Roma sent me these pictures by e-mail and ask me to put them on.
One is Elk Falls..
The other one is of Moline & Moline Movie Theater in 1937.
Moline Main Street
Moline Mercantile
And another one of the Elk River in Howard.
Thanks Roma and Teresa. I had forgotten the cafe was where the laundry mat is now. King's Cafe moved to the old bank building which burned. The card parlor was in the old cafe building which is the laundry mat. Mom and Pop King ran it then. It was always a thrill for me to go into the card parlor with my Dad and watch the guys play cards and dominos. Probably would not be allowed today. I knew I must behave or I would not go again. For some reason, Pinochle was played in the Hotel. The movie theater- Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Hopalong Cassidy. For a time we had a pop corn machine and sold it outside on the sidewalk.
Mom and Pop King were my Godparents. I loved going to the Corner Cafe as a child. Marcia Moore sent me a picture of the building when it was a bank, probably in the early 1900's? Someone else sent me a copy of the picture of it after it burned that was in the Moline Paper. What I am trying to find is a photo of it before the fire, when it was the Corner Cafe. If anyone has one please let me know.
Moline Mercantile: I would love to know the date of this picture. In 1885 my GGGrandfather William D Elting and my Great grandfather Edwin Elting bought the Mercantile. (William D Elting and Sons). There is an article stating that they had built a loading dock in front of the store so the ladies wouldn't have to walk in the mud when it rained. When Moline had the big fire I believe, 1911?, their store was gone. My great grandparents, the Eltings moved to Kansas City and opened a pharmacy there.
The old color post card of the Main street view of Moline is my favorite, a gift from my friend Beverly Leffingwell who collects Elk Co post cards. Again would love to know the year.
I would think some of the Brogan children would have lots of information about the Corner Cafe, as the Brogans owned it for a long time.
Dana Brogan and I had a wonderful visit on the phone just the other week. They have no pictures of
the Corner Cafe either, and really wanted to find one. So I'm really looking for both of us. She has an extra picture of the Palace Hotel which she will give me when I come down for the get together.
I contacted Irene Wilson Scheurman and we are having a great time e-mailing back and forth. She sent me a picture of
the cafe, after it burned, that was in the paper. I will order the microfilm for the year it burned and see what I can find.
I searched and the only one I have found so far just shows the pillar out front and the tile entrance with the front door. My sisters and I are standing in the doorway. Might try some yearbooks and see if there are any pictures in them with the advertising. Now where did I put those. I may not have much luck finding anything right away. I have everything packed and stacked as we are redoing our wood floors.
whew.. redoing wood floors.. now THATS a job...But it will look great when you are done.
Smelly, too!!!
Quote from: Ole Granny on September 06, 2007, 08:49:58 PM
I searched and the only one I have found so far just shows the pillar out front and the tile entrance with the front door. My sisters and I are standing in the doorway. Might try some yearbooks and see if there are any pictures in them with the advertising. Now where did I put those. I may not have much luck finding anything right away. I have everything packed and stacked as we are redoing our wood floors.
Does it say Corner Cafe on the door? Would love to see the pics of you and your sisters anyway.
Roma, Is this the one you have?
Elk Falls
Guess I should have looked at the picture as it is the same. Believe it was taken by Lee Bailey.
Moline Palace
Half Moon Bridge on Wildcat Creek near Moline
Moline Main Street 1912
Teresa- I finally fgured it out
How wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
Burning Moline Mercantile. Believe this is 1948.
Elk Falls Train Station
Granny, great picture the building on the left was my sisiter Anita's grocery store. Unfortunately they never recovered from that loss.
Frank
Yes, I remember them owning the store. Did Henry Beechner work for them or did he own it before them? I remember him being in the store and always gave me red hots out of a big jar. We had very little candy so this was a special treat! We watched the stores burn from across the street. I was very young but do remember it. My Dad was holding me. Believe the whole town was there watching it. Quite a crowd anyway.
My brother Neil was a Howard Fireman,he probably drove the Howard fire truck to this one. The Howard truck was a really old one, I remember around 1950 he drove the Howard truck to the fire in Severy when the elevator burned, they had to tow it back to Howard. It was a big deal when Howard got a new one in the early to mid 50's. The old one was 1930's era model.
