
Canoe Creek
Rural
Rock Island
Gual Valley
Port Byron
Bowling
Edgington
Buffalo Prairie
Andalusia
Zuma
Daniel Gordon
Rapids City Correspondent Reports Cold Train Stop and Local Happenings
Special correspondence from Rapids City notes repeated train delays at a rickety shelter due to lacking a depot. It mentions muddy streets from missing sidewalks, a quiet election day with voters away, a Hampton marriage on a wash tub, two wagons wrecked by runaways, and a small office fire at Gilchrist & Co with no major loss.
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Hampton
Gilchrist & Co
Abe
Gleason’s
Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Company
Postoffice
Ruth's Square
Gleason's
Simon Kerns
Plow Co
David Compson
Squire Swander
Compson
County township numbers listed by ranges and meridian line
The Argus lists townships in county form by 4th principal meridian division east or west of the line between Moline and Hampton. It covers full and fractional townships from Rural to Cordova up to range 8 east, describing areas like Buffalo Prairie Bulgington Coal Valley Rock Island and Port Byron. The notice invites readers to cut and preserve the article for memory refreshment.
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Argus
Moline
Hampton
Deridian
Bulgington
Buffalo Prairie
Mississippi River
Drury
Coal Valley
Rock River
Black Hawk
Andalusia
Rock Island
S. No
Zuma
Port Byron
Coe
Canoe Creek
Cordova
Marriage Licenses Granted in October in County Clerk Records
The October list shows numerous marriage licenses issued by County Clerk Cook including W Schmidt with Dores Wiess, A G Samuelson with Anna Andersen, W Minor with Mary Barnhart, A P Olson with Sophia Gustafson, and others such as Williams with Mary Newton, Robert Crampton with Lizzie Morris, Matthew Rice with Kate McCartney, Michael Libey with Eliza McGovern, Edward Donahoe with Almira Wainright, Gilugh S Young with Jennie Sage, Alfred Hunt with Ella Beetle, Edwin Roberts with Frances Bare, Fames C Thompson with Mary White, John Taylor with Henrietta Davis, Rudolph Manthey with Augusta Buse, Hans Hogge with Christina Jessin, Carl Hagedorn with Malina Bath, Elsa Clark with Cora Bunnel, C J Holmquist with Ada Engdale Williams, Christina Anderson, Emma Smith, Thompson with Wiz Durham, Mary E Brackett, and many others listed. The document is part of the city records for October 1875 and includes the council proceedings of Moline City Council noting various municipal actions.
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Cook
W. Schmidt
Dores Wiess
A. G. Samuelson
Anna Andersen
W. W. Minor
Mary E. Barnhart
A. P. Olson
Sophia Gustafson
iWailliams
Mary Newton
Robert Crampton
Lizzie E. Morris
Matthew Rice
Kate McCartney
Michael ‘Libey
Eliza McGovern
Edward C. Donahoe
Almira Wainright
Gilugh S. Young
Jennie Sage
Alfred W. Hunt
Ella Beetle
Edwgin W. Roberts
Frances E. Bare
C. Thompson
Mary C. White
John C. Taylor
Henrietta Davis
Rudolph Manthey
Augusta Buse
Hans Hogge
Christina Jessin
Carl Hagedorn
Malina Bath
Eslva R. Clark
Cora Bunnel
C.J. Holmquist
Ada C. Engdale Williams
Christina
Anderson
Smith
Emma
Thompson
s2Wiz
Durham
Mary
E. Brackett
Eae
William’ Ware
Local Residents Listed in Unclear Notice
A fragmented OCR list includes names such as Charles A. Hall Mary Jordain Henry Lemberg Minnie Lamp Andrew P. Lydelin Mary Johnson Charles Wood Laura Reed Fritz Hahn Dora Shroeder Swan Johnson Amanda Borsel B Carpenter and Mrs Emmna Morgan, with no clear context or event.
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Charles A. Hall
Mary
Jordain
Henry Lemberg
Minnie Lamp
Andrew P. Lydelin
Mary Johnson
Charles 8. Wood
Laura C. Reed
Fritz Hahn
Dora
Shroeder
Swan J. Johnson
Amanda Borsel
B. Carpenter
Mrs
Emmna Morgan
County Currennoy Notes Crops and Court Actions
Farmers expect a lighter corn harvest due to early frosts though kernels are loose on the cob. Mrs. Lucy B. Way of Cordova bonds $600 for liquor law case with charges of selling without a license, selling to minors, and keeping an open tippling house on Sunday. Caroline Reynolds seeks divorce from Albert Reynolds filed in Rock Island. asks restoration of maiden name and child provisions. Third divorce petition in days heads to January circuit court term.
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Conrad F. Grantz
Conrad
Niles
Michigan
Barnard
Lucy B. Way
Cordova
John V. Nfarding
Moline
Priday
Caroline Reynolds
Albert Reynolds
Rock Islade
Albert I. Uighly
Circuit Court
Tarnished Home on West Washington Street Disgrace
A distant city resident again discredits a local prize, while Moline finds fortune. The Review offers a benediction after the items.
Painting Pride in a Friend’s Fine Recreation Exhibit
A fragment notes Mr. 8. W. Wheelock taking pride in a painting of a friend, described as superb and now on exhibit at Poenin & Martie’s. The terse text highlights the artist’s achievement and venue.
No Excuse for Dyspepsia Seek Green's August Flower
A 19th century sale pitch urges readers to stop suffering from sour stomach headaches and digestive woes. It claims Green's August Flower cures dyspepsia liver complaints and related symptoms, offering a 75 cent bottle or a 10 cent sample with a promise of relief after two doses.
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J. W. Morey
Lawson
Express
Lawson Chemical CO
Cleveland
Ohio
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Muscatine
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Undelgate
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River Road
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John Deere
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Rodman Av
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Moline, Illinois
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Moline, Ill
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