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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1908
Page
2
The Iowa Telephone Company adds nine switchboard positions at Sixth and Mary streets, increasing Davenport exchange capacity to 7,000 lines and adding 1,460 new lines. Also noted are Captain Bryson’s possible postmaster reappointment and several local notices.
D Y Alsbrow, who fell from a horse during a funeral, sprained ankle and is out again. Mrs W H Ellis and son Bruce confined to bed by illness. Methodist church quarterly meeting elected trustees William Parker Guy Nicholson William Dun H Biggs and W Ausbrook. Baptist revival closed. Mrs Godfrey Peterson ill with pleurisy and possible pneumonia. Ed Hogue back at work as wife convalesces. Mary Gladell has scarlet fever and home quarantined. Mrs McFadder visited sister Mrs McNeal and returned to Colona. W M Bishop moved to Oklahoma. Ice cutting resumes on Twenty fifth street field. Moline Ice Co. to hire up to 150 if weather permits. Night shift to begin. Mrs Maggie Miller age 72 slips on ice and breaks hip. Death knell for Saturday night dances at Skinner Annex. Town to require snow removal on sidewalks. Trains stopping at Twenty third street due to accidents. Fort Smith Wazen Co. annual meeting elects S H Velie president. other officers reelected. Vaudeville performers Manwaring and two women arrested for disorderly conduct. saloon keeper Coyle fined. Obituary: Nicholas Nelson dies at home foot of Seventh Street. born in Sweden 1828. long-employed blacksmith. wife died 10 years ago. leaves three children Oscar Gust and Charles. Belva Lockwood Hanna Wright dies in Santa Barbara. survived by parents J C Wright and Mrs J C Wright, husband, 17-month-old daughter, sisters Mrs Turner and Miss Mabel Wright, brothers.
COE. Join Fife and James Guinn Sr went to town to see Johnnie Guion who is very ill with small hopes of recovery. Mr Himt will move from Charles Ashdown farm to Combva this week where he bought a house. Louis Hauberg and John Winterfelt returned from Urbana TL after a short course at the agriculture college. Miss Annie White is very ill. George Ashdown and Join Durbin were mentioned in the updates.
Probate proceedings report guardianship for Willard Hillier with Hattie Smith appointed guardian upon bond of 300. Conservatorships for Mary Neufeld and David Soden with bonds posted and letters issued. Estate notices and real estate transfers listed. Also features a brief ad for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and a customer testimonial for Dr Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism.
Miss Katie Phelps and brother James spent a week in LaSalle Illinois for a friend's funeral. Mrs John Lowe wife of Silvis school principal visited her mother Anna Hintermeister in Edgington. Walter Brandt of Zuma visited Silvis. A temperance lecture is set for Thursday evening at the Baptist church.
A 19th or early 20th century advertisement urges immediate kidney care noting back pain dizziness and nervous symptoms as signs. Doan s Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Buffalo claim to cure kidney trouble and are sold at Harper House pharmacy with 51 cents price. Also promotes Hollister s Rocky Mountain Tea and Kodol digestive remedy sold by Harper House pharmacy.
An offer promotes a trial treatment of Rholoids for rheumatism. Arrangements in the city with H. O. Rolfs Harper to handle the product. Full size one dollar treatment can be secured there. For the free treatment send your name and address to the Rholoids Company Washington DC.
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