I remember going to Moline when the Merc burned but don't remember if it was during or right after the fire was out.It really left a void in the town.
Frank
Is this the Falls at Elk Falls with the mill? Looks different.
I really don't know, as I've never seen that picture before, but I'll send it to Mother and see if she thinks it is. At any rate, it's a great picture! These pictures are certainly treasures!
Myrna
Where is this?
Last one? Is this Moline with the Palace to the left and the water tower in the background?
:o Wow, what great pictures, thanks for posting them.
I remember well the way Moline looked in the 1940's --- and how terrible the fire was that took it's toll on Moline and all of Elk County for that matter. Great job of posting the pictures, Ole Granny. Well done !!!
I would have been 4 when that fire happened. In my heart, Moline is always that town from my early childhood. Moline has lost so much from fire it seems. My Greatgrandfather Elting lost his business in the fire of I believe 1911/12. They moved to Kansas City and he opened a pharmacy there for a few years. Grandad Turner's house burned a number of years ago. I still cling to the old lumbar yard for my childhood root. I have to go in there every time I'm in town.
Hi All, I was referred to your Forum by the City Clerks Office in Moline. I have a photo that has been in my family for years. It belonged to my grandfather. His father Joseph Snider is in the photo. I'm not sure this is Moline, KS. However my g grandfather Joseph Snider's brother's wife died in Moline, Kansas in 1882 according to our family records. Her name was Mary Jane (Cate) Snider and was married to John Wesley Snider. She was only 46 yrs old when she died. Enough about that.
Now to the Photo. The man standing in front of the man on the horse is my great grandfather Joseph Snider. I don't know when the photo was taken, and am not sure it is even Moline, Kansas.
Maybe someone can check it out for me.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Konnie Lewis
from Kentucky
Quote from: Roma Jean Turner on September 11, 2007, 09:16:25 AM
I would have been 4 when that fire happened. In my heart, Moline is always that town from my early childhood. Moline has lost so much from fire it seems. My Greatgrandfather Elting lost his business in the fire of I believe 1911/12. They moved to Kansas City and he opened a pharmacy there for a few years. Grandad Turner's house burned a number of years ago. I still cling to the old lumbar yard for my childhood root. I have to go in there every time I'm in town.
Roma,
I just lost a long message I had written for you. Guess I will start again. I remember your Uncle (Laurence Turner) very well. Most every day he would come to the Corner Cafe, always in a suit and tie. He lived a block east of the Corner Cafe. My Dad admired Laurence and I still remember how upset he was when Laurence died. Laurence was quiet and very gentlemanly. Always polite. Your grandfather, I barely remember him. I was very young but do remember him sitting in the lumber yard. The lumber yard has changed over the years. Years ago it was bursting with supplies. Now it is the bare minimum. Supply and demand. I'm sure you can order what ever you desire. Your Dad I do not remember but I probably met. Probably your Uncle Dean too. Did Laurence have a daughter? Seems I remember her but cannot remember her name? She must have lived somewhere else as I never remember seeing her after he passed. Lee Bailey's picture are somewhere in Topeka! I have never been able to figure out where or how to access them. I know how you feel about going to the Lumber Yard. I use to do that with the Corner Cafe but that is gone now. Our old house burned too. The property is still there and holds some memories. The old post office behind the Corner Cafe always had a warm feeling to me. People meeting people and visiting.
When you get some time -sure would enjoy any and all of the pictures.
Konnie,
Thanks for posting the photo. You are correct that it may or may not be in the city of Moline. The sign
looks more like it is a 'dealer' sign for THE MOLINE PLOW COMPANY. This was a company based out of
Moline, Illinois and was a competitor to the early John Deere company, also based out of Moline, Ill.
Hopefully, someone can add more about the photo and determine it's actual location. Across the top of
the building, there appears to be a faded out name of C. L. CLARK. If/when I get a chance to view some
old Moline newspapers, I'll look for any mention or ads for either of those two stores.
Regarding Mary Jane (Cate) Snider, the 1880 census for Wildcat township lists a Henry Snider, age 44, wife
Mary, age 43, and 4 children: Charles 16; Albert M. 12; Mary, 6; and Lottie, 4. Does any of that match with
what you have? Mary, the wife, is shown as being born in Ohio as was Henry. The children all show Illinois
as their birthplace.
