Day in history for April 21, 2002

1852 -- 150 years ago

T.L. Dickey, judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, has resigned the office. The reason assigned for this step is the insufficiency of the salary.

1877 -- 125 years ago

Owners of cows complain that a gang of boys is letting cows out of their enclosures at night and driving them to the Rock Island city pound, profiting to the extent of 50 cents per cow by this process.

1902 -- 100 years ago

Company A today removed from Rock Island Arsenal to the Armory at 16th Street and 3rd Avenue, Rock Island. Twenty-one members having families dependent upon them were discharged, reducing the company to 61 men.

1927 -- 75 years ago

All East Moline dance halls were ordered closed after nine youths, who had been drinking, created a disturbance at a public dance.

1952 -- 50 years ago

Bringing to a climax the hottest Moline public school controversy of recent years, the board of education voted 6 to 1 to transfer the 10th grade back to the senior high school in the fall of 1953.

1977 -- 25 years ago

Pedestrians crossing Moline's 4th Avenue at 19th Street soon will have an added margin of safety thanks to the efforts of Ted Wire. Wire, the plant occupational safety manager of the Deere office building, 400 19th St., suggested a special convex mirror be installed at the corner of the building to provide pedestrians with a view of oncoming traffic.

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