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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1908
Page
2
Neighbors report cheerful opening of public playgrounds at the old high school grounds on East Eighth street with Miss Rhea Hinrichsen in charge. Mothers reassure hesitant parents that babies are welcome to play in the sand and enjoy the space as children explore the new park.
Coal Valley marked Independence Day with decorations and a flag fluttering in many homes. The day featured a parade canceled by bad weather, speeches by local figures, a school recital of America and a reading of the Declaration. A ball game 4 to 3 in the afternoon benefited local funds. Reserves elected officers for a Lake Michigan cruise, and plans progressed for July 20 dedication of Campbell’s Island monument. Lightning touched Silvis causing minor damage and a scalding burn seriously affected Mrs. Hannah Oakley.
A roundup of residents and relatives visiting and returning home. Absent events include measles recovery of Vernie Dunlap, hospital operation for George Beaumont, and multiple visits among Rock Island Davenport Eagle Grove Center Point Mitchell S D families.
William Campbell returns from Brereton Illinois and Miss Gladys Clark and Lex Parker are at home from Macomb normal school. K G Hultgren and family plan an extended visit to Minnesota and Canada. For constipation Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets offer a pleasant bowel movement at 25 cents with free samples.
East Moline residents and friends return from visits to Ottawa Colona Port Byron Clinton and Rock Island. Notable items include Chester Burris’s Fourth travel and Mrs Meyers hospital stay. The Ladies' union postpones a planned Rock Island meeting due to illness. Earl and Ruth Clendenin hosted a Friday gathering with games and refreshments on the lawn.
Portrait of Carl Schurz as a bold Bonn student who began as a German revolutionary and ended as an American leader. He staunchly supported Personal Liberty and served as an eloquent lieutenant of Abraham Lincoln, fighting to the last and dying at sixty seven, remembered as a Prussian patriot, Independent statesman, and Union general.
Entries detail visits and travels among residents in Moline Cleveland Morrison Beloit Galesburg and Reynolds. Marital union L L Packard and Miss Grace Murphy wed by Magistrate Howard. Odd Fellows beat Woodmen 10 to 7. Plymouth church services resumed by Rev. North. Blakely Bros. shipped stock. Miss Skallberg in Reynolds. pages hint at lodge membership drives and social visits.
Reynolds notes show John Hauck plans to take possession of a Taylor Edge farm by November 1 with property for sale. Thomas Conway shipped hogs to Chicago last week. Several residents, including Ruth and Cyrus Wait and Miss Ethel Sherman, visit Rock Island and Chicago, with others headed to Colorado Springs and Kansas City. Dr. C Bent of Hotel Reynolds and George B. Jackson of Fraternal Reserve Life observed in town.
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