Day in history for July 2, 2000

1875 -- 125 years ago

We would suggest to the Moline council that they appoint a smelling committee to go about our city and see that everything is made clean. Hot weather is coming on very fast and sickness will be in our midst before we know it if things are left as they are now.

1900 -- 100 years ago

The Rev. W.H. Dilworth, pastor of the Unitarian Church of Moline, resigned his pastorate to go to Alaska in search for gold.

1925 -- 75 years ago

Charles J. Larkin was reelected president of the Rock Island library board.

1950 -- 50 years ago

An argument over a cherry tree resulted in Davenport police being summoned yesterday. Officers said a woman was picking cherries and that neighbors were pulling on the limbs, apparently trying to shake her out of the tree. They said branches from the tree hung over a boundary line into a neighbor's yard.

1975 -- 25 years ago

A car built 15 years ago by Moline's Harvey Isaacson has been rebuilt and is being driven by his 13-year-old daughter Laurie. Isaacson built his ``Chug,'' as he calls it, from tools and materials found at home. The frame is 1'' pipe. It has a 4 h.p. motor, standard transmission, hydraulic brakes and a 1-gallon gas tank. Top speed is about 15 m.p.h., and it is driven on a path in the Isaacsons' 2-acre wooded backyard.

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