Davenport Neighbors Note Saloons and River Boat Repairs
A Davenport column reports a Civic federation letter urging action on a $35,400 bond tied to the mullet law and saloon concerns. It notes the city board approved repairs for two river boats at about 200 dollars, after expert tests favored fixing instead of replacing. Autopsies confirm heart failure as a cause of death for Adolph Hewig, and obituary notices honor Mrs. M. G. Hornaday and Mrs. Helen J. Gifford along with other local residents and visitors over the holidays.
Local holiday visits fill area homes and homes of relatives
Mrs Henry Genung visited Morri son to spend weeks with her daughter Mrs Feed Wells and family. Attorney John Hauberg of Moline joins holidays with his parents. Frank Jump and Kansas relatives stay with John Durbin family. Lottie Davis and Rose Oppen dike take a week vacation. Mrs William Eipper returns from Moline and Rock Island. Miss Dena Hauberg visits from Indiana where she teaches. Robert Johnson and Hamp ton family visit mother Mrs Hannah Johnson. Adelphia line plans meeting at S L Woodburn home. Nellie Naylor returns to Davenport after Christmas with relatives. Edgar Walthers of Zuma spends Christmas at Charles Ashdown home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Genung
Morri‘son
Feed Wells
John Hauberg
Moline
Marx Hauberg
Frank Jump
Kansas
John Durbin
Lottie Davis
Rose Oppendike
William Eipper
Rock Island
Dena Hauberg
Indiana
Robert Johnson
Hampton
Hannah Johnson
Adelphia
S. L. Woodburn
Nellie Naylor
Davenport
Edgar Walthers
Zuma
Charles Ashdown
Pitt Parker
George Liphardt
Little Son
Milan
Crescent Telephone Company
Hillsdale Bank
D. W. Hull
Mr. Johnson
Hannary Johnson
Mabel Salty
Cordova
Hillsdale
Dick Mercer
Peoria
Charles Fellows
Arthur Ewing
Prophetstown
Mrs. Ewing
Lyndon
Moline Church Debt Drops and Local Deaths Rise
At the annual meetings of two Moline churches debts were reduced and membership figures updated. Lower Church debt fell to 3000 dollars from 4000, while Swedish Lutheran church communicant membership reached 1145 with 35 new members that year. Other local notes report 357 deaths in 1907, 32 burial permits, and various causes including accidents and epidemics. A 50th wedding anniversary for Swan and Mrs. Wilson was celebrated, and Redmen plan a vaudeville entertainment in February. A section hand, Peter Pappas, was injured on the Rock Island line, and George Knapp, an elderly inventor, has disappeared prompting police involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission Tabernacle
Albert Johanson
Swedish Lutheran Church
J. A. Johnston
Moline
Redmen
King Philip Degree
Zuma Notes and Christmas Events in De Kalb Region
Clarence Walthers returned to De Kalb to resume studies after a week with his parents. Christmas dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Beal included children and grandchildren. Attendees listed: Omer Karr, Wake and Jesse Nichol, Ralph and Allie, and others. Mrs. Albert Heeren, previously ill, still not well with Nurse Shea attending. Zuma church Christmas program well attended. Crescent Telephone Co. to hold annual stockholders meeting in Joslin on Jan 6. Charles Argubright and family departed for Battle Creek after visiting Mrs. Argubright's parents. Omer Karr left for Rock Falls after visiting. Mrs. Matthew Schafer visited recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Walthers
de [Kalb
S. S. Beal
Omer Karr
Mfll
Wake
Jesse Nicholson
Ralph
Allie
Albert Heeren
Local Notes From Andalusia and Surroundings
A collage of short items notes Roy Beaumont and Rex Glazier visiting in Chicago. Families and friends in Rock Island Davenport Muscatine Illinois City and Rock Island gather for Christmas visits. Health mentions and promotions for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and Chamberlains Cough Remedy with advice for children and safe use. Also references Europe gold and a preacher in Marston.
