Day in history for March 6, 2004

1854 -- 150 years ago

Mr. Geo. W. Whisler, whose advertisement will be found in this paper, has opened a store for the sale of flour, grain, meal, seeds and feed of all kinds. No person need go hungry or use poor breadstuff, if they will call at Whisler's Feed Store.

1879 -- 125 years ago

Mayor E.P. Reynolds has propounded some questions to citizens on the need for a city waterworks.

1904 -- 100 years ago

Local physicians declare there is a great deal of sickness in Rock Island at present and that pneumonia is prevalent to a marked degree.

1929 -- 75 years ago

Fire caused $100,000 damage to the Hadley Furniture Store, Moline.

1954 -- 50 years ago

The city of Moline will withhold approval of any plans for the proposed construction of a new span for the Moline-Bettendorf bridge until it is assured, by an engineering study, that it will not interfere with future expansion of the city's water pumping and treatment plant. And, they added, that engineering study will have to be financed by the Davenport Bridge Commission.

1979 -- 25 years ago

Rock Island County Civil Defense Director Don Bobb promised a group of concerned citizens and the Carbon Cliff village board they will get ''whatever you need'' to fight flood waters. Bobb said he is expecting the arrival of 75,000 sandbags, and Carbon Cliff can have 30,000 of them. The crest is predicted for the ''end of March.''

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