Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-30
MOLINE MENTION

II mOLINE mENIIUN
Moline's first rural mail route VIII
be inaugurated the coming Monday.
Dec. >, when Carrier George W.
Brooks will make his first delivery.
Mr.. Brooks has already provided him
self with n horse and wagon and has
driven over the circuit several times
to familiarize himself with the coun-
try ana patrons. The substitute car
rier is George Gibbs.
The Illinois Manufacturers associ-
alton will hold its annual business
meeting and banquet at the Auditor
ium hotel, Chicago. Dec. Q. The speak
ers and their topics are: The South
ern Freight Problem, Myron j. Car
penter; Corporations and Taxes, Le-
vi Mayer; The Smoke Question.
Franklin McVeagh. The following
officers ticket will be voted on:
President. Charles II. Deere; first
vice president, b. a. Eckhart; second
vice president, Graeme Stewart;
treasurer, j. Harry SELF.
Rev. II. c. Bryant performed the
marriage ceremony for Emil A.
Landstrom and Miss Minnie Holtz,
both of this city, at o'clock Wednes-
day evening at the First Baptist par
sonage. The couple were attended
by John Holtz and Miss Gertrude
Wooden.
Andrew Lind, of Coz Fourth avenue,
who sustained serious break of his
right leg several months ago while
at work on the Ericsson school build
ing. had the misfortune yesterday to
again break the leg in the same place.
Since he was discharged from the
hospital he has been about the
house, and yesterday while in the
yard he fell over sidewalk in such
manner as to break the leg. DR.. Arp,
who is attending him, has grave fears
over his condition. On account of
his weakness. due to his long confine-
ment with the broken limb, it is a
question whether or not he can with
stand this second shock.
Wellington Wood camp is the
choice of the Sons of Veterans for
the name of the local branch now
in process of organization. The Sc
lection is a tribute to the memory
of the first of the heroes from Moline
to be brought back home to occupy Il
IsoIdier'sgrave. Wellington Wood was
IL member of Company H of the 10Th
! Illinois infantry and he was killed in
the battle of Stone River in 1862. Five
hundred men went out from Moline
! township to the rebellion and the
choice of the Sons of Veterans of the
name of one of their numbeY is in
recognition of the services they all
rendered for their country. The
camp decided to hold the muster at
as early date as it was possible to
secure the hall, and a preference was
Expressed for n member of Graham
post. rather than some outsider, to
conduct the muster. An invitation
will be extended to the post and Ben
/ Butterworth camp L. V. L., and to
the w II. {. and w. Il. V. L.. the Ia
dies auxiliaries-and the Rock Island
camp of Sons of Veterans to attend
the ceremony.
Axel 5. Swanson and Miss Alma T.
LunGgren were married Wednesday
afternoon by Rev. NJ. V. Crumbake
at the First NJ. Z. parsonage. The
couple were attended by Memo Lund-
gren and Miss Dora Klingebiel.
Thursday evening Rev. NJ. V. Crum-
baker married William w. Smith and
Miss Myrtle L. Thomas. The cere-
mony was performed at 6 o'clock al
the parsonage. the couple being at
tended by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith
Gustaf J. Benson and Miss Jose
phine Hallengren were married at
o'clock Wednesday evening at the
home of the bride at III Fourteenth
street Rev. {. y. Hemborg perform
ed the ceremony. The couple were
unattended. The roooms were dec
GRATED with smilaN, ferns and palms
After the ceremony, the immediate
relatives and near friends, to the
number of twenty, who were present
were served with an elaborate we'd
ding supper.
Walter Shade, the well-known Mo
line carpenter. was married to 4
young lady in st. Louis, Nov. 10, wore
Having been received in Moline tC
that effect yesterday. Mr.. Shade
went to St. Louis several weeks age
and was formerly employed by New
ton Craig. of Moline.
Mile Lagauta, aged 6 years, daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lars Larsen, ot
lisa Seventeenth avenue, died yester
lday of diphtheria.