Downward Course of Kidney Ills Prompts Cure Claim
A testimonial from James Grimes of Moline Illinois describes kidney disease progression from backache to urinary trouble leading to Bright's disease. After using Dean's Kidney Pills, he reports relief and full recovery, with endorsements and a call to visit Harper House pharmacy for the product priced at 50 cents, FosterMilburn Company as sole agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
James Grimes
Third Avenue
Moline
Dean
Rock Island
Harper House Pharmacy
Foster-Milburn Company
Buffalo
United States
Christmas Day Visits Across Silvis and Surrounding Areas
Richard Walsh Jr and family from En glewood Illinois plus Dr and Mrs E A Walsh with Josepaine and Edmund Walsh of Springfield Illinois visited the Walsh home. Charles Garner of Chicago joined relatives Mr and Mrs George Turberry. Mrs James Shannon and son Frank I visited Cable for Christmas. Frank Hennegan, ex Carbon, becomes yard stalker agent in Silvis. Mrs C C Pray of Ninth street remains critically ill. Catholic church ladies plan a dance at Woodman hall Watertown New Year’s Eve for church fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Walsh, Jr
Englewood, IL
E. A. Walsh
Josepaine and
Edmund
Springfield
Richard Walsh
Charles Garner
Chicago
George Turberry
James Shannon
Frank I
Cable
Frank Hennegan
Carbon
Hampton district notes and auction plans near J F Oltman farm
A coal mine near J F Oltman farm east of Hampton will open soon under George Johnston Wesley and William Whitehead. A public livestock and farm implement auction is set at John Yost home four miles east on Thursday Jan 9. Revival meetings by Evangelist G W Brown begin at the Methodist church Friday Jan 3 with Rev W R Wiley to preach next Sunday evening. Local updates include illnesses, visitors from East Moline, school reopening, and a postmaster change with J C Hawkins succeeding G W Black. An immense lemon from Rosenberg Texas was shown by Henry Ester in the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Johnston
Wesley
William Whitehead
J. F. Oltman
John Yost
Hampton
L. F. Baker
Moline
G. W. Brown
Methodist Church
W. R. Wiley
William Bishop
Beardstown
Rosenberg
Texas
Henry Eter
Ethel Light
Emily Arcularius
Emil Henline
Albany
Hampton School
G. W. K. Black
J. C. Hawkins
Woodman Lodge
Fulscher’s Hall
Hillsdale Notes include births deaths and local visits
In Hillsdale Miss Ildra Becht stays with Mrs John Open dike in Port Byron while attending high school. Rev D O Slyter and wife aid revival efforts. Mr Tofte’s wife dies suddenly after supper. funeral held at Joslin Zuma cemetery. Born to Mr and Mrs William Teaster a girl Dec 28. six girls and two boys. News of recovering illnesses, homestead reports from Canada, and local visits from Rock Island. Boston Ladies concert disappointment noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ildra Becht
Port Byron
John Opendike
D. O. Slyter
Tofte
Osborne
Donohoe
Hillsdale
Joslin
Zuma
William Teaster
Thornbrown
Beron
Lewis
Canada
Thomas Enright
Rock Island
Mona O'Connell
O'Connell
Peter Johnson
Merle Wilbur
Erie
Maud Mill
Boston
Hillsdale News Roundup and Social Notices
Absent due to her father's death, local entertainments and visits fill the week. Residents include Mrs. Liphardt and son from Milan, Rev. Hull receiving a Christmas overcoat from Zuma, and several families visiting Hillsdale from nearby towns. Christmastime gatherings feature 32 relatives, and many travelers arrive or depart, including Dick Mercer from Peoria and Herman Sands returning from Geneseo. Mrs. Markee dies in Newton township after paralysis. Dr King’s New Life Pills earn a testimonial, while De Witts Kidney and Bladder pills promise quick relief.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Civic
Feidera
Scott County
H. Blancke
Tt Ro Sawyers
Board of Th
John Kipp
Health Department
John
Kipp
Fred Lambach
Adolph Hewig
Theodore Reese
M. G. Hornaday
Soldiers’ Orphans Home
Dallas
Ohio
Gordon
Ottawa
Helen J. Gifford
William
Charles McCrossen
Michael
California
Pittsburg
Sarah Dooley
Frank Kuhn
Mary Koch
Alice Eibert
Kate McCrossen
Mary Dooley
Frank
Pearl Mumma
D. W. Mumma
Ambrose Sears
Harry Tanner
Frank Dow
Danville
Ill
W. H. H. Dow
Carlson
Hattie Sears
Johnnie
Rapids City
James A. Sears
William Wainwright
James
Fern David
Sayles Wake
Galesburg
Boyd McMichaels
Julia
John Noah
Maxon
Conservatory of
Oberlin College
Swan Wilson
Fourteenth Street
Peter Pappas
Rock Island Road
Thirty-fourth Street
Pappas
George Knapp
Fourth Avenue
Albert Rickert
Mr. Knapp
Knabe
House of Knabe
Strayer’s Model Dairy Farm
Andalusia
Roy Beaumont
Rex Glazier
Dave McAffee
Roy Walton
Seattle
Wash
Louis Strohmeier
Josephine Strohmeier
Rocksland
William Strohmeier
Katheryne Buttom
Bert McKillip
Muscatine
Helen Crawford
Erma Wenks
J. R. Spiller
Marston
Baptist Church
Peter Hobert
Mary Cosgrove
Ilinois City
Europe
Aeon Te Koom
Nickel
Japan
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Mark Hauburs
Herman Sands
Geneseo
Harvey Tanner
Charles Tanner
Justin Washburn
Florence
Colona
William McConnell
Justin Dailey
Glenn
Auinsy J. Carpetter
Des Moines
Iowa
Markee
Newton Township
Dr. King
Jacob Springer
West Franklin
Maine
de Witts
Paridon Wall Paper Co
Seventeenth Street
WALL
H. E. Casteel
L. D. Mudge
H. B. Simmon
Central Trust and Savings Bank
J. Larkin
H. E. Curtis
D. Mack
John Schafer
M. S. Heagy
H. H. Cleaveland
Mary E. Robinson
W. J. Sweeney
H. W. Tremann
Trust Department
Rock Island Savings Bank
Rock Island, Ill
Phil Mitchell
H. P. Hull
P. Greenawalt
R. R. Cable
William H. Dart
L. Simon
E. W. Hurst
John Wotts
Mitchell & Lynde
Solfelore—Jackson & Hurst
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