Davenport Public Notices and Local Court Actions
City Attorney George W. Scott calls for a Democratic convention at Turner Hall on Saturday morning March 14. In Scheel vs Meier a restraining order bars Meier from molesting Scheel and taking possession of a 30 acre Pleasant Valley farm. Scheel owns it and leased to Meier whose lease recently expired. Saloons resist injunctions, claiming prior decrees remain in force. Obituary notes Henry Ihms dies at Mercy hospital after 16 months’ illness, born in 1860 Germany, with Davenport and area family survivors. Drury toll road issues and 93-year-old David Murdock’s post operative recovery reported. Silvis district expects at least $19,000 for rebuilding after Sixth Street fire. Hotel changes plan cafe in former billiard room, dining room moved, and Famous Clothing space converted. New Shops employ 924 workers, up from prior month, with several daily additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Scheel
Albert A. Meier
Bollinger
Mr. Meier
Mr. Scheel
Pleasant Valley Township
River Road
City Council Approves Feb Bills and March Session Notes
The Rock Island City Council meets March 2 1908 in regular session with Schaffer presiding. Alderman Anderson presents an ordinance approving claims across funds including Street Police Water Works and Health accounts. Pay rolls and various labor bills for weeks ending Feb 22 and Feb 29 are approved unanimously alongside other routine financial items and month reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1St Ward
6Th St
7Th Ave
Anderson
Finance Committee
F_ t. Hardware Co
Smith & House
Ke & Ehleb
City Council
Rock Island
III
S P. m
Schaffer
Alder Committee
Pete Loge
William Bisho
Henry Utke
Fred Bowers
Tony He
William O'fri
Charies Nieke
Oscar Mandel
Frank Johneo
Jacob Hamer
Richard Hierle
John Meal
Detlef Lohse
George Talmage
Carl Evert
Jonn Meyer L. L. Hance
Roy Reed
Frank O
Emil Frank
Charles Grams
Mike Kelley
Frank Newcomb
John Nelson
William Morris
George Chaney
Hora
Alde . T
Win Anderson
William Bishop
Tony Harper
William O' Brie
Henry Atke
Frank George M. Kell
Frank O'Connell
Johnson
Weekennes
Geiseker & Timmerwilke
Todges & Blades
Kell
Charles Degen
Dennis McCarty
Thomas Gordon
Dennis Bennett
J Meenan
E. B. McKown
H C Schaffer
T Rudgren
Henry Thode
Wallace Treichler
J F Witter
J M Lundburg
Wim H Gest Jr
Andy Greaser
Robert Seefeldt
Wen -Bhee BO
Ed Caulfield
C Skinner
Jas Farrell
Aise
fRay
R. I. Sand & Gravel Co
EE Harriss
Henry Frank
Sprague
Peoples Power Co
Davis Machine Shop
Lamont Coal Co
R. I. Hardware Co
G. Mandell
Lola Kushman
Rheumatism cure advertised and city council actions listed
An ad promotes Rholoids as a soluble uric acid remover for rheumatism gout and related diseases. It is sold for $1 by H O Rolfs Harper House pharmacy. The piece then lists city election judges clerks and ward precinct staffing, followed by motions approving accounting system bids sidewalk bond requirements ditch cleaning Thirteenth avenue opening and fire department electrician services. City Clerk M T Rudgren records adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Rolfs
Harper
House Pharmacy
Alderman Andersen
First Ward
J. F. Hodges
M. Weinberger
John Ackerman
Robert Beck
George Wood
William Gahagen
Henry Borrell
Val Nold
Warren Duffin
Herbert Cook
Second Ward
W. H. Smith
Ben DeGear
John Cain
Albin Bergston
Ben Sexton
Phil F. Wagjner
B.S. Durling
Mike Griffin
J. A. Sundquist
O. E. Seidel
Third Ward
First Precinct
Leo Deisenroth
William Cline
S. Shull
Joseph Grotegut
Fred Stroehle
Ben Rinck
Peter Schlemmer
Daniel Corken
Jacob Klotz
Third Precinct
Sam Davis
Sam Ryerson
Emil Helpenstell
Charles Huthmaker
Harry McKown
Fourth Ward
D. Blake
Charles Exner
Thom
Kennedy
William Horst
Water Driffill
Charles Fiebig
L. G. Eddy
M. W. Battes
Fred Rinck
L. Winter
Holzhammer and Smith
Lawler
Pratt
Thirteenth Avenue
Smith
M. T. Rudgren
Dandruff Germ Destroyer Herpicide Promises Baldness Prevention
A science discovery claims to kill the dandruff germ at its source and prevent hair loss. The product Herpicide, produced by The Herpticide Company of Detroit, is advertised to stop dandruff and baldness, with samples available by sending 10 cents. T. H. Thomas is listed as special agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newbro
Ledding
Herpticide Company
Detroit
Mich
T. H. Thomas
Mystery coffee fans oppose Ar buckles’ True to ame label
Coffee enthusiasts confront Ar buckles’ Certified Coffees as they dispute the slogan True to ame. The item notes opposition from drinkers who seek authentic brands and challenge marketing claims.
