Davenport Life A petition settles estate and construction news
A Davenport district court filed a life a petition for permission to compromise the estate of John Hipp in the wake of his death from a trench cave-in at Fifteenth and Marquette. The settlement avoids a potential negligence suit against White & Co. and Consolidated Bus and Electric. Also reported are plans for a new boiler and ice machine building, a missing man found, a wolf captured near Ball Park, a new Scott County poor farm superintendent, a $35,000 property transfer, and local social notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District
S. A. Finger
John Hipp
Trenc
Fifteenth
Marquette Street
White & Co
J. G. White & Co
Consolidated Bus and Electric Companies
Onoer
Eas
Kolrs Pack Company
Claussen & Claussen
Concrete
Carsiena & Johnsen
Charles Carstens
Scott County
Public statement seeks settlement in city labor clash
A committee formed at a May 23 meeting at the Moline theater proposed citizen pressure to move manufacturers toward settlement of the individual contract system dispute between union men and local manufacturers. The manufacturers reportedly refused to discuss the issue with the citizen group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massa
Moline Theater
Orge Walsh
C. J. Learie
M. W. Gannon
Silvis Local Notes and Upcoming Rock Island Elections
Silvis briefs include a boy injured by a washing machine cog, social outings at Watch Tower and Viola visits, Fourth of July plans in Mercer County with horse racing and fireworks, M W A picnic at East Moline, and Junior Woodmen band. Also a city election notice for Rock Island School District on June 25 1907 with Frick's livery stable as polling place. Remarkable Rescue story from Fedora Tenn praises Dr King New Discovery for lung and throat hemorrhages with remedy from W T Hartz drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Helen Anderson
Gust Johnson
Fourth Avenue
Anderson
Sweden
Daugha
Sell
Gust Johasen
Jon Anderson
Moline
Campbell Schatteman
Mees
John Meeder
Frank Hall
Colona
Don Hocker
Belle
Helen
Gladys Lincox
John Tree
Eleventh St
Silvis
Chapter M
PBC
Sherrard
Watch Tower
John Graham
Viola
Fred Griffin
Miss Star Rise
van Meter
Des Moines
William Bowers
Davenport
L. B. Carlysle
Eighth Street
Mercer County
Fairrounds
Aledo
Quackenbush Camp
East Moline
Ninth Street
Woodmen
Rock Island
Board of Education
Frick’s
Third Avenue
H. C. Schaffer
Fedora
Tenn
C. V. Pepper
Dr. King
W. T. Hartz
Twentieth Street
Galva Motor Party Involved In Serious Accident
A serious road accident near Galva involved W C Honga ton of Houghton Litter company returning from Victoria with A B Andersen Swan Olson and Charles Headley. The steering wheel had been troublesome before the collision about two and a half miles south of Galva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galva
W. C. Hongaton
Houghton Litter Company
Victoria
A. BR. Andersen
Swan Olson
Charles Headley
Galvahen
Nervous Worker Recovers with Chase Medicine Cure
A wage earner from New Brighton Pa describes severe nerves and gout from overwork. After trying A W Chase medicine his sleep improves, nerves steady, and handwriting returns enabling him to work again. Sold at Harper House Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pred Hoyt
6Th Ave
New Brighton
A. W. Chase
Gretty
A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Harper House Pharmacy
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Drot & No W Ral
Bettendorf
Mun
Lecluire
Long
Railrowd
Ball Park
T. M. Ashcrott
Black Hawk
Fini
Second Unil
Perry
Jacob Rachael
Harrison Street
Raphiwel
Rihold Kran
Manningtowa
Auspices of
The
Modern Woodmen O America
Milan
Clara Cropper
Muriel
Charles Thompson
Lewis Dillon
Detroit, Mich
Crosby
Dillon
Thor Bradley
Andrew Weinberger
South Heights
Marie Lovell
John
W. H. Lovell
Dessa Caldwell
State Normal
Normal
William Goben
Ant Street
Nee Ellingsworth
Tom Willhite
Noda Willhite
Frank, Johnson
Reynolds
J. B.willhite
H. Smith
Smith
J. J. Criswell
Margaret Elliott
Kansas
Bessie O'Neal
William Smith
Cambridge
Rollo
William Mosher
J. H. Criswell
Ed Rhodamer
Rhodamer
Edward Tindall
Sears
Colfax Springs
Colfax
Freeman Nelson
Herman Nelson
Henry Wilson
Alice Price
Coal Valley
James McQuaid
George Edwards
JJ. D. Latterty and Family
Mr. Gripp
Valley View Place
Henry J. Gripp
FE. FE. Morgan
Olson
Mr. Headley
Sabourand
Paris
Newhro
Seni
Terpleide Co
Detroit
Mich
IL Thomas
Rock Island Rands
Natmumeth
Murday
Dr. Martin
Second Ave
London
Mutual Loan Coo
Peoples National Bank
Old West 122
Rock Island Til
Rock Island Savings Bank
Rockslond, Ill
Phil Mitchell
H. P. Hull
P. Greenawalt
Mitchell & Lynde Building
R. R. Cable
William H. Dart
E. W. Hurst
John Volk
L. Simon
H. S. Cable
Jackson & Hurst
Niagara Falls
Via
Lake Erie
Western R.R
Peoria, Il
Sandusky
Putin Bay
J. B. Leppert
District Pass
Main Street
Peoria
Tri-City Loan Co
Brady
Nature
S.S.S
S.S. S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Crampton Book Store
A. W. Crampton Book, Art and Wall Paper Store
2D Ave
Paridon Wall Paper Co
Seventeenth Street
H. E. Casteel
L. D. Mudge
H. E. Simmon
Central Trust and Savings Bank
Rock Island, Ill
J. Larkin
J. J. Lavelle
J. D. Mack, John Schafer
M.S. Heagy
K. B. Simmon
H.W. Cleaveland
Mary EB. Robinson
E. D. Sweeney
H. W. Tremann
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