Moline Plow Company
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In 1915 Moline Plow Company purchased the UNIVERSAL TRACTOR CO. of Columbus, Ohio. The product line was moved to Moline, Illinois and a new building was built for the production of the Moline Universal Tractor. The Moline Universal Tractor was a two-wheel unit design for use with the farmers hourse-drawn implements as well as newly developed Moline tractor-drawn implements. The Universal tractor was commonly refered to as the 1st Row Crop tractor. It was equipped with electric lights and a starter, which was very advanced for it's time.
After World War I, some automobile manufacturers were looking to produce tractors. Henery Ford's company began producing Fordson tractors, General Motors produced the Sampson tractor and the Moline Plow Co. was courted by manufacturer John N. Willys. Mr. Willys purchased Moline from the owners, the Stephens family, and so his automobile company began producing the Universal tractor. Mr. Willys had as his partners in the tractor trade: George N. Peek (a well known farm equipment executive) andGeneral Hugh Johnson (later a famous NRA administrator). Willys produced the Moline Universal tractor into the 1920's. In the 1920's when the tractor boom subsided, Willys withdrew from Moline and sold out to his partners. General Johnson became President and R.W. Lea became Vice President of Moline Plow Company. Both then retired and their associates took over and operated as the Moline Implement Co. which it remained until the M-M organization in 1929.
The name on the Store is "Moline Plow Company Goods", I thought it possible that it could be a store in Moline that sold goods/equipment from the "Moline Plow Company".
Frank
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Ole Granny......Laurence Turner was actually my father, George Edwin Turner's, first cousin. Laurence had a daughter Marion Turner Johnson, who is 10 years older than I. She is still living in Bloomsburg, PA. I always remember Cousin Laurence as being very quiet and polite and I believe always looking like a lawyer, at least in my young mind.
The lumber yard is much less organized than when Grandad had it, but some of the nail bins and counters are the same. There is a display of cupboard door latches that are still the very same as when I was a little girl. I was shocked to still see it sit there. When we go to Moline to visit, the first thing I would do is run and open those little doors because Grandad would always some treat behind them for me. Earlier this year when I was in Moline, I visited with the son and daughter of the present owner. They said they have, somewhere in storage, boxes of things of Grandad Turner's from the lumber yard. Boy, what I wouldn't give to go through those.
This picture was taken when I was probably 12/13. It is my Dad, myself, Mom and Pop King (who owned Corner Cafe and where my godparents) and Grandad Turner. Maybe you will recognize them.
Left to right: George Edwin Turner (Dad), Myself (age13), Mom King (owner of Corner Cafe) her husband Same King who ran the laundry and my beloved Grandfather Turner who had the lumber yard.
(((click on picture to view large size)))
Roma,
I'm sure I will recognize Mom and Pop King, maybe your Dad and Grandfather. Maybe even you. My parents bought the cafe from Jess King. They would run it during the summer while they went to Canada fishing and bought it later. That would be a thrill to go through the box of things that were your grandfathers. My dad painted signs all around the county etc. There were some little signs hanging at the Sale Barn but ended up in the Pool Hall. We tried to find them in the storage area above the pool hall but could not get to them as I was not dressed for climbing. Always meant to get back to it but I'm sure by now the signs are gone and the owner has changed. Relative have returned paintings that my Dad had painted for them as presents years ago. One is dated on the back as painted in 1929. I did not know they existed until I mentioned that I wished we had some of his work. They mean everything to me. I would enjoy the picture. Thank you.
Roma and Teresa,
Thank you so much. Yes, I knew your father. Waited on him many times. And your grandfather I do remember. I'm sure I probably have met or seen you. Mom & Pop King were such dear people. Notice you are standing in front of the Old Post Office. The lettering on the glass was done by my father. Thank you :) :) :) :) :'( :'( :'( :) :) :) Thank you.
Reply to Ole Granny: I tried to e-mail you through the Forum but since I haven't heard from you I assume you didn't get it. Anyway, you or anyone else who wants copies of any pictures I have posted can contact me
at my e-mail address.... romaj1@sbcglobal.net and I will send you the .jpeg file for the picture. I am always happy
to visit with anyone about Elk Co.
Roma, Received your message through the forum. I sent one but must have not went through. I have emailed you. Alice