Clergyman Calls for Monopoly on Marriage in Missouri
Rev. Thomas G. Pool of Macon Missouri urges the general assembly to pass a law forbidding anyone but a preacher from performing marriages. He argues matrimony is serious not a carnival business. He cites prize promotions and staged ceremonies as diminishing the sacred vows and the prayer should accompany the rite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Thomas G. Pool
Macon
General Assembly
Miri
Mr. Pool
Sallie
Bill
Woman seeks dinner invite via unreliable memory at central telephon
A dyspeptic woman, kept to a rigid diet, was invited to a dinner she longed to attend. She used a telephone to reach the central operator, hoping for a connection despite memory lapses. The anecdote highlights reliance on the telephonic service.
Electric Bitters Endorsed by Architect and Undertaker
San Francisco and a lively ad exchange claim Electric Bitters cure stomach fever kidney disorders and purify blood. An undertaker Burham cryptically jokes about eating while a physician endorses the tonic as spring medicine. The ad claims 50 cents at druggists. DeWitt's Little Liver Pills are also advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman R. Coulter
Delbert
San Francisco
Also Mentioned on This Page
George W. Scott
Democratic City Committee
Civic Federation
T. H. Kemmerer
J. A. Munro
Henry Ihms
Mercy Hospital
Germany
Hop Dner
Henry Koehler
Joh Ihms
Davenport
Carl
William of Walcott
Sophia Sandkamp
Mary Stoterau
John Hinnenkamp
Duck Creek
Jersey Ridge Road
Helen
Breeze
Drury
Squire Thorpe
Argus
David Murdock
Silvis
Sixth Street
Miockau
Hartz & Bahnsen Co
F. W. Schroeder
F. L. Verbury
L. Swanson
Keuffell & Esser
J. E. Elliott
Bleuer Bros
Mamer
Eugene Deitzen
Geo. H. Kinsbury
Lewis M. Hines
Dice
Mutual Wheel Co
Oliver Olson
P. F. Trenkeneshuh
Perfection Legal Blank Co
Central Union Tel Co
L. Dumbauld
Geo
H. Kingsbury
H. Wood
A. W. Cramptton
John Williams
Weyerhaeuser & Dekaman
R. I. Plow Co
38Th Street
Port Byron
Henry Darts & Sons
Quant Cays
Weyerhaeuser & Denkmann
Henry Hoffman
Amont Cave
Lankine Faw
Mil Frank
William Dick
Illinois Division
Fifteenth Street
Moline
Donald
St. Paul
von Yonson
Alderman Anderson
J. F. Witter
Searle & Marshall
Sixteenth Street
Ith Ave
Fire Dept
Long View Park
Spencer Square
Total
General Fund
Ss Water Works
Jewer Dist
12Th Ave
Cork Products Mfs. CO
Walsh
Fr. Walsh
Dr. Walsh
Chicago Medical Institute
Dottery
Burham
DeWitt’s
Josephine Turck Baker
Evanston, III
Rock Island, Ill
Teddy
Dr. Martin
Ave
London
Bldg
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