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Moline Preservation Society holding meeting to discuss saving depot
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MOLINE -- The Moline Preservation Society will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. today to discuss fundraising to save the Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern depot at 2012 River Drive. The public is invited to the meeting at First Congregational Church, 2201 7th Ave., Moline. The Moline City Council may vote next week on selling the depot to the Illinois Department of Transportation instead of moving it to the Western Illinois University Quad City campus, where it would become a welcome center. The preservation society is trying to raise $155,000 to cover the city's costs to move the depot. If IDOT buys the building, it plans to demolish it. Diann Moore, preservation society president, said anyone who wants to get involved in saving the 112-year-old depot is invited to the meeting to discuss ideas or volunteer for a committee. Pledges and comments also can be made online at molinepreservation.org by clicking on "Contact" and then "Webmaster." The preservation society is a non-profit and donations are tax deductible. 
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Today is Thursday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2013. There are 222 days left in the year.
1863 — 150 years ago: Messrs. J. and M. Rosenfield have moved their leather and hidestore to the building formerly occupied by Temple Bufords's store. They buy and sellhides, pelts, furs, wool, beeswax, lard, tallow, etc.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Rock Island Lumber Company has recovered 5,000 of the8,000 logs that were carried away by the Mississippi River flood last week.
1913 -- 100 years ago: John J. Ullemeyer has been awarded the contract to furnish RockIsland fire and police department members with uniforms, at the city's expense.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Work on Aledo's new $38,000 swimming pool was started thismorning at South Park when ground for the pool was broken by Mayor John W. Murphy.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Students and teacher at Moline High School called today "MissLeona Day" day at the school in honor of the government teacher who retires at theend of the school term. Although she's been teaching for 43 years at the school, Miss Dayfound a new way of arriving at the school this morning. At 7:30 a.m., a police squad carpulled up in front of Miss Day's home and escorted her to school. A caravan of students' cars joined the procession along the way.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Barbecue cooking and riverfront antics are planned for Discover the
River Day Saturday in Leach Park, Bettendorf. A 5K run, wind surfing, a canoe race, hogcalling and more will round out the day under the Interstate 74 bridge.
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