Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-09

nave gone 10 Virginia to spend the
winter. Harold will attend school.
After lapse of year and half
the toot of the cornet, the alluring
strains of the violin, the rattle of the
symbals and the drum will be again
heard in the Wagner opera house
this evening. For the differences OF
the tri-city musicians union and the
management have been adjusted ana
peace again prevails, much TO the
pleasure of the management, the pat
rons and the musicians. 1t was ruled
by the tri-city musicians union that
at least five pieces should compose u
theatre orchestra. and the Wagner
had employed only four up to the
time of the unionizing of the music
ians. The management protested
that the Wagner could not afford to
support more than four musicians
and should not be classed with the
Illinois and Burtis theaters in Rock
Island and Davenport. The musicians
could not go back on the rules of
their organization and desisted from
playing, and Manager Taylor has got
ten along as best he could with piano
music alone. \ special dispensation
at last was gained by the union to
place the Wagner in class of its
own, for it was recognized that it was
inferior to- its competitors and com
petes with unequal advantages. y
conference is understood to have been
held between the executive board of
the union and Manager Taylor at
which the situation was gone over.
and then il was agreed that the dis
pensation would be granted the Wag-
ner if the management recognized the
union and agreed to hire only union
men. This was readily assented tn
and the strike was called off. The
music for the Meschianza will be fur
well as for the attraction Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Andrew Hannah very pleasant
| ly entertained friends Tuesday even
| ing in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Pierce and daughter Maude, who Will
leave this evening for Camp Point tn
visit Mrs. Pierce's parents for Il short
time before removing to Fitzgerald,
Ga, to make their future home.
After months of work under the
most unfavorable conditions, the
mammoth concrete sewer in the tail
race is completed. and the city sewer
age was turned into the entire course
Tuesday for the first time. The con
Struction force is now completing a
few minor details and loading the
contractors machinery for shipment
to Geneseo to be used ON Il vast job
on the Hennepin canal.
| The appeal for funds for the strik-
ing miners is being readily Responded!
to by Moline people. Tuesday evening
the Printing Pressmen's union do
mated So. The machinists employed
by Barnard & Leas Manufacturing
company have subscribed SIS and
molders at the same shop have given
S23.2O.
| Rev. Lindskog, famous among the
Swedes as clergyman and orator. will
conduct services in Industrial Home
auditorium Sunday. Oct. l..
Prof. II. ID. Thompson, of the high
school, has established two ping pong
tables in his labratory to be used be-
fore and after school. Any one wish
ing to learn the game is advised TO con
suit Mr.. Thompson. who is very oblig-
ing and willing to instruct those who
are ignorant of the late fad. The pu-
pills have great sport and enjoy it to
the utmost.
The library board Tuesday evening
discussed the changes in the plans foI
the new building to bring the cos
within the $4,000 fund and it is now
hoped that the second story will
not have to be abandoned.
Several Moline people are interest
ed in the Columbian Celebration com
pany. and the scheme exploited by
Steele Mackaye and Benjamin But
terworth to produce at the world.
fair movable panorama of Column
bus discovering America. These were
aired in Judge Tuley's court in Chica
go Yesterday in the hearing of the OBJ
iections to the report of Master il
Chancery Leaning in the suit brought
against the company by the Budi
Foundry company. According to
Master Leaming's report, the stock
holders in the concern, including ;
large number of prominent Chicago
ans, are liable for it's debts, amount
ing to about 100000. There arr
nearly 200 defendants in the suit anC
about 100 lawyers are caring fo
Ii.
CONSUL for Aid. Mayor, one of the de
PENDANTS, made the opening address
and declared a large number of PEG
pie were induced to buy stock in th'
company because Lyman j. Gage wa
it's treasurer. He spoke with con
siderable spirit in regard to the heav,
expenditures which were made in al
attempt to carry the scheme through