Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
MOLINE MENTION

MULlNE MENIIUN
The second annual exhibition of the
Plow City Poultry and Pet Stock as
sociation will be held at Pipp's hall
from Nov. 26 to Dec. ?. There is an
unusually large list of premiums, and
1T is anticipated that the best exhibit
ton ever held in this section will be
seen. +. II. Shellabarger, of West
Liberty, an expert of high reputation,
will be the judge. The manufacturers
and merchants of the city have been
very liberal in donating premiums,
and these in addition to the liberal
cash premiums given by the society
are attracting attention from the
fanciers of this state and Iowa, and
they are sending inquiries daily to
Secretary Oscar Hogberg.
The Moline Ministerial Union met
Monday afternoon with Rev. Bennett
Erickson and the Moline churches
were well represented. Besides the
Moline ministers Revs. Charles Palm
and Arlander were present. The gem
tlemen are in attendance at the con-
vention of the Swedish Baptist church
Sunday School Union of Illinois. Rev.
Palm read a paper on "EgyptolOgy"
at the meeting. and the paper show
ed Il depth of thought and an extern
sive acquaintance with the subject.
\ discussion followed on the question
of Sunday school ways and means
and all of those present expressed
their ideas on the subject.
The entertainment committee of
st. George lodge. X. of p. has set the
date for the first in series of dances
to be given this season. 1t will be
given Nov. %. and invitations will be
issued in a few days.
Col. L. p. Hord is again in the city,
and with his presence comes new
hope of the right of way for the
new interurban street-car line to East
Moline and WATERFOWL. The colonel
] isn't talking because he says the re-
suit of the next few days work
means the success or failure of the
new line. but over the sharp and pene-
trating breezes of PoPe-ville and
Hawthorn comes the word that Col.
Hord has secured all the right of
way for his new line except through
one piece of property, and that will
be settled in a few days.
Miss Ada EntrilIin has been APP
pointed leader of the First Methodist
| church choir.
The new Boys club of the Christ
| Episcopal church held a meeting and
completed the organization. The
following officers were elected:
Matron-Mrs. Mary Ogden.
INSTRUMENTATION Marshall.
Vice Observation-Disclosures Wood.
Secretary-Herman Peterson.
The football game for Moline next
Saturday will be contest between
Augustana college and Cornell col
lege of Mt. Vernon. Iowa. 1t will be
played ut Athletic park and a lively
contest may be looked for. The Iowa
boys have been winning an enviable
string of victories out in their terri
tory and they come here to add to il.
In anticipation of the game Angus
tana has had Coldren of the cham
pion Iowa team of last year, at the
college coaching the boys in some of
the points of the game which made
Iowa the power it was year ago.
Moline high school is trying to get
n return game of football with Gales
burg to avenge the defeat of last
Saturday. The boys are sure that
with their regular team they can
show much better game and easily
pluck victory from the team which
played here last Saturday.
The five striking coremakers who
were arrested on Il charge of intimi-
dation preferred by George Pratt,
who took the place of one of them in
the Moline Plow company's foundry,
had their hearing Monday and they
were all bound over to the grand
jury in bonds of $500 each, which
they furnished. The men are August
Wispelaere, Peter Foline, James
O'Connor, Sam Suman and Nels Carl
son.
The meeting of the pillow trust pro-
moters in Chicago last week was a
session which developed nothing of
interest 10 the puoilc, dCCoTullS 10
the statement of c. H. Deere, who is
at home. The conference was called
to discuss matters pertaining to the
progress of the combination and the
action taken has not affected the
status of the project. 1t has been
freely reported that the Parlin &, Or
endorff Plow company, of Canton,
one of the most strenuous opponents
of the trust, was about to join the
consolidation, but Mr.. Deere denies
any knowledge of such a possibility.
The Canton Register, a paper which
in many cases has been the mouth