Rock Island Argus., 1902-04-22
MOLINE MENTION

MULINE MENTION
The twenty-fifth Rock Island coun-
ty Sunday school convention opened
at the Baptist church this morning
with a good representative attend
ance from the Sunday schools of the
county. The following was the pro-
gram of the day: Praise and prayer
service, led by county presidents;
Book of Acts" normal lesson. G. w.
Miller, state worker, Paris, Illinois;
open conference, two minute reports
from schools on work of the past
year and outlook for new year;
round table conference. topic. Or
ganized Sunday School Work." G. w.
Miller; praise service. Rev. w Ed
wards. Port Byron; bible reading,
Rev. T. j. Shuey. Rock Island; testi-
monY service, What the Bible Is to
Me-" words of greeting, Rev. II. c.
Bryant, Moline; response. county
president; "How to Study the Bible"
normal lesson, j. G. Osborn. Port BY
ron; "How to Teach the Word G.
W. Miller.
The feature of this evenings ses-
sion is an address on The Old Book
in the New Century by Prof. f. F.
Bartholomew, of Augustana college.
What might have been and what
may yet develop into n fatal accident
befell the little daughter of Charles
w. Ade, filter at Deere's who lives
AT 1914 Thirteenth avenue. The lit
tie girl. who is only four years old.
was left alone in the house while her
mother went out TO shed to get
some wood. Suddenly the mother
and neighbors heard shriel<s of terror
and the child ran from the house, her
clothes i'm flames. Willing hands
soon reached her and tore the clothes
from her quivering body. but not be-
fore the child's hip had been very
badly burned. The little girl had
gotten hold of some matches during
her mothers absence to the wood
shed and in striking them had set
fire TO her clothes. 1t is thought
that she will recover, although the
burn is a very painful one and blood
poisoning may develop.
Word came to Moline Sunday of the
death of Capt. Charles Reese. another
longtime Moliner. at the Soldiers and
Sailors Home in Quincy Friday
morning. Death resulted from one
of four attacks of paralysis suffered
by him during the last nine years,
and IA cold contracted by him last
October while here as a witness in a
case in court served to hasten the
end. Capt. Reese erected the Reese
house. later known as the Peal house
and now the Hotel Windsor. II was
the first pretentious hotel erected |
here and Mr.. Reese was its host for
"a number of years till he erected an |
other business block in the same vi |
cinity and entered the tobacco and /
confectionery trade in which he con-
tinued until 1897. when he sold out
and retired. Mr.. Reese was married |
in Moline in 1869 to Miss Mary Me
man, who died January 20, 1898. |
Three children were born to them.
two dying in infancy, and Henry c.
former chief of the Moline fire de-
partment, now of st. Louis, who still
survives. The remains arrived last |
night from Quincy and the funeral |
took place at Q this morning from
the home of Mr.. Reese's cousin. Henry |
d. Reese. at 1871 Second avenue.
Graham post and the L. V. L. had
charge, Mr.. Reese having been MEM
Der of each organization.
Rev. Oscar J.. Swanson, brother of
John and Charles V. Swanson of this
rity, arrived last Saturday evening
from Golaghat, his missionary sta
ton in India. He has been n mis-
i'm this district for the past
nine years and is entitled to eigh-
teen months vacation.
After five weeks of intense suffer
ng from hiccoughs. William II. Chase
lied at his home. at 1914 Eleventh
avenue. For years he has been ailing
With stomach trouble and five weeks
lgo he commenced suffering from hic-
coughs which have been coming on
1t intervals in the past five weeks
lntil he was entirely worn out. He
vas born in Dighton, Mass, July 2S,
s23, and came to Moline in 1S4S, and
became identified with the growth
If the city. He was paper maker
" trade and found employment in
he Moline paper mills. where he
worked for several years and then
'etired His first wife, Elizabeth,
lied in 1898. and i'm October of 1900 he
vas married to his present wife,
Mrs. Charles Barsell, who
arrives him with three children by
lis first marriage. They are Mrs.
edwin L. Sanford. Mrs. Mary +.