Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-17

Mrs. Ross W. Gould departed Sat
urday for Peoria to join her husband,
who has accepted a position there.
She will return Christmas for short
visit.
Mrs. Larson is quite i'll at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Albert Ebeling,
of Sixth street. Her daughter from
Omaha is at her bedside.
Miss Lillian PauIsen, of Ala Thir-
teenth street, who is an accomplished
musician, has joined the Chicago Com
edy company as pianist. She has de-
parted to take up her new position
with the company, which is now on
an extended tour through the south
west.
During the last week several men
have been laid off at Deere &, Co.'S.
and the probability is that some more
Will be unless the orders come in fas-
ter than they have been doing. After
the heavy run this winter the ware
houses of Deere d Co. have become
filled so that the orders received now
are filed from the stock in the ware
houses. As soon as the surplus stock
is taken out the men will be put back
to work.
Friday evening pretty party took
place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. \.
Mowry, 1924 Twelfth avenue. when
their daughter, Miss Goldie. gave
progressive domino party. The first
part of the evening was spent in play.
ing the game, and Clark Keator won
the gentlemen's prize. The first la.
dies prize was tied for by -Iss Clara
Oldefest, Luella Beseline, of Rock Isl
and, and Miss Hattie Essler, of Dav-
export. Miss Oldefest was the lucky
girl to win the favor. After this game
delicious refreshments were served,
after which dancing was enjoyed. The
following were present: Emily Aims
worth, Hildur Cederberg, Clara Olde-
fest, Grace Eastman, William Wilson,
Herbert Thomas, Clark Keator, Lyle
Payton, George Lindgren, Harold
White, Harry Joseph and Chester Ma
gill. From Rock Island there were
Miss L. Beseline, Grace Wright, Miss
Carse and Messrs, Applequist, and
from Davenport there were present
Miss Hattie Essler, Fred Clifford and
Mr.. Wright.
Mrs. John Darling, living at $50
Fifth avenue, is just recovering from
an attack of nervous prostration with
the hope still lingering that her
daughter, Mary Darling, who three
months ago left this city with a
boarder, Emil Sutterman, will again
return to her side. Immediately af-
ter her daughter went away Mrs.
Darling became almost frantic with
grief, and the wild anxiety which has
possessed her since has threatened
her reason and complete collapse.
Although she has been very sick and
delirious, she is now better hSvzthe,
care of her husband and the father of
the missing girl. who has been in
close attendance upon her. 1t will
be remembered that the girl is but a
child of 10, and three months ago she
left her home without saying a word,
and since then she has not sent a line
to tell her heartbroken parents where
she was. They have searched in ev-
cry possible place that they expected
to find her, but it was of no avail, and
now they have reached the conclusion
that she has either been lured away
from home or has met with foul play.
Moline may be destined to wait for
hearing on the proposition to build a
lock in the dam opposite this city.
Appropriation was made for pre-
liminary survey to report on the feas-
Utility of the scheme, and the river
engineer force was given the work to
do, drawing on the amount appropri-
ated for the expenses. of the survey.
Mai Townsend, of Rock Island. who
has charge of the work on the upper
river. said that he would take up the
survey for this lock as soon as the ice
became strong enough to support
men and Instruments. He believes
that by waiting until the river is COW
cred with ice that the work can be
prosecuted to much better advantage
than earlier. Under the present plan
of survey he further said that it is
not probable that the report will be
completed in time to get before the
present congress at its second session
from December TO March. while ii
is possible that the matter may get
before tins congress-" he said, lit is
not probable that it will" The pres
ent congress is well known to be ia
vorable to the project. and the city
could look for greater favor from ii
than from a new body. Much prelim-
mary work would have to be done all
over again if this fails now. The Bus
mess Mems association fully realizes
the Importance of this matter, and is
acting to the best advantage. The
preliminary survey is the first requis-
tie for further work. On the good or
bad report following that depends
the future of the project, and so it is
to be seen how important this initial
step becomes.