Rock Island Argus., 1901-12-12
MOLINE MENTION

~ ~ AdtN6 NIEN HON
Rev. james Higgins, pastor of ST.
Paufs a. NJ. +. church of this CITY,
has been in communication with Rev.
Booker T. Washington for some time
in an endeavor TO get that noted
man to deliver a lecture in Moline.
Recent word from Mr.. Washington is
to the effect that while he can make
no date he will see what can be done
about it after the holidays.
Rev. c. \. Hemborg last evening
performed the marriage ceremony
for Alfred Erickson. shipper at
Deere's and Miss Albertina johnson.
The services were held at the home
of Dan johnson, a brother of the
bride, at Eleventh street and Thir-
teenth avenue.
The Moline Ice company held an
adjourned meeting Tuesday evening
and elected n board of directors con-
sisting of G. a. Darling, J. w. At
l<inson, H. X. Heck, Swan Tropp and
J. \. Godehn, the latter secceeding
Henry Ehrhorn, who retires.
The Twin-City Ice company also
held meeting and elected officers as
follows:
President-H. X. Mack.
Secretary and Treasurer-John \.
Godehn.
Preparations are being made to
make the mastering services of We'll
lingtOn Wood camp of Sons of Vet
Grams one of the most interesting
affairs that the city has seen for
some time. The services will be held
at Memorial hall Friday evening,
Dec. 20.
The Christmas fair of the Second
Congregational church opened yes
terday afternoon with n good attend
ance of ladies who bought and in
spected the hundreds of pretty
things for sale at the booths of the
fair. The fair is being held in the
basement hall of the church and is
given by the ladies of the Christian
Endeavor society to the number of
about twenty.
This evening the ladies of the Ben
ovelent society of the First Congre-
gational church hold their fair at the
church. Many surprise booths have
been arranged and an enjoyable
time is anticipated as the ladies in
charge are competent to furnish the
same.
Graders are at work eXcavating for
building to stand in Davenport's S
pasture at the corner of the railroad
and Thirty-fourth street, which,
when done, will be occupied as a sa-
loon.
L. X. Jameson and family are
about to leave Moline for St. Louis,
where Mr.. Jameson has secured a
good position in a carriage factory
at his trade.
Indignant mothers of children at
tending Irving school sent in a pro-
test to the board of education Tues
day evening asking that something
be done to provide better sanitary
and heating conditions at the school
building. The paper was signed by
Mrs. c. V. johnson, wife of Aid. John
son, and sixty-four others.
The C.-G. Turnverein have elected
the following officers for the coming
year:
President-Fred Peters.
Vice observation-disclosures Wigers.
First Secretary-CarI Fink.
Second Secretary-Albert Ebeling.
First rnwardt-Hilmer NollIman.
Second urnwardt-Conrad Flick.
Song Warden-Signor Schuman.
Collector-C. II. Mueller.
Louis X. Rothman, of this city, was
married Tuesday evening at Yer
mont, ILL.,, to Miss Olive Foster. the
ceremony taking place at the home
of the brides mother, Mrs. Emma
Foster, at $3.50. Rev. Leach, pastor
of the First Methodist church, per-
formed the ceremony.
At the meeting of the Moline Bus
mess Mems association Tuesday
evening there was a fair-sized at
tendance, and many matters of in
terest were discussed. The main
propositions under consideration
were the securing of $1,000 for
survey for the lock in the Moline
dam. and an appropriation of 100000
for n government building for Mo-
line. Secretary Haley was instruct
ed to Immediately notify Congress-
man Prince of the action and urge
that the appropriation for the lock
survey be included in the river and
harbor bill when this is drawn at
the present session.
Kate Collier camp of the Royal
Neighbors elected the following Of
ficers: