Davenport News Highlights Shorter Hours and Estates
Several Davenport items show a union move for shorter grocery clerks and drivers hours with a push for full holiday vacations. Obituaries report Fred Reining and Conrad C. Kohrs, both Davenport natives, while a large Schaefer estate is probated sharing lands and cash among seven children. Community notices mention local marriages, vacations, illnesses, and residents visiting kin across Illinois and Germany, with summaries of local clerks and businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Armory Hall
Retail Clerks’ Association of
Andalusia Brief Fragment Highlights Local Residents
Last Friday John Christiansen and Goldie Parris, residents west of the area, were noted in an early fragment of a local report. No further details are legible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Christiansen
Goldie Parris
The
Taylor Ridge Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
The East Taylor Ridge community reports a box sociable in Garnett's hall. Davenport visitors Mr and Mrs Muerling spent Sunday at Hugh Stropes. Mrs Alex McConnell called in Rock Island. Oysters at Garnett's hall drew a good crowd last Wednesday. Port Byron trips included Mrs Guy Gilbert and son Gus and Mrs Eckhardt. Mariel Bruner visited Ethel Bruner. L D Chambers visited Rock Island. Funeral attendees included R Miller Mrs Rouse Andrew McConnell and Belle McConnell in Rock Island Tuesday.
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East Taylor Ridge
Garnett’s Hall
Muerling
Davenport
Hugh Stropes
McCulloch
Port Byron
Farmers’ Institute
Alex McConnell
Rock Island
Guy Gilbert
Gus
Eckhardt
Mariel
Hazel Dell Wed wedding near Ilinois City couples union
Charles Becker of Hazel Dell married Miss Almina Suedler at the bride’s parents home. Rev Carwell of Wrayville German M E church performed the ceremony. They will reside on a farm near Ilinois City. Edna Krueger is sick. Marie Hays suffers measles attack.
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Charles Becker
Hazel Dell
Almina Suedler
Mr. Carwell
Wrayville
M. E. Church
Ilinois City
Edna Krueger
Marie Hays
Month Becomes Record Fire Alarm Month in Moline
Fire department answered the 15th alarm of the month from box 31 at Five Points near Seventh avenue after Edward Wyncht used coal oil to light a stove causing flames on a cold evening. Fire crews have responded daily since Dec 1, with three fires at the Deere plant including a $300 loss, signaling a record-pace month. Old board reelected at D. M. Sechler Carriage Co. meeting with officers and directors reappointed.
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Pens
Central Station
Jaddies
Five Points Corner
Edward Wyncht
Seventh Avenue
Deere
D. M. Sechler Carriage Company
T. M. Sechler
J. W. Moon
A. T. McElvain
W. J. Davis
O. M. Stowe
A T. McElvain
J. S. Gillmore
H. O. Edmonds
Sherrard and Hessler Visit Relatives in Colorado
James Sherrard and Frank Hessler of Mount Carbon Colorado are visiting with relatives. Mrs Frank Lundquist travels from Ipswich South Carolina to spend Christmas with her parents and Mr and Mrs Robert Davidson. Her husband will arrive Christmas for a two week visit. Minnie Branbury of Preemption visited with her sister Mary at the Samuelson home. Florence O Mealia and Gladys Brehme visited the tri cities. Mr and Mrs Charles Kinsey toured Chicago with daughter Mrs Hardie. D H Sherrard returned to Kansas City after a week with relatives. Mr and Mrs J Beattie welcomed a baby girl last week. Allen Roberts went to Iowa for a few days. Mrs W S Sherrard and daughter Mabel and Miss Jessie Farrow were in Rock Island. Wallace Williams of Cleveland Michigan visited his son Roscoe Williams and family from Friday to Saturday.
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James Sherrard
Frank Hessler
Mount Carbon
Colo
Frank Lundquist
Ipswich
S. C
Robert Davidson
Minnie Branbury
Mary
Samuelson
Florence O'Mealia
Gladys Brehme
Tri-Cities
W. S. Sherrard
Mabel
Jessie Farrow
Rock Island
Wallace Williams
Cleveland
Roscoe Williams
Hamlet Local Notes Highlight Visits and Farewell
Miss Susie Parmenter of Lyndon arrived for an extended visit with A Kendal. Riley Halstead went to the national corn show in Omaha and planned a visit with his brother Dallas. A Rock Island visit brought a surprise farewell for Luther Packer and family as they prepare to move to Indiana. Mrs. Mary White visited Rock Island. A lecture by Mr Kondo of Tokio, Japan, was given at Hamlet Presbyterian Church Friday evening.
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Susie Parmenter
Lyndon
A. Kendal
Riley Halstead
Omaha
Neb
Dallas
Millicent Boyles
Mary Halstead
Rock Island
Luther Packer
Indiana
Mary White
Kondo
Tokio
Japan
Hamlet Presbyterian Church
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Wilhelm Schaefer
William Hoersch
Lena
Chester Ulrich
Richard Schaefer
Meta Carstens
Pleasant Valley Township
Alex Schaefer
Albert Schaefer
Otto Schaefer
Hugo Schaefer
Atto Schaefer
Germany
Fred Reining
Burscheid
Reining
Mitchell and Leonard Streets
Palo Alto
Cal
Charles
Berlin
Conrad C. Kohrs
Henry
Johannah Kohrs
West Fifth Street
Mercy Hospital
Kohrs
Kohrs Packing Plant
Henry Kohrs
Anna Mattausch
Johannah
Harry
Henry, Jr
John
Frank
Amelia Phillipsen
Helen Gehrmann
Bertha
Justice of the Peace
T. E. Cole
Eugene Householder
J. E. Mounts
Tom Cole
Illinois City
Barora Frei
Charles Meier
Meier
Sam Goode
Julian Furst
Muscatine
Albert Guyer
Sam Daxson
Andalusia
Taylor Ridge
J. B. Claes
Deere & Co
Eighth Street
Fifth Avenue
M. C. Toenges
Turner Hall
King’s Daughters’ Union of
Moline
Dies
Ulrika Merlin
Charles A. Melin
Fourth Avenue
Charles A
John V
J. F. Edberg
Geneseo, Ill
Emily Boyle
Rosa ,Wolfe
Handel Oratorio Society
Augustana College
Carl Sherer
Ben Halstead
Harrison
Iowa
Simon & Landauer
Eiderdown
Terra Dlot
Sherrard
Hoy
Y Philo Hay Spec. Co
Newark
N.J
Hay
T. H. Thomas
W. T. Hartz
de. Taylor
Harper House Pharmacy
D. E. Scholl
Harper House
Teddy
Dr. Martin
Second Ave
London
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