Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-29
MOLINE MENTION

MOLINE MENTION |
Mauritz Johnson, delegate of the
young peoples society of the Swe-
dish Lutheran church to the Luther
league convention, returned yester-
day and left in the evening for Chi
cago, where he will visit for several
days.
Fred Peters was called to Wilton,
Iowa, yesterday on account of his
fathers death. He was not aware
of his illness and the news came as
a sad blow to him.
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The Lady Maccabees have arranged
to hold a card party and dance at
Metropolitan hall Saturday evening.
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John and Charles Creutz left
Wednesday evening for Donovan, ILL.,,
where they went to attend the flu
neral of their father, who died We'd
nesday morning at that place.
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Arrangements are being made by
the officers of the Young Mems Chris
day this fall which shall become a
prominent feature of the opening of
the winter festivities of the associ-
alton. Secretary Hanks is arranging
the preliminaries.
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A wedding around which much in
terest has conferred took place at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bruce
Wednesday evening, when their
daughter, Miss Edith j. Bruce,
was claimed as bride by
Gust Z. Chelstrom, of Chicago. At
s o'clock to the strains of Lohen-
grin's wedding march played by Miss
Linda Bruce, sister of the bride, the
bridal couple, unattended, entered
the parlor where they were met by
Rev. C. 4. Hemborg, of the Swedish
Lutheran church, and pronounced
man and wife in the presence of thir-
ty relatives and friends. Pink and
white prevailed in the general scheme
of decorations. The bride was at
tired in a dress of white batiste and
carried bridal roses. Following the
congratulations a choice wedding
supper was served by the brides
mother. y pretty array of presents
were received by the bride and they
will grace the couples future home
in Englewood, for which Mr.. and Mrs.
Chelstrom left this afternoon. The
groom who is well known here
through visits to relatives in this city
is employed in the Fair department
store, where he has charge of the
carpet department.
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The woodshops at the plant of
Deere & Co. shut down yesterday to
permit of the connecting up of the
shops with the new power house
which is now in such state of com
pletion that its use can be begun.
Work upon the additional stories of
the Moline Pillow company's building
has been commenced, the rear adj
dition having been finished on the
western part. .a...
Manager Packard of the Bruins
wick bowling alley Will open three
new alleys in the store building at
1928 Second avenue, which he pur-
chased last fall from =. Mullane.
The proposed new building which
was to have been erected on Fifth
avenue, opposite the Mail office by
c. H. Deere is not to be put up for
the present. 1t would have required
so much time to finish it that the
alleys would not have been available
this winter.
Moline bowlers at Geneseo Wednes-
day evening participated in match
game with a team from that city.
Geneseo had advertised a match with
Kewanee, but in the afternoon word
was received that Kewanee could
not be present and for this reason
the manager of the Geneseo alleys
teIephoned c. L. Weston of the
Brunswick alleys here to help him
out. Although it was on short notice
Mr.. Weston picked up team of five
men-Abe Stouffer. c. +. Weston. \.
V.Esterdahl, Frank Rife and W. Il.
Pinnoo-and they defeated the Gene
SEQ bowlers by score of 223s to 2174,
a lead of GA pins. The game was wit
messed by a large crowd.
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Miss Katheryn Wriedt, of South
Moline. was given a party Wednesday
afternoon at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs J. ii. Mueller. which was at
tended by twenty of her lady friends.
Games were played, after which de-
licious refreshments were served.
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DIR. F. ii. Burrell has arrived home
from his vacation spent at Arcola
and he will hold services next Sunday
at Christ Episcopal church.