Former Resident Honored in Minnesota State Commanders
Hugh V. Koch formerly of Davenport has been honored with elevation to state commander of the Spanish War Veterans in Minnesota where he has lived for five years. Also in Davenport news six boat launches broke their moorings in a Tuesday rainstorm and drifted along the river, all later recovered. A young cook, Nick Farber, was found to have smallpox and moved to the county pest house by ambulance No. 2. In a serious accident, 27 year old Harry Thobe was struck by elevator weights in a basement and is paralyzed from the waist. he resides with his widowed mother at 1125 West Seventh Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh V. Koch
Davenport
Minnesota
Davenport Boat Club
Nick Farber
Black Maria
Harry Thobe
Summerfield
Second Street
Brady
Thobe
St. Luke’s Hospital
West Seventh Street
East Moline Social Notes and School Commencement
The I H N club hosted an ice cream sociable at Union chapel. Various locals report visits and trips, memori al services planned for next Sunday, and East Moline’s public school first commencement set for Friday May 28 at Odd Fellows hall with S J Ferguson speaking and Earl Baker providing music. Families travel to Geneseo Chicago and Wabash Indiana. Whooping cough is prevalent among children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. H N. Club
Union Chapel
R. V. Barnett
Waterloo
Glen Larson
Roy Williams
South Dakota
W. B. Clemmer
East Moline
Odd Fellows Hall
S. J. Ferguson
Earl Baker
C. J. Garrett
Saunders
Moline
Geneseo
James Howard
Chicago
Nordman
Wabash
Ind
R. R. Roberts
Esther Johnson
Cable
W O Clark Presented as Early Pioneer at Chicago Meeting
W O Clark of Drytown California, aged pioneer, drew attention at the Chicago pioneers gathering. He showed he reached Fort Dearborn in 1829, while Fernando Jones, long regarded as the earliest living resident, had arrived in 1825.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Clark
Drytown
Cal
Chicago
Fernando Jones
Metropolis
Mr. Clark
Fort Dearborn
Mr. Jones
Hagenbeck Wallace Circus Parade Promised Spectacle Tomorrow
The Hagenbeck Wallace show combines Carl Hagenbeck trained animals with a Wallace parade noted for carved wagons gilded cages and lavish equine displays. The parade rolls at 10 o clock on main business streets weather permitting with plans for an extravagant street spectacle amid cautious spending. Also included is an unrelated advert for Hall's Catarrh Cure and testimonials from Toledo druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. E. Wallace
Carl Hagenbeck
Wallace
Hagenbeck- Wallace
Child Loses Fingers in Lawn Mower Accident
A 3 year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Marks, lost the third finger of his left hand after it was caught in a lawn mower. Dr Wessell amputated the finger following the injury on Tuesday at his residence on Twenty fifth avenue and Eighteenth and one half Street. Memorial day store closings advance as retailers prepare for ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Marks
Twenty-fifth Avenue
Eighteenth
Wessell
Automatic Vacuum Cleaners Stand Superior for Hard Use
The Automatic Vacuum Cleaners are built for hard service with iron and steel, unlike tin and wood rivals. These electrics are aluminum throughout and priced to outshine competitors. All units are guaranteed against defects or money refunded, with a proof proposition to prove performance in your home. Sales Dept for Illinois at 502 KB Washington Street Bloomington IL.
Chicago Man Appointed to High School Athletics Board
The high school board of athletic control met Tuesday evening and elected F. O. Austin of the commercial department for the coming year. He succeeds H. S. Dickinson, who did not seek renomination. Also noted: four carloads of milling machinery weighing about 150000 pounds were shipped to China by Barnard & Leas Manufacturing. Obituary notices: Mrs. William Oldson died at age 45 in Moline after yellow jaundice, born July 22, 1875 in Clarksville Illinois. A. Anderson Jr. died at Hayes South Dakota after illness. He had lived in Moline six years and worked for D. M. Sechler Carriage. Paragraph ends with advertisement for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Barnard & Leas Manufacturing Company
William Old Son
Third Avenue
Clarksville
Moline
Hugo Walgren
A. ©. Anderson, Jr
Hayes
S. D
Galesburg
D. M. Sechler Carriage Company
A.ke. Anderson
Eighteenth Avenue
Fred
Anna
Thomas Pharmacy Fire Sparks Root Juice Hype in Rock Island
A fire at T. A. Thomas pharmacy in Rock Island spurs feverish boosterism for Root Juice. Citizens report rapid improvement after days of use, citing improved stomach and kidney function, while locals crowd the shop to obtain the remedy amid claims of extensive public endorsement.
Enthusiastic Praise for Root Juice Demonstrations
Reports claim the remedy improves health with notable strength after a few days. Demonstrations will continue briefly. Root Juice priced at 1 per bottle or three bottles for 2.50.
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County Pest House
Fred Denger
L. & L. Interurban Railway Company
Interurban Company
Arthur
Grand Lodge of
Iowa
Grand Opera House
Corin
New
Kimball House
Atalissa
Wilton
Joliet
Robert Naeve
Fred C. Naeve
Vera Miller
James Ady
Vera Mason
Frederick Wilhelm Thielvoldt
Walcott Road
A. M. Dolsen
J. H. Boiler
Farnam Street
Ohio Varnish Company
Cleveland
J. Riess
7Th Ave
14Th Ave
Hugh V. Burt
12Th St
Mill
4Th Ave
Marquette
Sane Mills
Lasalle
Marquette Cement Mfg. Co
Marquette Building
la Salle
Rock Island Land & Gravel CO
Rock Island
Itt
Rock Island Distributors
Cook County
Old Settlers' Meeting
Hall
FJ. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinning & Marvin
Lxarstens
Sons of Veterans
Graham Post
George Johnson
Alphonse Cant
Warner's Crossing
Cant
The
Indian Bow and Arrow Club
Railroad Avenue
Twenty-third Street
D. Bayne, Mer
Ilinois
Washington Street
Bloomington
Lll
Hagenbeck Wallace
Chamberlain
T. A. Thomas Pharmacy
Homer L. Barlow
Roo
Rock Island Hardware Company
David Don
Ill
Ehleb
L. Kramer & Son
Ninth Street
L. C. Pfoh
E. H. Clement
20Th
Boulevard Grocery
A. W. Diedrich
20Th St
L. W. Gibler
Sittig & Stahmer
Lange & Heitman
Sieghartner & Boetje
Sieghartner & Boetje Company
Apple Bros
Eighth Street
Larson & Larson
15Th
J.C. Chansky
Twelfth Street
Blades
Peterson Bros
Silverman
17Th St
Chas
Holmgren
5Th Ave
G. S. Johnson
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