Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-30
MOLINE MENTION

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John Swanson, employed at Lam
does grocery store, and Miss Nellie
Nordstrom, of the Nordstrom MILL
merry firm, will be married Wednesday
evening. July ?. The wedding will
take place at the house, 12O1h Fifth
avenue, which is to be the home of
the couple. Both parties formerly
resided in Des Moines, and became
acquainted in that city.
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VIII STANCE, who is employed at b.
II. Quick's hardware store, met with
an unfortunate accident Saturday
He was moving a box of scythes when
one of the blades slipped and fell
upon his right hand, cutting an ugly
looking cash.
Rumors are again flying about in
political circles that DIR. w. +. Tay-
lor, superintendent of the Watertown
asylum, is to be transferred to the
asylum for incurable insane at Bar
tonville, near Peoria.
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Mayor Vessel has about decided to
erect three new residences on his
property facing Fourteenth street
just opposite his own residence. The
new houses will be two-story in
height and with all modern con-
veniences. The architecture will be
along lines studied out by the mayor
and designed to afford the cosiest
sort of homes for small families.
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\ reception will be rendered Rev.
lC. II. Burdick and bride tomorrow
evening at the Second Congregational
church. Mr.. and Mrs. Burdick have
arrived in Moline from Oconomowoc,
Wis.
Announcements received from Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Charles Daggett
bring word of the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Bertha May Daggett,
to George Byron Whitmore Thursday,
the Goth, at Mount Vernon, y. Y.
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Miss Bette Benson, a long time en-
lploye of the d.. NJ. Sechler Carriage
company and who leaves today to
make her future Home with the fam
lily of William Frey, of Rock Island.
who have purchased the Hotel Grand
at ColfaX, Ia, was the victim of a
pleasant and well planned farewell
surprise party at the home of Miss
Mamie Stephenson, Eighteenth street
and Sixteenth avenue. The party in
cluded a number of Miss Benson's in
innate lady friends and the evening
was spent with cards and various
games. Miss Benson was the re-
cipient of beautiful opal sunburst.
as souvenir of the OCCASION and as
token of the esteem in which she is
held by a large circle of friends.
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The executive committee of the
Northwestern Iowa d Northwestern
Illinois Picnic and Log Rolling assoc
citation held meeting at which they
decided to hold the annual picnic
Thursday. Aug. Il, in this city, but it
is not decided where il will be held.
The committee are in favor of hold
ing il i'm the tract of land known as
lDavenport's pasture in the east end of
the city or at Prospect park. \ COM
mittee of three was appointed to look
into the matter. \ committee con-
sisting of NJ. j. McEniry, William
ed to look after transportation. With
the assurance of good rates from
various points, they expect to draw
10000 people here. Crowds are eX-
pectcd from Cedar Rapids, Galesburg,
Fulton. Clinton, Muscatine, Canton,
Sterling, and Morrison.
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County Clerk Hubbard Friday is
sued marriage license to Edmund
Nerbiest and Pharailda DeSmet of
this city. 1t will be remembered that
Nerbiest was the man who was as
saulted by Miss DeSmet's father, who
did not want Nerbiest to wed his
daughter. However, it seems that
everything has been settled satisfac-
torily to all parties.
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Mrs. Sophie Swanson, whose child
was fatally burned by the overturn-
ing by its mother of lamp last
week, died at the city hospital this
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